Sturgeon

Report of the week vote ditto. Pictures are worth a thousand words as well.

congrats, hopefully i can manage one this season
can only imagine the cluster$#@% of pole/snare/slieghride/and beating on a yak!
stoked for ya

Thanks for all the kudos,

The launch is on the north west corner of Sherman I.  Go over the Antioch bridge onto the island, go about a mile or 2 and take the first paved left, go to the stop sign, go left, follow the levee road down a few miles until you see a park gate, go thru, pay $5 and proceed to the ramp, the park has camping and a 24 hr a day host, plenty of activity so it's a safe place to leave your vehicle all day, watch out for the host's dog, he's a sweetheart but likes to mark his territory, so far this fall he's got my bait box, and my yak.

On the levee road you'll pass under 3 sets of power lines, these are the power lines that are talked about in so many Rio Vista area reports.

It's a short paddle from there out to the main channel

Dale L

Awesome Dale!!....simply awesome !! I agree as well, post of the week. What a captivating report...I think I woke up several times last night yelling "Fish On". I am going to give it another try this Friday with Pops in his boat. I am just itching to land a keeper sturgeon. What an adrenaline rush it must have been landing it from a kayak.

Ray

Ha Ha, that's great!

Thanks for an awesome report and pictures Dale. WTG on landing the
sturgeon. I love the rod bendo shot.

Jedmo

Pretty cool, great weather and a keeper sturgeon!
Thanks for the pictures and report.

Good job Dale. Thats been my best spot for stripers. But still waiting for the sturgeon.

Awesome dude! Report of the week for sure, and a great job on the pics, I take it your camera has a blur reduction feature to counteract the sturg-fever?!

all those rays, sharks, schoolies&skunks you've hooked are ERASED from my memory forever....WTF'nGo!
Sweet story and THAT"S the way to get that Camera out and CLICK ON!
You worked hard for that Hook and getting those ACTION SHOTS will serve well in remembering yourMOMENTofMADNESS!....thanks for sharing it.

Dale... thanks for sharing your launch location... the delta is full of areas to explore.  It's nice to add your recon to the knowledge bank.

Awesome work Dale!!

Updated version of Spencer Tracy's "Old Man and The Sea" obviously with a MUCH younger fisherman!!

I think my heart would have popped when I saw color!!!!

Rich

Fantastic! THAT is a big fish. Wow. 

Hey Dale, were to you towed all over the place while you were fighting
the fish? Did you  worry at all just in case a boat might be passing by at
your location? Sorry for the newbie question.

Jedmo

Dale:

That is a good place to lauch.  I've been there before.  Really easy access.  Nice work on the the solo sturg.  WTG