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      Water Temp: 70-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Good fishing in moarning. Fish tips of coves and trolling worked great
      City: Sac

      Tips: Use live bait, for the bass. Shad working great. Katmaster in coves suprisingly cought me 3 15' trout. I think 1 of them was a salmon???

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      Water Temp: 75-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We planned to hit the lake early Saturday morning and be off the water by 11:00 AM to avoid the skiers and Lake Lice. Got to the ramp at 5:00AM but had to wait about half an hour while some nimrod practiced launching his boat. Finally got underway. Our first stop was a favorite cove, where we immediately found fish chasing bait. First cast with a fluke produced a nice 2 1/2 lb. smallie. Next cast a small largemouth of about 1 1/4 lbs. I had been watching some deer on the bank when I made my next cast, just long enough to take my eyes off of the bait. The fluke no sooner hit the water and we heard a hugh splash and my rod was damn near pulled from my hand, by the time I realized what was happening the fish was gone. Real Toad! Then the bite turned-off, so we went up north but only caught one 2 lb. largemouth. Then returned to our starting point and the bite was on again! We caught a few more 1 1/2 - 2 lb'ers. I caught a nice 3 1/2 largemouth, but unfortunately she swallowed my fluke and when I set the hook I ripped her throat real bad, she was swimming on her side when I tried to release her, so I kept her.( I know it was a female because she had two skeins of imature roe in her when I cleaned her. When the sun hit the water the fish stopped chasing bait and the fluke bite died, so we moved down the bank and started shot'n worms. My partner and I caught and released about ten fish in the next hour all of which were 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 lbs, except for a 6 lb. Channel Cat that bit my Witches Tit worm. As planned, we were on our way to the dock at 11:00AM just as the Lake Lice were taking over the lake. Nothing like having four or five quality hours of fishing and then being home in time for lunch.
      City: Benicia

      Tips: Flukes or top waters when fish are chasing bait. Splitshot (as light as possible ) your favorite worm later in the day.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: not a report.. but it looks like were gonna find out how a larger tourny will be on this lake.. on feb 20, 2011 cal bass fed will be holding a tourny.. i cant wait to c how goes.
      City: red bluff 2011

      Tips: gonna be cold and windy with muddy water. dress ward and keep a tight line :0)

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      Water Temp: 56-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this lake for the first time. Surprised at how many others had the same idea. By noon any submerged tree providing a lick of shade had 2 or 3 boats around it. Or so it seemed.

      Only managed one small LM each but saw a lot of fish gouped up on the graph anywhere from 10' to 40'
      City: Chico

      Tips: I could use some.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I was there several weeks ago, the water was at about the same level, and the ramp by the dam was OK as was the one at Buckhorn.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: first off, stop fighting and arguing, second it is not your business if one chooses to catch and keep or even release, if you have a license you are entitled to do what you want (within reason and morals). second you have no right to be a fishing Nazi, mind your own business, and let people fish the way they choose. also we don

      Tips: Fish to have fun, enjoy your self, an respect nature & the enviorment.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Kuzz Bass tastey much better beaaaaach!
      City: Onehunglow

      Tips: Keep nife vellllly sharp chop chop beaaaaaach!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: To all "mongs" I don't have an eye chart so i will pick on all of you, Why don't you catch all of carp that you planted in this lake and eat them!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: to austin, pay you'r dues and figure it out your self. If you catch a fish in the spring put it back where you caught it so it can finish making its babies.

      Tips: practice catch and release and people may give better info for the sometimes tuff bite this time of year with the changing conditions.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Guys who fish this lake!

      mind giving me a heads up on what this lake is like? bass and all other fish!

      heard it was a nice Crappie lake!

      any info will be great!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Ill be up there on the 29th threw May 1st...Hopefully the Crappie and Bass will be spawning?

