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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the south, below Victoria, on avorite spots and new untried areas. The avorites paid o with keepers including a 6. The new spots were so-so but OK or a irst try. The 6 pounder came lippin a Senko in shallow weeds on a rip-rap bank in a main channel. Others came on Senkos and crankbaits. Nothing special except the big one.
      City: Belmont

      Tips: Not sure on a tip, its like summer out there so use your summer stu I guess.

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent 3 days on the water and it was average at best. We were ishing in the New Bass Grand Fish O on Sat and Sun, so we decided to pre-ish on Friday. The irst day we managed to get a limit o bass to 9 pounds or so. It was a beautiul day to be ishing, but we were actally hoping or the cooler weather to roll in and turn on the reaction bite. We got most o our ish on senkos and dark plastics. We also got into some striper action, which was a kick. Our biggest striper went 9 pounds. On the 2nd morning, whch was day one o tourney, we woke up to breezy, cool, cloudy conditions. We knew the reaction bite would be on, but could we ind the quality. We got to our avorite reaction bait spot around 7:40 ( we were the 93rd boat out) and had a limit by 8:45. The bite was on, but our biggest ish was only 2.4 pounds. We probably put 50 ish in the boat by 11am but couldn't upgrade the limit. We just kept thinking that we would have to blast a 3 pounder sooner or later. It didn't happen. 1 1/2 pound ish are a blast to catch, but they won't do much good in a tourney when your ishing against the big boys. We went to some wooded areas to try and get some better plastic ish, but no go. 1st day limit 5 ish or 8 1/2 pounds. Day 2, we arrived to complete opposite conditions. Calm, clear and warmer. Bummer. We didn't have a ish until 10:30 when I managed to get a little weed line pattern in 4 to 6 eet o water and caught 3 keeper plastic ish to 2 pounds in a matter o 20 minutes or so. John ollowed that up with 2 crank ish and we had are limit at 11:30, but it was even smaller than the day beore. We knew we had no chance o climbing in the standings at that point, so we tied on some swim baits in hopes o bagging a trophy and getting in to some big ish money. It worked right away, as we hit an 8,6 and two 5's. The problem was, they were striper. They were thick. We had 6 hook ups in a matter o 20 minutes, but decided we should probably think about ocusing on the tournament. Damn, that striper stu is un though. We didn't upgrade the rest o the aternoon and ended up weighing in 7 1/2 pounds or a 2 day total o 16 pounds.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Was really hoping that the cooler weather would've hit a week earlier. We were really counting on the reaction bite to keep us in the money. It is raining and blowing like a mother today. Perect conditions when the bass are going in to their winter load up pattern. I love the winter, spring and late all bite on the delta. It's that summer thru mid-all bite that gives me it's. Oh well, guess I better just work a little harder during that period.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out o Tracy Oasis Marina, Picked up a 4lb at high tide on a rootbeer senko o rip rap. Partner caught a 3lb o same area. nothing the rest o the day, Fished sunday morning. Caught 4 o rip rap on Grand Canal by 11:00am, using the senkos, Wind was a pretty bad, had tough time ishing . Fish hitting pretty good.
      City: Sac

      Tips: Root beere senkos. High Tide

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched out o ladds must have been a tournament cuz it was stacked with bass boats headed south on the main channel lost a phat buzzbait ish irst thing but made up or it later tried the boat docks on the channel but two boats were camping on them so i pitched senkos(watermelon/red-blk) to isolated tules and got nothing but big ish ... a 6 plus two 4rs..two threes and a cople around 2.. all ish were on tules no wood ish tules in 3t with boat depth o about 8 to 12 plus currentall with senkos and blk red lake lipping tubes.. great day on the delta
      City: mantweeca

      Tips: senkos still the strongest pattern or quality ish toss it to the edge o the tules and let it sink

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      Water Temp: mid. 60's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished riday and saturday rom 1pm til dark both days.All ish were caught on poppers.Around island in south.Friday best 5 was between 18 to 23 lbs. Saturday 15 to 20 lbs.Both days were good or 32 keeper bass an 6 strippers. All on poppers go igure!
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Fish small popper in shadows, pop once and let set. Pays o with larger bass!

