Submit
Report

Northern California Lake Fishing Report

Limit:

Saturday, August 11th, 2001

  • Sacramento County
    • By

      Water Temp: 76-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Right now you can go out and catch an unlimited amount o drop-shot ish!! I was throwin Angler's Choice worms in 4 and 6 inch. Bigger ish came on 6 and smaller on 4. Any color worked. Fish the rocks and just drag the drop-shot. No buzzbait bite whatsoever, as well as a spook bite. Good LuckJustin
      City: Sac

      Tips: Bigger ish are in 20 eet o water or so

  • Fresno County
    • By

      Water Temp: 83

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wie and I ished rom 6 to noon. Caught 17 Spots and 1 LM. 5 on a Splash-It, 4 on a Deep N, the remainder on Big Dog Baits 4" at boy worms in Black Gold or Erin's Choice colors. Out o the 18 ish we could have culled a tournament limit (5) o appox.12 pounds, with 3+ pounds being the largest.
      City: Easton

      Tips: All the ish were shallow, with none coming deeper than 10'

  • Lake County
    • By

      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished Saturday morning or about 45 min. I walked the shoreline near Fuller Grove campground throwing a white rog. A nice 4# ish inhaled my rog and burrowed back down into the weeds. I eventually pulled her out and let her go. Fished another 20 minutes and then went back to camp and made breakast.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: When ishing rom the bank, keep the walking light and not too close to the shoreline. I it is calm ish can eel the vibrations rom your oot steps.

    • By

      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Picked up 18 bass rom 11:30AM to 2:30 PM. The largest was 3.2lbs all the way down to 3 dinks. 12 ish were keepers. A Drop shot 4" zipper worm was the bait, 20t was the depth. Shake it! Good luck. Not many boats on the lake.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Most ish were graphed at 15-25 t. Use sot plastics or jigs worked slow.

  • Shasta County
    • By

      Water Temp: UNKOWN

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WENT FISHING ABOUT 9:30 P.M. TO 4:OOAM HAD LOTS OF HITS ON A RUBBER WORMS CALLED PURPLE GOHST AND BLUE GOHST. FINALLY HOOKED A FEW 2.0 TO 3.0 LBS. TRIED FOR SOME CATS BUT NO LUCK. WATER IS VERY LOW SO BE REAL CAREFUL. JERRY I REALLY LIKE READING YOUR FISHING REPORTS. MAYBE SOME DAY WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND CHAT. MY FATHER IN LAW LIVES IN REDDING MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM.
      City: KLAMATH FALLS OR.

  • Sonoma County
    • By

      Water Temp: 81- 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished last night at Sonoma, and boy did it get cold. We caught 7 ish in about 6 hours, lipin 7" black power worms and 10" power worms and one Smallie crankin the dam just beore we let at 2:30 a.m. . All in all not a bad trip biggest was about 3# on down to a little dink even had a blow up on a rog in open water.
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: Bring warm clothes or when the og rolls in .Flip your worms on the wood shake a couple o times and the drag it away slowly.

Friday, August 10th, 2001

  • Butte County
    • By

      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The last Thursday nite tournament o the season turned out to be a real barn burner as at least 4 anglers had a shot at winning the $380.00 up or grabs. In the end it was Colby Knowles, a 17yr. old Paradise High School student and his dad Allan who won the money. Father and son shared a very special moment when Colby hooked a 21" spotted bass on a senko. Although weight is not a actor in these tournaments, the corrected weight o the ish was 4lbs.9oz. The next ish checked was also a large spot at 20". This ish would have easly gone 4lbs. as well. My partner and I would like to thank everyone who was able to come out this year and look orward to doing it again probably starting in May. One inal note, with the water being so low, lots o rocks are starting to show and not all are marked. Probably best to stay in the center o the channels on plane and go into the bank on the trolling motor.
      City: Paradise, Ca.

      Tips: Obviously there's a senko ish or 2 out there. Crankbaits, Jigs and Worms are working as well. No other reports were given.

