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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I was just wondering if anyone has had any luck finding some Crappie? I’ve fished this lake for over 20 years and have never had any real luck finding these little buggers. I’m getting ready to take my little one to the lake and would just like to know if anyone has been catching any.
    City: Woodland

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 52*

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: RE: Minnows

    As far as I know, Markley hasn't carried minnows
    for over a year.
    City: Esparto

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Duck Hunter you can buy minnows at Markley Cove Resort. Give them a call first.
    City: Sacramento

Saturday, January 7th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Where can You buy minnows around lake Berryassa ?
    I have not been this year yet .
    City: hercules

Friday, December 16th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hit the lake with a buddy hoping to spoon up some bass but it did not prove as effective as i would have liked. we fished in the river most of the day and found only 4 keepers throughout the day on channel swing banks. we put a 3.5, 2 1/4, 2 1/2 and last but not least a random but welcomed 10.4 largemouth near pleasure cove. fish were taken on jigs and darter heads with the exception of the big girl she ate the jigging spoon in almost 50 feet of water in the only significant balls of bait we saw for the day.
    City: san lorenzo

    Tips: dont give up we struggled most of the day and ended up with some nice fish. as for locations i cant say i am any closer to figuring out these fish as they were so random throughout the day. if anyone else has an idea of where to hunt down schools of bass right now i would be game to hear about it. merry christmas

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hey Leo, what part of the lake did you spoon up those trout and salmon? I'm heading up to the lake tis wednesday and maybe thursday if I'm not too tired. I would really appreciate it if you could tell me. I havn't had much success lately. Are you fishing the putah creek, poke creek, south end of the lake? Where?
    City: san mateo

Monday, December 12th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Spooned up limits of Kings and Trout. Kings and Trout averaged a nice size at 15"-19". Fish were from 15-35 feet.
    City: Elk Grove

    Tips: 3/4 oz Blade Runner (Duh)spoons are the only spoons you need.

    Still a lot of bait, so don't stay long in a spot you marking bait if you ain't catching. Keep moving until you find fish feeding on the bait.

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Two of us fished the 7th and the 11th for trout. We limited out both days in less than 3hrs . Minnows under floats did the trick. Tried for bass using cranks and top water on the same points we were fishing for trout and picked up a few smallmouth each day up to 2.5 lbs. Very cold both days as the sun came up.
    City: Napa

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This past Saturday I took out Chuck and his grandsons Rowan and Kahlil. It was a very cold morning approximately 22 degrees before the sun rose and there was a mist on the water when I launched. I decided to go to my two favorite spots first. We went to Willy's ski school and I had them troll using a silver and blue crankbait and a chartreuse crankbait which worked great last week for easy limits and did nothing this time. Went to my second spot with the same results. The water was like a mirror with no sign of fish activity. Decided to try the Narrows and seeing no trout action I changed our plans to trying for bass. I told Chuck to let me know if he could feel bottom as we trolled along the shoreline. He was using a light rod with six pound test line and he yelled to me that he thought he was stuck but I told him to keep reeling in and sure enough he had a fish as he brought it to the boat the boys helped him net it. He landed a nice five pound largemouth bass!!! So we turned the boat around and did the same drift again and yes the kids landed a three pound bass. We would have continued this same pattern but another bass boat came along and wanted to try that point so I told the kids we would try another spot and headed for the ranch house which was a good move because the kids landed another bass weighing in at 2+ pounds. Before our next bass was caught we were able to land three nice trout. Next I headed towards the Vineyards where I showed the kids how to worm but we had no luck landing any fish. It was a successful day of fishing and I was heading back and decided to try Willy's Ski School one more time and good that we did because we picked up one more nice bass (see photos). 'til next week............................................................................good fishing!!!!
    www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or have any fishing stories to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
    City: napa

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: annual crab feed Yerba buena Angling club saturday 12/3 No-HOST COCKTAILS 6PM DINNER 730PM DINNER 207 SKYLINE BLVD & HERBST ROAD behind San Francisco ZOO DONATION $40.00 raffle items,,, Fishing trips sold to the highest bider ,,, SALAD,, GARLIC BREAD,, PASTA ,,CRAB,,DESERT CALL SID FOR A SEAT 650-583-3333
    City: San Francisco

    Tips: FIRST 300 PEOPLE THAT CALL LOTS OF FUN,AND MEET FRIENDS.

