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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ok so read the posts put on here first off the last one sounds alot like a sales gimik. Been fishin this lake for over 14 years never seen a smallmouth in here. Also largmouth fishing is not good at all cheack the species the spotted bass fishing is ok. Not to mention the lures said to be used are not producers on this lake it is a hard to fish finess lake i know this place! So come on guys if your gona post a report lets KEEP IT REAL!!! I am here when you say your fishing and i know when your lieing
    City: richmond

    Tips: jus go out fish hard have fun and keep the fish stories to a minimun

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished by the dam and also by the boat ramp. Results were fair to good Black bass are good on jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs and swimbaits worked shallow early in the day then from 10 to 15 feet in the weeds later in the day

    Black bass are good on green pumpkin plastic worms and lizards and firetiger crankbaits from 6 to 10 feet. Fish early in the morning and late in the evening for the best results
    bouncing tubes, lizards and Brush Hawgs in watermelon and green pumpkin colors is working well for Black Bass . Smallmouth Bass are good on Zara Spooks and 3-inch swimbaits off of the main lake points and from mid-lake to the dam early in the morning.

    Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms and jig-head worms; watermelon seed, green pumpkin and watermelon candy are the best colors
    City: vallejo

    Tips: Try a Texas- or Carolina-rigged worm, deep-running crankbait or jig with a Green Pumpkin trailer later in the morning from 15 to 25 feet deep

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: First the reservoir San Pablo for the first time in 10 yrs. Bass fishing for this day was good to excellent. With the help of staff manager Jason he gave me information that he needed a report of a fishing experience for San Pablo. I would like to say the fishing for this day was excellent Bass were found in the following areas. Started out at Sandy point bass fishing was slow. Found the Bass on beds in the following areas
    Scow Canyon and Graveyard cove with in 40 minutes we had a limit of bass too spots 2 to 3lbs one small mouth bass three pounds and too large mouth bass 4 and 6 pound fish. Used spinners, Senkos green pumpkin with Red flake and drop shop using pastrix minnows and Robo Worms Oxblood. Conditions were windy but found many fish on beds in the areas mention. Staff at the resort is very helpful and boats are avail for use at a reasonable price. Was impressed. Marina has all of you fishing needs for you. Will provide another report with in a few weeks

    ed
    City: vallejo

    Tips: Use Senkos Green pumpkin red flark 6 to 7 inches whacky style. Drop shot robo works oxblood and Basstrix Minnows.

Friday, June 17th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 70-78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started fishing main points caught a bunch of 2's,couple of 4's and a nice 7lb spot my pb on rip bait.
    Moved to preserve in the afternoon caught a nice double digit largemouth on 5 inch senko. Also caught a couple 4lb spots on jigs and a buch of other 3 to 4lb largemouth on frogs and sweetbeavers. Water temp in the preserve is alot higher and clarity stained.
    City: Alameda

    Tips: To all this lake fishes tough the key to is to find the few key areas that hold fish. my suggestion run and gun untill you find them stacked.

Monday, June 6th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: it finally broke who woulda thought it takes the rain got 13 fish today most big smallest went 2 lbs alot of 4s and 5s one 9.7 biggest yeaboy finaly the fish turned on will be fishing hard next two days to get sum studs
    City: Richmond

    Tips: keep at it they are there and they are big

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: the fishing here sucks looks soo good though so i keep going back hopin it will break lost a big fish on a swimbait early in the year a few 5 lb spots but nothing consistant anyone on here been to pablo? lets get some reports goin
    City: richmond

    Tips: stay persistant

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went here with my brother for the first time in the float tubes. We fished the south end and I caught a 6 and an 8 and lost a catfish. My bro gets a 6.5. Then nothing for three trips after, no bass, only catfish. You see bass swimming around, they're there. Catfish eat plasics. We didn't experiment with too many baits. Beginner's luck maybe.
    City: Concord

    Tips: 6" Senko's in watermelon/red or black/blue depending on clarity. Lizard in black/red for my brother.

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went in the afternoon, mainly to check on how my boat was running after a few adjustments. After paying the $17.50 fee, I figured I should make a few casts. The good news is the boat ran fine. Unfortunately can't say the same for the catching. Fished for 2.5 hours and threw plastics and blades and didn't receive a bite. The previous reporter obviously knows a lot more than I do.
    City: orinda

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished from 8-3 20 fish all spotted bass 3lbs biggest rip baits, med to deep cranks threw everything else with no succes no topwater bite fish shallow 5' or less in morn fish were 10 to 15 ft in afternoon.

    Tips: find good structure the fish will b there

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey thanks alot for the info. That helps out alot. That was exactly what i was wondering. Ya i just got a new boat so its got the 3 star carb rating so i should be able to put it in there. Is there any horse power or length restrictions. The lake sounds like all the San Diego lakes that I am used to fishing. Ill be out there in APR and will post my first couple of trip reports on here.