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: took out arend and his 5 and 6 yearold or bluegill ished in bigbrack ishing was slow but the kids got 6 or 7 and ate ahal duzen snacks about 11:am there mother thook them home .And it was our turn. Bassishing was slow only 2 a 3 an 2lb not as good as last week we turn to stripers got some small ish a got a good one on tryed to hard an broke it o
      City: waterord

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      Water Temp: 66-67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Big Break about 10 am. Got a ew dink bass and a 2 1/2 on Rat-l-traps early on. Then lipped a 5 on a junbug 7" big dipper down near the reck at the bottom o the break. Got a handull o small stripes on traps in the same area. Started spoon jigging Dutch and got a ew more small stripes 2-3 pounds. Then hit 4 in a row o a rock pile in 14 eet o water all between 6 and 8 1/2. Ran to Sherman and picked up a ew more small stripes on traps. Bite slowed so we started searching or new areas and then it happened. I set down on a tule point with good current movement just because it looked good. My buddy and I got 4 stripes to 8.10 lbs right o the bat. Then we noticed about 25 yards around the point was a massive stripper boil and the birds were dive bombing like crazy. We must have caught over 25 stripes (average 3-6 lbs w/a ew 7's and 8's)on Traps and spooks in less than 30 minutes. The most un time I've have Striper ishin' in a while. Made up or saturday when I went out alone and only boated a couple dink bass all day.
      City: TRACY

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went striper ishing this morning @ holland cut and sand mound slough . no luck stripers are not in yet . actually i was waiting or tide to ebb . went to my avorite spot caught lots o big ish didnt do anything dierant . slaughterd them all day on the ebb .. biggest 7 lbs . lost some bg ish once again in the moss bedds going to up grade line next week . remember big plastics in the tules , i noticed you got to have combo o rip rap and heavy tules in ront . tules with no rip rap slow bite and smaller ish . so ind tules with rip rap behind them and you will produce big ish been catching over the 5 lb class and bigger gary yamamoto green red lake texas style with glass bead and bullet on top . dont ask me why but it works like nothing ive tried beore . jig and stop let stand then jig and stop . slow retrieve .. good luck hope im some help to someone . Im not like alot o isherman . i like to kiss and tell my secrets or i might learn something in return.. tight line to all see ya"ll on the water
      City: elmira

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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: good day most ish 2lb + one 5lb two 4lb we got 12 ish two came on pointer on the weadline when the tide got up gave them junebug sinko uot a bad day on the water
      City: waterord

      Tips: points to the tide

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: was ishing tules across willow berm really tight in pockets troller down on #1 luipping gary yamamoto green with red and silver lake glass bead and 1/8 oz bullet landed some beauties 7 lb and 5 lb 3lb 6 lb at high tide o 5.8 !/2 hour beore top o tide ish only 2 hrs today catch and release what a day .. they were nice ish no scars perect...... so ish tight use a big plastic and heavy line . got to ind where ish are holding . I always have good days like today .. spinners are my avoite but not today.. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERANT big plastic big ish is my matto lost a very big ish between willow berm and the road my guess well over 15 lbs i had no chance hooooked it and it ran under the dock licly split my drag was to loose . i usually keep it tight or 9 lbs or less . this ish was out o control had to be ther to believe it..
      City: Elmira

      Tips: gary yamamoto greeen red lake and silver BIG PLASTIC AND PATIENCE ..........GOING STRIPER FISHING IN THE MORNING....AT SAND MOUND SLOUGH AND HOLLAND CUT MAY BE WINDY BUT HOPE IT WILL SCARE BOAT TRAFFIC AWAY

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I am going down to the San Joaquin near Newman. Any good ishing spots?
      City: Santa Rosa

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tourney out o Ladds. Picked up 3 nice ish all averaging 3# at our irst stop by 7:00. Ater that nothing but 1 or 2 dinks everywhere we went. Finally stuck a at 5+ with a tag. Good enough or irst place and big ish. Rest o club had a couple small limits all the way down to nothing.

      Tips: Everything on cranks! threw alot o Senkos which only caught 2 dinks. Overall tough bite!

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Orwood at 1pm. Fished 'till about 7pm. Mostly small ish with a ew keepers. My ather in law caught one close to 4. I caught my ish on senkos wacky and reg. also had one lippin a speed trap against the tulies. All ish came o o tulie Islands with 10+ drop os near by. Father in-law caught his ish T-riggin 6" senko.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Seemed like ish were close to deep water no surprise there. I igure most our ish are caught on senkos cause mostly that's what we throw.

