Waters · United States
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A thousand miles of tidal sloughs where stripers run seasonally past resident trophy largemouth living in the tules — tide swings set the bite clock here.
Today's report: excellent (85/100)
Striped Bass is the most promising species on Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta today. Water temperature is around 20.6°C and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge SAN JOAQUIN R A JERSEY POINT CA shows the water level rising (15 cm/24h).
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta water temperature and flow
- Discharge: -2256.8 m³/s (-79,698 cfs) — up 1640% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (15 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge SAN JOAQUIN R A JERSEY POINT CA · reading 72 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 87/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 86/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 79/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striped Bass | 85 — excellent | 87 — excellent | 85 — excellent |
| Largemouth Bass | 0 — very poor | 0 — very poor | 0 — very poor |
| Channel Catfish | 0 — very poor | 0 — very poor | 0 — very poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:26:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge SAN JOAQUIN R A JERSEY POINT CA · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- The best time to fish for bass
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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