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Saturday, January 12th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 45 - 47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: tough, tough day. had our devil mountain bassmasters club tournament with 8 boats (team tournament). 5 boats blanked. 2 boats got one fish and --- there's always somebody ---- one boat caught a limit (even culled a fish)!
    City: Orinda

    Tips: still waiting to find out "exactly" how the winner caught all of his fish. other than that, the rest of us threw everything under the sun with (obviously) no real success

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    Water Temp: 43

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Tough
    City: Cameron Park

    Tips: Don't do what I did

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: Cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of B&W fished for 4 hours nothing. Fished jigs, drop-shot and cranks. fished the river channel. should have fished some dead end sloughs saw several boats in sycamore slough.
    City: W.sac

    Tips: ???? Wait for warmer weather.

Monday, December 31st, 2007

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    Water Temp: 41- 43

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the last day of 07, threw small baits , big baits, reaction baits, drop shot, all day long with no bites until I decided to work the bank on the way to the ramp, hooked into a 3 lber.
    the bite was undetectible- just weight and then a little tug. caught on a LV max 500 in a bone color,after all those casts the percentage was in my favor. the water temp in the river and the back of sloughs dosent differ much right now.
    City: Martinez

    Tips: Dress warm, mix up your baits, be versatil, make plenty of casts.

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    Water Temp: Cold ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I worked my winter piling pattern just going from dock to dock around marinas in back of coves. Using a 4" leech style plastic I did some Shak'n and flipping.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Down size your baits and work'm slow. With alot of afternoon sun on the back of coves I believe makes the 1 or 2 degree differnce. I graphed alot of bait fish as well.

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: That's the best,healthiest pair of 10 lbers i've ever lay eyes on . Who ever put that photo on the photo gallery is one lucky sucker.
    City: modesto

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: It was cold and overcast for most of the day, threw most of what was in the boat today and could get bit. I was fishing in my club buddy's boat and we were searching mostly deep water with just a few bites. Ran into other club friends, they were able to pick up a few decent fish in the weed line on jigs. The key seems to be hitting them on the nose.
    City: Walnut Creek

    Tips: Devil Mountain Bassmasters meets this Wednesday 7:00 at legends and heroes pub at the diablo Creek golf course in Concord. If you love bass fishing and want to have a group of friends that love fishing too. Devil mountain is the place to be. www.dmbass.com

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: David, I would get off the main river and look for some dead end sloughs,bays, or marina's. The water in these areas might be a degree or two warmer than the main river and are more likely to hold bait. Your lures are cool! The only thing that I would do differently is. Instead of a crankbait. I would slow-roll a spinnerbait or yo-yo a lipless crankbait to cover water.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Find baitfish!!!

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well guys I'm back and eager to hear some more advice on catching these less than willing, lathargic bass. They continue to be hiding from me which leads me to believe the obvious, I'm doing something wrong!! Please help a desperate angler that refuses to give up hope. I did manage to swing a 6.5lber in the boat a couple of weeks ago and that fish keeps my hopes alive. I know that it is cold and the bass don't move far. I've been drop-shotting, dragin jigs, and praying for a crankin bite. These are the three main approaches that I have been using in the south delta. Anyone with more knowledge than I, please let me know anything that will help in leading me to success! Color selection, methods, areas to fish, water clarity, etc????? I appreciate all of your advice. Thank you and stay warm!!!
    City: stockton

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched out of Holland, first cast Holland Harbor sign at corner of old River got a 5lb+ LM.... rip baits for about 5 hours in and around Disco Bay got about 15 fish, only 2 stripers (small).

    Tips: rip baits and rattle traps.

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

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    Water Temp: ?? Cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I agree it's nice to be back on my home waters. After a 2 year tour in South Korea and enjoying the bass fishing there. I'm excited to be back and hunt for that first 10 lber. that's still eluding me.

    After getting the annual service done on my custom 12 ft. Valco "BASS BUSTER 1" luanched at Pixie Woods and worked main channel points and coves with docks and marinas.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Work it slow and down size. Found fish in 10 ft. of water.

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 45

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out with a friend for a foggy day and cold Delta day of bass fishing.Out at daybreak and no bites till 1:00 then wham,25lbs.for 4 fish.We were south delta and the fish were very active after a long search.I gotta 5 and a 2.He gotta 9.98 and a 8.Really was fun.
    City: Orangevale

    Tips: Hang in there,don't stop grinding it out till you find the fish.If you are not getting bit then move.Fish the current then fish the slow water.Jigs and brush hogs slow.Danny.

