In addition to the great steelhead fishing, the American River Parkway is a beautiful place to visit. If you have the opportunity to visit Sacramento, don't miss the American River. It happens every year at this time when the water muddies up. Your best baits would be ghost, grass and mud shrimps. You want to use shad for the stripers.
Outgoing tide seems to be the best for stripers and sturgeon.
Look for the edge of the channels and drop offs as they seem to be the best places to find the sturgeon and stripers. There's been a very good return of steelhead this year. It's reported that 1,900 adult steelhead are in the hatchery. The flows are running 1,500 cfs and are low and clear. Be very cautious entering the water because the fish spook easily.