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Sunday, May 28th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Tough fishing in the west delta today. The banks got pounded hard this weekend, and all the boat traffic didn't help. Few on spinnerbaits and a few soft hits (little fish) on assorted plastics.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: Let it settle back down after this holiday rush. Good luck.

Friday, May 26th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: wind sucked. Fished for a half day, no reaction bite. Several fish caught on the bottom in approx 3-12 feet of water. Hi Dave!
    City: San Bruno

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 65 AT BEST IN R

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I GO WITH ALEX THE WIND WAS BRUTAL.
    ALL THE PUMPS ARE RUNNING, AND WHAT COMES OUT IS A SIN. IS BLACK BASS ACTION COMMITE STILL AROUND? SHOULDNT THE FARMERS PUMP OUT AT LEAST THE SAME QUALITY WATER THEY TAKE IN. THERE ARE PLACES YOU CAN WALK ACCROSS BECAUSE OF ALL THE FERTILIZERS AND MUD THEY ARE PUMPING OUT.
    City: SAN RAMON

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Not a report, but rather a warning to all Orwood patrons. Some Ghetto M.F. is out there stealing trailer parts while you are away from your vehicle. Not Cool.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Lock up anything that can be easily removed. Report any theft management.

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

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    Water Temp: 65* to 69*

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Great Afternoon on the Delta.. Got on the water around 4:30 high Tide...4:31Pm off water 7:30

    5 Bass in the boat up to 2 1/2 Lbs..see photo..
    Lost 3 at the boat.. missed a couple of bites..

    Fished Chartrous Spinner bait w. Brass Colorado Blade.. and Christmas Tree Senko... Spinner bait won out today.... No Senko bite...
    City: Stockton

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished this afternoon for a half day. Cloud cover and some showers produced a good topwater bite. Lots of fish close in to the tules & weed lines. Decent fish approx 1 - 3 lbs. Lots of bites in less than 5 feet of water. Some hits on plastic worms and and blades.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: The water temp is warming up. Stay close, and bring blades and cranks through the weed pockets. Good luck.

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Vacationed on the Delta last week, stayed at B&W Resort. Warm and windy most days. Picked up fish 2-3 lbs most consistently on chartruese willow leaf spinnerbait. Also on rip bait - Rebel Minnow - shad color. Averaged 10-12 fish a day. Fished Potato, Franks, Old River, Mandeville and Little Mandeville, Mokelumne River, Holland Cut, Sycamore, Hog, Beaver, Whites, Dissapointment. Friday was best day, front came through, windy, cool, showers. Fished White's, ended up with 27 fish, mostly 2-3 lbs on Chart s.b. bite lasted all day. Also caught 8 lb striper on Rebel Minnow. Lots of fun. I'll be back!! Only second time on Delta. Got a new GPS - Lowrance LCX111C HD . Never once did I look up and not know where I was. Never got lost!! Great unit.
    City: Oak Park

    Tips: Blade bite going strong right now. Best in clearer water near tules and over grass beds. Have fun. Dan Curtis.

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: loomis basin launched out of ladds. Very nice facility now. Even the roads to it haave been paved. All 8 teams caught limits but one. Biggest caught by Adam Malbrough 4.78 lbs. Just edging out Gary Hughs 4.76 beauty.I had an o.k. limit for oroville. 10+ lbs. Most of my fish were on 7 inch seinkos and sweet beeavers. Flipping tight to sparce tullies. Winning weight was brought in by Jim Balof and Kyle Ray.
    City: orangevale ca

    Tips: A little bit of everything worked. Topwater early frogs caught one small one. Sweet Beavers and Seinko were best. Dead ringers caught some. Brush hogs in watermelon and red flakes worked. Just fish from the bank out to the weed line. Have fun

Friday, May 19th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: 3 of us fished Disappointment and Whites. Launched at 5:30A and off the water at 12:30P. Caught 14 keeper size bass (best 5: 14 lbs - largest 3.5 lbs) and a bunch of small ones. It was windy out there. Only thing that caught fish were white spinnerbaits.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Tried a lot of stuff (buzz baits, frogs, Rat L Traps, senkos, and a variety of different colored spinnerbaits), but no takers on them. White spinnerbaits were either 3/8 or 1/2 oz.

