Striped bass and live jumbo minnows

Yeah Wess, P town Sport and Dive seems to sell out of everything all the time except those friggin minnows . I also wonder how well they would work in the Petaluma Rivr, but judging by the fact that every thing sells out except the minnows says to me that no one is using them in the P.rivr.  better of pumping our own shrimp

How can i get the freshest minnows from the bait stores?  I am wondering about how often the bait stores get deliveries and when. 

Call Broadway Bait and ask them when they get minnows.

When you go to pick them up tell Jimmy; " I want x minnows, and only females". 

Yeah Wess, P town Sport and Dive seems to sell out of everything all the time except those friggin minnows . I also wonder how well they would work in the Petaluma Rivr, but judging by the fact that every thing sells out except the minnows says to me that no one is using them in the P.rivr.  better of pumping our own shrimp

Those minnows would die in about two minutes in the Petaluma river. Probably less.

If you spend a little time catching small bluegill 3 to 4 inches it works to catch larger stripers. Works well in the Delta.

Don't get caught using bluegill for bait.

Everyone out here uses bluegill for bait Howard. It's common in every waterway they are in, Sac, AR, Port,etc. Wardens don't care whatsoever.
They have checked me when I've been lining a gill and they were cool with it in the Port.
They aren't ok with the folks using trout, salmon smolts, or steelie smolts.
I've read that in the regs as well, as long as the gills weren't transported from one waterway to another you're good to go.

Everyone out here uses bluegill for bait Howard. It's common in every waterway they are in, Sac, AR, Port,etc. Wardens don't care whatsoever.
They have checked me when I've been lining a gill and they were cool with it in the Port.
They aren't ok with the folks using trout, salmon smolts, or steelie smolts.
I've read that in the regs as well, as long as the gills weren't transported from one waterway to another you're good to go.

Only in defined Delta waters.

Where does it say u can use them in the delta?

Where does it say u can use them in the delta?

4.20. BAIT FISH USE IN THE VALLEY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICTS.
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall
not be used or possessed for use as bait in the Valley
or South Central District:
(a) Live or dead golden shiner, fathead minnow,
mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker, and staghorn
sculpin, and dead threadfin shad, Mi
ssissippi silverside and lamprey may be used in
all Valley and South Central District waters except
those listed in subsection (f) below.
(b) Red shiner may be used only in the Valley District
north of Interstate 580 and Highway 132.
(c) Yellowfin gobies may be used in the Valley
District only in those areas described in subsections
(d)(1)-(3) below.
(d) In addition, except for trout and salmon, fin fish
lawfully taken in the following waters by angling or
with bait fish methods approved in Section 4.05
may be used, only in the waters where taken:
(1) Carquinez Strait and Suisun Bay and their
tributaries and saltwater tributaries.
(2) Sacramento River and tidewater of tributaries
downstream from the Highway 32 bridge near
Hamilton City, Feather River downstream from the
Oroville Hatchery Fish Barrier Dam, and American
River downstream from Nimbus Dam.
(3) San Joaquin River and tidewater of tributaries
downstream from Interstate 5 bridge.
(e) Live threadfin shad, Mississippi silverside and
lamprey may be used only at the location where
taken.
(f) Fin fish may not be used in Keller Lake (Glenn
Co.), Letts Lake (Colusa Co.), Merced Lake (San
Francisco Co.), Upper and Lower Plaskett Meadow
Ponds (Glenn Co.), Whale Rock Reservoir (San Luis
Obispo Co.).

Would this pertaint the thebsan juaquin valley as well? I was always told by fish an game only sculpin were legal live bait in the ca aqua duct

Yeah Wess, P town Sport and Dive seems to sell out of everything all the time except those friggin minnows . I also wonder how well they would work in the Petaluma Rivr, but judging by the fact that every thing sells out except the minnows says to me that no one is using them in the P.rivr.  better of pumping our own shrimp

the thing about the Petaluma river is, not really a lot of guys are going out there to target striped bass. most guys are heading to the coast or going into san Pablo bay. its funny that those minnows are always there. I don't think they sell them too often, I never been there when anyone has bought any

Yeah Wess, P town Sport and Dive seems to sell out of everything all the time except those friggin minnows . I also wonder how well they would work in the Petaluma Rivr, but judging by the fact that every thing sells out except the minnows says to me that no one is using them in the P.rivr.  better of pumping our own shrimp

the thing about the Petaluma river is, not really a lot of guys are going out there to target striped bass. most guys are heading to the coast or going into san Pablo bay. its funny that those minnows are always there. I don't think they sell them too often, I never been there when anyone has bought any

Legal in:
(3) San Joaquin River and tidewater of tributaries
downstream from Interstate 5 bridge.

I don't have time this morning to scour the regs on the aqueduct question.  If someone hasn't looked it up by this evening I'll give it a shot.

Yeah Wess, P town Sport and Dive seems to sell out of everything all the time except those friggin minnows . I also wonder how well they would work in the Petaluma Rivr, but judging by the fact that every thing sells out except the minnows says to me that no one is using them in the P.rivr.  better of pumping our own shrimp

the thing about the Petaluma river is, not really a lot of guys are going out there to target striped bass. most guys are heading to the coast or going into san Pablo bay. its funny that those minnows are always there. I don't think they sell them too often, I never been there when anyone has bought any

They sell them to lacals for ranch bass ponds. I would buy them if I was going to berry or cl as to avoid the hassle of procuring them before launch. If you want jumbos the closest place from Petaluma save Petaluma sport and dive, is cl or sac. A pita to fish berry. They used to get minnows from hagemans  trout farm but the chick was too lazy to keep current on supply. Now with the dad gone probably never again. I used to buy them there  all the time. Then the prices went up so bad it irritated the heck out of me. Cl. Fastop or Clearlake outdoors.

Yeah Wess, P town Sport and Dive seems to sell out of everything all the time except those friggin minnows . I also wonder how well they would work in the Petaluma Rivr, but judging by the fact that every thing sells out except the minnows says to me that no one is using them in the P.rivr.  better of pumping our own shrimp

Those minnows would die in about two minutes in the Petaluma river. Probably less.

good to know, I still might try one or two next time im out there
all shiny and dead drifting along the bottom close to structure....

Think live shiners then from loch lomand

Think live shiners then from loch lomand

I got a spot to catch my own in tomales.