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Saturday, October 8th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: hit the water at 6:15am, fished northfork up to rattlesnake boat ramp...caught 3 dinks (spots) and 2 real nice spots 2 lbs each...Fish were caught on dropshot 6 in purple robo worm,wacky rigged pearl white & chartrusse senko & a little bagleys balsa crank bait...fished trees and underwater flats..
    City: lincoln

    Tips: 6:15 was about 30 min to early, still dark...

Friday, September 16th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 69-71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the windy Future Pro Tournament on Sat with my partner and caught 5 keepers to bring to the weigh in. Had a little over 7 lbs with the winner bringing in a little over 11 lbs. We dropshotted on the main body most of the day in 30-45ft. I believe the winner dropshotted, dragged jigs, and ripped in creek channels. Had a great day all in all.
    City: Sac

    Tips: Dropshot with shad colored roboworms or proworms in the main body and drag brown/purple jigs.

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Stained on most of the lake, found some fish at the dam on the rocks in 20-40 ft with light line on split shot and drop shot small worms or a leach. Found some 2.0 pounders in coves with rocks and trees near. Movered deep into 30-40 ft with a 1/2 oz JK jig in brown/brown on the main body off points. Jim Ryan was cranking a small black/silver rapala and picked up a nice smallie. Good Luck Future Pro on Saturday.
    City: rocklin

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Found decent Jig bite on Penninsula and Dike 8 Area-. Up to 3lbs. Main body seems to be holding a decent amount of quality fish in 30-40 feet.
    City: Granite Bay

    Tips: Go deep early and often

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hope this helps someone looking for a last minute clue before the Future Pro Tour at Folsom. Fished Sept. 6,8,9,13 and 15 found most fish in 30-40 feet water but some up on the likely rockpiles. Even dropshotted a trout same spot I landed a 3.5-4 lb. spot. All the fish looked real healthy and well-fed as evidenced by their full conformation and wagasakis and threadfin all over the graph and my deck. The fish were mostly caught on drophot rigged worms on light test, but dartheaded worms caught fish, too. Even had a few misses on spook and buzz, early. Stick to the main lake for most consistent success, but I haven't been fishing the five mph zones so I can't advise.
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: Let drophot worm fall on slack line. I'd give a color but all colors seemed to work. Light line. Move if you don't get bit quickly and don't graph bait. The spots I caught fish like fire last week had bait and fish but the bait moved this week and so did the fish so move frequently to a new likely area. Get after it early too, early last week when we had the thick marine layer, wind and the fish bit through the day, however the dead calm, bluebird days were best early and hit the skids, bigtime.

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 70-71

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: slooowwww, it will be interesting to see how the future pro guys do on Saturday.a five fish limit of any size may just win. Did it all today with one 10 incher to show for my efforts! Good luck guys! You definelty will earn your money this weekend!!! Going to clear lake for the weekend..let you know how things go......
    City: antelope

    Tips: Pray!

Monday, September 12th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: the fishing sucked..........
    City: sacto

    Tips: go to delta,............you'll git em !

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    Water Temp: 73-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Jim Ryan and I went out about 2:30pm, very light wind and air temp @ 80. Fished over the left side and then the right side of the dam. Finding small bass to even smaller in 20-30 ft with worms on dart heads and split shot. Moving around the lake for the next few hours, again finding small fish. Next I'm starting out in the morning.
    City: rocklin

    Tips: dart head slow with a 4" worm in 25 ft, then go deeper with a JK jig.

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72 - 74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Tough bite! In at Granite Bay @ 6am out @ 3pm. One keeper up shallow on Pop-R in Sliver/Blue.
    No other serious takers. Fished deep, fished deeper, and even deeper yet??? Outstanding weather.

    Tips: Fish Clear Lake or the Delta.

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tough bite out there. Fished 11AM-5PM with only 4 keepers. Lots of dinks. Launched out of Granite Bay and went north. Most fish were caught on 6" Roboworms in Morning Dawn and Aarons Magic. Less pleasure crafters than usual but no fish. Hopefully things get better in a few weeks.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Caught a couple of fish on shad color rattletraps in and around trees. Other than that, good luck catching any keepers out there.

