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    Water Temp: 70 thru 74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out o Paradice marina at 6:30 ishing disapoitment. No more than ten minutes ater we ound the right spot. My wie hooks into a 7.6lb Her biggest yet. Congradulations. She inished the day with 11 pounds. I hate to say I had no more than two pounds. oh well. Still a great day on the delta. Big ish were caught on black with red senkos. All day they hit the senkos. We ished tullies where we could ind a little depth and current.
    City: Escolan

    Tips: Still ound ish near current and depth

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    Water Temp: 68-72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out searching or some early morning striper action w topwaters. Worked grass lines at low/incoming tide inside Franks. Saw quite a ew small boils but the big girls just weren't there or me, yet. Switched to a shad pattern mag-trap and started ripping through the grass. Kathunk! Solid w/ deliberate head shakes, this was no striper I thought. A ew jumps later and I had an 8.2lb largi in my hands. Not a bad conselation prize. Managed a ew more 1-2.5 lb ish on the trap, o the water by 10am...
    City: TRACY

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    Water Temp: 72-77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club turkey shoot with my 11 year old son. His irst tournament. We did real good. Threw rogs, buzzbaits and spooks with lots o blow-up and a poor hook-up ratio. We caught over 20 ish, but alot dinks. I did take 2nd with 3 ish or 10.55 with a 6.55# rog ish. Niko caught his own limit and got the chance to weight ish in or the irst time. A athers dream.. To ish with his son. We will be ishing "The HOOK" together, so see you all out there.
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Throw that rog at low tide. Look or the weedline and hang on.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Good og bite, 5 or 6 hits all rom bass in 4 to 7 pound range, caught one 7lb missed other hits. Threw traps (red) along outside weed lines caught alot o largemouth biggest 5lb. Also caught stripers in 4 to 10lb range.
    City: scotts valley

    Tips: Get a good guide i you like rogs Bobby Baracks your man!!!

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out o Orwood at irst light and headed toward Mildred. Threw Black/Red persuader buzzbait and POPr or the irst two hours. Caught one big ish (7lbs) on buzzer and lost two in the 14-15 inch range...Threw POPr and caught several dinks and two small keepers. All in all about 12 bites between the two. Let the area and began exploring looking or weedline with deeper water (10-20) eet. Found our areas that looked good and two produced ish. Caught a 3+ on drop shot and a 2.5 on spinnerbait (slow rolled). Managed to catch a number o dinks with other small keepers mixed in. Caught 25+ ish in 7+ hours.
    City: Discovery Bay

    Tips: Topwater early or big bite/s. Drop shot, worms, and spinnerbait all worked with some degree o regularity. Best worm/drop shot colors were dark in nature (black/red, purple, green, brown). Enjoyed the lack o boat traic.Stay sae. TG

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    Water Temp: 72-78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Friday - Launched out o Orwood and started catching ish not long ater...Fished the middle Delta using Frogs, Worms, Spinnerbait, Buzzbait, etc. The only bait we didn't throw was a crank and it would have worked. Caught a 5 ish limit well over 20lbs. 3(rog ish)4 & 5 lbs, 1 (5+) on Buzzbait, 2 on ripbait, 2 on Spinnerbait, 25+ on red/black worm and drop shot. Fished weedlines with deep water drop os. Tom caught 5 ish over 4.5 on worms working his magic. Great day on the water. Keys were depth with thick weedlines.Monday - Launched out o the break and threw buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, rogs, and drop shot. Caught a skinny limit 10lbs with only 1 blow up on the rog (2lbs) which I caught...2 buzzer ish (1 big...1 small)...12+ on the spinnerbait rom 1.5-2 lbs...and 20+ on drop shot...up to 2lbs. Topwater just wasn't working well today as we didn't have time to wait or the bottom o my low or the bigger rog bites. We had a un day and scratched out a ew ish. What a dierence a couple days make.
    City: Discovery Bay

