Butte County Fishing Reports

The Sac River striper bite is really turning on. Fish are pushing up from the Delta and spreading throughout the system, with awesome action reported around Clarksburg. Anchovies are doing most of the damage, full chunks, especially early in the morning before the bite slows down mid-morning. Swimbaits and ribbon-tail worms are also getting bit. Shakers are still thick, but keepers, and even a few big ones, are starting to mix in. Bank anglers are scoring at spots like Bryte Beach and Garcia Bend, but high water has made access tricky in some areas. Water clarity is improving, and the next week could be prime, especially if the weather holds

Stripers are staging at Sherman Island, with fish stacking up on the north side, according to YouTube angler FishTherapy. Drifting swimbaits and lures has been productive, but bait is still the better option in the muddy water. At Knight’s Landing, stripers are holding in shallow areas near structure, ambushing bait and staying out of the main current. Live bait, cut bait, and swimbaits are getting grabs, but expect snags to be an issue. With flows dropping and water clearing, the bite should improve as fish push upriver in the coming weeks.

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Salmon at Oroville are starting to pick up. Guys trolling down around 50-60 feet by the spillway and dam are getting kings between 14-16”. White hoochies and Brad’s plugs are working well. Bass are pushing into shallower areas (backs of coves and flats), and they’re hungry. Umbrella rigs have been killing it over the last month, but finesse guys are now tossing drop-shots, shaky heads, and green crawfish T-rigs shallow for quality fish. Expect the bass bite to really take off once water temps bump up a few degrees after this week’s storm moves through.