Striper fishing in California’s Central Valley can be an emotional roller coaster at times. The highs can be so sweet, but then the lows can come outta nowehere and kick ya to the curb. Unlike other anadramous species like salmon that pretty much head one direction — upriver — stripers can disappear overnight and you’re never sure if they went up or down.
Here’s a glimpse of the beauty of striper fishing…the chaos, excitement and, in this case, family bonding, from a recent trip of mine…
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Looks like an awesome trip! I look forward to getting my kids tied into a few soon as well. Was that this year?
That’s awesome.
JD is the best fishing guide ever, but my Dad said we shouldn’t expect to catch 70+ stripers on every trip. I can’t wait for our next trip, and I’m sure JD will take us some place where we’ll catch at least 50 stripers a day.