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Saturday, April 7th, 2007

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My buddy Maggs and I hit the lake at daylight looking for Bass action.Today was pre-frontal conditions and it showed. A bit of a tough bite, but we did hook up with around nine fish. The crankbait and rattle trap fish we caught all hit like they just wanted to kill the lure not eat out of hunger, hooked them on the outside of the jaw, mostly on the head and under the gills. Maybe a quarter of the bites were really agressive, the others just felt like you were hung in the weeds. Didn't really throw alot of plastic, was looking for more of a reaction bite, wasn't in the mood to just sit and twitch a lure! Till next time Yall have a goodn'.
    City: Plumas Lake

Friday, March 30th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at the lake 2:00 pm on friday and spent the weekend with 15 buds for an annual camp/ fish outing. Fished hard the whole weekend with limit sucess on everything we tried including jigs, grubs, worms, lizards, spinner baits. Previous years on this weekend 20 fish per man/ per day easy. This year an average of 5 for the whole day and nothing over 2 lbs. Best sucess on Yamamoto grubs- salt and pepper, smoke black flake or smoke with red/ green flake casting from 20' of water to the banks with a very slow retrive hugging the bottom. Caught more fish and had more bites when I went from a 5" super grub to a 4". Go figure? Water was super clear and there was no wind, I think that was a large factor in the slow bite. Overall a great weekend with fellow fisherman and good friends.
    City: loomis

    Tips: Sounds like we left a day early. Things improved significantly on Monday. Its all about timing.

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

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    Water Temp: colder

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 8:30. Fished the south, the rain cooled the water down so fish was deeper than last week, they were holding off points at 20' deep. Wind was an important factor, all the fish was on the blown side of the points. Caught about 15 with the best five going for 12#. The morning bite was on C'Rigged Senkos (Green) dragged very slow across the points. The PM bite was mainly on Dartheads bearing a Aaron's magic Robo Curly (4 1/2")
    No jig bite at all!
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Find the holding depth and type of structure, repeat, repeat. The seem to keep the pattern. There's lots of fish, it's a good time to try different things. Have Fun.

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water was very clear. Fish were suspended. No bites shallow. Caught about 10 once I found that they would hit crankbaits deep over deep structure. Didn't see any other bassers doing well.
    City: Roseville

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

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    Water Temp: 50-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: It did not look pretty when we first got there! There was 4-5 foot waves and my little ranger was rockin and rollin! We got some cover up in the north arm and found a couple wind blow banks that were gettin pounded with waves but that was part of the fun! We had a couple quick hook ups nothin fancy bank runners on rip baits but it was a start! The sun was high and we found a couple really good beds and caught seven bass from 1-2 Lbs. Threw tubes and rip baits but the better bites were on the plastic! Just find some cover cause the bass are up and its a fun time of year! Good luck and God bless!
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: Just use your imagination cause camp far is all about lots of little one's and fish slower and deeper for the better quality fish! Stick baits and top water early in the morning!

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the water at 8:00 am, fished coves and points leading to themon the south end, Pumpking seed Hula grubs on 1/4 football heads, Aarons magic Robo curly on 3/16 dartheads fished along creeck chanels inside the coves and brush or timber. No reaction bite! All fish were 1.5# to 2.5# on 5 to 15' of water.
    City: Folsom

Friday, March 16th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started off in the south fork water is all the way up second cast first fish 2.5 just about every third cast I got a hit some soft some like a ton of bricks My son and I fished rock piles around bushes shallow coves and open water fish were bitting in each cove the bite is ON!!
    25 fish for the day all released safe and sound
    City: Rosevile

    Tips: Used a white grub single tail on a football jig

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 57ish

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out today around noon and fished the southern arm. Caught seven bass on rock piles and ledges. Bass were in about 20-25 feet of water. Drop shotted robo worms the entire day. Tried spinner's, crank and chatter baits but the drop shot was on. Lake is really starting to pick up with the good weather.
    City: Lincoln

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 55-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out in Rock Creek and found the water color more stained than other areas but managed a couple small bass and then moved to main lake where we got on some nice shallow banks and worked a chatterbait and tube with great success. Fish were caught on virtually anything we threw, blades, jig, dropshot, tube, crankbait and ripbait. Lake is really starting to open up and with another week and more clearing, CFW will be on fire! Headed back out in the morning as I can't get enough of a good thing.
    City: Wheatland

    Tips: Dropshot in 17-20' with Aaron's Magic and they seemed to like any color chatterbait and the 2 I had broken off were 1/2 oz white/chartruese. Jig fish were on brown/orange with Yamamoto #180 grub. Just throw it.........they'll eat it.

Monday, February 19th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 57.4

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Windy day. Water colored and started slow. One bite ,one keeper in first two hours. Went to the north shore in the rock creek arm. Water temp 58.9 and it made the difference. We caught 8 keepers total, averaging about 1 lb to 1.5 lbs. Used 4 in greem weenies on a darthead. Mostly in about ten feet. Wind was a problem but typical cold day fishing.
    City: Carmichael

    Tips: Find the warmer water and fish slow. Pressure bites mainly. 2 degrees water temp was the difference.

