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KastKing Centron 4000
Napa River Striper Setup Napa River Striper caught casting lures in the shallows on light tackle. The KastKing Centron 4000 and 4000 Lite spinning reels are perfect for tossing lures on KastKing 12lb mono or 15lb braid. It is an extremely affordable reel that has a decent drag system and sufficient line capacity to handle…
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Napa River Guided Fishing Charter 9/20
DAY 3: The final day of our three-day Napa River striped bass extended annual fishing charter extravaganza. As always we were casting lures on light tackle to Stripers in the shallows. And always single-shank, barbless hooks and predominantly catch and release but that part is entirely up to you. This year Seth booked three consecutive…
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Napa River Guided Fishing Charter 9/19
DAY 2: The second day of the annual event which was three days this year. The wind came up early today and made it difficult to fish some of the open areas where we caught many of our Stripers yesterday so a change in plans was necessary. It was a long day covering a lot…
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Napa River Guided Fishing Charter 9/18
DAY 1: The first day of the annual event that was extended to three days this year. 50 fish today. A few bigger ones and a lot of schoolies. Wide open fishing at a number of different spots up and down the Napa River. As always we were casting lures to Stripers in shallow water…
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September Stripers 2026
Landed one good one, lost another one while I fought it with one hand and played with the camera in the other. It doesn’t really matter as I would have released it anyway. The morning bite was hot and then it tapered off mid morning but picked up again around lunch time. Solo scouting trip…