I just got back from three nights at Brannan Island Park (near Rio
Vista on the Sacramento River). I fished Tuesday through Thursday, and
caught a total of three sturgeon.

Tuesday was a blank, but a flat calm and beautiful day on the
Sacramento River.

Wednesday was breezy, but after aborting a trip to Suisun due to a
very rough river, I came back to the same old spot off Decker. During
the afternoon I reeled in two sturgeon, both females (I'm pretty sure)
and both about 66" or more and probably close to 70 lbs. I released
both to continue the mission upriver.

Thursday my friend, Willie, joined me and after a few unsuccessful
sets to what seemed to be sturgeon bites, we got onto one tough ol'
male sturgeon. After Willie got it to the boat he measured in at 55"
and weighed 31 Lbs. That was Willie's first sturgeon and he's now
joined me on the downward spiral to uselessness.

All fish fell for eel.

More info and photos at my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:02:48 -0800 (PST), FishWisher
wrote:

I just got back from three nights at Brannan Island Park (near Rio
Vista on the Sacramento River). I fished Tuesday through Thursday, and
caught a total of three sturgeon.

Tuesday was a blank, but a flat calm and beautiful day on the
Sacramento River.

Wednesday was breezy, but after aborting a trip to Suisun due to a
very rough river, I came back to the same old spot off Decker. During
the afternoon I reeled in two sturgeon, both females (I'm pretty sure)
and both about 66" or more and probably close to 70 lbs. I released
both to continue the mission upriver.

Thursday my friend, Willie, joined me and after a few unsuccessful
sets to what seemed to be sturgeon bites, we got onto one tough ol'
male sturgeon. After Willie got it to the boat he measured in at 55"
and weighed 31 Lbs. That was Willie's first sturgeon and he's now
joined me on the downward spiral to uselessness.

All fish fell for eel.

More info and photos at my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

Again, great story and photos, Dale. Willie looks as proud as a
peacock, and rightly so.

Thanks for the post.
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On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:02:48 -0800 (PST), FishWisher
wrote:

I just got back from three nights at Brannan Island Park (near Rio
Vista on the Sacramento River). I fished Tuesday through Thursday, and
caught a total of three sturgeon.

Tuesday was a blank, but a flat calm and beautiful day on the
Sacramento River.

Wednesday was breezy, but after aborting a trip to Suisun due to a
very rough river, I came back to the same old spot off Decker. During
the afternoon I reeled in two sturgeon, both females (I'm pretty sure)
and both about 66" or more and probably close to 70 lbs. I released
both to continue the mission upriver.

Thursday my friend, Willie, joined me and after a few unsuccessful
sets to what seemed to be sturgeon bites, we got onto one tough ol'
male sturgeon. After Willie got it to the boat he measured in at 55"
and weighed 31 Lbs. That was Willie's first sturgeon and he's now
joined me on the downward spiral to uselessness.

All fish fell for eel.

More info and photos at my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

Again, great story and photos, Dale. Willie looks as proud as a
peacock, and rightly so.

Thanks for the post.

Wicked nice, I gotta' get the boat back in the water next season if I
can get any days off from racin'. But the kids come first Someday when
they are grown and gone, I will get more time to fish.

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Wafa free again.

"FishWisher" wrote in message
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I just got back from three nights at Brannan Island Park (near Rio
Vista on the Sacramento River). I fished Tuesday through Thursday, and
caught a total of three sturgeon.

Tuesday was a blank, but a flat calm and beautiful day on the
Sacramento River.

Wednesday was breezy, but after aborting a trip to Suisun due to a
very rough river, I came back to the same old spot off Decker. During
the afternoon I reeled in two sturgeon, both females (I'm pretty sure)
and both about 66" or more and probably close to 70 lbs. I released
both to continue the mission upriver.

Thursday my friend, Willie, joined me and after a few unsuccessful
sets to what seemed to be sturgeon bites, we got onto one tough ol'
male sturgeon. After Willie got it to the boat he measured in at 55"
and weighed 31 Lbs. That was Willie's first sturgeon and he's now
joined me on the downward spiral to uselessness.

All fish fell for eel.

More info and photos at my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

I was going to Decker Thursday, but heard it was really windy, so cancelled.

On Nov 6, 6:28*pm, "Bill McKee" wrote:

I was going to Decker Thursday, but heard it was really windy, so cancelled.

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Too bad you missed it, Bill. Thursday was a flat calm, gorgeous day.

Dale
www.FishWisher.com

FishWisher wrote:

I just got back from three nights at Brannan Island Park (near Rio
Vista on the Sacramento River). I fished Tuesday through Thursday, and
caught a total of three sturgeon.

Tuesday was a blank, but a flat calm and beautiful day on the
Sacramento River.

Wednesday was breezy, but after aborting a trip to Suisun due to a
very rough river, I came back to the same old spot off Decker. During
the afternoon I reeled in two sturgeon, both females (I'm pretty sure)
and both about 66" or more and probably close to 70 lbs. I released
both to continue the mission upriver.

Thursday my friend, Willie, joined me and after a few unsuccessful
sets to what seemed to be sturgeon bites, we got onto one tough ol'
male sturgeon. After Willie got it to the boat he measured in at 55"
and weighed 31 Lbs. That was Willie's first sturgeon and he's now
joined me on the downward spiral to uselessness.

All fish fell for eel.

More info and photos at my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

Sounds like me and Steelhead fishing here in Idaho. A trip last weekend
to Hells Canyon. Caught two keepers (hatchery fish) lost one that broke
30# test line. A trip to the sporting goods store. $100 worth the
tackle later ready to go again. Kind of like owning a boat. (Break out
another thousand) Jim

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