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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished at Middle River (the section along Bacon Island Road) all day yesterday. A riend wanted to go out and ool around on the Delta beore moving back East so we arrived just ater high tide and worked the usual spots with the usual methods (inside weedlines/rock banks with craw colored plastics). Had no problem nailing them even in the midday sun ater the tide had gone out. Started out with 4" red/blue worms (with a 1/16 oz bullet weight and red glass bead) and got a bunch o one-and-a-hal-pounders; switched to Baby Brush Hogs in watermelon candy (that's watermelon w/ blue lake) and caught bigger ones but nothing over 2 pounds.They were holding tight so you had to pitch right into the tulles; the numbers were higher rom ishing the inside weedlines. Lots o skiers as expected, and the water was pretty muddied up but the ish still homed in on plastics, even 4" oerings. We ished the likely spots and just scooted up the road ater working an area over.Ater packing it in I decided to stop at that irrigation ditch at the Woodward Island cable erry just to ool around. The ditch is right next to the levee; the oot o the ditch, where the gates to the main river are, is much like a arm pond and is partially ringed with tulle. Stuck a couple dinks on a 4" junebug worm and one on a rog patterned Chug Bug. I've heard o a ew big ones that have been pulled out o there but or the most part, the bass population probably consists mostly o dinks sucked in rom the main river.Altogether, I caught + released 10 bass. You gotta change locations a lot but they's still catchable, even rom the bank.
      City: SF

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out to holt this morning to ish rom shore. couldnt get anything on my buzz bait or spinnerbait. Fished it or a ew miles down the road in whiskey. Drove over to Bacon Island and ished a 1/8 speed trap, cht/wht spinnerbait. I ished a ew more miles and only picked up ish where the current ran into the rocks on shad speed trap. I re-ished the shore back to my car with brush hogs and senko's with no takers. best "and only" ish went 4 lbs. Let around 10:30

      Tips: share your knowledge. Ater a year o only reading the reports I igured I should give my new isherman report anyway. It might help someone. These reports have helped me greatly!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry this is not a ising report but a request or some help. I'm going to ish the Delta out o Lauritzen Harbor next month and Ihave never ished there beore....I anyone who knows that area, and i ya have some time can ya email me at Lipem44@aol.com with hints/tips and locations o where to catch some bass... Any help will be appreciated...Thank you.
      City: Tulare

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      Water Temp: 68 - 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished newbass semi pro with my bud, Sammy "mayday" Alusa. Had no real plan going in, so hit new area I ound on the 4th o July trip. it held up, and we caught a ew nice keepers in the area. Made last minute run to a slough intersection, and was able to cull out two more. Hal day tourney, 13.78# was good enough or 9th out o 41, which is respectable or us!!![thanks mayday or a good day!]
      City: belmont

      Tips: dock ishing wasn't doing it. With a hal day tourney, you gotta stick with an area and work it (we did best around Franks). zippers & senkos did it or us. winners reported using buzzbaits and cranks. Tules near deep water - tight to tules or o in ront o weedline.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Wanted to launch the truckbed tin can at Trapper Slough o Hwy 4 but my ishing pardner was out o town so I pounded the banks o Middle River along Bacon Island Rd. yesterday aternoon. Arrived just ater high tide and started working inside weedlines and tulle stands with 4" shad-craw straight tail worms T-rigged with a 1/16th oz weight. It was a inessing-or-quantity type day I guess.Pounded the rock banks ater working the weeds and lost a 3-4 pounder when he surged just as I got him close to shore; that's the absolute last time I use 6 lb line when ishing rocks. What a heartbreaker. I switched over to a casting rig with heavier line and started working the old dock pilings near the electrical sub-station and nailed a 2 pounder and then 3 pounder and made up or the loss. Ater working various spots up the road and picking up some nice ish in the 2 pound range I decided to make my last stand where I broke o the nice one and ended up pulling out a couple one-and-a-hal-pounders and a baby striped bass. The last ones were caught on a Cultiva Rip-N-Minnow, which always seems to work when the plastics stop producing. Side note: a 5 1/2 oot water snake swam right up to the bank, by my eet. I must've jumped 3 eet to my right and nearly ell; it stayed there or a couple minutes beore slithering into the underbrush. I've no idea i these things are venomous or not so I didn't try to pick him up with a stick or anything--I'd have hated chopping o my leg with a dull tackle box knie had he bitten me.Talked to another bankie who said he'd been picking them up with purple spinnerbaits earlier in the day. I ended releasing 17 bass total (a 3 pounder, a good number o 2 pounders and a bunch o dinks)--my personal best or the area. Not bad, and a bit surprising considering I was bank ishing and that these were midday ish.
      City: SF

      Tips: Finessing with 4" worms in crawish colors has been producing quite well in that area or the last month and a hal. You'll pick up a high percentage o dinks but it's a consistent producer.

