Striper Fishing Rio Vista unexpected catch!

[@mikeshuck2760]

Nice!! Did the accident sturgeon catch 20 years ago by Sherman. And yes, smaller sturgeon you can take out of the water for a pic. Over size and Green you are not supposed to remove from the water. That adolescent fish was beautiful! Good thing it was a small fish, 60+ inch probably would have spooled you. I have caught one small Green, I was solo, had in the boat before I realized it was green. Got a pic and quickly released. Fish and Game were at the dock when I went to load. Discussed the catch, they were cool about my catch and pic.

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you. Awesome story! Thanks for sharing

[@FishingTime_LetsGo]

Awesome catch🎣👊

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you!🎣🤙

[@EstherAndTheStraightRazo-rq8sd]

Never caught one before. What a cool fish. Nice work my dude.

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you! Only my second sturgeon. Such a blast though, what a fight! like a train!

[@SHUT.UPnFISH]

To measure sturgeon it is tip of nose to fork of tail. Nice catch and release.

[@fishtherapy247]

👍 Thank you!

[@my350z916]

Nice! Fun to watch video!

[@fishtherapy247]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@ejrc314]

Nice catch, congratulations brother!!

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you!

[@gerardomartindelcampo1627]

Nice job. Thanks for the video and all the good instructional info. Just subscribed.

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the sub!👍🎣

[@Eskah.Mof0]

Great catch 🪝

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you!

[@ronburks3062]

I enjoy your videos. I fish around Rio Vista now while striper fishing we are catching sturgeon on sardines.

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank yeah, it seems like the sturgeon population is climbing 👍

[@hmoobshow2482]

Where do you have your sonar mounted so you could see your bait/lure like that?

[@fishtherapy247]

The transducer is mounting on the stern by the motor. Level adjustment is key. I use regular sonar when I'm sitting still. I put it on high cherp with A-scope on

[@pd2468]

I remember back in the day in benisha On the 9th street pier, my brother caught 201 pound Over seven feet long

[@fishtherapy247]

Holy smokes, that's crazy yeah there out there.

[@JordanSmith-rg4uv]

What app are you using for the tides?

[@fishtherapy247]

Tides Near Me.

[@erickanderson6976]

Nice catch but you drag is your best friend. You had it way to tight in my opinion. But good fish. I do enjoy your videos.

[@fishtherapy247]

Yeah, I probably did. Thank you. I appreciate it!

[@soosilly79]

Right On! I believe it's AI though cause DFG said sturgeon are in decline and threatened so it's a fake catch. Impressive nonetheless!

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you!

[@TooThotForTV]

Beautiful Catch Brother​@@fishtherapy247

[@EstherAndTheStraightRazo-rq8sd]

😂😂😂

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you sir!

[@mikeschreiber6422]

A nice clean healthy fish what a beauty Fish On Peace✌️

[@fishtherapy247]

Yes, it was! Thank you! Fish on 🤙🎣

[@jaychu2691]

They really need to reconsider the aize and bag limit of striper to save the native fish population, it is a start. Striper compete with sturgeon, and the are better designed predator fish. Itll definitely help the salmon population. Nice catch, i havent fished for sturgeon in over ten years, and dont think i ever will again, unless its a bicatch.

[@Just_4_Fish]

Do you realize that mismanagement of the salmon hatchery and water flows caused all that you’re talking about. Don’t forget all the insecticide and pesticide that AG uses and in turn seeps into the water systems.

[@richdiddens4059]

​@@Just_4_FishStiped bass are an invasive species. It varies from year to year but between 15 and 30% of salmon smolts are eaten each year by stripers on their way to the ocean. And a similar amount of native smelt. Removing size and bag limits on stripers would have a huge affect on salmon numbers.

[@Just_4_Fish]

@@richdiddens4059 it doesn’t matter if we aren’t even producing enough smolts and releasing at the right locations. Clearly the salmon returns aren’t even a shadow of what they used to be. You’re talking about small issues, I’m talking about the main villain. The villain in this case throws the striper idea out there to distract from the main issue and it’s clearly working as many of you took the bait.

[@fishtherapy247]

Well said 👍

[@jaychu2691]

@Just_4_Fish I'm a 43 year old californian, and have fished since I was old enough to walk, I said it would be a START, I live in Sacramento where the two major norcal rivers meet along with the feather, I know. We all need to eat, so the water diversion won't change, they really need to reconsider bag limit or no limit at all. For every striper that eats a salmon no matter what stage of life it is in, that's 1 less salmon that wouldn't have been eaten by an invasive specie, do u agree on that? Striper don't just target smolt, a full grown striper will try to prey on full grown salmon as well. Every striper we take out the water will help, you know it yourself. Only proponents are bait shops and guides, because they make a killing on bait and gear when the striper migrate.

[@Chasing_scales]

Wat app is that

[@fishtherapy247]

Tides near me

[@Lgiorgiojr1]

They must be hunger to eat that bait🪝

[@jimycrackcorn408]

Nice sturgeon, bro I'm here in the bay area. Southbay hit me up sometime if you want fishing buddy I'd be down to go out and boat with you. I got all the gear fishing the Delta life just let me know what we're fishing for. Also used to fly fish guide central Oregon salmon guide in Alaska!!

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you! Wow, that's awesome you used to guide in Alaska! We will have to go out sometime. I'm usually either in rio Vista Delta or Sacramento River near West Sac, which are my two main areas I go

[@billynye6719]

Alviso has some of the best sturgeon fishing .! Giants of the bay. ! Don't drive by all the fish......

[@pegatron6599]

How much is your sun glasses

[@fishtherapy247]

$50 big 5 on sale

[@TJ-hd5ym]

No sturgeon any size can be taken this year

[@Justin-k1l3h]

great if you can afford a boat fish radar and a truck to pull it all

[@shortbarrel5263]

I thought you weren’t supposed to take them out the water?

[@lisakrumwide2013]

Isn't that just for greens?

[@fishtherapy247]

Only if they are bigger than 60 inches. I took pictures and released safely.

[@Broletariatt96]

where are people hearing this? it's absolutely not true but it ends up on every single sturgeon catch video or pic..

[@shortbarrel5263]

@@fishtherapy247 oh ok cool I didn’t know that

[@Broletariatt96]

man that water is dirty!

[@fishtherapy247]

Yea, but not much debris in water. My line was clean every reel in

[@blkaudiofan]

Bro I thought it was gonna be a ray or something that doesn’t belong in the delta! lol it’s just a Dino they’re in there. lol

[@fishtherapy247]

yea, I know, but it was a surprise to me. I was wishing it was a monster striper

[@gardenfreedomdecor]

sturgeon

[@cyndimurphy3470]

What a catch!

[@fishtherapy247]

Thank you!

[@mrb9502]

Don’t lift it out of the water…..