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Saturday, January 21st, 2006

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Devil Mountain Bass club event at McClure on Sat. There were two other tournaments at McClure and the Sourth ramp was PACKED! We launched from the North ramp which we pretty much had to ourselves. Anyway it was a tough bite from some but two of us managed to catch almost two limits. We did a paper tournament this time out since there is a15" limit on the lake. Winner had a bag of almost 10 lbs and second place was just half a pound behind at 9.3 lbs for 5 fish. My newbe partner (first time bass fishing from a bass boat) stuck two huge rainbows 7lbs and 5 lbs on a DARTHEAD of all things. It was pretty funny watching him fight the fish but he did a good job and landed both fish! Weather was fantasic and even with the big tournament one the lake we saw very few boats and were not crowded at all. Water is down 60 ft from full and you could see about 5 ft down. We found our fish on the main lake off a major point from 25-40 feet. Later in the day I ran to a deep flat tht was about 45-30 feet in depth with some old wood at the bottom. Managed to cull 3 of my fish in that spot.Most bites were a light tab or the line would go slack. Just realy up and set the hook. Fish are eating but the bite is light. Had three or four bites where the fish would pick up the tail of my worm and swim off. When I set the hook, I got back the front half of the worm only.
    City: Walnut Creek

    Tips: We had the most succes with football head jigs with hula grubs, t rigged worms and brown rubber skirted jigs with a grub trailer. Fish deep and slow. Try cinnimon, brown and orange and green weenies. Darthead for the big rainbows!

Monday, December 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 56.9

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Very warm day high 60's overcast. Bite seems to be the best first thing in the morning. Caught all fish in about 10-20ft by texas rigging 6 inch worms shad patterns seemed to work the best.
    City: Hughson

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISH DEEP TO 40 FT. YOU MAY HAVE TO FIZ YOUR BASS FROM AIR BLOAT ? KEEPER WORMS, YAMAMOTO KREATURE BAIT RIP BAIT AND SPINNER BAITS ALSO ARE WORKING WELL. SPOTS IN THE 2 TO 3LB RANGE ARE BEING CAUGHT ALL OVER THE LAKE.........SILVER SALMON (COHO'S) WE HERE TO 4 LBS ARE ALSO BEING CAUGHT TROLLING EX-CEL IN BLACK AND GREEN SHAD PATTERNS !

    Tips: DRESS WARM, ITS COLD AND FOGGY !! DRIVE WITH CARE ! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JIGS

Monday, December 12th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 56 Degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tough finding fish...they've definitely gone deeper..but late in the afternoon, caught 20 bass, 2-3 pounds drop shotting at the corner of the dam where the concrete ridge goes into the water..in about 28-30 feet. Someone submerged something, since there's a rope, and there were fish all around it on my finder. Pretty much shad color for any plastics, and I caught one on a rip bait (Shad Color)....
    City: Merced

    Tips: Shad color worms for drop shotting, and look on points and ridges with deep water nearby...also dress for cold weather since it was 45 degrees when I left with wind...

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

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    Water Temp: unown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing tough all day caught 2 fish one 2.5lbs. split-shoting brushhogs and crawdads.
    City: Kerman

    Tips: TRY UP RIVER

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    Water Temp: 62-65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: fished by myself on sunday at mcclure, launching out of Barrett cove. started on the main body dragging 1oz hulas and dropshot. caught small fish shallow with a few 13-15" spots out in the 40-50 range. bite was tuff. ran up the river to explore the brush and found schooling fish but they were all 5inch blacks, no keepers. back to the main body for a few more dinks and one 16" spot in 50'.

