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Friday, April 19th, 2013

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

      Report: Hey Main, sounds like the conditions report on Bill Dance Outdoors!

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

      Report: Dana and I launched at Lime Saddle about 7:15am, fished the west fork, off the lake about 1pm. First cast 15" spot. I got 18 spots, 3 were right at 15", Dana got 10 spots. Other then the 15" all were 12-14". More smaller bass showing up lately. All on Roboworms Texas style and shakey heads. Morning Dawn seemed to work best today.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fishing partner, let me know. Would love to get out more then I do. Available 90% of the time. Email me at jewelweaver@earthlink.net

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58 - 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Thursday, 4/18/13, because of the strong North wind in the morning, my buddy and I starting fishing in protected areas on the west side. After the wind subsided somewhat in the afternoon, we moved to the east side. The water temperature on both sides was between 58 and 60º. This is essentially no change from what I reported 3 weeks ago. Jigs, Senkos, Roboworms and swim baits were tried but essentially all fish were caught drop-shotting 4 and 6 inch Roboworms. Of the 17 fish we caught, more than half were caught on the West side. Two thirds of the fish were small mouth bass. Most fish were caught in 5 -10 feet of water. Our largest was a 4 lb 7 oz large mouth with the best five weighing 12 lbs 7 oz.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Because of the wind, it was hard to see any bedding fish. The recent cold weather stopped the water temperature from warming up and the fish appeared to have backed off and are not spawning yet. With the full moon coming and much warmer weather, they should be moving in to spawn.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

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

      Report: Shore fished from Lime saddle today from 7am to 10:30am. Landed 24 spots, largest 15", most 13-14" Also one small mouth at 14". Fished Texas rigged roboworms. Hot bite right now. I'd say water clarity is 10-15ft right now, depending on where you are at.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fish partner, let me know, available most times, say about 90% of the time. Email at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 60 thru 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Subject: Fishing with Sid
      Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:29:28 -0700

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      Just got back from vacationing in Miami and couldn't wait to get on the lake. Saturday I went out and noticed that the bass are coming into the shallower water for bedding. The water was clear and wearing my "Hobie" polarized sunglasses I was able to see the activity of the bass. Paul is holding a nice size bass (see photo). Albert and I are holding the largest bass we landed (see photo). It seems that using a sanko worm watermelon color in "wacky" style was getting the best results. Where the water was clear you could see ten feet down and see fish. Other areas were murky possibly because of bedding fish. Full moon should be the 25th of the month so five days prior and five days after should be excellent days to fish. '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: check the map on top of this page its great

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just got back from vacationing in Miami and couldn't wait to get on the lake. Saturday I went out and noticed that the bass are coming into the shallower water for bedding. The water was clear and wearing my "Hobie" polarized sunglasses I was able to see the activity of the bass. Paul is holding a nice size bass (see photo). Albert and I are holding the largest bass we landed (see photo). It seems that using a senko worm watermelon color in "wacky" style was getting the best results. Where the water was clear you could see ten feet down and see fish. Other areas were murky possibly because of bedding fish. Full moon should be the 25th of the month so five days prior and five days after should be excellent days to fish. '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

Monday, April 15th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 8:30 - 11:30 High Tide
      From Accuweather for time between 8-12
      Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
      8:05 AM
      48°
      Fair
      FELT LIKE:43°
      HUMIDITY:97%
      WIND:WSW at 12 mph
      VISIBILITY:10.0 mi
      DEW POINT:47°
      PRESSURE:29.87 in
      11:04 AM
      60°
      Sunny
      FELT LIKE:60°
      HUMIDITY:58%
      WIND:SW at 14 mph
      VISIBILITY:10.0 mi
      DEW POINT:45°
      PRESSURE:29.88 in

      Tackle-
      Dobyn's 805
      Powell 7105
      Abu Garcia premier both rigs.
      Pro Line 80 lb braid both reels
      Bait rig in order of assy.
      1. Bobber stop
      2. Elite Tungsten Blk Flippin 1.5oz
      3. Paycheck Punch Skirt sn#1010 color-Bub's Money Craw 4. 5/0 straight shank hook, snell knot.
      5. Innovations SWB-016BigTexan,4.20(orange side faces hook) 6. Smelly Jelly elite 3xxx crawfish Time/conditions 8:30- 11:30
      Caught 1 Fish 6lbs13oz - punchin' weed mat near Russo's Marina
      Caught 3 Fish- 1@5lb4oz, 1@2lb, 1@1lb.- reeds/submerged tules sticking out of water in franks tract.

      Used same rig for punching and dragging through reeds.
      City: Sunnyvale

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Weather: clear windy
      Lake Level: 6.05\Best Depths: 2-25
      congrats to Jeremy Percifield on the BASS win with 67.6 for 3 days
      http://www.bassmaster.com/news/percifield-goes-wire-wire-clear-lake
      Big Bass: 2-25
      there was a 10 and a couple 9s weighed in last weeks BASS FED championship
      Events: ABA Lucas open 19th -20th I think they have around 70 boats
      Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

      Tips: Its been real windy, I fished sunday till about 1:00 and we managed to catch a 18-20 pound limit Flipping out of the wind

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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Opening day. 12 boats lined up to launch at 8:00am. Ranger requires boats have: air horn, fire extinguisher and float cushion. Fished senkos all day, not a bite. Got very windy in the afternoon.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: high 50s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i fished from the bank on the south side of the main body. Fished from 1pm to 5pm and ended up with 18 bass. Water was very clear it seams like for Shasta. With a good set of polarized glasses i could see 15+ feet of water. i caught fish in both shallow coves and 30+ feet of water. most of the action was in deeper coves with steep banks and cover like trees and bushes or steep ledges but the fish were smaller. I got the bigger ones off the points but not as many. The weather started out sunny but ended cloudy and windy but didnt seam to change the bite. i was fishing a Carolina rigged 4 inch brown with black and red flake Zoom rubber worm with a brass bullet weight and red glass bead. With the limited time i got to fish because of walking it felt like every cast was a bite.
      City: Redding

      Tips: With 50+ bass landed from the bank within a few weeks and hitting everything i could throw at them i say fish your favorite set up and have fun!.