    Tips: Frogs, Spinnerbait (wh/ch), and worms with curly tails seem to make the ish attack. Red/black and watermelon are the colors o choice in the worm selection. Fish the baits real slow including the rog. The better ish seem to eat it when it alls on top o them and just sits or a ew moments. Work deep grass in open water or better rog bites. Drop shot will always catch ish and the quality will luctuate rom dinks to 5+ lbs. Stay sae...TG

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Drove all the way to paradise Point rom San Francisco late night saturday - got on the water in my little inlatable at 12:30 AM - went up Bishop cut and saw carp (and a whole messload o beaver!!) rolling everywhere, but couldn't ind the bass. First time ever ishing on the Delta at night, and my lack o experience showed. Cruised slowly up to White's, spent most time dragging a senko and throwing a buzzbait, but no luck. Clept on the water or a ew hours, then started ishing in white's at sunrise. Got a ew dinks back in the weeds, and one rog hit (and miss) at high tide. Still can't seem to igure out how/where/when to get the rog hits. I've tried mats thick and thin mats with red duckweed, nasty yellow cheese, and plain hydrilla. I've thrown at mats near the rock walls and those in near islands with no rocks. But just no luck in general. neded up making my way to disappointment slough where I caught a 3+ lb bass on a trap, then cruised all the way down to 14-mile slough and hauled in 15 dinks on a trap. All in all, probably got around 20 ish, most 12 inches or so, with around 5 in the 1.5-3+ range. Fun day (but really want to catch that rog ish!!) Enjoy!!
    City: San Francisco

    Tips: Early AM senkos in the shallows worked well, but as the wind picked up I couldn't position my boat to ish these areas. Shad patterned traps on the outside edges o the weeds seemed great at low tide. Still looking to get that topwater bite that seems so great or more experienced Caliornia ishermen!!

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    Water Temp: perect

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went ishing with guide ken casseteri again the best day o ishing the delta in my lie any day that you see a 10+pound bass explode on a kenny cass signature series snag proo pro rog is a day to remember not only that but swinging an 8 a5,and 4 on the boat in 3 casts and missing 5 good bites in less than an hour is believe me exciting!!this guy knows the delta and the tricks to landing those big ones

    Tips: I've gone ishing 3 times with ken this guy is an avid angler and well worth the money to go ishing with rog ishing is the most exciting way o hooking those big girls!!looking orward to those all stripers

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    Water Temp: Warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We hit the water around 7:30am out o Paradise Point. Only a ew boats on the water throughout the morning and early aternoon. Our group had three boats on the water or 8 guys, each boat was pretty successul. As a group we our best 5 ish probably total 20lbs (6#, 2x4# and 2x2#). Lot's o dinks that kept us interested all day. I ished Senkos (dark w/ red lakes), buzz bait, and top water. Most ish were caught on Senkos and plastics. Where I saw bait ish hitting the surace, buzz bait worked well. We had a great day on the water! Thanks guys or our annual gathering on the delta....see ya at the amily reunion this weekend.
    City: Fremont

    Tips: I you see a ishing licensing loating on the water, it's probably mine. Does anyone know how to obtain a replacement? I have my 2003 pink receipt.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out in my tin bote with Durbin or hal days Thursday and Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday. As with other olks' reports, the ishing was outstanding. 25-30 ish on Thursday aternoon in only a couple o hours o ishing. Biggest around 4lbs. 20-25 ish on Friday aternoon, biggest around 3lbs. Saturday a bit slower, but still excellent, around 30 ish, up to 3lbs. Sunday was huge, must have caught around 70 ish, up to 4lbs again, on each day caught lots o small keepers, dinks, and enough 1.5-2+lb ish to make decent bags each day. Missed several large ish, with Durbin missing an absolute MONSTER Sunday morning, but redeeming himsel with numerous quality ish later that day. I'm not a topwater an, or wasn't until I went out with Durbin, but have now been converted. Many o our better ish came on topwater baits. We caught them on nearly everything we threw, I got on a nice jig bite-my avorite way to ish in multiple areas. We ished pretty much Delta wide, rom Del's to Tower Park, and Taylor to White's/Disappointment areas. Launched rom Holland or Ladd's. All in all, Sunday was one o the best days or numbers mixed in with decent ish I've had in years. Have to thank Durbin or helping me to learn a new technique and or showing me new types o structure/cover to consider or ish and appropriate methods to use on these types o spots. Get out there!Good luck, and God bless,Rob T
    City: El Granada

