Fish Caught in California Delta Area and Fish Stories from Rio Vista

Fish Caught in California Delta Area
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Spencer Frasher (employee) and Meeka, owner of Freeport Bait and Tackle had a great fishing trip on Sept. 22, 2004, but only Spencer came home with a fish.

Merle and Regie caught these stripers. The biggest one is 12 lbs. They used shad at Decker Island. 12/10/04
Mike Andrews and Allan Van Zant of Tule Lake caught these stripers. The biggest one is 35 inches and 15 lbs. They used mudsuckers at the Rio Vista Bridge. 12/3/04	Greg Maupin caught this 17lb striper on ghost shrimp. 12/4/04
Barry caught this 85 lb, 72 inch sturgeon at Cache Slough with ghost shrimp 12/01/04	Mike Newman of Rio Vista nailed this 55 lb, 60 inch sturgeon at Honker Bay on eel 12/1/04
Mike Newman of Rio Vista caught this 54.5 lb, 55 inch sturgeon on grass shrimp at the Rio Vista Bridge 11/27/04	8 lb, 27 inches and 9.3 lb, 30 inch stripers caught on shad at 3 Mile Slough 11/27/04
Pasquale Baldetta caught this 34 inch, 12 lb striper 11/22/04	Jim Seher caught this 44 lb, 55 inch sturgeon on ghost and grass shrimp 11/24/04
Jerrica Dexter of Gilroy caught this 25 inch, 5.3 lb striper on an anchovy just north of the Rio Vista Bridge 11/19/04	Al Piper of Tracey caught this 53.7 lb, 65 inch sturgeon on ghost shrimp near the Power Lines 11/20/04
Jackie Cleary of Elverta caught these stripers, 8 and 4 lbs with shad near Light #16	Bill, Travis, and Tyler Lewellen of Lodi. 8 year-old Tyler caught this 39 lb, 56.5 inch sturgeon using eel near Chain Island. 11/17/04
Wil and Bob Peterson of Rio Vista caught this 19 lb, 37.5 inch striper with a mudsucker near Decker Island. 11/13/04	Mike Newman of Rio Vista caught this 43 lb, 60 inch sturgeon with eel at Chain Island 11/14/04
Bryan Kaiser of Lodi caught this 61 inch, 52.4 lb sturgeon using ghost shrimp and grass shrimp near Decker Island 11/11/04	Shari Jones of Rio Vista bagged this 24 inch, 4.76 lb striper with ghost shrimp at the mouth of Steamboat Slough 11/12/04
Susan Freitas of Rio Vista caught these 7.86 lb and 5.1 lb stripers with mudsuckers at the mouth of Steamboat Slough 11/8/04	Cliff Dawdy and Dan Harrison of Stockton caught these stripers. Left to right - 6 lb, 4 lb, 2 lb, and 8 lbs. They used shad under the Rio Vista Bridge 11/10/04
Don Huntley of Rio Vista caught this nice salmon at Vieira's Resort trolling a Silvertron spinner 11/06/04	John Mendoza nailed this 13 lb, 31 inch striper using shad at Tower Park 11/7/04
Saul Ruiz caught this 28 inch, 6.9 lb striper at the Rio Vista pier using a mudsucker. 11/3/04	Don Huntley of Rio Vista caught this 30 inch, 11 lb salmon at Vieira's trolling a red Silvertron 11/4/04
"Grasshopper" of Galt landed this 69 inch, 67 lb sturgeon with eel and ghost shrimp at Light 1. 10/30/04	Frank and Randy Rezo of Woodland got these stripers at Decker Island using shad for bait. Frank's is 21.7 lbs and Randy's is 11.7 lbs 10/30/04
John Mendoza of Stockton caught this 83 lb, 70 inch sturgeon with 20 lb test line! He used a mudsucker in Montezuma Slough 10/23/04	Brian Kaiser of Lodi nailed this 31 inch, 11.6 lb striper with shad on False River 10/24/04
Don Huntley of Rio Vista caught this 7 lb, 26 inch striper using shad at the Rio Vista Bridge 10/23/04	Christopher Moulyn from Modesto caught this 28 inch, 8.5 lb salmon at Isleton on a red Silvertron 10/23/04
Mike Andrews of Oakley caught this 33 lb striper using shad at the Old Dairy 10/23/04	Eric Lopez of Rio Vista caught this 11 lb, 30 inch King Salmon on a Blue Fox Spinner near Hidden Harbor 10/21/04
Anthony Roberts of Patterson 36 lb Salmon caught on 10/21/04 at a place we call Two Rivers or Sturgeon Bend from the bank on the border line of Tracy & Manteca tossing a Green Silvertron Received by Email	Spencer Frasher of Rio Vista Caught this 34 inch, 16.8 lb salmon on a Chartreuse Silvertron near Isleton 9/22/04
Mark of Tracy caught this 32" 16 lb striped bass on frozen shad 9/22/04. He used a 6" Rhino combo. He has been pulling this size fish out of the water, right from the bank since July. (Delta Mendota Canal) Received by Email	Jason Lance of Vacaville 21.3 lbs King Salmon Caught on Mepps Flying C Near the Rio Vista Bridge 9/5/04
John Dougtit of Suisun 27.8 lb 41" Caught on Mudsucker near Rio Vista Bridge 9/3/04	Jimmy Flook of Suisun 26.6 lb 43" Caught on Mudsucker near Rio Vista Bridge 9/3/04

