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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 56-58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Splashed the tubes with my bro and immediately stuck a 6 pound fish on a senko. Ended up with 19 pounds all on the same bait. No crank fish. Fished Taylor and got an 18 pound carp on a zipper worm (first for me). Those things fight like hell. Thought it was a huge bass until I saw orange.
    City: Concord

    Tips: Deadstick your senko for a bit on the bottom and lather it up with pro-cure. Most bites were not felt until I picked it up. Texas weightless is the way for me. Fish seem to be grouped up.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 53-55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Big Break. I started out exploring the back of the break in the shallows - no fish. Then I started flippn Senko type baits into tullies near deeper moving water and started catching fish. Biggest around 3lb. I caught some jerkbait fish and swimbait fish in shallow moving water. It was a great day, considering the reports of 35mph winds expected. They never came, but I was off the water by 340pm.
    City: concord

    Tips: There were no boats on the water today until 1pm. I had the place to myself. I caught my fish around the cuts in the tullies where the water can move in and out of the Break. Maybe the best tip is fish when nobody else is there!

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013

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    Water Temp: 58.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished North, out of Wimpy's, from around 1-5:30 pm, after lunch. Fish are just starting to get active, about 7 fish, largest 6.7 on a white spinner bait, actually most fish on reaction baits, one senko fish. Outgoing , last 1/3 of it and tulles, nothing on wood.
    City: Hughson

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    Water Temp: 52-56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Haven't seed any reports on here for a couple weeks. I'm guessing no news is bad news, launched out of orwood 6:30am back by 11:30am. Fished crank baits and spinner baits early no luck. Fished jigs 1/2 oz and 3/8 oz jigs in all different colors no luck. Wind started to pick up went back to crank bait, caught a under sized striper. Switched to watermelon red flake senko 20 ft away from the bank, got two right away then that pattern died. Wind started howling so I headed back in catching one more on a spinnerbait at the boat ramp.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: White spinner baits. Red for all other baits.

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

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    Water Temp: 50-56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 4 from 2-6 lbs. All were on isolated structure/wood. all were caught on an a whacky black/blue 6" Senko. Some areas are muddy, but most were very clear. Also fished 4" wienie worms, red bombers, swim jigs and chatter baits with no luck.
    City: Sunnyvale

    Tips: See above

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 50-53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the outgoing tide to bottom of tide 1030 - 5pm. fished Big Break. Caught some small fish on Senkos early. Then fished Dutch Slough, and inside the Break with no luck. Then caught some swimbait fish to 2.5lbs. At the bottom of the tide I started catching them on a watermelon Senkos wacky rigged dragging it real slow. Ended the day in a flurry, catching 10 fish in the last hour and a half. Several 3.5lb fish another 2.5 and some 2's. Best day I've had on the Delta in awhile. I don't think I caught that many fish all spring last year!
    City: concord

    Tips: Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. I think fishing when the water temp was at it's highest - helped the bite.

Friday, February 15th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 53-55

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Tough day. Four keepers, and one short. Fishing Holland Tract area.

    Tips: None

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    Water Temp: 48-50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fished around corner from b&w at fav tule strip and dock...nothing! brother got one hit dragging a jig. tried black/red flk and black/blue flk senkos..nothing. then tried watermelon/red flk and junebug..nothing. also tried slow-rolling black spinnerbait...nothing. then tried black/blue rage craw...nothing. all the above have always managed a hit in cold, stained delta water. just not our day today.
    City: folsom

    Tips: none. what normally worked in these conditions didn't work. maybe someone can offer a new strategy?

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    Water Temp: 50-52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished outgoing tide around Franks Tract. Caught some small fish on the outside of Franks. Nothing on the inside. Black and Blue Senkos. Cranked some rock walls - nothing. I saw one striper hit my jerkbait at the boat but missed him.
    City: Concord

Sunday, February 10th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 50-54*

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Haven't put out a report in a while cause I just had a baby and not had too much time to fish. I'm just glad I can still find and locate fish on a winter pattern. I launched out of paradise and fished for about 4hrs and zilch on any sort of reaction baits like rip baits or chatter baits (even on rock walls mid day, I figured warmer water temps from rocks so more active fish) but my buddy and I had a pretty good jig and senko bite. The fish seem to be holding at around 6-8 ft and you just gotta cast and drag if yah jig fishing (brown and purple best color for us we found) and your typical senko fishing (cast let it sink, pop pop pause and repeat) the wacky rig senko did seem to get more bites than a regular t rig. ( watermelon red and black and blue worms) all in all 11 fish for 4hrs and almost all were cookie cutter 1.5-2lbers.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Don't sight fish cover, fish are holding Deeper and you have to adjust accordingly. Bites even on the high tide are on the outside of the weed line, yah don't have to fish super slow just be patient and the bites will come.

