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Friday, April 22nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 61 - 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Paradise and headed to 14 mile. Fished the 2 to 6 foot ledge down the slough with outgoing tide. Didn't fish it long enough as I only had limited time today. Then went to Pixley and fished tule clumps with weeds lines. That's where they were. Current was brisk with a headwind and had to flip the bait up on the current breaks. Fished Kreatures and 9L Senkos. Largest bass was 4 lbs. Storm coming in so I left for home! Looked like the Oklahoma dust bowl out there!!
    City: Manteca

    Tips: Bass bite is in full swing! Fished the trough between the weedline and tule clumps and targeted current breaks or slack water. Outside weed line only produced 1 Senko fish. Color didn't seem to matter but I primarily used black/blue Senko and black/chart Kreature. Good luck!

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at Ladd's this morning about 7 a.m. and headed north, towards the middle delta looking for some new best spots. That's always a challenge for me. About 1/3 of the new stuff I tried turned out to be fairly productive. Most of the fish came from tules, inside or outside it didn't seem to matter and the bait of choice was a brush hog. Ended the trip with a total of 24 fish with the biggest going 3.1, 3.4, 4.8. Off the water around 1 p.m.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Slow, Most of the bites were swim off's.

Thursday, April 21st, 2005

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    Water Temp: ? no guage

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got home from work and decided to enjoy the nice warm evening until 10 p.m. Also decided to stay in the back yard this time for a change. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. got a total of 12 bass. Best five were 6.0, 5.3, 2.5, 2.4, 1.3 for 17.5 total. Buzz baits, Strike King's Magnum bleeding series flipping tubes, and senkos were the ticket for th night.
    City: Ladd's, Stockton

    Tips: It's a full moon phase now and most of the larger fish are more active after dark.

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 59to61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished between franks and mildred. lot of wind but still had a productive day. 40 fish total, for two of us, lots of small bucks. we had six 3lbrs. from 3 even to 3.15, a 4.5, 4.11 and a 6.2 best 5 went 22lbs 15ozs. the weather(wind)has made fishing tough, i know it could get better if the weather were more stable and the water was a few degrees warmer.
    City: oakland

    Tips: slow down and break down areas,don't just fish tight work baits to see if fish moved off. beavers brushogs senkos.

Monday, April 18th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Old River was very productive. Fished Persuader chart/white spinner baits and caught 2 5.5# fish 30 minutes apart. Wind was unreal. Also caught a bunch of 2.5#-3.5# fish on zipper worms green pumpkins. 35+ fish in the boat. Best 5 22.5#.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Keep casting and don't give up. Fish banks on the windy side.

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught fluke, blade and buzzbait fish. Caught tons of fish to 6.11 lbs. Best 5 went 22lbs. Windy all day the bites were real agressive. Fished around Mildred area. Another successful day on the Delta.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Don't look for the calmer water. The Big fish are stacked on the windy side. Fish hard and stay focused.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the Delta bright and early this morning Fished around Bethel Island tryin to stay out of the wind. What a day! They just would not stop eating the Beaver! Can't say that I blame them. Got the first fish(7lb) right at sun up(see photos). The bite was steady all day with a bunch of nice ones for a change. Beavers, Blade and a Senkos did the trick. Best five a tad under 25lb. The water was really clear by Delta standards.
    City: Walnut creek

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: i saw 2 people catch 20 inch stripers off the pier in down town antioch on anchovies
    City: Antioch

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Is anyone catching any striper.I would like to here about it.
    City: oakley

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Last Saturday was the best with 15 lbs for 5 fish by 9:30 a.m. Got the monster 8 lber plus for more good ones. 16th was great also but the fish were a bit smaller. Still weighed a 6.5 a 2 and some ones. Don't know if it's luck or I'm just getting better at it but the last 2 weeks in the south have been my best ever. Got pictures and witnesses!!! It' might have been beter than 8...gotta check my scale!!! I also caught the same fish 2 times...how do I know? He broke me off the first time and the 2nd time my hook and line were still in his gut. Minor sugery and the fishy was on his way.
    City: San Leandro

    Tips: Caught the 8 on a Zoom green pumpkin lizzard with a 3/16 brass and glass Texas rig. The 6.5 with the same 6" lizzard and a small split shot using a 3/0 hook.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out @ 10 am, fished till 1:30. The normal weekend 5 boats per acre, anyway, heres the five, 6.8 5.4 4.8 3.2 = 20.2. lota 1 and 2 lbs.
    City: bethel island

    Tips: strike kings plastics slowww open water, but be ready at the docks. Fish the wall @ dusk the bass push the bait up the wall hope this helps good luck

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    Water Temp: 59-63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had two clients out today, Randal & Bill, fishing was great, awesome weather but the catching was a lot slower than expected. Caught about 15 fish from the Break to Disco to Herman & Helens. Biggest fish of the day, a 7lb 7oz hen full of eggs came on a black blue Ziper in about 8 foot of wter. Next one was a 4 pounder client caught on a 9L Senko. Rest of em were all about 2 pounds and we caught em on Beavers, jigs, 9 Senkos and lizards.
    City: Oakley

    Tips: Even with the warming, we did not see too many fish up shallow, nor did we se any makings of beds in predictable areas. Later in the day, we did find one area that had a number of visable fish. Also saw a number of big bass cruising the weeds and troughs out in the middle of Big Break and Franks, we're close and they are just waiting ta bust up to the bank!

