Fresh Northern California Fishing Reports

The much anticipated October 1 Sturgeon opener has come and gone, and here are the results: Wednesday 10/1: The first day is always the toughest, but this year we landed right on them. The fish started biting within 10 minutes of our anchor, hitting the ground and didn't stop for several hours. We ended up with 15 bites that resulted in nine Sturgeon landed to the boat, three fish that were lost mid battle, and three outright missed bites. You just can't ask for any more than that. Friday 10/3: On Friday, we went back for more of the same and found good action. Not quite as good as Wednesday, but we still managed seven really nice sturgeon to the boat for our group. Saturday 10/4: A totally different story for us on Saturday. We went back to the original starting point to find the fish had scattered, and we're not as cooperative as they had been. Which resulted in two fish after a couple of hours of fishing. We made one slight move picked up a third fish. As we were getting close to the end of the day, I decided let's give this area, arrest and take a look on our way back in. And, why am I glad we did that. On the final step of the day, the fish were biting in the bottom of the boat off. Within the last hour of our trip, we landed six big Sturgeon, including two doubles and two single hook ups, which gave us a total of nine fish for the day. We couldn't be happier for the way the season has begun. We are looking forward to a long season of fighting hundreds of Sturgeon for our clients. We still have lots of openings for October and November, which are sure to be really good months with lots of opportunities to catch big Sturgeon Give me a call or book straight on our website. Either way we're looking forward to hearing from you or seeing you on the water. **hidden content** **hidden content** Our schedule is open to book Sturgeon trips between October 1st and April 30 2026

With 30 years guiding Tahoe and an additional 15 years prior of Tahoe expertise Capt. Mike knows each season on the Lake and the October bite currently offers all 5 species and we have been getting 4 or the 5 most days. Our clients are taking multiple species home for dinner or to Mc Duffs restaurant to enjoy an amazing meal. Weather forcasts show mikd temps going forward and we expect the bite to continue!

Today we had strange weather for the bay combined with neap tides but adapted to the conditions and found our clients LIMITS!!! We had to throw out everything from the last few days and change our tactics but we delivered. We will deliver for you on your trip. Big tides coming mean striper fishing this weekend but we still have time for halibut. Also we will see bluefin tuna back in play next week with promise for the biggest fish of the season. October is 200lber season! Lets gooooo!!!!’

We’ve been enjoying the fall bite with topwater dominating the action, but mixing in good quality with the dropshot (reds and pinks best bite). The frog bite is still happening when we find good weeds, but right now we have to do frog specific trips since it required a longer run to get to the better frog water. Book a trip. Its super fun right now.

We are still catching Halibut in the bay, and the size is increasing! Still lots of time left for these fish. Our private group of three caught their limits of Halibut, including 3 over 25 pounds!

Today was all about the bass! They bit early and often on live anchovies. Our group of first time fishermen easily caught their limits and called it a day early! Very fun morning for clients and crew!