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Delta is heating up!
February 26, 2025 Bethel Island 1 photo & 1 video
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The Delta is heating up and the fish are eating. Today the fish definitely were shallow. The low tide switch to incoming triggered the shallow fish to eat. Water temps have come up to 57 and the fish are anxious to spawn. Senkos shallow on decayed material overhead cover was the key. The areas we focused on had a sandy bottom in less than 4 feet of water.
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John Madden
Bethel-island, California, United States
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