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Thursday, April 5th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was very slow, caught one fish in 2-1/2hrs. 1.8lbs. on jig w/craw trailer, water still a little cold, but spotted some big bass in shallows, a good week of weather and fishing should pick up considerably.
    City: coos bay

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished five hours and landed two fish 3lbs each. One over hydrilla on a crankbait, the other on a spinnerbait off of a stump. I must be rusty.
    City: Eugene

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: One fish, 3lb14oz on jig and pig early. Nada for the last 5 hours of fishing. A little slow.
    City: Eugene

    Tips: Fish was suspended in 20 feet of water underneath a barrier log off a dock.

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

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    Water Temp: cooler

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: What happened to the water in Cottage Grove? I was on vacation in California for 10 days and I couldn't believe how far it had dropped. It reminded me a lot of the lakes I fished during the late 90's in California- during a pretty tough drought. It's kinda fun getting to see all the areas I've got good bass from. My best spot all late spring and through the summer was actually nothing more than a 2' tall- 5' round hump along a gentle sloping bank. No stumps, big rocks or giant wall of weeds- just that little hump. Three bass between 3.5 and 4 lbs. came off that spot. I found a really nice lookig stump field that I'll have to use the kayak on. Looks like the perfect area to fish my favorite lure- the jig and any piece of plastic behind it. I'm hoping to get out a few times before winter really sets in even if I have to use the kayak. Both ramp at Cottage Grove are pretty much done. If you have a 4 wheeler to pull your trailer out of the mud at the bottom of the ramp you'll be fine. Good luck and man I can't wait 'till next spring. Oh yeah- I drop shotted a bit but got no bites.
    City: yoncalla, oregon

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a long drive for only a few fish, but the fish we caught were sweet. My son had a real nice 2+ on his 3rd cast on a crankbait fishing a large weed edge. But most of the fish we caught were by fishing slow. The weather was awesome and we had a great time at a very beautiful lake. Good luck and safe fishing
    City: Portland

    Tips: Reaction bite early

Monday, July 31st, 2006

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    Water Temp: 74-77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took my brother in law out to Cottage Grove for a morning of fishing. Fished from 6-10:30 AM. Got a 13", 1lb.5oz. on a brown jig out about 14' on a deep weed edge @8AM. At 9:40AM I got a 21" 3lb,14 oz. on the same brown jig near a deep piece of wood. Tried to get the swimbait bite going but the bass wouldn't cooperate! I let him toss any lure he wanted- after the 3-14 he wanted a jig- but he couldn't stick a fish. Just before the 1-5 I got a hard bite and snapped what I'm assuming was a decent fish off on the hookset! Odd thing was it didn't jump and thrash around- if I had a jig stuck in my mouth I sure would. We also used rattletraps ticked off the top of the weeds, a deep little N chartreuse crank, a small swimbait, a white spinnerbait, at least 3 different soft plastics and the winner lure of this day the brown pig and jig.
    City: yoncalla, oregon

    Tips: Get out and go. Sure there's yardwork that needs to be done and the cars could stand washing but they'll still be there when you get done FISHING!!
    So go- tell your wife or girlfriend I said it's okay.

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sean and Dave are absolutely right- hardly anyone is using this great website here in Oregon. I can understand if you're fishing tournaments and don't want to let the competition in on your secrets but what's wrong with sharing a tip or two or bragging a little bit if you have a great day. I can also understand that most of us would rather be fishing than punching buttons on a computer. With gas like it is who wants to drive an hour or two to a lake that's not exactly putting out a few bass? All I'm saying is it's okay to share a little info without giving GPS coordinates to your favorite honeyhole. You don't have to say what you caught 'em on but saying a worm, a jig or a crankbait isn't taking away the fun of figuring out which exact bait will work. On those nasty rainy days it at the least makes for some fun reading! Get out there and fish and if you have kids teach them to fish too. I can't wait to watch my 3 yr. old girl teach her little brother to cast in a few years. Good luck to all.
    City: yoncalla, oregon

    Tips: Fish,fish,fish, fish,post,fish,fish,fish,post,fish,fish,fish,fish,fish, fish,post!

