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    Water Temp: 73-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took out 3 buddies from work on friday late afternoon, launched out of Markley cove. We headed for Capel cove, I told one guy to use a 7'' powerworm in pumpkinseed and the other guy to use a 1/4 oz Duh jig spring moss the new color and I myself would use the 1/4oz duh jig in the old spring moss color. Well I made the first hook up with a 1.5 largie and made the second hookup with a 2.8 channel cat, my buddy in the back hooked up with a nice 2.0 largie but it seemed to be no good for my other friend who was using the new color duh spring moss so he switched to the powerworm but had no success with that either. I could tell he wasn't to happy with himself so I watch the way he was jigging the worm and the duh jig and had him change his style of fishing, I told him to jig 2 or 3 times then drag it slow then pause as he was doing that he then started to hookup with fish. Well we all fished until 5:00 the next morning and ended up with a whole lot of lost fish but caught 65 bass and 3 catfish on jigs and worms.
    City: Faifield

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    Water Temp: 70+

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the last qualifing tournament for WON BASS vineyard circuit today. We ended up with 9.93lbs(5 fish). It was good enough for 9th place and a trip to the tri-state in October. We started out throwing topwater(spook & rico). Had a limit by 7am with one 2.75lb smallmouth and another big fish lost on the spook. Switch to senko and culled two fish. Fished all north end. All the fish were post spawn and skinny. Caught 30+ keepers(12"+) but all but five were under 1.5lbs.
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: Morning topwater is excellent right now. Throw spook for bigger but fewer fish or rico/popper for smaller but more fish. After the topwater bite, worm or throw a senko. Fish mudlines in the afternoon with blades/crankbaits. Most fish are post spawn and moving/moved to summer areas.

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well Launchd at 6:00 pm at Markley Cove fished along the banks manily in 8 to 30 feet of water didnt havee much luck try deep divers shallow divers just about any depth of crankbaits I havee and no luck moveed towards the main lake a bit and stated to try someee topwater bait(wich worked in indiana in the evening) but it must not work at here had one stike and fish was too small to even take the bait. My biggest problem was the people i was fishing with had mee chaseing carp just so the kid that weent with us copuld catch a fish he was suree excited but it made me reeal happy LOL so in other words i got scunked
    City: Vacaville

    Tips: dont do what i did take a anuetur with you if your being serious

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished tuesday (overcast and windy), wed and thurs (clear and calm) ) with my 2 kids (9 & 11). Tues and Wed were killer days, with over 30 fish between the 3 of us. Mostly spots up to 3 lbs, and several large and smallies, up to 2 1/2 lbs. Lost a 4-5 lb smallie at the net,on a pop-r. Caught all the fish in the narrows and Wraggs, from 3-20 ft of water. Caught most of the fish on 5" senkos and drop shotting 4" brown worms with flourescent tails. Fish were spitting up crawdads and 3" power craws worked well, carolina rigged. Decent topwater bite in last 1/2 hr of daylight. Thanks to Rich Thiel for the tip! Topwater was in back of coves. For some reason Thursday was the toughest day, with the overcast and clear skies following day the best. Couldn't believe how many rude water skiers present during midweek, esp in late pm. I think I'll stick to fishing Berryesa during March/April when there are fewer water skiers.
    City: clayton

    Tips: Bite died after 1030 am and picked up again after 6 pm.

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    Water Temp: 71 deg

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Man o Man did i have a great day was windy at my house in the am So i took a chance and went anyhow . launched out of Markleys at 5:30 am I caught some beautiful fish biggest was 5 lbs , a awesome fish, a 4 lber 3,3lbers . Caught the big one on pastics of course in 20 ft of water found cover in the coves and in the straights, my brother was with me . he caught lots of dinks . it was windy but well worth going . was off the water at 10:00 am lost count of fish , catch and release only dudes. TO THE GUY AND HIS SKI BOAT REPORT . YOU GOT TO GET ON THE WATER AT 5:30 AM AND GONE AT 10:00 AM TO BEAT THEM %$#@%&%$ SKI BOATS..
    City: Elmira

    Tips: 7inch black power bait plastic worm tournament strength texas style one eigth ounce bullet weight , long casts , perpindicular to the bank and slow bumping bottom.. good luck ..................................tight lines and good hook set..

