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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My partner, Bill and me had a riendly tournament against RXMan and his bud out at Folsom on Saturday. Launched at Dike 8. We both headed towards the pennisula, but I noticed that there were already a string o boats ishing the hazardous buoys, so we headed up towards the North Fork. RXMan team joined the other suckers ishing the buoys. Needless to say, although ishing was slow, we kicked their butts, but not by much. We landed our keepers (all spots), ortunately one was a kicker 3# spot. They also managed our keepers, all smallies. Both team caught all their ish on magic worms. Considering the heat, plus all the boaters and jet skiers on the lake Saturday, we were lucky to catch any ish.
      City: Sacramento

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is in response to the last 2 reports. First o all, I would like to say that I have been guilty in the past o ripping on jet skiers or wakeboarders. Just a ew weeks I came o the water wanting to drown every boarder and skier I saw, when it took me over an hour to trailer the boat. However, lately I have been doing some thinking and trying to be a little more patient on the water and keep a more positive attitude toward pleasure crats. First o all, we all pay tax dollars and everyone has the same rights to public waters. I think that Marks rustration in his report is the disrepect that many o the jet skiers and water skiers show to the isherman and ellow boaters and skiers in general. This problem is nothing new and will continue. The one thing that helps me get threw the warmwater ishing season is that I can get up at the crack o dawn and enjoy some damn peaceul ishing until about 11am. Then, when the lake starts to get a little bit crazy it is time to pack it up and go home. The only good staying on the water any longer will do is to put me in a worse mood toward the skiers. I have actually come to like ishing the colder months and have become pretty proicient at it because I appreciate the peaceul time on the water more. The only time now that I let the skiers beat me up is when I am in a tournament and have no choice but to be out in the chaotic part o the day. What helps me, is to wake up that morning and to just accept that it will be busy on the water. I've even ound that the boats stirring up the water can turn on a good reaction bite. Also, the bikini's aren't to bad look at either. Remember, the guys on the ski's and personal watercrat cherish their ree time as much as the isherman, so try to show patience. Let's try and make an eort rom here on out to stick to ishing reports, because that what this web page is all about. Good ishing!
      City: roseville, ca

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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had to sneakout or at least a ew hours this crazy weekendand I am glad I did, The old ellow that usually open's Brown's early or us did not show. I sat in ront o the gate rom 5:05 till 5:45 when they inally opened up, by now there were seven boats in line!!!Anyway threw a spittin image a spook and a spook jr. no takers the irst hour and it was windy an oggy. Went to ishing deep water rockpile pattern, the Lowrance was loaded with ish and bait. Tried Darthead, texas shakin, motexin NO TAkers. Broke down and went to dropshottin (I had never caught one this way ever) Proceeded to catch 6 in 6 casts total o 21 ish all spots and Smallies nice 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 lbers. Got o the lake at 8:50 when I saw the irst Lake Maggot (jetskier) Good day.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: All ish were gorging on pond smelt geting better rom the post spawn. I could only get them to eat Sissy pink #2 or Blue ghost #2. Main Body 25 - 30 eet. My strength deep water bassin, The smallie's have been antastic this year Folsom has surely had a Smallie rebirth FAt and mean.

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on Fri. ater work and got on the water about 6pm. Managed around 15 bass to 3#'s and one big gill. We caught most o our ish ripping. The wind was howling and the water was pretty stained up rom the boat traic and the wind. I swear there were more people on the lake Fri. than on the weekend. It was packed out there. Anyways, we decided to make the wind our riend and igured that there would deinitely have to be a good reaction bite on points. About 20 minutes beore dark we really ripped and cranked some beautiul smallies to 3 #'s. Not a bad trip or two hours o ishing. On Sunday, my buddy John Kort and I went to Folsom at irst light or a beautiul morning o ishing. Had a decent top water bite irst thing and worked our way down the water column as the sun got on the water. Went to ripping next, then senkos in the trees and inally darterheads on the rocks. We pulled up on a point that was loaded with spawning spots and they were all over our darters and mojo's. We ended up hitting around 25 to 2 1/2 pounds. Fished untill 11 am and got o the lake beore most o the nuts got there.
      City: roseville

      Tips: do believe that the ish are starting to pull out o the trees a bit, but there are still plenty o ish in the pre-spawn mode. On Fri, saw some nice blacks on beds and on Sun. we caught big at pre-spawn blacks and spots. The top water bite is just starting to kick in. Many ish to be caught in the 4-10 oot range.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent aternoon with 13 year old. Windy, tough to control boat. Tried dark plastic worms on points and coves rom 2-12', no ish or bites. Switched to jigs with a darkish Mr. Twister and live night crawler along points, missed a couple, but no serious action. On a lark switched to small shad raps and my son caught a smally about 1/2 pound. I'm an old prairie walleye isherman trying to learn (and teach my kid) bassin'. Up to date tips would be most appreciated, either to my email address or on the list. Thanks!!
      City: Folsom

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      Water Temp: 50 -52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished irst light to noon Sat. Mainly ished 5 to 10eet using darter head worms and split shot worms.We caught15 ish the largest were smallmouths, one 3 lbs plus, another was over 2.5 lbs.I think the smallies are startingto bed, they are shallow.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: I you are waiting or a bump, or hit you will missmost o your ish.Wait to eel pressure like a rubber bandon the end o your line.

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      Water Temp: 50-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I can't igure out Folsom this year.Last year this time ishing was antastic. Went out Monday evening 4:15 to dark.I ished Rattlesnake area with crankbaits, jigs, grubs, andmy drop-shot rig that almost always perorms when the biteis this tough.No bites,hits, thumps, whacks, pressure bitesor ish.Water level is up 2 to 3 t. rom Friday night previous. Temp has also gone up 3 degrees in the last week.Look or lake to turn on any day now. In iteen trips to the lake this year, this is my second skunk.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Ask someone who is catching ish ?

