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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Midday trip today. Started near redbud on docks I usually dont venture near. Caught a 3.0, 1.5, and 6 or so dinks.....good to see small ish except when they keep tearing up your senko. My buddy Dave, struggled w/my baitcast outit, but stuck a 3.2 in a tree. His biggest bass ever. I lipped a 1.5 out o another tree. Every other dock today had a dink on it. Seems like my best docks I hit at the wrong time o day/sun angle and The gooduns werent home. At 7pm I skipped my lure under a good dock and proceeded to dump a 4.5 or so. Dont lose many on senkos. I threw topwater or 2 hrs beore dark in konocti bay and never had a bump. Threw senko in good weedy areas beore dark and came up empty there too.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I've heard that the ish are not on the rockpiles yet, but I may try them w/jigs on riday. Maybe the good ish will be on deep docks around midday. I'll ind out!

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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Late aternoon, night trip with calm water or a change- almost too calm but ater my trip on the 5th I'm not complaining. No ish beore dark ; however I only ished a Rico, Spook, and buzz bait. No top water bites and the same held true or the am . My irst ish was in Soda bay on a june bug Hoo-daddy in 16 oot o water at 2:00 am. Nice ish at 7.8 lbs at with beautiul markings. Two more ish on a norman red/black DD-22 at about 3.5 to 4lbs, did not weigh them rom shag rock and that was it or me. My buddy got the skunk. All in all a slow night but calm and a great alling star show.
      City: Sacto.

      Tips: Tons and I mean tons o bait ish on the Lowrance. With the water at 82 and the ammount o ood I'm expecting the ishing to slow down or me. O to the Delta or the next month as I have two tourn. in August there. Good luck and make sure your bilge pumps work.

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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Redbud at 7pm, ran to Konocti Bay irst. Since sun had just gone behind the mountain, I started with a spitin image around docks & pilings. Third dock, irst ish, 4#er. No more bites there, moved to some points past the resort, and got 2 more 2-3#s. Switched to 10" power worm, nailed one FAAT 3.5#er. Moved over by Anderson at dark...I thought it wasn't supposed to be windy?? Anyway, nailed a couple more on the power worm 2-3#s. Funny, the wind didn't die down, just switched 180 degrees. Fished around Dollar, and set on something that didn't move initially.....I'm thinking...alright, a hawg.......nope..8# Cat...rats! Fished around a little more, only got 1 more 2#er. Took a nap until 1st light, then started throwing a black buzzer, nailed a couple more 3.5#ers, and one 2#er on a brushhog. Pulled out at 9am.
      City: san jose

      Tips: I thought the weeds were supposed to be bad? I saw ew i any mats where I was....guess the weedkillers had been through there already

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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took the nephew out Sunday @6:30pm when all the holiday crowd would be gone. Hecka windy, but picked up a 4.5 on a tree ater ishing a normally productive line o trees w/no success. A guy was on a bank I normally ish and he tells me he caught 3 gooduns out o the line o trees.....rats! Catch 2 short ish on senkos o same point, then head out to the wind whipped south end. Man was it blowing. Throw topwater in protected area and nephew bangs a 2.5 or so on a popper. I have a chaser that nips at mine as I am bringing it out o the water. Head to some deeper water or dusk bite....nothing. Finally get a 4.5 on a brushog at about 10pm....I mean no other bites at all. Ater a sandwich break I start ishing weedline on a rocky bank and bang my biggest ater dark ish to date, an 8.3. The wind is keeping me in very sheltered areas, so I turned the boat around and get a 3.7 near where I got the 8 just a ew minutes later. Fished another 200 yards here w/no bites. Down the lake to another protected area in Konocti and still no bites on brushogs or 10" worms. Fish probably 400 yards and try targeting shallower areas and pick up a 4.5.....HMMMMMMM, maybe I am onto something. Navigate around a dock and sling it up shallow and eel one take o w/it. Wound up going 5.0. About 1:30 now and the nephew is inished. He has already ished the delta today and is too pooped to pop! The wind is laying down now, as it requently does and I toy w/the idea o hitting another spot, but He has to work 8 hrs rom now. I called it a night.......a night to remember. My personal best 5 ish at night....26.8 lbs.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The ish are not biting normal baits or me ater dark. My nephew threw 10" worms all night and never got a bite. I am experimenting w/a new night bait that I'll keep under my hat or now.

