This Week at Sweeney's
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Weekly Fishing Report - Bite is on!
This week in Hunting - Luis & Juan
Gun Shop News
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Jay Hinton
This week in Fishing
Napa River
Once again, the Napa River continues to be the hot bite. Starting to sound like a broken record here, but the Striper bite is red hot in our river. Both the boat anglers and shore anglers are catching them really good. Cut Anchovies or Sardines are working best for schoolies, with an occasional keeper. Casting or trolling various swimbaits, rattletraps, and wild things are working for stripers up to 7-8 lbs. Stripers are spread out pretty good right now, so fishing up in town all the way down to South Slough is producing fish. The sloughs and levee breaks are most consistent for anglers casting lures. The South end of the River is still producing a mixed bag of fish as well. We continue to get a few reports of Sturgeon being caught. We appreciate all the reports.
Lake Berryessa
The bite is like a roller coaster ride right now! Week to week the bite is up and down, and this week it's back up. With the warm water temps and changing water levels, the fishing action for trout, kokanee, and kings fluctuates weekly. This week anglers that are getting out early are being treated to a pretty decent bite for a mixed bag of all species of trout. Trolling all the traditional hot spots on the south end of the lake in 70'-100'+ depths has been productive. We continue to carry all your favorite lures and dodgers from Paulina Peak, Rocky Mountain, Double D, J & J tackle, and many more. Come down and talk with our Guide Austin Abernathy for hot tips and techniques. The Bass bite continues to be very tough! Head out to the Delta or Clearlake for a much better bass bite.
Ocean Salmon Action
The Salmon bite continues to be good off our coast. Although, anglers are having to search for their fish and put in the time there are still limits of Salmon being caught. It continues to be one of the best Salmon seasons in recent memory. The party boats going out of the Golden Gate and up to Bodega are all having good reports coming in. There is still time to get in on this hot action. We have a good supply of trolling balls, and your favorite salmon lures. We also got our hands on a limited supply of tray Anchovies, hopefully, we can keep them coming in, but for now, we are limiting customers to 3 trays per visit. Come down and chat with our Salty Dawg Tom for recent reports and techniques. Another one of our very loyal customers Jay Hinton of Napa had some recent success fishing for salmon aboard the New Rayann party boat. Not only did he catch his limit, but the entire boat caught limits of fish. Congrats on a great trip out, we want some Salmon steaks too!
River Salmon Action
Alex and Austin are yet again chasing river Salmon, exploring the Feather River this time. After moving from spot to spot and covering a lot of water we finally spotted them rolling in one of the holes. Feather River can get really shallow in some spots so it's good to have a jet boat or go with someone who does.
Starting the morning we hit different holes, back bouncing plugs. Worked our first hole really well. Then we moved to our second spot where it didn’t take long and Austin was hooked up on a big bright king salmon. After that we fished plugs until the sun hit the water, then we switched over to a side drifting roe. It's a good technique when the sun comes up because fish will go to the bottom and you can cover a lot of water drifting roe. We ended the day with one salmon bunch of pike minnows, all in all, a good day. Thanks for watching we'll see you next week. "We be Catching!".
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The gear we used: https://www.catchhappy.co/river-salmon-fishing-kits (Also available at the shop). Book your own guided river salmon trip here: https://www.catchhappy.co/
This week in Hunting
Our local deer season is in full swing right now. The Local A zone rifle season is going on, and for most of the other zones in northern California, the archery season is also open. We continue to get some really good reports of bucks being seen. It seems as though the acorn crop is already hitting the ground, which may be a sign that we will see an early rut this year. This past week two of our favorite customers Luis Matias and Juan Deharo had a day to remember! Not only did Luis bag his first buck, but they both connected on bucks. Congrats to the two hunters, they get out there and worked for their success, and we could not be happier or prouder of these guys!!! If you're looking for all your hunting supplies, stop by the shop and let us help you gear up for your next hunt, and bring us your stories and pics we love to see them. With Dove Season starting September 1st, we just got in a shipment of 12 ga Steel upland game loads in time for the season opener. Don't wait, come down and buy what you need before they are all gone. We also, have Mojo Doves, Decoys, and chairs for the big hunt.
