Feather River Fishing Report

FEATHER RIVER

Captain Scott Feist (707) 540-2381

Captain Kevin Brock 800 995-5543

May 31, 2013 Headlines

Spring Shad Hit and Miss
Salmon Opens July 16th

Sacramento/American Rivers Metropolitan Area:
On Friday 5-31 Uncle Larry Barnes at Sacramento Pro Tackle said, "Right now you can catch all of the undersized stripers you want in the Sacramento River, as there are only a few quality fish." Shad fishing is "spotty" and the run on the American is less than normal with Barnes stating, " I don't know what is going on in the American". The flows are low, and the fish are shooting right through with the best action high in the river. A few striper fishermen are drifting jumbo minnows or tossing lures in the evenings from Paradise to Howe Avenue.
Scott Feist will be running evening and morning shad trips on the middle Sac and Feather rivers through early June. He is currently booking trips for both Sac and Feather river salmon trips beginning on July 16th. On the Feather we are seeing a huge return of spring run fish and we expect great fishing here early in the season.

All our sponsors are currently booking salmon trips for this fall and with the best run in 8 years out in the ocean now... now is the time to grab those peak September and October dates.

Feather River:
Johnson's Bait and Tackle in Yuba City reported a few shad on the Feather near Shanghai Bend while the best striper fishing remains on the Sacramento River from Ward's south to Tisdale. Overall it has been slow with the low water levels.

It's that time of year that we stow the keyboard and head north to open up our vacation home on the Kenai peninsula. We will be spending the next week June 1st to 9th chasing salmon on the local rivers, halibut in the salt, razor clams on the beaches and getting the cabin prepped for out summer guests.
Reports and updates will resume here on June 9th. In the time being please contact our sponsors or visit their websites for current reports, information and bookings.
Until then... good fishing!
Mike Aughney

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