We’re locating stripers in shallow flats with lots of current over large weed flats. For many years, I’ve been targeting weed flats while other boats have blown past or stopped and got skunked. I’ve been catching lots of stripers starting in the fall through the spring and found an easy way to limit out quickly. One of the main food source for stripers are crawdads that live and feed in these weedy areas. When I first discovered these stripers feeding voraciously in shallow waters, it rang a bell in my head as I was fishing for largemouth bass at the time.
However, it was an issue trying to find a lure that would go through the weeds without getting covered in weeds. If you’re pulling up your lure with weeds, you’re just not going to catch fish. Tried rattle traps, ripping them through the grass and it worked to catch striped bass. But out of ten casts, only five times would the rattletrap come back weed free. I’ve always said if you can come up clean every time you will catch more fish!
Then I discovered that when working chatterbaits in the correct manner, I could get my lure to come back clean almost ten out of ten times! If you watch my bass chatterbait videos that I posted earlier, you will see which action rod, reel and line that I prefer…it’s a combination I found that works great. Enjoy this video and you will catch loads of stripers in the weeds!
Please check out the techniques and tackle used in my two part series on bass fishing with chatterbaits:
1. Episode 1: Chatterbait & Bladed Jigs- How to Work in Weeds in California Delta Rivers at High & Low Tides – https://youtu.be/AYgpI2YRjwE
2. Episode 2: Locate Fish with Chatterbait & Bladed Jigs in California Delta & How to Work Them | Episode 2- https://youtu.be/kUI9s7CpbHw
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Nice and small bass too
Crawfish are good for black bass too
back in 1983 I would wade in 3 ft of water across from Veterans pier in Alameda and you had to use a very rapid retrieval on a Hair raiser fit with a white twister tail worm, if your retrieval was to slow you wont catch them, one time my friend hooked a 36 leopard shark in the mouth with a high speed retrieval.
I want to start fishing the flooded areas on high tide but I’m a little scared to enter through the levee breaks lol. Scared it might be to shallow
I’ve been fallowing you for years ! You and Warren and crew once signed my motorcycle vest I was wearing years ago at a seminar you were putting on ! Still have the vest !
I learned a lot from all your fun fishing shows wish it was still on ! Happy fishing buddy ! 
fish on
These are lake Stripers?
Aloha Alan, good action keep up the good work.
I been using this method this year and caught Striper twice in the same area less than 10 minutes apart expected my trailer is different. How heavy of line do you usually go?
Very good video thanks for all the information.
Do you recommend chatter baits for the Fall season
Hi Alan, wonderful video. When you’re throwing the chatter bait, do you use braid and then a flouro leader or do you go straight flouro
Hi Alan, what trailer and chatter baits are those. Also what general areas are you fishing? It it the west, central or east delta. When I look on the map, what should I be looking for? Do you ever try the z man weedless chatter and does that help on less grass?
Hey Alan thx for helping me find the chatter bait. Thx Glenn
Do you recommend a heavy/fast action or a Mid/fast action rod
Was just in the shop , thanks for taking the time to get me setup.
thanks. glad to see you're feeling better..
Its amazing how fishing has changed for stripes with the development of innovative lures an fishermen tackle fish don't stand a chance!
Do you find that the trailer makes a difference in getting the figure 8 action or does the trailer not make a difference?
Looks so fun what areas of the delta like liberty and what time of year it’s probably about over untill sep huh
nice fishing.. Still waiting for 5 minutes of bloopers… LOL
Good to see you two feeling better. Thanks.
Thanks for the juice Allen. I appreciate all the knowledge you share from your years of experience and time on the water. I really enjoy all the content you put on the channel. You and Steve Cooper are the best weekly reports. I make adjustments to my setups and also try new things to gain more confidence based your suggestions. What really stood out for me in the video, is how weedless chatterbaits are. I usually throw lipless crank baits as my go to reaction bait. I’ve learned to deal with the weeds it does draw strikes powering through them. I’ll be throwing the chatterbait more often. Thanks again!
Great info
Man thanks for the information…I would love to see you out there one of these days.
How about American shad fishing from a boat or from shore on American River or Sacramento river
Last 2 trips around Franks we got some green ones but only one striper. Have you heard anything about stripers in this area? You guys have a great time and provide good info…Cool.
What rod and reel combo are you using? Thanks
Great info Alan you mention the water temperature at 57° The crawdads moving out into the grass, right now I think the water temperature above 72° and probably warmer in the shallows, can you explain that further? What’s the best temperature to fish the shower water with a crawdad pattern?
Great video….do u think there still I'm the Stockton area?
Hey Alan! Are you finding action in the central, north, east or south? TIA
Will those fish stay in those areas or will they move back down to the bay? Enjoyed the video!
Enjoy watching your videos. Very informative
. I think I saw you guys out there at one time. I launch at Hog Back all the time. Hopefully I'll get to run into you out there one day.
Hi Alan was this just a recent trip or ? Where was your approximate location. Do you have the chatter baits at the store? Thanks again for a informative and fun video!
Great video