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Saturday, June 22nd, 2013

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of River's End around 6:30AM. Fished the sloughs around Clifton Court and Coney Island until 2PM. At one point ran up to the tule beds around the train tracks and caught a couple dinks on weightless green pumpkin senko. Marking fish everywhere but could not get them to bite. Threw LV500/150, LC Flashminnow, A-rig, chatter bait in bluegill pattern and senko mentioned above. Is anyone else doing better around this area?
    City: San Mateo

    Tips: Don't fish with/around me. I'm bad luck apparently.

Friday, June 21st, 2013

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    Water Temp: 69-71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched b&w 630am; a few bass boats ahead of us. started around the bend on the moke. water was colder than last week...69deg... had 1 bassboat with some cool guys who just chatted up with us a bit...they had just lost a good one. then they moved across to work the rock wall. my bud and I continued on down past the first dock and on to our fav tule islands....a few dinks but nothing...wind was really picking up. managed 2 good keepers and about 5-6 almost working a lighter crankbait (little mini speedtrap) on spinning gear right up against the tules....cranke twice as soon as the bait hit the tule wall, then stopped and waited...if I didn't get hit, cranked 1 or 2x and would get hit. the earlier bassers came across to us about an hour later and said it was wide open along the opposite rock wall. they reached in and showed us a nice 2-3lber, one of many they said. they went back and we moved on to same side but further down. only managed a couple of barely keepers. so we moved up to sycamore but nothing there...wind was still crazy. moved out to the main slough outside of sycamore and picked up a solid 3lber on blk/red flk senko. decided to move back to main moke and whaddya know, the wind throttled back so we worked some fav hotspots for a total of about 30, about a dozen and a half keepers...water at this point was 71 degrees, still not warm like last weekend but sun was out and it got em movin' around. I even picked up 2 at 1 time on my Jackall Aragon jointed squarebill.... 1st one hit, then 2nd one tried to take it away....lots of fun!
    City: folsom

    Tips: if crankin, throw right up against the tules and just crank 1-2x and stop/pause, the slow roll or crank a couple times. if they're in those tules, they'll come out and take it. also waited for the warmer late morning early pm to throw cranks against the rockwalls and posts....many bass had crawfish in their throats and were bloated from feeding. you'd think they were still ready to spawn .... even the 1-12 inchers looked like they had eggs, but it was just a fat belly from gorging on craws.

    ok, well, hope all the pro-ams out there aren't laughin' at my report....but it's what got us some fish on the hook today....a good day.

Saturday, June 15th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took off early 345am to launch at B&W thinkin' plenty of time...ran smack into Angler's Choice tourney so just grabbed a parking spot on the grass and waited for them to take off...noticed majority took off to the right under Hiway12. We launched about 5am and went left to the Moke and our fav tule strips and started crankin' a red craw speed trap; buddy loves to go light like Jarrett E (light spinning 4lbtest) so he was throwin' a little rebel diving crank (like what you'd use for trout). We both were nailin' shaker stripers left and right but no blacks. Moved down to second set of tule strips and picked up some 1lbers and then 15ft from the boat a 4lber hits his rebel...he plays it for about 7-8mins and we boated it. Immediately after he drops it back in, I hook up with a 3lber on a blk/red flk senko. We picked up about 5more each, avg about 1-2lbs...he continued to crank with the rebel and sometimes a red craw lipless, me on the senko and sometimes the speedtrap. Picked up a 22" striper on the speedtrap. Went to sycamore but water is muddy/stained all over there unless you go way in but we didn't connect so we moved back to the Moke and continued to slam the 1-3lbers at various areas of the tules. Fish were full of crawdads and hittin' cranks...I even downsized to a small Rick Clunn red craw square bill and we just had fun on the light tackle. My power drive trolling motor steering died (I know, better to have cable) so we called it a day about 2:30pm.
    City: folsom

