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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: North Fork: Granite Bay to Anderson Island. Trolled lavender shad Deep Little N - caught Chinook salmon, but no bass. Threw 1/2 oz jig w/ craw trailer - nothing. Not much on the sonar.
    Saw some fish at 20 ft.
    Double drop shot w/ pumpkin grub and blood 5" worm - nada.
    City: Folsom

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: started the day out thowing swimbaits no takers so pulled out the dropshot and the spoons worked water from 12 to 70 feet caught 1 smallmouth around 3 pounds and a few spots and 2 limits of salmon up to 3 pounds.
    City: roseville

    Tips: tight lines take a kid fishing.

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: got out early tossed swimbaits allday caught 6 fish only biggest was a 8.45 worth the day but arm is sore
    City: Roseville

    Tips: fish big baits the fish are there

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I went to Folsom primarily to mark low water spots. This was my first trip this fall/winter. Wow, I knew the water was low, but to see it was something else. The temp break was about 1/2 up north fork and at New York Ravine in the south fork! Yes the south fork was flowing like a river just above New York Ravine. What a trip. Anyway, was only looking for bait to spoon or dropshot. Only found one good pod of bait fish. I did not see any fish around it, but spooned and dropshotted it with no luck. Also went over to Mormon Island to see the old house foundations. I found them and I was disappointed. There was not a whole lot to see. I'm going to wait until we get some water and fish the spring!
    City: Elk Grove

    Tips: None.

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Chris with the 17 foot green nitro boat get a hold of me. I talked to you yesterday at folsom low level ramp. Send me info to the above email address. Went out today to take pictures and there were at least 15 bass boats....
    City: EDH

Friday, December 14th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 54 Degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Granite Bay at Noon(by the way it's the only ramp that is still open) lake water level down to 370 feet air temp at 54 Degrees and I was told that the lake hasn't been this low in 2 decades. Started by fishing in 100 feet depth and slowly moved hoping that the fish would tell me at what depth their sitting in. Found a lot of bait in 80+ water but No action. Only had one hook up in 13 feet of water on my 6 inch swimbait. This spot was 4lbs 6oz and was huge. My very first swimbait fish came at 3:30pm. What a fight she put up!! Chris email me so that we can start sharing ideas. There were about 8 other boats on the water and talked with a couple of boaters pretty much had the same luck I had. I don't know why there are not more posts because there sure are plenty of boats on the water.
    City: EDH

    Tips: Just get out and enjoy the water.....Tight Lines

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I fished main lake areas using jigs managed around 15 for the day with the largest a largeie 3.4 on a swimbait. A couple of my friends where fishing just to the left of me and picked up a 7.3 largie on a swimbait. They were primarily using drop shot and jigs and I am sure they had close to 20 or better for the day.
    City: Lincoln

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: started fising about 11 am. tryed drop shot and darthead picked up a 2 lbs smallmouth. about 15 ft off the bank then we got a couple of nice spotties. 2 to 3 lbs. all on purple and brown sculpin. most fish got it on the drop or we would just drag the bottom and they would pick it up . we ended up with 12 fish for the day.
    City: carmichael ca.

    Tips: fish slow

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Windy conditons from the start but managed 19 fish up to 3 pounds on jigs and drop shot. Best 5 13-14 pounds. Most fish found in 14-25 feet.
    Fished Beals point area and picked up 4 but finally started to look for less windy areas.
    City: Lincoln

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold...windy...no fish caught...should have stayed home. Spent 3 hours tossing chatters, spinners, drop shoting and even reverted to night crawlers in an attempt to pick up a trout. One, maybe two, shortbites on the spinners and nothing boated.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Stay home.

Friday, November 30th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: 2 hours = 1 fish. 3# spot on dart head in 35 feet.
    City: Cameron Park

    Tips: Spot spit up lots of shad

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hi I just wanted to let everyone know that the Browns Revine/Hobie Cove Luanch ramp is out of water and closed. You can still launch out of Granite Bay but I don't know for how long. I'm going to get out and try fishing it Thursday/Friday and I'll update you with the news. There are currently No tournaments allowed out of Folsom at this time...
    City: EDH

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: out on water about 10am first fish was a big trout in about 35 feet started thowing up shallow a few smaller fish up to 2 pounds found a break in 40 feet full of bait and bigger fish caught about 10 spots upto 4 pound
    City: roseville

    Tips: caught all fish on dropshot and spoons just lift dropshot dont shake the bait it moves enough without shaking.

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 9:20am Saturday. Drop shotted the main body but I think a lot of the metered fish are trout. Lot's of little bites on our drop shots but nothing that resembled bass. Hit the shore line and got one fish, 1-2# range, on a chartruse chatterbait about 10 feet from a rocky shore in the main body. We fished the damn and farmed one at the boat on a white chatterbait. Other than that, a pretty slow day. Beautiful weather, sunny and 60 deg with very little wind.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Bring trout gear.

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 99

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The folsom lake website shows Granit Bay is still open. The water level is at 377 and this ramp is good until it drops past 360. Hopefully this site is correct, I'm going to try to fish Sat or Sun.

    http://www.folsomlakemarina.com/
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Pray for snow so this lake fills back up.

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I drive by Brown's Ravine every day on my way to work. Last couple days the "Ramp Closed" sign has been out front. Hoping it's just temporary as this was the last open ramp on the lake. What a sad state the lake is in right now.
    City: EDH

    Tips: If anyone knows a decent dirt launch (Granite Bay?), please post.

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I launched out of Granite Bay on 11-17-07 with no problem. You just neeed to follow the signs down to the ramp. The fishing was not bad. Caught them on reaction baits, dropshot, and spooning.
    City: Sacramento

Friday, November 16th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 60-61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Browns Revine which just happens to be the only ramp facility that is still in the water. Slight bress out of the NW decided to motor down the south fork at 5mph which is the posted speed limit for the entire lake. Water level down 80-90 feet and falling. It is sad to see folsom with such low water levels. Fishing has changed on the lake with current conditions and the fish are stacked up in 25-30 feet. Partner and I only fished for 4 hours with no bites. That's a first for me, usually I can at least get a few rats. About 10 boats on the water and all fishing the South Fork.
    City: EDH

    Tips: Get out and Fish if you can because I feel that this is going to be a very dry winter and the lake is difficult to fish at it's current water levels. So get out and re-learn the lake. Good luck-And keep posting..

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Out at 7, got a blow up on second caston a vixen, followed with a 1/4 oz Green Pumpking hula grub and got a 2# kept fishing island tops on main lake got 1 more on the HG and another on a dartheaded 4 1/2" curly tail. Moved to the Dam area and finished the day with 2 Dropshot fish a LM for about 2.5 and a spotted for 1.5
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Don't get in the "restricted area" in front of the dam...

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: out for the afternoon, started at 2:30, hit the island tops first fish a 2.5# on a hula grub, missed a smaller one on dropshot, move to some tops that are out of the water and started throwing a Vixen, got a short strike, followed with the grub and nailed a 3# repeat the cast and got another about the same weight. Got dark fast so the wifey and I called it a day.
    The lake is turning, big fish are becoming active, moving shallow, chasing smelt.
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Be patient. find the baitballs and you will find the fish. Go on top fpr agressive fish, go under the bait to get the shy ones.