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Monday, April 26th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 65 - 70 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I luanched my custom Valco "BASSBUSTER!" from Ladd's and noticed many boaters getting oof the water with the approaching storm. I made my run to a protected area at the back of 14 Mile Slough and was nailing bass with white spinnerbaits and 7" power worms. I was catching guarding males up to 3 pounds each. With the wind blowing it was hard to working plastics and jigs slowly. I relied on reactions bites and pitched my worm to protected pockets. I wish I was able to get out earlier in the day.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Approaching storm fronts means the BITE is ON!!!! Stick it out and plan your spots according to wind direction. Also venture out into the windward side that is where I got most of my spinnerbait bites.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: tossing top water baits on in side of weed line payed off for me i was walking the bank from bullfrog up river and did reel good bigest going about 6 to 7 12 fish tottal nice day not a nice walk but caught some fish
    City: elk grove ca

    Tips: red with yellow belly top water baits were the killer

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 64-68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Found water up to 68 degrees. Wow. For the most part water was 65. I was hoping to find some pre-spawn bass. I fished reaction baits mostly in pre-spawn areas. Wind was blowing pretty good so was just about forced to fish reaction baits. I was not able to get a limit. I caught a few decent ones with rest being small. I guess most of the fish jumped up on beds overnight?
    City: Elk Grove

    Tips: I'm sure with full moon coming and temps where they are, it is all going to be about bedding fish now. Third year in a row, I had lousy pre-spawn fishing. I don't even remember what normal March/April weather is. And of course, another big storm in the forecast.

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out on the falling tide this morning in Connection with no bites, moved over to Franks where water is gen clear and fished of shore grass clumps and tulies throwing watermelon senco and 520 beaver in cal 420 and 420 in rythem&blues with no bites, moved over to entrance of sandmound, added a frog to what we been throwing with no bites.From there we headed to Middle River behind Mildred and got on some fish. We got about 7 fish, all fish came off 520 beaver in cal 420 and 6" senco in baby bass, biggest went 4lbs.
    City: modesto

    Tips: Fished all day with no bites, dont know if we made the right move or if the tide was right lol.

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fish in slough...toss buzz bait, chatterbaits, senko,rattle trap,frog, n punch some matt. Got a blow up on frog n miss, got my tail bitten off on my beaver n got nada. Drop shot n bit was on !!! Caught fishes in 2-5 ft of water. Bass spit out red crawdad. Found most of them in tree lay down n stump. Bite are much noticeable. Bite that i saw my line moves and toss back same spot n got another bite. Bass got some shoulder n be doing the dolphin dance..haha. Pull them out quick b4 the tangle back in them tree branches.
    City: elk grove

    Tips: wish the pro would post here more often , so we can get some idea on pattern n location. I know they read these site. Puff puff give... my angler. Some do..but most don't.

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    Water Temp: 54-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished Franks without much luck,,,several dinks.Saw lots of Beds and saw several people fishing beds,but I didn't see any fish on beds.
    All of my dinks came on drpsht in 4ft. in tule pockets.I know this isn't much but it's all i got
    be safe and good luck
    City: woodpile

Monday, April 19th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of LazyM 8am and had 16lbs of frog fish by 9. Frog bite died after that. Don't know if it was the wind that picked up, or the morning topwater bite was finished. Either way it was good to see them aggressively eating the white phat frog. The rest of the day was ho-hum.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Bring your grass frog rod. They were 30-40ft back in the thick grass and a chore to get out. Only lost one (the first one) coming off halfway to the boat.

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 53 deg / 59 deg

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of B&W Went out with a good friend Water in the mokullume river was chochlate brown Threw some blades with no success , Senko , and cranks Water was 53 deg I am guessing From snow melt it was still cold. so we decided to go to south delta water was really nice and clear and temp was at 58.9 deg we fish around little mandeville bacon island .Threw swim baits, Senkos,blades ,cranks. Only to boat a 2-lber on senko texas stle . Weather was nice saw lots of birds and a spectacular sunrise. Going to wait a couple of weeks for some nicer weather . got a cold front coming in this week. Tight lines to all cya on the water PLASTICMAN1
    City: Elmira

    Tips: wit for water temps to increase

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Took Friday off from work . B&W at 5:45 am Right out the launching ramp Saw fish boiling from stripers . Chased them around for a hour Threw shad crank baits at them boated 7 small schoolies Was a lot of funEven my wife was hooking up .Until seal showed up around the bridge. Took off from there Was throwing Bill Dance top water pop- r .Had a 7 lber taker me and my wife saw the classic strike was picture perfect. Landed took pic and released caught several 2 and 3 lbers in mokolemme river water was 55 deg .Picked up and went to franks tract. noticed a lot of boats . alot of pressure over ther so decided to hang around to boat 2 more 2lbers and 1, 4lber . Used sweet beavers over at franks tract water there was 59 deg. picked up went to prisoners pt . picked up couple of dinks on senko and crank bait. Most fish were caught on rapala 2" shad rap . Fished Herman and helens ferry throwing shad rap along weed line 20 ft out from shore throwing paraell to bank picked up several more nice fish . picked up went to white slough with no takers . moved up to tower park bridge and picked up a 5 lber around west footing on crank bait. Boated about 20 fish including stripers had a great day Missed a large fish early in the am when I was throwing top water, will go back next weekend off the water at 4:00pm. tried fly rod around areas with no takers. tight lines to all. took lots of picks but for some reasonmy comp wont let me up load them if you want to see pics will send to e mails Tight lines to all PLASTICMAN1
    City: Elmira

    Tips: get out and fish

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 59.9

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: fished the south side with my buddy for 24 fish up to 6#'s . Mostly on Senkos 5" black/blue. Italian, Grant line,Coney Island. Most came on the falling tide on the outside of the weedlines.
    City: SF

    Tips: Dead stivk them real Slowwwwww. Wacky rig.

