Lopez Lake and Reports
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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Water Temp: LOW 60S
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Today was interesting to say the least. Day off work...drove to lopez around 10, the past few times I went out I tried a few spots that I can get to with ease (shoreline fishermen) skunked....one of these days was saterday during the downpour. Anyway on the way out I noticed a entrance to the damn from the road....so I parked there this time....walked to the damn....pulled out my football jig with yama duel tail trailer brown with purple flakes.....second cast in 30 feet of water a nice 3lb small mouth....walked alil closer tword the dam.....this time 1 oz spinner bait...droped to the bottem..guessing 50 feet...by the time my lure got to the 10-15 foot depth range near a rock point...my rod tip slammed down....i set the hook once and didnt like it ..set it again...and started cranking...i had 20lb test with a calcutta ..normaly my swimbait rod....i got excited at how heavy the fish fought and felt...was only a 3 1/2. Hey Bd if you read this...i usualy see your posts and have took your tips and summarys into consideration...I live in santa maria...where are you from?
City: SMTips: Jigs have worked well for me in about 20-30 feet of water....but i usualy get hit dragging the bottem slowww bouncing over cover..and resting it. It can be a tough place to fish for Shoreliners like my self.
Monday, December 14th, 2009
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Water Temp: 56.3
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Made a visit to the pez as the weather was looking great. Pretty slow out.. Partner and I hit Ski Cove first off to see if the banks held any incomers seeking food from the run-off. Pretty slim pikins but I did manage a nice 3+ smallie draggin a jig. Hit the dam area and only scored a few fish. Worked the walls heading back to the marina with nothing to show.
City: SMTips: Some 'chocolate' water starting to show closer to Vasquez. BE CAREFUL! SOME DEBRIS ON THE LAKE NOW.
Had a brn/red/org w/purple-brn hula grub trailer football head 1/2oz on the smallie. Oxbld lt Robos on the dam
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
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Water Temp: 54.6
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Finally -! A great day with a new fishing friend. Had a super time and a day that proved worth going to Lopez.. Full moon, sunshine, very little wind but a very tough morning.
Hit all the fav spots with NADA - ZIP. Jigs, cranks, creatures, nothing was enticing a bite. Finally headed to the dam at noon as we knew we could hook up. Pulled out the dropshot and heaved out. BANG. Never hit bottom and I scored on a small large. We hit several more before moving towards the log-boom area and heaved out across the booms. Three more casts and YANK! Got my best ever bass at the lopes. Digital scale showed a 7-14 so out came the camera. After claming down, I tossed back out and BANG, another keeper in the 3.9 range.. Day is looking better ! More pix's and tossed out three or four more times and BANG, a nice 6.2 kicker! Yehaw. Oxblood light Red Flake Robo I love ya! Headed in a 1PM with a smile.
City: SMTips: Fish were deep. 35-45 feet and deeper but very lathargic. Work it slow, then slow down some more. My big fish were in 35 foot range against the rocks then worked it back. .
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
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Water Temp: 53.2
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Wow... Bite is still tough. Myself and three other made a visit today to check out the bite. Was still way off. Hard to figure out the situation right now. With no trout plants being scheduled, we are seeing less and less trollers which in a way is good but sad.
Water situation is still decreasing and it is evident the lake needs a good storm or two to help replenish reserves.
AS FOR TAGS. They went on sale today but be advised, in January 1, they will increase by $20 so get them early. Seniors are still $72 for both truck and boat then jump in Jan.
City: SM
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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Water Temp: 58.3
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Pretty tough day out with the bite just, well OFF.. Maybe 10-12 bassers out pre-fishing for Saturdays WonBass meet. Talked to a few guys and all said it was really a tought bite with little to show for a few hours of workin it slow...
Manged only two smaller fish by 11:15 and called it a day. Great weather! Pretty chilly in the early morning but the sun was out and the wind was way down.
City: SMTips: Caught both my fish on drop shot w/robo Oxblood Light. Some nibbles on a blue craw but no takers. Saw plenty of fish in the 40-65 foot range but no takers on jigs or creature baits or the old steady - Whacky Senko.... Hear wind will be up Saturday.
