Northern California Lake Fishing Report
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Contra Loma Lake
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Water Temp: warm
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: 24th: went with my riend or about 2 hours..........GREAT DAY well started out wiith a sinko (brown/green) at the island and right next to the bridge theres ALOT o little 1-3 lbers there but i got 1 there and the i moved onto the actull island and was on the right side and there is a long patch o tullies and i got a nice 6 lber on a senico and it jumped up like they all do but he got some air!! lol but he poped the hook witch made me sooooooooo made and i was ishin right next to that spot and i elt him like a seinco bite and i yanked this one lol i aint loosin this 1 lol and he went to the brush!!!! lol then i pulled and i thought he was stuck but then he swam out witch was a suprise but all o a sudden he came up to the shore and hes a lunker and i pulled him up and he was a NICE 6 lber (not the same as the last 1 i lost this one is bigger) and i was so happy!!!!! next day........ 26th went out today and my riend got 2 lil lil lil ones on a texas rig and i missed one on a seinco lol o course but good luck ppl and ish the island or the little inlets and creeks and aaron and alex e-mail me!!
City: antiochTips: oops i jus said it there lol well seinco seinco seinco
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Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Cought 3 ish right at sunset on a popper 1.111oz15oz purty small ish compared to recent trips producing 2 ives on dirent days and a 3.5-4lber another day all top water ish.Tom
City: Pittsburg -
Water Temp: ?
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Friday: I started ishing at the boat ramp at 12:40 and didn't get crap. I went over to the bridge and lipped a 5" PBJ Senko. I got one 10inch dink. Then I went over to the scum over by channel point and got a ew blowups on a rog but no hookups. So I went over towards the swim lagoon and ished some scum beore I got there. On the irst cast one boiled under my rog. I pitched out and twitched it and then he ate it. He went 2 even. About 5min. later one hit my rog but didn't eat it. So I remembered this trick I read in BassMaster magazine. So I pitched it out and just let it sit there and started shakin' my rod. It hit it again and missed. Ater a ew more trys it inally took it. 2lbs.2oz. I went over to cat tail and got a ew blowups in the scum but no hookups. So I went back to the spot where I caught the two bass earlier. I pitched out to the same spot where I got the 2-2 and one boiled under my rog. It hit it again but this time totally exploded on it but still missed it. A ew minues later I inally got it to eat. As soon as a hooked it it just took o right towards the tules but I yanked it out. My biggest rog ish so ar. 3lbs.11ozs. I then went to the channel point scum and lost 2 big ish and a ew others because they would suck down my rog with a bunch o tules and when I'd set the hook I'd hook into the tules and not the ish. I let like at 8:00. Saturday: I got to the lake at 1:20. On my second cast with the rog I got a little one to suck it down and swim o with it but it was just holding it by the legs. So I went to the channel point scum patch and switched to a rog I had not used yet: a 1/2oz Black/red lk Snag Proo Pro Series Tournament Frog with Owner hooks. I pitched it out about 10t in ront o me, gave it 2 twitches, and BOOM! The surace just exploded. I set the hook and was just praying that this ish would not come o. It went towards some tules and I just yanked it away rom them. I hauled it up onto the bank and weighed it. 6lbs. even! Whooohooo! Mt biggest rog ish! Yes! What a ight too. This bass was STRONG! Those Owner rog hooks were stuck deep in the roo o her mouth. I had some guy take a ew pics with my camera and then let her go and she swam o like nothing even happened. I then went to cat tail and ished in there and got a 14ozer, a 2-1, and a 4 even. I thought that the 4 was a catish because it looked like it had that white crap around it's mouth and or some strange reason it looked like a catish. I was weird. There was no one around to take a pic either so I took one with her on the ground and one with me holding her out as ar as I could but it sucked. So I waded out and was about toe release her but then this guy cam walking by and I had him take 2 pics. I then went back to where I got the 6 and pitched 2t away rom where she hit and got a 12ozer. My second limit at Loma and a good one too. 13lbs.11ozs. I didn't get anything ater that and then let at 8:30. Sunday: I went ishing with my riends Armando and Herbie. Armando caught a 1-0 and a 1-2 and Herbie caught a lot o small bass and bluegill. We went to the spot where I got the 6. I was demonstrating to Herbie how I got the 6 and pitched to the same exact spot where I got it yesterday. I gave it 2 twitches and BOOM! I landed the big bass and weighed it. 3lbs.13ozs. I didn't get jack ater that except or a little 12" dink.
City: AntiochTips: Frogs.
