Bill Kiene semi-retired
08-02-2019, 06:38 AM
July, Aug and Sept are my pick for moving water SMB in Nor Cal.
This usually early and late in the day for me.
But I prefer to get out on the water around 5:00 pm and fish till dark.
I fish 90% top water by limited the time of day I fish.
Some ideas would be the Russian River, Lower Feather River, Sacramento river, Lower Stan, Lower Moke?
Cache Creek, the Bear River, American above Auburn, Cosumnes River........
Any foothill to valley river that is warm now could be a good bet.
Lots of small streams off the bigger river too.
Guides Bryce Tedford, Maury Hatch and Steve Santucci all guide Smallmouth in the Delta in the summer.
This usually early and late in the day for me.
But I prefer to get out on the water around 5:00 pm and fish till dark.
I fish 90% top water by limited the time of day I fish.
Some ideas would be the Russian River, Lower Feather River, Sacramento river, Lower Stan, Lower Moke?
Cache Creek, the Bear River, American above Auburn, Cosumnes River........
Any foothill to valley river that is warm now could be a good bet.
Lots of small streams off the bigger river too.
Guides Bryce Tedford, Maury Hatch and Steve Santucci all guide Smallmouth in the Delta in the summer.