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Monday, October 21st, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: as low as 64.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sid‏














      Fishing with Sid


      11:38 AM








      To: Sidney Silberberg, lake b Peter Kilkus new






      Picture of Fishing with Sid























      The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting cooler and fishing is getting better. Last Saturday was fairly windy so I decided to go in the back of the Monticello Ski School which provides shelter from the wind to fish. I used senko worms with brass and glass on the weed line in shallow water and was very successful in landing some nice bass the largest being four plus pounds. When we were ready to head home the wind had died down a little so I went to the west side by the BOR and trolled in. We went through many bait balls and hit trout up to three pounds all the way in. This past Saturday was a perfect day weather wise. The water was calm and the temperature dropped to 65 degrees. I started off where my wife had caught her 10 pound 2 ounce bass a few weeks ago hoping that I might get lucky but too no avail. I decided to stay in that area because of the size of the bait balls all around me. It paid off big time I landed a good size limit of trout and Albert landed some nice trout the largest a little over three pounds and a nice bass too boot. We went in early because it was getting cooler and the sun was starting to set but it had been a great day of fishing (see photos). 'til next week..................................................
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: knowing which way the wind blows tells you where the bait should be.thats a good start for finding the bait balls.

Sunday, October 20th, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 63 - 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Figured it time to head back out to clearlake. Had not been out there since spring. Tiger and I fished from the narrows south, both forks, started with rock piles where we knew them and other deeper spots we had luck on in the past. Overall we did catch 12 fish but no real size, couple 3.5 and a 2+ and a couple other would be keepers but the rest dinks. Overall best 5 maybe 12 lbs. Nothing from the rocks for us, not a single fish. Tiger got two on a jig and I got a couple on dropshot and the rest came on senko (some with splitshot). Most of the fish came after 4:00. Alot of fishing with no bites - crank bait, rattle trap, spinner bait, swim bait, even a spook in the shallows. Limit out Tackle was very open with local info and what's "hot"- thanks for that! He told us there was alot of pressure on the lake the last 3 days. We are going to stick with our excuse that the big boys (FLW Two day tourney and ABA finals) with 150+ team boats over 3 days bringing who knows how many fish back to the weigh-in is why we were a little light :) Young girl at Clearlake oaks landed a nice catfish about 10# when we were pulling out. Weather was beautiful all day, almost no wind.

      Tips: Missed several hookups on plastics for some reason.

      Did not fish north end of the lake at all - maybe should have tried it.

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had to get the fish bug out of my system for a couple days, so shore fished Lime Saddle from 7am to 8:15am. First cast a 15" spot. Ended up with a total of 8 spots, all other fish a nice solid 13 1/2" to 14". Bite was super soft today, but plenty of fish to be caught. All caught on roboworms in brown shades.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat that needs a fish partner, let me know and lets catch a few. I'm available most of the time. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net Let pierce a few lips.

Saturday, October 19th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 67-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took another guy and gal out yesterday, introducing them to a lower water level Lake Berryessa! They were learning to bass fish, but the bass didn't cooperate as well as I had wished. We started off with a 2 1/2 and 3 lb spotted bass which they successfully fought and landed, using 3/4 oz Duh spoons. We started about 11 am, hoping for a good late afternoon bite. I really didn't happen - bass wouldn't even hit topwater. The lake was dead calm and very clear all day long - tough conditions. Also - full moon was up at dusk. Should have been night fishing?? My buddy Rick Tietz and a former client had done very well on Wed. We struggled finding baitballs yesterday - some days they are hard to find. Find them and you find the fish! We did end the trip with several more bass - just not very good quality. Metered lots of good off-shore structure and did find some bass - they just weren't feeding.

      Tips: Our best fishing was in the narrows. The main body was gorgeous and we could fish anywhere. Hard to find slightly off-color water. Quite a few bass boats our there yesterday - running around quite a bit. I had them use a variety of baits, but all bass were caught on spoons.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Couldn't keep them off my topwater in the morning, but they were birds of prey instead of bass. A hawk repeatedly tried to attack it even after seeing me reel it in and heave it again. Got it away from the hawk, threw around a point and a cormorant? grabbed it. Once had to untangle one and set it free without it taking out my eye. Finally had to switch to subsurface lures.
      City: dublin

      Tips: Lots of bait and fish chasing them early in the south end but cranks and Senkos no good for me. Had trouble finding any fish on the graph later in day.

