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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.

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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