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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

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    Water Temp: ????

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: No report lost e-mail John Chow .I lost your e-mail please try agin.I'am not good on this thing so be pasient with me every body.THANKS
    City: N.Highlands

    Tips: Good fishing every body

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out Sat to check some different water and look for a flip bite. Well, I just had the itch to throw that damn swimbait again. Just one cast, OK just one fish,three bites later, OK just afew more more casts. Then comes a 6.13. OK I really need to focus here so I make a move and flip for a bit. Get a few little guys but not what I'm looking for. Then comes that little swimbait demon voice in my head again, the tide is right, the weather is good, the area feels right. go ahead, no one will know, I cave in and stick a 3 1/2. Makes a few more moves and stick another 3 1/2, then a 7.0, then a 5.10.. all this and I'm leaving each area after the first bite cause I'm supposed to be prefishing. Finally force myself to get off the water, best five about 26 1/2.

    Sun fished the A/C sp. started off slow for me with the big bait but my partner was flipin small senko fish at every spot. I stuck with it and finally got em to eat about noon. Never got the big dog but put together a limit of 3's and 4's for 19lbs. Winners had 22lbs
    City: Tracy

    Tips: don't beat em up during practice like I do

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    Water Temp: 58-61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water with our club tournament. Launched out of Holland. In 30 min after launch we had 6 keepers in the boat on (2) on popper, (2) on buzzbait and my son hit (2) on a frog. Ran to the next spot and tried a chatterbait with no luck. Next move the fish were on fire, we hit 30+ fish w/ 75% of the fish on top-water. (popper, spook). Open rock bank we threw a chatterbait and they were eating it. Stayed on that bank the rest of the day, even made a second pass before heading in and hit 5 more. Lot of fish but the kicker did not show herself. Best 5 only went 12.30. What can I say... TOP-WATER...
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Throw Your favorite "TOP-WATER" Bait. Popper, Spook, Buzzbait and don't forget that FROG. Bobby said to me... Throw it anywhere...If its not in the water, you can't catch them..... Good Luck.... Catch You on The Water....

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The Devil Mountain Bassmasters came to the Delta in force with expectations high. With pre-front conditions, we launched out of Lundborg and had the place to ourselves. It was a tough day for most, but their were some big (club) sacks brought in. Our newest pre-member got hot on a beaver bite in Franks and put together a solid sack to win the tournament, official win went to last years angler of the year with 17+ lbs and a 9.6 lb bass for big fish. He was closely follow with big bass of 8 and 6.5 pounds. The rain held off until we finished and the wind came up and then layed down in the middle of the day.

    The jig counted for a few fish, as did blades and the 6.5 was taken with a chatterbait. But plastics ruled the day. For me, it just wasn't my day. I lost fish, broke a big one off, caught a nice 6 lb ............................... squawfish? Missed bites and only managed to bring 4 small fish to the scales.

    When the day was over we sat at the outdoor seating at Lundborg, had a few beers, shared stories of the day and lots of laughs. Proving that while it is better to win, but nobody loses when you are fishing with friends.

    Devil mountain is about great days of fishing with friends. We compete in a monthly tournament format, but we are about bass fishing, sharing information and having a network of fishing buddies. If this sounds good to you, please go to www.dmbass.com or give me a call at 925-639-7724. Next meeting is May 2.
    City: Walnut Creek

    Tips: A beaver with 3/16 oz... swim it, then let it rest.

    The Lundborg ramp has broken planks, call before you launch there.