Sunday, October 13th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched out of paradise predawn. Nothing until the sun started to rise. Popping frogs and crank baits. First time trying the new Arashi square bill and the bass were inhaling it. One fish had the whole lure in its mouth and not a single hook was stuck, still got it to the boat. I even got a few stripers in it. The frog bite was not as good as it has been but still got some decent fish. Flipping brush hogs produced some but nothing big.
      After slack tide action slowed. The wind that picked up around Mildred isl. didn't help matters either. Off the water by 1.
      City: elk grove

      Tips: The best locations I found were the sparse tulle points that had some current, whether it was from wind or tide. Always throw back to a spot with a different bait. I was getting multiple fish off points some with a crank and then a brush hog.

Saturday, October 12th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched B&W around 6:45am and started down the Moke throwing lipless cranks. Brother immediately picked up a 1.5lber and then 2 more solid 2.5lbers. For every solid keeper my bro landed, I hooked a dink or barely keeper. Tried senko's but only managed more dinks. My bro stayed with his lipless as well as a speedtrap, both in craw with orange belly. Don't know how many, but he finished the day with a bunch of 1 and 2 lbers and I finished with as many dinks. Not one keeper for me today. Oh well!
      City: folsom

      Tips: Whether low tide, incoming, or high tide, my brother threw to the tules and got hit at the weedlines. That was his pattern. I tried it, but just didn't work for me. I had no pattern...had no luck today. But still a good day for my big bro.

Friday, October 11th, 2013

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Shorty fish trip today. Launched about 7am, off the water at noon. Jeff and I got 9 spots, one was a small mouth. A couple were decent size, around 15" or so. The rest 13-14", maybe one smaller at under 13". Fished Texas rig roboworms and drop shot, a couple fish caught at 50ft, the rest 25-40ft. Tons of boats on the water with them all doing a pre-fish for the tournament tomorrow. Great trip, thanks Jeff.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner, let me know, I'm available most of the time. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net Let catch a few together.

Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Russo's at 630 went north to Georgiana Slough. Found a 50' dock where the fish were stacked up. Lost count on how many fish we caught there. For a while it was a fish every cast. Most of the fish were 1.5 to 2+ biggest was 5.3. Did catch a nice 2+ Smallie. 6" plastic worms either watermelon red or green pumpkin. Off the water at 3. Btwn two of us 50-60 fish

Monday, October 7th, 2013

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from Lime Saddle from 7am to 11:30am, worked our way to north fork. Got 6 spots, drop shot roboworms in 25 to 35 feet, could not find fish more shallow. Lost 3 to bad hook sets, missed 3, too anxious setting the hook. Super windy first 2 hours.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone looking for a fish partner, let me know, I'm available most times. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net ,lets catch a few.

Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 66-69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I guided a good angler from Chicago Tues and Wed evening - fighting wind most of the time. We fought our way to Henderson Point area where he caught his first Clear Lake bass - about 4 3/4 lbs! The man from Chicago was impressed!! I had him using a green pumpkin Berkely Havoc Craw Fatty. He caught another nice one pushing 4 lbs using a Power worm. I caught a 3 1/2 on a jig. We lost 3 or 4. The wind calmed down some. Last night was a different story - very dangerous wind conditions - as bad as I have seen for a few years.. The Wed night tourney guys went out and luckily made it back alive! I wasn't going risk that boat ride with a client, so we fished areas across from Red Bud. He missed 2 or 3 on his spinnerbait, which he loves to throw. I decided to try a red shad Dead Ringer 8" worm - with the giant tail working thru weed openings. After landed a mighty 10 inch monster, I got a fair hit in 3 feet of water. I managed a good hookset in spite of the bow in my line. Out of the water jumps a big bass and the fight was on. We guessed 5 lbs but the number kept going up in my mind! It took forever to land her in the wind but finally a nice 7 lb 2 oz bass joined our group! If there was ever a time I wasn't thinking big bass - this was it! You just never know - especially if you were using 8 lb test!!! We gave up a little while later. We joined the tourney guys trying to get our boats out as gale force winds blew directly into the ramp! Ugly - but all boats out ok - I think!

      Tips: We didn't get a lot of bites during the 2 trips, but Berkely soft plastics and the Dead Ringer seemed to work ok. We tried some reaction baits with no success. I like to think the red shad was a good color for the beginning of fall. At least one of the bass agreed with me!

Tuesday, October 1st, 2013

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Shore fished at Lime Saddle from 6:30am to 8 am. Texas rigged roboworms got me 5 spots, no large ones, all about 13" or so. Still a nice short trip.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner, let me know. I'm available most of the time. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net and lets catch a few spots.

