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Thursday, January 13th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: STARTED FISHING AT 0830, WITH FIRST FISH AT NOON UP THE SOUTH FORK. WATER WAS EXTREMELY MUDDY, BUT GLASS, WITH THE SUN COMING OUT. THE FISH WAS JUST UNDER 4 LBS AND TAKEN ON A JIG. MISSED TWO OTHERS, WITH VERY LIGHT BITES. A BIG THANKS TO RALPH ON THE GOOD FISHING INFO. RAINY CONDITIONS FORCASTED FOR SATUDAY; STAYING HOME.
    City: Carmichael

    Tips: ROCKY POINTS AS USUAL; KEEP IT SLOW.

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out at 4 pm for a very short trip.I was out Christmas eve and accidently kicked my favorite spinning rod overboard, a Loomis GLX spinning rod in 30 feet of water at the peninsula.
    The lake has dropped that much, so I went to the spot that was close and beached the boat.I walked in the mud about 100 yards and bingo it was in the sand 2 feet from shore. Best trip this year.
    City: Granite Bay

    Tips: The launch at Granite Bay has a sign posted 5 mph for the whole lake, a ranger watched from shore for violators.The lake is very muddy about 3'' of visability. Did not fish

Monday, January 10th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 50-51

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started at day break,DIDN'T hook my first fish until 12:30 on a rocky point in the south fork.Continuted to hook 7 spots in 4 hours up to 3.5 pounds working the same point. Worked the same area because it was the only place I found willing fish.
    City: antelope

    Tips: Caught all fish on a watermelon senko in about 23-35 feet-worked verrrrrry slowly! Fun stuff!

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    Water Temp: 53-55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold morning, no fog or winds for a nice day on the water. Joe Miller and I went out at safe sun light from Granite Bay. Our first stop was a Island top in the main body, o fish. Drove in the north fork to a rocky point and Joe found a 2 lb smallie with a brown/purple 1/2 oz JK jig.
    I switched over to a drop shot with a 3" minnow and found they like it. We got five keepers and headed home at 1:pm.
    City: rocklin

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Elk Grove Bass is starting the 2005 season at Folsom this coming Saturday, small club atmosphere looking for some new members. We fish a variety of lakes and you qualify for our Jackpot Round by attendance not by being the "Big Stick". Club is not for full time pros....thanks for NCBF for their forum
    City: Carmichael

    Tips: E-mail me if anyone is interested, we are a team type club with husband/wife, father/son, friends or whoever can make up a team, lots of fun....thanks again NCBF...check out our new site..http://elkgrovebass.com/

Friday, January 7th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 47-49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: On Friday they droped the lake a quick 5 ft. Dennie Howard (Basin Bass Masters Angler of the Year) and I found fish all over the lake in 15-45 ft. in Creek chanels and along the banks. Water very muddy and winds to 15 mph. Denny the Leach Man did get two nice small spots off the bank. My brown/purple did get a few bits, no swim baits,spinner,drop shot or split shot.
    City: rocklin

    Tips: fish slow and use a scent.

Friday, December 31st, 2004

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water clarity depends on location. Both arms are muddy, however the main body was clear last Friday. Two of us fished from 12 noon till 4 pm and bairly missed the afternoon storm. Two fish both on 1/2 oz hula grubs in 20 foot of water, one smallmouth and one spot. Nothin on rip baits, blades, or crank baits.
    City: Carmichael

    Tips: We spent most of our trip in muddy water fishing shallow in the new run off from the rain. Nata, or at least we did not find em. Dock talk was the North fork, ripping with loooong pauses. Did not try drop shotting or spooning. Rumor has it that high teens won the turkey shoot on the 2nd. I guess they gotta eat sometime. I also fished a trout colored 12 inch swimbait on the main body, sooner or later...

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 2pm to 4:30pm in South Fork. I hit rocky points and steep drop-offs with drop-shot, spoons and jigs. One good strike with a spoon. Otherwise, 'twas about as slow as I suspected. Did stay dry, though.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: I wish I had a good tip, I NEVER have any luck on Folsom.

