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      Water Temp: 60s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wanted to avoid the holiday water traic on the Delta so I opted to ish smaller waters with the tin boat instead. This was my irst time ishing at Mather ater reading a ew recommendations that this might be a decent place to nail a ew bass while visiting riends in Sac.Got there just beore noon, with no real expectations. It was basically an exploratory trip just to see what's there. The path rom the parking lot to the lake has a locked cable strung across it so it was a bit o a chore lugging the Valco, 'lectric motor, battery and tackle in separate trips--good thing I had my ish'n partner Stephanie with me. Boats with 'lectric motors are allowed. Ater a short while assembling our gear we shove o. There's an abundance o weed growth and mats...I'd say Mather is more overgrown than Rancho Seco. Looks like it'd be great rog water. We headed out to the eastern end o the little lake as that's where most o the tule stands are. Steph started out with a 4" Zipper (in Green Weenie) while I worked a white rog. Had nothing going on with the rog but the zipper was getting bit in the tule and cheese pockets. Switched to Brushogs and still couldn't get them to commit. The ticket was 5" Senkos ished the usual way--weightless, Texposed. We stuck 4 largies working the tules, the biggest one only going 14 inches. They were all chunky, even the undersized ones. Then wind kicked in making it extremely diicult to ish Senkos, not to mention controlling the boat.Ater checking out the rest o the lake we called it a day, mostly due to the wind. I it weren't so windy it would've been nice to stay or the evening bite. It was a un but short aternoon and i I were to return I'd be more prepared with a dolly to wheel das boot to the shoreline.
      City: Frisco

      Tips: Pitch #208 Senkos into the tules and cheese pockets.

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      Water Temp: mm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

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      City: m

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out last weekend and had a little luck or this time o year. caught ive ish the biggest just over three pounds. lipped the tullies rom about three to six.
      City: sac

      Tips: still too early to go weightless. use a bulliet weight and ish a dark color plastic slow.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Didn't have a very goood day at mather. Caught one little bass on a rooster tail. To hot right now maybe. Late, nick
      City: citrus heights

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      Water Temp: unknown Warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on Thursday night about 9 pm. Caught about 12 ish and 4 o them were over 3.5lbs. All on Frogs. Started to rain just a little about 11 and the ish turned on. Had at least 20 more blowup and a couple just came o.Friday was about the same. Moon was out bright and caught around 5 ish but missed a lot.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Seemed to like it better ast then slow. Black rogs

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      Water Temp: 81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the south end of the lake from Barrett's to Cottonwood. Started at 2pm and fished until 9pm. Wind was blowing pretty strong on the main lake. We caught about 15 fish. They were all small largemouths and only 1 spot. Nothing of any size to report. Caught them on jigs, worms, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits. Caught them from the bank out to about 30'. I thought we'd have a better bite in the evening but no such luck. I plan on fishing McClure again on the 30th. I think I'll head up river and see if I can find some more spots.
      City: Atwater

      Tips: The best bite came right at 9pm as we were leaving so maybe we just left too early.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished from 0730 until 1130. Had a difficult time figuring out what they wanted. Got a few tugs on a senko but too slow to set the hook. Finally figured them out and managed 5 bass and l crappie.

      Tips: watermelon/red brush hogs.

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out last riday to see what the lake could produce. Well it did not produce much. Hit a ew topwater ish in the morning, but they just where not aggressive hits. Went ishing the steep banks in cotton wood and had alot o little hits. Saw a ton o small ish in the 2 to 6 inch range every where that I went. All in all not a good day on the water, but better than being at work.
      City: delhi

      Tips: Threw topwater in the morning and then went to split shotting and drop shotting in the late morning.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I used brown jigs all day - ishing cottonwood aera 20 to 50 eet ishing slow got 15 or more spots 1 large mouth ,,,
      City: sonora

      Tips: 3/8 brown jig dead stick jump it now and then,

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spots are deep 50 to 70 deep and grabbing Texas rigged worms and hammering jigs too. Two pound average is tough but should come with work!

      Tips: As long as its brown and purle drag it, Hop it or swim it. Lake really need to cool a bit as the bait is scattered still or the most part.