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: We fished from 10:00 until 4:00 and caught one fish on a crank bait. I think it was the dummest fish in the lake. Tried everything and anything but could not get bit. We worked the entire Rock Creek arm of the lake up past the island,which was very muddy. Is the lake fisihing any better up towards the Bear River?
    City: loomis

    Tips: I'd say go to Folsom but it sounds like its still pretty tough as well.

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    Water Temp: 46-47

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Lake is very muddy right now, only caught one fish, 2lb spot on 1/2 ounce brown and purple football jig. fish was in 20' missed 2-3 others bite was real soft today.
    City: Licoln

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 8-11, caught 4 fish all on 3/4 ounce brown and purple football head jig. Best two, 2.8 spot and 3.9 black. caught them all in the first 20 min. All fish were on the bank in 5'-10' of water.
    City: Lincoln

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My buddy Steve and I fished 5 solid hours on Sunday and produced 1 bite. The weather was so sunny and warm and the lake was dead calm all day. Not a good combinatin. We could not even graph a concentration of fish. Talked to 2 other fisherman who had the same results. We will be out there agian next weekend. Is anybody having better sucess on this lake right now?
    City: Loomis

    Tips: Got home in time for kick. Ay least the Suoerbowl was entertaing.

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 45

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold 31 degrees at launch 9am water was rough no bites left at noon still better than doing anything else
    City: Roseville

    Tips: when its cold go slow used a jig head with a white grub no fish today

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 11:00 am fished until 4:00 pm. Beautiful day on the water. 5 Fish for 11 pounds all on 1/2 oz brown jig with Yamamoto split tail grub trailer ( water melon green/ red flake). No action on worms, grubs or lizzards. The jig was hand made and given to me by CAPTJACK. Thanks Jack, your jig produced my first fish ever on a jig, fisrt fish of 2007 and my largest bass ( 3 1/2 lbs ) to date on this lake.

    Tips: Kept the boat in 20' to 25' of water pichting back to the steep rocky banks of the coves working the jig back very slowly!!!! Bites were light taps, waited for the line to move, reel down and set the hook.

Monday, January 1st, 2007

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: WENT OUT WITH GRAMPS AND MY VERY PREGNANT WIFE.WE ARRIVED AT THE LAKE AT AROUND 10 AM. VERY WINDY.TRIED CRANKIN AND RIPPIN WITH NO SUCCESS.AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I SLOWED THE PRESENTATION WITH A BROWN AND PURPLE 3/8 OZ. JIG WITH A YAMAMOTO GREEN PUMPKIN SINGLE TAIL. I NAILED A NICE 2.4 OZ. SPOT OFF SOME ROCKS UP IN THE ARM.MY WIFE CAUGHT ONE ON A 1/4 OZ DARTER HEAD (AORONS MAGIC).GRAMPS CAUGHT ONE ON A BROWN AND PURPLE JIG.I CAUGHT 3 OTHERS JUST SHY OF 2.8 POUNDS.ALMOST A 10 LB. BAG FOR 5 FISH. OFF THE WATER BY 3.00 GREAT DAY FOR NOT MUCH TIME ON THE WATER. GOOD LUCK CHRIS
    City: citrus heights

    Tips: FISH WERE HOLDING ON ROCKS IN 5-20 FT. OF WATER. JIGS WERE THE KEY.WATCH YOUR LINE, SOFT BITES.

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: i went out today. caught about 12 up to about 2.5 lbs. all were spots. i cranked a couple rock banks with a dd 22 thats why i caught most of my fish. headed back to the main body shaky head a couple points and thats was the day. caught fish from 10-25 feet. bite are really soft on the shaky head. set the hook on anything.
    City: yuba city

    Tips: go up the arms and crank the steep rocky banks. with any shad patter crankbait i used a dd 22. for the shaky head 1/4 with a 6 inch roboworm Margarita Mutilator

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Up Bear River arm for 3 hours only ten spots up to about 2 lbs. All fish on darthead robo worm and black, brown, and purple 1/2 oz. jig. Bite super soft and suspended fish were impossible today.
    City: Loomis

    Tips: Drag slow Bite Super soft

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

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    Water Temp: 50-53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Lake going back up a little but still low. Tom Erickson and I fished the long and deep banks with crank baits, picked up two and one at 2.2 lbs. Staying in the main body (wats left) and on rocky points in 5-20 ft of water using 3/8 football jigs head with a hulla grubs. On one bank along we got 6 nice bass up to 2.5 lbs.
    Most of the Hulla grubs were green pumkin with red/black flake and smoke/black. After the sun hits the water slow down and get ready for a "soft" bite. Some of the fish just picked it up and came swimming at the boat. So be ready for your line to feel limp.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: crank slow with a deep diver on rocky banks and point. Most of the fish that were deep did not bite?