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Saturday, December 10th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 51 to 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: bass fishing here been fair to good on bass 2 to 3 pounds brown jigs with watermelon single our twin tail grubs are working in 18 to 30 of water. rocky area like the ledge in swimming area 3 ramp on eastside of the lake are holding fish also 5mph area holding bass on the humps in the brush stay in that 18 to 30 feet of water water very clear green line a must. brushhogs in watermelon & greenpumpkin also work ( baby brushhogs )dam area also holding some fish but end of jan middle feb the big females move up on the dam in 20 to 50 feet of water big blades and big daddy pork on1/2 oz to 3/4 oz brown & greenpumpkin skirt - brown uncle josh pork
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: fish slow contact is important with bottom swim the baits and slowwwwww down no rush in cold weather

Friday, November 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 00 to00

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: sorry but the first report should be for hensley bass form 1 1/2 to 2 pounds should be in the henesly lake report sorry folks
    City: kerman ca.

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    Water Temp: 55 to 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: fishing here for bass from 1 1/2 to 2 pound bass is fair to good brown jig in 3/8oz with twin tail watermelon grub trailer works well also watermelon baby brush hogs work well on brass and glass reaction baits work early for shallow fish but most fish are in 15 to 30 feet of water. rock piles and drop offs are your best bets. also long points fishing bothdeep sides of the points hold nice fish. trout plants are coming here soon too check for campground sites.
    City: kerman ca

    Tips: slow your lures down keep in contact with bottom at all times they like a bait that you can swim and keep in the strike zone.

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    Water Temp: 55to 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: large minnows jigs and swimbaits are the top three baits being used here. fish are in shallower water in early morning mid morning going to 15 to 18 feet and by afternoon 25 to 40 feet. working swimbaits over humps and near shallow dropoffs work well some swimbait fish go to 8 pounds. live minnows arond the dam and off the third ramp on east side are picking up bass to 5 pounds. brown jigs with twintail watermelon grubs are working on bass too 3 pounds traffic is light during the weekdays a few more boats on the weekend call ahead for campground sites. trout plants are coming soon.
    City: kerman ca.

    Tips: fishing rock piles creek channels and dropoffs are all good places for nice bass

Monday, November 21st, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: hey knuckleheads? remember me? sounds like you guys ( and i use that term loosely ) do more arguin' than fishin'. good luck ladies.
    City: mars

    Tips: invest in some golf clubs.

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    Water Temp: 62.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished between 10AM and 2PM. Not a very good window of time, and the fishing reflected it. It was tough. Fished from 25 to 40ft of water. One sluggish bite and I missed him. Fished tubes, worms and reapers with nothing to show. Talked to one other "regular" and he had only one small 12" fish to speak of. Just a tough day. Blue skies, 75 deg, and no wind. Not a good combination for fishing, but a beautiful day to say the least.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Fish early or fish late, but don't try the middle of the day right now!

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished until noon with my dad. We caught about 15, a 5lber, 3, and the rest were about 2lbs with some dinks. Lost an 8lber first thing in the morning. Our best five would have went 14lbs
    City: Delhi

    Tips: fish were in shallow early and moved out to about 20-25 ft later. Some were still shallow looking for bait.

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 63 -67

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took my firlfriend fishing with me this day. We started off around 10AM, fishing plastics but only caught "dinks" in the shallows. Moved further out, tied on a couple of deep-diving crank baits (one blue & silver and the other shad colored). Both of us hooked up with several fish, on the points, in 20 to 25 foot depth. Called it a day around 4PM with a total of 5 fish in the 2 to 3 lb. range. Many other, smaller fish caught as well. Pictures taken & ALL WERE RELEASED. A great day!
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Try a key your deep-diving cranks on the points holding bait fish in the 20 to 30 foot range......and hold on!

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Not bad in the float tube. Caught a fish on first cast. Bite seemed to be non-existant in the morning, but by 11am, there was action. Used Senko's and weedless grubs in salt/pepper and pumpkin colors. Green worked well too. 30 total fish, about 9 over 14 inches; best fish at 18 inches. Fished until 2:30pm. Fish were in about 12 - 18 feet depths. Better fish hit in deeper water, dinkers hit close to shore.
    City: Pacific Grove

    Tips: Sleep in and get on the water by 9. Fall pattern definately developing.

Friday, September 16th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I have been going out alot lately....The fish are all over right now...starting to get active almost all day! I went out @ 6:15am caught fish on the first cash...{small} We fished jigs/ lizards...senkos.. the lizards seem to work all day a 12-20ft. Better fish are being caught..we went on monday and caught 40+ w/ only about 10 over a pound...On fri we caught 45+ and there was 15+ over a pound...so it's gettin better... I lost a big fish @ about 7:30 5+?? white seem to work best for me!! Partner lost 1 @ 10:30 that broke off 12lb spider wire.....
    City: Fresno

    Tips: keep it simple...find the big schools and stay on them....fish the steep droop offs!! the big fish are near by the schools too!!! good luck tight lines!

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: After reading all the bad reports I had to give it a shot. Thursday on the lake about 4:45 am. Water about 76 and overcast skies. Had 3 fish about 2lbs before first light. Then they hit on buzz bates and top water poppers. At sun up -spinners and rattle traps. Fished until about 2pm. Boated about 25+ fish, most in the 2 to 4 pound size. Six I weighed and measured at 5 to 7 lbs. No Bull. just a lucky day. Saturday not so good - clear skies. Good hits early in the day, died off about 9am or so. About 15 fish - 1/2 to 4 pounders. Sunday good fishing early, 15 fish on crank baits and rattle traps.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Top water deep in the coves 3 feet of water early in the day. Medium to deep runners in the open water work good. If you're into plastic, purple Texas rigged worms work great. Crawdads do good,too.