Saturday, February 9th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Left Fresno at 4:30 am, stopped in Turlock for coffee and $100 in gas for the boat, out of Ladds 7am, fished Mandeville, Mildred areas. threw topwater, swimbaits, jerkbaits, 6" senkos in two different colors, 5" senkos in two different colors, texas rigged 6" and 4" paddletail worms in two different colors, each, traps in both red craw and shad colors, blades in chartreus white with, chrome willow leafs, brass willow leafs, chrome colorado blades, brass colorado blades, one chrome willow leaf and brass colorado combination and one brass willow leaf with chrome colorado blade combos, jigs with craw trailers, craw trailers without jig skirts, used fast retrieve, slow retrieve, hopped the lures, drug the lures, soaked the lures, I stared at my tackle boxes full of lures for short periods of time, long periods of time, moved them from one locker to another and even tried a piece of peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a treble hook. off the water by 2pm. Not one, thats right, not one single bite all day. Not for me, my partner or the dude in the gorgeous new Ranger we spoke to. The only saving grace was my partner just got his concealed carry permit, so i felt completely safe from pissed off bank fishermen, illegal aliens and all forms of piracy.
    City: fresno

    Tips: Save your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for yourselves. That didnt work either.

Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

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    Water Temp: 50' - 53'

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Tracy Oasis @ 9. Ran to Widows Island, son picked up a nice 3.75 lbs. largemouth. I picked up a small 1.5 lbs. largemouth and lost a 5 lbs. @ the boat. Light breeze, nice warm day.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: We fished shaky head cut tails with a slow drag and pause. Most bites came when the bait was idle. Tight lines!

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

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    Water Temp: 46-50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Paradise Point fished several spots in Disappointment, 0 bits. Fished 14 mile, 0 bits. Joined a half-dozen boats in the Yacth, it was 0 for 6! with so much dead hyacinths’ floating in the water you graph is useless. hurry up super bowl!
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: Only bits were on a jig in deep wood.

Monday, January 28th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 46 - 49 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched the Custom Valco "BASSBUSTER1" out of Ladd's today and fished my way to LVW Marina to get out of the wind. Got a cuople jig bites along the main channel, but no hook ups. When I finally reached LVW Marina started slow rolling my 4" PLine Kick R Minnow around the docks. Cuaght two bass around 1.5 pounds each. Also tried looking for some crappie, but was not able to locate any this time.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Look for calm water, clearer water. Spring is just around the corner. :-)

Saturday, January 19th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 41 morning 45 a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Boy. Did I look and feel like a fool. Launched out of wimpys and fished beaver hog and sycamore with no bites. Headed towards all the backsloughs with no luck then finally a FISH ON!!!!!. Hell yeah... definitely a fish on the boat. Just too bad It was a dead shaker striper that was floating by that I decided to hook my dropshot rig just to make me feel better. But almost got me in trouble by a nearby warden that seen what I was doing and had me explain what the heck I was doing. But when I explained it to him what i was doing .he just turned around to gather himself and said . He wouldnt be able to continue in life if he was to cite me.
    City: sacramento

    Tips: Leave the net at home. And wait for warmer water

Thursday, January 10th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 43-46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold and Muddy, perfect combination for zero bites. Fished sun beaten rocks, fished deep, fished dead end sloughs, fished docks. Drop shot, jig n pig, senko, jerk bait-- not even a nibble. Delta is tough right now.

    Tips: Would love to hear some from anyone catching them.

Monday, January 7th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 43 - 45 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Luanched the Custom Valco "BASSBUSTER1" out of Ladd's about 9:00 a.m. and was out by 3:00 p.m. Ran straight to LVW Marina where I know there is clearer water to fish. Cuaght a 5 fish limit of bass (big fish was 2.5lbs) on PLine's 4" Kick R Minnow slow rolling around the dock. Then switched to my light action spin rod, 6 lb test, and a chartruese marabou crappie jig. I had fun catching crappie, small bass, blugill, redear, and my first sqaw fish.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Be prepared to fish multi- species during the winter months. You never know what you may catch out there.

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

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    Water Temp: don't know

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: assume it's still muddy. thanx gabuelhaj and deltabassbuster for posting reports...i thought we'd never get anyone to post.

    water is still choco milk in alot of places and i guess there's guys out there who can still put em in the boat...but they ain't sayin!.... that's ok, you guys deserve everything you get!!! i hope it's soon!!!
    City: folsom

    Tips: listen to deltabassbuster...he knows... and he at least posts a report. and thanx gabuelhaj for posting a report.

Monday, December 31st, 2012

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    Water Temp: 45 - 47 degrees

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Luanched the Custom Valco "BASSBUSTER1" out of Buckley Cove about 10:00 a.m. and was out by 4:00 p.m. Headed for LVW Marina in 14 Mile Slough stopping at spots along the way. Today tried jig&pigs, dropshot, mojoshot, cranks, jerkbaits, and small swimbaits. I was only able to get bit with PLines 4" Kick R Minnow slow rolling it around the docks at both marinas (LVW & Buckley Cove).
    City: Stockton

    Tips: I believe I lost my first three fish today becuase I was using a light wire darterhead style jighead with my swimbait on a med/heavy baitcaster. The first bass bent my hook out and ended up switching out the jigheads. After losing two more bass I switched to my spinning rod with a loosened drag and a more "for giving" tip and started putting fish in the boat afterwards.

Sunday, December 30th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Breezy and water is muddy and cold. Launched at Buckley Cove 10:30am and left at 3:00pm. Slow-rolled spinnerbaits and chatterbaits for one hit in the Calaveras river in a deep pocket.
    City: Manteca

    Tips: Fish slow and deliberately. Then slow down some more. Watch out for the floating debris in the channels!