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Saturday, August 12th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 80

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Well my buddy and I went out on Saturday around 3pm until 8:30pm and had some really good fishing. My buddy caught an +8 lb (couldn't weigh it because the batteries were dead on the scale) and i caught a 4 lb and a 5 lb. Together we caught around 26 fish between 1 pound to 3 pounds, besides the bigger fish. The top water bite picked up at dusk and that is when we started catching the smaller fish. We fished the 5 mph zone earlier in the afternoon and caught the bigger fish there then went to the dam area. Didn't catch anything until we saw fish breaking the surface and the hunt was on. We used top water, Team Diawa's, jigs, Senko's and grubs. The bigger fish hit the jigs. Great day on the water!

    Tips: Ready Mark's tips they work.

Monday, August 7th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 83 to 85

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bass fishing here has been fair on bass to 4 pounds. There was a 10.5 pound bass caught on thursday of last week and a 7 pounder also most of the bigger bass are in the 18 to 30 feet of water and falling to brushogs and senko's. jigs are the number 3 choice with brown and purple or light green pumpkin 1/4 to 3/8 oz arkie weedless jigs. watermelon red/black flake or watermelon both work well in the senko's and brushogs. sneak in black/blue jigs also with smoke black/blue flake 179 yamamoto twin or single tail trailer. Target areas brush piles rock piles drop offs and big trees as bass suspended in the trees in mid morning. Areas to fish 5mph area lots of structure. Thats my first choice second choice dam in the 25 to 40 foot range and go to 3/8 to 1/2 jigs and go with brown and 208 twin tail yamamoto grubs. Fish slow and work these areas over well there not jumpin in the boat but in the deeper water the better fish are holding.Bank fisherman the dam area and the 5mph hit the points with deep water on either side also east bank to the keep out area are holding in deeper water use the same colors as we do from the boat.Watch for snakes also. 559-689-3255
    City: kerman

    Tips: FISH SLOW SENKO'S BRUSHOGS JIGS SOME TOP WATER AND BLADES LAKE IS AT 75% OF BEEN FULL OR ABOUT 25 FEET FROM BEING FULL.

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: does anybody know if bass fishing at eastman is good right now??? Anyone fish on shore??? Is the algae visible???
    City: visalia

Friday, August 4th, 2006

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught and released 5 bass between 10:30am and noon. Don't have a scale: four of the fish were 16-17 inches; largest was 23 inches. Caught these in 5mph area on 3/8 oz. Lefty's brown/purple jigs with Yamamoto 208 single-tail trailer in 15-20 feet. From 6am to 10:30, not one strike. I was using double-tail trailers all that time. Of course, the wind came up around 10:30, too...or it might just be a solunar thing.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: It can be a long time between bites, but one good fish makes your day...

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

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    Water Temp: real warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from my tube in the spillway area and caught bass non-stop but nothing over 10 inches. It didn't matter where I dropped the worm, I would get bit. Any color worked. Caught some on cranks too.
    City: Wishon

    Tips: Bring a boat.

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 6am to noon in 5mph zone. Caught 3 nice bass (I don't have a scale---21 inches, 19 and 18 inches)between 6am and 7am. After that, only one dink until noon. For me ( I fished Tuesday too) the fishing has been streaky and hard to pattern, many casts between fish, but good fish available. Caught these in 20-25 feet of water around brush.Used 3/8 brown/purple jig with different Yamamoto grub trailers.Water is falling and clearing...I almost put it in the Clear category, but, after all, this is Eastman...
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Be ready to work for a few quality fish.Either fish at night or take lots of water and Gatorade,because the heat's pretty tough after 9am.

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 83 to 85

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Will guys the better bass are showing at night as i said in the 15 to 30 foot range brushogs in watermelon red/black flake and jigs in color brown/purple or black/blue work well for bass to 4 pounds. My targeted areas are in the 5 mph and structure as in brush piles and dropoff are holding good fish. Trees that are in depths of 20 to 30 feet are hold bass suspended and will slam a jig on the fall. Im throwing 3/8oz arkie jigs w/yamamoto 5" single tail grubs. Flipping stick i get over the target im fishing and fish stright up and down both jigs and brushogs work this way. Its not to hard to put ten nice bass in the boat in a couple of hours. 559-689-3255
    City: kerman ca

    Tips: 5 MPH AREA AS YOU DRIVE IN STOP AND LOOK BEFORE IT GETS DARK OPEN WATER BEFORE YOU GET TO THE BIG ISLAND. " THINK " BIGGER BASS IN DEEPER WATER IT NOT HARD AT ALL THIS TIME OF THE YEAR TO CATCH THERSE FISH HEAT HAS NEVER BEEN AND ISSUE FOR ME HERE.

