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Saturday, November 30th, 2013

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 55-56.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful day to go fishing which is exactly what I did. Rolled into Dobbins around 815am and on the water by 8:30am. Currently the low water ramp is being used and when you launch be careful there are rocks on both sides of the ramp. You have to position boat perfectly so you don't mess up your trailer or boat. Anyway, I ran up the river arm because on previous trips we never ran very far. I was not dissapointed, caught two 4 ponders on weighted senko's and a bunch of small fish on both the senko and tube. Nothing on the shaky-head, swim baits,jigs. Altough I didn't fish the jig very much. I even caught a few on a spoon. Caught a lot of fish today just nothing very big but had a great time on the water. Lake is really low so hoping for a lot of rain soon. By the way you are also being instructed by a sign to drive in between the house boats because the cables are visible now with low water. I also had the pleasure of watching the eagles and hawks flying around. Awesome time with Mother Nature. Really quiet out today.

      Tips: Just get out and fish that is all that I can recommend. When you feel lazy and want to sleep in or do other things around the house is probably the best time to just get out of the nice warm bed and go fishing. I am really beginning to like Bullard's. This was only my 4th trip to this beautiful lake.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Mike Sperbeck and I hit the lake for awhile late Wed afternoon and for about 3 hrs after dark. A VERY special trip for Mike as all personal best trip are!! How does 11.35 lbs sound? Love that feeling when I can't lift the net into the boat with one hand! I tried to keep up (not really) but was 4 lbs short - my best was 7.25 lbs. We had 3 more between 5 and near 6 lbs for a best 5 of 34 1/4 lbs. First 30+ limit of the year!! We missed a few and landed three others between 3 1/2 and 4 3/4 lbs. We had a somewhat stiff south wind which made boat control quite different. It could have gotten some big fish moving however.

      Tips: Jigs ruled for us - Mike was using his own homemade jig w/Yamamoto grub trailer. I was using one of the Blade Runner jigs - 1/2 oz. Rick Tietz said it was a newer brown/orange color. Not sure if the bass knew that in the dark of the moon! We stayed in the Clearlake arm most of the time. Areas that had steepest dropoffs held the biggest bass.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful weather the past few times out but tough going for largemouth and striped bass for me. This lake is not easy this time of year! Difficult to find concentrations of lm and if I think I find them they won't bite the jigs or soft plastics I'm trying to feed them. Bait soaking guys were cleaning 3 5-10# trout late morning but my trout imitations got no striped bass responses.
      City: dublin

      Tips: Please post for us fish-challenged people. The only reason I post, good or bad, is out of respect for all the past fishermen who took the time to do it. Shad all in south end and very shallow at times.

Thursday, November 28th, 2013

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Shore fished at Lime Saddle from about 7am to 9am. Super windy morning, still managed to catch 4 spots. No large fish, all 13-13". Found 2 dead salmon on the backs that must have been 6-8 pounds, big dudes. Lake still coming down, must be over 180 feet down now, or close to 190 feet down. Caught all spots on Texas rigs with brown roboworms.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner?, let me know. I'm available to fish most any time. Lets catch us some spotted bass. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to Rivers End before seven but entire marina was so thick with hyacinth you could walk across it. Launched out of Tracy Oasis since we've never fished Grant Line Canal before and wanted to try some new water. Ran to the mouth of the canal where it meets Old River and had to stop. Again, hyacinth from bank to bank on Old River. Turned around and fished the incoming tide. Two stripers and one LMB on River2Sea S-Waver another LMB on LC200. Partner got a keeper striper on A-rig. I was going to keep him but ended up releasing him due to being too lazy to clean the fish. Other than that, pretty slow day.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Wish I new! Also through shad and craw crank baits from 5-10', 3.5" to 5" AA Shad swim baits (got a few followers) and drop shot with no luck.

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      Water Temp: 53-56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched B&W 730 AM. Fished the moke & little potato slough. Primarily threw black wadda jig with blue super chunk and brown wadda jig with purple pork, no fish landed. Tossed a drop shot roboworm and senko with no fish landed. Also tossed a red craw crank bait with no hits. Overall, very tough day on the ole delta! Not sure why I couldn't figure it out! Was I fishing slow enough?
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: Fish slow I guess!

