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The wait continues for the fall striped bass run to materialize. Downstreamers do make the occasional showing at the Isleton bridge and other locations on the Old Sacramento River. But stripers coming into the system from the salty bays seemed to have stalled near Antioch, where Tong Chang of the Outdoor Sportsman has claimed fish in the sub-legal to 3-pound bracket.

School-sized stripers are found at Broad Slough, the Antioch bridge, Chain Island and as far up as Decker Island, where shallow-running lures work best.

Largemouth bass are fairly numerous in the 1- to 2-pound bracket, but hooking a 5-pounder is a real feat. Flippin' jigs and Senkos gets the most action. King salmon are passing through the Delta in good numbers, especially for this early in the spawning run. A few are hooked weekly, up to 18 pounds, near Vieira's Resort on large spinners, reported guide Barry Canevaro of Isleton. The better bite for salmon is farther up the Sacramento River at Miller and Discovery parks. Warning: Salmon fishing is not permitted on the Mokelumne River.

Catfish and bluegill round out the fare. Sturgeon are zip.

Ocean - Wind permitting, angling for king salmon is good and improving for private craft and charters outside the Golden Gate. Kings in the 24- to 25-inch bracket, occasionally to 22 pounds, are south of the gate at Mussel Rock and Linda Mar. Larger salmon, from the mid-teens to 34 pounds, are found in less quantity at Point Bonita, Duxbury, Muir Beach and Point Reyes. When the ocean permits, two-fish limits are the norm. The migratory push through the gate and into the Sacramento River system is on! The bite is lessening at Monterey Bay and off-and-on at Bodega Bay, where the wind has been a real problem. Rockfishing is good up and down the coast, but anglers are concentrating more on salmon.

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