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: sorry DG it took so long. as far as Collins lake bass fishing, it gets better every year as long as we all keep up catch and release. they have been dropping in Florida Strained, and many great brush piles have been installed. anglers have also been pulling in some qualtiy spotties in 4-6lb range. i hope they are releasing those girls! on most days,except crowded weekend rec boaters, it worth the trip there to fish, be in bass,big rainbows or brown trout or lunker cats.
      City: yuba city

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My son and I made the drive rom Roseville yesterday. The wind made ishing the main lake nearly impossible. We ished o the bank below the overlow dam. The was very little water lowing but a lot o bass chasing shad. I immediately caught an released a 3 lb plus spotted bass, ollowed closely by a second ish, just a bit over 4 lbs. Caught both ish on a 3/8 oz Blue Fox titanium spinner bait with a chartreuse skirt; gold Colorado and chrome willowlea blades. Both ish were healthy and strong ighters. Plenty o other ishing showing but only cayght those two in about an hour beore we had to leave.Anyone catching crappie here?
      City: roseville

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My son and I made the drive rom Roseville yesterday. The wind made ishing the main lake nearly impossible. We ished o the bank below the overlow dam. The was very little water lowing but a lot o bass chasing shad. I immediately caught an released a 3 lb plus spotted bass, ollowed closely by a second ish, just a bit over 4 lbs. Caught both ish on a 3/8 oz Blue Fox titanium spinner bait with a chartreuse skirt; gold Colorado and chrome willowlea blades. Both ish were healthy and strong ighters. Plenty o other ishing showing but only cayght those two in about an hour beore we had to leave.Anyone catching crappie here?
      City: roseville

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched & headed to southeast end o lake to deeper water and tried assorted worms and grubs o some steep banks w/no luck. Then tried south end o lake in the willow trees, irst one on chartruse twin tail power grub. Bite then became good on spinnerbaits in the shallows (about 5 to 10t. o water). 1 16" on white, 5 14" to 18" on black single lasher spinner bait.
      City: Chico

      Tips: Thought it was to early yet or the aggresive bite but they seemed to be nailing the spinners and chasing them or quite a distance.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: No report this time just wondering, My grandpa lost a radio control airplane at the butte and i any inds it could you please e-mail me. Its called a sky zap and its blue and white. So i any body inds just let me know please thank you!
      City: Paradise

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      Water Temp: 42-45

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished riday through sunday, very slow not any ish. One ish on saturday a largemouth bout' 14 inches came on a darthead worm in 16 eet o water near the dam on a steep wall. Fish very pail color! Then on sunday mornin' caught a 4 pound largemouth on a brushhog in bout' 30 eet o water near the willows at a mouth o a cove. Not a bad ish at all hade beautiul color to it! Beautiul day also no wind at all clear and glassy water alright time at the Butte!
      City: paradise

      Tips: Fish mouth o coves and ind ish schooling up and look or deeper water with higher temp. Fish brudhhogs or jigs in dark colors.

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      Water Temp: 40's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out along the the shoreline casting buzz baits no action. Still too cold and it was still windy. I'll try again next week I'll try worm's Plastic and real.
      City: corning

      Tips: caught crappie last year on jigs and a 31/2 pound s/mouth bass on a 1/4 ounce buzz bait all standing on shore. Released them all to the dismay o my riends.

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      Water Temp: n.a.

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Out at irst light,headed to dam or some topwater. Wind blowing a light chop. Action not as good as previous weeks,Caught 8 all under.Ater sun got on the water I started trolling small minnow type lures using extra weight to get them down to about 15 to 18 eet.Kept 2 crappi 3/4 lbs.-3 channel cats 15 to 17 inches or dinner.Caught another 10 cats and 3 bass 13 to 15 inches, lost 3 more keepersand caught at least a dozen more that were under sized.Wind died down ,o the water at 11:30.Another nice day at the BUTTE
      City: Corning

      Tips: Troll between 18 -25 eet. Jerking rod will enhance your chance o strike,jerking action will cause reaction rommany o the ish that are ollowing the lure.

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      Water Temp: 58-61?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Monday aternoon/ Tuesday morning. Weather was perect, maybe too good. Spent time in Angler's cove- didn't see one bed ish. Water seemed airly cool still. Caught only two keepers- also 3 or 4 smaller ish. Both keepers were caught on plastics- one witches tea 6" worm texas rigged and the other on a smoke grub. Spent hal the time in Stoney Creek but didn't try the old roadbed- maybe that's where the darn spawners are hiding. Headed to Clear Lake Tuesday at 3 PM. One more week o hot weather and the ishing should bust wide open! Good luck.
      City: napa

      Tips: Plastics and o course chartruese spinnerbaits.