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      Water Temp: 74-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wow why does it always blow on Tournament day, Started out buzzing rocks and weeds in the break but no takers, partner caught 3 on the small orange speed trap one 3.75lber, then I got one on the PJ pop and another on a cht rattle trap. We then started lipping and caugh a 5 lber deep 10t, on a jig and culled a couple more just lippin tules on high water, as the tide started out went to the rocks again and only ound small ish. So back to lippin the jig on the tules as the water was going out we culled a couple more and then landed a 3lber on the last cast.
      City: Concord

      Tips: The bigger ish are in the current and deeper ish the breaks 1/2oz jig keep the boat o the bank and work it back slow.

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      Water Temp: 74-81

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out Sat morning No guide trip! , Out o Big Break ran over to the South side and my 1st ish on a Cht/Cht Persuaer Blade in Blade was about a 10lber and it came o right at the boat, Haven't seen one like that or a while, threw the buzz bait or a while more but no takers, switch to a Luhr-Jensen PJ pop Cht/Orange kinda o a big popper that walks like a spook it has a unky action but works good, caught ive bass on it to about 2.25lbs. As the tide started out I went to Ditch lipped a jig up on a point and wham a 7lber ran o with it bit like a striper, it was almost white must have ben deep and came up to eed, ished along the tules walls and only caught 2 more ish about 1.5-1.75lbs About 9:30 tide rippin out, went to the rocks throwing a wht/cht persuader 1/2 spinner bait caught a 3lber on 3rd cast lookin good or the Tourny tommarrow wnent down the bank on high or about a mile and caught one more about 3.5lbs. Not a ton o ish today but good quality o the water @ 10:30am
      City: Concord

      Tips: Fish the baits to match the area

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Braved the skiers early wednesday morning. Friend and I managed over 10 ish on Senkos and topwater. Strange weather but the ishing was good until the traic showed up.
      City: Tracy

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Orrwood Saturday around 6:00amHeaded up towards Holland resort. Between the two I landed 9 keepers, 4 in one hole that I caught on a white w/black spinnerbait. The others came on senkos and a buzzbait. Only two rog blowups or the weekend. First time in area so I kind o got lost but eventually got to discovery bay the long way. Somewhere there is a train that cuts through the delta and the bridge closest to Disco bay there is a levee o rocks with no moss (ew reeds). I pulled six o the wall around 1:30 pm including a 61/2lb Stripper. All came on a crawdad wiggle wart with yellow eyes. No more ishin that day, Sunday got out late 9:00am 2 senko ish (salt and pepper) 3 on the wiggle and 1 on a bluegill color crank. Plan to do it again Friday, hope it cools down and the skiers give me a break. Small boat, big waves, very challenging. Man that guy skis ast and don't those rich guys have anything else to do than run their gigantic Miami Vice speed boat up and down the sloughs at top speed???
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Wood in reeds, especially points unless you can lip.

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water about 10 AM out o Carols Harbor..Headed into Frank's hit a ew places on the way in and never did get to the tract..couldn't establish much o a psttern..the only one we caught were on blades on the outside weed line..Nat caught one lipping a spinner beneath a long dock in the shade..On Sunday we headed up Taylor past Leisure Marina and tried ishing some in the ast water along the rip-rap..only one or two short strikes on blades..went back into Taylor and stated going down the Jersey side..ran into one two hundred yard stretch that produced six or seven on blades..no size to speak o but really un ishing..
      City: San Jose

      Tips: blade on the outside weed line at low tide, never saw a high tide so can't make any suggestions there..

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      Water Temp: 76-79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start, launched at the Lazy M at noon. Stayed down south. Caught a nice 2 1/2lb rog ish right o the bat. Had at least a dozen more blow up on the rog but couldn't hook'em (I hate that). Got smart and started throwing a rootbeer senko behind the rog blow-ups and picked up a ew o em. Mostly ones and two's. Took a two hour break to ski and tube with the girlriend. Back at it around 5, got a 3lb'er on a pink luke in Italian, lost another. Finished throwing a buzzer or the last hour or so o light. Boated another 4 or 5 ish included a second 3lb'er. Missed 2 or 3 including one I'd have to guess was at least a our. WHERE'S ALL THE BIG FISH THIS YEAR? I HAVEN'T BOATED ANYTHING OVER A 4 ON THE DELTA SO FAR.....
      City: TRACY

