Kaweah Lake and Reports

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Saturday, March 9th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Wes Vannoy nailed a 17 lb toad on a Senko. Way to go Wes!
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Well, I guess throw Senkos!

Monday, January 21st, 2013

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    Water Temp: 44-47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The water is rising the bite is off. Threw the sink today, found lots of fish but their jaws were wired shut. Should be turning on soon probably within about three weeks it's looking good out there.
    City: Hanford

    Tips: Fish slow or fast their not biting so it won't matter.

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Lights out jig bite. Blades & cranks around rock structure. 20-25 lb. limits. Some senko fish showing, but are undersized.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Slow roll blades or cranks, light colors like citrus shad & american shad for cranks, chartreuse/white or shad colored blades. Jigs are brown with brown or pumpkinseed trailers.

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was on, cathing.... not so great. Fished from 8am-11am with no bites. Kid was fishing with spinner baits and jerk baits. I was fishing topwater super spooks and splash it's with no luck. Switched to jerk baits with still no luck. Saw other boats on the lake but only a couple pull in fish.
    City: Visalia

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished 9:45 - 2:20 Caught 1 Largemouth at 1:45, good just to get on the water. Lake is coming up.
    City: Lemoore

    Tips: Start early morning to mid afternoon, and slow. Pre-spawn.

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fishing was off in morning,but midday was great .caught largemouths and spots from 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 pounds lost count of how many we caught.
    City: bakersfield

    Tips: dropshot 6"robo worm in sexy shad & custom worms in cinn, blue. 17-25 ft, deep fish slow.

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: here are the results for the Visalia bass tournament at Kaweah on Oct. 16th

    1 st place Isaac & Josh Adams 12.90 lbs big fish 3.19
    2 nd place Steven & Scott Thompson 10.25 lbs
    3 rd place Jon & Michael Beasley 9.81 bs

    32 teams 19limits 122 total fish lake is low
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Go Fishing have fun.otherwise apponed

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Visalia Bass night tourney at Kaweah on Aug. 20: 1, Ray Gauerke/ Mark Abler, 12.54 pounds;
    2, Josh and Isaac Adams, 12.52 (big fish, 4.09); 3, Josh Housey/Junior Demaccobalin, 9.24.

    Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/08/25/2053291_p4/fishing-report-week-of-aug-25.html#ixzz0xfUW3JBY

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Visalia Bass Club at Kaweah on July 24:
    1, Steve Babb/Chuck Stricklin, 16.78;
    2, Matt Davidian/Matt Chase, 13.23;
    3, Mike Chavarria/Noe Sanchez, 10.78;
    Big fish, Erick and Becky Schott, 8.10.

    Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/07/28/2021624_p4/fishing-report-week-of-july-28.html#ixzz0xfTNdu00
    City: Fresno

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at the lake at 630 launched fished lime saddle aread and dam for about 3 hour not a single bite tried senko's , roboworms, cranks and reaction baits not a single bite.
    City: Lemoore

    Tips: stay away from kaweah let all the fish caught on the 12th settle back again. best bet millerton

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 68-75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Visalia Bass had a tournament at Lake Kaweah on Saturday and 48 boats competed. Fishing was pretty good and most teams produced limits. The winning weight was an incredible 23lbs+ with second place weighing in a limit of over 16lbs. Both of those teams had huge kicker fish to go along with an otherwise solid stringer. An 7-8lb limit was middle of the road. Fish were literally caught all over the lake. The lake is at nearly maximum capacity and patience will produce fair numbers of bass, which can be found shallow.

    Tips: Fish aggressively early in the morning and then slow down and fish shaded structure for your best chance to land a quality bass later in the day.

Monday, April 19th, 2010

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got up at 4pm. debri on my spots from last week. Went to 3rd stop and found fish chasing some 2-3 inch scool of baby bass. School kept going around the cove in a circle so stayed on them till 6:30. Caught 8 fish with 3 1/4 black the biggest. Ha 30 + bites in that spot. lost a good one on a swimbait. 5+ . Caught one more by the outhouse on the wall and left at 7:45 pm.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Spinnerbaits and senkos.

