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Friday, May 5th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My 11 year old son and I went fishing from 4-8pm. Water was like glass and the weather was a perfect 82 degrees. We headed back to my favorite spot in Big Creek and never left.

    Pedro can be a punishing lake to bring your kids to. Hell, this lake can be ruthless for some experienced anglers any day of the week. I have spent several hours on this lake without even so much as a hit, but not one this day.

    We hooked up on our second cast and I knew that this was going to be a great trip. We boated 25 Quality bass in @ 4 hours. Outside of a couple of dinks, our bass were all from 2-4 lbs. I was able to stick one that went 5.2 lbs.

    I think the wierdest thing to me was that all of these fish were basically caught within 100 yards of the first fish we stuck. These 3 pound clones were all just stacked up in the same area and lucky for us there was not a boat in sight.

    My son was throwing a watermellon/red 6" worm on a split shot and I was throwing a green pumkin/black flake Senko and Shad pattern spinner bait. The bigger fish came on the Senko time after time. We found that most of the bass were on points in @ 15 feet and just inside the points with steep rocky drop offs at the same depth. Never got one fish in the grass or on the wood.

    As a fisherman, I am thankful that there are days like this to make up for all the times that you just couldn't find 'em. But as a father, I am thankful that there are days like this so that our sons and daughters can see how exciting bass fishing can be.
    City: Ripon

    Tips: This lake is on fire!!! Better hurry up before it cools off.

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 59-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had a small club tourney launched out of Blue Oaks. Caught 10 fish 1 smallie used jigs and worms. biggest was 5.2. Total weight 5 fish 10.89. Big fish of tourney was 14.84 winning weight 22.72.
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Fish slow in about 5-20 feet of water. Some fish are on beds.

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    Water Temp: na

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I want to take my nephew fishing at DP tomorrow, can anyone tell me some good areas to fish from the bank??? Preferably for bass, but he's not paticular...(Trout, bass, anything...)

    THANKS!!!
    City: Merced

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: fished pedro saturaday during the rain and had around 15 1/2 for five fish .fished deep slow main lake very tough to get bites but when you do there pretty good fish.still tryin to get my first swimbait fish threw hudd. rof12 for hours and never got bite any tips
    City: merced

    Tips: 45-60 ft split-shot craw colors caught no fish shallow .

Friday, January 27th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished swim baits shallow largest around 10lbs. submitted photo in photo section.
    City: Ripon

    Tips: largest fish hit right after I had taken the bottom hook off. on ROF12 Hud.

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out saturday a storm came threw the fish seem to be deep around 45-60ft for me.darter heading and split-shot crawdad colors.looks like eveyone is trying to throw swimbaits seen atleast 5 boats throwing them.good luck fish slow.
    City: fresno

    Tips: fish slow had a limit about 8.52

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: TROUT AND SALMON ARE THE ONLY REPORTS. TROUT 5 TO 20 FT TROLLING EX-CEL SHAD GREEN BACK AND GRAY BACK PATTERNS. SALMON AT THE DAM TROLLING FROZEN SHAD TO 40 FT DEEP. BASS ??? WHO KNOWS ?? ONE HERE AND ONE THERE ON YOUR BEST CONFIDENCE BAIT ?

    Tips: ITS COLD AND FOGGY , DRIVE CAREFUL AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. IF YOU THINK YOUR FISHING TO SLOW, THEN FISH SLOWER !!

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WENT OUT TODAY WITH MY KID .WHAT A NICE DAY CLEAR WARM AN NO WIND.TOUGH AS HELL ALMOST THOUGHT IT WAS A HOLIDAY THOUGH .NOBODY AROUND TOOK A QUICK RIDE UPSTREAM STARTED TO SEE PEOPLE ABOUT HALF WAY'S UP.WENT UP TO THE 120 BRIDGE SAW A COUPLE MORE BUT NOT THAT WAS IT .ANYWAY'S WE TRIED DROPSHOTTING, SWIMBAIT'S, SPOONING AN NOTHING. STILL HAD FUN, ALSO BREAKING IN MY NEW PROP SO IT WASN'T A TOTAL LOSS. ANYTIME YOU CAN RUN A CARBED MERC OVER 70 MPH IT'S NOT BORRING. THE CONDITION'S WERE PERFECT,AND MY KID LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
    City: TURLOCK

    Tips: FISH LIKE HELL- CATCH & RELEASE- TAKE A KID FISHING

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 63-66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Want a challenge? Give this lake a try this week. It's as tough as I've ever seen it. All the bait seems to be spread out all over the middle of the lake with fish and dux feeding heavily. No jig bite, no crank bite, no worm bite, no blade bite, no spoon bite and unless this storm commin' in on Tuesday is a good one it aint gonna change soon. Did mansge 2 keepers but I worked for them.
    City: Le Grand

    Tips: Go to the Delta!

