Barge Hole on the Sacramento River in Cottonwood CA
California Fishing
Aug 5, 2022 11:08:18 #
farmer tom
Loc: stockton california
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with flatfish with sardines tied on and no luck so around 8:00
our guide Jason Wigham switched to roe and we started to get a few bites.About an hour later I finally
hoked one and got it in. It was still slow so we moved around to a few different spots and them to a deep
hole and we started to hook up. Then my friend hooked a big , fought it for about ten mins. and it broke
his line. Then a little later he got another one and that one spooled him. Then his son hooked one and the fight
was on! It took him 45 mins to get it to the boat. what a fight! Our guides guess on length was 6' to 7' and
100 plus lbs. We had a great day.
our guide Jason Wigham switched to roe and we started to get a few bites.About an hour later I finally
hoked one and got it in. It was still slow so we moved around to a few different spots and them to a deep
hole and we started to hook up. Then my friend hooked a big , fought it for about ten mins. and it broke
his line. Then a little later he got another one and that one spooled him. Then his son hooked one and the fight
was on! It took him 45 mins to get it to the boat. what a fight! Our guides guess on length was 6' to 7' and
100 plus lbs. We had a great day.
Aug 5, 2022 11:24:30 #
TomTrack44
Loc: Petaluma, CA
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
Nice fish, thanks for sharing!
Aug 5, 2022 11:49:11 #
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
Wow, that looks like an exciting day Tom. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures.
Aug 5, 2022 12:22:31 #
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Aug 5, 2022 13:00:14 #
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
YEEHAW. Sure sounds like a great time.
Aug 5, 2022 13:06:24 #
Don't they have to be under 72 inches to keep em? Very nice fish. Thanks for sharing.
Aug 5, 2022 13:13:26 #
Aug 5, 2022 13:17:37 #
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
Wow!!!!!!! What a day. Thank you for sharing, tom.
Aug 5, 2022 13:27:05 #
Aug 5, 2022 14:01:16 #
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
6' or 7' Man that would be a dream come true. Good pics thanks for the short story too farmer tom.
Aug 5, 2022 14:01:32 #
Bobfromfremont
Loc: Fremont Ca
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
What kind of fish is that big one?
Aug 5, 2022 14:39:08 #
Aug 5, 2022 14:39:19 #
farmer tom wrote:
We got on the river at 5:30 am. We stared with fla... (show quote)
Great catching Tom ! Awesome pics ! We'll be up in Corning, Woodson Bridge RV park next month to try for Salmon ,, Thanks for sharing your day with us ,Congrats !🤙🤙👍
Aug 5, 2022 14:51:17 #
Fishing Fool
Loc: redding, ca
Told you they were there....Great job....the "Barge Hole" gets a lot of traffic. We fish about two miles below and 1 mile above and rarely another boat. The salmon are being caught at Humboldt and Trinidad as it opened back up The first of August. Lots of bottom fish and they are catching Pacific Halibut limits most every trim until poundage limits are reached...probably next week.
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