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Alex and I headed out at about 630 to ish or a bit we hit part othe east bank with no success at all so we decided to move to we west bank we ished with buzzbaits and a wiggle wog or a bit alex got one swirl at his and I got none in the back cove, we started to move on but i decided I wanted to try my go to top water my avorite model o popper which isnt in production any more the s8 by lucky crat. Sprayed it with some bang shad ormula irst cast bloop bloop bloop pause*******bloop bloop pause**********bloop CRASH 2lber easy blew up on it I missed him however. moved down the bank because i was in a hurry to get that bank checked out and done with 3 casts later i got a swirl orm one o those 13 oz ish 3 casts ater that I picked up a 1lb ish alex got a couple more on a relic o a top water he throws he can tell ya what it is i he wants. We ran over to the dam at the last bit o light and on the walk over i hear something in the bushes right ater we got out o the dam pathway i look over "holy crap thats a skunk! alex responded "yeah it was" lucky or us the little guy didnt decide to stand his ground we woulda been in a world o hurt.So we worked the corner o the dam ora while I got one more blow up seemed like a good ish but I cnat be sure it was purty dark we packed up and let.Tom
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Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Alot o ishing contra loma is knowing the lake and where the ish are loma ish can be unpredictable where they will tend to hang around you almost never know or sure a spot could look perect and you can throw everythingand anything at it and not get a single ish. Then walk to a barron part o the lake with little to no cover and pull out tons o ish or a couple good ones. Ive noticed that the bigger ish tend to stickaround the south west side o the lake but that dosent mean there arent big ish at the north end and east side. Blue back lures do well and dark jig colors and some greens tend to produce best or me. hope this helps you ind a ew more ish.Tom
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Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Ok so yesterday Alex and I went out rom 2:00 till 830. He told you about his ish now ill tell ya about mine, It sucked or me out there i kept hangin on everything i could and scince you cant ind S8 popers rom lucky crat any more i went wadin a ew times any how. I got 1 ish on the s8 poper he went around 1 had no jig ish yesterday, threw a bold blue gill inesse worm and got 2 one was a ollow up hit ater a missed ish and the other was a 3lb ish whoo hoo pretty un on light tackle and spining gear, later i had a bigger bass explode on my poper but i got excited and yanked it away rom him darn then got one last ish at teh same time alex hooked his big 9lb ish i got it o and ran over to get pictures.
City: PittsburgTips: Finesse worms, Jigs, Popers and walk the dog types are working well or me..
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: hey i went to contra loma cause u guys make it sound so damn good. i ishid by the damn and got one on a senko. then caught a huge trout with it. i really would like to know where u see all these bed ish and catch them on top water. i you guys can that would be very very nice. i really you can help me! thanks
City: orinda -
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Im not spen but Ill anwser or him. Hes young, young enough to not have a license, I dont really think he or any one should have to pay up or a loat tube to launch on the lake caus you can put it in any where. You dont have to pay launch ees any where else or them caus you can just dump em in where ever you want. And how is he hurting any one he catches and releases he dosetn take anything out o the ishery, hes not cat ishing or trout ishing which is where most o the money would go to inact launch ees and ishing licenses go directly to those unds to plant trout and cat ish. I the rules say pay he should pay on that alone but its his choice i he gets cought and gets in trouble thats on him. now or my report: KOTL riendly mini tournament series tournament IV was conducted today, Results1st Tom 7lbs (4 ish)Tie or second with 2.11 correct me i im wrong guys:630-130 Ok we ished all over the lake and every one cought ish doin somethin dirent i got mine on jigs and popers all im going to say is match the hatch, Look at the craws and the shad. There are still a ew bed ish lurkin around there are some big crusers and some good size ish munchin i had a 3.6 and a 2.3lb ish today and 2 smaller guys plus alot o blow ups and hits that i missed or ish that came un buttoned. Even had a ish i estimate to be 4-6 lbs blow up on a topwater today but missed it 2 times in a row.
City: PittsburgTips: Summer means topwater and dont orgetthe everso aithull jigs and senkos they produce too.
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: This is not a report, but a question toto Spencer. Why did you try to not paythe launch ee? That kind o STUPIDITY hurts everyone!!!!
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished athers day or my own git my twin girls are just 1 1/2 yars old anyway.Got on the water at 6:15 am went to one o my spots and got two back to back on drop shot about 1-2 lbs Went to my pop r got two blow ups and one about 2.5 lbs even got a blow up on a rog on a matt.Started to lip my senko got 3 ish big ish o the day 3.7 lbs .Ok day ish seem to be almost ull summer pattern I did see a really big girl up shallow my boat scared her and I didnt wait to see i she was on a bed maybe next time .Also saw a huge trout at the dam in 3 t o water.
City: PittsburgTips: Senkos work also a sammy ish seem to be busting the back o the topwaters
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Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Fished rom just beore 8 till 11 no ish had blow ups had hits on a drip shot pro worm but they all came unbuttoned or bit short. Not my day eh.Tom
City: PittsburgTips: Pro worms in grey silver lake anda blue streak got a 3+lb ish to bite or me but she came un buttoned.
