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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: i am fishing primarily from shore near browns ravine and the levy by greenvalley rd. I have gone out the last two days and have only caught three on 4" brown senkos. I am going back to fort lewis on the 15th of this month and deploying 2 months later. I wanted to see if any one out there can help me by giving some tips on where i can fish from shore and be successful. I also having been looking for some info on where i can catch some catfish. i would really like to rip into some nice bass during the day and some cats in the eve. thank you so much to anyone that can help me out.

    doug mcfee
    us army medic
    proud warrior
    City: folsom

Monday, April 9th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 62-63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the lake about 9:00 Monday with my dad working platics, topwater and jerk baits in the rock garden. All of our fish came on worms, drop shot, texas and spit shot. Fished until 12:30 caught 11, biggest was 3+. My dad took the crown for most and biggest. All fish were prespawn male spots on long rocky points adjacent to bed areas. Best 5 would have gone over 12 lbs. Did not see any fish on beds. When it warmed up, loaded a couple buddies and when wakeboarding in the Triton, WB edition.
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Just get out there, with the wind, wood is not too bad. It is only gonna get better. If you see the Triton SF with a wakeboard tower, be nice, I fish and board equally. Peace

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    Water Temp: Cool (didn't ta

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This is my first report here , I've been reading everyone elses for a while now .

    Hit the water around 10:30 , fished 'till dark . Fished out of float tubes w/ flyrods . Found a fair reaction bite from noon 'till 3:00 , all Spots . Several to over 16 inches . Depth was 6-12 feet , hot fly was a #2 Gray/White Clouser on an "I" line . One tiny Smallmouth . 4:00 to dark was slow .

    That's it !!
    City: Fair Oaks

    Tips: Steep dredger tailings , droppoffs at the end of long , shallow submerged points .

    It'll only get better from here on .

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Start with a swim bait, caught a nice spot, got tapped on a couple more. Main body was real calm. Went upstream caught a nice black on a 1/4 oz jig and a couple of spots. Cruised with trolling motor for most of the morning, a lot of big carp moved into jack's shack, at first I thought THEY were there. Left early.
    City: sac

    Tips: Reaction swimbait in six inch size, 1/4 oz jigs. I'm sure almost anything will work. All fish were shallow, didn't go below 15 ft.

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished main body and South Fork. Threww swimbaits with some followers and tappers, no hookups. Went farther up river checking beds, windy hard to see, caought one spot on a jig, and continued on looking, not much fishing. Left early.
    City: sac

    Tips: What ever your cup of tea, looking or fishing, enjoy your time out there as I do.

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    Water Temp: 61-64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on 4/3, 4/5, and 4/7...Bite is on!!! 4/3 with Marky Mark(from 1:30pm-7pm), we caught 18 fish(1 bronzeback, 3 LM and the rest were spots). Fish on worms, jigs and topwater. 4/5 with JT the Duracel-Man(2pm-5:30pm), only 6 fish(2 spots 4 LM), due dead trolling batteries in his boat, DUH!!! Back again today 4/7 with "The Lincoln Hillbilly" and we smoked 'em. Landed 24 fish, but it should have been more like 40+. Lost a ton of fish and broke off 3. Reaction fish just came unbuttoned. Caught 'em on worms and a certain reaction bait(don't wanna give it up cuz nobody is probably throwing it). Mixed sack of LMs and spots with 1 bronzeback.

    All fish were in less than 12 feet all 3 days. Nothing over 4 lbs. but lost 1 mule and saw another over 7 cruising. Had a blast!!! Thanks for lunch Jim...I love the broccoyee and beef!!
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Take the kids fishing, even if they aren't yours!!! Expose them to the outdoors and the importance of catch and release...

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I fished 3 day's in a row,2nd,3rd,4th.Fishing got better every day.some rip bait bite,mostly moe-joe worm & 4in senko. 10 ft of water off rocky points. fish are spooky stay back, find a good rock or tree to cast a senko to & let it sink tention on the line set the hook.

    Tips: that was a weightless senko, hard in the wind but it works. purple 3/8 jig worked too next week fishing will be great wish I lived closer.

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

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    Water Temp: mid 50s

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished north fork coves and protected rocky structure near points. Caught 5 fish in 4 hours, missed at least 5 bits, probably dinks. One large mouth, 3 spots, and one small mouth. Fished about 10 feet deep on bottom with drop shot robo worms (oxblood red fleck), split shot worms, and carolina rigged lizards (clear pumpkin with black fleck).
    City: Carmichael

    Tips: Fish very slow, use light line or fluorocarbon, and because water is so clear, stay back and try not to spook fish with the boat. Cast ahead or to side of the boat, don't just drag 'em. It should be getting better real soon.

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    Water Temp: warming

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: From the readings, there was a tournament that came and went at Folsom Lake. Does anyone know the results or at least the winning weight? Thanks
    City: sacramento

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    Water Temp: 57.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We fished the same pattern we have over the past 3 weeks with no bites. We moved to flats and caught 3 fish on home poured worms and one on a brown and orange jig.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish slow!

