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Saturday, March 17th, 2007

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    Water Temp: warmer

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out early, same places, same baits, something different, no biotes. Moved upriver (south) to spot fished last week, not even one bite, kinda crazy. Moved to an area about 100 yds and took a limit for about 15. One smallie fours ponds, ret were spots, no blacks this week, go figure. From 11:00 to 1:00 tossed Huddlestons, saw two nice followers but no takers, was using Rainbow Pro-cure.
    City: sac

    Tips: I think this moon has changed the bite, plus it was a little bit cooler last night. It was darker in this morning as compared to last week's moon. I don't know.

Friday, March 16th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out with float tube fished for a while and finally got one small one then packed up and went to new area and caught a nice spot.Fished around some boulders did not catch anything else.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: I belive if you stick to areas with sandy or muddy bottoms you will do better then fishing around structure right know.

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    Water Temp: 55-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The lake is getting stained with the new water coming in, so we stayed out side the mud line. Riping and small swim baits did the trick for Levi and I in the afternoon. no wind and water temp climing up. Most of the bass are sitting in 10 ft of water out on the opening of the coves. "rip and sit for 10 seconds" then rip again. You must get down to 10-15 ft off the sandy/rocky banks
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: fish very slow.

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    Water Temp: 59.2

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I hate to say it, but.....................How things change in a week! Rich put his second bass in the boat and we had 3 for the day all on various stuff. I would love to meet anyone who wants to talk s#$^t about people posting garbage on this web site for some one on one, 3 on 3 or whoever wants to get together for a little "Derby" as has been suggested! Jim may be catching the fish he say's he is, maybe not.....but who are anyone out there to say otherwise! Go fish, get a tan and make sure you go home with fingers that smell like fish and it's a good day! Keep posting Jim.........thanks for the feedback on the "Rock Garden" a couple days ago! I am happy to go face to face..........Bring it on for a day of fun fishing! Bobby, you would have had fun today!
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish it slow on wind blown points with fist sized rock and steep slope! Tight Lines!

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Thanks for the response Paul.
    City: antelope

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I now see that there is a forum for my questions,but as I do not see a great deal of reports here ,I would like to take the time to thank Jim & Pual for the response, and will direct my questions elsewere in the future thanks ..and good luck to all
    City: loomis

    Tips: let's welcome the new people to this site, and direct them if we can ,and not make them fell they are not wanted...thank's to those that help!!!

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    Water Temp: 57-61

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My report was for Folsom lake . I just responded to the Clementine question in the previous report. FYI I have not fished Clementine for around 4 years , it is old info.
    City: G.B.

Monday, March 12th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Paul congrates on the big ones!!!! Was your report from Folsom or Clamintine?
    City: antelope

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    Water Temp: Hot

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Another 10 pounder, Dude! You Rock!
    City: El Dorado Mountain

    Tips: Quite your day job and start your guide service

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    Water Temp: 57-61

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 3:30 with a buddy and went North. We caught fish on senkos and jigs, nothing over 2.5 lbs . We had 10 fish at 6:30 and decided to make a move.Went to a spot I checked out two month's ago when water level was low.Spawning area with a creek channel going thru it.in 30 minutes we had 8 fish all largemouth. My friend had a 10 lb and I got a 5 lb the rest were 2 lb to 3 lb. Yes I had a scale and weighed them.
    City: Granite Bay Ca.

    Tips: Senkos. Clementine is a great lake if your vehicle has a tight turning radius. Best baits are paddle tail grubs,small reapers, jigs, and senkos. Also a great top water evening bite on rico's and small prop baits. I have never done well there with worms. Good fishing Paulbo

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    Water Temp: 57-61

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 3:30 with a buddy and went North. We caught fish on senkos and jigs, nothing over 2.5 lbs . We had 10 fish at 6:30 and decided to make a move.Went to a spot I checked out two month's ago when water level was low.Spawning area with a creek channel going thru it.in 30 minutes we had 8 fish all largemouth. My friend had a 10 lb and I got a 5 lb the rest were 2 lb to 3 lb. Yes I had a scale and weighed them.
    City: Granite Bay Ca.

