Hey guys, CalBassin here!!

 

Just wondering if anyone here fishes the Cal Delta as well and if so, what do you fish with? And what colors? I've seen many red looking craws in the water so I've been using black and red jigs n such. Anyone else have any useful insight? Thanks!

I fish the stockton delta... poppers... craw trailer jigs.... topwater frogs and flukes are worth trying

I have caught bass on black craws texas rigged..... I would use natural colors or black/purple.. is the water clear there? You fishing the shallow channels or biger water?

I sell alot of jigs to the delta stores and right now it's these colors that are working;

 

spring craw - g.p./red/org.

Black/ blue,

Black/red

Brn./purple

Black/brn./red

Trailers depend on what you like, most will work.

Head styles: Poison = 3/8,1/2,&3/4 - Football = 3/8, 1/2 - Hook = 5/0 round shank. you can try other types of hook but I think you'll find the round shank to be the best.

The water is starting to warm up do to the hotter weather and their no letting much out of the damns. Stay on the upper delta areas (Franks tract up to and pass Stockton on the San Jauquin side, and above Rio Vista on the Sac River. Their having big problems with the sea lions around discovery bay area and mouth of San Jauquin.

Punching a 3/4 or 1 oz. poison head works very well in the milfoil & coon tail grasses with out the big exspence of the entire rig. Half the price with better results.

Good luck,

Bruce

I have caught bass on black craws texas rigged..... I would use natural colors or black/purple.. is the water clear there? You fishing the shallow channels or biger water?

I fish near the Antioch bridge but I've been looking for better places. There's just a whole bunch of small ones where I am.

The guys at bass pro shop were saying that the RoboWorm Margarita Mutilator (purple top and brown bottom) was extremely popular bait in the delta..I dont fish that far towards the bay. I fish mostly by Stockton... everything near 8mile road.. alot of the areas I fish are farm irrigation but they cam hold monster bass

Good luck