Sacramento River Run -Sun 10/30

Hey Guys,

I want to go, I want to go I want to drink beer and fish for salmon down the Sacramento River!!! At least if I get skunked I don't have to drive 400mile home.

Looks like you all had a great time. Did you have to drop anchore at all during your float down?

Did you have to drop anchore at all during your float down?

Alex... we floated since the current was nice and slow.  It was a good way to cover more ground.

At some point, I'd like to try anchoring.  In that case, a sardine wrapped kwikfish or Silvertron spinners might work better.

chuckE,

Are you planning on doing that trip again soon. If so, can i be the young grasshopper?

I haven't yet been able to explore the Sacramento River for as long as i lived in California. I here so much about it, seen TV shows on it and friends telling me all about it. Sure would like to experience it!!!!!!!

Are you planning on doing that trip again soon. If so, can i be the young grasshopper?

It looks like another trip is order soon.  I just hope more local experienced guys like Alfredo, Tote, and BrianG come along too.

COOL......PLEASE LET ME KNOW...... THANX MANNNNNNNNN

It looks like another trip is order soon.  I just hope more local experienced guys like Alfredo, Tote, and BrianG come along too.

If experience is not required, I'll be there.

If I want to bring home a fish, I'll bring my son Eric. He always seems to out fish me.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought any lure weighing more than an ounce in the river could only be used with a single hook, not a treble. I know Broadway Bait sells them with a single hook.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought any lure weighing more than an ounce in the river could only be used with a single hook, not a treble.

It would be nice to know for sure... but if that was the case then everyone we encountered was fishing illegally.  In fact, when we bought our 2oz. Gibbs Minnows recommended by the local pro at the Gone Fishin tackle shop off Hwy 80, he threw away the single siwash hooks that came in the original packaging and replaced the stock treble hooks with even sharper Gamakatsu treble hooks.

2.10. Hook and Weight Restrictions.
(a) Definition of Gap: For the purposes of this section, “gap” means the distance measured
from the point of a hook to the shank.
(b) Maximum Gaps and Gear Rigging for Rivers and Streams unless otherwise provided
(does not apply to lakes and reservoirs, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (see Section
1.71 for definition of the Delta), and the Colorado River.
1. No person shall use any single hook with a gap greater than 1 inch or any multiple
hook with a gap greater than 3/4 inch.
2. It is unlawful to use any hook which is directly or indirectly attached closer than 18
inches to any weight exceeding 1/2 ounce.
3. It is unlawful to use any multiple hook or more than one single hook on non-buoyant
lures exceeding one ounce.
4. It is unlawful to use any weight directly attached below a hook.
(c) Maximum Gaps for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (see Section 1.71 for definition
of the Delta).
1. No person shall use any single hook with a gap greater than 1 inch or any multiple
hook with a gap greater than 3/4 inch.

1.71. Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta includes all rivers, sloughs, canals, cuts,
forebays, and flooded islands within the area south of Interstate 80 to its junction
with Highway Business 80, and south of Highway Business 80 to its junction with
Highway 99, west of Highway 99, north of Interstate 580, 205, and Highway 120,
and east of Interstate 680.

It looks like we're okay using trebles.

When dropping the jig the reason that you want to keep a little tension is to keep it from fluttering. A fluttering lure can result in a foul hooked ( snagged ) salmon which must be released. Although foul hooked salmon fight even better!

I am dying to get back out after saturday's heartbreak of a loss.

-Brian G

Rule 3 makes it seem like trebles are out to me.  If you guys go again, I wanna go!

rule 3 does seem to outlaw trebles on a lure more than 1 oz. but everyone was doing it.

does NOT  apply to lakes and reservoirs, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (see Section
1.71 for definition of the Delta)

I'm assuming that technically you were IN the Sac-SJ Delta.

-Allen

rule 3 does seem to outlaw trebles on a lure more than 1 oz. but everyone was doing it.

Rule (b)3 doesn't apply to the Sacramento River Delta as defined in section 1.71.

Rule (c)1 implies that treble hooks are legal in the Sacramento River Delta because is talkes about legal dimensions for single hooks and multiple hooks (i.e. treble hooks).

Erik is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!
Thank you.