Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3824 Nov 8-22 | Page 23

FRESHWATER VOL.38 • ISS. 24 Nov 8 - 22, 2019 21 FRESHWATER REPORTS: CONTINUED FROM PG 19 WEST DELTA Weeds & Wind Hamper Fishing PITTSBURG - Fall fishing in the West Delta should be peaking now, but it’s not. Big wind and a large amount of dying weeds are hampering the efforts of anglers. On the Sacramento side trolling is nearly impossible due to all the weeds in the water. Anchor fishing with bait is also a no go due to weeds too. Anglers casting lures and drifting with live baits are doing the best, but overall the fishing is only rated as fair to good. Ordinarily the striper fishing is excellent this time of the year. Provided the weeds thin out and the wind backs off, November could be a very good month on the Coyote Bait & Tackle For All Your Fishing Tackle Needs F Sacramento. On the San Joaquin side wind has been an issue, but with lower flows weeds haven’t been a huge issue. Trollers on the San Joaquin have been scoring keepers, but overall guys working spoons and drifting with live baits have been doing the best. Sturgeon fishing in the upper reaches of Suisun Bay has been ranging from good to very good in deep water areas. Salmon roe is the best bait, but shrimp bait and eel work too. Salmon numbers have been fluctuating for anglers trolling up river from Rio Vista. When a push of fish comes through, trollers average a fish per rod. Other days it’s much more difficult. Heavy boat pressure also has a negative impact, so the bite has been most consistent during the week. These boys hit the Sacramento River with Captain James Netzel on October 1 and reeled up these dandy king salmon. Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE, Loomis. by Cal Kellogg rom cold soda to custom swimbaits, crab gear, lingcod tackle, trout bait, rods, reels, line and more, Coyote Bait & Tackle is one of the premier outlets for fishing gear in central California. “Coyote Bait & Tackle has been around for more than 40 years,” related owner Denise Bradford. “These days we offer a very broad range of gear for anglers in the Bay Area and beyond. We are very strong in the bass fishing market. We offer and extensive line of rods and reels for bass fishing as well as a plethora of baits including a large selection of custom lures and hard to find Japanese lures,” said Bradford. “Beyond bass fishing gear we have an extensive array of trout fishing tackle, saltwater tackle and both live and frozen baits. We provide the correct gear for fishing all of the south bay lakes and we are the primary tackle resource for anglers targeting stripers at San Luis Reservoir,” exclaimed Bradford. “In closing I’d really like to thank the angling community for all the support they’ve given Coyote Bait & Tackle over the years. It’s always moving when you see a long time customer bring a young angler into the shop, introducing us to a whole new genera- tion of fishermen. We pride ourselves with having friendly and highly knowl- edgeable staff. Our team will set you up for success,” asserted Bradford. Coyote Bait & Tackle is located at 8215 Monterey Road in Coyote, Cali- fornia. For more information give them a call at (408) 463-0711. Coyote has an extensive online store. You can check it out by going to www. coyotebait.com. Coyote is having a big fall sale right now. For all the details check out the ad in this edition of the Fish Sniffer! Print Subscription: 1 Year…26 issues…..$40 3 Years…78 issues….$100 Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Subscription: Read The Sniffer On The Go On Your Phone, Pad Or Computer 1 Year….26 issues ….$20 Fishing without us is a Risky Endeavor Subscribe online at www.fishsniffer.com or Call (833)-347-4661 Or Mail Print Subscriptions to: The Fish Sniffer • P.O. Box 776 • Colfax, CA 95713-0776 1 Year $40 3 Years $100 New Subscription Renewal Mail to: ________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:___________________________________________________ Amount Enclosed: ___________________ Pmt by Check/MO VISA MC AMEX Card No. _____________________ Expires __________ Discover Phone No._________________________ Signature _____________________ 3721