  • Lake County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just got back from my 4 day trip. Saturday was pretty tough with the high winds and big water to deal with. I did manage to catch a couple 5lbers on a crankbait in a craw pattern. Sunday the lake was like glass but the temps dropped big time over night. I decided to go get some minnows and just catch a few fish. The catfish bite out deep in 18 to 30 feet was really good. Caught a 20lber and a few others over 10lbs with a few small bass here and there. Monday was a different story all together. I fished midlake most of the day with crankbaits and swimbaits. Ended up with 29lbs for my best 5. Tuesday morning i stuck a 8.11 on a crankbait then a few 5's on a swimbait. I was off the water by 1pm.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Cover a lot of water, the fish are spread out. Throw your convidence baits and just stick with it. Once you catch one evalualte where that fish was and why it bit. Try to duplicate that.

Tuesday, November 26th, 2013

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 55-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I did a solo 2 1/2 hour late afternoon trip today, looking for the new hangout places since the lake is pretty low now. Launching is still fine. I threw jigs most of the time - casting and dragging. I missed a good bass mid-lake dragging in about 30 feet of water. I ending the trip fishing structure on the lower part of the lake and landed 5 spots up to 2 1/4 lbs. Missed about 3 or 4. Most hits were from 20 to 45 feet. Nothing shallow. Had to have some rock to find the fish.

      Tips: I really didn't try many other techniques since my time was short. I was using brown/orange jigs with Yamamoto grub trailers.

Sunday, November 24th, 2013

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with my son and a friend in cowboy cove Sunday afternoon. Caught our limit of trout (10) on Chartreuse power bait. 4# test with a 3ft leader was the key.

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 55-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out to try some new jigs I bought and had pretty good success. Fished main lake points at about 10-15'. Caught six total with biggest being a little over 6.25 and the others from 2.0 to 3.5.
      The jigs I was trying were NuTech Lures Jigs in brown/purple and black/brown with Yamomoto twin tail trailer in watermelon red.

      Tips: Slow retrieve with 30 second pauses on long points that drop into 12-15' and fish from all directions. I was also juicing them up with crawdad sent smelly jelly.

Saturday, November 23rd, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started at usual tule strips on the Moke around the corner from B&W. Threw cranks, spinnerbaits, and senkos....zip. Decided to throw a light Matzuo Kinshou on a spinning rig and a 20" striper hit... fun on the light gear. Nothing along the Moke so moved up to island outside of Sycamore...nothing there cept some duck hunters so we gave them some space. That was it for the rest of the day. Couldn't get anything to join us for breakfast or lunch so off the water by 130pm.
      City: folsom

      Tips: Nada.... would greatly appreciate some tips on what's hittin' now and where. Anyone?

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 58 to 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Shasta is 128' down. Launching is available at Centimudi, Jones Valley, Sugar Loaf and Bridge Bay. Fishing has been GREAT for numbers of fish up to 2 pounds. Dartheading 6" worms in colors from brown to green pumpkin and dropshoting 4" & 6" worms in shad patterns have been the most productive. There have been a FEW better jigs

Monday, November 18th, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to head up to Clear Lake to do some night fishing on monday. Fished from 5pm to 10pm. Talked to a gentleman who said the bite has been really tough latley. I guess he went out all day monday and didnt get a bite. I spoke with another gentleman that said the same thing. Im assuming the fish are in there fall to winter transition which would explain the tough bite. Well... first cast for me in Jones Bay got a 5.5 lber on a double wide beaver texas rigged with a 3/8 OZ wieght. Next cast same bait another 5.5 lber!I was stoked and thinking the bite was gonna be off the hook! Definatley not!Got two bites the rest of the night on a big swimbait and missed both of them. I guess the first cast curse struck again. The two i did catch were fairly shallow, about 5ft. The other two bites i had on a swimbait were in about 15 ft. Im planning on going back up saturday through tuesday of next week. I heard the wind is going to be really bad for next couple days so im expecting it to be a really tough post frontal bite. Ill post when i get back and let everyone know how it went.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: No real tips for this trip but anyone planning on fishing clear lake this weekend better slow way down!

