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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.

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      Water Temp: 55-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished Thursday the 19 through Sunday. Big storm moved through thursday and riday realy hard ishing but I caught two little largemouths holding in some brush by anglers cove on Friday. Then saturday I caught some qualitiy ish on crankbait and spinnerbaits early in the moring. Then the bite stop so I slap on a baby brush hog and started catching ish again. The whole time I caught 10 ish the biggest almost 3 pounds. And my best 5 weighed in about 6 and a hal pounds. And I caught one desencnt smallmouth. I know I will be coming back soon!
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Fish brush hogs in shallow water in timber, throw crank and spinnerbaits in the morning. And look or the warmest water.

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      Water Temp: 53-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First o, thanks Pat, HippeMark, Hawgmanjones, Kentuck and cooch or tips on this lake. The CVBC held it's irst 'mystery lake' draw lake tournament there. It was actually a lot o un or me. It's cool to try to igure out a lake you've never ished beore during a tourney.The weights were light - the winning weight was by non other than Big Daddy, with 7.3 lbs., i think or 5 ish. I had 6.3 or second. I think that the majority o the ish were just begining to move into prespawn mode. I don't think they were up in beds as yet. I ound most ish on well sloped banks in Anglers Cove with recently looded grass (that was important) in about 5 - 12 eet o water. Warmer water was the key. so look in the south acing coves. Not many ish reported in the willows.. the water had risen 10' in the last three weeks, and spread the bass all over the trees. It was like a bayou rom scenes in 'deliverance.' My partner and i caught most o our 15 ish on brushhogs, c-rigged. we caught rip ish, but they were small. Even caught my irst sammy ish o the year (dink). caught a couple on senkos too. big ish was a 3.9 on a spinnerbait, early in the day. Look or the bite to bust wide open in about a week or less, depending on water temp.This is a very pretty lake. A combo o don pedro, tulloch, sonoma, and bayou..
      City: belmont

      Tips: ish slopes & lats with c rigs to keep your bait above the grass. Look or warmer water!!!!! Pre spawn now..

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: where are asll the ish. i have a nor cal club event this weekend. does anyone know this lake? i ished all day oe just 3 ish and they were nothing to wright home about. it sure dosnt seem like april at this lake.
      City: chico