Summary:  Finally, hot temperatures inland!  stripers should be pouring down river soon, and the Delta's crummy Spring Run just might be our horn of plenty.  We might even get a break and experience the more comprehensible winds of summer, rather than these relentless gusts of ill nature.   Get up early, get moving, put your feet up in the afternoon, and then go out again at dusk.

STRIPED BASS:  They are moving through the bays right now and you have to find them when you can.  In recent days they have been caught (mostly on lures like hair raisers or Kastmasters) at Loch Lomond, San Quentin Point, and Elephant Rock, with a small flurry of activity at Butler's Beach in Richmond and Rodeo when there is water (early morning).
 

STURGEON: No change. Not much going on.  But they are definitely in the Carquinez and Montezuma Slough.
 
 

PERCH: April 1 through July 31 marks the closure of perch fishing within the boundaries of the SF and SP Bays.  Better on the surf than it has been, but still hardly worth the trip until the summer wind pattern takes hold.
 
 

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES:  Good shark fishing is going on south of the 'Stick.  Find water, throw out fishy bait.  Rays continue to haunt the shallows just about anywhere.  Some salmon are coming through the Gate now.  Halibut is a slow process due to crummy tides, but should rebound this week.  Try hair raisers close to the rocks, or live bait on the piers.

FRESHWATER:  Trout plants this week at  Phoenix,  Del Valle, Chabot, Contra Loma, and Shadow Cliffs.  Not much change for the rainbow fish. Still  good fishing for trout right now.  Powerbaits (rainbow, chartreuse) reign supreme, followed by the processed meat fad baits (Crave, Predator), and then the old reliable marshmallow combos, either nightcrawlers or salmon eggs.  Lures include Rapala, Kastmaster, and Krocodile varieties; movement and flash are the important things to keep in mind.  Black bass fishing slowed to a crawl, though buzz baits might get them moving early in the morning.  Panfish have taken off and it's time for the redworm/bobber setups for some nice bluegill and red ear.  Catfish have also been turned on by the warm weather and are hitting cut fishy baits like mackerel and sardines, as well as nightcrawlers.
 

DELTA RUMORS:  The lousy weather during the Memorial Day weekend still has baitshop owners and anglers griping, and with good cause.  It's been a terrible Spring Run for striped bass.  Still, the recent turning of the seasons is a boon.  Hot days are exactly what we need to get the stripers moving down river.  If the winds are kind--even if they are not--the next week will tell a different tale as more fish are caught as they pass through the system.  Best strategy is to take along a variety of lures and some frozen baits and try to work in water about 15-20 feet deep.  If you can find live bait, even better.  If you run into pesky little stripers, move.
Sturgeon fishing is about right for this time of the year, slow and somewhat steady in the deeper sloughs or waterways, like Cache Slough or the Sacramento River below Decker Island.  Nothing to get excited about, but they are around.  Panfish are now the top prospect in the Delta, so try redworms or minnows by the tules or boat docks.  Lots of good sizes coming in.  Catfish, too, are breaking loose with the warm weather, and mackerel leads the list of favorite baits.