Salmon fishing Benicia area: Hello all now it’s my turn to ask Please to anyone who has any information on fishing 🎣 with lures mainly trolling for Salmon in the Benicia and Martinez...

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Hello all now it’s my turn to ask
Please to anyone who has any information on fishing 🎣 with lures mainly trolling for Salmon in the Benicia and Martinez area I am trying to put together a fishing 🎣 trip in the near future with SAW1 and Sonoma Ben
If anyone has experience in this area for Salmon trolling it would be deeply appreciated for information
Thank you 🙏

BongsonBob Loc: East Bay

Blue Fox spinners

Jeremy Loc: America

D Tong wrote:

Hello all now it’s my turn to ask
Please to anyone who has any information on fishing 🎣 with lures mainly trolling for Salmon in the Benicia and Martinez area I am trying to put together a fishing 🎣 trip in the near future with SAW1 and Sonoma Ben
If anyone has experience in this area for Salmon trolling it would be deeply appreciated for information
Thank you 🙏

Are you familiar with Echips?

Jeremy Loc: America

Jeremy wrote:

Are you familiar with Echips?

Baitfish emit electricity. Echips are similar to a piezo ignitor a small electric generator to reproduce baitfish electrical discharges. I thought it was very crazy but it is very effective. You can run these in front of a blue Fox type spinner or plug cut herring and have excellent results. There is devices for fisherman that emit electricity onto downriggers as well. Blackbox is the name of a device by Scotty. Russian scientists discovered the baitfish emitting electricity and have experimented with the electric for quite awhile now. The super baits can be trolled alone or behind any of the triangles or surfboard shaped things with good results. You need to add tuna for scent in the super bait. It’s nice to not have to keep cutting bait or finding fresh herring. Green label is the best size unless targeting huge Chinook. Take a good large Salmon net too.

See the little electric generator?

Jeremy Loc: America

Jeremy wrote:

Baitfish emit electricity. Echips are similar to a... (show quote)

Blackbox

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Jeremy wrote:

Are you familiar with Echips?

No I am not familiar with Echips Jeremy
What is that

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Wow that’s really cool thank you 🙏 for all the great information

Tball Loc: Phelan ca

Yup. Listen to these guys. Some good info. I’d go with the flasher and chip in front of a anchovie on a harness rig. Or sometimes super slow troll a big flatfish lure. You’ll need to experiment with color and size and depth of course. Good luck.

Jeremy Loc: America

Tball wrote:

Yup. Listen to these guys. Some good info. I’d go with the flasher and chip in front of a anchovie on a harness rig. Or sometimes super slow troll a big flatfish lure. You’ll need to experiment with color and size and depth of course. Good luck.

Anchovy is ok. Here in Oregon we usually use Herring though. Always test hooks for sharpness. I learned from a Salmon Fishing guide many decades ago to push the hook into your thumbnail and try to move it in 360 degrees if it slips in any direction the hook needs to be sharpened.

Jeremy Loc: America

I test hook sharpness for any fishing.

Southcountybayarea Loc: SanMartin

I need to go Salmon fishing 👍

Tball Loc: Phelan ca

You are correct Jeremy. Sharpe hooks a must. And herring further north is appropriate.
I’ve always used anchovy from Moss landing up to the Bay Area though. Seems I’ve always had better luck with them. But sometimes trolling a squid works also. Right place right time helps to. You just never know.

Jarheadfishnfool Loc: Woodlake/Tulare ,Ca.

D Tong wrote:

No I am not familiar with Echips Jeremy
What is that

I personally haven't fished the S.F. Bay for Salmon , but the second photo of triangular flashers is what we use in Coos Bay & Winchester Bay Oregon,👍🙏🤙 with cut plugged herring, I really don't know the answer DT but slow troll good luck to you friend and let us know how you did

Jeremy Loc: America

Tball wrote:

You are correct Jeremy. Sharpe hooks a must. And herring further north is appropriate.
I’ve always used anchovy from Moss landing up to the Bay Area though. Seems I’ve always had better luck with them. But sometimes trolling a squid works also. Right place right time helps to. You just never know.

I have never used Squid but heard about someone else using them. I know they hooked a bunch of Lingcod in the Ocean west of Winchester with Jarheadfishingfool and I.

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Again thank you 🙏 everyone these are very good 👍 ideas and information I’ll most definitely be trying some 👍👍🙏