Stripers on the fly at Napa

When the ocean forecast doesn’t look that great for Salmon, I look to fly fish inland. Being that it was gonna be way too hot, figured I’d give the Napa a go. Great day out there fly fishing the sloughs, had the place to myself more or less. Striper bite was pretty good with catching 4 and losing 3 / barbless hooks. Definitely a fun day but had to leave early cause of a broken leader. Was fishing my eight weight, self tied clouser and sink6 line.


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Thanks for the report and picture Brandon. Nice looking Striper.

Nice stripes B!

nice ones brandon. i wanna get back out there with the fly rod!

Hell yeah

sounds like fun, have not made it out to the slough yet

sounds like fun, have not made it out to the slough yet

Definitely worth while based on the action

nice ones brandon. i wanna get back out there with the fly rod!

 

Nice stripes B!

I'm gonna get a fly rod in your hand soon enough!

I was out there today and picked up 17 fish on conventional trolling. Only 1 was over 18”. Met a fly fisherman who had a 40 fish day with maybe 5 or 10 keeper size. Next time I’m bringing the fly rod.

I was out there today and picked up 17 fish on conventional trolling. Only 1 was over 18”. Met a fly fisherman who had a 40 fish day with maybe 5 or 10 keeper size. Next time I’m bringing the fly rod.

Nice - sounds like plenty of action!

Wow, what a day, were you in the main river? I was thinking of going today, but slept in!!! Tomorrow is off the books since its raining :/

I was out there today and picked up 17 fish on conventional trolling. Only 1 was over 18”. Met a fly fisherman who had a 40 fish day with maybe 5 or 10 keeper size. Next time I’m bringing the fly rod.

I put in at Cuttings and fished downriver. Most action was from Mud slough to Napa Sough and up into Napa Sough.  It would be a slog to go further from that put-in, unless timing a good tide.  Do you put in somewhere else?

I put in at Cuttings and fished downriver. Most action was from Mud slough to Napa Sough and up into Napa Sough.  It would be a slog to go further from that put-in, unless timing a good tide.  Do you put in somewhere else?

nope, same place as you Cuttings Wharf. I was just fishing in Fagan Marsh, which is the second slough downriver


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