Saturday, December 11th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 51-52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the north fork 1/2 day and it was slow. I figure I got bit a dozen times on my favorite drop shot setup, but put the hook in only 1 undersized fish. Fished humps, deep points, and vertical rocks. Located fish in 20-40'. I did end up with 1 nice (24") trout that I will eat for dinner. Good luck.
    City: Folsom

Wednesday, December 8th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 51.8 main body,

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out newyork,jigs,1-3ft.Two nice keeepers.Not enough fish, left went back to main lake aREA TOOK SEVEN FOR 12LBS. fISH WERE1-4FT, DART hEADS. bITE WAS agressive. Feeders came up at noon. Sk=y cleared a little.Structure was a flat with immediate drop to deep watrer. Heard a 7pounder caught on white cranks at 5% area.Nice of someone to share info. Thanks. Good luck Jim
    City: Sacto

    Tips: As fish move up to eat after a bad storm,the bites will be more aggressive than clear water conditons. Get color and size to them, they are hungry.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I don't know why, but I always manage to get out on the cold nasty days. Anyway, small slow baits. Shame that my rockpile by the dam is so popular now. I don't catch nearly the numbers I used to 15 years ago. Anyway, 5% was my big producer. Back in the days, I used to throw 6", then 4" but now, I'm throwing 3" worms. The fish have changed from smallmouth to spots. This is not really new to anyone, I know, but I miss the days when ice was forming on my rod tip and I would get these awesome 2-3 lbs. pressure biting smallmouths. Pound for pound, the best fighting bass by far.
    City: Folsom

Saturday, December 4th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 50-51.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tom and I fished from 10am until 2pm using drop shot, split shot and jigs off points in 20-45 ft. watch our graph for arches and if any bait balls. we found some small spots, good luck Anglers Choice on sunday.
    City: rocklin

    Tips: fish very slow, spoons , small worms.

Saturday, November 27th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 8 fish from 12:30- 4:00 30-50'dropshotted 4" plastics on north fork points.

    Tips: look for arches not bait. fish slow and thorough

Friday, November 26th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 52-54 deg

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The day after THANKSGIVING a foggy, but on a light wind morning. Out with one of my team mates from the BASSIN BASSMASTERS CLUB (Bonner). We spent part of the morning looking for bait fish in the main body, finding them on rocky points. One good spot is still left of the dam in that large cove and the points right of dyke 8. Look in 20 to 35 ft using a drop shot and split shot. A good worm to use is the PRO WORM # 266 leach, 4 inch or smaller. We missed some bites but still managed to pick up two good spots in the frist two hours. Look for the moving bait with bass chasing. If the bait looks like a ball, most of the time the bass around it are not eating or aggesive at this monent. We later fished in the sunny North Fork area, no fish. We both cranked for some time, no fish. Some fisherman were on the islands near Browns Revine and sitting on top of humps in deeper water. Check out the rocky point just left of the Dam. Watch out for the humps that are coming up 300-400 yards out, we almost hit one new dyke 8 ( 2ft of water). I used a jig brown/orange (larry's jig) no luck. Drop shots and drag n a worm is working.
    City: rocklin

    Tips: Fish slow , deep and use a stink bait

Friday, November 19th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 55.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out Friday for the last hour of light.
    Picked up fish spooning in about 35-40 feet of water and dropshotting. Nothing big just average size spots, still fun none the less.
    City: Rescu

    Tips: When drop shotting, use a short leader and move slowwww.

Wednesday, November 17th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 56-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I'ts has been a few weeks sence I've been on this lake. Jim Ryan and I were in his Nitro 17' bass boat, I did not get to bring all 12 rods and boxes of tackle, so only 3 rods and 3 boxes this time out. Well Jim was the captin and I was the guide for the next three hours on this light windy afternoon. Looking for bait fish in the North Fork on points and banks on the south and North sides was tough to find at this time of the day (1pm-4pm). Found some bait,but no takers. We wormed and cranked, not much time more searching as the fog was rolling in and no GPS on this boat we headed in to Granite Bay ramp. There will be other days with Jim and his Nitro.
    City: rocklin

    Tips: not sure what or were

Friday, November 5th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The tour did hammer the water this weekend, but the fish are still on bait, you just have to find the right bait. My partner and I worked many different pods to find the right bait. Even went through some salmon, fun but a waste of time in a tournament. Spooning and drop shotting caught all of our fish, in depths from 16' to 55'. A team weighed in an 8lb'er caught in the back of a cove on the first cast of the day- white spinnerbait. I talked to a few other teams that had topwater bites going as well. I heard of 2 fish over 10lbs coming on friday during the prefish. We have a great fishery right here in folsom. Just ask the Future Pro Tour fisherman.
    City: rescue

    Tips: Drop shot 4 inch plasic's and spoon on active fish. 16-55 feet deep.

Friday, October 29th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: caught a four a three and a 2.5 dropshotting shad color baits in 18-30'
    City: ros.

    Tips: fish rockpiles and watch your graph for fish relating to the bottom. be patient and move slow.

Sunday, October 24th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 61-63

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out late on sunday, found balls of bait in the main body. also found some bass going in the coves in creek channels. fish points and banks in 20-35 ft.
    City: rocklin

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Future pro tour Saturday. Caught fish dropshotting and on spoons. Look for bait and stay on it. Depths anywhere from 20-55 feet deep. Had 13.43 lbs for 5 fish. Had a great day.
    City: folsom