    Tips: better fish seem to be deep on the main body

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WENT OT TODAY WITH MY SON AND DID FAIRLY WELL.STARTED IN THE SKI ARM AND STARTED WELL.FISH OF THIRD CAST AND THEY NEVER QUIT.WELL THEY DID FOR ME .MY SON WAS NAILLING THEM ON SOME FUNNY LOOKING RATTLETRAP SHAD COLORED CONTRAPTION.ANYWAY'S HE KICKED MY BUTT.WE TOOK A NICE RIDE UP PAST THE 49 BRIDGE JUST TO SEE WHAT IT LOOK LIKE.SAW SOME WILD TURKEY'S AND SOME DEER.FOR ONCE THE REPORT'S WERE ACCURATE .ALL FISH CAME EARLY THEY QUIT ABOUT NOONISH.TON'S OF FISH JUST NO SIZE.
    City: TURLOCK

    Tips: FISH FISH FISH

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: GOOD TOP WATER SUDDENLY. FISH SEEMD TO HAVE OR STARTING TO MOVE UP WITH THE COOLER WATER AND COOLER EVENINGS.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: BUZBAITS, AND MEGABAIT & REBEL POPPERS, MEGABAIT J90 AND SAMMY 65'S TROUT AND SHAD PATTERN ALL SEEMED TO WORK WELL. STEEP BANKS NEXT TO BANK OUT TO 20 FT. WON OF THE BEST SPOTTED BASS BITES YOU CAN GET BESIDES OROVILLE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 74 Degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Top Water Fishing-Off The Hook!!!!...Temperance and Ski cove this afternoon...40-50 fish, most 10-14", a few up in 2-3 pound range on Silver Zara Spooks, Lucky Craft Gold Pops, and Pointer Chartreuse Shad with jerking and suspended retrieve (3-4 foot suspension) throw up against the bank and watch them roll on it!!..also a few 1-2 pound Bass on shad color, smoke/chartreuse Bass Addict worms (you can get them at A1 Bait in Snelling...October and November are going to be even better as the water cools down!!!
    City: Merced

    Tips: Shad are starting to pool up in the shallows and coves..follow the bait and you'll find the fish!!!

Monday, September 5th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78-82F

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out in the back of Cottonwood Creek at 0630. Caught a few on topwater early on. At about 0830 the water started boiling. The bass were pushing shad to the surface and gorging on them. We caught quite a few smaller fish using smoke colored soft plastics, rattle traps, and other shad imitations. Moved up to the back of Piney Creek and caught a few on worms and jigs. Moved down to the main lake and fished the islands. Found nice fish in the clearer water near the mainlake islands. Afer 1530 caught all fish on 6" smoke colored worms on a 1/8 oz. darthead. Called it a day at about 1730 and ended up w/ about 25 or 30 fish between me and my team partner. Mostly smaller fish but caught a few 2 and 3 pounders.

    Tips: Check out the new fishing baits and tackle at the Snelling 76 station.

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WATER IS COOLING DOWN; BASS SEEM TO BE STARTING TO HIT TOP WATER EARLY AM. SWITCH TO DEEP SMALL CRANKBAITS LATER IN THE DAY. TO DEEP WORMS FISHING IN AFTERNOON. LOTS OF DINKS (SPOTTED BASS). LOTS OF FISH SCHOOLING UP IN SMALL SIZES 6" TO 11" SIZE.
    City: LA GRANGE

    Tips: FISH DEEP, FISH SLOW.

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

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    Water Temp: SURFACE 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: A.M. TOP WATER, BABY ZARA SPOOK, BABY TORPEDO, LUCKYCRAFT SAMMY 65, IN THE CANYONS AND DOWN BY THE DAM. UP RIVER ON STEEP ROCKY BANKS AND TREES. RIP BAITS TROUT PATTERNS, SPINNER BAITS CLEAR/WHITE/SILVER...3/8 TO 5/8 OZ. SINGLE WILLOW BLADES...........WORMS ROBOWORM HOLOGRAM SHAD.
    GOOD LUCK.........JIGS
    City: LA GRANGE

