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Sunday, August 15th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out on sunday using senkos and drop shot. didn't even get a bite off drop shot. lost a two pounder at boat dock on senko, tried to swing it on the dock. i got a 4.5 pder in the cove by the lagoon, the west side. i tossed it into some weeds right and saw a big fish move, thought it might have been a carp. then it grabbed my senko and shot off with it. that was the only fish i got all day.
    City: oakley

    Tips: none, what is really working with everyone else and where.

Friday, August 13th, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: They've been raising the lake a lot lately. Many new good big bass spots have been created. I only fished for a couple hours today. My brother caught a 13 incher and i hooked a good one off my senko.Got many bites but didnt hook any of them, too windy to tell clearly. Lots of big bass have been jumping all over the place.
    City: Oakley

    Tips: Since water is deeper there are many good spots for senkos and drop shotting. Drop the worm all the through the weeds, thats where they are at.

Sunday, August 8th, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: gone out a few times last report and gott'n some more. today got a couple off east shore using mm 6in roboworm drop shot style. lost a really big one. got another off lagoon rocks and same with my brother. pulled a pretty good one from boat dock too, just tossed into the weed beed and got one pretty fast.
    City: oakley

    Tips: waters been raised a lot so try new spots like the west cove and boat dock area

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Headed out at about 8:30 am for some tubin'. Stated my first hour with out so much as a bite. Started to move out and found a fish with a spook something in the 7-8lb bracket but he got off decided to switch the hooks on the spook and didnt lose another fish all day(Very important to switch the hooks out). Got a 5 on the end of the island flat. Kept moving along out in the end of the island flat with out any more takers on the spook or C rig. Moved to the north point of the east cove and had no takers got my next fish at the dam with jigs got fish all along the dam including two fours and 4 fish going 2-3lbs each. Got around to the east bank which has never been good for me and still isnt :) Started seeing movement in the cove next to the boat ramp lots of shad flying and bass in hot presuit couldnt get those fish to go on a buzz bait or spook moved along to the next part of the cove got a quick 2lb fish and a 5.1 over all a good day.
    City: Pittsburg

    Tips: Topwater and jig bite are on colors are up to you to decide.

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out again using the 6in MM roboworms. worked the north shore for a while a had some bites but missed them. i then went to the rocks behing the lagoon on the south part using the same things. i got A 1pd trying split shot. a two pounder drop shot style and got a 4pd off a blue gil curly tail roboworm. got lots other small ones too. going out again thursday with my brother.
    City: oakley

    Tips: the plastic worms seem to be working good right now. when your at the rocks cast out pretty far. i got some past the booies.

Friday, July 23rd, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out at around 6 this morning. fished mostly of north shore. i was using drop shot with a purple roboworm. i caught the first 1.5 past the long strip of weeds. shook it once and caught it. caught a 3+ of the north dock. i casted down and sat my pole down to put on sunscreen and all of a sudden my pole bent and i pulled t on the dock. caught a few more using drop shot to in front of lagoon. it was a good fishing day.
    City: oakley

    Tips: if nothings working try the drop shot, it worked good for me

Tuesday, July 20th, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went out all day trying all sorts of lures. didn't get nothing though. is there a certain area and type of lure really working right now?
    City: oakley

Saturday, July 17th, 2004

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    Water Temp: Warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I went out for just bass today. Catfish action has been slow. Caught a 2 pounder with Yamamoto watermelon senko in the morning. Saw it jumping for a dragonfly by some weeds, so i just tossed it out passed and got it my first cast. Got 2 more 2 pounders at the north shore using a red double bladed spinnerbait. I saw many 5plus pounders along the edges of the lake. I threw my senko at all of them but no takers. Any tips
    City: Oakley

    Tips: I got all my fish by casting from shoreline along the edges. Didnt even get a bite casting in the open. So most of the bass are in the shallows along the bank.

Sunday, July 4th, 2004

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    Water Temp: not tested

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out to try for some crappie, at the lake at 8am, tried crappie jigs on bobbers, without bobbers, with snap shots. no takers, saw some bass swimming by the shore. pitched the jigs at them and got one taker, didn't weight him but he was about 17 inches long, too him and went him to eat. yummy.
    City: Antioch

    Tips: wasn't bass fishing but they are out there

Friday, July 2nd, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Didn't fish, just lookin'... Lake level down ~1 - 2 feet. Saw some 3 to 5 lber's slammin' baby bluegill up onto the banks near the island. Wouldn't even look at the offerings of the two anglers I was watching. One fish did a couple of swirls at a frog offering, but no takers.

