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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

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    Water Temp: forgot

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fish west side of franks tract 9am -12pm caught 6#,3#,2# on crystal craw speed trap and blk blue chatter bait no takers on jigs or senko
    City: oakley

    Tips: can't wait for clearer water

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Well finally hit the delta after a year and half break, @ 9:00am I launched out of Del's (Rivers End) Headed up Old River to the big Island, fishing a incoming/almost high tide.Flipped shallow and seen fish jumping in deeper water

    I backed out to deeper water and started cranking a red speed trap fished all the way back towards Del's I threw everything jig tight/deep,blade on points right up against the tules on outgoing, Dead sticked a senko,Threw the big unit in wood/weeds/pockets,Even threw a Popper up in the tules on high NOTHING!

    Ran up Victoria way fished the low tide red crank on out side weed line produced five 2lb. rats .

    Off the water at 5:00pm I did not see one crusier or bed fish most water down south is still muddy but I did find clear water up old river back behind the island out of the current spot looks prim but no takers.

    Get back into the swing of things, I'll find em and post the report

    Tight Lines
    City: Tracy

    Tips: I have no clue been fishing this river for a few years n ow and I am no expert but I tried my tried and tested true tricks today and just could not get on the bigger fish. Guess its just a tough bite saw 2 other boats out today and both said the same thing tough fishing! I guess go fish franks tract and give the south a couple more weeks

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Finally got a chance to get out and decided on the Delta. Started at Franks at 7:30am hit a few spots for nada. Started fishing Old River and found some clearer water. We ended the day with 7 fish all were about in the 2#s. Fished mostly rock with sparse tulles on them and all looked like males. All were caught on Dark colored Senkos but lost a few on Pitching jigs. We tried spinnerbaits, Plugs and some top water stuff but got nada. We only fished the Outgoing tide. Beautiful Day!
    City: So San Francisco

    Tips: All I can say is find a difference in water color and have some patients. Fish were hitting light. The last four fish were caught in the last two hours of the tide. I lost a few pitching jigs in Black and Blue color. Add a little weight when the tide moving fast.

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    Water Temp: 55 Deg

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: First i would like to apologize to the gentleman below, no hard feelings .Went out of b&w resort 6:45 am with a friend cought the tide just right first 10 min of fishing dave hooked in to a 4.5lber fished all over found them stacked up in some places . kepted moving alot and fishing alot of water had 6 fish . stayed in mokulumme river ,tower park bridge, fished all the way down potatoe slough, found them on venice island, had a fair day it will get better as spring comes on, threw it all at them today , but pattern that worked was of course 5 inch watermelon senko water was fairly clearer in patatoe amd mokolumme river than south delta going next sat and sun, off the water at 10:30 am
    City: Elmira Ca

    Tips: move alot and find where there at . cover lots of water cant go wrong with senkos

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    Water Temp: Hi 50's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Somedays you do good, somedays you can't buy a fish. My fishing buddy went out on Tuesday with another friend. He fished Frank's and caught 5 bass in less than an hour - 8+, 6, 4, 2, and 2. Like my previous report, the stretch that he fished was less than a 100 yards.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: I keep seeing people criticizing other people's fishing reports over the years. That's why many people don't post their reports. I use to post all my trips but only post occassionally now and then because I don't want to be called a liar when I have an exceptional day and someone has a s*(@^* day. If you don't like what you read, go to another site.

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Well, this is what you go to the delta for. Started in the tract and picked up 3 fish up to 5 pounds on the jig, but the bite was pretty slow overall. So, we moved to the Venice area and my buddy hits an 11 even on a rip rap bank with scattered weeds. Then we start pitching the jig and it was lights out. My buddy Chris at Fishin Magician Tackle is working on a jig and I was throwing the prototype Sat. This jig is gonna be huge when he markets it. I just hope it's not too soon as I want it to be a secret for the spring bite. Between this and the VooDoo, he will have the best jig and chatter type bait on the market. As a favor to him, I'll let you know that the black VooDoo with a black trailer is awesome in the low light conditions, night fishing and stained water. We finished up in the tract and nailed another dozen or so in the last hour. Best 5 went 29'6.

    Tips: Just about what ever you have confidence in right now will work. Just throw it. Don't be afraid to slow down a little for the bigger fish. Big fish don't tend to move as much as the smaller fish, but they are more terratorial. Thus, they really don't like a big bait hanging out in their space for a long period of time.