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      Water Temp: low o 69.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Night ishing trip rom hell. Started out about 8:30pm, nice and calm went by and spoke to a group o riends who were celebrating the 4th, while it got dark. Then the winds picked up and blew and blew. Thank God or Ranger boats otherwise I would have been on the bottom, totally swamped my boat in 4 oot rollers while trying to make it to the back side o rattlesnake or some calm water. That was about 12:30 and it was dark as a mine shat while I yelled at the stairs, what the hell am I doing out here? Any how I ound a tulie berm somewhat protected and waited until daylight.From 5:30 until 11:30 am I ended up with a limit , the largest was 7.1, another 6.8, and 4.6 along with 2 13 or so inchers.All three big ish were on rock humps 20 oot + deep and caught on a pumpkin with red lake yam. grub ( 7" ) Flordia riged 1/4 oz. weight. The two small ish on a luckey crat crank bait, 6-12 oot rock tulie breakline. Found a jet sky ellow who snapped a couple o pictures or me and o the lake or a day o drying tackle and the water vac.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: I had two boats ish to me and past me moving too ast. The larger ish wanted it sloooow.The strikes were hard though. Nothing on a spook or buzz bait early.

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      Water Temp: 71.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 7:00pm until 3:30 am and or the irst time in my experence ishing clear lake got on one o the "wol Packs". My irst ish o the experience , all North, was a 6.2 lb on a black ledgebuster spinner bait, shallow at 10:00pm. Only one other beore dark on a 7" senko on the outside edge o tulies. From the spinner bait ish I went to 3 submerged rock piles and caught 12 ish between 5.6 and 8.3 lbs. I did a milk run rom the 1st to the 3rd rock pile picking up a ish on each one until 3:00 am at which point I was exhausted. The ish that I landed were between the above weights and I had two at the boat That would not it in my net and came unbuttoned. Absolutely the best trip I have had . The quality o ish in this lake never ceases to suprise me.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: The later ish were on a Florida riged Yamamoto 7"black and blue lake Grub in 14-26 oot o water. This trip made up or more than a ew trips in which the wind kicked my be-hind this spring.Night rules on this lake..

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Monday night. Got on water @ 8:30 or some more topwater experimenting w/a magnum bait.....no luck. Full moon made navigation easy. Fished Konocti area and up to shag rock and as ar south as the boatworks. Caught my one and only ish, a 3.2 @ 10:30. I had one other bite on a 7" senko that ate the bait in hal. I ished tules, rocks, docks, shade, etc, and had more than a couple pecks and pops, but came up empty every time. I igure they were bluegill or small bass. I would have believed i someone told me that I caught the last bass in the lake. Lack o bites was disappointing, but otherwise a peaceul, relaxing night on the water. Oh well, cant get them all the time!
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: I thought a night or two w/in the ull moon would help the postspawn june ishing. Boy was I wrong. The only thing I didnt do was crank as I let that rod at home. BTW, the ish I did catch was on a brushog by the girl scout camp.

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      Water Temp: 68-72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Redbud @ 5:30am in to Konocti bay to try a magnum topwater I am trying to become amiiar w/. No bites on it, a chugbug, or senko.....oh boy. Get a 10" @9:30 in tules. I had basically ished inside stu with the spawn and all. Headed toward the narrows and ished a coupla docks with no bites. Rats. Fished a marina near the narrows where I usually catch a maximum o one ish. I ish the whole thing, very careully. Catch two 2.5 lb ish on senkos and 2 dinks on trees. Shag rock gave me a 2.5 on a luke. Fluked soda bay and henderson area or several more missed bites and 15 or so ollowers. Tried splitshotting windmill pt w/no results. Spooled up reel w/ 30 lb or lipping heavy wood in south end and caught keeper # 4 a 4.5 at 4:30pm on a brushog. Caught a senko dink later and headed home @ 5.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I believe the lack o reports here gives insight to the ishing......tough. I know they are biting something, but I just didnt get on it....still un though. I dont believe I missed any/many bites.

