Striped bass fishing at Sacramento River
5 verified Striped bass catches are linked to Sacramento River. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Striped bass bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Striped bass.
Striped bass bite calendar
Tuesday, September 8
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
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Hourly activity
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Bite activity:highmediumlow
The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Tactics
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
Lures
In clear water, natural colors work best: swimbait or live bait.
Gear
It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.
Summary
Worth going — it's a productive day.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 81 °F — warmer than the 61–75 °F comfort range for Striped bass: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.
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Striped bass works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 0.06 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
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September is an active season for Striped bass here.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
8 SepTuesday, September 8
+91°
Clear · feels like +91°
Low / high
+67°…+94°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph WNW
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
23%
Pressure
29.92 inHg
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
19:05
Day length
12 h 39 min
Sunshine hours
9 h 29 min
UV index
7
high
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:44
Moonset
18:18
The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Solunar feeding periods
+13% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor03:14–04:14Moonrise
- Major10:08–12:08Moon overhead
- Minor17:48–18:48Moonset
- Major22:34–00:00Moon underfoot
The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.
What are solunar periods?Catches
Recorded 5 catches here. Most commonly caught: Striped bass. Peak season: May–December.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
Striped bassBased on 5 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2020
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
By month
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| May | 3 | 60% |
| Nov | 1 | 20% |
| Dec | 1 | 20% |
About Sacramento River
Sacramento River (California) — a spot well known among anglers. About 600 km long. Close by — Redding, Sacramento and Antioch. Species found here: striped bass. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.