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      Water Temp: High 70s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Only ished a total o 7 hours over the 3 days. On Friday aternoon, while the kids were swimming o the boat, I decided to throw a Baby Senko and caught a 5 pounder. Fished 3 hours Saturday morning and caught 3 very small ish on topwater. Things were better Sunday morning. Had a limit by 7:30, including a 4 and two 3s, all on poppers. The topwater bite shut down at 8:00. Was able to pick up a ew small spots with the Baby Senko o rocky points.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Fish topwater rom irst light until the bite dies, then switch to plastics and a slow presentation. Fish topwater baits over weed beds, and the plastics o points.

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      Water Temp: High 70s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Only ished a total o 7 hours over the 3 days. Friday aternoon, while the kids were swimming o o the boat, caught a 5 pound largemouth on a baby Senko. Saturday ished 3 hours in the morning - only had 3 small ish, all on topwater. Sunday morning things were better. Had a limit by 7:30, including two 4s and a 3 pounder. All ish came on topwater. At 8:00 the topwater bite died and I was able to pick up an occasional small spotted bass on a Senko.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Fish topwater poppers rom irst light until the bite stops, then switch to small plastics.

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake at 11:00AM Fri. Already 90 degrees. Stopped at the South shore camping area. First cast nailed a 7.33 LM on a Senko in 3 t o clear water near chunk rock wall. Weighed, photo, and released at the N. Shore Marina dock. It was all down hill rom there. Did well that evening on top water and senko. Same deal early Sat AM the top water bite was great until about 8:00 AM then shut down. A guy and his kid ishing the same water I was took three 5.0's in about 15 minutes within a 50 yard stretch. They won a tournament they were in with 19+ lbs. or 7 ish.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Top Water early and late when the water glasses o. Use popping baits like a Splashit or PopR or best action. Didn't get a thing on the spook or buzzing. Smoke colored seko worked best. All senko bites were within the irst 15 seconds o all.

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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was solid.. 2 our pounders and a scattering o othersIt was Sat lots o boat traic and a ull moon was very surprised to as well as we did.They are hitting in streaks and then nothing or awhile.

      Tips: Same stu everyone else uses. Rubber baits, some topwater

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished GCB tournament. Overcast early. Decent Senko bite up the river arm. Had a limit early or about 7 lbs. Upgraded all day on senkos, but headed to main body or a change o scenery. Ended up catching 10 keepers to 4.46 or 11.72......just out o the money. Winning 5 ish limit was about 16 lbs caught in main body.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: 5" #208 senkos

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club on Sunday. The storm blew through allday. Split shotting my partner and I picked up a lot o solid ish. Bait was a reaper clear with gold lake. We ished east o the narrows on the south side. We weighed 11.2 or 5 ish.
      City: ss

      Tips: Fish slow

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished rom about 9:30am to 2:30pmm caught a 15"trout cranking in the 1st hour heavy tule og kept us in the south shore bay till 11:00am no luck until in the river launcha plana area, partner caught 1 nice keeper and 1 dink at about 12:30pm went urther up river we both missed a couple partner caught one more dink and that was that. A hard bite, all were caught on plastic worms except the trout.
      City: manteca

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      Water Temp: 57-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went ishing in the Narrows to aviod the wind, which really wasnt that bad ater all. We tried a number o coves. We caught most o our ish dragging worms (6" in various colors) around submerged trees in 12-15' o water. Submerge trees around the small islands where the gravel and sand came together seemed to be our most productive area (either luck or maybe because the bass are about to look or beds). As the water temp. increased through out the day we tried to throw spinnerbaits. Caught one at about 1 1/2 lbs., but that was it. Worms and other slow baits are deinitely the way to go until the weather remains a little most consistent. Caught 6 on the day rom 1 1/2 - 3 lbs.
      City: Philadelphia

      Tips: Worms or jigs around trees rom 12-15' near gravel or rock. Try spinnerbaits or other aster baits when you get bored, hopeully the bite will turn on.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up to Camanche or the irst time to take a look at the lake or an upcoming tourney in March; even though it will be a whole new ball game in March. Fish came on a Yamamoto spider jig set-up in cinn. brown with large green lake in about 25 eet o water. The ish have moved up into the wood now. I only caught our ish in the two pound class by dragging the jig very very slow. My buddy caught the same class o ish with a big ish o 3.33lbs. He was hopping the jig through the brush and weeds; more ish and better quality ish by doing so might I say. I was still stuck in the New Melones bite that took place earlier this month; I guess that i should have changed up huh?... I was also told that people were on ish up river with good numbers...but mostly spots.
      City: resno

      Tips: Use a 4 inch spider jig set up in cinn. brown with green lake...drag and hop as you ish it to keep it in and out o the weeds....good luck!!

