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    Water Temp: 45

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the New Bass Tournament on Sunday. Took 13.75 to win or 7 ish. This report is really about to og. I you ish the main body at all, the og isn't clearing out as the day goes on and actually starts to roll back in around3PM so i you go ar keep that in mind. Reports are 1 team was out there till 11.30pm and was only ound ater they called home and had relatives give GPS coordinates to oicials who ound them near Canyon Creek. The story may dier some but thats the way it was told to me. NewBass had not let without them and had been looking. We ran, or crawled to the North Fork and struggled to get a limit or 10 plus pounds on jigs. The winners apparently caught their ish on the main body. So, the ishing is good but keep an eye on the og.
    City: Paradise

    Tips: Fog and more og, and cold. Slow is the word. Worms in dark colors and jigs. We used brown.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: ound lots o wood loatingstartedin the slotone ish 16 inch went north and ound lots o salmon and 1 large mouth caught it reeling in struggling so ar then relocated in the north and ound10 ish with 5 over onrocks let the lake eeling good next daywent up a other armand ounda under water shel hold ing ish caught 12 ish o it never let it worms

    Tips: 20 pluss eet

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went to Lime Saddle Marina today at noon to check the ramp. The water should be on the new cement by Monday morning i the rain continues and they don't dump any water. It would have to rise another couple o eet to be used but that could happen by next weekend. All the water is brown rom the run o.
    City: Paradise

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    Water Temp: 50 to 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: i also didnt get in the water til about 10am, an the ramp kinda mudy,haha....but the ishing was good .worked the middel and south orks,like the guy beor me said, any where rom 5'to 25' was working .chunk rock on red or black dirt,,i it had old stumps on it that was a plus..
    City: elverta

    Tips: a ew on crank bait....mostly worms an drop shot .........

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    Water Temp: 45-56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I you like your rig clean and ree o mud, don't head to this lake or a while...but i you don't mind and want some good ishing, then by all means...GO! Ater surviving the mud launch ramp I headed to the N. Fork and not until 10:31 did I catch my irst spot, but between then and 3:00 I caught 26, and lost about that many as well. Most all o them were over the slot, and they were all ull o pond smelt. The water way up north started out at 45degrees, but ater working my way south it climbed up to 56. Caught a ew in the S. Fork but they seemed more active at the mouth o the North. The lure o choice was actually two. Speed trap would trigger them but i they missed it I would ollow it up with a super tube texas rigged. All in all a good day or December ishing I suppose. I don't think I'll go back 'til the ramp is ixed...I saw them working on the new ultra low water ramp, looks good, but still about a month away rom completion I heard. Tight lines...
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: Most all ish came rom 1-24 eet deep, most noticeable pattern was any sort o structure change, rom chunk rock to small pebbels...they were holding.

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished all day Saturday. Launched at the dam. Needed to ire the big engine to get the boat o trailer. Saw some trailers at Bidwell and suggest you use that ramp as the dam is getting very shallow. Would be a real job i you were going out alone. Fishing was real good but seemed to drop o by early aternoon. We didn't move much and it could have been better in other areas. NewBass Tournament out o Bidwell on Sunday. See Ya
    City: Paradise

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The Dam and Bidwell are open, but or how long. 4wd recomended. Be careull around the dam, a ew props have been damaged.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: How is the ramp at bidwell these days. Is it launchable out there sense they did the work on it or yamamoto tourney.

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Some good news and some bad. I was at the ramp at 6:30 this morning to watch them pour 1 lane o the new ramp at LimeSaddle. They say they will pour the other lane next Tuesday. Now the bad. The lake dropped another oot and a hal so now we need at least a 5 oot rise in water to use it. Thats a lot o water and its already the middle o November. Pray.
    City: Paradise

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: There are only a ew times in history where the F wordhas been acceptable 1.What the@##S& was that Mayor o Hiroshima 1945,2.Wher ##@% are we Amelia Earhart 1937 3. Fishermenon Lake Oroville where did all the @##$$ water GO GOOD LUCK in the Turnament
    City: Chico

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    Water Temp: 59ish

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished GCB invitational on Sat. Had a decent bite going later in the day, but chose to go against the grain and try or some more active ish. We got lucky and ended up w/9.14 lbs early and never culled a ish all day. Caught 10 or so more keepers, but only up to 1.4 or so. Winners had about 9.78 or so. Missed the awards though as I waited about an hour to get the boat out. Due to upcoming events and riends ishing them, I'll not be speciic as to baits/locations.
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: We caught ish rom 0' to 50'. It appears the water has gotten progressivly cloudier....maybe turnover.

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a tournament on Saturday with the Gold Country Bassmasters, 28 boats and 8.89lbs was leading when I let. Came up a little short with 7.56. Still tough to get a decent ish but lots o un none the less. Fishing again this Saturday with the Bassbusters o Yuba City. I you plan on coming be sure to bring a new unwrapped toy or their toys or tots program, and a chance to win an Allstar AS Titanium Rod. Lake continues to drop but still got in and out no problem. We may be on the next lowest ramp by Saturday. Honestly don't know whats working best, but you can always catch a ew on pink. Good Fishing.
    City: Paradise

    Tips: Dropshotting or the slotters and your guess is as good as mine or the bigger ones.

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the lake today, Friday. Only 4 trucks in the parking lot when I launched at 8am. Fishing still good, but can't say much as there is a tournament there tomorrow. Talked with some guys on a patrol boat and they said the lake would be lowered another 2' per day or 4 days and then they plan on working on all the ramps. O course, last I heard it could rain by Wednesday or Thursday. Good timing, wouldn't you say?
    City: Paradise

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: was inormed Bidwell Marina may close because o low water and dangerous access Thank to DWR and Gray Duess Fish last tues early start drop shot no taker execept DINKS ater lunch ly line power bait to would and shade areas hooked up sone dozen spots 12/17 inches PRAY FOR Rain and as sportsmen vote next tuesday
    City: Chico

    Tips: Power bait 4 inch smoke/blue small nail in head and ly lined into shaded area Good Luck

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at the spillway this morning. Not nearly as bad as I had heard. Trick here is to go down the road on the let hand side, cross over to the right at the bottom and then circle around to the let to line up with the dock. Stay as close to the dock as possible when you back in. About 15 boats launched or a small tournament and it went o like clockwork. The only thing that could slow you down coming out is i 1 or 2 boats get tied to the dock, in which case you need to wait or them to clear out. Keep the windows closed on your tow vehicle as its quite dusty. We didn't win anything but it was a beautiul day and we caught a ew ish.
    City: Paradise

    Tips: We ished slow, but not slow enough and probably not deep enough.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: they have plowed a ramp at the spillway, and it is a long walk up to park. everywhere else is closed
    City: elk grove

    Tips: lake is the lowest in years

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: plan on ishing oroville this wee-end. can anybody tell me what boat ramps are open?thanx
    City: sacramento

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: is there any ishing reports or oroville. is anybody ishing there.
    City: elk grove

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launch ramp at Lime Saddle is now closed.
    City: Paradise

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Although we caught a bunch o ish this report is about the ramp at Lime Saddle. I believe it will be closed by next weekend as most o my truck was in the dirt Sunday. I you plan on going out o there, you should call the night beore to see i its still open. Fishing was great with not many boats out. Just about everything we tried worked. No big ish, just steady action. Looking orward to the Chico tournament in a ew weeks and the Yamamoto Open.
    City: Paradise