Sacramento County Fishing Reports

The king salmon bite has reportedly been excellent for some and brutal for others. This is a somewhat typical report for Folsom... if you can figure out the pattern for the day, you'll kill 'em. Otherwise you may leave empty-handed. Fish are hanging in the 75-100 ft range, with trollers running hoochies and wonderbread flashers at just under 2 mph. Plenty of fish in the 3-4 pound range... some bigger. A few trout have been mixed in.

The spotted bass bite has been similar... hit or miss. For folks hitting... small swimbaits and jerkbaits have been the ticket. Nothing giant, but there seem to be a lot of fish schooled up together near areas with rock and large boulders, as well as points.

Latest Delta report from Steve Cooper. Overall, largemouth numbers are good.... but quality is not. 12–16 inchers, with anything over 3.5 lbs hard to come by. Vegetation is healthy with 5–7 ft of visibility in the central Delta. A solid topwater bite runs roughly 90 minutes starting at first light, then it's all about punching small shallow mats, mini chatterbaits in green pumpkin/craw and bluegill colors, and worming.

Stripers are being caught on largemouth baits, while dedicated striper guys are drifting live bluegill in current for decent numbers but few big fish.

Striper fishing has been excellent on the lower American. Folks are finding action just about all over, but Discovery Park, Paradise Beach, and Sailor Bar have been notable spots. Swimbaits and jerkbaits are working best tossed in any deep pocket. Most fish are schoolies, but a few double digits are being caught.

Trout action has been good on the lower end of the Upper American. A CDFW trout plant went in last week on the South Fork. To note, anglers can use bait throughout the summer (until Sept. 30).