Delta Sturgeon fishing tips please

Hey guys, I am planning a trip out to the delta on 9/5 or 9/6 to fish for sturgeon on my paddle kayak.    I have fished the delta before but never on a kayak.  I also have never tried for sturgeon but always wanted to catch one. 

  I heard that a good safe spot would be to launch from Antioch and then head over to Broad Slough.  If there are any other places that are safer, easier to fish and have big sturgeon, please let me know. 

A couple questions:  Is an anchor needed to properly fish for sturgeon or to stay safe? 
 
I wanna fish with bait to keep things simple.  Would frozen anchovies be a good bet? 

Any and all info on kayaking on the delta as well as fishing for sturgeon is much appreciated!

Don't know anything about sturgeon, but if I did want to learn, I'd probably try using the search function on here.  I'm sure most of your questions can be answered from older posts.

Bit of a paddle across to Broad. Plenty of spots to anchor on the Antioch side.

I wouldn't say required, but probably miserable without an anchor. Rig it up with a float so you can kick it off when you hook up.

I always had the best luck with ghost shrimp. Not sure if they are available again but they always seemed to work 100x better than anchovy or grass shrimp.

i just want to catch BIG FISH, with a easy launch and place where i can park for free and have a bagged lunch waiting for me on shore when i return.....oh and make sure it doesn't get above 80deg.
I dont like heat.

  

I've never caught a sturgeon on a kayak, only on PBs. I agree with Wilderness medic to tie a float to your anchor line and toss it when you hook up.

Try launching out of Bay Point at McAvoy's. Just outside McAvoy's turn either left or right, there's some good spots to catch sturgeon and stripers. Find some flat spots. Fish an hour before and after the incoming/outgoing tides.

Good luck.

they say lamprey eel.. other fish wont touch it but sturg will..

if you decide to target sturg. dont be dissapointed if you get skunked many Xs before you get one. Sturgeon=many hrs per hook up. but when the conditions are right you can catch many in a few hours. keep at it and you will get on em. I caught them from PBs and shore but I have not caught any sturgeon from a kayak but I have only tried twice, so this winter I will be going after them. They are becoming my devil fish!! try SPB mouth of petaluma river,China camp area and the mouth of Sonoma Creek also Napa River can be very good for sturg. The Pumphouse in SPB is a favorite spot too.

If I didn't live right on the delta and had to drive to it I probably would have given up before I got one.

I've heard lamprey too. But every time I've tried it I've had 0 action.

Hey guys, I am planning a trip out to the delta on 9/5 or 9/6 to fish for sturgeon on my paddle kayak.    I have fished the delta before but never on a kayak.  I also have never tried for sturgeon but always wanted to catch one. 

  I heard that a good safe spot would be to launch from Antioch and then head over to Broad Slough.  If there are any other places that are safer, easier to fish and have big sturgeon, please let me know. 

A couple questions:  Is an anchor needed to properly fish for sturgeon or to stay safe? 
 
I wanna fish with bait to keep things simple.  Would frozen anchovies be a good bet? 

Any and all info on kayaking on the delta as well as fishing for sturgeon is much appreciated!

Thinking of just your safety, and judging by the questions you asked, my advice is to not go sturgeon fishing from your yak until you can go with someone else that is experienced.  Have some fun doing other things and then in the late fall sturgeon hookups will start to show up on the board.

Hey guys, I am planning a trip out to the delta on 9/5 or 9/6 to fish for sturgeon on my paddle kayak.    I have fished the delta before but never on a kayak.  I also have never tried for sturgeon but always wanted to catch one. 

  I heard that a good safe spot would be to launch from Antioch and then head over to Broad Slough.  If there are any other places that are safer, easier to fish and have big sturgeon, please let me know. 

A couple questions:  Is an anchor needed to properly fish for sturgeon or to stay safe? 
 
I wanna fish with bait to keep things simple.  Would frozen anchovies be a good bet? 

Any and all info on kayaking on the delta as well as fishing for sturgeon is much appreciated!

Thinking of just your safety, and judging by the questions you asked, my advice is to not go sturgeon fishing from your yak until you can go with someone else that is experienced.  Have some fun doing other things and then in the late fall sturgeon hookups will start to show up on the board.

+1 a improper rigged anchor system tied to a yak can be very dangerous.id go with fishunter his system seems ideal.id trade the bagged lunch waiting on shore for some bbq

Most easiest spot to fish for sturgeon imo is the power lines on sherman Island road. Easy launch and short paddle. Big fish out there too. Broad slough is a tricky place because of tide movements. You gotta have an understanding of tides and winds when fishing out there. Anchoring in current can be tricky too...lots of info on this forum about it so just use the search function.  Baby steps bro. Be safe

Use lamprey eel when fishing the antioch area/ Sac delta for sturgeon. You'll just get shaker stripers on the anchovies and maybe the occasional keeper bass. Cut the eel in 3-4" strips.

Thanks for all the advice and concern.  I am very apprehensive about going to the ocean for salmon.  The delta and sturgeon seemed like a less risky proposition. 

Even if I probably get skunked, just the thought that I might hook into a monster is enough to make me want to get out there.  Its like buying a lotto ticket and I know that we all feel that excitement.  I don't even want to keep one, just to reel in a legal or larger fish, unhook it, and take the memory home.   

I might not even go this weekend but I do want to learn and become a better fisherman.  So if you have any thoughts, please express them because when I'm ready, I'll come back to this thread, search the boards some more and prepare to head out there.  Thanks and tight lines! 

you may want to check the DFW regulations on targeting them also......there are many of them, ie barbless hooks, no snaring...ect.

Be Safe