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Barrets cove to horseshoe bar getting lots o activity. i was in steves bait shack and was shocked to hear that mclure was producing big 10-13 lbs. Oxblood and salt n' pepper with blue blood lines seem to be the key.
      City: atwater

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      Water Temp: 62 to 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the weekend at McClure Fishied both mornings and one aternoon with my daughters. The irst morning I spent in Cottonwood creek, cauaght 2 solid blacks 16 inches a peace and missed one. Used spinnerbaits and lukes close to wood.Spent the aternoon by house boats ishing minows with my daughters and also caught Blacks in 15 to 20 oot o water multiple ish inside the slot.Sunday I went to Pinney and caught 9 spots in the morning, all in the slot using the same baits as the irst day. Only saw one ish on a bed the whole week.
      City: Modesto

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: No morning bite. Picked up mid day caught some nice ish. All on the bottom and all on dead sticking. Bring coee and lunch. Mabey a book. Too booring or me.All ish were in 40 tto 35 eet.
      City: Gilroy

      Tips: Fish somewhere else.

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      Water Temp: 50'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wow, what a day,inally got a morning bite, and just in time or the "Bucks or Bass" tournament.I had ound a creek channel up the river last sat. which had a long point, and dumped into 55-65'. The ish were staging or the spawn. Although we caught two ish early,shallow,(jig and carolina rig) the rest were caught dropshotting reapers at 30'-55'. We basically stayed there all day, and caught over twenty ish, whcih included three largemouth, one good or 2nd big ish $$,(3.95)My partner used a purple ghost colored reaper, I used a new bait by "Rainbow worms",called the "lil-shark", in the color #2,( purple/blue, with silver lake)We were lucky enough to win the tourney with 12.53 lb.s
      City: San Leandro,Ca

      Tips: We stayed in a small area all day dragging and shaking the rig very slowly. Although we tried other oerings, the dropshot was the key....

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      Water Temp: 54-55'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Pre ishing with new partner,,,overcast and breezy all day.Still no A.M. bite at all.(shallow or deep)So at around noon, we started picking up ish in the 15'-35',main lake points.Splitshotting worm and dragging jigs.....Ended up with 13 ish or the day, but only 7.5 lbs or best ive...All spots, obviously........
      City: San Leandro,Ca

      Tips: These ish don't seem to wake till lunch time,,,I wish I could ind a morning bite,,,somewhere......Slow down,,,

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished club tourney. We couldnt do much caught a total o 7 ish with only 3 keepers or 6 pound. That put us in the middle o the pack. winners had 17# next was 14# then dropped way o. Only one on top the rest on plastics

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing app. 4:p.m. 1st ish on within 1/2 hour top water. Fish were inside coves this evening. Kept teasing them by throwing back 3 to 4 times with top-water plugs by Storm. Caught total o about 12, 5 were over the slot. Light breeze, very warm but very enjoyable evening o ishing.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Find spots with cover, keep teasing, try di. techniques to get their attention, good luck.

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      Water Temp: 54 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught my irst ever rip bait ish got 2 other strikes on the rip but only hooked 1. slow the rest o the day. caught 2 more in the slot on split shot plastics in grens or browns and missed a couple o more.never caught more than 1 ish per spot.all ish came on banks with a sharp drop1 5 t away rom the bank with rock.5 20 t i would say. i really like the rip bait but i dont think i have the right 1 i any one could give me some suggestions on what color or brand to buy i would appreciate it thanks
      City: oalley

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took the Skeeter Sleigh to McClure, to see i there was a big ish under the water or me, But I must have been naughty, instead o nice. I only got 3 bites two slot ish and one large mouth that weighed 2.0. I started about 8:30 and loaded up at 2:15 so I didn't make a long day o it. They came 22 eet, 29 eet and 42 eet. The bait ish are harder to ind right now and water temperature is the same down to atleast 50 eet. The bass can be at any depth and still be in the same comort zone.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Find bait ish and ish slow!!!!!

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      Water Temp: good

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: lots o smalliestwo 3 pounders082 keeperswhite spinner baitshallow shad diver
      City: waterord

      Tips: keep on ishing