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On a cold and foggy morning, I knew winter had settled into the delta. What happended to the fall bite? I don't know, I guess I missed it.

    The fog was thick, so I didn't get on the water until about 8:30 and started by throwing beavers without any takers. I did some shallow cranking in and around franks track, again no luck. I found myself near little franks and decided to toss a hula grub on a football head to the rip-rap. Of course, the first cast hung on the drop. So I moved in to retrieve it. I was able to pop it free and my rod immediately loaded up with a nice delta 4 pounder. And I knew I was on to something. This fish had a full belly and I realized that I had missed the fall bite. It was in the rocks and the "special of the day" was crawfish. With the tide almost bottomed out, I called it a day.
    City: Walnut Creek

    Tips: Who knew, they are between the weedline and the rip-rap. Work the gap

    For those that are interested in expanding they knowledge and fishing partners, Devil Mountain Bassmaster is quickly growing as one of the best bass clubs for the recreational tournament fisherman.

    If you are interested in learning more, please go to www.dmbass.com or give me a call at 925-639-7724.

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Striper fishing has been good at night. Have'nt hit the waters much during the day. Ken hit me up and i'll give you some areas to try.
    City: Discovery Bay

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Striper fishing has been good at night. Have'nt hit the waters much during the day. Ken hit me up and i'll give you some areas to try.
    City: Discovery Bay

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 48-52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: well i tried to start off the day ripping.......nothing..then blades.nothing again. so i picked up a spinning rod, luckily i brought one and split shot a 6" roboworm all day. i targeted sunny banks with little current but close to the main channel. i targeted points but stayed off the bank. i found my self casting up to 6-8' of water all day. biggest fish shy over 2 lbs. no stripers. i figure i love fishing for bass so why switch. i tried a jig a little and cranking but nothing. total 10 fish nothing to brag about...
    City: san francisco

    Tips: work those points. look for water w/ no or little current. i do not doubt the c-rig would have work but i perferd that light presentation. it was calm and the water was like glass for 10am on till night.
    purple w/ chart. tip roboworm

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey Striperman, how are the strips doing? Haven't seen a report from you for a while.
    City: modesto

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 49.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold...really COLD. Bluebird skies, windy, falling water temp....and 2 lousy bites. fished with a LC pointer around a pump station and the lure absolutely got whacked. Good fight for about 1.5 min then POW....the fight stops, no resistance on the line....FISH 1, ANGLER 0. I'm pretty certain it was a good size striper, (but prayed it was a LM) Missed my only fish of the day, and to top it all off, the fish stole my lure to add to his or her trophy case. Damn expensive trophy too!! Tossed jigs, and pointers all day, and went home empty handed. Going to stay at home for the holidays, hopefully cabin fever wont get to me. Brought home all the loose tackle in the boat, and reorganizing everything.
    City: E.C.

    Tips: Wear a big Jacket, and bring some patience....its tough out there!!

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

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    Water Temp: 52.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: weather wise...beatiful day, just a slight breeze, and the outdoor temp was not extremely cold, so it was alot more than i could ask for. As far as the fish bite.... tough bite..but hey its winter time. Caught a lot of small fish on pointers and a drop shot. my dad fished from the back of the boat and brought a dozen of minnows. He caught a limit pretty fast, compared to my 2 small bass barely over 14" each when we first started the day. we did hook into a couple stripers that were keepers, so that was a nice added bonus to the day. hopped over to the false river and just stuck with the pointer (jerk bait) and caught small ones quite regularly. It was actually quite fun, and i didnt complain about the size since I was not expecting to catch very many fish at all. pops and I both landed a limit, but he caught his "cheating" and used live bait hahhaha. Pretty big tourney out of russo's and from what heard, not everyone had 5 fish in their livewell. so that makes me feel alot better about my day.
    City: el cerrito

    Tips: the past 4 trips have all been dedicated to rip baits, and i'm really appreciating their fish catching capabilities. Its such an easy technique that doesnt require too much skill...yet still doesnt get the recognition like a jig or t-rig worm. any ways, like all the previous posts...just work it slow.. the longer the pause the better, and just wait for that bass to nail the bait. KEEP WARM out there!!!!

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Did anybody see the news on cbs 13 about them dead fish. Maaaan, it's heart-breaking.
    City: Bakersfield