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Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Ok George, they're posted in photo section. Sorry that they're of single fish, we release them immediately after pics.

      Tips: They are really healthy & full of fight!

Monday, April 7th, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 54-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It must be tournament time, or no one can write anymore. Not much help for folks here anymore. I took 3 guys out this last Thurs, hoping to get a good afternoon bite - but the wind killed us again. We started at 10 am - hoping for the water to warm. It did not - stayed at 57 all day with another day of south wind. One of the fellows landed a 3 1/2 lber, and a few other bites were missed in the wind. I finally started fishing a bit with a Senko and soon nailed a 6 lber and later a bare keeper. Finally, the guy next to me set on a good one that almost cleared the water. She went 5.05 lbs. He was very excited and so was I - saved the day! He was using a Berkely Havoc bait. Very slow bite - but I am sure they had bites they didn't feel.

      Tips: We fished mostly on the west side of the Clearlake arm. Wind was no calmer on the east side. I was embarrassed for our sport when a bass boat cut in front of me and the only other boat within miles, coming off plane. He talked to the other guy but didn't even look our way! I guess this could be common tournament behavior, or we weren't worthy of his respect. However, my clients weren't impressed at all. What a shame.

  • Shasta County
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      Report: Bass FishingShasta hr>Shasta Lake is Currently 92.78 feet from full pool. Water Temps have been in the low 50's in the morning and high 50's in the afternoon. Bass are being caught form the shoreline out to 30 feet on tubes and plastic worms as well as ripbait's and spinnerbait's. We have not had many report's on the trout but we have been seeing them on the surface in the lower half of the McCloud ad Sacramento arm's as wel as in the main lake. Some land locked Salmon have started to show up in front of digger bay and at the mouth of dry creek. ..br>
      Trout

      The baits of choice have been Shad Imitating plugs, Sling Blades and Wiggle Hoochies or 1/4 oz. Kastmasters in either nickel or nickel/blue. There have also been some anglers that have been successful with the salmon mooching anchovies in front of Centimudi and at the mouth of Dry Creek in the 80' to 100' depth range. br>
      Ramps & Water Level
      The lake is 92.78 from full pool. Available ramp's are Centimudi, Sugarloaf, Packer's Bay, Jones Valley and Bridge Bay.

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      Water Temp: 51 to 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Shasta Lake is Currently 92.78 feet from full pool. Water Temps have been in the low 50's in the morning and high 50's in the afternoon. Bass are being caught form the shoreline out to 30 feet on tubes and plastic worms as well as ripbait's and spinnerbait's.

Sunday, April 6th, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 59-62 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood at 7:15 and ran up to Franks Tract and fished the back of tule islands. Got windy so ran over to Little Mandeville to fish the breaks. 1 keeper, 1 dink, still a little breezy. On the way down to Disco, saw a little cove where we thought there might be some spawners. Picked up a couple keepers on dropshot (video: http://youtu.be/ivlyHSPSKD0) but saw no beds. Rest of fish came on dropshot (me) and t-rig weightless senko (buddy) down in Disco Bay. 13 fish total for the boat but only 5 keepers. This week should be off the chain.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: I don't care for finesse fishing (too slow) but man if they aren't even biting a jerk bait it's good to know a technique that'll get a bite. For me it's dropshot on 8# Tatsu, Pumpkin Punisher Roboworm. Get's em every time.

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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Not a bad day on the water. Caught 10-12 fish while in four hours on the water. At least one hour of which was used getting the kids un-snagged or re-tying lines. Most fish caught up the Bear River arm on plastics. Couple out of Rock Creek as well, too windy to locate any beds.

      Tips: Plastics was all I could get bit on, threw a spinner bait and a crank bait with no luck.

Saturday, April 5th, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Clum, Post some pics! I would love to see some of these 35lb limits. Man I miss that place!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Doing this at 5:00 am & forgot to say our best five last nite went 38.7! They were: 9.9, 8.6, 7.2, 6.14, 6.8!

      Tips: This was one of the best trips ever on this lake!

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      Water Temp: 53.8-56.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Report for the last two days. Got on the water Tues nite @ midnight, slow steady showers but no wind. Best day number wise getting them on jigs, senkos, & crankbaits. We didn't move around much staying in Konocti Bay. Boated 17 with 10 of them going under 3 lbs. We did get a good limit of 34.13 with the best five going 7.6, 7.2, 7.1, 6.11, 6.9! Got chased off by heavy rain at 4:30am. Weds. Got on at 7:00 pm, ran to Henderson, Shag, Dollar & blanked. Got into a small bite in Jones Bay around 9:00pm & snagged a fat 9.9 & 7.2 on (you guessed it!) jigs. Ran to Konocti & scored a few sixes & a few dinks. Went in for dinner at 11:00pm, came back out at 12:30 & managed only two more but one was a nice 8.8. Bite shut down on us after 1:30 & we blanked the rest of the night. It was all a jig bite. We were happy about the big fish strikes, the pre spawn bite has been off the charts this season for night fishing!

