03-17-2003, 04:39 AM
Hey there TubeDude,
Boy that Sacramento River delta fishing sounds good. There's a group that haunt another message board that talk of that area's tubin' ALL the time. I've got striper envy.
I fished the American River up by Red Bluff on their big shad run just after I got back from Nam. They had smokers right on the river bank and everything.
Isabella has shrank to almost nothing comparied to the past but the back-lake shallows (not the Kern River in-flow) looks promising. From the road to Kernville it 50+ feet! straight down to the water level. I kid you not!
Silverwood is interesting as a striper fishery. Haven't been their but they seem to be fishing those big ole giant trout imitation baits for some success. Trout fishing seems to perk up after a plant as does the striper fishing! Duh! Pyramid Lake is a place I haven't gone (tubed) often but it seems like a striper fishery you have to fish deep with anchovies to do really good.
No tubing in the Big Salty for a week now. Nasty water or what?! Gross!
Almost all the pay to fish lakes here are now having float tube tournaments or club meets every month trying to get a new bunch of new customers.
Nuff from me for now,
JapanRon
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