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 68 TO 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: BASS STARTING TO SHOW ON TOP[ WATER, RIP BAITS, DROP SHOTTING AND CRANK BAITS. SWIM BAITS ON DEEP POINTS; TOP WATER ON THE FLATS; LOTS OF SHAD SCHOOLING AND BALLING UP......LOTS OF TROUT ALSO RUNNING SHAD.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: KEEP MOVING; FAST RETRIEVES. FAST TOP WATER BAITS.

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: DROP SHOT BITE GREAT. SLOW TOP WATER BUT IMPROVING. FISH SCHOOLING AND CHASING SMALL SHAD. LOTS OF SHAD ON OR NEAR SURFACE IN OPEN WATER. MOST FISH 1 TO 3 LBS. WEDNESDAY THE 21ST. .
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: CLEAR S&P WORMS, LEACHES, SMALL GRUBS FOR DROP SHOT. RIP BAITS. TOP WATER TO 3 FT. RIP BAITS IN SILVER OR CHROME SHAD PATTERNS. MEGABAIT XL SERIES AND TRIPLE HOOKER.

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: CAUGHT TROUT AT 120 FT. TROLLING EX-CEL LURES. WATER IS DROPING SO FAST ITS HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. MOST BASS HAVE MOVED OUT TO SUSPEND IN DEEPER WATER. CATUGH SOME BASS LETTING SENKOS FALL AND FALL AND FALL. DEEP RAINBOW PATTERN AND 031 YAMAMOTO PATTERN 4" AND 6" IS BEST WE FOUND.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: THINK DEEP, THING SLOW UNTIL OCTOBER .

Sunday, August 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 74-86F

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Night fished Saturday night through Sunday morning. Before dark, some blade fish in Upper Bay at 10' slow rolling 3/4 oz clear sparkle single willow through mud lines. Just before dark, caught a 10 pound catfish on a senko. Bass took drop-shotted Sheehy's 6" Killer Worms and green weenies. The bass went for drop-shot and splitshot most of the night. Lots of fish from 12" to 2 pounds. No topwater fish taken. Nothing on 7" or 10" Power Worms or lizards.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Find the shad, find the thermocline and fish slow.
    Better bite with the moon.

Monday, August 8th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: SEEMS THE BITE IS ON MAINLY JIGS AND DROP SHOTTING GREEN WEENIES AND PURPLE GHOST WORMS. MOST FISH AVERAGE NOW IN THE 1 TO 2LB RANGE, WITH AN OCCASIONAL 5 TO 7 LB FISH SHOWING UP. THANK YOU TO C & C MARINE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL RANGER BOAT OWNERS TOURNAMENT HERE SATURDAY THE 6TH. WE HAD GUEST MC DENNY BRAUER HERE AND IT WAS FUN BUT VERY HOT IN THE 100'S !!!
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: THANK YOU TO CHET AND CAROL.......
    WE SUGGEST FISH SLOW AND DEEP

Saturday, August 6th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: TODAY. C & C MARINE HOSTED RANGER BOAT OWNERS TOURNAMENT......BLAST OFF 7 A.M. WE EXPECT WINNING WEIGHT TO BE ONLY IN THE TEENS MAYBE 15 TO 18LBS FOR 7 FISH. AVERAGE HAS BEEN 2 TO 3 LB

    (119 BOATS LAUNCHED OUT OF FLEMING THIS AM) WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW THE OUT COME!
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: SHALLOW CRANK EARLY AND TOP WATER

