Happy New Year, Fishing Family! Winter Shop Hours and Napa River Fishing Report

alexosen
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A Fresh Start 🎉

As we welcome the New Year at Sweeney’s Sports, we want to wish our entire fishing family a season filled with health, happiness, and time well spent on the water.

Here’s to a toast for 2026 - new beginnings, to early mornings, bent rods, calm waters, and another year of great fishing moments shared together. 🥂

Sweeney’s Sports Winter Store Hours

January 12th - March 21st, 2026

Day	Time
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday	9:00 AM - 3:00PM

January 1st - CLOSED - Happy New Year

Napa River Stripers & Lake Hennessey Bass - Asked and Answered at the Counter

By Catch Happy

Every week, someone walks into the shop with the same question dressed a little differently:

“What actually works right now?”

This week, that someone was Dennis.

He came in after watching a YouTube video on striper fishing the Napa River, carrying what he lovingly described as a “pretty old POS rod,” and walked out with a clear game plan for winter stripers - plus some hard truths about Lake Hennessey largemouth.

This is that conversation, cleaned up and organized, but still straight from the shop counter.

Q: Does the Napa River fish in the winter, or is it basically dead right now?

A: The Napa River fishes year-round, but winter is all about timing, not spots.

Stripers don’t live in “secret holes.” They move through the system, and if you hit the right window, they’ll come to you.

The key moments:

1 hour before slack tide
1 hour after slack tide

As always,

We truly appreciate every time you walk through our doors. Thank you for choosing to spend your hard-earned dollars with us. It's a privilege to be of service.