    Tips: Basically we got ish wherever the water was moving, with some clarity. Then, depending on depth and cover we ished the appropriate baits. Caught ish on topwaters, spinnerbaits, medium and shallow running crankbaits, jigs, senkos, rattletraps, didn't try other plastics, since everything else was working real well.

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 2 days rom Paradise 1 rom Whimpy's and 1 rom Towerpark. All in all +/- 70-80 ish qall mbut 10 or 12 were RATS. Biggest on tues. 5 1/2# on a rog had a couple o other descent ish miss it and a ew more 1-3 #'s ate it. Wed. best day out o Whimpy's or Qty. 45-50 mostly all rats on blades in the river (un or my 2 yr. old). Near the martina put the hurt to smalliews on the blk/blu jig blk/ blu pork under the bridge. Thurs. launched rom Tower Park pain in the ass to launch and whats the deal w/ the drag queen in the store? Had a big ish miss the super spook in a cove other than that mostly all rats 20-25 or so. Burned about 40 gallons o uel running all over up there or 4 days and had a pretty good time un place to ish just got to get the big ones out o the grass
    City: canyon lake

    Tips: Thanks to "Team Douglas" who we ran into @ Paradise Tues. morn. or all the helpull tips. Tight lines.

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out o Holland and ished to Orwood - got a late start - on the water by 7:30 - started on top with a rog and a rat - nothing, switched to a 4" purple knami worm(senko) with a little hook tail - caught 15 ish romt about 10:00 to 12:00 - theywent rom 6 oz. to about 4 pounds. most hits came on the irst all or as soon as the worm hit the water
    City: WALNUT CREEK

    Tips: stick to the basics. ind grass on a rocky/steep levey. the more time your hook is in the water mth more chances you have to hook up

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    Water Temp: 73-77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Sarted o down south hiting my conidence spots with topwater. Very ew takers and those were rats. Bounced around a bit and ended up in the middle delta area. Bite was late morn or us, once the tide started to all. My irst was a 3+ on a super spook, my only spook bite that day. Shortly ater my girlriend stuck what should have been our big ish o the day. A 5-6 lb class ish on a buzzbait but armed it. Ouch! I inally switched over a stuck a 4 on a buzzbait. Tried some roggin but the mats and weeds in my avorite spots are all gone,, the've been spraying a lot recently. Between noon and 2 we lipped a deep tule wall. Lots o bites. Mostly little guys, picked up another 4+ and a ew 2's. Best ive around 15lbs, the big one would have put us around 18-19lbs.... would-a,should-a,could-a...Next time!
    City: TRACY

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What is up with the delta? This has not been a good summer or me here. As I was launching at Brannon Isld. a local club tourn was in the weigh in stage and awards. Winning weight 7.4 or ive ish. Launched at 4:30 and ished till dark. I stayed mainly in Frank's track and the main Rivers bith San J. and Sacramento. Windy!!!
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Picked up 3 ish on blades and cranks. Flipping a jig with no hits and a little brush hog with no hits. I have a tourn. here on Sat. any hints would be appreciated. E- mail me.

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at irst light again, should have slept an extra hour as the bite started o slow. Began to pick up a ew 1-2lb ish on buzzers. Just as I pointed out the spot my 6.1 on wed came rom to my girlriend, another Kawooosh!! Horsed this one straight to the boat (that's the beauty o ishing topwater on an 8' lip stick w/50lb braid). Weighed in at 6.14, on a white buzzer. Piked up another 3something and the rest rats. About 15 boated today, best ive close to 15lbs. o the water by 11. I've been spoiled ishing weekdays and almost orgot how many skiers are out there.
    City: TRACY

    Tips: Again the two best ones today were in grass near deep water out away rom the bank.