    DEEP WORMS AND JIGS AS THE DAY GOES ON

    CLEAR TRANSPARRENT COLORS SEEM BEST

Friday, August 5th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: CATFISH; NIGHTCRAWLERS AND CHICKEN LIVERSTS IN THE EVENING. BIG RANGER TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY 08-06-05 !! GUEST HOST IS DENNY BRAUER. HOSTED BY C & C MARINE; MODESTO; CHET HAMMONS. SHOULD BE A ZOO AT FLEMING LAUNCH RAMP. 7 A.M. TO 1 P.M. WEIGH IN AT FLEMING PARKING LOT BLEACHERS. AWARDS AND RAFFLE PRIZES AT THE BLEACHERS AND A BARBACUE ALSO.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: FOR BASS: SPINNER BAITS IN FLAT CLEAR WATER FAST. CLEAR & SILVER. CLEAR YAMAMOTO AND KALIN'S GRUBS ON STEEP ROCKY BANKS ALSO SOME FLUKES WILL PRODUCE ZOOM SUPER FLUKES WE FIND ARE BEST; SILVER RAINBOW COLOR. SALMON SEEM TO BE DOWN AT 60 TO 100FT OR MORE. GOOD LUCK IS OUR SUGGESTIONS.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 6:15 AM.. EAST END OF LAKE TOP WATER MEGABAIT PENCIL J90 RAINBOW TROUT. (2) BASS 3 TO 4 1/2 LBS.
    6:45 A.M. SAMMY 65 TOP WATER AMERICAN SHAD PATTERN. (1) BASS 5.25 LBS. 7:00 AM NEW JACKALL "ARAGON" GHOST MINNOW, RUNNING DEPTH 8FT (2) BASS , ONE 2 LB, ONE 2 3/4 LBS. ALL IN ALL WE CAUGHT ANOTHER 9 BASS IN THE 1 1/2 LB TO 4 LB RANGE AND WE QUIT AT NOON.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: TOP WATER BEFORE SUN HITS THE WATER. CRANKBAIT IN THE MORNING AM'S DARTHEAD GRUBS AND WORMS ON ROCKY POINTS AFTERNOON.

    GOOD LUCK TO THE RANGER C & C TOURNAMENT COMING UP AUGUST 6TH, SHORT 6HRS AND MAY BE HOT.
    JIGS

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We fished the Castmasters tourney, and fished from the 3rd bridge upriver, all over the lower end. Six bites and five fish for over 10lbs. All of them were largemouth. Everything was caught dragging brushogs, and 6" worms, some dinks on dropshot. Nothing on cranks, buzzbaits, and spooks. Fun tournament.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Fish we caught were in 10'-15' of water on points. Dragging plastics slow. All of our fish were feeding on crawdads.

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 82 DEGREES SURF

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: LOTS OF FISH , 2 TO 4LBS ON 5" CLEAR,HOLOGRAM & SMOKE GRUBS BY YAMAMOTO & KALIN'S. FISHED DEEP ROCKS UP RIVER & ALSO BY THE DAM IN THE ROCKS.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: USE DARTHEADS 1/16 TO 1/8 OZ CAST TO DEEP ROCKS AND ROCKY SHORES, LET IT FALL. ALL HITS ARE ON THE FALL. GREEN LINE OR FLOROCARBON. WE USE 12 TO 17LB TEST.

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    Water Temp: 83 DEGREES

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: WEDNESDAY WENT OUT FOR SHORT TIME 1 P.M. UNTIL 3 P.M. GOT FRIED IT WAS 105 DEGREES, IN THAT TIME WE CAUGHT 6 BASS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 LBS. ALL CAUGHT ON YAMAMOTO GRUBS. TOSSING INTO DEEP WATER AND LET FALL, ALL STRIKES WERE ON THE FALL. LINE WAS BASS PRO NEW XPS FLORO-CARBON. GRUBS WERE CLEAR SALT & PEPPER AND SILVER FLAKE
    City: LAKE DON PEDRO (LA GRANGE)

    Tips: IN TIHS HOT WEATHER, LOOK FOR THE CLEAREST WATER YOU CAN FIND, AND FISH DEEP WITH SMALL WORMS AND GRUBS HERE AT DON PEDRO , AS THE WEATHER IS HOT HOT HOT ! WEAR SUN SCREEN, AND JUMP INTO THE LAKE ONCE IN AWHILE...

    JIGS