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  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had an awesome trip this week to Almanor. Not much or Bass ishing caught a couple real small Smallmouth on a Crankbait and loating night crawler. Trout ishing is Fantastic at hamilton Branch. Went there three times and my Dad, my 11 year old cousin and I all limited out on trout all three times. Theres a trick to the branch though. You have to go all the way up to where the stream actually lows in to the the arm o the lake. Dont waste your time on all the ish youll see close to shore. You can see thousands o ish but many wont bite. Cast out where the water lows down rom the stream like part into the lake with a bobber and a cricket or a Wooly Bugger with a clear bobber. Once you have casted out your bobber let it drit in the current and be ready. Set the hook on the irst bounce o your bobber because that is usually the only chance youll get. All the ish i kept averaged a pound and a hal to 2 1/2 pounds. On the last day i casted out and hooked into a lunker, got the ish all the way in and it weighed at 5 lbs.
      City: Rancho Cordova

      Tips: i u have the oppurtunity to go to the lake dont waste your time anywhere else go to Hamilton Branch.

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

      Report: test

      Tips: test

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I'm with you on that one. I've been fishing this lake for 12 years with some pretty decent results...never caught a smallmouth or a spot though...that's interesting.
      City: Brentwood

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Kevo,

      Try a Texas rigged worm with a large tail (I usually go with a Dead Ringer in dark colors), 15 ft of water on main lake points. I've done pretty well with this when fishing this lake at night.
      City: Brentwood

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Uh dood, no offense, theres no spots in amador. Congrats on the nice largie.

      Was out there a week ago and managed to pick up 3 fish on jigs in about 12ft. No size
      City: ........................

      Tips: Work slow and methodical. If not working, fish for trout!LOL!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Dont worry bout folks like that Larry. Just goes to show all of us how ignorrant some people are. But I think this falls more into a deeper catagory though, sounds like the individual may not have been loved or held enough as a baby. Cause he is still acting like one.

      Tips: Yea here is a tip for you, keep your fingers off the key board if you don't have anything productive to say about FISHING!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Thanks Shawn. I thought it was 10 fish but the lady at the desk said she was sure it was 5. I've had slow nights like ny posting below in the past and have done well but had to stick it out until like 3:30 am and later before any quality fish showed up which I couldn't do this time.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: With the weather changes, fishing could turn on any week now. Even though fishing can be slow, the fish have to eat sometime but you may have to stay 12 hours to be there at the right time and then it may not last long.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Actually it was 10 fish with a 7.4 kicker.We barely cought only 10 fish.2nd and 3rd had 30 and 31 lbs.

      Tips: Eventually they show up,it may only be for 45 minutes during the night to get quality.

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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tournament on sat. night 7pm to 3am July 8th with the contra Costa bass. I took my 11 year old daughter with me she was very excited. At about 11:30 I found a main lake point that was kicking out some decent fish. I drop shotted a 5, two 2's and my daughter caught a 2 there. At about 12:30 another boat pulls up on the point I am fishing and starts fishing right next to me. I told him I was fishing this point but he just yelled at me using four letter words and keeped fishing my point 10 feet away from me. This lasted about 2 hours all with my 11 year old daughter in the boat. There were to other clubs fishing that night I think he might have been in the Modesto club. He was in a white Ranger sport 82 with a 150 mariner on the back.
      City: antioch

      Tips: Watch out for this guy. He has to be the big jerk I have ever come across on the water.

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      Water Temp: 78-81 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake late @11:30am ran around the looking for bait fish and checking out water temp. Stopped up in jackson creek where I found schooling Bass just attacking the bait fish like there was no tomorrow. I mean these fish shown no mercy for the baitfish. The Bass were flying out of the water. Saw some pretty decent fish all fish were in 30 to 40 feet of water and chasing bait up to the top. What a site to see. I landed @ 10 fish and lost a nice bass around 5+. Two other 3lber's shook off my lure. Onlt thing that worked for me were 4" green tubes. The Bass ate them up. I have never seen so much bait fish in Amador before today's trip. Off the water at 6:45 pm. What a day, best 5 probably around 10lbs. There are a lot of small fish but bigger fish are near by.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: bounce your tube off the bottom before reeling in and hang on because the Bass will follow and blow up on the bait when you least expect it too.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Great job!! I've always wanted to learn how to fish Amador, I've heard lots of GREAT things about that lake, especially form Gil!! Again great job!!
      City: san Jose

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      Water Temp: 81-83

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tuff! It looked like Christmas out there with all the lights from all the boats.No big fish as Larry posted.We had several in the 2-2 1/2lb range and smaller.One of the tuffest nights ever.Oh well they have to cooperate sometime,like this wed. when its quiet again.