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Capell Cove at 6. Fished mostly eastern bank sounth of the start of the narrows. Caught almost all fish sight fishing. Couldn't get them to take anything consitantly but a crappie jig, and that made the day a whole lot more fun. Nothing real big, most bigger fish have moved off the beds. Saw a couple of bruiser cruisers, but that's normal. Caught 25-30 fish all day, but lots of small ones. Went back into Capel Cove around 6, and started throwing topwater in the back coves. Had about 8 hits on it throughout the day, but nothing would take it. The only thing I caught on topwater was a squaw fish. I just don't think the bite is quite here. Caught 3 crappie right at dark for a nice dinner. Main lake banks are still muddied up from weekend skiers, and even on thursday did I have skiing all around me making it hard to fish.
    City: Dixon

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    Water Temp: 63-68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The top water bite is starting to happen. I fished today from 0830 thru 1330 and caught ten quality fish on a Rico. I caught a couple on a white blade and 1 rip fish. the bite should get better as the water warms and the weekend *#^&%@(## leave the lake.
    City: danvile

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    Water Temp: 62 deg..

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: me and my brother went out sat launched out of markleys did not have to go far , lots of dinks biggest was 4 lbs my brother caught on a plastic worm . we down sized and it was on all day . caught fish till we had to leave . fishing is really close to busting loose. going next sat in the am and to the delta sunday . they are catching big fish in the delta now, dont miss out you guys . lost count of fish sat all catch and release . Let me stress please release fish at the lake, they are bedding now . let the lake replenish itself for future fishing in the years to come thanks ............. c u on the lake
    City: Elmira

    Tips: FISH FISH FISH FISH HAPPY TIME OF THE YEAR.........

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    Water Temp: 56-60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was good, fish just staging on points, just a few degrees away from an awesome bite. I fished the points behind Steele Park and under the pope creek bridge and averaged 18 keepers per trip. No Big fish yet but I saw a few. I used a white blade and a Lucky dog Crank Bait. 16.99 at hogans!!! ouch! no top water or rip fish yet
    City: danville

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    Water Temp: 58-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sat on this lake for the weekend. Won a club tourney with 11.4lbs for five. 63 degrees in Putah, 60 in Pope creek and 58 on the main lake. Partner was sic with a blade on the bank. Sunday fish pulled off a little with the front that passed Saturday night. Stuck several shakin a zipper worm around wood. All largemouth and smallmouth in Putah, spots in Pope and on main lake with grubs & worms. The zipper worm may have saved me from rotator cuff surgery- reaction bite torrid.
    City: El Dorado Hills

    Tips: Changing by the hour- fish on beds one day, pulled off with subtle weather changes the next. Keeper males readily available on the bank- hens are staging.

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    Water Temp: 60-68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launch from Berryessa marina on the 20th and went to the north end. Caught the first fish on a Don Ivino splash-it, bass was just alittle over 2.0lbs after that switched to my own No.3 worm and caught 19 the rest of the day. Caught 20 fish and went out the next day and caught 25 in 2 days of fishing caught 45 bass.
    City: Fairfield

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished with my wife both Sat and Sun and we had a ball, Wiches Tea and Orginal Green Weeney split shotting was the ticket. We fished the big cove directly across from Spanish Flat resort and caught a misture of smallies and spots to 2.5 lbs. Moved to the coves north of the big farm house and using the same tactic caught some more of the same. For me you had to find warmed water and a rocy bank. We found 53 degree water on the north end and caught nothing. When we found 58 degree water we starting to catch fish. We could not pull a fish out of the dirty water everyone else was fishing. Had a great 20+ fish week end.
    City: Napa

    Tips: 4 inch Withces Tea or Orginal Green Weeney, caught one large mouth on a green spinner bait

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went and fished there last saturday with friends. trout are active on top and can be gotten with minnows, small kastmasters and/or tiny rattletraps...some of us caught bass in 30 to 50 ft of water, while one boat caught them in 10 to 20ft. downshotting worked on the deeper fish, but be prepared to fizz them or eat'em cuz they bloat up. the shallow fish were caught on grubs and split shottin....didn't find out what color the worms were..some great fall weather...nothing large, but the action can be had, you just have to find them.,...good fishing!
    City: orinda

    Tips: fishing your favorite fall baits while using electronics and your eyes to find bait...if you can't find any---move on.

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went and fished there last saturday with friends. trout are active on top and can be gotten with minnows, small kastmasters and/or tiny rattletraps...some of us caught bass in 30 to 50 ft of water, while one boat caught them in 10 to 20ft. downshotting worked on the deeper fish, but be prepared to fizz them or eat'em cuz they bloat up. the shallow fish were caught on grubs and split shottin....didn't find out what color the worms were..some great fall weather...nothing large, but the action can be had, you just have to find them.,...good fishing!
    City: orinda

    Tips: fishing your favorite fall baits while using electronics and your eyes to find bait...if you can't find any---move on.

