Sacramento River salmon?

I'm really looking forward to being able to fish for salmon this year. Thing is I have never fished for salmon from a kayak or from shore. Ive done some research into methods like trolling and mootching and jig fishing. I was looking for some advise on what methods you guys / gals have had success with on the yaks?  Any insite on baits, gear and locations would be amazing! Thank you all in advance

Real simple, cover water. Flatfish, wiggle warts and silvertrons spinners are what I use. I had luck from Sacramento river at Rio vista, Isleton all the way to Locke. Thats about as much of the river I have covered for salmon. Also have some anchovies so you can wrap the flatfish if things get tough which it probably will. Also there is a lot of traffic when the salmon show up so beaware of that, you will see some of the dumbest people on the water then. Good luck

Mootching is a salt water technique for the most part. I mean you can drift roe but that's more upstream towards chico or colusa. I fish the sac around Sacramento all the time boat and kayak. My favorite technique is jigging just personal preference. I normally look for an outgoing tide when I'm going to jig, gives me a better drift and I feel like all that extra current helps push the fish downwards forces them to hold longer. I like 2 oz pline jigs, Iv gotten them on all colors but I prefer dark ones. As far as location I launch my kayak at Freeport all the time or around the yacht club and minnow hole there are plenty of easy launch areas that put you right on prime jigging areas.


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Sept - Oct are optimal months for sac river salmon. With the warm water temps fish are jetting up the river. Only fish I've seen caught having been by jigging. Hit the water Friday and from Clarksburg down to isleton the river was stacked with fish pushing up. Had no takers trolling. Surface temp was 71 on Friday.

when the bite picks up just create a hookup post and I'm sure you'll have seasoned vets showing you the ropes. Jigging by far has been best for me but please learn to do it properly. Improper jigging leads to many foul hooked fish.

Hopefully the link works, it's a vid I threw together a while back on jigging the sac


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Nice Vid! @Thekayakkid

I recognize Thekayakkid from the FS forum...Good guy, great fisherman.

Nice video!

We need to form a salmon yak jigging train this season

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I think the kayakkid should show us around!     Freeport huh?  It looks like the kayakkid has a motor on that kayak..?  I'd like to hear back from him on his thoughts about reaching the hotspots without one. 

I mostly jig on the Sacramento River.  Or cast a flying C from the bank.   

I think the kayakkid should show us around!     Freeport huh?  It looks like the kayakkid has a motor on that kayak..?  I'd like to hear back from him on his thoughts about reaching the hotspots without one. 

I mostly jig on the Sacramento River.  Or cast a flying C from the bank.   

I made that vid a few seasons ago, nowadays I'm too lazy to haul the troller down the levee. You definitely DONT need one to fish the sac just cause there are so many launches all around.  Yeah I'll post some hook ups this season while I'm home from college.

If you listen closely that vid is just packed with info, very cool thanks for posting it up and even if was a few seasons ago, great to see it result in a hog in the net.

If you listen closely that vid is just packed with info, very cool thanks for posting it up and even if was a few seasons ago, great to see it result in a hog in the net.

Thanks! Glad u guys like it! I'll try to make a better quality one this year

WOW! What a great amount of information. I definitly want to make my first trip as sucsessful as possible. You've  all helped my chances greatly. Im gearing up to go out on the 20th or 21st of this month!

Great video and really informative. Hope to be heading to the Sacramento river a few times this season. All the advice is much appreciated.