Shujah Khan
from Lodi
Caught this striper on 8-30-04
16 lbs. on Asian Blood Worm
near Decker Island

Don Huntley of Rio Vista
24" 5 lb Striper
Caught on Shad
Under the Rio Vista Bridge
9/2/04

Will Peterson
Caught this on near the Isleton Bridge
on Pile Worms
11 bs 34 inches
7-2-04

Lauren Kett Age 9
from Dixon, CA.
Caught this cool Catfish at 11 lbs
near Cache Slough on Shad
7-09-04

Torio Lagorio
from San Remon
caught this 7 lb Striper on Shad
near River Road, Rio Vista
5-23-04

Ron Sevnson of Rio Vista
caught this 17 lb
Striper on a Live Minnow
5-23-04

Murvin and Les Hand
40 and 50 lbs
04-17-04
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Decker Island

Jay caught this
near Decker Island
on Shad 17 lbs
5-14-04

Matt Stockwell
of Elk Grove
80.4 lbs/ 67"
04-17-04
Caught on Salmon Roe
Caught near Mothball Fleet

Rowland Fonbeauena
of Rio Vista
04-17-04
9.42lbs
Caught under Isleton Bridge
on Jumbo Blood Worms

Bob Thomas of
Sheepranch
04-08-04
50 lbs/ 62"
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Light #39

Allan Van Zant
of Rio Vista
04-08-04
Caught under Rio Vista Bridge
caught on Crawdads

Wes Harris and George Yexeira
from Mantica
76 lbs
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Montezuma Slough
03-16-04

Justi and Steve Adams
from Stockton
4-03-04
9.7lb/30.5"
14.5/34.5"
16.7/35"
Caught on shad
near Grizzly Islanf
04-03-04

Regie Stone & Merle Fink
of Rio Vista
3-31-04
47 lb, 56" and 70 lb, 65"
caught on shad and pile worm
at light #22

R.J. Waldron
of Concord
3-18-04
27 lbs 40 "
Caught at
Minor Slough
on Rattle Trap
Lure

Kristen Alcartado
of Rio Vista
3-19-04
44 lbs, 58"
caught on a pile worm
at 3 Mile Slough Bridge

Eric Jones
of Stockton
3-18-04
10.5 lbs
caught on shad
at False River

Dan Bateson
from Reno
3-5-04
59 lbs, 66"
Caught on Pile worms
Near marker 27
on San Joaquin River

Russel and Alan Macentire
of Stockton
3-13-04
61.5 lbs
Caught on shad
on San Joaquin River

Ramiro Ochoa
3-12-04
84 lbs, 71"
Caught on Pile worm

Kris Mueller of
Vacaville
3-12-04
Caught on Pile Worms
14.1 lbs, 35"
Near Decker Island

Chris Javelos
3-06-04
15 lb Steelhead
Caught on a Mepps Spinner
At American River

Ken Williams & R.B.
2-29-04
Caught near Rio Vista Bridge
On eel and mud shrimp
64 lbs, 63"

Tom Miller of Rio Vista
60 lbs, 60"
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Hastings Island

Chris Javelos
Steelhead
13 lbs
Caught on American River

Bill & Joey Snyder and Brandon & Mike Newman
58", 56", 64" & 67"
Caught on Herring
Near Oakland Airport
2-29-04

Jim Seher with Matt
42 lbs, 57.5"
2-28-04
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Light #42

Ron Bratchek and Ben Pollock
2-22-04
66.5 lbs, 65.5"
Caught on Ghost shrimp
Near Bouy 6

Rick
98.9 lbs.
Caught on Ghost and Grass shrimp
Near Cache Slough
2-22-04

Jim Seher and Jerry Herelson
70 lbs, 70" and 32 lbs, 51"
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Sherman Island

Mike Newman
from Rio Vista
2-14-04
65 lbs
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
at Cache Slough

Jim Towan
2-8-04
56.5", 38.6 lbs
Caught on Mudsucker
at Power Lines

Greg Maupin of
Fairfield
2-8-04
63", 64 lbs
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Cache Slough

Brant Filosena
2-7-04
51.5", 29 lbs
Caught on Ghost shrimp
near Antioch Bridge

Dug's Tug
2-7-04
57", 50 lbs
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Decker Island

Chris Javelos
of Isleton
2-1-04
15 lb steelhead
Caught on a Mepps Spinner
In American River

Alan Rice and Tom Miner
Rio Vista
53.4 lbs
Caught on Shad
Near Decker Island

Gave Campos and Davin Bisland
of Sacramento
1-31-04
4 lbs and 5 lbs
Caught on Anchovies
Near Sandy Beach

Jason Payne
of Stockton
2-1-04
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Decker Island