Sunday, September 29th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Tried way north today. Went to Snodgrass before first light. Buzz bait bite was really nice. First stop got 4 fish 2-4lbs. Cranked a square bill for a while but only a few small takers. Moved farther in when the sun was higher and marked tons of bait. cranked wind blown weed bed for quite a few fish from 8"-3lbs. Sad to say the top water bite was gone. Off the water by 12. Not a bad day for a short trip.
      City: elk grove

Saturday, September 28th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood at 7AM. Got a couple on topwater within the first hour. Fished shallow cranks, jerk baits and LV200 but no takers. Switched to drop shot and caught em that way for the rest of the day. 12 keepers in the boat for two of us but nothing over 2lbs. Tons of dinks and missed tons more both on drop shot plus two punching.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Learn how to use a fairy wand. I didn't until last week and didn't realize what I was missing. Bit almost every Roboworm I had: Mean Green, Pumpkin Punisher, MMIII, Aaron's Magic.

Friday, September 27th, 2013

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Jess and I fished the main lake from about 7am to noon. We ended up with 8-9 spots, largest right at 16", (nice fat one.) Large fish was about 30-35ft down. Seems better sized fish tend to be deeper right now. Windy, windy day on the lake. We fished Texas, drop shot, both got fish. Both us us used roboworms.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner, let me know, I'm available most of the time. Lets catch a few. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Shasta is currently 114.32 from full pool and still on the drop. The shad coming up and the top water bite is starting to happen. We haven't been hearing of many big fish but we have been hearing of big numbers. The most productive techniques have spooks and poppers in the mornings and then either fishing a little deeper with tubes and dartheads through the rest of the day or if the wind picks up running the points looking for muddy water and throwing reaction baits.

      Launching is available at Packers Bay, Hirz Bay Centimudi, Jones Valley and Sugarloaf. If you are planning a trip keep in mind that Packers Bay and Hirz Bay are out of the water at 116'

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 64-

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Mon - Weds. right in a cold front coming in. Wind was bad, worst being Tues night when we didn't even try to go out. Fishing was a little slow except for Monday evening when they were on a good bite. Caught them on jigs, Texas rigged double wide beavers, & a few crank fish tossed in. Tuesday evening was slow, they were off the double wide beaver & jig bite, they were hitting 7" Powerworm green pumpkin & Yamamoto Kreature in junebug. Weds. was the most consistent with all the aforementioned baits working plus we got a 6'5 on the 5" Senko . Even nailed a 5.5 lb bladefish. The best limits were Mon. @ 23.6 & Weds. @ 21.4. You don't want to know what Tues best limit was lol. There's a ton of Silversides all over the place so next Spring outta be great!

      Tips: Wind started declining Weds evening, wished I could have fished just one more day! You have to hide from the wind. It got so ridiculous Tues. you lost contact with your bait. Since our fishing spots were limited, we pounded the areas we could fish! Didn't see anyone else fishing where we were at! what ever technique you use, slow it down a little, they seemed bait specific, so we through alot of different baits at the same spots to see what worked. We couldn't move around much! I do think, however, the bite's gonna be lights out in the next 6-8 weeks if you pick out the weather!

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 69-71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out sun. Weather channel said clear sky and warm. That's what I get for trusting the weather service. Morning was cold, overcast, and breezy. Weather aside,with the storm the day before there was no top water bite for us. After the water dropped and exposed some of the deeper weed lines and the sun made its way out the flip bite was on. Lots of fish but very few but in the 2lb or higher class. the better fish came off weeds where there is a big drop off right against the weed line.
      City: elk grove

      Tips: If yesterday was any indication, after a storm back off and look for the first cover in deeper water. Still looking for where the bigger ones go!

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 69-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the week at Trinity Center and Fishen that end of the lake.Most of the fish were just keepers
      My Buddy Rolf did mangage to catch a couple of 4lb and 5lb smallmouth.My other Friend Ed caught a couple of nice spots I on the other hand Stuck a a topwater fish right of the bat did that all week.We used splitshots wacky rigs dropshots jigs and Zara spooks.
      Most fish were from 15 to 25ft

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: 1 sm, 1 lm and 5 stripers in the boat. Sm 1.5#, lm 4# the rest 3# or less and all caught in the narrows. Sm 9am on crank 10' on sloping rocks and lm at 4pm working a crank thru a submerged tree. Missed some others including a 4-5# leaper after 6 pm.
      City: dublin

      Tips: Tough for black bass for me but the stripers were everywhere after 6pm for 20 minutes- shad imitation and minnow bait. Didn't try topwater because I didn't have one on and didn't want to miss the frenzy. The 4-5 jumper may have been a lm (real close to weed edge) but all I saw was its back and length and I still hadn't taken the time to take the sunglasses off yet.