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      Water Temp: 66-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished around Lakeport o and on throughout the day on sunday and or a ew hours monday beore we let. We boated 10 bass and missed about the same. Aside rom 2 dinks, most were nice ish. Several in the 2 1/2 range, a couple 3's, one 4.0 and the two largest went 4.9 and 4.10. We concentrated on the creek channels and boat house areas. Got them all pitchin Brush hogs and Senko's. Saw a dozen or so bed ish, but I've never been very good at bed ishing. Although, I did have one about 5 chase a swimbait all the way back to the boat. Tried a Sammy o seconday and primary points and a rog on some o the mats, but no topwater action or us.
      City: TRACY

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      Water Temp: 63-68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The Bass Classics o Santa Clara Valley had a tough time at Clearlake with a ront moving in and rain on Sunday. Rich O'brein was able to put it together and catch 8 ish or 31.68 lbs. he was using a brn jig and brn plastic chunk trailer. He was ishing in the Lakeport Trailer Park around the docks and nailed three rom the same dock in two days. He also caught one on a Senko he said you had to move the bait real slow to get bit.In second place with 16.91 lbs. Russell Witkowski had two cranking metal break walls with a crawdad wiggle wart on Sat. On Sunday he caught all our o his ish on a Texas rigged watermelon baby brush hog on the rocky island in Soda Bay. He also said they were rom 5 to 15 t deep and you had to go slow and work it hard. In third was J.R. Taylor who had 3 nice ish including the 2nd big ish o 6.45 lbs. or a total o 16.72 lbs on Senko's in the Keys. He said most o the ish were relating to the roots o the trees and on the points. In orth was Mike Riggio with 14.01 lbs ishing in the trailer park he had two on buzz baits and two on Senko's in two days.In ith was Izz Byrd he had the big ish o the tournament a 6.72 lber and one other ish or 11.64 lbs. on Senko's and rock with tules. In sixth was mysel again I had three ish or 10.50 lbs all cranking a rocky shoreline with crawdad speed traps on Sunday.We had 22 guys catch 46 ish or 162.71 lbs and a 3.54 lb average.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: The ish were hard to locate but when you did you should stay with them and come back two or three times to try it later. Use brn/brn jig and plastic trailer behind the docks in the keys. Everyone had Senko ish that did catch ish watermelon blk/lk, or Rootbeer

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey "hook Eye". How did you weigh thoseish you missed?? Inquiring minds want to know.I lost a 14 pounder on the Delta and missed a 9 pounder on two consecutive cast.Think I need a new scale!
      City: lower lake

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wind was howling on Thur and Fri. Launched out o Library Park and only ished the No. shores. (didn't wanna hastle the 4-6 t waves). Me an my buddy caught 2 6.8's, 2 4.5's, 3 5.2's. He missed an 8, and I broke o a 5+.. Sat we launched outa Redbed and he lost a 3. I got a 6.8 and a 3.5, missed a 4. All were got on Senkos in 2' or less o water against rock walls. We were throwing motor oil color.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Senkos on Rocks.

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      Water Temp: 65.0

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: No wind until 1:30pm and then we were in or a ride. I only saw three other boats all day. That was a change or this lake. I wonder how the tourn. was Saturday. I did see quite a ew bed ish, nothing large. All in all not a bad day or daylight ishing at clear lake. My largest ish was a 7.3 lb spawned out hen rom about 15 t, o water near the county park-deadsticking a senko.I only caught 5 ish or the day but none o the ive were below 4lbs. Another 5 or so got around the minkota and came unbuttoned at the boat and I broke my line on a toad. 14lb. Suguri Flourocarbon. RE-tie, Re-tie, Re-tie. Oh well, SLOTH will sneak in where he can. In a tourn. I re-tie this line ater any decent size ish is caught.I can't wait until the nights get warm, killer lake.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: everyting I caught was on a senko, watermelon , black lake. Nothing on a jig, spinner bait or top water. Very sloww presentation , almost deadsticking - makes or a long day. Did not mess with the bed ish.