    Tips: Senkos. Clementine is a great lake if your vehicle has a tight turning radius. Best baits are paddle tail grubs,small reapers, jigs, and senkos. Also a great top water evening bite on rico's and small prop baits. I have never done well there with worms. Good fishing Paulbo

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Thank's Jim..my bad,I will try there...good luck everyone
    City: loomis

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    Water Temp: prespawn

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Just to get back to "fshken", not a report. Hey dude you need to post on the forum for questions like this. Anyway Clementine has a rough road going in, be careful, it is loaded with smallies(some regard it as their secret lake). Jim
    City: sac

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Jim you have a PM.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hope this question will not upset anyone,but I was curious if anyone could help with bass fishing lake clemintine??
    City: Loomis

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Yes I am the Rookie Jim gave his spot to THANK YOU we did not produce any fish but we saw you catch them all HA HA Thanks Again for the Jig we ended up with 2 spots 3.5 pounds and left at 1pm
    City: Rosevile

    Tips: we used to catch our two white grubs with a little sent Thanks again Jim
    Happy fishing Neil

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    Water Temp: 52 a.m.

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: These are only fish reports not bashing reports. Anyway mainbody had four bite on 1/4 oz jigs, one over five and one a shade over twelve, two smaller three pounders. Moved up river checked out five more spots, one hole produced over twenty over three pounds. Two boats came right up close to me and watched in amazement at one cast after another yielding at least a three pounder each cast. Later I politely gave it to a couple of hardworking, fishless fishermen) and left to find out how my buddy was doing. Folsom fishing is not hard when you have the knowledge , but damned hard if you are a rookie. I finished up with twenty seven pounds on a jig not a swimbait.
    City: sac

    Tips: Don't let know it alls mess with your mind with bashing, just ignore their ineptitude to get it done and show a little class. One thing to remember with a big fish is not to put your thumb on the spool counteracting the purpose of the drag system. Mornings work your jigs down hill after the thermals change direction work your jig uphill. Good fishing, Jim(P.S. Cabo , another report coming soon, har, har.

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 54.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Things sure have chaned since the last time out a couple weeks ago. The water temp is 4 degrees warmer and the fish were all shallow on rock shore with wood or steep structure. Rich caught the first fish right off the bat at the first place we fished in the A.M., a 2 pound smallies on a spinner bait. I followed up a couple minutes later with a 2+ spot on a jerk bait. We had 5 in the boat and off the water at 1:30pm.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Reaction was the ticket today with a fish on a jerk bait, 2 on the spinner bait, one worm fish and a jig fish. All the bites came on the pause.

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    Water Temp: warmer

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started Jack's Shack caught a two pound spot, then a three plus smallie, two more bites, wasn't paying attention, talking to someone. Later on no boates so I quickly moved up river past underwater bridge to "lovers leap"(rock ledge dropping straight down into main channel, one of my secret holes). Fish were stacked up awaiting water to rise for bedding. Immediately I caught a five pound plus black and on the very next cast was a clone, fished another ten minutes still could not hear any boats coming up the lake and whammo, another fiver(all blacks), then about three casts later I caught a four plus smallie. Total was over twenty one pounds. Dumped them and headed out to Jack's again to sit it out and get a bite to eat. Could have thrown swim baits like R.Graves but I've done that many times and have been very sucessful at it, however I take a different light to it now.
    City: sac

    Tips: Take time to understand what time of year it is and like I have said before , "they are moving up" Check out structures close to bedding areas, that is where they will stage, crawdads are the favorite meal right now. Eight pound test is what I recommend. Jigs caught all my bass today, 1/4 oz, brown, open hook.

Friday, March 9th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 52-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: First off "cabo man" big Jim isn't lieing because ive been getting in on some of the same action that he is talking about except ive been using plastic worms.
    City: Carmichael

    Tips: Not really a tip, and hate to do this on here but im sick of hearing people complain about other people trying to post some helpfull information on here for you all to use,and bashing them for trying to be helpfull! so if you cant show some class like big jim said stay away from the website because its hear to help not complain becuse you cant catch fish and mad because other people can!