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I just recently found this site and I was wondering if there is anyone else here who fishes in the delta near Stockton for crappie? I have one spot that seems to always produce (I don't have a boat so my options are kind of limited) but I would like to find more places around here.
Hey man and welcme to crappie.com
I am from the bay area and will be in twon next week how is the crappie fishing are they spawning yet?
I normally fish they tracy area
I'm pretty sure they are already spawned out around stockton. I went out yesterday and caught a lot of small warmouth, a black bass, and a decent crappie. My girlfriend also caught a 1.5-2 pound bass on a bluegill rig with a redworm.
i tried the delta and had 0 luck where are you guys fishing oh and welcome to the board.:)
I usually fish for crappie under the first bridge on 8 mile road past I-5 right outside of Stockton.
I have mixed luck there. Last time I went there I fished with minnows for 4 hours and only caught a tiny bass but when I switched to redworms 4 feet down under a slip float I caught a bunch of bluegill and warmouth as well as a really nice shellcracker (7 or 8 inches).
Right now fishing under that bridge is my favorite spot to fish just because its a great place to get out of the heat! If you live around here you know what I mean. Its usually 10-15 degrees cooler in the shade under that bridge and even if there are more productive spots I know of you can't beat the shade. I usually take a radio with me there too. If you see a tall just plain large guy fishing for gills, crappie, or bass over there with headphones or a speaker radio and possibly fishing with his girlfriend feel free to say hi and introduce yourselves!
Hope to see you out on the delta!
what time are you fishing. for me i like to start right b 4 dusk thats when i usually slay em. im gonna have to come down that way. minnows yeah they love em do you have a crappie light for night fishing.
I usually go after work.. I work morning shifts so I have a hard time fishing at night. I dont have a crappie light. I do alright on bluegill and bass during the afternoon but not usually many crappie.
i will be looking for ya
I went out to holland tract the other day with some friends to wakeboard and brought my poles along and fished a little. I didnt catch any crappie, but I caught 1 catfish, 2 bass, 1 warmouth, and 4 redears. Pretty good for fishing for only about 1 hour. I didnt have any fish finder and that was my first time fishing there. Seems pretty good though aside from the big skier population out in that water :)
i figured this is as good a place as any to start, considering the love i have been shone from the board members down south. =)
i am a recent transplant to the bay area, having moved here in feb. from Louisiana. ive been reading/posting on the LA forums for, oh i guess over a year now, and im absolutely DIEING to get my hands wet locally. I live in SF, but work in Oakland, and am becoming familiar with the surrounding area and water. I have been fishing ONE TIME since moving here. a buddy from work took me bassfishing around the antioch bridge. now, i know, i know this is crappie.com, but im looking for ANY hot fishing tips, or even someone to show me the ropes.
i look forward to more posts, and maybe even a PM here or there.
good luck out there,
Mark
go to recordnet.com and go to sports then go to the outdoors section.
This is the Stockton newspaper, and they usually have a fairly good report on where the fishing is hot. They tell about lakes, rivers, the bay, and the ocean.
Hey Sonar Mark.....I live in Sacramento but want to do more crappie fishing locally (delta, Napa area, Valley). I just got back from 9 days of fishing in Arkansas and had a great time catching crappie when we did. My Mom's side is from Shreveport so I have been there and have crappie fished on Cross Lake 3 or 4 times. Lots of fun and of course my great grandfather always caught all the fish as he was so good at flippin up under the boat houses. If the water was high I had almost no chance if the fish weren't out on the edges.
Haha...just saw the original posts of this thread were in 2007.
guess there isnt too many California crappie fishers...
:welcome guys! Well, There a few of us hanging around. Me.. i'm usually hanging out on the main board. It's a great place to learn.Quote:
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Thanks!! How often are you able to go fishing?
About once or twice a month during the warmer weather.