YUBA CITY – Now that the limited salmon season is over on the Feather River, anglers are concentrating on steelhead and striped bass.

“Steelhead fishing is best now on the river above Live Oak,” said Brian Willis of Johnson’s Bait and Tackle. “Anglers are catching the fish while drifting salmon roe and soft beads in the riffles. Most of the fish range from 2 to 6 pounds.”

He has experienced solid striped bass action on his most recent trips in his boat on the river down from the mouth of the Bear River. “I caught and released a 20 lb. striper, along with fish in the 10 to 17 lb. range, while fishing Evergreen Amazon top water lures,” he reported.

Willis also said that one fisherman report...