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Sunday, April 28th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68-74

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of lazy m 12:30 pm outgoing tide. Fished itilian slough first couple hours, tried punching, flipping, senkos, Alabama rig, no fish. Buddy got one good bite punching but wasn't able to hook up. Left and went out to the main channel only to find extremely muddy water and tons of debri. Made a run to the back water and threw jigs for a couple hours landing one 4.5 lb half tail banged up spawned out female. Tide bottomed out returned to itilian and threw Topwater got ok action but no hookups.

      Tips: It was very hot, only thing I can think of is go early to avoid boat traffic and sunburns. I also saw a lot of carp, they seemed to be everywhere, don't know exactly if that affects the bass at all just weird seeing that many

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

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

      Report: Hello, Bill Talley here, just wanted to give all you bass fisherman a heads up about out upcoming Reapers open April 27, 2013 out of Pleasure cove. This will be our 32nd Open. over the last 32 years The Reapers have planted more than 30,000 Florida strain large mouth Bass in lake Berryessa!! Plus we have sunk more than 2000 thousand Christmas trees in the last two years to help the bass survive. It's a fun tournament, cost $120 per team $20 of the entry goes for big fish. We pay back up to 22 big fish paybacks. We have a huge raffle with Great stuff to give away. Bring your wife, son, daughter, aunt or uncle, it's a Fun Family Team Tournament. Have any questions, go to www.bassreapers.org and print out your entry form. Hope to see all you there.
      City: Suisun City

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 63-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched B&W 7am and went straight to Sycamore..on the way, decided to work some tules on the Moke just around the bend from Tower overpass....immediately hit a 3.5lb w/eggs... proceeded to catch a few more 1 lbers and moved into Sycamore. worked tules and cuts with senkos and caught mostly dinks, barely keepers, and a few 1-2lbers, but mostly little guys. still had fun...just feels good to get bit. Used mostly blk neon (blk/red flk), junebug, and monster shad senkos. brother stuck a couple on brown/prple jig and creature.
      City: folsom

      Tips: We just worked the tules, cuts, transitions, and inside/outside weedlines, but not sure if that's really a good tip to catch anything sizeable...gets bites though. We did see a few bassboats working flats and shallows, so we assumed they were searching for beds. I might be wrong on that but it seemed like it.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 63-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I guided two pretty good fishermen yesterday late afternoon/night and had a reasonably good trip. It was a little strange as the bite was good when we started - but slowed the hour or so before dark. After dark is was dead - then got hot - and then died again. We left at 1:30 am. Overall, they did have a lot of fish on, but lost several quality bass - some which might have been spawners just moving the bait rather then eating it. We just fished the Clearlake arm where we were still hooking bass at 20+ feet while some were on the bank. None looked like they had spawned yet. Berkley Havoc baits and Netbait paca craws worked well. Caught a few on #301 Senkos. We landed 12 but best 5 only went 21 lbs. Big fish were 5-3 and 5-9. Where art thou - toads??

      Tips: Not much help to offer - most fish are shallow or will be soon in the south end. Windy weather ended last night and next week should be stable and warm - not hot. Good luck!!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 63-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wife and I fishing today. Didn't think we would do well with the full moon and bluebird day but had a great time on Middle Fork. Fished from 10-5. 55+ for me (not counting dinks)fishing whacky. Biggest was 17" smally. Most spots in the 14-15" range with several over 16". All were super fat and healthy and tails looked healed post-spawn. Finally got the wife to try whacky Sticko(over texas rigged lizard) for the first time and she started catching fish. She missed a lot of hits with to sharp of a hook set, but got better at sweeping the rod as I coached her and she ended up with 11 in the boat, all hooked in the corner of mouth as they should be. I was so proud of her.
      City: Reno

      Tips: Seems strange but the higher the sun was the better the fishing was. Biggest fish were right on shore in the middle of day. Breezy banks had fish active.

