American river begins its descent

[OceanSunfish]

Caught and released this one last Tuesday on a soft hackle, not from the American but the Sac. They are starting to trickle in.

Attachment 14288

That's pretty cool. Kudos for being out there and fishing for them....... It's in your 'backyard' so good deal!

[STEELIES/26c3]

Looks like DWR is going to hold more water back in September than previously thought. I suppose the mindset is that they can always increase flows if there is still a surplus in October...

DATE / TIME	REL SCH
08/14/2018 21:00	3900 cfs
08/14/2018 22:00	3800 cfs
08/14/2018 23:00	3700 cfs
08/15/2018 21:00	3600 cfs
08/15/2018 22:00	3500 cfs
08/15/2018 23:00	3400 cfs
08/16/2018 21:00	3300 cfs
08/16/2018 22:00	3200 cfs
08/16/2018 23:00	3100 cfs
08/21/2018 21:00	3000 cfs
08/21/2018 22:00	2900 cfs
08/21/2018 23:00	2800 cfs
08/22/2018 21:00	2700 cfs
08/22/2018 22:00	2600 cfs
08/22/2018 23:00	2500 cfs
08/23/2018 21:00	2400 cfs
08/23/2018 22:00	2300 cfs
08/23/2018 23:00	2200 cfs

[Troutsource]

I wonder if the new auxiliary dam is now affecting the calculations, since they can spill water faster.

[STEELIES/26c3]

I wonder if the new auxiliary dam is now affecting the calculations, since they can spill water faster.

I would think so but we won't really know until October. 52% of capacity retention in late August seems about right. In recent prior years, lesser retention in Folsom Lake had more to do with a lack of water than concerns of flooding...

[STEELIES/26c3]

08/21/2018 21:00	3000 cfs
08/21/2018 22:00	2900 cfs
08/21/2018 23:00	2800 cfs
08/22/2018 21:00	2700 cfs
08/22/2018 22:00	2600 cfs
08/22/2018 23:00	2500 cfs
08/23/2018 21:00	2400 cfs
08/23/2018 22:00	2300 cfs
08/23/2018 23:00	2200 cfs
08/28/2018 21:00	2100 cfs
08/28/2018 22:00	2000 cfs
08/28/2018 23:00	1900 cfs
08/29/2018 21:00	1800 cfs

[Troutsource]

Licking my chops

[STEELIES/26c3]

Licking my chops

I wish it would stay high myself... Fishing has been fantastic all summer.

[Blueracer]

I wish it would stay high myself... Fishing has been fantastic all summer.

For steelhead fishing this summer or stripers?

[STEELIES/26c3]

For steelhead fishing this summer or stripers?

Sorry, I should qualify that statement... I fish almost daily and year around (stripers, salmon, steelies) and forget that many don't...
I was referring to stripers. There are steelhead and/or trout to be had too and it should get better this fall and winter.
To wait for perfect conditions however, is to miss out on some of the best fishing the American River has to offer...
I like fishing the river when conditions are less than optimal because I have little company and the people I DO run into are people like Jeff Ching and Earle Sloan and good fishing under those conditions is way better (in my view) than lights-out fishing among a bunch of rafters, flossers, snaggers, redd-rapers, weekend warriors and other n'er-do-wells