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 81 to 83

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well the algae bloom is starting to break up and is about gone and the lake is at 88% of capacity. The bass are in 8 to 30 feet of water in brush piles around rock piles and in the larger open trees supended. There hiting on jigs brushogs and sweetbeavers and senko's.Topwater rico's zara spooks buzzbaits are all working in early morning or late evening. Bass are up to 4 pounds there were 3 nice bass of 7,8 ,11 pounds caught this past weekend and senko's with there top producer. traffic is back to normal but still heavier on the weekends.Night fishing is still hit and miss but should really pick up when they start moving some water. park number 559-689-3255
    City: kerman

    Tips: Targeting your areas is the key i like the 5mph area lot of different areas to fish and your out of the traffic.

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 80-83

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: well myself and my girlfriend went out night fishing.thing started out kinda slow usinf spinner bait`s an top water...as night fell i put on 10 1/2 inche black zipper worm with red flk...frist cast BAM 3.5 lber next cast BAM and other 3.5 lber....the about 20 mins later Tick Tick BAM a 5lber and next cast same rock pile TICK TICK BAM an other bass 5.5lber...then got slow again and move about 30 yrads down,thew right by the banks line headed for deep water and BAM a 6.74lber...night was going good...about 4am it slowed down again,but by then i was so tired i couldnt set the hook if i wanted to...so i did what any bass fishermen would have did took an 30 min nap and was back at lol.....only cuaght one more fish after that and it was only 2.80lbs..but still when u can catch that good of fish when the water is as hot as it is that is good night in my book
    City: Atwater

    Tips: GO BIG AN GO BLACK...I ALWAYS USE 10-16 BLACK WORMS OR LIZZ THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AT ANY OF THE LAKES AN U MAY NOT CATCH A LOT OF FISH BUT THE ONE`S U DO CATCH ARE BIG......GOOD LUCK AN HOPE TO SEE U ON THE WATER

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    Water Temp: 83 to 85

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: There still a algae bloom on the upper end of the lake and is starting to break up. Bass are hold ing in brush piles and around bases of rock piles and in trees in deeper water.Brown jigs arkie/ fiberguard in 3/8 oz tiped with a yamamoto 208 watermelon red/black flake 5" single tail grub works well in the trees. brushogs robo wormsand also black/blue jigs in 3/8 oz with a smoke single tail 5" grub with black/blue flake as a trailer also works. Bass are up to 4 pounds and are hold in 15 to 30 feet of water. Topwater buzzbaits and big spooks in the wind work on flats and points in the 5mph area. N ight fishing is starting to pick up also blade fish are starting to show. Lake is still full and not much water going out. Traffic should be back to normal by this week end.
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: Early morning or later in the day as in 5pm into the evening and fish in the deeper water structure. Top water early or late also.

Monday, June 26th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 81 to 85

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Night fishing is leading the way here as 100 degree heat has push the bass off the banks there is a fair early morning bite but it doesnt last long.Best bet is 5pm til midnight jigs in 1/4 and 3/8 brown/black silicone skirt football head jig with watermelon 5" single tail yamamoto works in 12 to 20 feet of water. Also brushogs are also working over brush piles and over trees that are under water.
    City: kerman ca

    Tips: GET OVER YOUR TARGET AREA AND JIG THESE LURES BRUSH PILES AND TREES THAT ARE JUST WOOD STANDING ARE HOLDING SOME NICE BASS. ILL TAKE THE NITE BITE. SEE YOU THERE ANY QUESTIONS E MAIL HERE LAKE NUMBER 559-689-3255

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Dont let the algae bloom scare you from this lake its like this every year at this time of year as soon as the water is pulled down the bloom well break up.
    City: kerman ca

    Tips: Fish in deeper water wood holds the better fish right now.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well guys i havent been out the last 3 weeks but ive been getting some desent reports on bass to 3 pounds. Early morning top water rico's or late evening buzzbaits are working. Also brushogs and sweet beavers are working in the willows up by the ranger station 5 mph area hold bass to 30 feet yes 30 feet very good structure in that depth again brushogs sweet beavers and jig & grub are all working in the deeper water. watermelon junebug and watermelon red/blk flake in any of theses baits will work.
    City: kerman ca

    Tips: Guys this lake never changes this time of year ive been fishing this lake since the 70'S and it dosent matter if the lake is full or down 30 feet start fishing deeper this time of year. Bank fisherman hit points the swimming area both sides of the dam east wall are all good fish as deep as possible. and watch for SNAKES.

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 83

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: A lot of weird moss in the lake! Looks like fine hair and makes fishing tough. My buddy and I fished from 5:30am to around 2:30 pm with only 10 bass in the boat. A couple nice ones 3-4 lbs, but the rest were dinks. The water condition made fishing difficult. Our rods and reels had the moss all over them making casting hard. The moss got in my buddies boat motor and clogged it up. We left earlier than we wanted because we didn't want to overheat the motor. We heard that this moss comes every year! That stinks.
    City: Exeter

    Tips: We used Lizards to catch the dinks and worms to catch the larger fish. They seem to like fluorescent yellow tails.