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished down south tues & weds morn rom 5:30 till 9:30 (I love this new swing shit gig). Topwater bite started o a bit slow which I attributed to the recent drop in water temp. Almost an hour beore our irst bite but it was worth it, a double hook-up. A iesty 6.6 or me on the super spook and a solid 3 or my partner on a buzzer. As the morn temps warmed so did the buzzbait bite. We inished with close to 25 boated and just over 16lbs or our best ive. Wed morn, same partner in back, hit the same spots only colder temps and breezy. Again, the bite was slow or about an hour with a ew 1's and 2's on buzzers then kawooosh!!! My rod doubled and then went completely slack. I panicked or second thinking I lost her and rantically tried to reel up the slack. She was still there and on her way to deep water. It's amazing how ast these big girls can move. I called or the net and watched my partned swat not once, not twice, but three times beore I couldn't take it and grabbed her. I think he was actually trying to knock her o and we all know how much bigger these ish look with their gills laring when airborn. 6.1lbs in desparate need o anger management. Although we both agreed that had he knocked her o with his sloppy net job she would have been an easy 8. At least the scale keeps us honest. As the morn temps pickep up, so did the bite. Boated 12-15 with three more over 3lbs and the rest 1's and 2's. Best ive in the high 16's.
    City: TRACY

    Tips: Topwater! Topwater! Topwater! Look or grass near deeper water, most o our ish were out away rom the bank. Work slow and deliberate when it's calm and very aggressively when its blowing.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Disco Bay Sat. night. Caught a lot o small ish with big ish to 2.5, just couldn't get the big bite. Drop shot worked well as did black/blue senko. Also caught ish with the red shad senko.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: The ish hammered the Iovino s/20c on a drop shot. Big ish was caught on black/blue senko.

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Want delta ishing without the delta? "what" ya thats right,delta style ishing right around the corner rom your home. gol courses. yes believe it or not 10 pound possibillitys. My buddy reared into a 9.75 pound largemouth unbelievable using your basic delta techniqes "top water" o the hook better at "nightall" one o the best golcourses is the boundary oaks gol course well established ponds perect size,depth and,lots o structure and best o all there is "current" in every pond. The irst pond has produced the best ishing or me, current you say you just have to check it out seeing is believing.Best o luck and hold on!! TEAM PONDSCUM Signing O!

    Tips: summer time is the bass time explosive top water bite but i that pattern ails try t-riggen a rainbow worm/plastics oh ya boundary oaks is located o oak grove road toward mt. diablo in walnut creek

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well another ishing report and two guys in the boat. Had a day thats hard to believe.(81) BASS out o brandon island. Lots o little ones and some good to 2and hal lbs. All on spinnerbait except 6 on a luke. Got some shakers too.
    City: antelope

    Tips: Spinnerbaits still working on rock walls no weeds.

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    Water Temp: 72/85

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: CLUB TOURNAMENT AT THE DELTA WAS GREAT, FIRST ONE THERE. TOTAL CLUB WEIGHT OF 188.4,BOTH DAYS WERE GREAT FOR FISHING A BIT ROUGH THE SECOND DAY, BUT SMOOTH IN THE CUTS OR SLOUGH. WINNING WEIGHT WAS 30.15 AND BIG FISH WAS 6.55. PLENTY OF TARGETS: TULLES, GRASS BEDS,ROCKS, SUNKEN BOATS, WEED LINES, ETC. SMALL TURN OUT DUE TO DISTANCE, APPROX. 13 MEMBERS, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT AND WE WILL RETURN.
    City: RIVERSIDE

    Tips: ANYTHING AND EVERTHING SEEMED TO WORK, WHEN WORKING FROGS/RATS ON GRASS, USE HEAVY LINE.....30LBS. A PITCHING ROD WAS BROKE ON A HOOK SET.