  • Shasta County
    • By

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was lucky today to have John Coyle o MGM LURES as my ishing partner it's always a pleasure to ish with John. Let Bridge Bay at 5:30 this morning and headed up the McCloud arm o the lake, Started throwing topwater (Jitterbugs)and stayed with them until 9:30 am when we decided to call it quits. The topwater bite was amazing one hook-up ater another in all we landed about 60 bass mostly spots with a ew smallmouths, most in the 1.5 to 2.0lbs. with several ish over 3.0 lbs. All ish were tight against the bank. A truly wonderul morning on beautiul Lake Shasta
      City: Redding

      Tips: casting is critical, you must throw tight to the bank

Thursday, August 9th, 2001

  • Sacramento County
    • By

      Water Temp: 78-79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the evening rom 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. My buddy and I hooked only our keeps. Had a large one break the wire o my spinnerbait. My buddy hooked two large catish on blades....One o em' close to 10 lbs.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: The water in the south has more stain than in the north ork. Larger ish can be had using reaction baits around rocks i you are willing to work a it....And Dylan, none o the Markey-Ray dudes post on this site so keep us out o your "people that like to hear themselves talk" diatribe.

    • By

      Water Temp: 80-85

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wow, it was a hot August night on Folsom. Fished rom 16:30 to 21:00. We were getting strikes on 4" worms right away in 7 to 10 eet o water on rip rap along the main body. Fish were striking very aggressively at almost every cast, but many o them were dinks. Caught ish up to 2 lbs. Caught a couple ripping in the same area. Lots o traic and wind made things a bit tough, but we managed. Launch ramp was a zoo at dark. By the way, I got 7 and 8 lb ish on swimbaits in the middle o the day.
      City: Sacto

      Tips: swimbaits at high noon!!!

  • Fresno County
    • By

      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ishing between 6pm to 8pm is good. plenty o small ones. every cast with night crawler. or bigger size need to cast out about 20 30 eet. i ished with a red watermelon brush hogs caught our ishes 16"-20". three are spot and one largemouth.
      City: resno

  • Shasta County
    • By

      Water Temp: 79-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: murky water this am, in at Jones Valley at 510am, air temp 68, ran over near pit point and tossed a spook and some others , no takers. picked up the jigging rod and got 5 on seven casts until 605 am and that was that. tried some other stu in the shade and one pulldown on a worm, ran up to Dark canyon and nothing, got o the lake at 930am temp up to 87, jones valley only had ive rigs on the beach and nothing in the upper lot, lots o houseboats ands some early skiers, didn't see anyone ishing, guess I'll stick to the night ishing as it is much more productive.
      City: Redding

Wednesday, August 8th, 2001

  • Solano County
    • By

      Water Temp: i do not know

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: yeterday on me and my riend whent ishing over by whiskey slough about 1pm to 2:30 he had caught 4 o a bill dance advantage crankbait his biggest one was about 1 1/2 pounds and i cought 1 about 3 1/2 pounds o a picasso spinnerbait then later on me and my riend whent to the same spot again at 10:30pm to 12:30pm we were killing them o 6in lizards we had 5 each my biggest was 2 ponds his was 5 pounds i lost one that was about 3 mabye 4 pounds and im going back tonight so look at my report tommorow
      City: stockton/weston ranch

      Tips: use a 2/8oz thunder willow picasso spinerbaits work good during the day or night time get the zoom 6in green pumpkin lizards

  • Amador County
    • By

      Water Temp: 81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: took my 13 year old out to the lake it was great i never expected anything like what happenede because o this heat but boy was i wrong started right o the bat we were in a small cove maybe 10-12 t. I was using a rattle trap my son using a jig. i knew in this heat that the ish wouldnt want to chase anything such as plugs or spinners. ater maybe 5-6 mins eric my son caught a 2lbr then 2 more smallies nothin to brag about though in the next 15 minutes or so i caught a big 5 lbr lying in the shade o an overhanging treewhen the bite slowed we headed over to a real brushy area at the let rear o the lake 6 more keeper ish it was great
      City: lathrop

      Tips: i recommend a brightly colored jig espeicialy on hot days like this rattle traps blue with wight outlines are bringin in the lunkers ind the shadows and shallow brush good luck on catchin the big ones