      Tips: Fished mostly rocks and docks. Most o my ish hit very aggressively. Fish the shadows during mid day.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: GOT THERE STILL DARK CASTED OUT A BUZZ BAIT AND POP-R NOTHING THESE PAST WEEKS NO TOP WATER BITE. CASTED OUT A CRANK BAIT CRAYFISH COLOR GOT THREE ABOUT 1.10 LBS EACH THEN FLIPT A SENKO 6 INCH WATERMELOND COLOR CAUGHT 1 MY FRIEND GOT 2 ON THE SENKO AND MIST A BIG BASS .THEN TRIED CRANKING AGAIN GOT A NOTHER GOOD SIZE ONE THEN GOT 2 3 POUND STRIPERS WHITH THE CRANK BAIT ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD DAY
      City: HAYWARD

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Guys, we need some help.There is a girl by the name o alyssa hayes who has leukemia. Alyssa is the daughter o a ellow employee o mine at the Saeway store in Brentwood CA. I have donated a one day guided ishing trip or two on the delta to try and raise some unds on her behal. The rale tickets can be purchased at the Brentwood Saeway store at 1125 second st Brentwood CA 94513 at a cost o $3.00 per ticket or two or $5.00. 100% o the proceeds will go to her amily to help with the incredible costs that are mounting. Please stop in or mail your request or one or more rale tickets. Your help is greatly appreciated!! Thank you, Bobby Barrack
      City: oakley

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Guys, we need some help.There is a girl by the name o alyssa hayes who has leukemia. Alyssa is the daughter o a ellow employee o mine at the Saeway store in Brentwood CA. I have donated a one day guided ishing trip or two on the delta to try and raise some unds on her behal. The rale tickets can be purchased at the Brentwood Saeway store at 1125 second st Brentwood CA 94513 at a cost o $3.00 per ticket or two or $5.00. 100% o the proceeds will go to her amily to help with the incredible costs that are mounting. Please stop in or mail your request or one or more rale tickets. Your help is greatly appreciated!! Thank you, Bobby Barrack
      City: oakley

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SORRY MEANT TO SEND REPORT TO LAKE AMADOR!

      Tips: I`LL HAVE TO STICK TO FISHING WITH MY BOYS AND FORGET ABOUT SEND IN REPORTS! HA HA

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SORRY MEANT TO SEND REPORT TO LAKE AMADOR,THIS COMPUTER THINK IS REALLY NEW TO ME!

      Tips: SHOULD STICK TO FISHING WITH MY BOYS ,AND STAY OFF THE COMPUTER HA HA!!

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      Water Temp: 70s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Usally don't report but I enjoy reading other reports so much I igured I should. Fished out o Dels Sunday rom 6PM to dark in the middle o the cold ront. 6 ish best was 4.1. All on senkos. Had a ew blowups on a black buzz but no takers. Fished the west acing tulls near the ski club on old river to stay out o the wind. At least most o the skiers went home.
      City: Tracy

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Nat and I ished Taylor Slough..didn't do very well..tried mostly spinner baits..caught a couple o dinks..had numerous run bys..still great times were had just being on the water
      City: San Jose

      Tips: they are out there just have to spend more time on the water

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Cought several agressive ish early on buzzbait.Then switched over to spinnerbait.Boy, these ish were grabbin that bait and runnin at me with it like it was a jig or something.I've never had blade ish run at me so ast.I turned around and tried pitchin the senko and got my irst delta senko ish.The only problem is they all swallowed the bait and were gut hooked,even the little ones.I had some trollin motor mount problems and ater I tried some matts with a rog.No blow ups, maybe I was in the wrong area but I tried or several hours continually moving in search o a productive matt.I tried to talk to some other bassers but they were unsociable.I think un ishing bassers are more riendly easy going people.My .02
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Black3/8 buzzbait with 1/2 senko trailer5'' senko watermelon or black/bluewhite/chart 3/8 spinnerbait

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out Sunday morning and launched at B&W. The wind didn't seem too bad until we got on the main channel and even worse when we entered Frank's Tract. It was a real "mutter", until we made it to Old River. Fished an outgoing tide in the calmer area o Quimley throwing Flukes and Senkos into the outer tule area dropping into deeper water. No luck at all, so we decided to conront the wind and moved in the Old River channel looking or rocky areas between the tule/weeds. It was tough ishing, especially or me driving the boat, but my partner Bill did O.K. as he hauled in a couple o 2# throwing Red/Char Timber Crank (a shallow runner). It took me near the end o the day or me to inally hook something decent, i you call a 2.5# decent with a char spinner bait with single colorado blade. It was tough ishing overall, but it still beats working.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Wear a lie vest.