Saturday, August 20th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out sat-night was a bit surprised not run into boat traffic. I knew right then it was going to be tough. Sure enough it felt more like october.Lot's of wind from all direction's on top of having some electrical trouble made for a short night. Had lot's of short strke's just no hook up's. Water coming down still make's it just a bit tougher. Nothing like last year at this time.
    City: TURLOCK

    Tips: I need some !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 77-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: WENT OUT ON SATURDAY FOUND LAKE DROPPING.FISH HEADING FOR DEEPER MORE STABLE WATER'S.VERY TOUGH WHEN THEY ARE BITTING SO LIGHTLY ON WINDY DAY'S.HARDER TO DETECT THE STRIKE'S, YEAH IT WAS A FISHLESS DAY GOT SKUNKED.WE THREW EVERYTHING THEY NORMALLY LIKE, JUST NOT WHAT THEY WANTED.
    City: TURLOCK

    Tips: IF GOD EVER DECIDE'S TO TURN OFF THE FAN {WIND] IT SURE WOULD HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, June 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: WENT OUT THIS WEEKEND FOR FATHER'S DAY.FOUND IT TO BE PRETTY TOUGH. FISHED ENTIRE BACK OF THE LAKE WITH NO LUCK.OTHER THAN A FEW LIGHT BITE'S TRIED LOT'S OF STUFF NOTHING SEEMED TO ATTRACT THEM.RIGHT ABOUT SUNDOWN WHEN THE SKIER'S GO HOME I, HEADED FOR THE DAM GOT ONE RIGHT AWAY ABOUT 2.5# .THAT WAS IT. EVERYONE I TALK TO SAID THE SAME .BUT THE LAKE IS STARTING TO GO DOWN SO THAT KIND OF GO'S HAND&HAND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
    City: TURLOCK

    Tips: MAYBE NEXT WEEKEND WILL BE BETTER, I HOPE!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!1

Friday, June 10th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went to eastman twice once on wed. (sunrise/bass) and sat. (night/catfish) SKUNKED!!!!!!!used plastic jerk bait; sinko; jig and crankbait my buddy caught one on sinko 2lb.. Catfish by damn dam didnt eat chicken liver; anchioves; worms or craw. Havent been there for a while but its good to see the water up. lots of baitfish so fish hard these fish have plenty to eat.
    City: fresno

    Tips: I NEED SOME

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched around 6:00pm. Ran up to the North side and fished our way back. Caught a few on rip baits to start the evening. Started fliping cover around 5-8 feet deep. SLAMED them. Green 1/4oz. jigs. caught arong 20 fish all toghter. Best 5 went 22 lbs. or so.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Green and brown jigs fliped or fished slow at or around 5-8 ft deep. If you find fish, stay and fish it hard. You have to weed out the dinks.

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Was up at Eastman Lake this last Sunday. Fishing was wonderful. My partner and I did very well on dark purple cream worms dropshot. One fish was all most 4 pounds. Work the baits off back to about 10 to 15 feet and there was no bite, they were just there.
    City: Fresno

Saturday, May 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 65+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: bass are starting too show in good numbers now the lake is still coming up slowly and there are a good number of bass in the 2 to 4 pound range being caught on a variety of lures senko's are at the top of my list right now with a jig a close second watermelon with red & black flake senko is a good color right now for shallow fish jigs on the points work well to in brown with a twin tail watewrmelon red & black flake yamamoto grub in 1/8 oz jig. Good number are being caught. the east side of the lake is still closed and rattle snake are starting too show so be very carefully if you are bank fishing
    City: kerman

    Tips: fish the senko's wackly style or texas rigged it doesnt matter and fish them shallow early morning or late evening is best times too hit the water
    jigs are best used in 5 to 12 feet of water off the main points

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 65-67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Thursday in the pouring rain from 2-7pm. Not a breath of wind, but boy did it come down hard. Let up about 5pm. Had another 20-25 fish day, with a little better quality this time. Had 5 or 6 fish over 3 pounds, but they all looked like they were spawned out. The fish has the bodies to be over 4 lbs but had no bellies what so ever. Fish were still relating to the brushy pockets. Caught most on flukes and senkos, but did have a couple of really cool fish hit a buzz bait and a spinner bait. Both of those fish came out of heavy cover and were very exciting to pull out of the cover and land. Bummer part was I couldn't duplicate that bite anywhere else. I think some fish are still spawning, but I feel at least one wave of fish has already spawned from evidence of the fish I caught and fry I saw in the bushes. Can't complain about 25 fish days, but have had much better days on Eastman during this time of year. The next few weeks should still be good especially with the top water bite taking off.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Still had to force myself to slow down to get bit. Most bites coming on the pause of the fluke. Just give it a couple of extra seconds between jerks.

Friday, April 29th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 67-70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The bite if finally picking up. Had a 25 fish day on Friday. Would have been better if I had figured things out a little sooner. Fished brushy pockets on the main lake. Flukes and senkos caught most of our fish. Saw some bedding activiy. Even had one small fish eat a white trash sweet beaver that I tossed on his bed. It should only get better. I didn't have much for quality. Best 3 fish went around 3lbs each. Did see a guy lose a 8 lber and talked to a couple of guys that caught 2 fish over 5lbs. I had just fished over that 8 lber. I think I needed to slow down a bit and fish that senko out a little deeper for those prespawn females.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Fish seemed to be on the outside edges of the pockets. Look for banks that have sand and rocks that do not have much of the sping weeds. Conditions are looking good. The lake is full and has been stable for a couple of weeks now. Fish should get real happy this week.