Sacramento River Fishing Report For:Spring Run Striped Bass May 7, 2019

Top water striped bass action heats up this week with the warmer temperatures and a reliable food source coming down the Sacramento River. Pictured is Ruban from Chico, Ca as he fights a striped bass at sunset on the Sacramento River near Colusa, Ca. Striped bass fishing couldn’t get any better at this point in the 2019 season.

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Sacramento River and Feather River Fishing Report. For Spring Striped Bass! April 10, 2019

Fishing Guide Mike Rasmussen of SalmonSacRiver.com holds a keeper striped bass he caught while soaking bait on the Sacramento River near Colusa, Ca last week. Photo Credits from Ryan Tripp.

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For Striped Bass, May 10, 2018

Limits of the best quality and grade striped bass all season have shown up and are biting on the Sacramento River in Northern California. This pic was taken by Sacramento River fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike’s Guide Service on May 2, 2018. Fishing the Tisdale, Ca area of the Sacramento River was very productive this week, and more great action is expected for the next couple weeks.

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For Striped Bass. March 7, 2018

Big trophy sow striped bass are on the chow this week as they beef up for the upcoming spring spawn. This 30 pound sow striper caught by Nate from Lake County, Ca on March 5, 2017 was finally brought to the SalmonSacRiver.com jet boat after 10 minutes of trying to get her out of a tree. After being successfully landed a picture was taken and the big hen was released unharmed, back into the Sacramento River.

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For: Trophy Striped Bass, March 2, 2018

Nate from Lakeport, Ca holds his personal best striped bass weighing in at over 30 pounds. Nate caught this trophy striper while chucking a 13" inch custom glide bait. Made by bait maker Gary Collins of Gcj Custom Lures. Late season slow sinking glide baits like the one pictured above gave striped bass fishing guide Mike Rasmussen great success this past week on the Sacramento River. 

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For Trophy Striped Bass: February 21, 2018

Bait Maker and Pro Bass angler Gary Collins from Lake Co. Ca holds up a 44 pound striped bass he caught on one of his custom made and custom painted 13 inch glide baits. Gary came with John Pearl and company to spend a day fishing on the Sacramento River with fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of Mike's Guide Service. This cow striper weighed in at 44 pounds and is considered to be as good as it could get for these trophy striped bass of Northern California.

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For Striped Bass, And White Sturgeon. February 13, 2018

Sacramento River striped bass fishing guide Mike Rasmussen holds up a monster striped bass that tipped the scales at 48 pounds, and stretched the tape at nearly 48 inches. Rasmussen caught this beast the night prior to the picture above. Which was taken last Wednesday, February 7, 2018. The giant striper was revived and released after a few photos and 15 minutes of revitalization. Unfortunately the almost 60 degrees river temps and the strenuous battle proved to be to much for the old sow striped bass. She was found roughly three miles down river belly up, barely clinging to life. To far gone to save Rasmussen retained her for a skin mount. 

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For Striped Bass, And White Sturgeon. February 5, 2018

A rarely seen and seldom caught Sacramento River green sturgeon incidentally took the eel that was intended for a white sturgeon. Much different in appearance the green sturgeon has a much different shaped head, and very sharp blades on their diamonds. The DFW report cards also identify distinguishing characteristics of the highly protected and federally endangered green sturgeon of the Sacramento River. This sturgeon being properly identified was not removed from the river and released unharmed.

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For January 4, 2018

Joey Gamez Jr. holds up a scrappy Sacramento River steelhead he caught in late December, 2017.  Joey was casting a #3 Blue Fox spinner when he caught this native steelhead and was fishing just up river from Woodson Bridge in Corning, Ca. 

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Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report And Feather River Salmon Fishing Report For Northern California Salmon Fishing August 27, 2017

The Feather River is pumping out quality kings on the daily for Nor Cal salmon anglers who put in their time and fish this river system which at current time is excellent salmon fishing, and the condition of the fish couldn't be better. 

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Sacramento River Fishing Report For June 25, 2017

Father and son enjoy a early Sunday morning spent fishing with Sacramento River fishing guide Mike Rasmussen of SalmonSacRiver.com. A early top water striped bass bite was just what the doctor ordered to start the day for this father/son duo who will be fishing American Shad for the remainder of the June 25, 2017 guided fishing trip on the Sacramento River. 

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Sacramento River Fishing Report: Striped Bass, American Shad, Rainbow Trout: For June 7, 2017 Northern California/Fishing Guide

Kyla Melcher from Cottonwood, Ca holds up a keeper striped bass she caught on the Sacramento River while fishing with SalmonSacRiver.com on a evening striped bass fishing adventure near Cottonwood, Ca. Kyla was bombing and dragging the A-Rig when she caught this spunky striper just before the sun was going to set on Northern California.  

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