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    Water Temp: 78-80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Spent one mornin and two nights on Berryessa doing instructional structure fishing, Dropshot'in and Jig fishin under a full moon. The bite was limited to the main lake with depth access to deep water. The Smallmouth were "HOT" on this bite up to 2 1/2lbs. Very few spots where caught and very few fish were above 15ft.
    City: Castro Valley

    Tips: Right know I would Highly recommend jigs either in 1/4oz or 3/8oz in Brown/Black, Trailer you will have to experiment with until you find the right color. fish slow and shake alot if you can't get bite in the first 5 minutes move to another location. one of the keys was to located the shade in the area "IF ANY". Another key to wether the bite was going to happen was the wind or breeze in some situation.. Good luck and screamin Reels "Hookpoint"

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    Water Temp: 74 - 78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: night fished from aboput 8pm to 2am. we sucked, got blanked. I'm only sure of one bite, which i can't beleive i missed. one of those. we threw senkos, topwater, big worms, little worms, gator dogs, zippers, ten inchers, everything! nuthin'
    City: belmont

    Tips: uhh.. right.

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: mE AND MY BROTHER FISHED NORTH END OF LAKE AND PUTAH CREEK . MY BROTHER CAUGHT LOTS OF SMALLIE ON SPINNER BAIT AT THE NORTH END. wORKING PLASTICS ALL DAY BABY BRUSH HOG / WORM cought 7 fish all day . fair day water still beat up .
    City: ELMIRA

    Tips: SEE YOU NEXT TIME AT THE LAKE/

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    Water Temp: 70.4

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: left home at 4:00 am to markley cove. launched at 5:15 .Not asoul on the lake Picked up two 3 pounders at the last cove on the east side of markleys cove . Using black 4 inch berkley power bait plastic worm . I moved to Out side of m.cove> worked it slow. Picked up three more 2 to 3 pound class. Moved by the dam an dnoticed the retainer bouys were broken in half .I got to fish all the way up to the dam! Had the best fishing day of the year. Cought 6 large mouth all on the east side All theway up to the dam . .Two of them were in the 5 pound class took pictures and released them . All cought on plastics with 1/8 ounce bullet.Back home at 11;00 am . Had some awesome hook setting time today......GOT A GOOD FIXX TODAY . GOING TO DELTA TOMMORROW/
    City: ELMIRA

    Tips: If bouyes are still broken at dam take the time to fish dam With plastics slow.

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Thought I would try to sneek some fishing in on my wife at the north end caught 2 on brush hog at vineyard went all the way north lost 2 on 4 inch black plastic. boat traffic followed after me it got crazy with boats it was worth atry Got to get my fix for the weekend going to wait at least aweek to go back out it was afishermans night-mare . Good fishing , going to hang out at the delta till clears up.
    City: Elmira

    Tips: Wait for lake to settle down after weekend

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: LAUNCHED OUT OF CAPEL, HEADED OVER TO THE SKI COVE PICKED UP TWO REAL QUICK ON FLUKES, 2LB.+. TOOK A RIDE OVER TO THE EAST SIDE ACCROSS FROM PUTAH RESORT, GOOD BITE ON BABY BRUSHOGS, WATERMELON/RED OF SHORE IN 8-10FT, CAROLINA RIGGED. HEADED UP TO THE HEADWATERS OF PUTAH LOOKING FOR SMALLIES, NOT MUCH WATER COMMING IN, PULLED ONLY THREE SMALL FISH IN TWO HOURS ON A BROWN/PURPLE JIG. WENT BACK TO MY HONEY HOLE ROCKY POINT ON PUTAH, CHUCKED IN A BRUSHOG, SHOOK IT, AND BAM, NOT EVEN SURE HOW BIG, LOST IT RIGHT UNDER THE BOAT. BROKE OFF BRAND NEW 10LB. TEST. HELL OF A FISH, MUST OF WENT 8-10LBS. CAUGHT TOTAL 20 FISH, BIGGEST 3LBS. SPLIT SHOTTIN' AND 5" WITCHES T ON THE ROCKY POINTS WILL BRING FISH ALL DAY, HARD TO GET ANY SIZE THOUGH. NO LUCK CRANKIN'.
    City: WALNUT CREEK

    Tips: YOU GOT ME, GO WITH SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MORE THAN YOU DO!