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Guys im taking time off i have a very bad knee thats giving me some real problems. The doctor said i may need surgery. So i out for awhile.
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: Buzzbaits on windy day off points and also big zara spooks also work on windy days also. Its gettin that time. Afternoon & evening bite coming and the wind will be a big factor.

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

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    Water Temp: 65 to 69

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: There a very good bite on senko's watermelon red/black flake with bass to 4 pounds. Also brown jigs in 1/4 oz with a junebug single tail yamamoto are working well no problem putting 10 to 15 bass in the boat in 3 hours traffic is heavy on the weekends. Buzzbaits and rico's work well early morning or late evening. Brushogs are also working in the trees and brush piles bass are in 3 to 15 feet of water and the bigger bass are holding around rock piles and on flats. 5 mph area and spillway area are holding good fish bank fisherman should beware of snakes with the lake being full and tall grass areas. 559-689-3255
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: Its still a very good bite on senko's and the jig fishing is still in good shape. Brushogs with weight paged flipping in trees or brush piles is working good also 5 mph area and spillway areas are hold lots of bass.Any questions e mail at markinman50@aol.com

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: What a day. Cold, windy and rainy. The fish were biteing like crazy. Buzz baits and rip baits in the morning, crank baits, rip baits, jigs and drop shotted plastics in the afternoon. The fish bit everything but the usual senkos and brush hogs. Baby bass speed traps and orange crush robo worms down shotted worked the best. Fish were scattered everywhere. No major consentration of fish. No schools. One fish every 10 feet down the bank. From 5-25 feet deep. They were everywhere. We fished from 6:00 to 1:00 and had a 50 fish day. Good Luck out there.
    City: Fresno

Monday, May 15th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 68 to 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bass fishing here is still holding up in good numbers with fish to 4 pounds and senko's still are the bait to throw. Wacky style with nail weight in nose works wellas the bait stands up and you can fish deeper with the bait there are a few to 7 pounds being caught. Traffic is heavy on the weekends and water is high and pretty much stable. Also bass are in 3 to 15 feet of water with bigger fish holdin in that depper water dont over look the long points and flats that run out 50 to 60 feet from the bank that have a slight drop in depth. These fish are holding on these flats 5 mph area has those flats. also up aaroundthe spillway area are holding nice bass also. Hit the major cove for topwater early. Park number is 559-689-3255 ALSO BANK FISHERMAN WATCH FOR SNAKES !
    City: kerman ca

    Tips: Senko's are my choice i always have a jig tied on but i still like the senko and the nail weight it a good bait to throw. any questions e mail me at markinman50@aol.com

Monday, May 8th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 63 to 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The lake is at 142,000 arce feet now and is stable. Bass are up to 4 pounds here with a few to 7 pounds. Senko's in watermelon ( 208 ) red/black flake are working on bass in 3 to 5 feet of water in the 5 mph area. Baby brushogs in watermelon or watermelon red/black flake also are working well the smallier bass are in the 3 to 5 foot range the bigger bass in 2 to 4 pound range are in the 6 to 12 foot range my bigger bass were in 8 to 10 feet off of points. Jig fish were slower. traffic is heavy on the weekends.Areas to fish are 5mp area and spillway areas are both good right now. 559-689-3255 park.
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: Wacky style on senko's Texas rig baby brushogs Jigs in brown&purple or crawdad colors work also. any questions. markinman50@aol.com

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

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    Water Temp: 61 to 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: THE BASS FISHING HERE HAS REALLY PICK UP WITH THE WARM WEATHER.BASS ARE RUNNING IN THE 4 POUND RANGE AND SOME ARE BEEN CAUGHT UP TO 7 POUNDS. SENKO'S LIZARDS CAROLINA RIGGED AND DART HEAD GRUGS IN CRAWDAD COLORS ARE WORKING WELL. BASS ARE IN 3 TO 10 FEET OF WATER AND THE 5 MPH AREA IS BEEN THE BEST PLACE ON THE LAKE. TRAFFIC IS HEAVY ON THE WEEKENDS AND RATTLE SNAKE ARE OUT SO BANK FISHERMAN SHOULD WATCH CLOSELY WHEN FISHING AROUND TALL GRASS OR AROUND ROCK OR BRUSH PILES LAKE IS VERY HIGH. PUTTING 10 TO 15 FISH PER ANGLER IN THE BOAT IS NOT A PROBLEM.
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: BLANK FISHERMAN BEWARE OF SNAKES STAY ON TRAILS DOWN TO THE WATER TRAFFIC IS HEAVY ON WEEKENDS NIGHT TIME FISHING IS PICKING UP HERE ALSO. BIG PUMPKIN SEED PERCH ARE SHOWING IN THE WILLOWS UP BY THE RANGER STATION.