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Leslie Phillips inside the breakwall at Princeton Harbor.
Fighting a Jacksmelt.
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Big schools of stripers have descended on the beaches of Monterey
Bay.Beach fishing for stripers is on fire. Schools of fish are
showing everywhere from Fisherman’s Wharf #2 to the Monterey
Dunes. Anglers are tossing out Clousers, Sar-Mul-Macs in green and
redhead/white.”
The striped bass are averaging 8 to 11 pounds, with some larger
fish mixed in. The striped bass are still being caught from New
Brighton to Marina.
Flies:
Rusty Squirrel #6,
Surf Percher Red #6,
Skok's Blind Crab #6,
Piconi's Prowler #6, Brite Blend Dredger #8, Micro shrimp #6,
10-40 #4, Ruffy #6, Llama Sand Crab #1, Hanley Surf Grub #10,
Jay's Sand Worm #6. Hanley's Beach Ball #6, Calhoun's Surfer
Special #6.
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There are pre-spawn, spawn and post spawn fish available in the
East Delta. As a result anglers are able to use a wide variety of
flies and tactics effectively. At this time it is possible to
target numbers of smaller fish or trophy caliber fish, depending
on your approach.
You can throw the kitchen sink at the bass right now and catch
fish. These days just about any fly will work at some point during
the day, but there is no real pattern. You might get a couple fish
on a Gurgler and then the bite will taper off. Next you tie on a
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This year late rains and recent triple digit temperatures have
accelerated the striper spawn and much of the spawning activity is
over and the bulk of the fish seem poised to vacate the West Delta
for the summer.
The striper fishing has declined steadily over the past week.The
average size of the bass has dropped quite a bit. Now most of the
fish we are seeing are spawned out and seem to be traveling
downriver toward the bay.
Delta Striper Flies:
Blanton's Sar-Mul-Mac, 3/0, sardine and anchovy pattern; Clouser
minnow, 3/0, gray and white; Lefty's Deceivers, 1/0 to 3/0,various
colors; Blanton's Bay-delta Eelet, 3/0; Whitlock's eel-worm, 2 to
2/0; Whitlock's hair jigs 2 to 2/0, various colors and Whitlock's
sheep-shad, 2 to 2/0
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SAN FRANCISCO REGION
Stripers are showing in catchable numbers and
some of them are husky double digit fish.
Bay Area Flies:
Blanton's Sar-Mul-Mac, 3/0, sardine and anchovy pattern; Clouser
minnow, 3/0, gray and white; Lefty's Deceivers, 1/0 to 3/0,various
colors; Blanton's Bay-delta Eelet, 3/0; Whitlock's eel-worm, 2 to 2/0;
Whitlock's hair jigs 2 to 2/0, various colors and Whitlock's
sheep-shad, 2 to 2/0
Black Bass Flies:
Subsurface: Whitlock's Hare Jig 6, Chocklett's Gummy Minnow 2,
Hightower's Tre Generations 1/0, Nix's Shinabou Shiner 4, Burk's
V-Worm 10, Nix's Sunfish 2, Nix's Shinabou Shad 4. Burk's Bass Flash
2, Martin's Peacock Tracer 3/0, Cowen's Coyote 1. Darter Clouser 4.
Surface: Stewart Dancing Frog 2, Whitlock Bass Hopper 4, Blados Crease
Fly 3/0, Dahlberg Diving Minnow 4-1/0. Messinger's Frog 6. Dahlberg's
Mega-Diver 1/0.
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