Friday, April 26th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62-67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Friday we fished Whites Slough, Little Potato and Sycamore Slough.Good Delta breeze all day, but not too annoying, actually helped the bite. Fished tule island points, with current and the rock walls. First half of the day (out going tide)was slow with just a few bites and two fish in the boat. Senko's and zoom lizards in california 420 color scheme were the ticket on the tule's. Bite was off the chart between 2:30-5PM,rising tide....soft plastics bite got better......the crankbait bite was exceptional.....red/red&orange was the ticket...had 30 fish in the boat at the end of the day (all C/R). Most were in the 11/2-21/2 lb. size with biggest about 31/2 lb.s

      Tips: We seemed to have more action where ever we could find current with deeper water close...points of tule islands and rok walls. don't get stuck on one color, change it up....the fish are there and willing...just figure which color they're attacking.
      BE CAREFUL,WEAR YOUR P.F.D. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

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

      Report: Dana and I fished the west fork today from about 7:30am to 12:30pm. Bite seemed to be off for some reason, might have been the big moon the last few days. I ended up with only 11 spots, Dana 8 spots. Largest fish 15 1/2" fat girl. Overall the fish were small, 12-13" or so. Water clarity is awesome. Some locations it has to be 15 feet or more. Found one location super clear and maybe 50 spotted bass hanging by a rock. Only managed to catch 4-5 before they got spooked and we called it a day and left. Fished roboworms Texas style.
      City: Magalia

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

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish are getting active. Building beds but not locked on them yet. Caught 9 lost 3 all 1-2.5 lbs all on split-shot Roboworms.

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Picture of Sidney Silberberg























      Last Saturday I took out Bruce and Jenna for the day. The lake was fairly calm when we started out but by the time we reached the Narrows the wind had picked up and when we looked back to the main lake we could see white caps. I had promised to take them to the vineyards so we headed out that way and it was a rough ride. Once we got there it was hard to fish in any pattern as the drift was very rapid. We were still able to land our largest fish of the day a 3 1/3 LB smallmouth bass (see photo). Took Albert out in the afternoon for a couple of hours. We went into a cove to be out of the wind and went into pretty shallow water approximately three feet or less. We saw a lot of bass and many fry in the water. This past weekend I took Albert and Bob out and we had a pretty good day. We ended up in my favorite cove with the sun going down the bass just started jumping all around us and chasing minnows. We hit pay dirt and started catching some nice bass and trout (see photo). Now about the one that got away........I threw a lipless crankbait into about four feet of water and was hit like a freight train by a bass weighing between six to eight pounds he pulled me into the grass and I fought him for at least five minutes and lost him when he broke the tip of my loomis rod. 'til next week.............................................................good fishing!!!
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      City: San Francisco

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 64-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry I didn't check clarity box! Bet you wondered where the MUDDY water was!!!!!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I did a complete report and it didn't go thru, so this is a short one! I took a his/her team to the lake yesterday and found the fishing to be very slow. Carp were everywhere on the east shore from the ramp. Didn't know there were that many carp in the lake! Bite must be slower now - we were the only rig at the ramp by 7 am - saw 2 boats all day!! We only caught small largemouth and a token BIG trout. After they left, I looked over some new areas until the late afternoon shadows appeared. Soon I was into a decent topwater bite with my beloved Storm Chug Bug. I caught several nice largemouth, lost several, and ending with a great 3 lb smallie on the bug. You could hear the explosion all the way back to the ramp!!

      Tips: I imagine early and late in the day will be the best bite from now on. I talked to another boat with 2 guys bass fishing and they hadn't caught any as of late afternoon. Not sure how long they had been fishing. The hills are still alive - er, green - but are fading quickly as summer arrives!! What a beautiful lake!!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 61-69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Haven't send any reports in a while so I thought I would post one. Fished last weekend in the REBC tourney and everyone had a tough time. Only 10.5 lbs for first. Went out again Wednesday evening and the daytime bite was still tough. However. The night bite really turned on. Caught a 4-13 at 10:30 pm slow rolling a brush hog then we switched to blades and the bite really turned on after 11 pm. For the next 3 hours we landed close to 20 bass up to 4 lbs. best 5 fish was in the 19 lb range.

