![]() When you mark a sturgeon on the sonar, there is no mistaking it. Instead I zig zag so I can see as much of the terrain as possible. When I’m hunting for fish I want the best look at the bottom I can get so I don’t drive the boat in a straight line. You want to slow the boat down to an idle well before you get to the spot to avoid spooking fish. Okay so you’ve done your homework, marked several potential spots to explore, know what times the tide will be high and low and you’re approaching the first spot in your boat. The areas where I’ve had the most luck hooking sturgeon are the flat, relatively deep areas above and below deep holes, in and around deep holes that occur on bends in the river or sloughs and on the deepwater edge of clam beds. Since, when those fish become active and move out of the hole to eat, you can put yourself in a position to ambush them. Now the sturgeon you find holding along the bottom of deep holes often won’t be feeding, but deep areas do attract and concentrate sturgeon and that is important. Conversely out on the main Sacramento where the much of the water averages 20 to 30 feet deep, water that is 40 or more feet deep constitutes a deep spot. In a slough that averages 10 feet deep a hole that is 20 feet deep is deep. Of course the term “deep hole” is relative. The first thing you want to locate are deep holes. When you unfold the map to look for potential sturgeon fishing spots, you are looking for several different features. One of your greatest resources for finding sturgeon is your delta map. These days with modern electronics and a more widespread and thorough understanding of sturgeon behavior, the amount of time it takes an angler to land a keeper is significantly shorter…Usually. Back in the old days, it was said that an aspiring sturgeon angler could plan on putting in an average of 100 hours on the water, before that first elusive keeper was landed. With good sturgeon action now underway in the West Delta this is a perfect time to contemplate how to catch sturgeon during the late fall and winter months.Ĭonsistently successful sturgeon anglers are the ones that effectively blend, patience, skill, execution and plain unadulterated luck. ![]() ![]() There are two kinds of anglers residing in northern California, those that HAVE landed a sturgeon and those that SHOULD land a sturgeon. ![]()
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