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Friday, June 5th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 69-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out on the delt today. fished frogs spinnerbaits, beavers, cover craws, and sammys. caught 13 fish total with a lot of misses on the frog. biggest fish was 8 and a half pounds.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: dont coyote people

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: No Wounder people do not post on here any more! people like you!
    City: modesto

    Tips: A** Holes should not fish!!

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: go hug a wild grizzly?.....WTF? yeah thats just real funny
    City: parts unknown

    Tips: dont quit your day job - homo

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: This area is for bass fishing reports regarding conditions, success or failure, and what is or is not working for you. FISHING REPORTS ONLY!!!
    City: Sunnyvale

    Tips: Take your gripes and grievances to some other forum geared for whatever other sort of discussion you wish to carry on.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey have you ever wonder if you just SUCK at fishing. BABIES!!!!!
    City: sac

    Tips: Go hug a Wild Grizzly!

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: WE NEED TO START A NEW PROGRAM ON HOW MANY BLACK BASS YOU CAN KEEP. 2 PER PERSON. I PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE FOR SOME MEAT HUNTER TO CATCH WHAT I JUST PUT BACK.5 PER PERSON IS TO MUCH FOR ONE MAN TO EAT IN ONE SETTING.I THINK FOR NON TOUNRY ANGLERS THEY NEED A SLOT LIMIT OF 12INCH TO 15INCH YOU CAN KEEP.

    Tips: ALL TOURNY RULES STAY THE SAME 5 PER PERSON BECAUSE OF ARE GREAT CATCH AND RELEASE PROGRAMS. IT IS SAD THAT ALL THE WEIGHTS ARE DOWN ON THE DELTA AND CLEAR LAKE BECAUSE OF THESE MEAT HUNTERS. IF WE DON'T DO SOMTHING THESE PLACES ARE GOING TO TURN INTO SHASTA AND ORVILLE.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took Mac out for a frog fishing experience. Went to Middle River & south Delta to avoid the wind and got hail and rain instead. We landed 10 total with several other blow ups/swirls. Had one suicidal fish that smacked the frog and launched it so I started reeling in to cast on the spot and he hit and missed it again so I dead sticked it and he hit it a third time and I set the hook on him and landed him. Never seen a bass want something so bad.
    City: Delta

    Tips: Focus on tulles at higher tides and the inside edge of the outer submersed weedline at lower tides.

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We got on the water at 5:45A. It was windy so we decided to hide out in Sycamore Slough. Since it was a minus tide, I decided I was going to focus on using a chartruese/white buzz bait over the top of weed beds. By 10:00A, I had boated 4 keeper size black bass (largest 2.5 lbs), 1 keeper size striper, 6 undersize black bass, and 1 undersize striper. Also, had a bunch of blowups/misses. No size, but it was definitely a lot of fun.

    Got off the water at 3:30P, but my buddy and I boated 14 keeper size bass (largest 2.5 lbs), 2 keeper size stripers, over 30 undersize bass, and 3 undersize stripers. We also had a lot of misses or lost fish. A sharp contrast to several weeks ago when we would only get 2 or 3 bites for the entire outing.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Several fish were still pre-spawn. Caught fish mainly on Rat L Traps and buzz bait. Fish were definitely aggressive -- I caught a 5 inch on a buzz bait and my buddy caught a 3 inch bass on a 1/2 oz Rat L Trap. No fish on chatterbait or spinnerbait. Last week, we caught fish mainly on chatterbait. Use your entire arsenal of lures to see what is the "lure of the day".

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: twitchell island is a good place to go around rio vista
    City: brentwood

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched outta Ladds at 5:30, me and a buddy headed out, first two stops were on water i blow by everytime i go out. Im making a point to fish water im courious about but never wanted to take the time to fish, cought two small ones on a wake bait (gonna have to step up the size of the wakebait to shake these smaller fish).From there we fished the woodward,victoria area, my buddy got his limit of smaller fish, I got three but they were the bigger fish biggist went 8,7 (new pb for me). We were throwing sencos,cranks and wake baits, big fish came off a 9x senco.
    City: modesto

    Tips: We flipped the crap outta the grass beds, the bigger fish came outta grass right next to tulies.

Friday, May 29th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: me and a buddy met up with my bro at ladds at about 12:30 afternoon. we started the afternoo off at bullfrog neer the bridge. my first cast of the day landed me a dink. it also tempararily gave me bragging rights. we soon moved to victoria where my bro smashed a 6 lber. it was windy as all heck, but i managed to boat one at 1 1/2 lbs. was getting late so we ran to old river where i hit a 3.7 our buddy caught 1 dink. not alot of fish but still fun
    City: modesto

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished with my partner Floor Guy and we had a blast. Caught fish on every reaction bait we threw at them. Fished off wall, tullies and outside weed line. The larger fish were 3+lbs. Expected the top water bite to be better. Caught 30 fish in 4 hours. Caught fish every where we went.
    City: San Ramon

    Tips: Reaction bite is on and tone down the colors as the water clears. If you have a go to bait throw it.

