Napa River

Trollers Score Big on Striped Bass

NAPA – If you’d like to troll for stripers on the Napa River from Cuttings Wharf, then Dennis Grossi of Grossi’s Guide Service has a great report for you.

Dennis tells me that he experienced the best month of August he’s had on the water since he began guiding. Dennis has been putting his clients on limits to early limits of stripers on every trip.

Dennis is having his clients troll ¾ and 1 ounce Rat-L-Trap chrome and chartreuse lures 120 to 150 feet behind the boat for stripers averaging 6-7 pounds. The last of the outgoing tides have been the best, but the incoming tides have also been working for him. The good thing is that Dennis hasn’t had wind issues.

• Ken Baccetti, President of the California Striped Bass Association (CSBA), Isleton-Delta Chapter