Fall run is about over but some late fall run have arrived in the Sacramento River before schedule.  These hard fighting salmon are just hours from the salt, most with scales and sea lice still on them.  This is my favorite time of year to fish for salmon as the weather is nice and cool and boat traffic is at...
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Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in from Tight Lines Guide Service. Today the Bite was strong at Stampede. We caught about 40 fish and lost a bunch by 11am. Hot bait today again was powerful pink Radical Glow tubes. Garlic scented corn tops. Caught em on Brad's Killer Fishing Gear Kokanee cut plugs and wobbler dodgers, gold apex,...
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Fishing Guide James Netzel from Tight Lines Guide Service checked in this afternoon with an update from Boca. Today we hooked over 50 Kokanee, but only managed 20 to the boat to 16.5". Huge Kokanee for this early in the season. Can't blame losing fish on clients because I fought em and lost em too. Hot lure today was powerful...
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Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in tonight from Tight LInes Guide Service.  We had a good bite today using live bait.  Chewed through 6 dozen minnows to get these. Ended with 8 keepers. Can't count that high for all the shorts.

Fishing Guide James Netzel check in with an Striper update from the Delta. We had a windy cold day in the delta turned into a nice calm day. With some nice fish on top of it. Today we caught 7 keepers to 8 pounds and a couple shakers. Incoming tide was best on the San Joaquin. Have Monday, Tuesday,...
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Fishing Guide James Netzel checked in this afternoon with an update from Tight Lines Guide Service. James said, "Caught some quality Stripers to 7 pounds today on the outgo tide in the San Joaquin side of delta. All caught on deep diving Yo-Zuri America. Inc. in 14-15' of water. The incoming bite was non existent the past couple days...
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