      Tips: If possible try moving current like the delta

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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Monday nite and ound a HUGE school o shad illing the entrance back into the Jackson Creek area. The shoreline was dead all nite. So I worked the dam or a couple o 2lb'ers and did some catishing (shrimp) while I tried to nap. Ended up with an 11 pound channel cat. And inished the trip with a 7-5 bass about daybreak at the dam on a black blade. My biggest bass yet. It was spitting up crawish.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I like to beat the rock and weeds with a black 3/4 oz spinnerbait at night. Best luck ishing parrallel to shore in the 5-15 t range. I there's any paint let on the blade, you aren't working it right. Also dark Little N's cranked into the rocks. And or a break, relax with a 10" black power worm. Tossing a 3/4 oz blade all night is tough on the back!

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      Water Temp: 73-75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, I ished Amador or the irst time Tuesday. On the water about 3:30 and had a nice 2lb on the second cast(drop shot). Saw ish busting Shad everywhere. Managed to get 5 on a little white spook none over a pound. Bite shut down as night ell. Took a nap and got ishing about 2:00 AM. A ew casts later a nice tick on the line and aer a nice jumping display a 6.5lb ish in the boat. Fell or a 10" powerworm blk/blue. That was it or the night bite, missed a ew more. Fished the morning until about noon. A ew more here and there no big ones though. I will be back!
      City: Walnut Creek

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      Water Temp: 72-75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Amador or the weekend and wasn't expecting much and that was what we got. Larry's report below pretty much sums it up. I did pretty good on Friday night with splitshotting 4.5" original magic worms. We ended up with 9 and the biggest went a little over 4 pounds. Most o the others were nothing bigger than 2. We had the best luck during the heat o the day on Saturday. Once again nothing big but lots o 1-2 pounders, makes or a un day with light tackle. Went back out Sat. night and I got one dropshotting that went 3 even. Ater that it was all over and couldn't buy a bite. Sunday we ished or a little bit beore we let and ended up with 12 and nothing over 2 pounds, all were caught splitshotting and Ricos. I spoke with Gil o Gil's guide service and he said it had been really slow the last couple o days.
      City: Elk Grove

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Two nites o ishing. Tried my avorite crankbait the irst nite and got zip. Picked up a 4 pounder at the dam ace on a 10" black worm about 2am. Around midnite had 3 guys and a dog come by looking or a scale. Found that my scale will read to 9-12. They caught it by the dam on a brushhog. Went back on the 15th and had some better luck. Got a 3-6 and a 6-10 on a black spinner bait ater dark. Lots o shad balls on the graph.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Should start getting the crankbait and spinner bait bite ater dark. I ish parallel to shore in around 10 eet o water along the rocks and weeds.

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      Water Temp: 70'S

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Gate locked rom dusk to dawn. Ater a wait, got on the water at 0630. A couple o hits on a Pop-R but no one home. Ended at 1415 with only a ew Dinks. Mostly on 4" worms in 20' o water. Dinks breaking all over the place chasing bait. Few boats and every one tried the breaking Dinks with no sucess.
      City: WELLINGTON,NV

      Tips: Wait or a turn over in the lake. Think small baits and ish slow until then.

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Me and a riend went out saturday night and went ishin at night or the irst time. its alot dierent then during the day. we ished until about 1 00 in the morning with out a bite, then at about 1 15 when the moon came out we got 4 on senkos and zara spooks, then went across the lake to mountain springs. i got a catish on a 10'' power worm in purple/blue lake. then busted a big one o. lots o people on the lake, there was a small tournament. in the morning i was a guy weigh in a 3 ish 7 pound limit. pretty slow i thought.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: keep tryin

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got to lake latter than hoped on riday, started ishing around 2:30pm, my son hooked into nice 4lber right away then a smaller dink. about 30 minutes latter i caught my irst o the day a big emale weighed 6.5 lbs, but skinny.had to put my whole ist in her mouth to get my hook out & their was still room. averaged 5-6 ish each outing mostly 3-4 lbs.sat night lost my biggest ish yet. at least 8lbs. ater several minutes o tug o war she made once last run & went straight down & wrapped me in a tree but not beore dancing on the surace a ew times. not to mention she haughted my dreams all night. gio (my son) thanks or another great ather & son ishing trip
      City: paciic grove

      Tips: ished primarily worms, ished shore to deeper waters, most bites came deeper. ish not picking up & running. watch/eel line careully & when in doubt set the hook.

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      Water Temp: 78-82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well lets see...started about 6:30pm paying way too much money or ishing at this lake. $36 or 3 people to ish is outrageous. The weeds were bad, again, and gettign worse. They weren't there 3 years ago...... Caught about 8 ish largest 4 1/2lbs. All on plastics. O the water at 1:30
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Here's a tip or the management at Amador: UIse some o the money you all make to clean up the weeds at this lake. YUou are charging outrageous amounts to ish this place and it would be a lot better i you could ish the shoreline without reeling in cabbage. I I wanted to ish weedlines, I would have went to the Delta and saved $20.Plastics in 10-25 eet.