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Monday, August 27th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 72-77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Out by 7:30 fished off shore structure from 15 to 30 feet deep around the peninsula. Caught about 35 fish spots and smallies, biggest one was a smallie for 2.5 lbs. Most of the smallies were around 2 lbs. as the spots were around 1.5 lbs.
    Every fish I caught came on a 1/4 oz football head jig wearing a DT Hula grub in cinamon w/ blue flakes. My thumb hurts! What a day!
    This is the first time I catch any smallies.
    Back home by 1:30.
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Use the buoys as markers for structure, Parks and Recreation did a wonderfull job marking the spots for us...
    BTW. Not all the buoys are good spots...LOL

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

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    Water Temp: 75-80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out at 7am from Browns Ravine, lake is incredibly low!
    Decided to throw big baits for big agressive fish. It work, at about 8:30, around the mouth of NY creek, boated a 4# 5oz Spotted, the bait, a 7 inch roboworm on a darthead. Caught only one other fish about 1.5 pounds on a Chatterbait. Also saw a lot of fish under the old Bridge but could not make 'em bite. The water there was about 60 degrees...
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Fish close to the bank, really close!

Friday, August 17th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water about 800am. The usual North Fork hitting random points and coves. Several nice fish on Yum Dingers and Topwater baits. Never spending too much time in one area, hit some fish, move and come back later for a couple more.
    City: sacramento

    Tips: Trust your radar! Find the schools and head for shore!

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 80.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: started out early on lake around 6am started fishing in front of granite bay ramp caught a few nice fish on a spinnerbait and buzzbait and chatterbait about 10am caught around 20 fish on dropshot all in all great day
    City: Roseville

    Tips: try everything all seems to work

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 4:30pm Tuesday. Lake is ultra low, unreal. Headed up south fork past the 5 mph zone and picked up 5 LM on a rock bank. Chatter bait was hot in chartruese and got bit on same color spinner baits. 3 of the fish were 1.5-2lbs and the other two were 3 and 4. Over all, a productive couple hours. Off the water at 7:30pm
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Chatterbaits close to shore, hit within 3-5 feet of the rocks. Fish were holding close to shore. Tried topwater buzz baits and poppers but no luck.

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the lake at 6pm, ran up past 5mph buoys, fished wacky rigged senko's on the rocks. color didn't seem to matter caught and released 6. The largest was a spot at 5lbs 12 ozs. It hit a junebug color. getting out at the ramp was a zoo as the water skiers still have not figured out how a que works.
    City: Sacramento

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 73-77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: First boat on the water, 3 spots in the first 20 minutes to 2.4lbs. Nothing till noon-found a drop shot pattern that worked for 4 additioal spots(same size) left at 3:00. Salmon falls bridge is Exposed! Can't believe how much this lake is dropping. A little concerning.
    City: antelope

    Tips: Early morning plastics in rocks-Topwater DID NOT work today.(EARLY OR LATE)Morning Dawn flukes got the afternoon fish in about 20-26 feet of water. Scrappy little fish!

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 78.7

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got the wife up and was out on the lake by 6:30 started fishing around 30 to 35 foot on main body drop shotting bite was great caught a 4 pound smallie what a fight color really didnt matter 5 fish total about 15 pounds
    City: Roseville

    Tips: only thing wife needs to learn to back down the trailer.

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out at 7, started on a rockpile at the mouth of the south fork, chartreuse/purple crankbait, second cast, a 2 1/2 # LM, moved up river to old bridge area and pulled a 3# spot from the bank to the right of Jacks Shack. Nothing form the bridge. Another 2# spot from the point where all the ruins are. I pulled a lot of fish out wind blown points and banks. All of em on a dartheaded 4 1/2" Robo Fatworm (Prizm Shad) Best five around 12 #. The whole south fork is a 5 mph zone!!! Awesome.
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Use your electronics, off shore structure next to deep water, banks or points w/ drop offs, and as always Boulders. Also, look for cooler water 1/2 degree made all the diference for me. Don't forget the sunscreen.