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got out about noon fished franks track caught a couple of 2LB's on senko's. Fished entrances to sandmound on the riprap bigest fish 3LBS. Bite was OK.

    Tips: slow down and weeds is a plus.

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    Water Temp: 59-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Where are the new videos man?
    City: San Jose

Monday, April 12th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 55.5 Deg

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had a window to get out on Easter day B&W at 5:45 am Had $ blow ups on Buzz baits . Took my brother out and did ok Boated 6 fish All were 3 lb class with a kicker of 5lbs All caught on rapala Shad 2 3/4 inch. Did pick up some on senkos watermelon green red flake Texas style. Stayed in the Mokolemme river had only little time before easter dinner . Had good bite on top water early in the am , got to be patient lots of big fish blowing up on buzzbait but no takers, maybe to fast of retrieve. going next weekend took friday off . Ordered stuff from Cabelas to break out # 7 fly rod poppers etc. that time of year for some good action with fly rod in the am will give report friday pm . going to have fun chat later, tight lines to all Plasticman 1
    City: Elmira

    Tips: Good weather coming up get ready for some good ol bass fishing at its best , cant beat the delta

Friday, April 9th, 2010

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    Water Temp: Cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well I just finished the CBC on the delta, placing third. I started the day just outside of frank's on a rock wall with tullies throwing a koppers craw, but only caught one about twelve inches. I then moved south and started hopping points all the way down to the east end of victoria slough, long pitching a zoom super hog with a pegged 1/16 bullet weight, trokar hook on 12lb. flourocarbon line soaked with pro-cure. this is what I caught all my keepers on. The key right now, I believe, is to make long pitch casts, so the splash and the boat don't spook the fish. I leave all electronics off as well, and let the lure sit, peel off line like you have a backlash, so the lure falls straight down and let it sit, the waves, wind and current will give it enough action and repeat on the next point.All my bigger fish came in water about twelve feet deep. I did not have a limit until 1 oclock and knew I needed another big fish to make the top ten, so I moved up near the west end of disappointment slough and started fishing boat docks. With the high sun and high tide, I figured they would be there, and they were loaded. I stuck about a seven and culled a couple more. The delta has been tough right now, with the competition from the sea lions and all, but hopefully this helps some of you getting ready for the WRL delta on the 18th. It's off to shasta for me and having only fished it one other time,so I'm up for a challenge.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish the lure slow and position the boat as far off the bank as you can.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Sorry to hear about your partner may god bless his soul .Im sure he will be missed. PLASTICMAN1
    City: Elmira

    Tips: none

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 59-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished today with my dad. We started in franks throwing sinkos,craw speed trap and spinner baits and didn't get any bites. Went over to potatoe and fished rip rap and cought a few small fish. Picked up a stripper on a cast to get rid of a loop in my line to the middle of the channel.
    City: Napa

    Tips: Keep fishing..

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 57-58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished around main channel outside Disappointment today. Got out around 9:30 and off about 5. Barely got my limit of 2's & 3's w/ several sub keeper size bass all on lipless cranks. I flipped sweet beavers and large senko's w/no takers. Going out tomorrow and try around the port maybe I could catch a few of those B.A.S.S. fish.
    City: Stockton

Monday, April 5th, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: U go tell them Deltaking. Can't believe vinny(ignorance fool) label every fisherman with bobber are proacher or every bank fisherman in this case. They have the right to fish how ever they like, as long as it's in the legal guidelines. Does vinny actually sit there n watch them catch over limits? Just because he can't catch fish, now he gotta blame it on the bank fisherman. Get a life man or go frog hunting..there's plenty of those around, maybe that hobby u can alwyz catch something. I wish this vinny guy stunk every time he goes out fishing
    City: elk grove

    Tips: vinny <<---prejudice

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out to Mandyville area day after the storms for couple hours. Didn't expect much. Caught a couple 1-2 pounders next to current on traps. Missed a decent 4+ fish by the boat. No big fish caught. Still slow for me. Water was muddy/stained from storms.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Fish next to current to little ones, :).

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    Water Temp: 55 - 59

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: waited til after the rain storm so didnt get out until 1. Began throwing wacky senkos and flippin craw dad inmitations in black and red. caught one on wacky senko, one got right off at the boat but saw her nice 3#er. Also missed two flippin i jus couldnt get a good hook set on them bcuz such a soft bite. My dad caught three using a green pumpkin red flake worm. Biggest goin 6# right of the bank probly on a bed but we let her go.
    City: Castro Valley

    Tips: slow it down tried a little crankin and a chatterbait no reaction. NO WIND TOO!! weird huh