13.35 lb King Salmon on Scorpion Spinner

Water temps are still warm in our area. Just under 69° today and the weather is still hot out pushing 100°. We managed to hook up a 24.8 pound king salmon on our half day trip on the river today. There are fresh fish moving in every day, and once the water temps start falling even more, the bite will continue to improve.

Started out the morning on the outgoing tide ending it's run. Dropped 4 rods into troll scorpion salmon spinners and as I was dropping the 4th rod in, as soon as it hit the bottom, fish on! First fish was over 9 pounds and came into the net quickly. We reset after finishing the troll pattern and ran another upstream set. Same color lures, same upstream troll and boom! Second fish on for the morning. 21 plus pound king salmon to the net. We ran another couple troll lines and ended the 4 hours on the water with just over 30 lbs for the 2 fish. Guests today and myself had prior afternoon commitments, so we all had to head back to land. Water temps about 67° in Rio Vista area of the Sacramento River today. With the continued temps falling and full moon approaching, we should be seeing more of these big fish move into the system.

10th birthday trip today on board. Water temps are just under 67° in the mornings and up to 69° in the afternoon. We were able to get away from the 100 plus boats that weren't catching anything from what we saw. When it's super busy on the water, we move away from the fleet and find our own clean water. This King came on the original Shasta tackle Scorpion Salmon Spinners we developed over a decade ago. With water temps cooling a little more each week, we are getting into the prime time for these dime bright salmon coming into the lower river. There is still some hyacinth and witches hair grass in the rivers and we have been moving around to get away from that stuff in the areas we are fishing. Book a trip and let's get on some great looking fish!