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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I saw sunshine at 10:00 am and decided to go or it.Went to the usuall haunts and couldn't buy a bite. Jigs,shakin,drop-shot, crankin in-coming water.At 1:00 the cloudsbecame to ominous to stick around. As I was tieing up the boat a big crack o lightning hit ollowed by a hail stormthat completly buried my rods on the deck.All o Granite Bay became white with ice and snow.Next time I'll leaveiteen minutes earlier.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Wait or a warming trend

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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out in North arm around 12:00 ishing rock pileswith a darter head shakin, not much happening. Switched to a rip bait with same results.At 2:30 went south to New Yorkcove and saw bait on the meter around 30 to 40 t.started to drop shot 3'' reapers 12'' up. In the next hour had a limit at 11 lbs. every ish was a clone at two lbs. anda ew oz. Ater another hal hour or so I started to slowroll a spinnerbait bangin the shoreline. I was ready to giveup ater 20 or 30 minutes when my line stopped. I irst -thought It was snagged but the line started moving so I setup and to my surprise was rewarded with a 7lb 1 oz. beauty.A great day or this time o year
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: dont bother to dropshot unless you have bait under you. Also my new pinpoint 7520 made a huge dierence in seeing what was down there. Icould litterally watch mybait sink into the schools o bait.

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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WCB Classic Day 1, We ished the area outside Browns Ravine in water 27 to 32 eet deep. We caught 25 keepers the irst day using the drop shot method. The biggest ish we had was a 3+ spot, our limit had 3 spots, 1 black, & 1 smallmouth or a total o 12.04. We used a 4 inch green & brown worm with a little bit o red leck in it. Day 2, We went back to the same area and ound out the bite had changed. All the ish we were catching were smallmouth bass. We had a limit by 0800 but it was only 6 lbs. We moved around with the big motor to try & ind the spots we were catching on day 1. We ound some ish working a ball o bait in 22 eet o water, we culled our limit o smallmouth with spotted bass. Total or day 2 was 8.60 only good enough or 3rd place.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: drop shot method using one hook & spoons

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Found ish in 35 to 45' darter heading dark magic worms,caught 9 ish to 3# 10am to 3pm on main body,bite was pressure bite and ish came slowly.ish slow and make bite count,they held on good and you had to tease them into biting,sharp jerks seem to trigger the bites(reaction) good luck this weekend nutcases...
      City: c.h.

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      Water Temp: 64-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: new years day--sun-up to 1:30pm . 4 small ish---3 keepers 3 spots--1 black TIPS: all came at 20-30 eet on 6in earth-tone wormsshakin' brass-n-glass or split shotting tried with spinner baits thru-out day up shallow--no luck
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Water has gone down around 3 t. in two weeks. Look orish to get more active as temp cools down

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sat and Sunday. Sat was real slow. Splitshot and dartheaded 7 keepers but nothing very big. Ripped, cranked, and bladed or nothing. Sunday, had 3 ish early on splitshot. Around 11am I went up south and got into some good ish. Started throwing the blade and had a big ish boil on it but did not get it. I dropped that rod and picked up the Senko, pitched it to the same spot. 5.7 largemouth in the boat. 3 casts later a3.2 spot that had a couple 3

      Tips: Senko's Senko's Senko's. Four over 5 pound ish on Senko's in the last6 trips. Enough said

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      Water Temp: NORMAL FOR THIS

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WHITE BUZZ BAIT ALL DAY LONG, HITTING SURMERGED TREE'S RETRIEVE SLOWLY.
      City: ELK GROVE

      Tips: SLOW ROLLING

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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 487 ish on just the hook alone.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: None

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      Water Temp: 60 -65F

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the north ork out o Granite Bay at irst light (5:30am). The wind was so bad that I had to head or cover in some coves and behind islands. The ish must have been spooked since i got a lot o short bites on 4" plastics and only hooked and landed one 2# large mouth on a Junebug II. I tried Pop-R's, Crank bait and everything in my box with no luck. The water was pretty murkey? At any rate I had a blast, sure beats being in the oice wearing a tie!
      City: Folsom

      Tips: When all else ails throw 4" plastics and keep switching colors until you ind one that seems to work. I didn't even get a bite until I switched to the Junebug and then I started to get some short bites... Good luck and have un!

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      Water Temp: WARM

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED BAILEY'S POINT ABOUT HALF HR.CAGHT 2 SMALLIES(1 ON TOP WATER 2ND ON A PINK FLUKE ALL ROUND 2LB'S.
      City: ELK GROVE

      Tips: PATTERN 2-3 TWICHES THEN STOP & REPEAT.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: sorry or useing this or personal reasons i whant to ish olsom lake around labor day and want a guide or a couple o hours i just want some instructions and help so i can take my dad out and give him the chance to catch and relise a large mouth bass i might bring my own boat i not i will pay or your day i have club ished or two years have all my own poles ang gear i it sounds like somthing you might want to do it would really help me out thanks pete 208 375 6249
      City: boise idaho

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      Water Temp: good 60's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out to beals point to check out the ish on there beds but when i got to the spot there was kids swimming in it and scared all those ish away and on top o that there was jet skis zooooming by! So there were big waves and the water was murky so you coudnt see the ish so i went on my loat tube and manged to cath one ish so dont ish beals point on a weekend unless you have a boat.Do you guys know and good spots that dont have people on the beaches and jet skis. I was thinking o going to north ork but not sure any suggestions would help.
      City: Roseville