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 69-72???

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Decided to try a new spot at Cottage Grove Lake today and I'm glad I did! Tossed my favorite swimbait for about 15 minutes with no bites and no visible followers. Then I saw a little grass point just barely reachable from the shore where I was tossin' from so I lobbed the bait over. Two spins of the reel handle and wham- fish on. Didn't jump or splash just pulled....hard. I honestly thought it was a 5 LB. plus fish. It was actually only a 3lb., 8 oz. largemouth 19" long. Idid the weigh and measure routine and then let her go. I grabbed my rod and casted back to within a foot of the spot and after 2 turns another one grabs the swimbait. This one felt stronger than the first one- I'm pretty happy now. This one was only 18" but weighed a chunky 3lbs. and 13 ozs. Again no wild leaps or a lot of splashing- just a good test of my uni to uni knot tying ability. Glad I just tied on a new 5' leader before I left for work. What a great way to start the work day. Oh yeah- I made 3 more just in case casts to the same rough area and got a hard bite but swung late.
    City: yoncalla, oregon

    Tips: The weather was what I'd call almost perfect swimbait weather- overcast with a bit of chop. And the evenings have been fairly warm. The 2nd fish was loaded with eggs- and I thought the spawn was all over- shame on me for assuming! Good luck and don't forget that those nice big ones love to eat little trout for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Good Luck!

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

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    Water Temp: less than 60!

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a small cove today at Cottage Grove with a bobber and crawlers. My 3 yr. old got her first fish ever- actually she caught 4. A 4", a 5", a 6" and then another 4" bluegill. I don't know who was more excited- Daddy or the kid. She wanted to do it all.Pick out the right crawler, take the hook out with the pliers and of course take a picture of Dad holding up one of her fish (At least it was the bigger one!). I'm pretty sure she's hooked on fishing now. She almost got her first bass today too. A 2 pounder followed her 1 1/2" black grub all the way up until he saw us.
    I've been going to Dorena or Cottage Grove about every other morning on my way to work and I am amazed at the amount of fish I'm not catching. I'm seeing a few here and there and getting a few senko and creature bait bites but I guess until we get a week of good hot weather the spawn/sight fishing deal is just not happening. My daughter will go nuts when she sees a nice 5 pounder mouth but not eat her bait!! Happy fishing and take some kid fishing- you'll be glad you did. Next week we're taking the boat out.
    City: yoncalla

Friday, November 11th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: hey guys, its time for the slow months of fishing and its the worst even worse if you got a new boat like myself. Keep the spirits up and try to battle the weather for a fish or two. tight lines and good fishing.
    City: creswell

    Tips: Hey lets try to get the reports up this next year and get the information out there about Oregon bass fishing and how awsome it really is because I for one like to know how everone else is doing on the water.

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 70-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took my 2 1/2 year old daughter fishing for the first time at a small city park pond in southern california while we were on vacation. She didn't catch a fish but she insisted on reeling it back in every time and she casted with just a little daddy help. She did catch a nice sized branch on her little crappie jig and "sponge a bob" pole. I guess she paid more attention than I thought when we were watching all those fishing shows. Even my photographer (mommy) thought it was pretty cool. As "uncle" Roland always says "That's what it's all about right there!!
    City: yoncalla

    Tips: Take your kids fishing..... and leave your rod at home. Although there is absolutely nothing wrong with using a 2 foot long "sponge a bob" pole to make a few casts. With my luck that's when my 10 pounder would hit!