Tuesday, August 7th, 2001

  • Solano County
    • By

      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: One person Guide trip, air bite very windy. Started near Quimby I used a Persuader B in B Cht buzz bait client used a Crystal craw speed trap 1/8 oz. 6 bites early on the buzz bait 0 in the boat, 7 bites on the speed trap most in the boat some small ones 10 inchers and a couple 2lbers. With the early high tide the ish wouldn't hit the Buzz Bait very good. Most o the ish were near tules and weeds. Then to mildred rocks and weed 1 on the Buzz bait and a couple on the speed trap. At 11:00 wen to Bull rog area and got 4 bite on the Buzz Bait with 3 in the boat. We then hoped around middle river with only a ew ish one good lost on a 10in worm. Then over to old river and we cauhgt another 10-12 bass a couple over 2 and a 3.5 on a senko. Only 2 senko ish the 3.5 and a 2.0. A tough day to cast with the wind and too windy to ish deep today but a good speed trap bite.Fish seem to be scattered now and bite is getting a little toughter than it been. We also ripped a couple o ish on a proto-type bait rom Persuader
      City: Concord

      Tips: Crank @ high tide, Buzz at Mid tide and lip at low tide keep moving.

Monday, August 6th, 2001

  • Mariposa County
    • By

      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished all the small coves behind the McClur Marina. Day ishing and early morning was pretty slow. But rom about 8:00 at night until the early hours o morning the bit was on. I threw a 8in june bug lizard and a 10in power worm go two really nice bass 4+ and and alot that where right in the slot. somebody needs to do some thing about the spotts in that lake there are so many but they have know wieght. The top water bite was not good at all or me nore the black spinner bait even though the moon was ull and up.
      City: Merced

      Tips: ish with dark colors. and pretty slow got most on split shot and ew on texis rig

  • Butte County
    • By

      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: For all o you that ish our Thursday nite tournaments, Thursday 8/9/2001 will be the last tournament this year. I know some o you monitor this site and i you have a riend that has ished with us you could kindly pass the word. I have another job thats not going to allow me to continue the tournaments and don't have anyone to take it over or me. I should have this job squared away by next season and hope to continue then. Our tournaments have averaged $400.00 or better this season so come out or the inal one this Thursday and lets try to break the $600.00 mark. Also would like to mention the Chico Bass Conservation Club & Nor-Cal Distributing Tournament this Saturday nite. Its or a good cause and the more boats they get the bigger the pay-out. For ino contact Oroville Bait & Tackle 530-5339220.
      City: Paradise, Ca.

    • By

      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not a great day. I lost my $15 luckycrat topwater and I only had one bite. My riend lost one and had a 1.5# on a senko.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: The only landed ish came 20 eet o the shore.

Sunday, August 5th, 2001

  • Solano County
    • By

      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out or a un trip w/ some riends rom work that don't ish much (my irst guide trip - HAR HAR). Cranked rip rap irst thing in the morning in Taylor & Piper (shoulda seen the three o us throwing cranks up the bank at the same time - what a calamity - no injuries though). Seemed like alot o 1-2 lbers in the area. Ater 5 - 6 ish, moved to Sandmound area. Spinnerbait bite was good rom ~ 8 - 10 Am. Ater that, the wind really picked up and orced us o our spots. Tried lippin' some new areas w/ various plastics without much luck. Fun day, but not much size. WHERE HAVE ALL THE MATS GONE?
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: No topwater bite early. Cranks were best early (1/8 oz Speed Traps - tough in the wind). Once wind picked up, spinnerbaits seemed to work better (wht/chart). With the high tide in the morning, ish were REAL shallow. Good numbers available right now, just no pigs. Fish more!!

    • By

      Water Temp: ----------

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Holland around 6:00am. Stayed local could not get anything going early no topwater bite at all. Switched to a craw color spinner and got hit by something I thought was gonna be good sized. It was a two lb. cat(irst time I have seem one hit a spinner. As the sun got a bit higher, started looking or some places with shade. Started working a Senko in the tules. I inally got my irst Senko ish around 8:00. Close to 2#, lost a ew more. Quite a dierent bite than with a spinner. Had un, total o six ish or the morning. O the water around 11:00.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Senko Senko Senko!!!!!!!