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Sunday, June 15th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 70's

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went to whiskey right away. throwing senkos, couple little ones and then a 3lb. then straight died! whats the deal? senkos were amazing 2 weeks ago?? lost a few nice fish on a spook and thats it for top water. Any one have any tips? please help!!!!!!
    City: modesto

    Tips: sorry i cant really help anyone..

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Was hoping to get out and throw some frogs for the first time this year on the Delta, but the wind was crazy and I didn't feel like burning the gas to find protected areas. Cranked wind-blown rock walls and whacked them on falling tide. No big fish, but had my limit of keepers in the first 35 minutes. Ended up with about 20 fish between 1.5 to 3 lbs before 10 a.m. At slack tide, wind still howled, so I tied on the biggest, loudest double blade buzz bait I had. Quickly got a chunky 5 pounder, then couldn't get anything else to take the buzz bait. Did get just a couple more and lost a couple on Senkos. All & all, a great day.
    City: Turlock

Friday, June 13th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took the wife out for a few hours this evening till dark. Caught topwater fish, fluke fish and senko fish. Nothing over 3lbs. All in all was a good 3 hours. Topwater bite is on early morning and late evening. Throw spooks, sammys, and of course frogs. On windy days the blade bite has been consistent bluegill pattern baits. Finally was able to get out and fish.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Success to All!

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started the morning out of Beacon throwing topwater and spinnerbait, stuck a few fish between 3-4 lbs before the sun came out. Once the reaction bite slowed, decided to switch it up to what everyones talking about. Proceeding to catch two 5's and an 8 to fill my limit. Who thought a bed bait could get'em in deeper weedlines. Ended up with around 24.5lbs for best 5.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Get em on topwater early, start working slower big baits in deeper channels later on.

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I also had a very tough day early. I was trying topwater going big (Lunker Punker) with not even a blowup, one on chatter bate, one on sweet beaver, none on senko(wow). I stayed close to Franks all day with a trip into Dutch. I found a bite later in the afternoon, don't know if it would have been there early. Flipping really, really tight to cover. Smallest pockets, smallest bits of shade. I think it would have worked other places as well, but I only get one day ever so often.
    City: SJ

    Tips: Flip ever hole possible, heck it save gas because you just don't go anywhere fast. :-)

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was tough today and windy until noon. Also, fought the ski boats who had no class whats so ever. I threw top water for a hour or so in the morning with no luck. Some fish swirled around it but no bites. About 11am caught my three fish of the day on incoming. All small on wacky rigged worms (black). During the day I tried everything but could'nt find the answer. Talked to other fisherman and they had less luck or no luck at all. Area fished was near Tiki/ Whisky.
    City: San Ramon

    Tips: Now that the spawn is pretty much over the fish have moved so change your tactics. Stay on the move until you find the answer.

Monday, June 9th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: whacked em pretty good in Old River, was out for about 2 1/2 hours, picked up 8, biggest prob 3lbs.
    all on big rocks, 5-6 feet of water at low tide.
    real aggressive bite, no wind so got cookin...carp are spawning everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE...I came around a bend in the river and saw at least 6 huge splashes spaced out down the bank. really hurt the shallow grass bite, turned it off, but no carp on the deeper rocks...
    City: Tracy

    Tips: somebody should post a limit on carp so the poachers would can get rid of em for us....

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

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    Water Temp: Warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: At bottomed out low tide I launched from Ladd's around 4:30 p.m. It was a nice run to 14 Mile Slough in "BASSBUSTER1". The weekend crasiness was going on at the beach. I worked the two cuts before the "Y" intersection. I worked the creek channels between the tule islands. Even with my boat the back flats were extremely low. Was it a minus tide today? This was the lowest I"ve seen it in years.