      Tips: We don't do much day fishing, but the night bite for us is the way to go. The water being so clear, I think you stand the best chance when it's dark. We caught almost all fish near Rocky structure in 12-20ft. Hop & pull the jig in a slow presentation. We were using Brown 1/2 oz. Rodstrainer jigs with green trailers. The Damiki Knockout was one that worked for us. The rain y weather may have helped as well!Best tip we can give is fish Clear Lake now! I've never seen it better!

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught around 15 bass in White Slough and Disappointment Slough but nothing big. Most were in the 1-2 lbs. range with a couple of dinks thrown in. Four were caught on a white/chartreuse spinnerbait, a couple on cranks, and the rest on a blue/black Senko.
      City: Stockton

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water @ 10pm for a really slow start. Around 11pm, picked up a few 2 lber's then stuck a 8.15 & a 7.14, all on jigs. As the night progressed,we added one here, then one there for a total of 11 total. Quality was still good, it seemed much slower than last night because we were out longer. All fish came on jigs tonite except one crankbait fish that went 7.2. We had to slow the presentation down and the bites were very subtle. They were also a little deeper, around 20ft. No blade, Senko, or Texas rig fish. Best five were 8.15, 7.14, 7.2, 6.11, 6.8 for a total of 37.2. We had a lot of dropped baits tonight so we had to Rush some hooksets.

      Tips: Again we fished south, wanted to try Shag Rock & Henderson because the wind died, but was too tired plus we had intermittent rain! Anyway, slow down,watch your line because any pressure could be a fish! Also Rocky points were best for us. Even getting soaked, the quality was good & made it worthwhile!

Monday, March 31st, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water @ 2:30am. Unbelievable fishing. We boated only 15 fish & with the exception of two 3.5's, they all were BIG! We caught two on the Senko, six on the crankbait,(finally a reaction bite!) & the rest on jigs. The color of the evening was green. Didn't matter which hue, they just wouldn't hit anything Brown. The wind started from the north, a light breeze, went slack @ 3:00 am & stayed dead for an hour. That's when the crankshaft bite was on. Wind then shifted from the SE & the jig bite took off. We were fishing south again in Konocti Bay. Our best five were 10.2, 8.14, 8.6, 8.2, 7.11 for our best limit ever ( including El Salto) of 43.3 lbs. Wow, congrats to Ted who caught his pb - 10.2. They preferred a medium retrieve & whatever we threw, they smacked it hard!

      Tips: Fish this lake! Many of our fish were doubles off the,same spot. We caught them in 12-20ft & they seemed to favor Rocky structure! Will see if the weather let's us fish tomorrow night!

Sunday, March 30th, 2014

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 55 to 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing with Sid‏














      Fishing with Sid



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      What a difference a week makes!! I took out Danielle and Ben at noon hoping to get a couple of hours of fishing in before the weather changed. Getting to the vineyards was easy because the whitecaps pushed in that direction. When we got to the first barbed wire fence I stopped in twenty feet of water and before I could let my electric motor down we were in seven feet so I had to go deeper and let my motor down. The wind kept pushing me towards shore it was a battle to keep the boat in the strike zone. I kept this up for a while till I decided it was to hard to control the boat but Danielle got a hit as we were ready to leave and she played the fish for about five minutes and ended up bringing in her largest fish of the day a nice bass weighing in at 4.5 lbs using a senko worm weightless texas rig and "Procure" crawdad scent. We headed back as the wind picked up and the clouds were gathering we made it in before the rain (see photos). My buddy Albert fished from shore and landed a 2+ lb bass using a Carolina rig with brass and glass with a black creature (see photo). 'til next week.......................................................good fishing!!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or stories you would like to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: my go to for bigger fish is the vineyards it works and worth the distance and time.

Friday, March 28th, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60 - 93

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Friday 3-28-14, we launched out of Holland Riverside Marina and fished inside and outside of Mildred Tract (Island). We fished only with wacky rigged Sencos and drop-shoot rigged 7 in. RoboWorms. We ended the day with 64 fish. Almost all of the fish were caught on several colors of the 7 in. RoboWorms. Try different colors but those that are blue or purple work best. Only a few were caught on 6 and 7 in. Pumpkin and Water Mellon colored Sencos. The fished ranged from 1 lb. to 4 lb. with most in the 2 lb to 3 lb range (all males). The several fish that we caught in the 3 to 4 lb range were female. As the tide moved out there were no fish near shore. They were in at least 5 ft of water off shore and in the trees. Just before high tide and as it started to move out, fish were caught near shore. We did not see any beds.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: The water temperature is right for the spawn. However, it looks like the males are only moving in an out looking for bedding areas. They appear not to be committed yet because of the cold nights and the new moon.

