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Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta fishing — live bite forecast

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 bite rating: good (69/100)

Striped Bass is the most promising species on Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta today. Water temperature is around 21°C and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge SAN JOAQUIN R A JERSEY POINT CA shows the water level rising (3 cm/24h).

Best time to fish today

  • 17:0019:00 local time — score 67/100
  • 20:0022:00 local time — score 68/100
  • 06:0008:00 local time — score 72/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSunday 5 JulMonday 6 JulTuesday 7 Jul
Striped Bass69good71good69good
Largemouth Bass0very poor0very poor0very poor
Channel Catfish0very poor0very poor0very 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)
  • solunar period: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • season: helping (+0.85)
  • pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
  • cloud cover: helping (+0.75)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:25 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge SAN JOAQUIN R A JERSEY POINT CA · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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