    Tips: Since the ratio of hookups was about 3 or 4 to 1 in favor of my bud, I downsized and found them nailin the small baits...even the almost keeper stripers we got (5 were 17.5") were on the small cranks. After seeing small fry, crawdad tails, and pinchers stickin' out of the small bass we were getting, we knew they were on a feeding binge on craws and tiny baitfish so we threw smaller cranks. we weren't really concerned whether the big ones bit...we've caught many PBs on tiny baits. we just wanted to hookup and have fun. btw, DFG was out in force and checked us after watching us gettin' slammed by the shaker stripers. They were very cool.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Spent most the day inside and outside of Mildred. Caught 19 fish on 5 types of baits. Texas rigged with brass n glass Yamamoto craw and senkos produced most the fish. Caught a few cranking and on spinnerbaits. Best 5 went 12-13 lbs. Couldnt catch any decent fish.
    City: Lafayette

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 71.6

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water about 8:00a. We fished around Mildred Island during the rest of the incoming tide and the outgoing tide. Caught about 20-25 bass, only 10 were keeper size. Biggest bass was around 2.5-3.0 pounds. Caught most of the fish on chatterbaits fished over the top of weeds. Also caught fish on a frog, buzz bait, and crank bait.

    Tips: We tied our lures directly to 65 lb braid. Caught the biggest bass on a white/chartreuse chatterbait that dove to the bottom of the weeds. The braid cut the weeds as I pulled the bass out. Doubt I would have boated the bass if I was not using braid.

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 70ish

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out in Discovery Bay for a few hours this morning. Got on the water about 5:15 and started catching fish. Caught two on cranks by 6ish, nothing big 3ish at best, then switched over to buzzbait and missed a few on that. Finished off the morning fishing senkos around and under docks and caught several more before it started getting hot. Off the water by 9:30 with my best 5 going maybe 12. Lots of fish just nothing big.

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    Water Temp: 72-76

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched B&W; many boats at 5am; started crankin' tules/weedlines and picked up several barely keepers and 1 lbers. Moved up toward island outside of Sycamore, water was stained/muddy, only managed a couple hits on senkos and curl tailed worms. Moved up Sycamore to find some clear water; fished tules with lipless cranks and senkos for 5 more keepers, best 2.5lbs. Many many dinks kept the action going even if they didn't keep. 2 blowups on frog and buzzbait but no hookup.
    City: folsom

    Tips: We worked the tules out over weedlines with cranks and either got bit between tules and inside weedline or after it passed over and on the outside. worked same with senkos and small finesse curltail worms and would get bit draggin' over the weedline. Not much to offer but that's what worked for us. Asked another basser and his only answer was spinnerbaits. Not sure where or how but glad it worked for him. At least he shared it. A couple others didn't/wouldn't.

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    Water Temp: Wasn't paying a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched the new (to me) boat out of River's End Marina at 6:45. Fished the slough that runs north/south along Clifton Court Forebay. Nothing on top water or wake baits. Got a couple keepers on chartreuse/black back KVD 1.5 (BPS rattling model). And "keeper" is being pretty generous. Dink here and there. Missed one punching but then got another. Four blowups on the frog at low tide but no hookups. Hotter than the surface of the sun today but somehow managed to avoid wake boarders/water skiers/jet skiers most of the day.
    City: San Mateo

    Tips: Man when it's a hundred and five out it's probably better just to go jump in the pool. I think I got heat stroke. Other than that: Come on WB board members! Start posting your reports!

Saturday, June 1st, 2013

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    Water Temp: NA

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Bite is still pretty good out there. We caught most of our fish flipping a red craw. Deep tules next to rip rap on the outgoing tide. We didn't have to much top water action only a couple small ones and a couple blow ups. Best 5 went 16 lbs with a 5 lb kicker.

    Tips: Bite was best on a high outgoing tide for us.