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: WELL MOM, HERE IT GOES. SPENT LAST WEEK WITH BOYS AND HAD GREAT TIME,FISHED LADDS SUN WITH STOCKTON BASS IN HONOR OF DUANE KING. THE GODS WERE NOT WITH US AS THE WIND BLEW US OFF BY 11:30AM. BLUE RANGER ONLY LANDED TWO FISH BOTH BY BMFD, DIXON STRUGGLED EVEN THOUGH BMFD HAD LATE NITE BOOZING WITH JM. REST OF WEEK WENT BETTER AS MYRON AND JM WENT FOR PR'S, JM WITH A 9-10 AZND MYRON WITH A 10 PLUS. CANT TELL YOU WHAT BAIT WAS BECAUSE PETE WOULD GO CRAZY. ALL IN ALL BY THE END OF THE WEEK WE HAD 20 PLUS FISH DAYS. THANKS TO DIXON AND THE LUND DF TILL ALMANOR IN JUNE
    City: mountain view

    Tips: DONT EAT AT UNION POINT UNLESS YOU LIKE THE RUNS AND RUDE BARTENDERS

Friday, April 20th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: slow day for the most part. Crazy windy weekend, so didnt bother fishing on saturday. Went out on sunday hoping the winds calmed down. launched out of russo's, slight breeze in the morning, started off with one about 3 lbs in the first 10 min of fishing. then everything went dead after that. jumped around, but couldnt find any clear water. eventually found some "clearer" water up at fishermans cut (as did 4-6 other boats hahaha) camped out in one spot, and picked up 5 fish biggest about 2.5 lbs. bite died out, headed up towards mokelume...hooked a few more, but the wind and current was getting too strong for us. packed up, headed back down to franks for one last hoorah...then BAM, 7 lber. sure glad we didnt go straight back to the marina. caught another 4 lber chucking cranks. Not a great day, but satisfying. best 5 only about 15 lbs.
    City: el cerrito

    Tips: find some clearer water. fish are there, but just cant see your bait. all fish held tight to cover as most do when the water is dirtied up like that. traps and big body cranks (wide wobble) seemed to work for us. also got some fish on big roboworms. CHARGE YOUR BATTERY well!!!! i learned the hard way =(

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The reaction bite on was on Thurs. Boated 20+ keeps with big fish of 8.9 and 8.15. Best five about 28lbs. Plus at the end of the day I dumped another biggun about 7-8lbs right at the boat after her 3rd or 4th jump.. Would have been into the 30's w that one. Went back out Fri and.. well, not so good, not at all..think I was just too stubborn to put the big bait down.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Caught some spawned out, others were bloated with eggs, and saw some on beds... all three stages for sure.

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    Water Temp: 61/65 windy

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well if keep tryin counts for anything.My partner got the good advice that I receved from you gies that responded to my inquiry with a 11.4 & a7 LB. while I had fish at 4.9 & 4.6 we did catch 37 total with lots of 3+ and all sizes in betwen thanks for all the help.SHUDDABEEN
    City: N.Highlands

    Tips: Keep looking and ASK for help it there.Or should I say here!!

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Mike, First thing in the morning throw a chartrues/white chrome blade spinnerbait and green pumkin/black flake 4" senkos in the turning basin. We caught a bunch of 1.5# fish there yesterday. If the wind picks up fish any of the marinas with the senkos and drop shot or shaky head with a bold blue gill or any worm with a little chartrues on it. good luck
    City: Turlock

    Tips: Senko's green pumkin/black flake, if they don't eat em on the fall let them sit for fifteen seconds with intermitant shake.

Monday, April 16th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 56-60 in east

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well we headed out of paradise point. to go and fish disappoinment slough and then crap what a disappointment. We only had 6 fish total and 1 or 2 weren't even keepers. Small fish largest was about 2 3/4 maybe anyhow tough windy day but all in all a decent day of fishing. we threw jigs dropshot chatterbaits cranks plastics (senkos) not sure if we were not on them or if we missed correct presentation.
    City: haystack

    Tips: Go to another spot disapointment was not on!!

Friday, April 13th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 62/66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I want to thank all of the fishermen that replied to my inquiry.And say that I will try all the sejestons and then some. I got out Friday the 13 with my partner and we caught lots of fish still no big ones.But I havent geven up!!To those that need a little help don't be afraid to ask theres a lots of good fishermen and people out there, let theme help if they can and thanks agin.shuddabeen
    City: N.Highlands

    Tips: Dont be afraid to ask quistons!!!!!

