Kaweah Lake and Reports

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Friday, Mar 29
Hi: 57 ° F
Lo: 43 ° F
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Precip: 46%
Tonight
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Precip: 91%

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Brian:

    Those two are still swimming around waiting for you! We thought they were going to break us off as they both fought really hard! Fishing has been good!
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Iovino worms! (6" Spade tails & Doodle Snakes!)

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Been to lake kaweah 7-8 times now from late august to date, and I have had 0 luck untill today finally got an 11" bass. No scale sorry. Not able to get out on lake but pulled her
    in off the rocks just past the first boat lauch. Caught on white blood trace jig off bottom about 18' out. Getting a little flusterd with the lack of catches. New to California and so far tried 5 locations and same thing no luck. Have tried top water shad jigs, crawfish, live/dead/fake minnows, live/fake worms, cranks... Ect and I'm not even getting hits. Is it just completely out of season for bass here? Or is it just because I can't get out on the lake? Never had so much trouble catching bass.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Will let you know when I know.

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Chris. Oh Chris . Put those pic's on the wall of the resturant not online. LoL brother.
    City: Visalia

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I had not been to Kaweah in 3 years. This trip caught a couple dozen small fish on drop shot. They were holding against rock banks and trees on the shady side. Also stuck 2 over 5 pounds 1 on a spinnerbait around trees at the river end and a dropshot at the dam. Roboworm colors MMIII, aarons magic, prizm craw
    City: bakersfield

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

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    Water Temp: hot

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Lake Kaweah is full of 1 pounders. Like 14.5 inchers. Its open 24 hours too many people take fish from this place. DFG needs to raise the size limit again. How about 17" this time. I'm done fishing this place. Not worth catching sub 15's. The odds of catching a 3lber are 50:1. The odds of catching a 5lb+ are 100:1. And I've watched the results of many tourneys. Not worth my time. See you at the golf course.
    City: Visalia

Monday, March 16th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 2 trout. A 17.5" and a 19.0" at 2nd boat ramp area. Nice trout plant DFG. No bass. Couldn't go upriver. Engine trouble. Putted around on electrics.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Don't keep your boat engine for more then 30 years. Heh Heh.

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 52-55

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Here are the results for the Visalia Bass tounament on March 14th. First off let me tell you that the lake was on fire. I could only account for 11 fish that were over 3 lbs. but many more where in the scales since we only weigh 1 from each team. I can tell you that of the 35 teams that a 10 lbs. limit and a fish in the area of 3-3 1/2 lbs would get you back some money. Not today, weights in the 10-11 lbs range and big fish in the 3 1/2 -4 1/2 lb range got you nothing today. Here are the top 3 for today.



    1st place Gary Coker & Victor Diaz 20.91lbs 2nd big fish 7.34 lbs

    2nd place Ken Borba & Russ Huffman 17.10 lbs Big fish 8.60 lbs

    3rd place Randy Weldon & Jim Tatum 13.28 lbs



    You had to have 11.78 even to cash to for 7th place.



    Most fish caught in the river area using Swim Baits and jigs from 2'-18'
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Go fishing

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: GREAT DAY FOR FISHING. WATER TEMP 49-50 IN MORNING 52 AT END OF DAY. FISHING TOUGH FOR ME AND DAD ONLY TWO KEEPERS AND A FEW SMALL ONES. SMALL PLASTICS SEAM TO BE BEST. SHAD PATTERN WORMS AT 35- 45 FT. FISH ARE SHALLOW BUT I COULD NOT CATCH THEM. ONE OTHER LITTLE TID BIT I SAW PEOPLE CATCHIN BASS SHALLOW ON LIVE MINNOWS. TAKE TIME AND GO FISHIN WITH YOUR FAMILY ITS A GREAT PAST TIME.
    City: bakersfield

    Tips: DART HEAD AND DROP SHOT SHAD PATTERN WORMS 35-45FT SLOW. USE LIVE BAIT TO REALLY CATCH THEM.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 9am to 4pm, where did all the bass go?!?
    Atleast theres decent size trout, catching them with powerbait, kastmasters, even a grub jig. other then that not much to report, good luck
    City: Visalia

    Tips: stay home till the fish wake up

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went sunrise-12:30pm 0 fish. Saw bait stacked up around 35 feet. Fish stacked from 30-55 feet in main body of lake. Saw 1 guy catch 1 small fish.
    City: visalia

    Tips: Don't go in the morning.

