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Striper Fishing with Valley Guide Service Spring Migration February - March The month
80 degree outside temperatures and
55-degree water temp is the first signs of the Striper Spawn on the Sacramento
River. It is not unusual to land thirty or forty Stripers in an outing during
this period of the
run. We have mastered the technique of light
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of March, with the rising water
temperature invites thousand of Stripers out of the Bay and
Delta as they begin there march up river to spawn. At the beginning of this
spring run the larger fish will gather in the warm water sloughs and channels of
the Sacramento Delta. Here is where we will be fishing over large concentrations
of Striped Bass with our trolling techniques. This is where an angler has the best opportunity
to land a true trophy Striper in excess of 30 or forty pounds. We look forward
to these trips every year and have over twenty years of experience targeting
trophy Stripers in these waters.
tackle live bait fishing that is so
successful at enticing the pre spawn and spawning fish. On a live bait trip
expect multiple hookups on fish averaging from 3 – 12 lbs. with the occasional
Striper topping 20 or even thirty pounds! Our boats are equipped with live bait
tanks capable of holding 15 dozen baits. Every year we have several 30 -
40 fish days on keeper Stripers, keeping only a legal limit of males for the
table and releasing the rest to spawn. We boated over 600 fish in the month of
May out of one boat, not to mention over twenty five Stripers over twenty
pounds! These trips are all light tackle with light action Loomis spinning
and casting rods with Shimano reels provided for all guests. This is a great
trip for the whole family, providing plenty of action to keep even the children
interested.