fluctuating flows on the Sac still a challenge.
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 17, 2019
Sacramento River - Lower

Captain Justin and I fished clients on the Sacramento River today, and although we hooked several Kings per boat, the bite was definitely off.  Erratic water releases from Keswick Dam continue to harrass the salmon in their environment creating them stress and an unwillingness to bite like they would under normal conditions.  The Barge Hole is loaded with King salmon...
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Salmon, trout, and steelhead time!
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 16, 2019
Sacramento River - Lower

The Scaramento River is teeming with salmon, trout, and steelhead.  We've been fishing every day and now that the tail end of the fall run is upon us, we're starting to look at the fish that benefit the most from our annual salmon spawning season, and thets the steelhead and trout.  The river is full of salmon from Red Bluff...
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Cold mornings and a hot afternoon bite!
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 12, 2019
Sacramento River - Lower

Today we had 3 boats fishing the Sacramento River below Balls Ferry.  Very slow plug bite in the morning, but once we broke out the bait rods, up came the nets. All of our guests caught salmon and had a really good time.  Certainly the best year of fishing we've seen in a few years and the fish are nice and big...
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Good salmon fishing in Anderson continues.
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 11, 2019
Sacramento River - Lower

Today we had three boats on the Sac fishing below Balls Ferry.  Boat traffic was a little lighter than last Friday which was nice.  The Barge Hole continues to host lots of King salmon headed for Coleman Hatchery.  The fishing has been good and its been relatively easy to hook several Kings every day.  Between our 3 boats today we...
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Big winds headed our way!
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 8, 2019
Sacramento River - Lower

Justin and I got in todays trip on what turned out to be a perfect day to be out on the Sacramento River salmon fishing.  Justin got his 2 clients on early limits making quick work for his trip today.  I had a slow start with my group of 3, but boat pressure was light and we got to boondogg...
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Quick limits on the Sac today!
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 6, 2019
Sacramento River - Lower

Captain Justin Thompson fished two repeat clients who had so much fun on their trip on Friday, they stayed to fish again on Sunday.  Justin gave up his only day off in his 20 day stretch to make sure they got to fish again.  The bite was good and he had limits for todays clients this morning.  A lot of...
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