    I was suprised of the aggessive bottom bites I was getting even with all the boat pressure going by with in 100 yrds of me. I bottom bounced 1/2 ounce Black/Red Jig w/small sweet beaver trailer and weighted senko like bait.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: I'd rather fish the week days. :-P

Friday, June 6th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started around 8am out or brannan island.
    Of course wind was blowing o well what

    Tips: Don

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Thanks Keith from Discovery Bay for your recent report. I hadn't been out in two weeks and I got on that bite pretty quick! My father and I ended up with 17 bass in about 3 hrs. Thanks again for the report.
    City: Isleton

    Tips: keep your eye on the topwater bait. if you look away it disappears.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 64-67

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: spawned out 5 and 7lbrs and some 2lb rats. Jig, chatter and swim. best 5 was 18lbs+/-
    City: petaluma

    Tips: get out of the wind

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Orwood. Found Punker fish on the Points all the way to Holland tract early. The bite slowed late morning and switched to a senko. Caught a few more. ended with 12 fish largest was 6.3lb on a Punker. It made my day!
    City: Discovery Bay

    Tips: get up early and beat the wind.

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 68-70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: lots of wind and some good fish. Found fish on wind blown grass lines in 8-10 foot of water . Caught lots of bucks in south & cought some spawning females in the cooler water. Bigest was a 7 3/4 pound fish my five went about 18-19 pounds.
    City: Turlock

    Tips: the wind realy made it tough to fish at times, deep grass on incomeing was key for us.

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

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    Water Temp: High 60s

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Dink on crankbait, 1 lb on Senko, lost a 2# and 4# on BHS and landed a few #rs.
    City: Cameron Park

    Tips: Outgoing tide all morning North of Franks. All fish came at low tide. Fish the water that is not brown.

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    Water Temp: 68 @ 8:30

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started off morning by throwing buzz and spinnerbaits. nothing. Partner caught two on first pass of area near little mandaville and mid river. second pass he hooked up on a 3.5 with a watermelon/chartruse swirl blackflake wave worm. I started trowing drop shot and nothing. changed to 7" watermelon blackflake senko and landed an 11.5 by far a PB at around 8:45. slowed down in afternoon, although caught 3 one to two pound fish in orwoods in afternoon.
    City: Martinez

    Tips: stay with any color green and black flake senko. 5" producing a lot of pickups.

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Best five today went 32+. Caught most on 3:16 swibait and senkos. Tight to tulies. Caught a ton of fish several 6#ers and an 8lb kicker. No top water today.
    City: San Ramon

    Tips: fish slow, watermelon red flake senkos, and blue gill 3:16 swim baits. Hang on

Friday, May 30th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: had a good day..like da kine said you have one shot on plastics, missed a few also, most of the bigger fish were no more than a tick, 5 largest went for 18lbs not great but not bad. baby brush hogs and sinko wacky rig still seem the best. threw a buzz bait for a while but like every other time for the last month they will swrill around it but will not smack it. any one having luck with top water, if so what ones???? da kine does your first name start with p? if so you see me around whiskey with an ugly bald guy..lol
    City: san ramon

    Tips: stay on it plastics still working best for me......

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Another day on the Bass Hunter,
    Went out again today out of Tiki about 7:00am during outgoing tide. Had a 27lb limit by 10:00am. All fish were caught on modified plastic baits.
    7.1-lbs,6.14-lbs,5.0-lbs,5.11-lbs,3-lbs and several smaller males 2-3-lbs.
    All fish were released unharmed the 5-7-lber's had bloodied up tail fins. Saw a lot of small fry also from fish that have already spawned out. Another great day on the world class Delta.
    Success to all.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Fish were not super aggressive, had to really pay attention to what the line was doing. You only had one chance to hookset.One tick is all you had if you didn't hook up the fish was gone....... Lost several fish as well today

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Holland early. Worked my way towards Disco Bay. Started throwing weedslingers in the tules. Caught 4 bass to 4 lbs. The rest of the morning I hooked Stripers up to 12 lbs on the edges of the Tule Islands. Fun day and in by noon. Very Windy
    City: fairfield

    Tips: Find the tule islands and throw to the current side. Keep your drag loose. The stripers sometimes grab the bait almost at the boat and take off.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Finally refilled the 6 gallon tank in "BASSBUSTER1" today (MidGrade $4.33 Gal). Destination was Dissappointment Slough. Turn around poit was King Island Resort & Commador's Yatch Club.

    A very tough day today even when the wind got stronger. Many guarding males on spinnerbaits, 6" curly tail worms, cuople frog bites on then out going tide.

    Bonus catch of the day was a 6 lb. Striper on my spinnerbiat (nearly pulled the rod out of my hand when it hit).
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Fish are holding on out side weed lines along the points and the lower shelfs between the islands. Post Spawn patterns are the ticket now.