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Saturday, March 17th, 2012

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Castro Valley bass classics had their second tournament of the year at Mcclure. The day actually started out decent with 55 degree morning and no rain or wind but considerable cloud cover. The bite was decent for several of us but others could not put a limit in the boat. The fish were not eating well till the storm set in and that's when the big ones moved up. i was able to win this event with a nice limit for Mcclure of 12.15 and second was 10lbs. tubes(brown/orange) and spinnerbaits, darterheads and jigs also played part as well as som missed opportunities on swimbaits. I threw the a-rig off and on all day and not even a follower.Fish were taken from all over the lake on steep walls and back in bays but the consensus was the secondary points just inside of bays held the most active fish.

      If you are Interested in joining a club in the east bay we meet every 2nd wed of the month at dicks restaurant in San Leandro at 7 pm you can also email me at fishngjames@gmail.com with any questions. have a great weekend and tight lines
      City: San Lorenzo

      Tips: all rain gear is not equal and many of our guys gear did not enjoy there fishing. If you are going to fish tournaments you have to get good rain gear.

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of new hope and fished the back sloughs of snodgrass and middle slough just dead sticking jerkbaits and only had 2 bites despite the storm a 3.3 lbr and a 5 lbr in the shallows. About noon fished near the delta crossing and had a few schoolie stripers on lipless cranks on the point. As i moved towards the crossing had a few short strikes and missed so threw out a cranky. Low and behold i was in to some of the best crappie the fish gods had to offer. A bunch of .5 lbrs and a few 1-1.25 lbrs.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: Mother nature can drizzle all she wants but the tears of joy that the fish gods gave me today reminds me how it feels to be a kid again despite my aging appearance. Btw all fishes was released. Thank god!!!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fish the bear creek at the north east end of lake for bass shallow water if you hit the spawn it's wild. for trout fish east side north end fish school. also east side of damn night crawlers.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 49 to 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The bass fishing has been getting better and with the recent weather changes. The most productive tactics have been Dartheaded worms in Mojave Oxblood and hologram shad and Nail weighted Senkos in Green Pumpkin, Cinnamon w/ Black flake, Natural Shad and Baby Bass as well as tubes in mud pie and old ugly fished from 15 to 40 feet deep. Lots of keeper size fish are being caught and the bigger fish are starting to show in their normal pre spawn pattern. Those throwing Jerkbaits and White spinnerbaits with white double willow blades or Chartreuse spinnerbaits with gold blades in the backs of coves with flowing water have been reporting successful days.
      City: Shasta Lake

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Kalihi Boy, no worries brudda...was still a good report for DV....kinda new you weren't talkin' about "low-tide", yeah? hahaha
      Delta is starting to come on...hitting those sparse tules just like Mr. Barrack describes. Also the jerkbaits on the long pause has worked..used LC sp100 at least 20-30secs between twitches...all bites on the pause. but worked the sparse tules with dandy baits 3/8 and 1/2 oz slk and boops (craw). love the hits on the spinnerbaits. nothing on the dropshot but senkos on bps flick shimmy jigheads worked.
      City: folsom

      Tips: working sparse tules just like b.b. when that shuts down, we go to cranks, jerkbaits and senkos. also hit a couple 2+lbers on jackall flickshake worms in junebug. worked about 10ft out from the weedlines down the drop-off. my boat is a deepv tracker and the trolling motor is only a 55lb...so we drift and racetrack back...always adds at least 1-2 more on the hook.

Monday, March 12th, 2012

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Although the water temp dropped a little due to the weather, the bite has been great and consistent. Today's tide was great. All fish came from 3-10 ft of water. Biggest was a 5.6 lber. Had a huge swirl on a wake bait in the morning. Initially thought it was a striper but caught a bass nearby so it could've been a really good sized bass.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Fish are on ledges and drop-offs. Rocks and weeds are a plus.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: kalihi boy: what lake are you referring to? you're on the delta report page.
      anyway, tough bite on the delta today but managed to boat a few 2lbers. fished frank's and san joaquin up to b&w and down the mokulemne. no set pattern...5 on senko, 2 on white/chart spinnerbait, 1 on speedtrap, 1 on chatterbait with craw trailer. tough day on the delta.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: favorite spots have fish. just have to keep trying different presentations. we tried one of our favorite rock walls in 8-10 ft outside the weedbeds. tried cranks and spinnerbaits. finally went back and worked it a 3rd time and dragged senkos from inside, over, then outside the weedline..i picked up 2, brother got 3. all 2lbers (or heavy 1s...lol) keep trying.