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I did not go to the lake this past weekend but my son and his wife did. He told me the weather was nice but crisp and the water was colder than last weekend. He went out on Friday with his wife Sarah and my friends Albert and John expecting to have limits for everyone in no time but it was not to be. John caught the most trout which was two and Albert landed a small bass that was not a keeper. On Saturday Henry, Sarah and their buddy Bill set out for what they hoped would be a more productive day of fishing. Henry decided to head towards the Dam and they started catching trout almost immediately. Bill caught the most fish with Sarah right behind him and Henry landing a couple while steering the boat they totaled out the day with eleven trout and one bass with Bill catching the most fish. Albert informed me that he limited out on trout on Saturday too (see photo). Some of my readers have asked me where to buy minnows on a continuous basis and I recommend Sweeny's in Napa but if anyone knows a place closer to the lake please let me know. 'til next week.................................good fishing!!!!!
    www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or stories you would like to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
    City: Napa

    Tips: any questions happy to help you out,fishing related.

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Thanks Sid for answering my questions. I've been having lots of action on trout plugging for them as well as trolling. Catching a few keeper bass as well. No real size though except for one hybrid bass that went just over 4 lbs. I caught most of my trout in the south end. I was wondering how the trout action is by the bridges? Last time I fished the poke bridge area there was lots of shad and birds. That was 3 weeks ago.
    City: san mateo

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 57.8-59

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Markley Cove Resort and fished the marina area for the first half of the day was fishing with may dad and he started off the day looking for the reaction bite and i threw a drop shot behind him we marked most of the fish between 25 and 40 feet deep with lots of bait suspended around the docks by the marina. Dad proceeded to catch some spotted bass right underneath the docks on a #7 shad rap working it really tight to the docks almost like a jerkbait.
    I caught some nice spots drop shotting a margarita mutilator in 30 feet of water. The bite was tough fish were definitley suspended and use of electronics was a must look for bass suspended around points and docks.
    City: Suisun City

    Tips: fish slow and give the fish a chance to bite once you find fish stay there fish it thoroughly. If trying to target bigger fish secret is to throw a swimbait and count it down to targeted depth got some big followers but none to hook maybe smaller size we were throwing seven and six inch soft swimbaits in shad and trout colors tight lines.

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: To Diehard
    Yes you can use crickets for bait and according to the Bureau of Reclamation if you are lucky enough to catch salmon the limit is five and does not have to be part of your trout limit. There are trout all over the lake so that would apply to Putah and Pope as well.
    City: Napa

    Tips: Feel free to call me at 650-583-3333

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hello Sid, I've been catching lots of trout trolling and casting. Do you or anyone know if its legal to use crickets for bait at the lake? I would catch a trout or small bass and would spit out several shads. then I would use the coughed out shad for bait and it wouldn't take long to get a bite. I was wondering how well crickets would work in this lake. Oh yeah , one more thing. Is it legal to keep five salmons in this lake. I was told the limit was five for trout and salmon combined. I was wondering how the trout fishing was up north inside of putal and poke creeks.
    City: san mateo

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went there on thurs and was greeted by 39 degree temps and down to water fog. Fished from 7:30-1:30 and hooked mostly trout with a few bass up to 3#. Caught the fish in various areas on different baits.Probably hooked about14 fish and boated maybe 10. With the amount of positive activity I saw, I felt I should've gotten more bites, but couldn't figure out the magic bait. It was great to see the lake alive with so much bird and surface action.
    City: orinda