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sat. a.m. we began ishing at sunrise, and at 7:30 Mike landed a 11/2#er on a crankbait bumpin it o the bottom. We ished timber in 5 to 10 to water. Mike started jiggin what turned out to be the bait we would use therest o the day, the ole GITZIT 4" tube bait, letting it all down the side othe sticks, beore 11:00 he had two more 1-2#ers to my zippo. Ater lunch weished the sticks some more and I was getting depressed ater he latched on toanother one, this time a 3#+ Florida strain. I was just takin pics o mypartner and his ish riends, when inally my luck changed and he got to takemine, and then another, then it was back to me being the photographer. I havejust started to seek these predators, and right now I thank my lucky stars, thatMike is taking the time to teach me what he knows. I couldn't wait til Sundaya.m. to go at it again. The weather changed quite a bit, it never seemed towarm up, I couldnt even eel my hands, we tried some !dierent areas and some o the same, Mike hooked up on three but didn't get 'emin the boat. I got a 1 1/2#er, and had what Mike said was to be a pretty goodsize ish but I was so jazzed I smacked the poor ella into the side o theboat, and all I saw was his tail-end. Can't wait til next time. All ish wecaught were photographed and released.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: n/a

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      Water Temp: 47-49

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Foggy but the lake is still full for Basin Bassmasters first tournament. winning weight was 12.56 dragging an jig (green is the color), deep crank baits and even a tube in watermelon red. Water is still stained, if the sun stays out the water will warm up and the bait will get better. Most of the bass were caught in 5-10 ft of water.
      Have fun and good luck
      City: Rocklin

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just wanted to thank you Len for the reports. This is a lake I dont get to fish very often and its nice to know whats going on beforehand. Thank you.

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      Water Temp: 45 to 47

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lunched @ 8am Fished until 1:30 worked the main body most of the AM picked 4 fish on a deep crank. worked out buy the dam picked 2 on jacks jigs brown and purple & black/blue. picked another 1 up on a drop shot fished off with a tube. very little wind some rain and only 2 other boats on the water. fun winter day of fishing. Lunching was a breeze. best fish went 2.5 plus best 5 weighed 8 to 8.5
      City: Rosevill

      Tips: stay in 12 to 15 feet of water....

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: anyone been to camp far recently? thinking about going tomorrow, any advice would be great, thanks

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: thnaks i knew they were in their because when the lake droped down real low a couple of years ago their were alot of dead ones all of the banks. once i get my boat im going to troll for them.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: has anyone tried or caught in striper out there ever?????????
      City: rocklin

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      Water Temp: 61-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started at 7am. Went to Rock Creek throwing reaction but zero wind+zero clouds+high pressure= no reaction. Moved around the lake and caught about 15 on worms and tubes. Bite not as good as it was a couple weeks ago. Fish scattered and between 5-20'
      three site fish and one off the bed. Not much size largest maybe just over 2# Had fun with buddy from our club.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: "Look and ye shall find"

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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched just ater 7AM and since the water was as lat as glass decided to drop shot some and wound up with 5 nice keepers beore noon and missed another 5 or 6. Got one o the smaller stripers I have caught this year as this one went just over 10 1/2 pounds. Moved around a bit and got another 2 o the steep ways up the Bear River on the jig and got o the water around 2PM. Sure was nice to see 3 other boats in our area ishing and glad the word is out that this is a wonderul winter ishing ground. The lake is at ull pool and going over the spillway but the water is still very clear.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Dropshot a Roboworm in Natural Shad and then threw the 1/4 oz orange/brown jig with #180 Yamamoto trailer on steep walls. Dropshot ish were caught in 30 eet o water.

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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched just ater 7AM with my buddy and his dad in the "Blue Bomber" and ought o a slight drizzle and wind looking or bait ish which were ew and ar between. Caught a total o 6 bass between us with the smallest one just over a pound and hal and the largest being about 3lb and hoping to have any o them in a tournament. All but one came o o a dropshot while the other was a jig ish. Oh, or a bonus, throw in a 13.11 lb striper on 6lb test line and one heck o a battle! Got o the water just ater 1PM and by the time we got home, realized we quit just in time as the wind and water really picked up. Placed a stick at water's edge beore launching and when we returned 6 hours later, ound the water came up almost one oot. By the weekend, the water should be cresting the dam and we will have ull pool.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: As always, look or bait ish and you'll ind the bass. Used Roboworms ishing in 20-30 eet.

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What an incredible day and we boated 27 bass today and all but the irst 2 were tournament keepers averaging 2-3 pounds each with the largest tipping the scale at just over 4 pounds. Started with the jig and then as we got toward the back o Rock Creek where the water was newly illed, ound them gourging on the baitish. Found balls o bait on the graph and dropshot or the rest o the day with ish that were so lively and bellies ull o baitish that they covered the surace o the water with all the ish they spit out coming to the boat. One o the good ishin' days you always dream o and will always remember. The spillway is poured to above the water line and it looks good and they are now working on the upper parking lot and it will be a irst class launch when they are inished. Guys, i you haven't given CFW a shot in the winter, you are missing out on some o the best winter ishing in northern CA.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Brown and orange jigs and the largest ish came on a tube in 20 eet o water. We were using Robo dropshot worms in a blue shad color and they were just eating them up. Most o the ish were caught in 20' and with the surace like glass today, it was a perect day or the dropshot.