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 64-66.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught (and released) my first Oregon bass. Took advantage of the free fishing days and went to Dorena Lake both days. What a great lake. It's got just about every type of feature you would ever want to fish. And it's got some pretty nice bass in it. It rained Saturday but I was still able to catch 5 fish for almost 10 lbs. The first one was a 3lb,15oz. chunk that hit a creature bait up the creek. I talked to another boat that had 8 bass between 2 guys incl. a 6lb,2oz bass. The weather was beautiful Sunday but the fishing wasn't quite as good- at least for me and my fishing partner. We got 2 fish each- a 12 and 14" for him and a 5 and 7" for me. We did get to cruise all over the lake looking around and watching the electronics (On Saturday I was so excited to be going fishing I left the screens sitting on the porch!). A gal fishing near the campground said her neighbor got an 8 lb. bass on Saturday afternoon- I love hearing that. See ya out there.
    City: yoncalla

    Tips: T rigged creature baits and a 4" dropshot worm worked for us. Expect little ones on the dropshot or try 6" worms instead. Didn't get any on jigs or crankbaits but had to try. Can't wait 'till August to try frogs along sure to be weedy east (shallow) shore.

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: OK WHATS UP TEN MILE BASSERS,THAT LAKE DRY UP OR SOMETHING HAVE NOT SEEN A REPORT IN SOME TIME I KNOW SOMEONE HAS TO BE FISHING IT.THE CALIFORNIA GUYS ARE POSTING THEIR REPORTS WOULD BE NICE TO SEE MORE OREGON BASSERS DOING THE SAME.
    DAVE
    GOOD LUCK TIGHT LINES
    City: central point

Friday, May 27th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Whats up guys? I fished Tenmile memorial weekend and caught 43 fish over 4 days the weather was pretty crappy lots of rain and lightning... I caught all along the bank off a green pumpkin brush hog...I caught alot of 1-2 lb fish, but I caught 2 3.5 lb and one 4.5 lb bass... It was lots of fun cant wait to get back out there... Good luck to everyone...
    City: Lebanon

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: actually fished cottage grove today after work for a few hours wow... caught 5 fish for about 18 pounds nice 6 pounder, 5 pounder, 3 pounder, and two for about 2 pounds a piece. 2 pounders off of blades the big ones were off sencos in the creek. not a bad two hours after 8 hours of work. I love it..
    City: creswell

    Tips: have a good time and keep it simple.. tight lines and good luck i mean skill.

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: actually fished Dorena res. got there kind of late wind was blowing kind of hard caught one dink. quit that and went and did some crappie fishing and slayed em. not literally I love those things they are too much fun.
    City: creswell

    Tips: have fun and go for whats biting best.

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    Water Temp: 60 to 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I actually fished fall creek today for the first time tough at first trying to find areas to fish ended up fishing upperend of the res. on the road bed. fished carolina rigs all in the flats with seducers caught 8 fish for about 16 pounds 2 pound average, oh the crappies are very fun also we had a lot of fun with those big crappie.... who would have ever thought it was that good there.
    City: creswell

    Tips: figure out what points will produce if someone tells you to fish them otherwise you will be fishing points all day the lake is full of them. I think its an inside joke for the fisherman that know the lake.. lol..

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I'm looking for a Tenmile Lake map. Wondering where I can get one.

    Thanks
    Andy
    City: Coquille

Monday, April 11th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 52-54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: First time on tenmile since moving from Redding, Ca. Didnt know what to use or where to go. On the water at 8:00am. Cruised the lake for a while then started fishing. 3rd cast and BOOM!! landed a 3.9lb. Thought to myself this is going to be a good day. Well that was about it. Only got 1 more bass about 2.7lb. Off the water about 1:00. Weather overcast with slight wind. Used Plastics all day. Big one came in about 14ft deep off a senko. Figured i was at "Willow Point" and then "Templeton Arm". Structure a little different than Shasta, but I liked it. I'll know better next time.
    City: Lowell.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I'm planning a trip to Tenmile soon and would appreciate any tips on what to use and where. Also wondered if the Creswell pond has any bass in it. It's right on my way to and from work and a half hour of casting would break up the daily commute nicely. Come on Dave (from Creswell)- what's the scoop? Thanks and enjoy the springtime bassing- it's great!
    City: yoncalla