Sunday, November 17th, 2013

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

      Report: Ronnie and I fished today, about 1/2 trip main lake, other half beginning of the north fork area. Kind of slow bite today, old age memory, but not sure exactly, 7-8 fish for the day. First fish nice fat 16" on a point, about 30ft water, second fish nearly a clone, same point, just shy of 15", fat and looking good, all other fish 13-14" for the day. The rest of the morning slow, fish here and there, nothing to get excited about. Perfect weather for fishing. Most fish caught on drop shot rigs, and roboworms. Thanks for the great trip Ronnie. Oh, almost forgot, Ronnie got hung up in the rocks, moved to get it clear, got it cleared and with line still in hand got a bite and landed a small, small mouth all by hand, just like the very early days of fishing with hand lines.
      City: Magalia

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

Saturday, November 16th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 60.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on Saturday with my buddy Albert for a few hours. The lake was calm and the water clear. No top water activity in sight. I decided to try worming in the ranch house area. Albert was throwing a cast master with a tail feather and getting a few bites but nothing special. With no luck here I went over to big island and we started to troll for trout. Albert landed a 2.8 pound trout that was stuffed with shad. We did the same run again and sure enough he caught it's twin who weighed in at exactly the same weight. Believe it or not (see photos)!!!! I was using a deeper diving lure and landed a nice smallmouth bass weighing 4 pounds. The surface water temperature was 60.5 degrees and the balls of bait were deep and scattered all over. I spoke to a few fisherman who told me it was a tough bite but they had some luck using jigs and caught some bass up to 2.5 pounds. '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: getting colder trout should be coming to the top and bass should be going down or suspending should want to eat for the winter.book your guide trip for april,may,and june.

Friday, November 15th, 2013

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

      Report: Jeff and I launched at the spillway about 7:15am, fished till about noon. We managed 8-9 spotted bass with one location giving us 5 fish, with 2 right at 15". Dead calm early, then WIND the rest of the morning. Caught most fish drop shoting or with stand up shaky heads rigged with roboworms. Most fish 30-40ft of water. Not a great bit, but we managed a few fish. Looks like the lake went down another 10ft, just a single launch lane now at the spillway. Has to be close to 180ft down.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner, let me know, lets go catch some spotted bass. I'm available 95% of the time. Email me at jewelweaver@earthlink.net Let go fish.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: This report will be brief. Want to make sure this new system works - LOL! I took a client from Oregon yesterday, late afternoon 'til midnight. He is a very good bass fisherman and showed it during this trip! His first trip on the water ever, after dark. He caught 16 bass - including a matching pair of 6 1/4 pounders. He was liking after dark fishing more and more - imagine that!! I fished different baits and caught 7 - the biggest at 6-10, using a D&M Piranha swimjig. We fished all over the south end and some mid-lake. Best bite was soon after dark for the quality bass, and they gradually became smaller (3 to 4 lbs) after 10pm. I was very pleased with our 29+ lb best five - but didn't quite make the magic 30 lb limit. Most of the biggest bass were between 10 to 20 feet. Smaller ones a bit more shallow.

      Tips: We used all soft plastics except for the D&M swimjig. He was an expert using the 6" Senko! We used Berkely Havoc baits, Power worms, and various jigs. Other than a few earth shaking hits. most were soft bites - some watching the line move sideways in the black light.

Monday, November 11th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This weekend the weather was sunny but cool with no wind to speak of. The lake was like a mirror and the water was clear. Everything was perfect except that the fish have moved deeper with no surface activity visible at all. These conditions call for different set-ups till you find the one that works best. I decided to worm three different ways. I had John do drop shot in about thirty feet of water with no luck. Then I had Art fish brass and glass and he caught some small bass. I tried texas rig weightless and I got a tap tap and set the hook on a good size bass I played it for about three minutes when I saw the bass nearing the boat I asked John to get the net and the bass got spooked and dove under the boat and my line snapped. That was very exciting!!! We went to Big Island and started trolling for trout. Art and John got a hook up at the same time which was fun and the trout looked like twins (see photo). We headed in after having a good day. 'til next time..............................................................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: digital speedometer app on your smart phone is free also get latitude and longitude app also free

Saturday, November 9th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started around franks tract. Was surprised to see just how clear the water was. Saw several, fish in about 6 ft but could not get any to bite. Went to some islands down old river picked up several small fish but nothing big. All fish were on a crank. Tried flipping deeper weeds but no luck. Tough day not sure why.
      City: elk grove

      Tips: Wondering if last weeks 100 plus boat tournament and all the boats on the water today pressured the fish into lockjaw.

Friday, November 8th, 2013

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

      Report: Been a while since I could talk anyone into fishing. Went out today with Dana. Nice day, windy early, but not too bad. Picked up spots on points, 25-40ft of water on drop shot roboworms. Largest a 15" smallie, all others 13-14" as a guess. We ended up with 13 spots total for the half day of fishing. Water still dropping, has to be close to 170ft down.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner, let me know. I'm available 90% of the time. Email me at jewelweaver@earthlink.net Lets catch a few.