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Saturday, May 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 59-66

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: It was high tide at 9:30am, it gave us sometime to work the backs of the tules. We spent the morning in Beaver Slough working senkos, jigs,sweet beavers and worms and working on finding the best colors and locations. Blades did work for one 3 pounder and the other 9 came on senkos and jigs. The tide only moved 2 ft so the bite was short and slow. We worked the rocks on points and shallow docks with drive ways.
    City: rocklin

Friday, May 13th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished White's Slough from the bank for 3 hours after work, tough to do during low tide given all the weeds on the levee side I was walking and since the frog didn't get any attention. Found one area where the weeds broke up and caught a long (20+ inches) skinny 5 lber on a Senko. Bottom of tail was red. Now for the IRONY, my best fish of 2005 came walking the bank and not from my boat that's been unlaunchable the last 2 weeks due to a broken trailer. Also tried a spinnerbait in the few areas that were open enough.
    City: Elk Grove

    Tips: When fishing for largemouth from the bank remember high tide gives you a lot more fishable water and even though the amount of fishable water during low tide is limited and requires stout tackle when its really weedy, there's still good fish to be had.

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 7-12 in White and Dissapointment. Only caught 4: 20" 3.11; 21" 4.9; 2lb and 1.0. The two 20"+ look like bucks and for that length, thought they would be heavier. Nothing on Senkos.
    Fish caught on Zipper, Spinnerbaits (won on SABP contest).
    City: South San Francisco

    Tips: All four fish caught tight in tules. Tried dropshoting - zero and only small pecks on senkos.

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

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    Water Temp: Mid 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Beaver, Hog, and Sycamore sloughs. 2 of us caught 7 keeper size and a bunch of small ones. Spent a lot of time dropshotting instead of tossing rat l traps & spinnerbaits. We probably caught over a dozen fish dropshotting in about 4-5 ft of water. The best one was 5.25 lbs (had to pull it out of sunken structure - great test for my 10lb line.). Best 5 around 13-14 lbs.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Used a Yamamoto 4 inch cuttail in red (009). Have to patient when you dropshot. Taught my buddy how to do it and he caught his first dropshot fish. Also, the crawdad colored rat l traps were working today.

Sunday, May 8th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I've managed to do surprisingly good in the last 4 or 5 days with the rain we've been getting. Fished last 3 days it rained and caught good solid fish each day, with each day producing bigger fish for me. Fish were holding deeper off of rock walls, 10-15 feet off the bank. Fished high tide at outgoing. Don't be afraid to try new things even if you think it may not work, top water surprised me in the driving rain. Try a few different techniques and apply the results to your situation to put together a pattern.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Caught plenty fish on jigs and crankbaits. Dark Jigs and bright c-baits. Fish a little farther out every now and then and you may find the big bite you're lookin for.

Friday, May 6th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started at about 0930 with my good freind Kentuck. We went out to mildred Island for most of the day. Bite was slow but we managed to land about 15 fish. Biggest was about a pound and a half. Saw many 4 and 5 pounders inside the weed line and on top of the weeds near shore cruising nests or close by.
    City: Woodfords

    Tips: We hit fish on everything from spinnerbaits to worms, Dark colors. No frog fish but shouldnt be long

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    Water Temp: mid-60's

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Beaver, Hog, and Sycamore sloughs. Caught 14 keeper size bass (best 5: 17 lbs). Also saw the body of a bass that weighed at least 12 lbs.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Bass tight to cover. Most caught inside the weed line. Only spinnerbait that worked well today was red/black. Senkos worked well too.

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: DIDN'T PAY ATTE

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: GOT BORED AT HOME, SO AROUND 10;30 AM I FIGURE WHY NOT HEAD OUT TO THE DELTA. I FIDDLE AROUND AND MANAGE TO MAKE TO LADDS BY ABOUT NOON SOMETIME. HEAD ON OVER TO MILDREDS AREA AND STOP OFF AT A TULLIE ISLAND. SECOND CAST OF THE DAY I BUST ONE OFF JUST OVER 3LBS. PROBABLY 7 MINUTES LATER I HIT ONE JUST UNDER 3. I HEAD ON OVER BEHIND MILDREDS AND PICK UP A COUPLE SMALL BUCKS, BY NOW THE WIND IS STARTING TO WHIP, SO I HEAD OVER TO WISKEY AND ON MY FIRST TULLIE I STICK A 2LBER. NOTHING AFTER THAT SO HEAD ON IN TO THE RAMP AND CALL IT A DAY.
    City: MODESTO

    Tips: JUST GO OUT AND HAVE FUN!!!!!!!

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 65-68

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Another solid day on delta. No real big fish, but a lot of solid quality. several 2.5 to 3.5 fish, w/ very few dinks. Like Lee bros., I also believe that most fish spawned out, some of the fish I caught would have went to about five or six lbs., but were spawned out. Great day on water.
    City: Turlock

    Tips: red/blk plastic's produced for me all day.

