What Are The Best Places To Fish For Inland Salmon In Northern California?

[JonBailey]

I want to be able to fish for them on a multi-species deep-vee prop-driven aluminum boat under 20 feet. 

This is obviously not for large bays, arms or coastal waters. 

 

I want the best tasting salmon and fish weights for the grill and for the smoker. 

 

Which seasons are the best?

 

Which species are the best?

 

Are salmon found in inland waters strictly during spawning seasons? 

 

Are there more species of salmon than the chinook or king in northern California inland waters? 

 

Which bodies of water navigable by small motor boar is the best for very good food salmon?

 

I live in Sacramento.

 

The navigable non-land-locked bodies of water around here including but not limited to:

 

1. The Feather River

2. The Sacramento River

3. The San Joaquin River

4. The California Delta with its various complex maze of sloughs and channels

5. Folsom Lake

6. Carquinez Strait

 

 

I am not sure if any part of the American River is navigable by non-jet power boat. 

 

i have heard of anchor fishing for Chinook on the Sacramento River. Are these

good-tasting fish?

 

What other methods and tackle are used for inland salmon? 

 

My main interest for food fishes are the salmonids: salmon, trout, steelheads, char or whitefish. 

[kingkong85]

FYI salmon fishing is closed so far due to water drought. Good time to hunt for them is late august and after. During this time from what I know they come to spawn only but I could be wrong. I've seen a picture of a chinook salmon in silver color caught in Sacramento off a blue fox spinner (or something similar as I don't recall). Where I forgot too. The info is on tackletour forums if you're interested.

This was last year in early October in oroville. Where exactly I couldnt tell you cause I don't know. My brother took us there. This was given to my brother in law so I am not taking credit for this fish. Setup was the weights that are shape like an I, swivel and lead line that is 6-20 ft long with a bead or 2 above the hook. Its all luck. Cast into water, let it drift and if lucky then the hook will be in salmons mouth. Set the hook and fish on.

I think early October is too late for salmons cause they're this color and saw some floating along the shore.