Thursday, March 27th, 2014

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught my personal best ever fish in Oroville today. A giant 20 inch, 4.25 pound spotted bass hog. Got it on a curly tail roboworm in 20 feet of water. Got 8 other spots, 2 16", 2 14 1/2" with the rest 13-14" Great day on the water for me. Let the hog go in Lime Saddle to grow bigger.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fishing partner???? let me know and we'll go catch some spotted bass. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Clear Lake is living up to its name - its gone clear again!! Mike Sperbeck and I decided to do a Monday evening trip - NOT KNOWING - the Holder tournament had been held Sat and Sun. Mike and I couldn't figure out why during the few hours before dark we could only catch 4 bass - the biggest at barely ONE pound!! What is going on?? As the sun set on a gorgeous evening, I finally stick a good one at 5 1/2 lbs, my first good Senko bass of the year. The fishing continued to be fair thru the first 2 hrs after dark and then simply died! Mike and I managed three around 4 1/2 lbs and I did get big fish at 6.87 lbs, on a jig. We both lost a really big bass. We could have had a really good limit had we landed one of those, but we were pleased with best 5 around 25 1/2 lbs. We had around 13-14 bass total - NOT counting the dinks!!! Our quality bass were all 10 to 20 feet - a little deeper than previous trips. We were using Senkos, beavers, Havoc baits, and jigs.

      Tips: It was interesting to see after our trip, wiping off the Ranger, absolutely NO moisture on the boat. That is how dry the atmosphere is. That never happens on a cloudless night during the cold months. We covered most of the west side of the Clearlake arm which I am sure had been previously covered well by the tournament anglers! At least they saved us a few!!

Sunday, March 23rd, 2014

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake around 1 pm to find a full parking lot at Capell. Went north and started fishing north of the big island. Beds are starting to show with a few locked on here and there. The next week should get fun if you like to sight fish. Ended the day with about 20 fish on swimbaits and jigs. Fish were caught in the first fifteen feet.

      Tips: Brown jigs and keitech swimbaits were the ticket. The shallow fish were tough to catch with the bright sun but in the evening the went shallow and bit.

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      Water Temp: 56 / 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Spring is definitely here! I went out Saturday with my buddy Albert the water was calm, slightly stained, and it looks like the lake is turning. It shouldn't be too long before the bass start preparing to lay their eggs. The surface water temperature was between 56 degrees in the morning to 63 degrees in the afternoon. My first stop was in the back of one of my favorite coves where the water was shallow and warmer. We fished in three feet of water with access to twelve feet using plastic baits and Carolina rigs with brass and glass and Procure crawdad scent a very successful combination for the day. After fishing this area for a while we decided to go to the east side to the first flats and had very good results fishing in 4 to 5 1/2 feet of water. The bass I landed weighed in between 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds. We ended the day by the vineyards near the tree stumps by the barbwire fence and we could hear fish jumping all around us. Landed a nice limit for the day. Knowing the lake and where to go does make a difference. Next weekend I plan on using the same set-up. 'til next week...............................................................good fishing!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.com If you have any questions or stories you would like to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com
      or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: San Francisco

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      Water Temp: 56 thru 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spring is definitely here! I went out Saturday with my buddy Albert the water was calm, slightly stained, and it looks like the lake is turning. It shouldn't be too long before the bass start preparing to lay their eggs. The surface water temperature was between 56 degrees in the morning to 63 degrees in the afternoon. My first stop was in the back of one of my favorite coves where the water was shallow and warmer. We fished in three feet of water with access to twelve feet using plastic baits and Carolina rigs with brass and glass and Procure crawdad scent a very successful combination for the day. After fishing this area for a while we decided to go to the east side to the first flats and had very good results fishing in 4 to 5 1/2 feet of water. The bass I landed weighed in between 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds. We ended the day by the vineyards near the tree stumps by the barbwire fence and we could hear fish jumping all around us. Landed a nice limit for the day. Knowing the lake and where to go does make a difference. Next weekend I plan on using the same set-up. 'til next week...............................................................good fishing!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.com If you have any questions or stories you would like to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com
      or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: San Francisco

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from safe light until 5 pm. Absolutely crushed 'em all day with Pony Boy. Well over 20 keepers with best 5 going close to 22 lbs. more info to come after the BBT event on March 15th.

      Tips: Take a kid fishing!