Sturgeon

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SAN PABLO BAY STURGEON
(San Rafael) Very few anglers have been fishing from boat or shore during the recent round of winter storms. However, fishing should definitely bust loose as the water of San Pablo Bay freshens from the storm inflows.
“The weather was crummy today and yesterday, but good weather is forecasted tomorrow, January 27,” said Keith Fraser of Loch Lomond Live Bait and Tackle. “The anglers that braved the weather reported catching some sturgeon in the bay over the past two weeks.”
Scott Snider of Tracy demonstrated his angling process by catching and releasing an oversized sturgeon estimated between 78 and 82 inches long. He also lost another fish about the same size. He was soaking ghost shrimp from his boat off Hamilton Field.

Fish Hookers Reoprt
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 13:12:52
Current Report:

The rain has come the weather has had some nice breaks but with the big tides and the full moon the sturgeon fishing has not picked up like we had hoped. This could change next week. This last week the Fish 'n' Fool IV had poor results on the sturgeon. The sturgeon seemed to be on the move but it was hard to figure out what direction they were moving. Today, the fishermen aboard the Fish 'n' Fool IV have boated a 7 pound striper and all the fish seem to getting more active. There seems to be some concentration of sturgeon below the Benicia Bridge but the fish contimue to move daily. The dirty water finally hit down below Pittsburg but with the nicer weather has started to clear somewhat. The smaller tides should start producing some better action. We will be out searching for the hot spots this next week. Just give us a call if you want to join us.