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 56-57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up at 10 am. DFG truck in front of me as iI see ramp . I let him dump the trout and then launch. Pull out from 2nd ramp and figure i will catch a few trout and then go up lake. I pulled 200 feet off the ramp and start throwing a rattle trap. Got Hit 1st cast, trout on 2nd cast. looking for boils and casting to them. On my 6th trout ( throwing them all back in) i have a 7 inch trout on and Big momma comes up from behind 15 ft from the boat. I'm like OH S**t. The bass is huge. 11-12lbs easy. i try and move the trout away and she opens up and trout GONE!. I hit my button and wait a few seconds and light her up. Boom there she goes in a circle and comes back the way she came up. headed straight for the boat she opens her mouth and spits my trout right in front of me. i watch her swim away. WOW! The guy in the gregor boat is watching in disbelif. He could not belive i lost it. Glad i did but what a cool 3 minutes. Left and went by dam & grease cove and hit 8 bass up to 3 lbs on senkos and baby brush hogs. left at 3pm.
    City: visalia

    Tips: chrome blue rattle trap and dark plastics. 5 - 15 feet deep.

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Visalia Bass Club results. 42 team 94 bass weight in big fish 4.69 lbs winning weight 11.70 fishing very slow limited bites per team quaify fish. Most caught on plastics. (worms lizards). water level keeps coming up
    City: Visalia

    Tips: fish slow

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 52-54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got up to lake at 4pm. Fished up from 2nd ramp. 2 bites. moved to grease and got 5 bites. moved over to dam area and caught 4. 11 - 15 inches. 3 spots and 1 black on drop shot at 28 feet. went over by 1st ramp and got 1 more 13 incher on drop shot in 30 feet. Fish are moving up into 20 ft. Just not warm enough for the bite to take off. Lake coming up. About time.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: 4 1/2 inch Robo's - M M 3 and green shiner.

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Visalia Bass Club Report on the tournament. Sat was cold and windy looked liked rain was coming. The sun showed up at11.30 and wind died down. Fishing was tough for all. Only 2 limits caught. Most fish seemed to be on drop shot. Biggest was 3.57 winning weight was just over 7lbs. Go figure Sunday was beatiful day to fish. 70's all week will turn this lake on. Next tournament is the start of the points April 10th. should be great fishing then.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: drop shot or drag reaction bite was dead. lots of bait water needs to stabelize. good luck

Monday, February 8th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 44-46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up at 7:30 am . Stayed till 5 pm. Got 14 today with 2 lbs. the biggest. Fish moved out to 42 feet with the lake finaly going up. Dam is turned off the ranger told us. Drop shot and spoons.
    City: Visalia

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

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    Water Temp: 43-45 degree's

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up at 8:30 am. Wind blowing from the east pretty good. no bites till 10:30. first 2 fish 12 inch clones. 11:30 got 1 2 1/2 lbs around 40 feet. 12:30 got 1 - 2 lb spot and 1 small black. then finished with 3 lb largie and another 2 lb spot. Fish disapeared and left at 2pm.
    City: visalia

    Tips: drop shot and 6 lb line. 40-45 feet deep.corns

Monday, October 5th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 67-68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a difference a week makes. Topwater bite lasted 3-4 minutes and the wind blew the oposite direction which put the fish deeper. First fish at 25 feet 3-lbs on drop shot rig. only 4 crankbait fish. Got 24 fish and left early as bite was off.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Worms and jigs and drop shot. 15 - 25 feet.

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 76-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up with Budy Robert 11 days ago at midnight. Hammer time. power fishing all night till 8:30 am. 51 fish total with alot of 3-4 lbers. Last Friday went with buddy Vince at 6 pm and thru topwater up river in a little pocket i found past trip. Fish everywhere. 1 inch to 3 lbs. broke off 5-6 lber at the boat. 26 fish and left at 11 pm.
    City: Viasalia

    Tips: Some of the better fish are suspended out in 25-30 feet and come up at night. Worms, topwater and spoons.