    Tips: Small, small, small.

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: WELL IF THERE IS ANY GROUPS OF CONCERNED ANGLERS GOING OUT TO DO A LITTLE RESTOREING DROP ME A EMAIL 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE...I'LL SHOW UP!!!
    City: san francisco

Wednesday, June 16th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Help keep Del Valle Open. Call 510-544-2212 for information.Thanks
    City: Fremont

Thursday, June 10th, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the entire lake from the shore. Started at 9:00am and quick around 2:00pm. Weather was perfect, wind was calm and the temperature was 75-80 degrees. Caught a 1 lb. 2 lb. and 3 lb. Bass and missed seven others, one of which that felt like a 5 pounder! Used 5 inch plastic worm, color was bubblegum pink. Raised a nice size lunker off the north dock using a Memph' Spinner, No.5 color pink and white.
    City: Concord

    Tips: 1. Don't let fish see you... Be sneeky!!
    2. When fishing the banks cast parrallel to the bank.
    4. Practice C.P.R. Catch Photo Release!!

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Ok so I went out today before work 7-1130 in my float tube. Started out at the island and promptly cought one about 1.3lbs wormin moved, kept moving around got a couple more on the same worm moved found an area that looked too good to not parallel a spinner bait along the tulies see a swirl and feel something hit my spinner so I set and after about 3 cranks the fish jumps and my spinner gos flyin the opposite direction of the fish probably good for at least 5lbs probably more, kept moving along into the channel got a small one at the opening and nothing more back to the bridge. Hit the tulies next to channel pt next and got a decent one in semi open water went about 4lbs and another off the tulies by the rock pile that went 3 or so, Got a few more in the tulies next to the cove to the left of the boat ramp then had to get to work.
    City: Pittsburg

    Tips: Its muddy near the boat dock and the further you get the clearer it gets, there was a big party type pontoon with guys doing work on some new pice of machinery near the dam dont know what it was though never made it that far out.

    Tom

Monday, May 31st, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: i was fishin off the west side of the lake on the path most of the day. you could see lots of bass spawning. i caught a 2 and a 4lb off a sinko. i casted out with a rooster tail and caught a 4 pound trout.
    City: oakley

    Tips: walk around first and try looking for spawning bass.

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: i was fishin off the west side of the lake on the path most of the day. you could see lots of bass spawning. i caught a 2 and a 4lb off a sinko. i casted out with a rooster tail and caught a 4 pound trout.
    City: oakley

    Tips: walk around first and try looking for spawning bass.

Thursday, May 13th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished mid-a.m and early p.m. Tried everything and finally caught two bass by the dam on crankbaits. Not much action. Most of the bassers seemed to be getting just a few fish.
    City: Concord

Tuesday, May 11th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went to take my new WaterSkeeter Day Triper float tube for its first outing and had good results. Started at the island got some flipin and on dropshot nothing over 2. Moved over to some trash by Channel point and got a 5. Kept moving along to CatTail where I picked up a 2 moved on down nothing till I got past the dock had a good swirl on a custom poper from Jeremy Anderson "Bassman custom lure and design co." But missed the hook set. Kept moving right along nothing worth mentioning untill I got to the dam more probably got 12 fish off the dam most going 1lb biggest going 5lbs on dropshot. Moved into the last cove on the way back to the boat ramp and nailed 6 more fish on blades. Good outing.
    City: Pittsburg

    Tips: Revenge Blades, Robo Worms in purple hues and flipin senko/kenami Flash.

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I WENT THIS SATURDAY ON THE FAR COVE DOWN BY THE LAGOON AGAIN AND GOT SOME MORE BASS. I CAUGHT 3 OF SOME TOP WATER POPPERS. MY BIGGEST WAS A 4 POUNDER. THE TOP WATER SEEMED TO BE THE ONLY THING WORKING FOR ME. I SAW LOTS OF BASS THOUGH AND THEY WERE JUMPING A LOT.
    City: OAKLEY

    Tips: USE TOPWATER

Saturday, May 1st, 2004

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: i went fishing up at the far west cove by the laggon the other weekend and saw huge bass. Right now they all seem to be spawning. there were 5 pounders 3 ft off shore. there is a lot right now. i managed to catch a 3pound buck but that was it. lots of huge carp too in there. great bass fishin right now
    City: oakley

    Tips: when theere just sitting there use a sinco right in there nest. they'll get irrated eventually and eat it. You can get some really big ones like that.