Wow... finally back to Stockton after about 10 months....9-6 and 9-8

[Steve McBasser]

After a long layoff from Stockton I finally got back up there on Tuesday and Thursday last week. Based on my fishing journal we ran a typical September pattern for Stockton and in spite of the low water situation it paid off big.... Tuesday Gary and I were on the water by 6:30am and we were totally fogged in until after 10am. We caught a bunch of fish but they were mostly dinks. I had 5 walleye, 10 big green sunfish, and probably 30 bass. I also caught 5 white bass. Gary also had a bunch of dinkers. Then my buddy Dean and I went back up on Thursday and had just the oppisite kind of day. We didn't catch as many fish but the ones we did catch were better quality. The water temp was in the upper 70's when we started but was about 82* when we quit. We found the fish to be VERY shallow. Ridiculously shallow in fact. At one point we were in 3.7' of water casting to 0 and the fish were hitting it as soon as the bait hit the water. Windy gravel points and pockets were best and the little muddy sloughs were a sure bite. It was crazy.....

[yowoodchuck]

Thanks for the report--been wondering about Stockton.

[TRRANGER]

Steve nice report, So that red ride your fishing out of, what model Ranger is it? 

[Steve McBasser]

Its a '94 364V....probably the nicest one on the planet.... The original owner won it in a Bass n Gals tournament. I fished with her husband out of it for almost 20 years and then they sold it to my buddy Dean so I still get to fish out of it every now and then..... It still shines like a diamond, runs like a top, and catches fish like crazy...