    Tips: Go Big Or Don't Go

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 55 at surface

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Basshole

    I'll try to give you a little current info, and my take on San Pablo. I live just a few miles from the lake and fish it often, for many years. The lake has a well earned reputation of having a tough bass bite. It can be frustrating because it doesn't have a huge amount, or great variety of classic bass structure like a lot of lakes do. After four years of extreme low water conditions (because of the earthquake dam repair),...they have finally brought the water level up to almost full pool. In some ways it is like a new lake again because of newly flooded areas, creating some good wood along shorelines and great bass habitat in the newly flooded south end...(which is trolling motors only). The lake is only open to private boats 4 days a week. (Thurs. - Sun). It is a four-stroke only lake, unless you have one of the approved clean 2-strokes. They do mussel inspections. Do not show up with any standing water in your boat or live well, or you will be turned away. The lake LM record is 17 lbs....caught on a night crawler and is now dead, (they did make an effort to release it, but it didn't make it.) Swimbait fishing for trophy LM has been good up until the last four years or so. Low water, and a ban on DFG trout plants has set the swimbait bite back. Also, many shore fishermen who fish for trout with nightcrawlers often catch double digit LM bass that are not released. I've been on a hot spotted bass bite for over a month now. Like it or not,...they seem to be taking over the lake,...after being illegally planted 10 or so years ago. In prior years while fishing for LM, I've only caught spots up to 13 or 14 inches at most, but this month I've caught several 3 to 4 lb,...with biggest 5.9. A few 4 and 5 pounders have been caught by others who are fishing for LM. Don't know why these bigger spots are suddenly showing up after years of only small ones. I've been dropshotting and splitshotting,....but they have also been hitting chatterbaits and lipless cranks. Who knows maybe Pablo has a new state record spot in it's future someday. LM fishing hasn't really started yet,...many spring storms,...cold water run off, stained water. Now, IF the water level is kept at normal, and IF...the DFG can resume it's trout plants,...and IF trout fisherman can somehow quit keeping so many 10 and 13 pound fish,...then maybe San Pablo has a good chance in a few years of being a good big bass lake again.

    Good Luck at SP....
    City: El Sobrante, CA

    Tips: The key at SP is to make a real effort to learn exactly where the relatively few good bass areas are. Find the "quality water",.. don't waste years fishing good looking but "dead water". I fish Pablo a lot because it's only 10 minutes from my driveway to the launch ramp, and I know the lake a little bit,....but, if you want easier limits, more bites, bigger average fish,...better swimbait action, stick to the Delta, Berryessa, or other good N. Cal lakes.

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went out the other day, tried fishing deep, couldn't find 'em. tried shallow..... nothing.
    This lake is tough right now. Managed one small fish on the drop shot. Can't figure this lake out right now.
    City: walnut creek

    Tips: Try Chabot, I here there up shallow there

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: ok i know this is not a report but i see no one has reported about this lake in oh most a year i am moving to this area and this will be my closest lake i was wondering if i could get some info like is it still open and can i put my boat in it. thanks i will be there in June and am looking for somewhere to fish on the days i do not have time to haul to the delta. thanks in advance.

Friday, April 24th, 2009

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    Water Temp: Cool

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Slow at the main recreation. Few bites in the morning. The shore fishing was slow. Anglers caught 1-2 trouts all day. 1-3lbs average. Caught a 1 1/b trout in the afternoon. Good enough for one meal. Not bad consider the planters are 6-8 inches and 5 planters weight 1 1/2 lbs. One holdover is like a limit of planters.
    City: Oakland

    Tips: Powerbait yellow or green will get the trout to bite.

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

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    Water Temp: cool

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from shore at Oak Point? (north fo the main rec area) 8:30-11AM. Got 2 bites and hooked up on both, 20" and 15" LMbass, on 6" dark green rubber worms. water level has not been this high in the last couple of years.
    City: Alameda

Friday, April 17th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 70 degree

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing is great on the shore in the main recreation area. Spaces are limited crowded with anglers. Alot of bites, some caught their limits and others didn't have hook ups. The shore anglers started around 6am and up. Trout bites was on, 2 anglers caught 7+ pounders trouts on powerbait and worms. The docks wasn't productive with a few bites and hook ups. Alot of holdover with size! The 7+ pounders trouts are definite holdovers with clean fins. I went to the launch around 2pm, a few caught their limits and some got no bites. One angler caught a 2+ pound bass off the rocks in the launch using bobber and worm combo around 3pm. Alot of boaters today. I got alot of bites but no hook ups. Tried spinnerbait for bass but no hits all day. I took off early since I started around 6am.
    City: Concord

    Tips: Use powerbait and worm combo. One angler caught 3 trouts in 1 hour. This is at the main recreation near the dock shore.

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 70 degree

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Used all the baits in the tackle box. No bites whatsoever for bass. Used powerbait for trout. I had one hit the rest of the day. I guess one need a boat to catch anything right now, the boaters came in with so solid limits. Dock fishing is none productive at all. Sat there all afternoon and had a few solid hits but no hook ups. The trouts caught by the boaters look decent... 2-3 pounders, probaly hold overs from previous plants. A 9+ pounder bass caught by someone at the boat launch. The basses are not hitting at the launch. I give it another try next weekend.
    City: Oakland

    Tips: Wear extra clothing. It's windy. Try to fish till 6pm. That's when the fishes start biting.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: 5 trouts.
    City: Richmond, CA

    Tips: For Trouts, I used a oval sliding weight, swival, and a 15 inch line+hook with Green powerbait(make sure it floats) launch it like 30-50 yards(they're not that far). Nightcrawler works well too, but you need to pump the worm so it will float. Bass are hard to find, you have to fish all over the place to locate them. Carps are cought by using Cornmeal(make them sweet with sugar). Crapies are cought with Jigs, green jigs are my favorite.

Friday, August 1st, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: That is correct... but only for freshwater clams, crawfish, minnows, sculpin, etc... NOT trout, Bluegill, other Sunfish, etc...

    Tips: Get a regulations pamphlet and read up...

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Your aloud to use any fish as live bait that you catch out of the same body of water. No transporting fish from different bodies of water. DUH!!!
    City: NorCal