    Tips: Caught them on castmasters, small grubs and minnow type lures. Even tho I don't like trolling, that seemed to be the easiest way to catch them. Made 6 areas and 4 of them had surface activity as well as a lot fish on the graph from 15' to 40, although I couldn't get those fish to play. I can't remember the last time I saw this much activity on the surface and below. Talked to a couple of bassers who did pretty well on the trout using small cranks.

    good luck..if you're going early, dress warm

Monday, November 14th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This past weekend had all the ingredients for great fishing. The weather couldn't have been better, the water was calm and the trout were everywhere. I went out on Saturday with Albert and Kevin and decided to start out in Willie's Ski School (I still call it that). We all used crankbait which dived down from 4 to 6 feet. All I can say is from the moment we threw out the first cast it was non stop hook ups. We had double and triple hook ups (see photos). The trout were chasing the bait fish and no matter what color lure we used it worked. The only problem we had is that we limited out pretty early. It was really a fun filled few hours. Some other fishermen I spoke to fished as deep as 20 feet and were moving 1.3 miles an hour with excellent results. It seems the trout have taken over Berryessa and whether you're on a boat or fishing from shore you have a great chance of limiting out. My son Henry, his wife Sarah and my wife Ester went out on his boat and had the same results with a bonus Sarah landed a 3+ pound small mouth bass. It was a great day for all of us. Later in the day my friend Travis asked me if I could take his family out for a little while and give them some pointers on catching trout. I promised his son Alejandro that he would catch a fish. I headed over to the hottest spot of the lake (in my opinion) and nothing happened in the first few moments so I headed back to the ski school and sure enough Bianca hooked one and then Alejandro landed his first trout (see photo). It was starting to get dark and the trout were jumping all around us it was hard to leave but we did. My friend Jory who had been fishing from the shore caught a limit of trout and landed a 6 pound bass. My friend who doesn't want his name used landed a 3.5 pound salmon on a silver castmaster from shore right in front of me. I met Chad and Kelly at the dock and they said they had limited out too. (see photo). Travis called me and said he limited out on trout the next morning.
    'til next time...................................................................................good fishing!!!!
    www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or have stories to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
    City: Napa

    Tips: this is what all fisherman wait for,any color,any type,any depth,ant speed for trout,but bass loading up for the cold winter.

Friday, November 11th, 2011

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: hello diehard This batch of trout were mostly clean. I was told by Fish & Game two years ago that the trout were safe to eat and if you go into the archives of the Lake Berryessa News there is an article explaining what causes the spots on the trout only. Feel free to call me at 650-583-3333 or email me at bestguide@hotmail if you have any further questions in the future.
    City: Napa

    Tips: Name: diehard

    Date: 2011-11-08



    Location: san mateo

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    Water Clarity: 1



    Report: Hey Sid, aren't those trout you guys caught full of crap all over the body? Its pretty nasty looking, at least the ones I caught lately and in the past. Are they even safe to eat? I don't think its even worth catching if they all look like that.

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: In case if all you bass fisherman didn't know, starting July 1st 2012, thet're raising the bridge toll agin. they want our pocketbooks. Single axle trailer will be 15.00 bucks to cross bay bridge, doulble will be 20.00 bucks. those of us who fish berryessa alot will have to pay 30.00 or 40.00 bucks to go to berryessa and back!They're charging 5.00 bucks for axle. We have to cross two bridges to get to berryessa. what a RIPPOFF!!!! Wish we didn't have to cross bridges. Do you guys know if its possible to change or prevent that from happening?
    City: san mateo

    Tips: We may have to start fishing from the shore. Those jackasses are so money hungry!!! Its bad enough the fuel prices are 3.85 per gallon and now this!!! They're targetting us towing or big rigs. I just wish there was a way to prevent that from happening.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey Sid, aren't those trout you guys caught full of crap all over the body? Its pretty nasty looking, at least the ones I caught lately and in the past. Are they even safe to eat? I don't think its even worth catching if they all look like that.
    City: san mateo