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My brotherand I got out at Lads and finally left late between noon and 1. I got 3 for the day a 2, a 1, and 1 that was <1. Tried crankin a speed trap shallow with no luck, finally went to a Senko and caught all three in the same area within 30min of each other off a point. After that we saw someone land at least a 5 pounder with a spinner in a marina so my brother switched drom the lizzard he was throwin to a spinner but we could'nt find them after that. Did'nt go where I wanted to go but I caught a few so it was a great day!
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Fish slow and erratic

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    Water Temp: 59-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished aroud kings and white slough nailed 1st one on second cast with white spiner. then couple other dinks on shad cranks. once tide went out i was done.
    City: LODI

    Tips: seen a few rollin on top towards low tide

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: did not cach any-thing

    Tips: dont do what I'm doing

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: With no disrespect meant by this post to Plastic Man 1 but I have to break the news to you. Plastic Man 1, my report is not "b.s.", it is the "real deal", it is absolutely "true as they happen". In fact, the lady at Holland took a picture of my 9er. You just had a bad day on the Delta. I am sorry you had a bad day but we all have had many ourselves but I never assume that I am the master of fishing. And no one else can do better than I. :) I was on the water by 2:00 and had my limit by 4:00. Four of the fish came off of one bank. The nine pounder came off of another bank and one tule on that bank. Not many bites but boy were they quality! The two larger fish were my personal best. It was a great day!

    Tips: Again, they are still staging. This is a chance to get a very large fish or two or three. :)

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well here's the skinny on my trip out of Ladd's today. Worked the 14 mile slough area and it was SLOW, and SLOWER as the day wore on. Couldn't come up with any kind of pattern. Had 7 bites and managed only 4 fish, the biggest was only 2.5 and down from there. Tried senkos,spinnerbaits, tubes,and jigs and just couldn't make anything happen. Tried all my favorite spots but they avoided me like the plague. The senko was the only bait that worked.
    City: Stkn.

    Tips: Not today

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    Water Temp: 54.7 deg

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ok here is the real deal went out today and the bite was really slow went out of b& w resort stayed in the mokolemme river looking forclearer water and it is a bit cleaner than out on the San JAquin river water is cold still threww sweet beavers , senko, blades , crank baits nada not even a dink . water was low when i got there at 11.oo am waited for water to turn at 1:00 pm went to some of my honey holes and still nothing not even a nibble. shot out of mokolumme river over to the 4 th of july house on venice fish slow and deep no takers going to go tommorrow in the am and catch the high tide and fish the out going usually do good my favorite tide . Ive been black bass fishing the delta for over 13 years . I would like to say to the gentle mans report before me . that if your in the delta and not some where else hats of to ya your one hella fisherman . water was just a couple tenths warmer in the sanJuqin river than mokolumme river. tough fishing today going to pull it all out tommorrow ...
    City: Elmira Ca

    Tips: going to go every weekend so ill keep ya all imformed that are looking for reports. my reports are true as they happen ,, and no b.s, waiting for water to warm up and clear up some so they can start moving up to the shallows to spawn. got my swim baits ready , new line on my rods etc etc.ready for this season

Friday, March 21st, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: 38lbs for our Best Five, had about 11-12 fish my partner cought 7

    The best fish was my first fish for 11.7 (new personal Best) came on the bottom of the low tide the second best fish of the day 9.10 came on just before the top of the high. The fish are moving NOW, fish deeper water, good presentation nice and slow. The 38lbs came on 15-20yard stretch on one little section of the river.

    Good Luck!
    City: Antelope

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    Water Temp: Didn't look

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: 8 bites - 8 fish. 9lb, 8lb, 4lb., 3lb., 3lb., 2.5lb., 2.0lb., 1.5lb.

    4 on crank bait, 3 on jig, 1 on spinnerbait.

    Tips: Don't forget, it is just a lake and the big fish are staging.

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: WOW!!! Was that WINDY! Didn't do well at all...On @0900/ off @1400. Threw everything: Senkos,spinnerbaits, rattle-traps, etc... The wind was just too much for me. I think the eight sea-lions in the Tract did well; everytime I saw them they had a fish in their mouth. We tried to fish slow...I got beat! Maybe next time? Is it normal for the water to be that muddy this time of year? My first spring on the Delta.
    City: Vacaville

    Tips: I think my report says it all:)

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well i caught a 23" striper on a KVD spiner (white&blue) behind Paradise on the straight slough west of Hwy 5. I hear there are a few back around that area chasing bait fish
    City: LODI

    Tips: Good Luck

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Friends, I want to catch some stripers (on artificial), where do I go and what should I do? I have posted my private email for responses.

    Thanks
    City: Sactown

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took Out Of Ladds At 8am.

    Either,Dragged A 4" RoboWorm In Watermelon, Or Tossed The Same On A Split Shot Till 1:30pm.

    Caught 5 For 11 lbs.

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    Water Temp: ?? warming

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Luanched the Custom Valco Bass Boat "BASSBUSTER1" out of ladd's and ran it to the back of 14 Mile Slough behind LVW Marina. I started with plastics and jigs. When the wind came up I switched to cranks and spinnerbaits. Today was a nice day to be on the water. 7.1, 4.5, 3.2, 2.4, and 1.5 for a 18.7 lb. five fish limit.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Don't be a afraid to stay in the wind. Set the trolling motor on high and go for it. I spotted feeding bass breaking the surface on the windy banks. Have fun out there and keep the lines tight. :-)

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I look here for fishing reports and find peoples conversations instead......not very informative.
    City: modesto