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I had the chance to fish noon to 3:30 today with a new Devil Mountain member. He had been out in the morning and I was happy for the time on the water. We flipped jigs and plastics around franks and little franks. The plastics out produced the jig today, but I think the real story is what is going on in Little Franks. The water is an ugly brown tea color. We still managed to pull a few small fish out, but all in all, the fishing in there was slow.

    The best part of the day was fishing with a new club member. I showed him some water and a few things that I do to catch fish and he showed me a ditch in franks that I didn't know was there.

    If you are looking to expand your knowledge through club fishing, then go to www.dmbass.com.
    City: Walnut Creek

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went out last weekend with my grandpa had a great start at new malones got at least 30 plus fish with the top two fish being a 5 and a half lb er and a 7 and a half lb er. on the way back around 5 pm we stopped at the delta .it was really windy so we went to a shallow cove flippin 8 inch worms and bam nailed a 10 lb er ..now thats what i call a great weeekend
    City: lafayette

Monday, April 9th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 61/66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I have been catching some fish most in the 1 to 2# range with the occasional bigger fish.I'm not having a problem with the smaller fish but can't seem to get on to the bigger ones.I think my problem is staying too long in one place.The other day my partner and I fished a good 10 hrs. with 25 or so fish with 2 over 3.5#.But we only fished 4 areas,I'm wondering if I'm staying to long on one spot and not looking around a little more.I don't want to leave fish to find fish but if my quality isn't up to par should I look more.Thanks in advance for any help you can give and old non tourmenent fisherman.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: All will be appreciate!!!!!!!!

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 64ish

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FINALLY my turn. Mildred Island. Boated 7. Largest 4.4 ( GREAT fight) Missed at least 15 others. Still learning the fluke. Had a ball. Perfect day weatherwise.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Most of the fish seemed to pick up the fluke while it was lying on the bottom. Few (if any) reacted to the action.

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Franks today. Last week during the WON pro/am most of the fish were still holding out deeper. This week, the water cleared, we had several days of warm weather and the fish moved up big time... just look at the monster 1st day weights of the AC TOC. Started by fishing shallow tules looking for a crank and swim bait bite w no love. Tossed a senko and boated a 5. Made a few moves and about 2 hours later boated a 4 punching some junk w a tube bait. A few moves later got a 3+ off a clump of peet w a drop shot. 3 fish at noon was definately slower pace than expected, but at least the quality was good. The tide was getting low and the sun was high, bed fish were everywhere. I bounced around but couldn't find any big ones locked. Got a few dinks and another 3+ off a bed w a drop shot. Got a little afternoon cloud cover and breeze to go w the incoming tide. I went back to the Osprey swim bait in the tules and got a few tail biters. A 5+ followed all the way to the boat but wouldn't commit. Hmmm. Came up to another peet clump and made a long cast to it. A few slow turns and Thunk! The rod loads and I figure this might be a good one. Then I see the head of this giant Delta Donkey wallowing with my swimbait deep in its mouth. It was a short fight thanks to a heavy 8' swimbait rod with 25lb Big Game. A solid 10lbs 14 oz makes it my first double digit swimbait fish. SWEEEET! Best five about 26lbs.
    City: Tracy

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 61-63 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bite was off the hook this past week. Shoulders still sore. Banged thirty plus fish alone in less than 3 hours - best five 25+
    City: Stockton

    Tips: High outgoing - 3-4 ft water + tule's = good fish

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: This is in response to the person who was interested in Black Dog Baits. I was curious too, so I did a web search. Here are two sites you might want to check out:
    http://www.tackletour.com/reviewblackdoginside07.html

    http://www.blackdogbaits.com/
    City: Oakland

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Blackdog bait co? I need some! Where are they available?
    City: antelope

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 58-60?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I headed out to Frank's tract yesterday with a couple of my buddies but ended up getting sidetracked at ski beach. Stayed there for a few hours until we realized it was already 4. Headed back fished the boat docks around Holland's tract and also the boat docks around the Sugar barge. Hooked into a couple small ones nothing really big. Saw a couple of fishing hanging out in the stalls where the light was penetrating. Saw a few bedfish also none of them were very big though.
    City: Oakley