Saturday, September 10th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Taking smallies and blacks on electric blue(purple) ripple tale 6 inch powerowrms in backs of coves this pattern has lastes the last 2 weekends.Also tacking fish on salt and peppper
    grubs on darter heads my old standby. But the bigger fish are on the power worm. Fishing out of Granite Bay but not far up the river. Early morning.
    City: G

    Tips: Bite take place right after worm hits the bottom.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tough bite out there right now. We got ourselves a limit on Saturday but it wasn't a very big one.

Monday, August 29th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 65-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: THIS IS A REPORT FOR LAKE NATOMA!!!!!
    Went down to Lake Natoma w/ my friend Brian Whitney to see if the fish have got going down there. Cranked, bladed, ripped, but ended up getting the most bites on a dropshot. I missed several bites as did Brian, but he did stick a 4.7 lb. "mule" Smally that had 3 or 4 other fish with her that were as big or bigger. Stayed around that area for a while, but moved around to find the water high, but not moving much. When that happens at Natoma, it is like slack tide on the Delta, NO BITES!!
    City: Roseville

    Tips: Just move from tree to tree and find the fish. Every piece of wood had a fish in or on it. Dropshot or darthead the usual plastics.

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 75-78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Jim Ryan and I got on the water @ 6am with five other fisherman. Nice morning for some big bass. We started out with some top water, none. Cranking, spinners and draging some lizards, worms and even a big bouger long green thing. Just fot some taps and one bass that was smaller than my worm. We found some fish on humps and bait fish too. They must be full of bait or ?

    Yesterday went to Negro Bay and fished the Willow Creek, no boaters, fisherman. Found bass all morning in the tules, rocks on the inner coves. The river is 55 deg and back in the cove it was 67 deg. Good place to get away from all the bussy lakes and some good fishing to.
    City: rocklin

    Tips: no tips no fish ? whats up?

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    Water Temp: didn't look

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water @6am Ran up to the Anderson Island channel. Lots of fish bustin the surface , but, not one top water taker. No TD minnow takers. Tryed the weightless senko(blue), Bam! 2 pounder just as the sun was starting to hit the water. Then one small one on a rattletrap(translucent).
    Off the lake by 9am.
    I appreciate the posts, they help me a lot.

    Later,
    Mark
    City: EDH

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 77-79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: In @ 9:30 w/ buddy from work, Ran up north to just above Anderson Is. and cranked one 2 lb Spot on a Specialty Tackle crankbait off of a rocky point. Ran further up to the flume above the 5 MPH area and didn't get a bite. Ran back to my "Tsunikechi" (everytime lucky) area and caught 2 out of the trees around Granite and 3 more off of the south ledge of the dredged deep water ramp. All of these fish were in 20 -30 ft. and ate dropshotted or dartheaded 4.5" Roboworms. All of these were the 1.5 lb. clones, but these fish were short for their size, very fat and eating well.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: You all know me by now, dropshot & darthead offshore in deeper water.

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: started fishing about 6:30 pm, fished in front of ramps in granite bay, got 2 bites , and a 1lb spottie, got one mor bite then it got dark, had to leave. tough fishing. ;-(
    City: granite bay

    Tips: fish very slow

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Ralph,throwing dynamite is not considered A top water bait!!! Just kidding!!! <'{{{{{{><
    Your doing better than everyone I have seen on the lake. Good luck.
    City: sac

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    Water Temp: 76-80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The bite is real tough. I will be on the lake this Saturday prefishing good luck!


    Terry <'{{{{><
    City: Sac

    Tips: Fish have been cought 18' to 35' all on plastics so far.

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out to set up the new boat and decided to throw some top water around 1130 after dialing in the Triton and in 10 minuites had a 5 fish for 13.5. There was a light wind and the water was clear. If you know me you know what I was throwing and where I was. Had to move to another spot in the north and found the same luck.
    City: Galt

    Tips: fish are moving find the activity