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: That is a joke the color is now yellow not orange whats going on will call thursday
City: antiochTips: What kind o topwater
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Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Today I was king o contra loma with a misely bag o3.62 or 2 ish, got ish on senkos and Aaron got blanked and jamond needs to quit usin crawlers lol ;) I have a eeling that next time i might go down hes pretty good at gettin them big ish to bite, so is alex and aaron, shoot we are all good ;) its a pretty even balanced tournament ok Im done jabberin on. Tom the King o CoLo (haha jk)
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Water Temp: 65-70
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: hey i went out today and to my suprise i saw alex there talked to him or a bit. but i started o at the main dock(because they wont let tubes in) and i caught 10 crappie and gave them to someone and amazingly gave me $8 or them but we got about 1 every 2 min but we got board o that because we wanted to catch bass so i went to the island and saw about a 5 lb. bass sitting under the bridge with about 5-7 ish around it and they were all about 1-3 lbs. but got hits on a crappie jig that i love to use got a 8 lb. bass last yr. but then i saw alex and heard he got a ew but im not going to tell you alot about that ill let him tell it but i was ishing under the bridge and got a 3-4 lb. catish and the we got a ew tadpols becuase we saw a ew bass munching on them but then we had to go but i went down the bank o the island right beor we go and got a little 1 lb. bass with was better than nothing but then i let but i just noticed i orgot to say what i got them on. well i got the crappie and the bass on a crappie jigeven though there done spawning in the main part there still close to shore so hug the bank and i got my cat on yes the cheep bait... worms lol well good luck to every1 and there probubly arent alot o crappie let in the main dock lol well c ya
City: antiochTips: bottem baits like jigs, tubes, ect.!!!!
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: hey i havent been out in a longggg time but i missed the main part o the spawn witch made me pissed lol but there still out there. i heard news rom my riend that there has been some big sighting on the island and in the cove. he said they were so close he could grab them. but im goin out this week sometime and ill tell you guys what happenes. i any one has anything to recomend to use on a tube that would be great im thinking o useing a sinko but i dunno. thanx
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Hey I also ound that small baits are workin too I cought my only ish saturday on a little aarons magic magic worm with a tiny slpit shot so it had a nice slow all.Tom
City: Pittsburg -
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: I ished today as well :D un, I got there right as our riend aaron had hauled in that big ol toad, Good job man ;) I how ever had less luck. The eyelit o my rod i do most sot plastic stu with had allen o guess my repair job wasnt that great : So I started o on the other side o this bush rom Aaron and had a big ish chasing carp o its bed but couldnt igure out exactly where the bed was to get the ish agrivated enough to hit. Walked around the lake lookin or ish i could hit with sight, ound one dink on the other side o the lake just past the dock hooked it 1.5 lb or so maybe more he was pretty pudgy. Any who wandered into that back cove and saw two big ol buckets just wantin to get cought right on the bank too scince it was deep enough to ind them, my trouble wasI couldnt seem to locate the bed I had them lookin at all sorts o lures senkos inese worms (I shoulda tryed a big ol bubble gum yodo to tick em o) and only got one serious look outta it with a lucky crat pointer he looked at it moved towards it a bit then just sat there and didnt moveso neither did iI gave it a twitch and the ish took o, I decided to let them chill down or a bit and check out other areas ound nothing came back 20 mins later and bolth ish that were sitin on the spot werent back yet so I moved back around by the island and boat ramp spoted that ish Aaron wanted and threw one enese worm at it and BAM she hit it like a ton o bricks!!!!! jk she ignored it then swam o. Must repair broken rod now have un guys, maybe the 3 o us should go out there one o these weekends and just ool aroundTom
City: Pittsburg -
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: GOOD JOB DUDE! Im goin out there tomorow well today now its 2 am lol cant sleep and decided to check the reports caus I had been planin on comin out today around 9am till the park closes to shoot some photos and catch a ew ish (sisters got a mary Kay party shes hosting and I dont want to become test subject or get in the way or be the weird sleepy/grumpy guy walkin around so I decided ishin would be better, Maybe Ill see you out there sterg maybe not Ill be decked out in brown plaid kahki and a black pack and 3-4 rods with some solar bats on see ya then maybeTom
City: Pittsburg -
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: He said 9.9oz not lbs :P ya didnt pay attention to detail, I walked around the lake with a riend we didnt catch aything or even get bit but I did see lots o 4-5lb ish siting in 1t or less o water. Woulda been nice to have a boat or loat tube instead o walking..Tom
City: Pittsburg -
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Ok so I went out rom 5-7 about, Fishing was good cought a ish irst cast on a speed worm T riged another came on a t riged yamamoto worm bolth o them 1.5-2 went to the north west cove and ished that or quite some time casting alot nothing happend untill I tied on a buzzer then i pulled 3 more out all around 3-3.5 about (I have one o those cheap spring loaded scales so its not the most accurate thing ever)^.^ I did lose one real good ish elt around 4 maybe even 5 he wraped me up in some tulies caus i didnt expect him to take o like he did when i set the hook and didnt horse him out like I probably should have but like i said i was taken by supprise the blow up was huuuge not a swirl but a big huge gabing maw came lyin out o the water and totaly inahled the skirt and head o the buzzer O well Ill catch one next time hopeully (The buzzer was a black with lashy green strips in it with a metal main buzzer and a plastic quad buzzer inside o that made by presuader available at Hook Line and Sinker i you were wondering)
City: Pittsburg
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