Fishing Spots near Martinez Marina

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Waynepj4

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Hello All,

As many of you know Im a new boater and so far have had great times on the boat. Next I am looking to get a few of my friends together for a fishing trip. I've seen people fishing right in the Carquinez Straight and fishing boats scattered about near the moth ball fleet.

Do you have any suggestions of where are good spots to anchor and fish? I was thinking about anchoring right by Hunter's Cut. Any thoughts or concerns?
 
striped, or wide mouth/black bass? very different locations and strategies.....

You live in sturgeon "heaven"....make sure you know the F&G Regs for catching them......
 
best bet is to join coastsidefishingclub.com or look at west coast highliners
there are tons of spots by the mothball fleet
you can not use a net to land a sturgeon also
 
Marine tech,
Is that some kind of new rule that you can't use a net. I can understand no gaff. I've used nets for 30+ years.
 
im pretty sure
maybe im wrong on this one
that is why you see the nooses sold
 
You can use a 36" net and a snare on sturgeon. As far as I know that rule is still in effect. I have used both and have seen both used in taking a sturgeon.
 
(You can use a net)

Wayne,

The sturgeon (& bass) do move around a lot, so what everybody does, is to use their fishfinders to locate them at the usual spots. Sturgeon show up LARGE on a FF, even a battery operated handheld marks them, LOL). But Montezuma & Suisun slough (Hunters cut) can be excellent at times. Great place to overnight or hide from the wind.

I's also suggest joining Coast Side Fishing Club (I'm "Martinez Mitch" there).

But some popular spots are (not in any particular order);

* Suisun cut.
* Horseshoe bend (the deep water curved section going around Garnet point)
* Between the Martinez brdg & the 1st row)
* Near Buoy 4, or on the shaol (be careful! You will bottom out on that sandbar if not careful)

Heres a chart:
http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/18656.shtml

PS One important thing Wayne - sturgeon fisherman don't like to be too crowded, as a large fish can get atngled easily in another boats lines, or anchor line. And they HATE to have someone fish exactly in front of them.. That's called their "line". Sturgeon are thought to travel with the current, so they don't like someone to "cork them", or anchorright in front of them. Off to either side 100 yards or behind is OK. Help that helps, don't wanna see you get yelled at not knowing the weird protocols, LOL..
 
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Originally posted by Martinez_Mitch

(You can use a net)

Wayne,

The sturgeon (& bass) do move around a lot, so what everybody does, is to use their fishfinders to locate them at the usual spots. Sturgeon show up LARGE on a FF, even a battery operated handheld marks them, LOL). But Montezuma & Suisun slough (Hunters cut) can be excellent at times. Great place to overnight or hide from the wind.

I's also suggest joining Coast Side Fishing Club (I'm "Martinez Mitch" there).

But some popular spots are (not in any particular order);

* Suisun cut.
* Horseshoe bend (the deep water curved section going around Garnet point)
* Between the Martinez brdg & the 1st row)
* Near Buoy 4, or on the shaol (be careful! You will bottom out on that sandbar if not careful)

Heres a chart:
http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/18656.shtml

PS One important thing Wayne - sturgeon fisherman don't like to be too crowded, as a large fish can get atngled easily in another boats lines, or anchor line. And they HATE to have someone fish exactly in front of them.. That's called their "line". Sturgeon are thought to travel with the current, so they don't like someone to "cork them", or anchorright in front of them. Off to either side 100 yards or behind is OK. Help that helps, don't wanna see you get yelled at not knowing the weird protocols, LOL..

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Thanks Mitch. Great advice. I will be out there this weekend and let you know if we catch anything.
 
Thanks Mitch

I remember, it used to be rope nooses, LOL
maybe DFG could not and the fish

you should post the oversize handling, because it is the big fish that produce, not the small rambunctious
 
Good idea Richie...

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Hi all,

Please go easy on those oversize sturgeon.

The oversized ones are at least 20 years old (+/- a couple of years) and many/most of the ones around 66 inches are just getting ready to spawn for the first time.

While there are a lot of young sturgeon around, there are fewer adults than in (roughly) the last 20 years.

Playing oversized fish and then hauling them out of the water radically alters their blood chemistry, reduces the changes that they will spawn soon, makes them temporarily more vulnerable to sealions (boat-strike, etc.), and can kill them outright.

It's illegal to keep an oversize sturgeon out of the water 'too long' here. It's illegal to remove any part of an oversize sturgeon from the water in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. There is some pressure to do likewise here too.

Part of the pressure to make it illegal to remove any part of an oversize sturgeon from the water is about green sturgeon. Green sturgeon are a Threatened Species in California.

Many big green sturgeon are pretty hard to tell apart from big white sturgeon. A green sturgeon >66 inch is much older than the same-sized white sturgeon, so most are spawners.

Adult green sturgeon are in the upper Sacramento River year-round, so are particularly vulnerable to stress from repeated catch-and-release.

Thanks

Marty Gingras
Supervising Biologist (Fisheries)
California Department of Fish and Game
Bay Delta Region
4001 North Wilson Way
Stockton, California 95205

Phone (209) 948-3702
FAX (209) 946-6355
email mgingrasrb2@gr5tdfg.ca.gov
 
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