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  • Benton County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Here is the website for the lake, "http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/wt/llra/llra.html."

      I haven't fished here for awhile but I use to go their and catch a bluegill every cast. The bass fishing was pretty darn good too. I use to rent a boat every time I went, so im pretty sure you can still use a boat on the lake.
      City: morgan hill

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at loch lomand at 5:00 on opening day. Started ishing at 6:05. At 6:20 my riend caught a 2-3 pound trout or the irst ish o the year on the lake. 7:00 caught the second ish o the day. Later searched the whole lake or bass and ound one that ran the second we got close. No bass but I will be back next weekend to get'em.
      City: santa cruz

      Tips: Crocodile lure caught both trout.(silver color)

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Flipped T-rigged yomomoto grubs pumkin/pepper on tullies, boatedabout iteen ish with my buddy rom Montana landing an 8.5monster. Fish the the tullies just like the delta.
      City: TURLOCK

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake just after 6am. I expected to see nice high water and was hoping to chase the bass up on the flats. Instead I saw a very low lake down atleast 30%. turns out that they are working on the dam. The water was muddy and the wind was blowing. Found some water protected by the wind and picked up a 5lber in about 2 feet of water right at the base of a tree. got another one same size later in the day, same scenario. They both took a baby bass senco. Only bass al day. caught a couple little stripers and a trout on rattle traps. Over all was a good day on the water.
      City: MArtinez

      Tips: Fish this lake during the week. 1/2 price electric boat renatals and light pressure. We saw asome bug stripers bustin on some trout, but couldnt get there in time. Big swimbaits and patience could = some great fishing stories.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: This lake needs as healthy popultion of YELLOW PERCH
      City: Livermore

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      Water Temp: ????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Does anyone have any tips or pointers on fishing these waters??? I'm totally new to this lake and would like some help if possible. What's the best way to fish for stripers,Black Bass and Trout. And where on the lake? I will be renting a boat this coming weekend. Thank you for whoever can help me. --djRMK
      City: Berkeley

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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Anybody ished here or bass?
      City: Livermore

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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

  • Mariposa County
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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.