| Delta Striper Fishing |
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| Championship Sportfishing Outfitters specializes in Striped bass trolling in the California Delta. The best delta striper fishing starts in mid February and runs through May. During the winter months late December and through January when the waters of the delta reach their winter levels, Striped bass metabolisms slows way down and are reluctant to feed in the frigid waters. Come mid February when the water starts to warm, the stripers are hungry and on the feed. Delta stripers will begin to school in great numbers before running up the Sacramento and Feather rivers. We will chase them up and down the system until June, when delta stripers will make an appearance in San Francisco Bay to feed on the rocks. Delta stripers will then make a run up and down the coastal beaches before returning to San Francisco for another feeding before making their journey back to the delta during the fall. Striped bass will then winter in the delta before starting the cycle over again. The Best striper fishing in the delta will be from mid February through the end of May and again in the Fall from Sept-November. For the best delta striper fishing we prefer the trolling method from our 21ft river jet boat in the spring and early fall. In the late fall we will be soaking live baits in between sturgeon bites. |