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      Water Temp: Didnt notice

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: American Bass Anglers Club Launched 6 boats rom the Public ramp in Lucern, ya coulnt ask or better weather, irst spot or me was just south o Konocti on Sat. the water clarity there wasnt to deep but we managed to boat our irst ish on a brown lizard with a chartreuse tail.Threw some crankbaits, rip baits but no reaction bites, ran north to the pit stop in lakeport and ound a couple o bed ish, took about 10 minutes to boat the male on a chartreuse luke with added weight, the emale ollowed him right to the net, ran to nice and ound more bedding ish not quite committed to the bed but ater running this luke down ones nose he sucked it in and was boated. I remember reading Larrys post and ound bed ish in 8 eet o water, saw a dark patch o grass with a lighter color in the middle and it was a male locked on the nest, second cast he ate it and was boated, ound more bed ish but they werent interested, ended up with 4 ish or 13.40 lbs, irst place angler had 5 ish or 15 + lbs caught on senkos, big ish was 4.5 lbs.Second day- Sunday, went to lakeport area again ish were cruising and didnt ind any ish committed to the nest. I spotted a big ish had to be a 13+ suspended against a red brick wall I worked this ish or 3.5 hours and got her to open her mouth once but she didnt take all the luke in and I just skin hooked her but she shook it and was gone,:-( couldnt get any other ish to go, worked more beds but the ish just picked up the tail o the bait, emales were suspended not to ar away. Winning weight was 26+ lbs.
      City: Matinez

      Tips: A good pair o polarized glasses really made a dierence,I used solar bats and viewed deeper ish, i they wont take a paticular bait try changing colors. With some ish it was a waiting game o how long the bait stayed on the nest. We stayed at the Lake Place resort and the hospitality was outstanding, Thanks RaulI learned allot about spawning bass this weekend.Good luckPete

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hello all isherman, I was noticing that the water temp at clearlake is about 60 degrees. Is anybody seeing any carp up shallow and crusing? I so, I would appreciate the reply. Thanks a lot and good luck with the bass ishing.
      City: Chico

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      Water Temp: 59-63'

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wow, what a weekend, Thought I was gonna go up and rape all the sight ish prior to the Bassmaster's arrival this week. Almost all the beds I ound in the North and South were empty. No keepers landed all weekend. I did see a ew large ish suspended over 10' plus, and the ends o docks in the South. I've seen it tough there, but not that bad......wish I had some minnows......I think I'd have camped at Frasier Point.....
      City: San Leandro,Ca.

      Tips: nah......................

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      Water Temp: 65ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished GCB tournament on Saturday. Started in south end throwing reaction stu, but no takers. Started throwing #208 senkos in Jago bay and picked up a 5.0 around 8am. Next bite at 9:30 was a 4.0. Got a 13"er about 10am. No bites till 11:30 when I threw to a dock in 20' hoping or a suspended emale. My senko kept alling orever and never hit bottom. I checked and elt pressure and saw my line moving at me. I set and it didnt budge toward me. It took o or deep water and I igured I had a big catish. I looked down and saw a black tail, a big black tail!Yes, a good one. It came up and rolled and head shook several times and took o when Larry tried to get the net near it. Finally, my biggest bass to date, 11.45 lbs was in the well. What a magical experience. No more bites till 1:30 when Larry sets on a 1.93. Finished in heavy cover in south end or no bites. Lots o guys blanked today. Weighed in 4 or 21.4 lbs.
      City: yuba City

      Tips: Saw some cruisers, but they were not biting.Where did the reaction bite go?

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      Water Temp: 54 - 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished all weekend in the southern end o the lake and watched or signs o the Bass moving in to shallow water. On Friday I saw no signs o ish but by Sun there were many big bass moving in. On riday morning I ished or 2 hours in shallows without any luck. I then moved to the rocks in South Koonciti Bay and caught a 5 and a 7 on a brown jig with Mad Man Craw in about 16' o water. The water is extremely clear and the bass that moved shallow later in the weekend were very spooky. I saw several ish caught with minnows but did not have any luck with a tube, senko, jerkbait, or jig in shallow water. I saw no ish on beds yet.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Man is that water clear! I don't remember when I've seen it like this.

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      Water Temp: 58-62+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Awsome conditions and the lake is in great shape..I ished hard or two days or 4 bites....thats right, I got bit 4 times in two days..and it was several hours between ish..I'm still scratchin my head over this one..it was the toughest ishing I ever experienced there this time o year..Lots o minnow isherman out..some strugeling and some catching some nice ish..Water is VERY clear..12' vis in some areas..water was like glass all weekend..I was hoping the wind would pick up a bit but it never did..It's unny how this lake can be so giving and then sometimes shes a ickle beast!
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: man i you think no one is catching ish at clear lake lately look at the western bass pro/am results last weekend !!
      City: sunnyvale