Friday, May 31st, 2013

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Test
    City: Modesto

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Test
    City: Lee Vining

Friday, May 17th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 68 To 73

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished out of Paradise Point for 3 days. Fishing is good 15 to 30 fish a day most in the 2 to 4 Lb. range the big fish for the trip was 9.6 on Jig with a Large Flappin Hog trailer. Caught fish on Worms, Jigs, Top Water, Cranks, Frogs and Rip baits.
    City: Lee Vining

    Tips: If one thing isn't working change things up. and keep changing they want to eat.

Monday, May 6th, 2013

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    Water Temp: not checked

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: test
    City: dublin

    Tips: test

Sunday, April 28th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 68-74

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of lazy m 12:30 pm outgoing tide. Fished itilian slough first couple hours, tried punching, flipping, senkos, Alabama rig, no fish. Buddy got one good bite punching but wasn't able to hook up. Left and went out to the main channel only to find extremely muddy water and tons of debri. Made a run to the back water and threw jigs for a couple hours landing one 4.5 lb half tail banged up spawned out female. Tide bottomed out returned to itilian and threw Topwater got ok action but no hookups.

    Tips: It was very hot, only thing I can think of is go early to avoid boat traffic and sunburns. I also saw a lot of carp, they seemed to be everywhere, don't know exactly if that affects the bass at all just weird seeing that many

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 63-64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched B&W 7am and went straight to Sycamore..on the way, decided to work some tules on the Moke just around the bend from Tower overpass....immediately hit a 3.5lb w/eggs... proceeded to catch a few more 1 lbers and moved into Sycamore. worked tules and cuts with senkos and caught mostly dinks, barely keepers, and a few 1-2lbers, but mostly little guys. still had fun...just feels good to get bit. Used mostly blk neon (blk/red flk), junebug, and monster shad senkos. brother stuck a couple on brown/prple jig and creature.
    City: folsom

    Tips: We just worked the tules, cuts, transitions, and inside/outside weedlines, but not sure if that's really a good tip to catch anything sizeable...gets bites though. We did see a few bassboats working flats and shallows, so we assumed they were searching for beds. I might be wrong on that but it seemed like it.

Friday, April 26th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 62-67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Friday we fished Whites Slough, Little Potato and Sycamore Slough.Good Delta breeze all day, but not too annoying, actually helped the bite. Fished tule island points, with current and the rock walls. First half of the day (out going tide)was slow with just a few bites and two fish in the boat. Senko's and zoom lizards in california 420 color scheme were the ticket on the tule's. Bite was off the chart between 2:30-5PM,rising tide....soft plastics bite got better......the crankbait bite was exceptional.....red/red&orange was the ticket...had 30 fish in the boat at the end of the day (all C/R). Most were in the 11/2-21/2 lb. size with biggest about 31/2 lb.s

    Tips: We seemed to have more action where ever we could find current with deeper water close...points of tule islands and rok walls. don't get stuck on one color, change it up....the fish are there and willing...just figure which color they're attacking.
    BE CAREFUL,WEAR YOUR P.F.D. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Friday, April 19th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 10 fish in Sycamore Slough but nothing over 2.5 lbs. Senkos with some form of red caught all fish except for one on a crankbait. Blades, topwater, chatter baits, and numerous cranks did not get bit. Action was very slow early but turned on near high tide. Saw several large bass cruising but could not interest them in any offerings. Any suggestions?
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Great day to be out – sunny with clouds and a slight breeze.

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    Water Temp: 60-66

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Franks Tract,South end very muddy from wind
    No big ones,just 2-3lb range.used Senkos,Rodents.
    Late in the Day did see several big Females up in the water column just sunning,I didn't have the expertise to trigger any strikes though.
    good luck be safe

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Dog, In looking at past input from forum members it looks like you have only offered criticism. Not one report. That makes you an A-Hole. As for your ADHD issue you can get help for that.
    Unfortunately you are born and raised an A-Hole.
    You can't get rid of that one.
    City: Sunnyvale

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: On mains report I just wanted to fast fwd through the commercials and get to the acuual report. I felt like I should buy something.