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched b&w 7am and straight to sycamore. no bites til we worked almost all the way in to the split. picked up 6 on blk/red flk senkos. moved to the outside of the slough entrance and threw red lipless cranks for 4 more and 2 more on senkos. off the water at 130pm.
      City: folsom

      Tips: none. we got thrown off by the weather change and just couldn't really adjust to get things going. just the brief honey hole area up sycamore and then last ditch crankin' just to try something different. any tips are always appreciated!

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

      Report: this is a test

Saturday, April 13th, 2013

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took a father/son team to beautiful Folsom Friday morning. That lake is so beautiful in the spring - just wish it had more water this year. We found the fishing to be somewhat tough, but we didn't start until 8 am and they missed the first few bites thay had. They did land 3 nice spotted bass but we spend most of our time running around learning new areas - heads looking at the Lowrance HDS-8. We fished a little over 4 1/2 hrs. Lots of bass boats on the water and now the pleasure boats are arriving. It is a pity that some much of the good cover - trees and brush - are out of the water. Maybe not everyone feels that way however. Possibily because of the clear water and higher sun, bass seemed to be very timid with their bites. As I looked around at other boats - it seemed that most wern't setting the hook much.

      Tips: I can't say much since one of them is probably fishing an upcoming tournament. They did throw a variety of baits and did get bit on several of them. Just had trouble getting a good hookset. There was a nice breeze in the north fork which should have helped the bite a bit. As we went back to Granite Bay about 12:30 pm - main body was dead-flat calm. Tough conditions!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 60-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fantastic day on the water (Middle fork) with wife and son. I had 40 plus fish in the boat and they lost count. Fished from 10-5:30 and the wind blew most of the day, heavily at times. Most fish in the 13-16" range, with a few smaller/bigger. 4" sticko/senko whacky rigged (o-ring, #2 mosquito hook) with split shot for extra sink rate in wind caught most fish. All spots with the exception of a 14 inch smally. Most fish came out of less than 15 feet, some right next to shoreline.
      City: Reno

      Tips: Grew tired of leaning on trolling motor so we pulled out the drift sock/sea anchor and it made all the difference in the wind. Much more relaxing and we caught more fish as it was easier to watch our lines and detect more strikes sitting still or drifting very slowly.

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      Water Temp: 60-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took a client from Washington state out Thursday afternoon and found the bite to be excellent! I lost count after awhile but we boated around 40 - from 10 inches to about 2 1/4 lbs. He wasn't an experienced bass fisherman - but his first Oroville bass was the biggest of the trip at 17 1/2 inches. What a way to start. After the first hour - getting the hang of fishing Robo worms - he was on fire - hooking fish after fish!! He landed 2 overs (second one was 16+ inches!) and I had 2 in the 15-16 inch range. We fished the middle fork mostly, but started in the main body where he got the big fish (no, I know this isn't Clear Lake)!

      Tips: We mostly fished morning dawn 6" Robo worms. They wouldn't take the ones with a chartreuse tail. Don't remember that last time that happened! We also used purple ghost. They didn't seem to want a jig. We were just using a Texas rig which was easiest for him. After 6:30 pm I threw a Storm Chug Bug to see if any were interested. They usually are when the surface temp reaches 60 degrees in the afternoon. Had 4 blowups from large bass. Problem - their aim was off from the long winter - all of the missed the bug. Wow!! They might have been defending a nest too. I wish we could have fished the last hour, but had to get home to get ready for a guide trip at Folsom Fri morning. Always fun at Oroville with clients that are quick learners. He did great!!

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      Water Temp: 62-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7-12 and caught 7. Bite has changed a lot compared to the last time I was there. Caugh the fish dropshotting and on blades. Couldn't get bit at my favorite spots. A few of the fish had 2-3 shad in their mouth and all had fat bellies!
      City: Lafayette

      Tips: Usually fish weekdays and had no idea how entertaining watching some of the trout fisherman could be on a saturday. Saw multiple people arguing over how close they were to one another and others cussing people out over dumb stuff!! The white trash were out in force

Friday, April 12th, 2013

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out from 8-2, caught 16 keeper size bass, mostly spots, largest about 2 lbs. Caught at 2-8' on rock beds near points. Caught all on 5" Senkos (pumkin/red flake and baby bass), both Texas and wackey rigged, weightless, and slow. Fished not far up North Fork.
      Spoke with another angler in same area, who had caught 8 in about 2 hours using a small spinner.

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished main body found fished@10+ft on isolated brush no big ones but alot of 3 and 4lbs largemouth and smallmouth caught on senkos.Color didn't seem to matter

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I forgot to mention one other tip!

      Tips: Call for the net when you have a monster on, don't try to lift it in the boat! Ted keeps this up I'm gonna nickname him "Tank A Toad Teddy!"

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

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

      Report: Launched from Lime Saddle 7:30am, off the lake at 1:30pm. Perfect day on the lake, light breeze, and warm. I ended up with 34 spotted bass, largest 15". My boat buddy got 10 spots, his largest 14 1/2". Most fish 12-14" about 6-7 fish in the 14-14 1/2" range. Several dinks, under 12" We only fished 3 locations, the last location produced 3/4 of the fish.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: All fish on roboworms Texas style in 20-30ft of water. Color didn't seem to matter.