Last trip of the 2021 Sacramento River Striped bass season!
2022 Sacramento River Striped bass Report
It won’t be long and we’ll be saying goodbye to the first month of 2022 and heading into the second. Although we’re already seeing reports of Stripers being caught down river, by March we’ll start seeing some Striped bass caught in the Colusa area as well. April and May are when we run the majority of our Striper trips with April being when the bulk of our them are booked. We see Striped bass return in the biggest numbers in the Colusa area in April and thats why we focus our efforts during that timeframe. This is a very popular fishery and we typically sell out before the season begins. This year will be a busy one and we’re already closing in on the last dozen or so available days we have to fish for Striped bass.
Captain Jeff Brady with a nice Sacramento River Striped bass.
Captain Jeff Brady is the first of our crew to head down river to get dialed into where our best fishing will be to start the season. Soon after he’s pinned down the sections of the river that are holding fish, Captain Justin and I will start our Striped bass trips as well. Being in more than one place at once undoubtedly gives us an advantage when Striped bass season rolls around. Captain Brady has a network of family and friends that spend the whole season on the river chasing Stripers as well so we always know where the Striper schools are hanging out.
Patty holds up her first Striper during her Sacramento River Striped bass fishing adventure with us in 2021.
We have clients come from all over California and beyond to fish with us during Striper season. Most of our clients stay at the Colusa Casino or at one of several hotels in Williams which is about 9 miles west of Colusa on Hwy 20. We tend to catch Stripers every trip and our clients love taking home fresh Striped bass fillets. Stripers taste very good and are best known for their excellent table fare in fish taco’s. There are many recipes for Striped bass, but the taco’s are my favorite way to cook them! Whether it’s a hard fighting fish you seek or filets for the dinner table, Striped bass fishing provides both and thats one of the reasons its one of our very popular trips.
If you would like to experience a day of fishing for Striped bass on the Sacramento River with us, please contact Jaynie at (530) 510-2925 for more information or to simply book your trip. We have a (4) angler minimum this year, but all of our trips are still private. Everything is going up in cost these days and fishing is far from being exempt. Setting minimums this season is necessary to keep these trips available for the fine folks that want to fish for Striped bass with us this year. Thank you for your support and we’ll all be looking forward to seeing you the morning of your trip!
Captain Jeff Goodwin