ENJOY THE TURKEY -- STAY HOME
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
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Water Temp: 64.2
Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Finally I made it back up to the 'Pez after a long layoff. The last trip was so crappy I swore I'd never waste another day there again. Lost all kinds of rigs and only caught 1 short smally on a flick-shake. I hate that thing. To make matters worse I broke a blade off my Ninja prop in the marina and then slipped out on the trailer and took a spill into the water to end my day. Cold ride home in a wet pair of Ugg boots.
But this trip I was determined to get on some fish. I started the day off well. The inspection is pretty easy to get through and the rangers are cooler than most lakes. I got into the water around 7 and went into my favorite cove back towards Vazquez. Pulled up on a little point and put 2 quick fish in the boat on a cinnamon blue R&R striker butler worm. I had a feeling I could get an upgrade so I grabbed my swimbait rod and fired hard over the point. The rod nearly flew out of my hands as I sustained one of the worst backlashes I've ever seen. I picked through the mess with a Phillips head screwdriver for 20 minutes but it was hopeless.
I spent a couple hours back in Lopez arm metering around. Saw lots of shad out of the deeper points. Dropped some spoons down on 'em but couldn't connect on anything bigger than a 10 incher.
After a nice lunch break for T-Bell burritos while moored up at the dam I ran into Whittenberg for the afternoon session. I tied on a brand new Strike King blade yellow skirt and started to work the bank. Popped a nice smally right off the bat, maybe 2 pounds. Two casts later I locked up again. Got the fish up next to the boat and then she made a run under the trolling motor. I tried to give her some drag off the Quantum but it was too late and the 8 pound line just couldn't hold up. After that I decided to call it a day. As I packed up the wind blew me into the swim beach. Got yelled at by an old lady on a sailboard for getting into her launching zone. On the way out of there I ran over a log. After that I couldn't get the boat back up on plane. As I percolated back to the marina I thought I smelled something toxic - looked back and saw smoke coming out from under the cowling.
I talked to a couple guys at the ramp who said the caught 'em on swim jigs.
-- Scalp
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City: ColingaTips: Don't mess around with light line.
Watch out for shallow logs in Whittenberg.
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
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Water Temp: 68.2
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Lake level is still decreasing. . A few boats out this morning in a slight wind at safe light, and sun later bringing out the shorts and T's.
Lots and lots of shorts today but very healthy fish which is a plus. Most were little footballs so feeding on the still present shad is no problem. Chatted with a old club member and he was hitting keepers in 30-35 feet with a jig. Had lots of top water fish early on until maybe a late 11AM. Found a pool of fish just to the right of the dam hitting on Watermelon Pumpkin Senkos in 4 and 5 inch hooked whacky. Some decent smallies coming in farther to the right on points with a Hula Grub on a Arky Head.
Samll fish but still a fun morning. Wind came and went all morning long and looked to be quiet when I left at noon.
City: SMTips: Hit points in deeper water. Whitenberg had it's share of hitters early on.
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
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Water Temp: 66.5o
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Very light traffic on the water today.. Cool morning start that included gloves for the 1st time this year. Slight wind tapering off with warm sun later.
Water is still dropping and more and more unseen structures are appearing. Water has cooled a little from a week ago and the very high presence of shad busting the top have lessened.
Hit ski cove first off with a senko whaky rigged. Pulled in a 2 pounder on third cast then nothing to chat about for at least an hour. Tried top water near the dock and scored on 6 8-11 inchers. Moved off towards Vasquez with a crank on the rock walls to the east. Pulled only a small large for my efforts. Hit the dam with a creature bait and drop shot with again, only small fish. Hit the miracle mile with the jig and whacky with a solid 3-1/2 in the boat and maybe 3-4 small fish with one at maybe 15 inch.
Called it a day at 11 with wind picking up but still a decent day.
City: SMTips: Watermelon Pumpkin seemed to be the color of choice for today
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
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Water Temp: 71o
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Just a fun day to fish and to try out my repairs to my equipment.
