Any Info on the Feather River in CA for Salmon

I am looking for more info on the Feather river for salmon fishing in sept? anything would help?.

Welcome here, MrWheaties - I hope you will enjoy this forum

Personally not having any experience with the Feather River, I can only advise to have a look at the following link perhaps, it gives a nice account for it:

click here please

Well ok I'll find out the next few days to see how it go. Rumor has it the Sac River is full of Salmon ready to come up the feather. A friend of mine said he saw a guy today hookup with a King about 50 lbs but then lost it. Ill let you all know how I do.
until tuesday good fishing

Yeah, I'm looking forward to reading your account of it Thanks in advance!

Well pretty interesting weekend for me. we went for two days, fished 1st day early morning just south of the old Orville bridge, didn't catch any, but did manage to see three nice fish caught just above the rapids from beading. Each looked to be anywhere fron 15 lbs to 25 lbs, Tha afernoon we then went down to the Afterbay, My 1st time!, man was it crowed, almost shoulder to shoulder, everyone was difting beads, I got hung up alot, again nothing, but saw some nice ones taken around 20 lbs.
NEXT MORNING
ok got more wieghts and line this time. I was bound to get one, again got hungup several times but I now knew where most of the snags were. Well on about my 20th cast the pole went ape and i just stood there? not thinking, like a bump on a log, and then tried to set the hook, but it was too late. I missed my 1st salmon on a bead, DUH. My son was goofing around with a k15 flatfish and caught a bass, lol. Well three salmon where caught all around 20 to 25 lbs and five break offs. if you plan to go to the Afterbay make sure you have plenty of beads, wieghts 1 1/2 to 2 oz egg, size 1 hooks and good line around 20 lbs and up, good fishing.

Post edited by: MrWheaties, at: 2007/08/28 04:41

Thanks for this detailed 'report' MrWheaties Pity it was so crowded - but sometimes one can get good ideas from looking at other fishermen with experience at the same location.

You caught 3 salmons, and that's a great result

I will be going back on the 16 and 17 of Sept, let you all know how I did

Ay that's nice! have a wonderful time and looking forward to reading about your experiences then

9/8/07 on feather river first cast they are slow catching but they are big. [Image upload failed]

WOW nice salmon, I'll be there on the 16, 17 Aug. im going down to the Afterbay, were did you get that one

you're heading to the spot just go a little to the east of the forebay

sorry (aftbay)

raftr welcome to the forum that's one great catch you hold in your hands on that photo

Well sorry for the wait. Had the worst time fishing for salmon in my life, I kept snagging hardly anyone caught any. My son hooked up, but broke off soon after, Fell in the water, lost my cell phone, snagged somemore, caught a cold guess I'll wait till the 30th, my sons are going out next weekend on a charter will let you all know how they did

MrWheaties, that sounds like a set up scene from a movie

I'm truly sorry though it didn't turn out the way you anticipated - hopefully another chance will be around soon

well really great news, Im going on the Sacramento River sunday, with someone who knows where the salmon are, will let you know more, hopefully, will bring back pics

I'm looking forward to that, MrWheaties - have a great time

Well not that good, the salmon seem to be else where, just not in the spot we where fishing, down by feather river inlet from the Sac. Had one hook up but came off. We trolled flatfish with sardine wrap. Seem that my Salmon days arn't here yet, Salmon are running real slow and was told by a reliable source, that they might not be in till Nov. Again sorry for the bad news folks.

Oh.. MrWheaties, I'm so sorry But, if they predict the salmon to become more abundant in November, that's something to look forward to, no?