Luis Matias and Juan Deharo
This week at Gun Shop
AMMO SALE
MAGTECH 9MM 1000 ROUNDS
$399.99
MAGTECH 5.56x45mm 50 ROUNDS
$34.99
New Ammo In-Stock
Federal 12ga 2.75” #7.5
Migra 12ga 3” Blended #2/BB
Nosler 7mm Rem Mag 150gr
Lead Free
New Firearms
SIG SAUER P226 9MM
Kimber Stainless II .45 ACP
Kimber Custom II .45 ACP
Sig Sauer P220 .45ACP CZ P-01 9mm
HK P2000 9mm
10% Off All Christensen Arms Rifles!!!
Benelli M4 and Super Nova
Powder
Hodgdon
US869 Rifle Powder
Triple 7 Muzzleloader Propellant
Pyrodex Muzzleloader Propellant
Ramshot
TAC Rifle Powder
Accurate
5744 Magnum Handgun Powder
Reloading Bullets
Caliber / Brand/ Type Nontoxic
.308 Barnes 165 gr TTSX BT yes
6.5mm Barnes 120 gr TTSX BT yes
7mm Barnes 150 gr TTSX BT yes
.308 Barnes 150 gr TTSX BT yes
.308 Barnes 168 gr TTSX BT yes
7mm Barnes 140 gr TTSX BT yes
.270 Barnes 130 gr TTSX BT yes
7mm Hornady 150 gr cx yes
.17 cal Hornady 20 gr v-max no
.45 cal Hornady 325 gr FTX no
Nosler Armageddon 17 Rem 20gr HP
Winchester 350 Legend 145gr FMJ
Sellier & Bellot 7.62x39 124gr FMJ
Belom 7.62x39 123gr FMJ
Sellier & Bellot 30 Carbine 110gr FMJ
Hornady 218 Bee 45gr HP
Federal 7-30 Waters 120gr
Winchester 25-06 Rem 115gr
Winchester 284 Win 150gr
Winchester 7mm Mauser 145gr
Aguila 7.62x51 150gr FMJ BT
Winchester 7.62x51 149gr FMJ
Weatherby .270 WBY MAG 130gr
Hornady 6.8mm SPC 120 gr
TulAmmo 7.62x54 R 148gr FMJ
Sellier & Bellot 7.62x54 R 180gr FMJ
Sig Sauer 300 BLK 125 gr FMJ
Federal 300 BLK 150gr
Sellier & Bellot 5.56x45 55gr
Winchester 223 Remington 55gr FMJ
PPU 8mm Mauser 198gr FMJ
Sellier & Bellot 7.62x51 147gr FMJ
Federal 308 Win 150gr
PPU 7.62x51 145gr FMJ
Aguila 308 Win 150gr FMJ
Remington 223 Remington 55gr FMJ
Magtech 5.56x45 55gr FMJ
Hornady 450 Bushmaster 250gr FTX
CCI 22 WMR Shotshell
Winchester 32 S&W Black Powder Blank
CCI 44 SPL/MAG Shotshell
CORBON 38 Super 115gr JHP
CORBON 38 Super 125gr JHP
Winchester 9x23 Winchester 125gr HP
Sellier & Bellot 7.62x25 Tokarev 85gr
Buffalo Bore 38 Super +P 124gr
Speer 9mm +P 124gr HP
Federal 9mm 124gr HP
Barnes 9mm 115gr HP
Hornady Critical Defense Lite 9mm 100gr HP
Barnes 9mm +P 115gr HP
SinterFire 9mm 100gr HP
Sierra 9mm 124gr HP
Hornady 9mm +P 124gr HP
Blazer 9mm 115gr FMJ