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 59.2

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched before dawn and stuck 5 fish in the first 2 hours for a 14 pound bag. All our fish came on jigs and worms in about 12 feet of water on main lake points. Fantastic day, off the lake by 12:30 with the wind blowing! Slow, slow, slow was the ticket! Bobby, my home pours are killing them at Folsom!!!!!
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: I agree that the tournament guy's should be given some room, but today I saw a tournament boat go racing between the shore and a trout troller in a small 15 foot boat that was only about 30 feet from the shoreline........not cool! Respect those who use the lake! Tight lines!

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club tourney on Sat and had a great time with my boater Jay. Terriable day on the lake 1 smallie on a crankbait. Thanks to the gentleman who gave up the cove to us, very polite. Wish we could have had more but it was fun.
    City: Plumas Lake

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    Water Temp: 59.6

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished at dawn and put 4 in the boat by 1:30pm. 2 fish came on brown jigs, one on a home poured worm and one on a tube that we were given by another angler a couple weeks ago when we took his picture with a nice 7.3 bass.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish slow on main lake points with wind blowing onto it!

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    Water Temp: 58 early

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started at dawn on island by ramp, tossed jigs, six inch swimbaits, top water swimmer, no contact. Got light moved to main point, repeated, one bite on jig, missed it. Moved to spawning cove off pennisula where I've taken some big fish, threw big spook for onbe half hour. I stayed out of tomorrows tourney prefishing way, many boats shot pass me, I hope they did good. Later in the mornining (still not getting fish) I drove up river to a flat point with a break and took a 2.75 spot and a 1.5 smallie. Moved off it quickly and went to NY outside to a spot, no takers. Skiers, and other craft seemed to be everywhere and did not keep away from the 200 ft zone on shore nor did they keep away from me. I left, I guess that's why I always fished Pardeee and the Delta this time of the year.
    City: sac

    Tips: Respect tournament anglers who are prefishing and especially give them leadway at tournament time. With a weather system coming in, I would like to be there, but I'll sit at home and catch up on my "honey-dos".

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I've said what I had to say and have since asked the webmaster to remove all of my postings form this site...Good luck to all the fishermen and all the gentlemen, ladies and children that visit this site...To Mr BassBuster --You don't own the site and in case you have forgotten this America and we have freedom of speak in this Country. I hope the fishing Gods look fovorably down on you...Later Dude!
    City: EDH

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 57 to 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out about 10:30. stuck a 6, 5, and a few 3's all spots. buddy got a 7 1/2 black. all on huds 5's and 12's any pattern.
    City: cool

    Tips: Look for area's you think a bass would spawn in and try to find some sort of structure near those spots. Could be 10 feet deep, or 25 feet deep. Some bucks are up but the big ones are watching. If you cant find them just cruse the banks looking for beds, or bass. when you find them turn around and cast to the middle. This is not the most effecient way of catching them but its how I found them.

Monday, March 19th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well well well, Jim sure does get alot of unwanted BS from people who refuse to identify themselves. I just "met" Jim myself and with my partner watched him haul in a 4 2+ pounders in about 20 minutes right in front of us, all the while he was gratious enough to give us a few tips. The man fishes a bunch, therefore he catches a bunch, very easy to comprehend. And for the rude naysayers...grow up.
    City: Carmichale

    Tips: Hey Jim, thanks for all your advise, some of it paid off in prefishing but could not put it together on game day.....Joe, Blue Ranger 492, EGBass President

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 60 early

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hi Neil, sorry man, I didn't get your name Saturday but, glad to help. Started out in main body early, no bites, moved up south fork to Jack's, no bites (swimbaits), moved down to old salmon falls bridge area(brown jigs, 1/4), no bites, went up farther to water temp change on a favorite break, no bites. Decides to go back down stream past bridge and hit some breaks and pockets, no bites. Headed out past New york hit a favorite windy bank, got a 5 pound black and a one pond spot. (brown 1/4 oz jigs). No more bites, left and went home.
    City: Sac

    Tips: Water was like glass at first, did not adapt to conditon or maybe they refused to bite, I don't know. I did find fish on the windy banks. Recommend this coming weekend to fish all of the north fork from the dam to the headwaters. Baits to have on deck are, darthead, wacky-drop shot, crank, spinner bait, 6" swimbait, and of course, jig. Use swim bait on structure, early and midday. Cranks early(slow) and as water warms and mudlines are seen go spinner baits. If no reaction bites go promptly to darts, jigs, drop-shots. Brown and green shades seem to be the ticket. Don't be afraid to pitch a Texas worm into brush if there is any available.

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    Water Temp: Too many boats

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Question for Jim Scarlett. What exactly are these white 1/4 oz jigs you are doing so well in Folsom Lake with? Who makes them? Got a link to a pick and info on these magic white jigs? Thanks
    City: Sacramento

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I have to say I have seen him catch at least 10 in front of me about a week and a half ago he gave me his spot and a jig that he was using I am in for a little bragging rights my self
    City: Roseville