Delta Stripers on the Fly

Location: San Joaquin River South East of Franks Tract

Scott here...I had an awesome half-day out on the Delta yesterday, targeting stripers on the fly with Delta Guide Jerry Neuburger of DeltaStripers.com.

Jerry gave me a quick lesson on topwater presentation and POW! we were hooked up in just a few casts at our first stop.

The topwater bite continued for a good few hours. What a thrill watching those stripers come up and attack the popper. One hungry fish even jumped out of the water just feet from the boat going for my fly.

Once the topwater bite slowed down we switched over to some subsurface fishing, grabbed a few more and headed back to the barn. Our biggest fish was a nine pounder and others were in the 4 to 6 pound range.

Fly fishing for stripers is a total blast and I'm definitely feeling the addiction. "The tug is the drug!"

To book your striper grab on the fly, go to DeltaStripers.com.

This Week's Trout Plants

It's trout fishin' time! Here are the waters scheduled for trout plants this week:

• Alameda County - Lake Del Valle; Lake Chabot; Quarry Lakes; Shadow Cliffs
• Amador County - Lake Amador (Daily trophy sized plants through May!)
• Calaveras County - Tulloch Lake
• Contra Costa County - Heather Farms Pond; Lafayette Reservoir; San Pablo Reservoir
• El Dorado County - El Dorado Forebay; Folsom Lake; Jenkinson Lake
• Marin County - Lagunitas Lake
• Mariposa County - Merced River, Section I
• Mendocino County - Lake Mendocino
• Merced County - Merced River, Section I
• Napa County - Lake Berryessa
• Placer County - Folsom Lake
• Sacramento County - Folsom Lake; Gibson Ranch Park Pond; Granite Park Pond; Southside Park Pond; William Land Park Pond
• Santa Clara County - Sandywool Lake
• Shasta County - Grace Lake; Nora Lake; Shasta Lake
• Stanislaus County - Modesto Reservoir; Woodward Reservoir
• Trinity County - Ewing Gulch Reservoir
• Tulare County - Kern River, Sections 5 & 6
• Tuolomne County - Tulloch Lake

If you head out, don't forget to call in your report to the RodMob hotline (1-855-RODMOB-1) for a chance to win a free RodMob t-shirt! Call anytime in the month of April to be entered, winners will be selected at the end of the month. Fish on!

PODCAST: Headlines and Tight Lines

Everyone's counting down to the salmon opener, but there's plenty of action in the meantime!

We've got a packed show this week with a ton of reports to share from the RodMob community. A fellow RodMobber is even featured in one of this week's news stories!

Click the player below to listen:

Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast joins us with an update on North Coast rivers, Scott Feist talks stripers on the Sac, Jerry Neuberger has the latest on fly fishing for stripers in the Delta, Matt Heron reports in from the Truckee, and Valarie Taylor reports on Pyramid Lake.

We also talk with John McManus, Executive Director of the Golden Gate Salmon Association about the important work they're doing to protect and restore California's largest salmon producing habitat and communities that rely on salmon. And Joel Sinkay joins us from Leonard's Bait & Tackle on Port Sonoma to talk about their upcoming derby.

Share your Fishing Reports for a Chance to Win

April is our Hotline Giveaway month. Leave a fishing report on the RodMob hotline (1-855-RODMOB-1) to be entered to win a free RodMob t-shirt. Winners will be chosen at the end of the month.

Catch of the Week

In honor of the end of a great steelhead season on the North Coast, our podcast artwork this week features Kenny Priest with a bright beautiful steelie. Kenny caught this fish on Friday on the Van Duzen River.

Kenny talks about the North Coast rivers on this week's show, and you can give his Facebook page a "like" to get regular North Coast updates.

Thanks for listening, have a great week, and don't forget to call in your reports to 1-855-RODMOB-1 to be entered to win a free t-shirt. Tight lines!

This Week's Trout Plants

San Pablo Reservoir planted 1,200 pounds of trout on Tuesday.

Here fishy fishy! These waters are all scheduled for trout plants this week:

• Alameda County - Lake Del Valle; Lake Chabot; Quarry Lakes; Shadow Cliffs; Horseshoe Lake; Pardee Reservoir
• Amador County - Lake Amador (Daily trophy sized plants through May!)
• Butte County - Paradise Reservoir
• Calaveras County - Pardee Reservoir
• Colusa County - Letts Lake
• Contra Costa County - San Pablo Reservoir; Contra Loma Reservoir; Los Vaqueros Reservoir
• Fresno County - Avocado Lake; Kings River, below Pine Flat Dam; San Joaquin River, below Friant Dam
• Inyo County - Cottonwood Creek; Diaz Lake; Independence Creek; Owens River, Section 2; Pleasant Valley Reservoir; Shepherd Creek; Symmes Creek; Tuttle Creek
• Lake County - Pillsbury Reservoir
• Madera County - Bass Lake; Eastman Lake; Hensley Lake; San Joaquin River, below Friant Dam; Sycamore Island Pond
• Mariposa County - Eastman Lake
• Napa County - Lake Berryessa
• Nevada County - Harry L. Englebright Lake
• San Francisco County - Merced Lake North
• Shasta County - Grace Lake
• Trinity County - Clair Engle Lake
• Yuba County - Harry L. Englebright Lake

Go get 'em!

RodMob Hotline: Delta Update

We've got a couple new Delta reports from RodMobber Tommy and Delta trolling legend Clyde Wands.

Click to hear their reports:

The RodMob hotline is open 24/7, so you can call and leave a report anytime. Fish on!