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    Water Temp: ?? no guage

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I ran the custom Valco bass boat to the back of 14 mile sluogh to avoid the week end crowd.. Got 8 fish for ten bites. Kicker fish was 5 lber flippen senkos. At low tide late in the afternoon had fun catching bass on a zoom super fluke to 2.5 lbs. total wt. for best five was 12 lbs.
    City: Ladd's, Stockton

    Tips: Looked for calmer water and fished slow. Tules was the pattern for me. also out side edge weed line a low tide.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at Ladd's about 7a.m. this morning and didn't go too far. I made it a point not to run all over the place today. Just pick some good looking banks and fish slow. Not much happening early on, just a few small fish in the 1.5 lb. range. Things started to change about 11a.m. when the catching really improved. Stayed out until 1p.m. when we got tired of putting up with all the wave makers and headed in. The final talley for my brother and I was 26 fish, 12 of those were 3-5.1 lbs. A pretty good day for us.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Brushogs,lizzards,shallow,slow.

Friday, April 15th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 54-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Dropped in with a buddy out of Paradise Friday and boated over 35 fish topped out with w/ 7 and 6lber. 8-9 quality fish w/ top five over 25lbs. Fishing will get even better post next full moon.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Senko bite consistent in the trough as well as a blade bite in the island cuts when the wind kicks up - Gotta love the outgoing tide!

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    Water Temp: high 50's to hi

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Didn't get started until 8:00A. No bites for the first 3 hrs and the wind started to blow. It took a lot of hard work, but the 3 of us ended the day with 10 keeper size bass (best 5: 18 lbs) and 1 striper (6 lbs). Loss several large bass in the weeds and a large striper that went under the boat.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Move around -- we fished Frank's Tract, Potato Slough, Beaver Slough, Hog Slough, and Sycamore Slough. Fish were tight to cover. Caught them on spinnerbait, rat l traps, and plastics. Water temp in some of the dead end sloughs were in the high 60's.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out Tuesday on a guided trip with Bobby Barrack. Started the morning with top water for strippers: two boated (8lb/4lbs). Then off for LMB. Caught them on spinners and worms but it was blowing and fishing conditions tough but we were catching them. We had over 25lbs (8+, 7+, 7...) for top 4 when at the end of the day, Bobby told me to toss into a openning I couldn't see with the wave chop. He was my point man and adjusted my cast. I let the worm drop and bingo, a 5+ on. Top 5 fish was over 30lbs. What a trip.

    Tips: Can't say where he took me but book him and he'll show you.

Monday, April 11th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had to work for them.

    Fished Middle Delta. Got late start (1000hrs) and wnet to 1700hrs. Caught a bunch of 1-2lbs, one 3.3 and was about to give up when an 8.1 Momma hit a plug in 6 feet of water.
    City: Oakland

    Tips: Fish in 2-6' and slow.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: MY dad and I are startring to fish the delta. We aren't quite sure where to fish or what to fish with. If anyone could e-mail me some tips that would be great. Thank you
    City: CV

    Tips: Thank You

Sunday, April 10th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 59-61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Another Great day on the river with Dave Mckenzie of Bay Area Backwaters Guide Service. Tageted big bites which came with persistence. Got a 5+ with a bunch of 2's and 3's thrown in, best 5 going around 18. Had what would have been PB and the kicker but she come unbotton at the boat, she looked around nine and pushing 10 but it makes me feel better if we just call her an 8 since I didn't get to lip her, Oh well. Got em on Senko's, Blades, and Traps. A little windy but otherwise a beutiful day out there. Fish were not exactly up close yet but coming. 20+ fish and that was suppose to be slow in Dave's point of view, I sure would hate to see a good day. Learned a lot about the delta and and what the fish are doing. Sure is nice to fish with a guide who enjoys passing knowledge on to clients and actually lets you fish. Bay Area Backwaters puts you on fish and makes sure that you get em, while leaving you with an understanding of why it all happened and how to replicate it in the future.
    City: San Carlos

    Tips: Hop in the boat with Dave would be my first tip but also to fish slow. We got some good fish on traps and blades but working a senko out from shore to about 8 ft got the good bites. Always know what the bait is doing in the water because the hens are coming up and Dave can find em.