Loni Rose
of Rio Vista
1-30-04
64", 71 lbs
Caught on Mudsucker
at Cache Slough

Dave Carter
1-31-04
5.2 lbs, 23"
Caught on Pile Worms
Mokelumne River Area

Mark Mallmann
of Rio Vista
1-29-04
81.5 lbs, 68"
Caught on Shrimp
Near Light #46

Noel Reed
1-30-04
46.5 lbs, 57"
Caught on Shad
Near Decker Island

1-25-04
10 lbs, 31"
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
on Brannan Island

Brian Holmberg
of Rio Vista
1-26-04
12 lbs
Caught on Shad
Near Decker Island

Jesse Romero of
Placerville
1-23-04
67", 67 lbs
Caught on Mud shrimp
near Decker Island

Jason Payne
of Stockton
1-24-04
46 lbs, 56"
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
on Cache Slough

Jerry Harelson
1-21-04
63", 63.6 lbs
Caught on Grass Shrimp
Under the Rio Vista Bridge

Dan Votan
1-22-04
64", 59 lbs
Caught on Shad
near Decker Island

Pao Vang of Stockton
1-17-04
83 lbs, 70"
Caught on Grass Shrimp
Grizzly Bay

Mike Newman of Rio Vista
1-20-04
57 lbs
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
at Cache Slough

Lori Hawkins
of Citrus Heights
1-17-04
74 lbs, 71"
Caught on Ghost Shrimp
Near Fleet area

Terry Payne with Rod fishing buddy
of Valley Spring
84 lbs, 65"
Caught on Grass Shrimp
near Cache Slough

J.J. Eatmon of Stockton
1-16-04
42", 30 lb
caught on Shad
near Decker Island

Vince Watson of Stockton
1-16-04
63", 60 lbs
caught on Ghost Shrimp
near Decker Island

			Fred Reynolds of Lodi 2-9-04 68", 70.4 lbs Caught on Ghost Shrimp and Shad At Cache Slough



	Jim Seher of Orangevale 48.5 lbs, 65" Grass and Ghost Shrimp Light 43	Jerry Haroldson 65", 61 lbs on Ghost Shrimp Cache Slough Light 46	Charlie Seher of Yuba City 1-6-04 71.9 lbs, 68" Ghost Shrimp Cache Slough
Nabor Caro of Rio Vista 1-6-04 Mud Sucker 14 lbs Caught under the Rio Vista Bridge	Baynes Family Shanna, Jennifer, Joseph, Jessyka 1-4-04 of Isleton 41 lbs, 57" Grass Shrimp near Hastings Island	Rick Barragan 1-3-04 of Rio Vista 65.2 lbs, 66" Ghost Shrimp Cache Slough area	Sonny Nguyen 1-1-04 36 lbs, 46" Grass shrimp Power Lines

Baynes Family 12-31-03 54", 38 lbs Pile Worms near Hastings Island	December 2003 Fish Caught by Freeeport Bait and Tackle Customers and Weighed In at the shop		China Camp 12-31-03 71.5", 80 lbs San Pablo Bay - 1st Sturgeon caught
Bill Meyer from Carmichael 78.1 pounds Caught on Eel near Rio Vista Bridge 12-27-03	Roland Speth of Galt 37.5 pounds Caught on Roe near Rio Vista Bridge 12-28-03	Joe, Annee and Mark Yurek of Auburn 10, 3, 3 and 31pounds Caught on Ghost Shrimp & Shad near Power Lines 12-27-03	Lebar Carpenter 66 lbs, 66" long Caught on Ghost Shrimp & Eel near Cache Slough 12-26-03
Willy Peterson, Jim Donnely, Rowland Fonbuena & Lebar Carpenter (caught sturgeon) 12-26-03	Ed Snyder and Allan Van Lant 10, 11, 12 & 13 lbs Caught on Shad 12-22-03	RC 85.5 lbs, 71.5" long Caught on Grass Shrimp near Ryer Island Ferry 12-22-03	89 lbs, 71" long Caught on Ghost Shrimp near Power Lines 12-22-03
Willy Bottimore of Sacramento 71 pounds, 64" long Caught on Shad & Ghost Shrimp near Chain Island 12-21-03	Phillip Treat of Isleton (left) 7.9 lb. (24.5") & 7 lbs (27") Brian Holmberg of Lodi 13 lbs. (32") & 8 lbs. (25") near Isleton Bridge on Mudsuckers 12-21-03	Phillip Treat of Isleton 13 pounds, 32" Caught on Mudsucker near Isleton on incoming tide 12-20-03	Gary Evans of Lockford 45.6 lbs, 55" long Caught on Eel near Sherman Island Power Line 12-21-03
Jim Seher of Lodi 57.5 pounds, 64" Caught on Ghost shrimp near Light #43 12-18-03	Doug Darling Camp Host of Windy Cove 69.6 pounds, 71.5" Caught on Shad near Sherman Island 12-18-03	Doug of Hastings Island 17 pounds Caught on Shad near Hastings Island 12-17-03	Dave of Rio Vista 9.5 pounds Caught on Shad under Rio Vista Bridge 12-17-03

Fish Caught from May 2003
to November 2003

Can be found at this link

Fish May to November 2003



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