Monday, May 25th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started at first light throwing spinnerbait around woodward. Caught 2 right off the bat one about 3 and the other closer to 2 lbs. Both solid fish. Picked up a money minnow and wow do those work! Between 6 and 645 I boated seven fish and they where a 5.13, 7.03, 7.09, 5.01, and a 4.10. The other 2 where a little over 3lbs. Caught a few more fish down by victoria, but nothing that compared. I thought woodward might not have been a good choice with the last few days of boat traffic but they where. Great day. Pics will be posted soon.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: 5" or 6" money minow, black pearl color (i think). Fish seemed to be in tulle cuts and Islands with heavy weeds. My partner Caught two back to back in 9ft as soon as he began reeling. Water was clear on the outside of the weeds and murky behind. Hope this holds up till next weekend.

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Jimmyc you posted a few days ago about Victoria canal. Were you in a blue Ranger? I to was on that incredible bite in Victoria and Middle river the same day. The topwater bite was incredible. We have been on them for 3 days. We have had over 15 a day on big stick baits.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: The top water bite is on. Finally. The top water fish seem to be post spawn and bigger than normal.

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Got out to Moklumne river with fishing partner n his bro at 7am. First 1hr got a few top water blow ups. Watever top water miss, partner use worms to pick them up in back of the boat. Biggest blow up on a spook then a dual blade buzz. We use buzz to make bass think bait fish are coming. Partner in the middle n back do the picken. We fish fast til we find them , then fish slow with 8inch worms n sometime with double worms. Fishing Partner pull up a 7 plus lbs LMB n we did a group video/pic n release that fat grl..still spawning. On the way back to dock, stop a couple points n boated a 7-10 lbs striper n a 2-3 striper. All in all ..we had a great day with a lot of action. It's good to be in the water with great company !!!
    City: elk grove

    Tips: Thanks Fishing partner.. I had a great time !!!
    I feel in the next come week bass be even more agressive...post spawn. Get your big top water lure ready n hold on to your pants.haha

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Did not start fishing till 9am due to a TM malfunction. Still had a great day. Got 60 largies to go. All on plastics. Lots of 2-5Lbers but no pigs today. Best 5 went 22.6 Good day.

    Got a large bluegill on a 4" plastic. Also a solid striper.
    City: Madera

    Tips: Fish the sides where the wind is blowing into.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started first light out of Rivers end Marina. Went into Victoria with a Punker.First fish was a 10lb Striper. Then hit 3 largemouth that went about 5-6lbs each. The action died quick. moved to another point and hit 2 more bass. The fish wereall near bait balls on points. The pattern lasted the rest of the day.The bigger baits worked best. excellent day
    City: Oakley

    Tips: Throw across the points with submerged grass.The bait fish seem to be holding in and around the grass. With the bass very near by.

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 72.5

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: started off sunday morning by launching out of orwood went up around holland tract one miss on a sammy and another miss on a frog. then went into a dry spell with no bites. then got a 4 pounder on a white frog. released it and next cast hook into a 2 pounder. then decided to make a run up to little mandiville. within 5 casts i got a massive strike on tuli point with a sammy seemed like a striper blow up. made 10more casts to another tuli point and get a 2 pounder. last fish of the day got to hot and headed home.
    City: brentwood

    Tips: the seemed to like white frogs and sammys. tryed to flip but too much vegetation. all fish were in or next to weed mats.

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hot ! started at 8am Caught one fish 3.9 lbs on a drop shot , tried every thing I could think of , left franks at 2pm
    City: DIXON

    Tips: maybe start earlier

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 65 to73

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Rivers End about 6:15 am . Started with top water popper. Caught a couple of Black Bass and then saw up the canal from Me bait being chased on top. Went there and threw my dying shad popper. Big swirl behind it and then it just got crushed. 15 pound striper !!! Caught 5 more that were in the 2 to 5 pound size before it shut off. Threw cranks and Senkos the rest of the day. Ended up catching 22 legal Blacks, and 6 undersized . HOT DAY. Drank about 10 waters and still lost 5 pounds when I got on the scale that night. In the afternoon the drunk, music pounding, shouldn't own a boat crowd came out so I stayed in back waters. Biggest Black Bass was only 3pounds 14 ounces.
    City: Brisbane

    Tips: Work top water and swimbaits in the early AM. then throw jigs, Senkos, and Brushogs . Dark green seems to be the color.