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  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 74+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Good thing WON has this lake posted as being spotty or topwater it keeps even more people o o my Lake..Got to lake early to no avail as there was a tournement going on...Got down the lake a settled in or some spotty topwater action.It seemed like everybody I saw was tossing ricos , pop-r's and such but I didn't see one ish caught...On the other hand I slapped the ish around but good or 3 hours catching 20+ pounds or my best 5...The ish were very shallow and wanted the bait run very slow...I did better in weedy sandier areas then on sharper drop os.
      City: Santa Barbara

      Tips: Chartruse 3/8 oz Roland Martin double buzz with a Kalin 5" Chartruse/pepper grub(tail down) with gamagatsu 3/0 trailer hook was better than my all white on this trip...The rookies that I saw were all casting perpindicular to the bank? Get in there turn the trolling motor up and ish parrallel and you will catch some ish.Bye Bye

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: City: los angeles

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      Water Temp: 75+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished an Anglers Choice Tournement on Sunday..Boy have those olks got there heads somewhere...there were 2 tournements that day.It took orever to get launchedand I was surprised that they don't ollow there own rules when it came to drawing or the launch it was when the money got paid...not as advertised and it leaves the guys who don't have sponsers paying the year out in advance kindawell you get the idea....Caught my normal buzzbait ish in the morning but when the sun came out extra early ater this heat spell we're in it killed o that bite ...unortunately or me my A.C. pattern starts around 2 or so depending on the wind ....wiegh in was at 1:00 because o a 6 hour summer rule imposed on us to help the ish..which I am all or! I broke my number one A.C. on a rock and that just blew my sails out and I started to wavier.My partner crashed and burned or no help rom the back seat. pulled out into 50 yes 50 eet and started dropshotting or the last 30 minutes so you know I was desperate...to no avail inished in the cellar but I did beat Carol Marten "Arrons Mom" so I elt better as shes on the water way more than you or I. We struck up a conversation at the weigh in site because we were both perplexed as to the act that we were weighing in up in the parking lot and having to run like heck or the marina to get our leaking bags o ish back to the lake. Editors Note:I your going to ish as deep as the winners and those who wormed up there ish rom 35+ eet or crying out loud carry a needle to delate the air bladders! It was a grotesque sight in the marina as these clowns had killed a major portion o there catch and the sta was trying to get them to go but it was'nt gonna happen...I was wondering how they igured out weights on these guys because nobodywas held accountable or a dead ish unless "as some where"they were dead when they got to the scales.Go igure !
      City: Santa Barbara

      Tips: there is a good worm bite but the ish are extremley deep..Use darker colors...And have un!

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      Water Temp: 75+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The water is Monterey Aquarium clear but my 18 years on this lake have allowed or some adjustments in my ishing.Started by throwing a 3/8oz white Roland Martin buzzbait with a white split tail eel and a 3/0 trailer hook.It is my number one bait this time o year.... allways!.First boat on the water ,I burned down to the roadbed behind Arrowhead island 10 minutes o zara spook and inesse rico with no results. Turned trolling motor to 24 volt 3 and started my buzzbait thing..Blam a 3.5 right where she should have been...1/4 mile and no takers later I got to the only other bassboat in my neck o the woods so I pulled up and around to the narrows and started towards the log boom. smash 5lb, smash 5lb, smash 5lb, smash snap...right ater a retie too! But big ish and my wimpy 12lb test just havent been the right mix this year..What an idiot I am as rope would get just as many ish...so as I tied on another buzzbait she jumped 4 more times inally to my relie throwing the lure. EDITORS NOTE! all ish were caught on the main hook solidly in the corner o the jaw ...back up and running I got mauled by one more about 4lbs. and then the og lited.EDITORS NOTE:This is a death sentance at this lake in the summer!...tried some rat stu..tried ishing dark walls with my small A.C.'s had some huge ish ollow but no takers...threw my optimum rom 10 to 40 eet no takers...without a hint o wind I expected it to really get bad... luckey me..I was right..Split or the home range at 10:00 as the mercury "temperature not my motor" was starting to heat up...Going or the morning thing on 7/29 and 7/30 and will place a ishing report on that outcome. Tip...make sure the ish has turned around and started to swim away rom you beore you lower the boom, it is tough to do with all the excitment o the bite but this makes a real dierance in your hookup ratio as I was 5 or 5, also ish were not in the weedbeds but on more sheer walled stu,very very tight and i you crawled your buzzbait close to the wall then they would hammer it.Seems like anything between them and the bank is a goner.. One more thing while this buzzbait seems to be a pretty elaborate buzzbait to put together it will run slower as you hold your rod tip high giving them that extra time they seem to need to make that atal bomb run on it.It is a BLAST but the bite is over quick. Hope to see you out and about I'm the guy with the ishing vest on in the white Champion.
      City: Santa Barbara

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

      Report: Anyone fish here lately? Any tip and report will be really appreciated.

