Sacramento River 15# Striper

Hoping to time our trip to Suisun Bay (on N. California's 1000 mile
delta) between windy days, I hooked the boat to the motorhome and
headed for Brannan Island State Rec Area, (one of the parks on the
governator's list to close). I got settled in on Tuesday, the 2nd, and
awaited the arrival of my friend, Willie, for our planned Wednesday
trip downriver about 25 miles to the sturgeon honey hole. Two other
friends would join us with their boat for the trip.

But we were blown off the river soon after we headed down, and
returned back for some striper fishing near Brannan State Park. My
friends on the other boat managed a nice 15# striper and three more
smaller keepers. Willie and I got skunked except for a couple of
"shaker" stripers, too small to keep.

As I often have to say... maybe next week!

Photos on my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

Is it always that windy there or didn't you just have luck?

No, it's not always that windy there - I've been timing my trips to Suisun during the (rare) days when the wind is tolerable. This trip I assumed the wind forecast of a private wind site was more accurate than the NOAA predictions, as it usually is. But not this time.

During the summer it is the windiest and I reckon my delta fishing is over 'til fall. Now to fish the lakes...

Dale