Well today was the last day of my favorite month to fish for King salmon on the Sacramento River.  Justin and I fished two groups below Balls Ferry and caught several nice King salmon.  We're still seeing a mix of old and new salmon just about every day.  Lots of hens have now arrived and we're replentishing our egg supplies...
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Justin, Kenny, and I have been on salmon that have been in the system for a bit of time now, and as you have seen, many of them have darkened up quite a bit.  These cold water salmon still hold up very well, but by the end of October, many of the hatchery bound salmon will be up in Battle...
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King salmon are filling the Barge Hole and so are the boats!  The boat launch is a circus in the mornings and its getting worse every week.  We moved up a week or two early after tiring over a wait for some fresh schools of salmon.  We've caught some big Kings which has been nice, but, overall the quality of the...
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Fall is in the air and the weather is headed for a cool down this weekend.  The current situation on the Sacramento River near Anderson is building and there are more salmon moving into the Barge Hole every day.  If the bite is good, the catching is as well.  We struggled a bit with the windy days, but today saw...
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One day its rain gear and the next its shorts and a T-shirt to howling winds.  Either way we're making due.  The upper river is full of salmon and we're catching salmon daily.  Some days the bite is really good, and some days its not good to miss any bites you do get.  More fish are pushing up river so...
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Today we fished below Balls Ferry in Anderson and battled the wind a good part of the day.  Fishermen don't like wind and it can create some difficult conditions to fish in.  Fortunately there are enough salmon below Anderson to keep guides and anglers busy in a good way.  We caught a few fish on plugs today, but that bite...
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