Foggy when I arrived at 6:10. But warmer signs of the sun were trying to show just after sunrise. Started off in the cove next to Whittenberg with a top water popper. Second cast and it started. Didn't make 50 yards from the point and had 8 dinks in the boat and back in the water. Moved off to some points towards Vasquez and tried some different lures and plugs trying to ssee if I could hook something better and to see if a patteren could be established. Hit 5 more dinks on a drop with 3 different color and sizes. Pretty much summed up the day. Didn't see too many with decent keepers. Wind up at about 11 and called it a good day with my reapirs working good.
City: SMTips: Lake is low. Almost dry at the bridge now and backside is getting pretty shallow. Tough bite still.
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Tri Valley fish off today. 24 boats making the visit to a not to pleasent of a day 4 me.
Windy - windy - windy. Pretty much summed it up for me today. Started off at a 6:42 launch and never got a tap until almost 9AM. Pulled in a total of 15 shorts drop shotting by noon with not one making the 12" scale! Finally found a point that was showing larger dots on the screen and tossed out a jig. Set trolling motor on 4 just trying to stay off the rock wall in the wind and finaly felt a tap. Yanked on it and felt what was to be a decent fish, all the time trying to manuver the boat off the rocks. Eased off the wall more and positioned the boat so I could bring it in. Got her close enough to see that I had a good 4+ on the end and 'BANG'! Turned my head long enough to see the trolling motor disappear over the side, letting my line slack and she was gone... Mount busted off clean and I ended up using my leg to shove me off the wall as the wind was really playin havoc on the boat.
Finally got in headed in the wind direction and fired off the big motor to get me away from a bad situation. Headed in as that was the end of my day. To make things worse... Cell phone went diving. Shoot!
Anyone got a used Motorguide Gator Mount they want to sell --- reasonable??? email me.
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City: SMTips: Just a bad day at Lopez.
Monday, August 24th, 2009
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Water Temp: 71.3o WARM!
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Acouple of friends also on hand today to play at the Lopes. Was warm out for sure and the bite was, well, pretty off.. Lots of dinks on the hook this morning. Most on a shad colored drop shot. Nothing on cranks or jigs at all. Our buddy Stan S. stopped along side us to offer his keeper for the day -- A really nice 9+ toad he pulled in from 25-30 foot. NICE! Called it a day around 11:30 but was still a fun day.
City: SMTips: Some smallies were being taken with cranks near Vasquez inlets. Water is really down. Might wait till the wqeather cools.
Saturday, August 8th, 2009
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Water Temp: 70 to 72
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished Cranks all day caught 11 biggest about 4lb. Started shallow and caught dinks moved out deeper and got better bites. Hit Lopez Arm And main lake points.
City: AGTips: Fish deep, shad and craw colors produced if u want numbers drop shot. Very Windy
Monday, June 29th, 2009
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Hey Jake L.
Nice to see a report. You were doing the Tri-Valley meet? If so, I must have finished OK. If you were 12th in at 9 and change, I must have did top 5 with 11.54.. Guess I need to call Steve and ask.. What was big? Had to leave earlier than I wanted so I didn't see all the weigh in
Bob
City: SM
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
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Water Temp: 71o
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Tri Valley Report for June 27 - Lopez
Yet another great turnout for Tri Valley as 30+ boats were on hand for a windy day at the Lopes, but decent bags.
1st Phillips/Austin 6 fish 27.42 lbs $950
2nd Rose/Glass 6 fish 23.01 lbs $350
3rd M and J Short 6 fish 22.80 $150
Big Fish D/C Chatterley 6.37 $260
2nd Big fish Ralph/Sam Sawdey 6.03 $115
Next Meet: Santa Margarita - 18 July
City: SMTips: Lots of wind but for myself, I found my big three on Aarons Magic Red Flake drop shot. Tried several sizes and color combos hitting on one that seemed to work best. Was tough holding in the wind but it worked. Toss rips on the points if the wind is up. Some having keepers on this but didn't work for me. Most of my three limits of 'under age hits' came just off the bank but majority were under 13" so moved deeper and started to hit better fish but not near as many.