Federal Syntech 115gr
Magtech 9mm 115gr FMJ
Sellier & Bellot 40 S&W 180gr FMJ
Magtech 40 S&W 180gr FMJ
Blazer 40 S&W 165gr FMJ
Hornady 40 S&W 180gr HP
Barnes 40 S&W 140gr HP
Hornady Critical Defense 40 S&W 165gr HP
Federal 40 S&W 165gr JHP
Barnes 380 80gr HP
Federal 45 ACP 230gr JHP
Hornady Critical Defense 45 ACP 185gr HP
Sig Sauer 45 ACP 230gr JHP
Sellier & Bellot 45 ACP 230gr FMJ
Winchester 45 ACP 230gr FMJ
FNH USA 5.7x28 40gr
Magtech 32 S&WL 98gr FMJ
Speer 357 Sig 125gr TMJ NOT 357 MAG
Sierra 380 90gr JHP
Ammo Incorporated 380 90gr JHP
Magtech 380 95gr FMJ
Aguila 380 95gr FMJ
Federal 380 95gr FMJ
Sellier & Bellot 380 92gr FMJ
Hornady 480 Ruger 325gr HP
Speer 480 Ruger 275gr HP
CCI 22 WMR 30gr HP
CCI 22 Long 29gr NOT 22 LONG RIFLE
Blazer 22 LR 38gr
Browning 22 LR 40gr
Buffalo Bore 38 Special 125gr JHP
Ammo Incorporated 38 Special 125gr JHP
Winchester 38 Special 130gr FMJ
HSM 38 Special 158gr
Ammo Incorporated 44 Mag 240gr JHP
Hornady 454 Casull 200gr HP
Hornady 17 Mach 2 17gr
Hornady Superformance 223 Rem 55gr CX YES
Hornady Superformance 5.56 NATO 55gr GMX Yes
Winchester 270 WSM 130gr Yes
Hornady Superformance 7mm-08 Rem 139gr CX Yes
Hornady Outfitter 270 Win 130gr CX Yes
Winchester 270 Win 130gr Yes
Hornady Outfitter 308 Win 165gr CX Yes
Winchester 300 WSM 150gr Yes
Sig Sauer 300 BLK 120gr Yes
Weatherby 300 WBY MAG 180gr TTSX Yes
Hornady Outfitter 7mm REM MAG 150gr CX Yes
Barnes Vor-Tx 308 Win 168gr TTSX BT Yes
Hornady Superformance 30-06 Sprg 165gr CX Yes
Hornady Outfitter 30-06 Sprg 180gr CX Yes
Winchester 30-06 Sprg 150gr Yes
Federal 30-06 Sprg 165gr Barnes TSX Yes
Hornady Superformance 6.5 Creed 120gr CX Yes
Remington 12GA 3IN 1⅛OZ 2Shot Yes
Winchester Blind Side 12GA 3IN 1⅜OZ 2Shot Yes
Winchester 6.8 Western 162gr Yes
Winchester 12GA 2¾IN 1OZ Sabot Slug Yes
Aguila 12GA 2¾IN 1⅜OZ 0B
Rio 12GA 2¾IN 1⅛OZ 6Shot Yes
Federal 12GA 2¾IN 1⅛OZ 7½Shot Yes
Hevi-Shot 12GA 3½IN 1¾OZ B Shot Yes
Fiocchi 12GA 8.6mm Buckshot
Winchester 10GA 3½IN 1⅝OZ BBB Shot Yes
Hevi-Shot 12GA 3½IN 1½OZ 3Shot Yes
Hevi-Shot Bismuth 12GA 2¾IN 1¼OZ 4Shot Yes
Winchester 12GA 3IN 1⅛OZ 2Shot Yes
Hevi-Shot 12GA 3IN 1¼OZ 4Shot Yes
Zuber 20GA 2¾IN 15/16OZ 7½Shot
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