      Tips: Water was cloudy from all the wind. Daytime bite was still tough. Water temp on the main lake was only around 60, but 68-69 in upper Cherry Creek. Night bite use spinnerbaits with a single Colorado blade. Cast to the shore and work down the bank. Fish were still not on beds, but the upcoming warming trend should move the bass shallow.

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Weather: clear warming windy afternoons
      Lake Level: 6.10\Best Depths: though you can still catch deep fish I prefer the shallow bite .
      fish are spawning and postspawn. The flip -punch bite has been the best for me . Caught a 5 on the frog the other day.if you are not getting fish break out the heavy rods and go in the thick stuff!!
      Big Bass: though you can still catch deep fish I prefer the shallow bite .
      lots of 6-9 pounders caught in the Lucas open
      Events: lots of small club stuff coming up ,WRL on may 5th,wed night shootouts have started and i think they are at the casino this week
      Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

      Tips: Cameron Cole won the two day Lucas open with 61.72
      his day one weight was 39.99!!!

Sunday, April 21st, 2013

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

      Report: Shore fished from 7am to 9:15am at Lime Saddle. Ended up with 10 spots, most smaller in the 12-13 1/2" range. Ended up with one right at 15" and another at 16 1/2", both very close to shore. All on Roboworms Texas style. Brownish hues seemed better today. Not one bite on morning dawn!! do figure.
      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

Saturday, April 20th, 2013

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I guided a father/son team on Wed and Thurs - day trips. They brough their own equipment and struggled some with fishing line, etc. We had to go into Cache Creek in the first morning because I won't take clients into water that is too rough. They did have some action - Dad caught a 4 and 2 3/4 pounder. They missed several bites. We were able to get on the main lake about 1 pm for a few more hours. We caught a few more up to 5 lbs on rock walls and ended with a fair limit of 17-18 lbs. Thurs was a gorgeous day and bass boats appeared like Clear Lake gnats! They were whizzing everywhere! I spent a lot of time showing my clients highlights of structure fishing in the south end. We caught 4 or 5 up to 5 1/2 lbs - again missing a few bites. Found some on wood dock pilings.

      Tips: Not much new to say - no bait was hot. We caught bass on every type of plastic lure and a few on jigs.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 60-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I guided another client Friday from 11 to 7 pm and found that bite to be quite good after 4 pm. This was a first bass fishing trip for the client and soon could call themself a pro! The bite was slow in the afternoon - with very clear water - but got better a more shadows became available. As Tom reported in his previous report, the overall fish size was smaller this week. I felt the bite was a bit slower too, but we did catch more than we could keep track of!

      Tips: Again, the Robo morning dawn without chartreuse tail is what the bass wanted. I did try topwater again - and this time was 2 for 3! They were only 14 inches however. Lots of 11 to 13 inch bass and only 2 over the slot.

Friday, April 19th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 10 fish in Sycamore Slough but nothing over 2.5 lbs. Senkos with some form of red caught all fish except for one on a crankbait. Blades, topwater, chatter baits, and numerous cranks did not get bit. Action was very slow early but turned on near high tide. Saw several large bass cruising but could not interest them in any offerings. Any suggestions?
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Great day to be out – sunny with clouds and a slight breeze.

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      Water Temp: 60-66

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Franks Tract,South end very muddy from wind
      No big ones,just 2-3lb range.used Senkos,Rodents.
      Late in the Day did see several big Females up in the water column just sunning,I didn't have the expertise to trigger any strikes though.
      good luck be safe

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Dog, In looking at past input from forum members it looks like you have only offered criticism. Not one report. That makes you an A-Hole. As for your ADHD issue you can get help for that.
      Unfortunately you are born and raised an A-Hole.
      You can't get rid of that one.
      City: Sunnyvale

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: On mains report I just wanted to fast fwd through the commercials and get to the acuual report. I felt like I should buy something.