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      Water Temp: mid 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had an awsome Friday morning, but Sat. & Sun. were consideratly slower. Cuaght and released 30 stripers on riday within 3 hours on superspooks and rat-l-traps. Released a limit o bass up to 3lbs. using small white spinnerbaits. Saturday and Sunday together 5 stripers and 4 bass. The biggest striper was barely 18". The larger stripers are still preering the night bite.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Look or schools o shad. The bass are holding in areas away rom the striper activity. The bass are also taking the injured shad ater the stripers go threw. That's how I'm getting my mixed bag. Saturday I made a visual comirmation that salmon are moving threw the area, but they are sluggish with the warmer water temp. I had a nice chrome salmon over 3 t. long ollow my rat-l-trap right up to the boat on Saturday morning.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: A riend wanted to ish a ew hours today so we met up and launched my tin can out o downtown Stockton. Fished rom 4:00 to about 7:30 this evening. We started out throwing sot plastics along the closest rock bank--Davey immediately picked up a one-pounder on a 4" shad/craw pattern worm just as we let the ramp. A good omen. I had a ew bites (pesky sunish, most likely) with a Camo colored Baby Brush Hog but no hook ups so we decided to work the dock pilings on the opposite bank. Picked up a couple more dinks and Davey broke o something pretty decent ishing deeper water with the same worm. And then the boils started--quick break out the shad pattern poppers and chase ater 'em!!!We kept our distance initially and picked 'em o at the edge o the boils but the school started moving and soon we were surrounded by mad boiling on all sides. Man, we were nailing stripers let and right, and it took longer to unhook trebles than it took to catch 'em. I have *never* experienced being caught in the middle o a striper renzy so you could imagine my excitement. They were all under 2 pounds but all that action was totally un. Gotta love targets o opportunity! We were throwing Chug Bugs and Splash-Its and then I switched to a ull-sized Zara Spook to discourage the smaller ones but they really did not let up. That block o action must've lasted at least a hal an hour.Ater the renzy was over I went back to working the cover with Brush Hogs but Davey was casting the opposite direction toward open water and still picking up stripers. I guess he was still mad or 'em. My biggest blackie (out o 5) only went to about 1.75 pounds. I think Davie stuck 3, none o size. We must've nailed a total o 35 linesiders though. 'Twas a day o numbers, not weight...
      City: SF

      Tips: Found out how easily hooks on Iovino Spash-Its bend. Gotta get some better replacements...

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      Water Temp: Upper 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Slow weekend in the down town area. I either missed the schoools o stripers or none came up into town. The bass bite was also slow. Cranked and spinnerbaited in the mourning. Then started split-shotting along the rocky rip-rap. Only dinks this time. The night bite ater work has been ok. Hooking bass on chartruese spinnerbaits up to 2.5 lbs. I ind the stripers are more active at night topwater plugs.
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: Upper 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Awsome three day weekend. Got a mixed bag o bass and stripers. The biggest bass went 4lbs. and the biggest striper went 5lbs. My son, Timmy (8 yrs.) and I hooked up the custom Valco bass boat and headed or the downtown area again during the three day weekend to get away rom the holiday weekend madness. This is Timmy's second year learning to cast a baitcaster and he's loving it. We threw spinnerbaits and cranks or the bass. When the stripers came threw we switched to topwater plugs and rat-l-traps. Next time we go out I eel it is time to start casting ull size spooks ater that 5 lber. hit my sons chug bug.
      City: stockton

      Tips: Fish or dierent species during the day to make it more enjoyable. Next month the salmon should be moving in soon. Imagine catching three dierent species during the day. I love it and so does Timmy. Have un ishing and good luck.

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Orwood all 3 days. Morning (high tide) produced very good topwater bite (black/blue buzzbaits, pop-r), as well as a spinner bait bite. When the tide starting to back o the bite got a little tougher, with most ish coming on senko's, reapers, and brush hogs. We stuck with darker colors and got bit pretty consistent. In 2 1/2 days we managed about 50 ish, biggest going 4-3, best 5 about 15. Throw into pockets in the weeds.Special thanks to Lawrence and the guys rom bassbarbarians or the boat rental. It allows those o us who don't have boats the opportunity to get out there on some water we could have never reached. Thanks againwww.bassbarbarians.com
      City: Antioch

      Tips: black/blue buzzbaits, brush hogs, reapers, senko's

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched rom Holland riverside, headed to Quimby Is.Threw some topwater -buzzbzits and a dalton special -1 dinkon the dalton nothing else topwater.Went to throwing my avorite tube picked up a good 3lb'rlow tide in the morning - ished moving water and picked uptwo more 2-3 lbers. on the tube.
      City: Martinez

      Tips: It was nice ishing on a weekday though low tide is not myavorite.I noticed allot o ish ollowing the tube to the boat, one o the keepers bit the tube then dropped it, I saw this, killed the bait and the ish hammered it on the all and was boated. I your throwing plastics or jigs - swim it back to the boat and keep your eye on it.Good LuckPete

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My dog Randy was kind enough to let me in on the torrid spinnerbait bite he had unearthed on the Delta recently. The real reason he took me is because I like to cast incredibly ar in ront o the boat and parallel to the bank well o any visible cover(it works or me)thus making it impossible or him to pound the bank in search o dinks. 'I know he enjoyed watching me try to cast long As' on a 7'crankbait stick in tight cover. Have you ever heard what a long A sounds like when dragged across 5' o rusty corrugated rooing mat. 15' in the air on top o a boat house?Not pretty.Caught about a dozen 2-3+ lb. and can proudly say not one on a spinnerbait. Cranks and lukes did the trick or me. Randy had sucess on his usual spinnerbaits including a 9lb. striper. All in all not a bad day. Dylan
      City: Gold River

      Tips: Fish slightly o cover on moving tides in areas with a little somthing to break the current and hang on!