This Week at Sweeney's
In this newsletter:
River Salmon Report + Video
Local Fishing Report/Hunting Update
We are Hiring!
Camping Closeout Deals - up to 60% Off
Gun shop update - BIG ammo Sale!
Let's get started!
Salmon River Report
We are two weeks into our river salmon season and there are fresh bright king salmon making their way up the Sacramento and Feather rivers. We're still very early into the season so you're fishing for quality over quantity right now. Discovery park in Sacramento can be a good place to run into a fresh early-season king. Use Brad's Killer Fish wrapped with sardines on anchor or you can troll Silvertrons or blue fox spinners. We should start seeing a nice push of fish enter the system as the weeks go on. Feather river will start producing fish in the next couple of weeks. On August 1st the upper part of the Sacramento river opens above Red Bluff, the Barge Hole area. We are expecting a very good run of fish back into our rivers, so it should be a very good salmon season for the rivers. Tight Lines On Tuesday, Austin and Alex went River Salmon fishing on the Sacramento River, via Discovery Park. This is how it went...
Napa River
The Striper action is improving, and some anglers are catching good numbers of fish. We continue to get good reports coming in from some of our customers fishing for Stripers on the river. There seems to be a healthy population of fish in the system right now, with most being of the schoolie size with some fish up to 10 lbs. being caught.
Bank anglers soaking cut Anchovies or Sardines can expect to catch fish with the occasional keeper mixed in. If you can buy or catch live bait, that is the best bet for a little larger fish. Casting and trolling in the sloughs and within the levee breaks are producing numbers of Stripers with some better fish mixed in. Rattle traps and swimbaits are always the choices in our river. We recommend trying Lucky Craft LV 500, and River2Sea Rig Walkers for the best action!!!
Although the Sturgeon bite is slow, we did hear of a few fish caught on the south end of the River. If you are new to the area and want to try out our local fishery come down to the shop and get some great advice on tactics and spots to go!
Lake Berryessa
The Trout and Kokanee Salmon bite is still going on up at the lake. We are getting mixed reports of some anglers only catching 1-3 fish and some are finding them for limits. Either way, it's worth taking a trip up there. All the usual spots on the south end of the lake to just North of the Big Island seem to be best. Anglers are trolling in 40 ft depths to over 100', with the fish being spread out you really need to use your electronics to locate them or bait balls. Swing in the shop and talk with our local guide Austin for tips and tactics. The Bass bite seems to be slowing down! Anglers are still catching fish, but it's very important to get up there very early and get off the lake before noon. Boating pressure and warm water temps are slowing the bite. Try finesse tactics with Robo Worms, Senkos, and Strike King Dream Shots. There is still an occasional top water fish being caught on River2Sea Whopper Ploppers, Zara Spooks, and Buzz Baits. Catfishing is still going strong! Fishing at night and very early in the morning is going to be best! Cut Shad is a great choice up at the lake! We have frozen Shad, Mackrel, Liver, Night Crawlers, and Catfish dough bait from Powerbait in stock every day.
WE ARE HIRING! Know anyone who'd love to work at Sweeney's'? 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.
This Week in Hunting
Well, the Archery A zone deer season is coming to end this weekend, and the Rifle season starts up on Aug 13th. We are getting several reports of some great bucks being seen out there, and it looks like it was a decent antler growth year, and judging by some of the archery bucks that were killed this year, I would say it's looking good. Come by the shop and gear up on everything from scent killer sprays to deer bags. Looking for a camo shirt? We have you covered. We just got the new camo pattern in from Kings Camo that is awesome!! We have some very lightweight clothing for all those hot days in the field.
This Week in Camping
If you're looking for a new sleeping bag, tent, or sleeping pad we have some ridiculously low prices on most of our current stock. We had a great day at our customer appreciation event last Saturday, and many thanks to those that came out. We have decided to keep the low Sale prices on all our closeouts. Save up to 60% on some items. Sleeping bags from $19.99 to $29.99, tents as low as $39.99. We also have the best deals on our Kayaks, and paddle boards. If you need dried food for all your camping needs, don't forget that we carry PEAK 2 REFUEL foods. These meals require less water than competing brands but have more grams of protein than most brands and they taste great! We received a few more Yeti Tundra coolers in the past few weeks. If you are looking for one of these hard-to-find coolers check us out. We currently have the 125, 110, 75, 65, 35, and smaller Roadie sizes in stock. Come get one before they are gone.
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
Gun Shop News 07/28/2022
AMMO SALE
MAGTECH 9MM 1000 ROUNDS
$399.99
MAGTECH 5.56x45mm 50 ROUNDS
$34.99
Powder
Hodgdon
US869 Rifle Powder
Triple 7 Muzzleloader Propellant
Pyrodex Muzzleloader Propellant
Ramshot
TAC Rifle Powder
Accurate
5744 Magnum Handgun Powder
Reloading Bullets
.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
Y
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
Hornady
Superformance 5.56 NATO 55gr GMX
Winchester
270 WSM 130gr
Hornady
Superformance 7mm-08 Rem 139gr CX
Hornady
Outfitter 270 Win 130gr CX
Winchester
270 Win 130gr
Hornady
Outfitter 308 Win 165gr CX
Winchester
300 WSM 150gr
Sig Sauer
300 BLK 120gr
Weatherby
300 WBY MAG 180gr TTSX
Hornady
Outfitter 7mm REM MAG 150gr CX
Barnes
Vor-Tx 308 Win 168gr TTSX BT
Hornady
Superformance 30-06 Sprg 165gr CX
Hornady
Outfitter 30-06 Sprg 180gr CX
Winchester
30-06 Sprg 150gr
Federal
30-06 Sprg 165gr Barnes TSX
Hornady
Superformance 6.5 Creed 120gr CX
Remington
12GA 3IN 1⅛OZ 2Shot
Winchester
Blind Side 12GA 3IN 1⅜OZ 2Shot
Winchester
6.8 Western 162gr
Winchester
12GA 2¾IN 1OZ Sabot Slug
Aguila
12GA 2¾IN 1⅜OZ 0B
Rio
12GA 2¾IN 1⅛OZ 6Shot
Federal
12GA 2¾IN 1⅛OZ 7½Shot
Hevi-Shot
12GA 3½IN 1¾OZ B Shot
Fiocchi
12GA 8.6mm Buckshot
Winchester
10GA 3½IN 1⅝OZ BBB Shot
Hevi-Shot
12GA 3½IN 1½OZ 3Shot
Hevi-Shot
Bismuth 12GA 2¾IN 1¼OZ 4Shot
Winchester
12GA 3IN 1⅛OZ 2Shot
Hevi-Shot
12GA 3IN 1¼OZ 4Shot
Zuber
20GA 2¾IN 15/16OZ 7½Shot
*List does not reflect all in-stock ammo*
Waterfowl/Upland Loads In Stock
Winchester .270 Win Non-Lead Sale $39.99!!!
New Firearms
Kimber Stainless II .45 ACP
Kimber Custom II .45 ACP
L.E.ONLY Glock 43x 9mm
$549.99
Sig Sauer P220 .45ACP
Commenti