Monday, November 10th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 57-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up at 9:30 am. Caught fish on drop shot, Cranks, worms and 3 on top water when it got dark. 3 lbs biggest one. 20 + fish.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Look for the fish schooling up. On top and & on the boottom.

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Visalia Bass Club tournament results from the 11th.
    1st place Krandell & Vince Bryan 18.36 lbs. They had big fish of 9.37 lbs.
    2nd place Brett Kemmer & Ryan Schaefer 12.03 lbs
    3rd place Bill Reeves & Ray Gauerke 10.99lbs
    Overall cold front came in friday cold in the am sunny in the pm.33 teams, 29 weighted in 135 total fish with a total weight of 214lbs. 0 dead fish. Had 22 limits caught. Sounds like they were caught everywhere on the lake using almost everything as well. Next tournament is Nov 1st.
    City: Visalia

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went on 10/3 before little rain storm hit. No wind. Caught 13 fish. Max size 14.5 inch. Wide assortment of lures. Doesn't seem to matter what you use. Fish jumping everywhere.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Watch for swarming schools of fish. Cast line into water.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 72 +

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up at 6 pm with robert. As soon as we got there Lighting east of the lake. Went to grease to get out of the wind. 1 - 14 incher in back on crankbait. 3 hmongs in boat miss us by 15 ft doing 20 m.p.h. try to get into the last 60 ft of the lake. Lighting moving towards grease and we move to the point as no clouds by there. 1 bass on DD 22 1 3/4 lbs. Moved to dam and wind is going crazy. no fish. Move to rock wall and see 2 boats tied up to floating restroom with lights in the water. 6 people fishing next to it. Boats have 2 way radios and the boat in grease calls them to go over there they got fish schooled up. They go around the corner and we fish down the wall. I get 1 more 13 incher and the wind is now around 30 m.p.h. and we go home.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Storm was going east but circled back right on top of us. Lighting and little rain. Stay home

Friday, September 26th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 11pm to 5am. Same results as "The Flying Basscat" 20 fish from dinkoramas to 2 1/2 lbs. Caught them on plastics, senkos, blades, & cranks. Wind on the main lake was brisk!
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Read your graph & fish the structure accordingly.

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 70 - 71

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up with Robert at 6 pm. no wind. slow bite. 16 fish. 3 2 - 2 1/2 lbers and rest were 9 to 14 inches. Same class of fish every trip. Crankbaits and jigs.
    City: Visalia

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started around 6:00pm and ended at 10:00pm.The dam produced the most fish 1 lb and under on a drop shot.Saw a guy fishing just off the dam in about 20-30 feet of water bring in about a 3+ pounder.Not sure what he was using, I think a drop shot.No crank bait fish, a but some 2+ pounders on a Roboworm at Mong Point. About 20 fish total for the evening. Fishing is pretty good, just nothing of size.
    City: Lemoore

    Tips: Medium speed.

Monday, September 15th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went up at 4:30 with buddy Robert. 26 fish for the night. Robert got a 5 lber on a crankbait. Couple of 2 - 3lbers and rest were 10 - 14 inchers. Left at 11. Bite was over at 10:30 for us.
    City: Visalia

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: From 10am to 1pm steady fishing, between 12 and 1 fishing was hot back by greasy creek, alot of spotted bass, small though, using crankbaits and needlefish - copper color. Caught 8 keepers within 20 mins, fun to say the least.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Cast close to shore. Follow the birds.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 6:30am-10:30am, 0 fish. Water level low.
    Tried topwater, crankbaits, dropshot, split shot, plastic worms, spinnerbait, trolling. This place must not be that great if it takes 2 guys catching 10 lbs of fish to win a tournament. Not a good sign!!!
    City: visalia

    Tips: Lots of fish?- busting baitfish. Watch out for 1 feet of water in middle of lake-(marked with orange buoys).