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
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Water Temp: 70 to 71
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Had a tourney at blowpez, found one great point and stayed on it all day caught 40 to 50 fish wieghed in 9.76 pounds for 12th place winner had 19 pounds fun day couldn't complain. Caught a nice smallie 2.30
City: atascaderoTips: Drop-shot any type of roboworn caught some cranking,darterheads,jigs, and the smallie and biggest largie came on spinnerbaits. Bring a wind-breaker its been howlin'
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Guy. I assume you already got my email but for those in Taft clubs that still were wondering.
Gold Coast Bass shut down at the end of the season in 2008. Unfortunately, things happen and the economics were rough as was some attendance of membership and we the officers, elected to close it down after 30+ years of service.
Hopefully in the future, we can once again strike up a new band and put GCB back on the front lines.
Regards,
Bob Dixon
Former GCB VP
City: SM
Monday, June 15th, 2009
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: I was wondering if anyone had any information on the Gold Coast open tournament next month. My partner and I would like to fish in this tournament but we need a date, time and entry fee. Any information would be appreciated.
City: Taft
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
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Water Temp: 63o
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: A small group of Kern Valley bassers were out for a meet today when I arrived at 6:20. Still lots of green algea on the water causing your line to 'green-up'. Hit Whittenberg stickups with a Rico top water and scored several blow-ups but only 1 hitter for the 1st 1/2 hour. Kept pluggin away at the stickups with a slower then faster retrive trying to set a pattern. Managed another three with one decent 4 pound male. Hit the point on the way out and was surprised that nothing was showing in a few decent spots
Moved off to the Vasquez area and tried a jig. No takers at all with four different colors and trailer combos. Headed to a point off the miracle mile and started with a crank on the points with only one small dink so switched to a drop shot with Oxblood robo curly tails with y a few 10-12 inchers. Changed out to a Aarons Magic with red flake and hit on three consecutive casts with one decent 4+ lady. Wind care up about 10:30 so called it an early day at noon
City: SMTips: Work the flats with a top or crank first then start your search for bigger fish in 20-40 feet. Tossing to the bank and dragging back only produced smaller fish. Try going deep to shallow then switch. 4.5 curly tail robos in Oxblood, Aarons Magic and Blue Smoke worked all morning. Rico for the top water and my smaller CLU original design Casitas Black crank worked on a few of the deper points.
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: A day to pratice with a fishin buddy.. Was surprised being a holiday weekend that the parking lot was sparse. Figured by 11 or noon, it would fill.
Was coat weather for sure as the sun barley peaked it's face - - probably why no one was on the water. Too cold ---
Started out towards Whittenberg at 6:30 and calm waters. One boat already there and we knew him. Said it was pretty slow and got nothing on the top water or blades.
Headed off to the point just out of the marina and started dropping. Partner hit a decent 14" and all I managed was a miget fish. Worked the walls down the mile with one more in the boat. Moved down the wall a god 100 yards or more and started fishing again. Felt a slight tug and set the line - pulled in a nice 4+ large. Continued on the wall with nothing more so moved off towards Vasquez. Still no hitters - Moved into the back area with no luck so headed back to the mile and the walls. Wind started comingg up so we kept heading in towards the marina and winds started to pickup. Decided to call it a day at 11:30 -- Ramp was getting busy as was the cars coming in so it was a good time to stop.
City: SMTips: Drop shot worked - Oxblood red/flk seem to be the best color this motning. Nothing on blades, cranks, jigs or swims.
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
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Water Temp: 58o
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Tri Valley Meet was filled with a good 39 boats today. Cloudy day and still a few spots of sun but very few. Very slight winds much of the day with heavier winds coming in late in the day making it almost a perfect time to fish Lopez.
Partner and I hit on three nice smallies with good weight in the 1st 45 minutes then everthing headed deep. But it was still a decent day with about 9 and change in the scale but winners were in with good loads. Saw a 34+ hit the scale from the winners at last meet so they have things figured out.
Most big bags were out of Whittenberg area
Next month is San Antone Apr 25th
City: SMTips: Drop shot worked for us against the walls in 25-35 foot. Jigs and brush hogs and whacky were used by some. Didn't see any beds yest in the back. Some in whittenberg which probably got hit hard - but - so did the fish!
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