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Friday, March 20th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Nice day out. Not to many fish but caught a few LM to 2.5# and lost a Haug. caught em on minnows. The ones caught hit pretty good. Just fish and quit complaining. This is what it is now and I have been expressing my concerns by voice and by phone & mail. Welcome to the age of socialism (you all voted for it now shut up and just fish)
    City: san jose

    Tips: These fish are tired of seeing the same old plastics and they are also smart enough to read the sponsers on the sides of your boats. Quit spending thousands of dollars on plastics and try something "live" for a change.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 60'

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started in Franks, and only caught one 2.7 on red rattle trap, and lost one on a worm. Went to Mildred, zero, went to Whiskey, zero, then just tried alot of other areas, still zero. Threw jigs, cranks, worms and swim baits. Nothing so went back to Franks at noonish and threw senkos and finally got one 6.10. Barely felt the fish, just heavy weight. same as in am with rattle trap, stop and go retrieve and on the stop, LMB took it, just felt the heavy weight.
    City: South San Francisco

    Tips: No tips as I only got two and lost two. No pattern other than the senkos were dark color.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: What is all the talk about cutting limits on bass in the delta? How can they do that?
    City: El Cerrito

    Tips: I'm confused.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Additional info regarding the (mis)management of the delta

    http://aquafornia.com/archives/category/endangered-species
    City: San Ramon

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: http://cbs5.com/business/bass.fishing.delta.2.960749.html
    City: San Ramon

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Mar 16, 2009 5:18 pm US/Pacific
    Overfishing Likely Under Delta Bass ProposalSTOCKTON (CBS 5) ―
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    numSlides of totalImages Bass fishing and the Delta are synonymous. In a sports industry that has no parallel in America, hundreds of thousands of dollars are won each year in Delta tournaments stocked with anglers wheeling around in specially built boats that can cost $75,000 or more. But pretty soon bass fishermen on the Delta may become an endangered species.

    Bowing to water interests, the state legislature will consider lifting all restrictions on bass fishing-in effect allowing fishermen to take as much catch as they want - possibly decimating the population.
    City: Newark

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: What's up with the government? How could they put a no limit fish on bass? That's insane.
    City: SF

    Tips: Anyways, they ain't biting nothing. I mean nothing. So I decided to fishing with minnows for STRIPERS!!! Caught a 10 lber. and a 8 lber. OTHER than that, no LM bass. Water needs to get clearer. Its too muddy, fish cant see.

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    Water Temp: 54-57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished clear, colder water and caught one striper on a speed trap in open water. No bites in warmer, muddy water.
    City: Cameron Park

    Tips: Yesterday was very windy and I got a couple. Today, little wind and tough. Thought it would be good with storm coming in.

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 54 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had a great day on the delta. Caught lots of crank bait fish and a handful of swim bait fish on wind blown rip rap in the south. We had a little over 26 pounds for 5 fish to take the win in our club the Santa Clara Bass Busters tournament.
    City: cupertino

    Tips: Use cranks to find them. Follow up with your favorite swim bait.

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    Water Temp: 55-57

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished current slowly with BHS for 2 fish during low tide.
    City: Cameron Park

Friday, March 13th, 2009

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Friday 7 AM to 2 PM. Sunny, no wind. Fished Old River and Mildred Island. Caught 1.5 to 2 lb'rs all day. 1 Every 15 minutes. Fish were spread out. Tried everything in the tackle box, NO reaction bite. Only took 6" worms Watermelon or green w/red fleck. Absolutely NO bite, NO movement. Still A GREAT day
    City: Hayward

    Tips: Pull up sloooow and stop if there's ANY resistent set the hook.

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Rivers End. No bass bites at all trying Senkos, jigs, rattletraps, Stacey90s, & Nates bait. Switched up to swimbaits and caught 6 stripers and many more near-catches near the surface. Biggest was 32". Watch other boat catch bass from a distance using dropshot in less than 10ft of water.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: If ur after bass, use dropshot.
    If ur after stripers, use white swimbaits.