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out from 4:30 pm. til past dark. I was happily suprised about the fishing conditions. We caught 'em on everthing we threw. We had numbers and good size for summer-time bass'n. Fish were shallow, and we caught them on bottom, suspended, and on topwater. Best 5 were just over 15 lbs.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Take kids fishing.

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Wow, that last post was brutal to read. Jimmy boy really needs some spell check on these forums. Or another beer.
    City: Placerville

    Tips: Hooked on Phonix

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

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    Water Temp: cool

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: What a beautiful cloudy day. Expectations were very high because of conditions. Got one fish about one pound and that was it. Did food chain go deep or what, I don't know. I'll leave it up to biologists to figure that one out.
    City: Loomis

    Tips: Pray before you go, it may help.

Monday, July 16th, 2007

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Same as last report. had 17 pounds, smallies, largies, spotties. Saw Mike from C & C Marine catch four nice fish whilst I caught and released a nice one on a river turn in the South Fork. Bite continued until I left at 11:00.
    City: sac

    Tips: White chatterbaits and chartreuse Heddon Super spooks were the ticket. Seeyah tommorrow.

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    Water Temp: 78-78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Did a dawn patrol with a friend, on the water at 5:40. Boated first fish at 7:00a.m.3 lb. 14oz. spot-2nd fish at 8:00a.m. 5lb.12oz L.M.The only 2 fish we caught for the day , but a nice total of about 9 lbs. or so. We missed about 5 others- off the water by noon. Wind, wind, and more wind!!!
    City: antelope

    Tips: Most of the hits came in about 20 feet of water with plastics. Great day on the water!!!!!!

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up South Fork and fished a few rocky points. 4 LM and 1 SM within 25 minutes for a 10lb total, nothing huge, all on Spinnerbaits. Colors= all white and all chartruse.

    Best day on Folsom in a while....... make that ever.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Take luck with you, it's more fun when you have it.

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit some off shore structure, fish had already suspended. Left and started with chatterbiat and jigs up shallow on wind blown shores. Wound up with 17 pounds, One mule over four and the rest were spots. Left at 1130
    City: sac

    Tips: Every trip should incorporate some experimentation to get out of the box. Sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 80ish

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Early start, twoo bites on six inch swimbait, no hook up. Fished south fork from mouth to bridge, saw two bass boats all morning. Got two on a jig but then started throwing white chatterbait. Very sduccessful as bas were shallow and wante dthe bait very bad. lost count on numbers, about fifteen pounds.
    City: Davis

    Tips: Chatterbait had to be up tight, slow retrieve on points and ambush areas with wind. You had to have the wind blowing in. Best spots were near deep wtaer. Point rod to retrieve for best hookups.

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Same problem as Duhman. Waited in line at the gate of Ganite Bay so we got on the water later than we wanted to for the top water bite. Straight out of Granite Bay and to the right at the Penninsula. Fished the wind blown side of 2 islands that are out of the water. My partener had several blow ups and hooked 2- 3lb + large mouths on a Nip- dinger. I threw spooks, buzzbaits and various top water for nothing. Moved up the north river arm fishing rocky banks and points picking up 2 on drop shotted morning dawn and 1 more on a white Norman crank bait. Wind and wake boards ended our day at 10:30.
    City: loomis

    Tips: If you only have weekends to fish folsom. Fish from 5:30 to 10:30AM and get out before the mayhem!!!

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    Water Temp: /

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Couldn't get on water early, gate was closed to well after the good topwater bite. Turned left out of Granite upriver points, using spook. Got only keeper spots (four). Threww dartheads for a while caught a few more but they were clones. Left before it got hot.
    City: Davis

    Tips: Poiunts and topwaters early, when bite slows go deeper.

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Mike
    I have not fished Lake Natoma in a while the last time I was there I went through a lot of rigs I am sure it was my fault but I dont like spending quality fishing by trying to get snags loose BUT the last report may send me back for another shot
    I like to use jigs and rig them with Hula grubs all different colors drop shot wacky rig a senko will often work go slow
    Happy fishing Spent the 4th on Oriville great day of fishing
    City: Rosevile