      Tips: keep trying hard for the big one

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Glad I could help. I new that mat would be long gone before I could get back. I don't own any spots, nor does anyone else. I hope I helped a fellow angler find a good day on the water. Peace.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Good Job Big Limits, just to let you know your spot is now everyone's spot. Just to update the spot has now been overfished so good luck trying to catch em there.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: OUT WITH DAVE TO RUN BOAT... AWESOME WEATHER THREW JIGS RATTLE TRAPS AND DROP DROPSHOT TO NO AVAIL...... WENT OUT 130PM TO 330PM SO WHAT CAN I EXPECT... SAW 1 CHINAMEN SAID HE CAUGHT LIMIT???????
      City: mountain view

      Tips: WORK IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE FOR BIGGEST BITE NICE AND WARM

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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Buddy and I took our sons out from noon til 5. The kids ended up with a total of 8 (4 each). 2 biggest went 3-1/4#s, 5 went 2 to 2 1/4#s, and the smallest wast 1#13 oz. They all came on a jumbo minnow split shot behind the boat while we fished with hula grubs,lipless cranks, plastice worms, brush hogs, swimin senko. Nothing worked for us. All the minnow fish came from 8-10' of water. Very surprised the fish weren't more active with the weather we have had. It was very windy as well.
      City: Newark

      Tips: If you have little kids, the minnows saved the day. $5.99 for a dozen gave them something to watch play with and catch fish. We used circle hooks and all but one was hooked in the corner of the mouth.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: does any one know what to catch the bass on here scince the water is so low? i went there sunday and threw senkos out side the weed lines, a spinner bait and a brush-hog and nothing at all.can somebody please tell me what to use?
      City: san jose

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      Water Temp: Ranger is in th

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 4/13 from 5:30 to get the heck out!, Fished the weedy flats by the parking lot. I tossed senkos and landed 2 in my first 3 casts to 2.5 lbs, than one more on about my 15th cast than it went quite, I realized that they did not want it after it hit the bottom, if they hit it they would hit it on the way down so I switch to a stacy 90 rip bait and on my first cast I landed a 3lber, I said yes I am on to you guys now but did not catch another fish after that. I saw a guy with his 3 kids and the 8 year old boy caught his first 1 lber on a plastic worm, how great is that, I can't wait until one of my 3 kids catch one all by them self. My 4 year old daughter is going with me to Clear Lake 4/17 and 4/18 so she will have a good chance.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Reaction baits? Love your fellow man and share tips.
      God Bless.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry to tell you there are no fishing reports and just cuz we post other stuff related to fishing doesn't prevent people from posting fishing reports.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: tom you sound a lil upset relax my friend and take a note from the last guy get out there and learn it for yourself
      City: san ho

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: tom is like most ppl that look for other ppls sucess before he actually"wastes" his time ,he wants to be assured that he will be able to catch fish with good reports,remember tom and anyone similar some reports are almost completley opposite of what really happened out there,thats why i never leave them and i will lie like a dog and never cop to catching anything haha go out and learn for yourself it can and will be fun , peace.
      City: morgan hill

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have been hassled too by rangers many times. It's ridiculous. I have never even done anything suspicious for them to even come up to me but for some reason they always have to bother you.

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: lot's of the green crap .. I call "Sma"..I know what it is but it sure messes up the spinner's, and crank's... they go SMOOTH... saw school's of bait fish on the finder...nothing on them..Everything around 10 feet down..
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: Hey Jd.. I would like to fish with ya sometime,, I have a few Ideas. that you might like... A question to all.. Where is Stockton Bass?.. Is that a Delta thing?..Let me know.. Thanks.. Talk to ya soon..Zack

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Zack there was only one wakeboarder when i went but i was there mid-week
      City: salinas

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: nice dude. im wondering if only one side of the lake is off limits. i saw a bunch of people fishing near where the water spills out but ya know doesnt mean you can fish it. just trying to figure out other bass lakes to fish in morgan hill/gilroy that people dont know about. anybody know of any ponds or lakes? im a catch and release fisherman so dont worry about me ruinning your fishing spots.

      Tips: the new super hogs are out at coyotebait. just picked up a pack and there some neat little things. there like a beaver/brush hog with a fatter body than the baby brush hogs.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Wow hhmmmm, thats mest up. Last week i stopped to look at the jet ski place and I saw 2 float tubers fishing it and some people fishing along the shore at the north side of the like. I didn't fish it but I did fish the creek in the area by 85 to 101 overpass. Caught 2 bass there very quick. So surpised that they were in just 1-2 feet of running creek water. Both fish about 1.5 pounds each.
      City: Morgan Hill

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Does anybody fish the jet ski lake near parkway lake?? Wondering if there are a lot of bass there...