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78 DEGREES

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: CAUGHT LIMITS TUESDAY UP RIVER FROM HORSESHOE BEND ALL ON YAMAMOTO SENKOS IN CLEAR SILVER FLAKE AND WHITE. ALL FISH WERE IN THE 2 TO 4 LB RANGE AND MOST EXCEDED THE SLOT OVER 15". ALSO CAUGHT SOME NICE CRAPPIE UP BY BAGBY SOME TREE TOP ARE SHOWING AND THEY SEEM TO BE FULL OF CRAPPIE..
    City: LA GRANGE (LAKE DON PEDRO & MC CLURE)

    Tips: LAKE MC CLURE GETS LESS PRESSURE THAN DON PEDRO, WE SUGGEST TRY IT YOU WILL LIKE IT, IT SEEMS COOLER, CALMER AND THERE ARE LOTS OF FISH.

    JIGS

Wednesday, July 6th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Lake was full! Started at Horseshoe. Got on water about 5:10am. Had 3 nice fish miss me on Super Spook. At 5:30 caught fist keeper...7 lb. 4 oz. Largemouth!! On the Super Spook. Bite slowed after about 9ish. caught 14 total..most under slot. Most came on Fluke. Not a bad day. Fish were scattered, caught most in Horseshoe.
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Start early at top water. Use Fluke aggressively for better reaction bite. Slow roll a blade at rocky points..Oh..and have fun!!

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 71-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well the Bass classics of Santa Clara Valley had there tournament up here and there were 11 guys with limits caught. I had the second big fish in the morning rippin a husky jerk bait large size in gold a 4.35 lb spotted bass. The big fish came in the back of a cove with a little water running in on a split shot worm brown color up river in the cooler water(6.72 lbs.). there were alot of fish caught on spider grubs also. The bite seemed to shut down after 10:00 A.M. so get out there early and try rippin. Some of the better fish were caught on darthead worms in steep rocky areas 20 -30 ft.
    City: Fremont

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Found fish friday afternoon in narrows off steep rock walls.Caught 2 drop shot 3 hula grubs.Sat day of tournament worked hard to find keepers. We caught 12 fish 2 keepers?Winning team went up river to cooler water and hammered out first and third plaace finish. Dart head worms in brown colors . Bridge held some nice keepers also.
    City: orangevale

    Tips: Lake is full and fish are suspended and scattered. Throw super spook real early and hang on. I lost nice spook when my snap opened on about a 3 lber. Put your lure on in daylite.I'd go up river or narrows. Fish are shallow out to 40 feet? Wiggle wart worked for one guy who likes to crank.

Friday, June 24th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out in the lower end and missed some fish on a fluke. I had a 3lber blow up on topwater. Went up and fished some cuts before you get to horseshoe. It took a 6" purple ghost to get them in the boat. All of them were about 13-15" and one had a crawdad stuck in its throat. All of them were caught in about 2-10' of water.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Harder clay banks with some small rock. They were not in the grass. They would hit the fluke and take off, not a committed strike. Some were in the mudline or just outside of it. The crawdad was green back and claws with a rusty brown bottom, hopefully the colors help.

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 69-71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Great Day on the water!! Got on at 5:30 am. Topwater bite was ON!! Started in Horseshoe. Had first three fish in boat within 10 mins.! Bite slowed as the rain increased. Caught 23 fish by noon. Most slots. Two over the slot. One weighed in at 4 lbs. Topwater Super Spook..Everything else Super Fluke, every color worked!!
    City: Modesto

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 68 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had a pretty good day on the water. My dad and I caught aroud 30 fish all on the same mold, a 4 inch green weenie 082 and salt and pepper keeper worms. Anywhere on the lake seemed to produce a bunch of slot sized fish.
    City: Hilmar

    Tips: Split shot worms mainly in about 15' to 25' water along rock walls with steep drop offs and points.

Saturday, April 2nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Fri-Sat slow bite both days. Very few bed fish. Water moving up and down by about 3'. Found a bite on drop-shottin on Sat. Caught over 20 fish all from the same mold.12-15 in. 5 fish limit for 9+ lbs. Fished in temperance and cottonwood. If water gets stable bite should get better.
    City: Turlock

    Tips: fish slow.