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    Water Temp: 63.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Best day on the delta for us so far this year. Got on the water first ight outta paradise and headed towards franks' hitting tules along the way with blades.Had a couple big threes early on and really steady numbers all day.Got to franks' with 15+ pounds and then we started hitting afew 4s and one 6.3 all on blades and beavers. Finished with just over 21 pounds,35+ total.
    City: PLACERVILLE

    Tips: fish deep tules when tide is out

Saturday, April 30th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water around nine. Fished only till one thirty. My brother and I caught 15 fish all on spinnerbaits and senkos. Best five around 14lbs. Been hearing about all these toads being caught. I sure can't figure out how to catch them. SHould have been throwing frogs.
    City: Boraga

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    Water Temp: 62-67.2

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Whiskey and empire cut on Saturday. First Delta trip in the new Ranger. Wife and I caught 11 fish. All but one were keepers. Nothing over three. All fish caught inside weedline on Spinerbaits,beavers,9x senko, and split shot red straight tail worm 4inch. Became windy and dark skies and the bite died for us. High tide and first bit of outgoing best for us.
    City: San Jose

Friday, April 29th, 2005

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    Water Temp: high 50's to mi

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Hog Slough, Sycamore Slough, and Frank's Tract. 3 of us caught 16 keeper size bass (best 5: 14 lbs), a lot of 11-12 inch bass and ton's of small bass, 1 striper (6.5 lbs), and 1 turtle. Bass caught on spinnerbait, rat l traps, and plastic. Striper caught on a white spinnerbait (had a 6-7 lb striper hit a white/char buzz but lost fish at the boat). Turtle caught on a rat l trap (somehow hooked the shell just above the head - still can't figure how it could happen).
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Fished inside/over the weedline during high tide and outside the weedline during low tide. Fish are tight to cover.

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 61.4

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got to sugar barge @7:30.brother in law caught first fish on second cast with spinner bait.bunch of small bass.out of the water by 12:30 with 4 keeper.8lb,6lb,4lb and of course a 1.5.

    Tips: fish with senko,watermelon,peanut butter and jelly.slow.......

Monday, April 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?no guage

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had a pretty good day today. Headed towards Lincoln Village West Marina and fished the back side on the out going tide. Had an awesome mixed spinner bait bite. For a bout 2 hours of fishing 5 bass nothing over 2 lbs. Also 5 stripers going up to 5 lbs. each. I had to repair my spinner bait a couple of times. Went throught to sets of skirts and the frame will probably snap soon.
    City: Ladd's, Stockton

    Tips: I think the spawn is pretty much over in this area could not find any beds. I went all the way back to the Feather River bridge and back. The froggin sounds good can't wait for the frog bites starts in my area.

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Another successful day on the Delta. Launched at 4:00 p.m and fished till 7:30p.m
    Caught alot of fish males and females. Best five went 27lbs. My wifes fish was the big kicker 10lbs 1oz. She busted it on a Super Fluke. The rest of our fish came on topwater baits and senkos flipped in the weedpockets. Topwater is on and the big girls are out to play. Success to all.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Enjoy yourself and fish for fun. No stress fishing bradda. You know what I mean. Laters

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    Water Temp: 61to64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: another good day on the delta. total fish 38. lot of 3lb fish. best 5 were a 4.1,4.2,4.6,5.2,5.15, total weight 23lbs9ozs. almost identical to yesterday. no real big fish, but there around. can't complain fishing was steady all day. we had six blowups on frogs but only hooked one.
    City: oakland

    Tips: water is definitly warming up, throw frogs. a few of our fish were spawned out already. it's gonna be busy on the water next week for everstart, should be some big weights!!!

Sunday, April 24th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?noguage

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Since it was church day during the morning hours til about 8:30 a.m. just hung around the luanch ramp. Baby brush hogs was the ticket then. Later in the afternoon about 5 p.m. I luanched the custom Valco bass boat and headed out starting in the back of Wind Mill Cove. I also checked some spots in 14 Mile Slough. WINDY!!! the wind ward sides were the ticket for me this evening til 10 p.m. Total 15 bass all just around 1.5 to 2.5 lbs., all males. Senkos, S.K. Bleeding Tubes, and S.K. Bitsy Jigs red/black with the small Zoom Chunk. No big fish for me today. Can't wait til I have more time so I can head out as far as Big Al's.
    City: Ladd's, Stockton

    Tips: Hit the windward sides that have cover. Fish were holding tight to cover, but were aggressive.

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    Water Temp: 60to62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got a late start today, launched at 7:30 out of big break. started in franks. lots of boats out for won basshad a good day,played leap frog with a few boats.around 11a.m. i stick a 7lb 8oz on a brushog. at about 2 ron sticks a 6lb 4oz on a frog. we watched another boat stick one about 10lbs. big fish are moving up!!! can't wait till tommarow! best 5 were 23lbs 4ozs

    Tips: we covered our areas on both high and low tides. brushogs, senkos,beavers and frogs. see photos.

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: LAUNCHED OUT OF RIO VISTA FISHED AT CACHE, PROSPECT AND IN FRONT OF VEIRRA'S ALL FISH CAME ON CHROME RATTLE TRAPS NEAR DROP-OFFS ON ROCKS

    Tips: CRANK AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND HOLD ON