Napa Fishing Report and Outdoor Digest - July 14th, 2022

Posted on 14 July 2022
By Sweeney's Team
Posted in lake berryessa fishing, napa river fishing, stirper fishing

This Week at Sweeney's

In today's digest we are covering:

- Napa Fishing Report

- July 23rd Big Sale and Customer Appreciation Event at Sweeney's Sports

- We are hiring! Refer our next team member and get a $250 Gift Card

- Gun shop updates + specials

Let's get started!

This week in Fishing

Napa River

Napa River Striper fishing is starting to pick up. Bank anglers are using cut anchovies and sardines to pick up some nice schoolie-sized stripers with some nice keeper size being caught as well. To get bigger fish, anglers are hitting the sloughs and trolling rattle traps, and casting into levee breaks.

Hot Ocean Season

The Ocean Fishing is Hot!!! The second half of the salmon season for the ocean is in full swing with limits of big chrome kings on the menu. Anglers are trolling Anchovies behind a fish flash or getting on a good watermelon apex bite as well. The north bar is producing big halibut with a good number of them being caught as well. The ocean has been flat the past few days with some of the best salmon action we have seen in a while. Swing by Sweeney’s Sports for all your ocean tackle and gear needs.

Lake Berryessa

Lake Berryessa is starting to show life with the kokanee and trout bite picking up, the big kokanee and the big eagle lake trout are starting to play. Anglers are trolling anywhere from 40 to 90 feet down chasing the marks and producing. Paulina Peak tackle and J&J tackle are the top producers and we have all that stocked and available for you at the shop. Guys are picking up some really big catfish right now up in the creek channels. Ask for Austin or Chad on techniques and equipment to get you all set up to have a successful day on the water.

Feather and Sacramento River

This Saturday, July 16th we kick off our river salmon season. With the ocean being a great return of fish, the river season should be great this year with the return of fish already showing up in the system. We have a few river guides with availability. You can book your next river salmon trip here: https://www.catchhappy.co/. Or, come down to the shop to get the info more info. If you want to chase salmon but get seasick on the ocean, the river salmon is just the place for you. Stay tuned for the weekly reports.

Customer Appreciation Event - July 23rd, 2022

The whole Sweeney’s Sports team is super excited to host our Customer Appreciation event on Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 11am-4pm.

Please join us as we celebrate you, our customers. Thank you for supporting our store since 1970!

Our July 23rd event theme is: Save money. Learn something new. Have fun.

Save Money

10% Storewide Sale - All Day (Excludes Fish & Wildlife/DOJ licensing and services)
Huge Outdoor Clearance Sale - Up to 60% Off
20% Off Turn-Key Fishing Kits: Striper, Kokanee, River Salmon, Trout

Learn Something New

Fly Fishing Clinic from 11am to 11:45am
River Salmon Fishing Clinic 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Kokanee Fishing Clinic from 1:00pm to 1:45pm
Handgun and Shotgun Cleaning Basics Clinic 2:00pm to 2:45pm

The classes are FREE, but we have limited capacity, please pre-register.

Click here to pre-register

Have Fun

Earn one raffle ticket per $100 spent for a chance to win Free: Yeti 75 Cooler ($450), or Springfield XD-9 ($550)
Enjoy Free Hot Dog + Soft Drink 11am-2pm
Casting Competition for Kids for a chance to win $20, $50, and $75 Gift Card
Meet Catch Happy fishing guides team and check out their boats
Try on new Simms Gear at Simms Pop-up Shop

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, July 23rd.

WE ARE HIRING!

Know anyone who'd love working at Sweeneys'?

Refer our next team member, and receive a $250 Sweeney's Gift Card (After 90 days of successful employment).

We are looking for an outdoor enthusiast who is willing to work weekend hours with the possibility of weekday hours as well. Must have good people skills, and be willing to learn. We are looking for someone that has some fishing, and or hunting knowledge. Knowledge of our local fisheries would be beneficial as well. This person will be asked to provide help with the day-to-day activities at the shop, including running the cash register, greeting customers, order processing, and general cleanup.

- Make money doing what you love
- Get a huge discount on everything we sell
- Have fun and learn with the best team in the business
- Join a growing business with the potential for career opportunities
- An option to star in our videos/social media, if interested
- Paid Time Off/401K Available

Interested? Apply here.

Ready for the River Salmon Season?

The river King Salmon season is starting July 16th. It's time to get on the books with one of our top guides. Trips get booked up fast, so don't wait, learn more and book your trip at https://www.catchhappy.co/

This week at Gun Shop

HOT BUY

Save $40 on Extra Magzine + Hogue Rubber Grip

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

Ammunition

Caliber	Brand/Type	Nontoxic
.22 WMR	CCI Shotshell ⅛ oz 12 shot
.22 LR	CCI Quiet Segmented Hollow Point 40 gr
9MM	Federal Syntech FMJ 115 gr
	Browning FMJ 115 gr
	Sar USA FMJ 124 gr
	Sierra 124 gr Jacketed Hollow Point	Yes
	Hornady Critical Defense115 gr Hollow Point
	Hornady Critical Duty 124 gr +P Hollow Point
	Hornady Critical Defense Lite 100 gr Hollow Point
.40 S&W	Magtech 180gr FMJ
	Sellier & Bellot 180 gr FMJ
	Winchester 165 gr FMJ
	CCI Blazer 165 gr
.45 ACP	Sellier & Bellot 230 gr FMJ
.223	Winchester 55 gr FMJ
.308	Hornady Outfitter 165 gr CX	Yes
	Barnes 168 gr TTSX BT	Yes
6.5 Creedmore	Hornady Outfitter 120 gr CX	Yes
	Hornady Precision Hunter 143 gr ELD-X
.270	Hornady Outfitter 130 gr CX	Yes
.30-06	Hornady Superperformance 165 gr CX	Yes
	Hornady Outfitter 180 gr CX	Yes
	Winchester Copper Impact 150 gr	Yes
12GA	Winchester Deer Season XP 2 ¾ in 1 oz Sabot Slug	Yes
20GA	Zuber 2 ¾ in 7 ½ Shot
.300 WSM	Winchester 150 gr Copper Extreme Point	Yes
.270 WBY	Weatherby 130 gr Barnes TTSX	Yes
.300 WBY	Weatherby 180 gr Barnes TTSX	Yes
7MM WBY MAG	Weatherby 140 gr Barnes TTSX	Yes
6.5-.300 WBY	Weatherby 127 gr Barnes LRX	Yes
.257 WBY	Weatherby 100 gr Barnes TTSX	Yes
7.62x39	Sellier & Bellot 124 gr FMJ
7.62x54R	Sellier & Bellot 180 gr FMJ
.300 BLK	Sig Sauer 125 gr FMJ
	Federal 150 gr FMJ
.300 WIN MAG	Federal 180 gr Nosler Partition
7.62x39	Belom 123 gr FMJ