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 69*

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Paradise Point... Eight Mile Rd
    Fishing Disappointment for 2 Hrs in the Evening..
    6 fish in the Boat... Lost 4 on the way to the Boat...missed 4 hits... Bass range 8" to 1 1/2"
    Small Dinks Only No Big'uns...

    Fished Rock Walls and Tules... Tide was coming up and was a late high tide.. so couldn't stay out that late...

    Fished Chartrouse Spinner Bait with Brass Blades...
    City: Stockton

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: started out early about 6am had limit in 40 minutes for around 12 lbs stayed in franks trac and around franks all day threw reaction baitsmost of the day then pitched soft plastics a little best 5 25lbs big fish 6plus pounds be flexable in your presentation.
    City: el cerrito

    Tips: bay tackle helps me with my fishing let them help you 1 510 235-2032 thanks

Monday, May 15th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Paradise at 6:30A and off the water by 1:00P. Had planned to go to Frank's Tract, but ended up staying in Disappointment most of the time. Caught over 20 keeper size bass, most of them in the 1.5-2.5 lbs range. Fish were tight in the weeds. Best 5 around 12 lbs.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Most fish caught on 3/8 or 1/2 oz white spinnerbaits. 1/2 oz Rat L Traps (shad or crayfish color) caught the bigger fish. Caught a couple using a white sizmic toad. Fish coughed up shad in the live well so they are definitely after them.

    It was hot out there by 9:00A so put on plenty of sunscreen and bring a lot of gatorade or other liquids to keep you hydrated.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Rob you might check Craig list most thives are dumb a..s they may list them good luck
    City: antioch

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at daybreak and fished till noon - The only thing I threw today was topwater [Pop-R]. Caught 15, the two biggest were females that were spawned out, 3.5 each and a few at 2-2.5 lbs.. Nothing real big - but always a blast on the surface.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Most came on rocks and weeds.

Friday, May 12th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We fished rocks,tules/docks. Slow day 3 keepers 2@2# 1@1# some dinks 1 bluegill and 2 catfish on plastic worms ,talked to other boats slow for everybody,what gives? the bass we caught were females that were not ready to spawn for some time yet!
    City: Orwood

    Tips: Throw the box at them , we could not find a pattern. Good Luck.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Are there fish still spawning anywhere in the delta right now. Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
    City: Walnut Creek

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Brannon Island for a mornings fishing with Gunny..On the water about 6:30 off at 12:30..Fished around Brannon, no luck on either buzzbaits or spinnerbaits, also tried flipping Senkos..Headed to Franks, fished a short time in Little Franks and nailed several dinks on spinnerbaits and Senkos..And when I say dinks, I mean dinks..Stopped by the Hook and picked up some liquid refreshment and a bag of Yamamoto single tailed grubs for jig trailers, then headed for the north side of Franks..Fished a few tule islands and started picking up fish on spinnerbaits and again on Senkos..Caught a 2+ on a SpeedTrap (Delta Craw)..Most fish were still below legal size, sure were a lot of those around..Then nailed a 4+ on a Senko..Headed back to Brannon and home..Overall a great morning, great company and a few fish..
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Still don't know enough about the Delta to make any good tip contributions..All I can recommend is to keep plugging away, sooner or later you will find a fish..Most fish seemed to come from near sparse tule clumps and around points on the tule islands..

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hard day 3 keepers to 2 lbs
    City: oakley Big Break

    Tips: Siner bait , crank , worm ome on each good luck

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the delta with some full speed fishing guys. Launched at Russo's and proceeded to work Franks hard for good numbers of small fish. Ran to Mildreds mid day and worked a long bank outside Mildreds for a good senko bite. Ended the day at Franks with a spook bite on a striper school that was MEMORABLE.
    Good times.
    City: Pleasanton

    Tips: Topwater the last hour of light and HOLD ON.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out fishing with a couple of buddies.Lauched out of Russo's. What a day we had.The wind was blowing and we must have caught over 50 bass. They were slamming the lures. And alot of fish over 5 lbs. Galen Jensen thanks for the great guided trip. We had a blast.Never caught so many fish in one day. But for the record, West out fished us both with some BIG TOADS.
    City: discovery BAy

    Tips: Use top water and keep throwing till you hit the honey pot.