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Me and my master angler buddy float tubed out of Westgate Park. Nice day with windy,bluebird skies. We started fishing about 10:00 and took about two hours before we nailed our first three fish. Two of them weighed about 2 lbs each and the other was 3. We caaught all 3 in the same place with in 20 minutes. I think the water was starting to warm up. We were using texas rigged plastics. Later, probably around 3:30 my master angler buddy nailed a nice 4 lber on a 5" swimbait.
    City: Galt

    Tips: Fish deeper,outer weedlines. Don't waste your time waking up too early.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 55.0

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for about six hours all over Holland tract then went back to slough in the Marina and caught three only two and half pounds best. Caught 6.6 last weekend. Used white crank baits and Ike tungsten minnows. Fished Super slow. repetitive casts to outside weed line at low tide seemed to be the ticket. Shouldn't be long now...can't wait till water temp is up two more degrees down below.
    City: Newark

    Tips: Slow down is right!

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: 1 fish all day. Dark jig. about 4lbs.
    City: Newman

    Tips: wait a few more weeks

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 53.5

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Ditto Ditto Fished B&W Area hooked one fish in Fished about 4.5 hours. It was a nice day too bad the fish did not cooperate. Like the others, I threw it all at them Spinner Baits, Crank Baits, Senkos, Rip Baits, Tube Baits, and Jigs. I agree, I think the water has to warm up. Next time, I'm headed to the lakes, Folsom or Berryessa.
    City: W.SAC

    Tips: Look for warmer water like a lake lol.

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hi everyone. This is my first report posted on here... and a late one at that. Launched out of B&W to 1ft visibility and a falling tide. Fished Sycamore slough and Hawg for nothing early. buddy lost a 2lber+ on a speed trap in sycamore. Ran to whites for nothing but more muddy water. ran back to sycamore for 1 fish in the boat. came on a chatruese 5" tex-rigged senko.
    City: Reno, NV

    Tips: Probably different now since this report was late. But the fish I caught was while I was dead sticking the senko trying to untangle a mess. slow.

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    Water Temp: 56 to 59

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Out of River's End going south on Old River to Lammers Rd. Used TNT wadda jigs, Senkos, Chatterbait, & some jerkbaits. Only one small bass at 5 to 10 ft of water. 9am to 3pm.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: With warming waters, keep trying. Better fishing very soon.

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: got a late start (didnt wake up when the clock rang at 530)...got on the water around 10am. fished lower franks (really high tide) and unfortunately no takers. Saw alot of bass boats in the area, just working each spot really slow...so i figured this area was a lost cause since everyone has "touched" this area. went east of franks, fished speed traps...caught 7 lb striper, and another shaker few casts later. switched colors (red craw to chartreuse) and landed two keeper LMB. I was hoping for a better reaction bite since the weather was nice out...but the water is still a little cold and muddy. So I switched up, and flipped a jig the rest of the day. caught one about 3.5 lbs near mildred. another shook the hook at the boat. Got those two bites right as the tide turned fishing isolated tule clumps. i wished for a better day, but still had fun catching the fish that i did. great weather...so atleast i got a chance to get out of the house.
    City: el sobrante

    Tips: fish SLOW.... black and blue jigs i think. but if the blacks aren't biting go for stripers!!!

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    Water Temp: N/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: HuH,i fish out of pitsburg for the last 8 years for stripers mostley and some lgm in sherman lake this year I am going to focus on lgm stripers fishing has become to easy many great fish out of Pitt on lures.Went out of holland track today 2nd time ever out this way you have so much great water out east and muddy water ya right this is super clear where I am from took 7 fish in all to 18lbs big fish 6.5 all on a arkie jig 3/4 ounce from wallmart with some double tail wager thangs I am coming to fish tournments soon once I get a boat that is pretty
    City: P_town

    Tips: Throw anything that looks like a craw and stick with it they are fish not 30 k boats and tackle