24.8 lb King Salmon Hooked on Half-Day R

Another beautiful day on the river chasing king salmon. We had to find a nice salmon before our guest had to catch his plane home to China. We did just that and on the first pass of the morning. 13.35 pounds on the Scorpion Salmon Spinners I designed years ago for Shasta Tackle. They are still catching fish on the Sacramento River. Water temps are down around 67° and with this weekend being the Rio Vista Striper Festival and Derby, it will be busy on the water. We are booked all weekend but have some open days this coming week.

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!