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      Water Temp: 53 - 57 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Luanched the custom Valco "BASSBUSTER1" out of Ladd's around 9 a.m. and was out by 2 p.m. Ran out to light 19 to fish the area around Big Al's and then back towards the luanch ramp fishing the main channel points. Managed to catch 4 bass today(all hungry males). Used 7" straight tail Power Worms mojo shotting, Wacky 6" Red Senko, and a 1 oz. D&M Citrus Shad spinnerbait. All the bites were aggressive. I wish I could have stayed out all day with the approaching storm tomarrow. Good luck guys and be safe out there.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Rock walls with tules, points near deep water was the ticket today.

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      Water Temp: 100 degrees

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Don't fish this lake, it's impossible to catch dolphins here.
      City: Palpatine

      Tips: Stay away

Saturday, March 10th, 2012

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52 - 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Saturday 3-10-12, I fished from the back of my buddy’s boat on Disappointment slough. Strong wind made fishing tough except where there was some protection from it. No particular bait or color worked best. Fish were caught on baby brush hogs, wacky rigged Senkos and 6 inch RoboWorms drop-shot style. All of our fish were caught around points at the entrance to cuts or on the ends of islands. We ended the day with 9 fish. All were keepers with the largest going only 2¾ lbs.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Go fishing on days with not so much wind. The fish are there to be caught.

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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started early and threw swimbaits,cranks,senkos with no takers. Lake is real low...we need Rain! It was full around this time last year. Picked up a jig 1/2oz.Brn.and started getting bites in 5 to 25 ft. The smallies seem to be in a spawn mode. We got 6 bites landed 5 up to 3lbs. Four smallies and two largemouth.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Go Fish! and post.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On the water for about 8 hrs. Lake is real low, it was full this time last year... we need more rain! Started out throwing swimbaits, cranks, senkos and spinnerbaits around laydowns and flats with no takers. Then picked up a Brn.1/2oz. jig and started working steep rocky banks 5 to 25 ft. My partner and I managed to boat 6 nice fish to 3Lbs. Six smallies and two largemouth. They look like they were ready to spawn, nice healthy fish caught and released. I'm bringing crappie jigs next time, heard they were catching some two pounders.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Go Fish and post. Thanks

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The fish are starting to move up. Still drop-shotting a lot of fish in deep water, but was pleased to catch a limit on rip baits , including a largemouth, on the bank real quick first thing. Water level good and stable for the last few weeks, should see a large wave of fish coming shallow soon

      Tips: drop-shotting shad and natural colors 30-60 ft. is producing good numbers of small keepers. Rip fish were better quality.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 54-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished tournament on the 10th. 17/90 bassclub.
      Launched just after safe light, tried points just outside launch area, nothing. Ran up river and caught 2 on rocky points with drop shot. No bites till afternoon again on drop shot. Winning team caught two smallies with one just under 5 lbs. tough bite.
      City: Modesto

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out today, figured to give it a shot w the better weather this past week. Slow - one short fish in 4 hours.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sat and Sun. North end Sat and south end Sun. Boated 10 fish on Sat and 12 on Sun. Fish were in 4-16 ft of water. Swim bait and grubs very slow. All chunky 2 pounders no big fish.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: Please practice catch and release :)

Friday, March 9th, 2012

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 53 - 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Friday, 3/9/12. Fishing was tough for me and my buddy. The wind was calm to none all day with no clouds in the sky. The water temperature has gone up 2° in the last two weeks and is now between 53° and 55° in most areas. We ended the day with just 4 fish with one at 4¼ lbs and the rest all over 2½ lbs. The total weight of the four fish was a nice 12¼ lbs. Three were large mouth and one was a small mouth. All were caught on or around points on the East side in 10 – 15 ft of water drop-shotting 4½ and 6 inch Roboworms. There were no fish in shallow. Jerk baits and Senkos were tried with no success.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: The calm clear conditions made the fishing tough.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had the best day of my life fishing for bass. I caught 18 bass between 12:45 and 6:00 pm using on lure. I was fishing from the boat tossing a crayfish with orange belly crankbait deep dive. I caught a few 3 lbs and a few 2 lbs the others were smaller. Had about a 5 lb to the boat and flipped off as I was grabbing for the net. I was throwing it up against the bank on the east side of the lake.
      City: Orland

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Ladd's about 1230 or 1 o'clock. Took off and thought today would be pretty productive. Nice weather calm water... Hit Tule island and whiskey slough with no luck...Threw everything but the kitchen sink with no luck... Tried spinners, rattle traps and wacky rigged some senko's and weightless rigged some super flukes. No bites not a thing. I even threw a rod reel in the water...I guess I will need some help figuring out these waters in Cali...

      Tips: Give me some tips

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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the east side of Delta in the afternoon. We had 4 strikes and only 4 in the boat. It was one of the most calm afternoons I have ever seen in March. Water was like glass the entire time. Our strikes came in about 6 to 8 feet of water... Water is still too cold for my tastes...
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Caught all fish flippin plastics. No reaction bite even when the sun was down....