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Saturday, April 9th, 2011

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 45.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the south end and was on the water at 6:00am. No wind, water was glass and very cold. Had ice on my eyelets until 8:30am. Fished shallows, breaks, and points. No fish, didn't even see fish in the shallows like I did at the north end on 4/5. Cranking, rippin,& grubbin. Off the water at noon. The big trout are still hitting crankbaits.
      City: Weaverville

Friday, April 8th, 2011

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 61-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started around 8 on the south end by woodchuckers picnic area. picked up a 4lb on a jig in 35 feet.
      found a nice rock piling and got two more 3lbs and 2lbs. They liked it slow. fished under the bridge against the rock wall and picked up 4 more each about 2 lbs smallest was 1lb. got them all on a rhythm and blues worm texas rig. Rained for an hour
      good day 7 fish for me in 5 hours.
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: Dark colors red, and blue. Bigger fish were 35 feet+
      S L O W presentation.

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      Water Temp: 58%

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started out at 8:10 clear day headed north
      2 fish in 10 mins on lizards fish hanging around
      rocks.
      next thing i know dark clouds move in little rain
      then hail!
      fished deep ledge caught 4 more
      hands frozen headed back to dock hailing all the way.

      good luck to all
      City: Saratoga

      Tips: water still cold fish slow
      around rock piles.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in at Markley at 9:30 AM. 2nd cast, hardly off the dock, 2.5 LM. Nothing else in Markley for me. Headed to the Northeast side of the big lake. 6 to 9 feet of water, drifting. In one small area. When I drifted about 100 feet ( or less), I moved the boat back and covered the same stretch again. Other boats were in the area. Watch electronics, when you see a few fish show up on the screen, get ready. Realize that you need patience. Don't be in a hurry and you will be rewarded. I fished one small area and had a 19 lb bag before 3:30. Bites were subtle, but the fish fought well. I broke one off on 6 lb test. I think it would have put that bag well over 20 lbs. These were all big LM. Great day on Berryessa!
      City: Esparto

      Tips: Dropshot, size one dropshot hooks, 3/16 ounce dropshot weights. About 12-15 inches between the hook and the weight. Tie the hook right, so it stands out! Soft plastic, I would share the kind and color, but they just worked too well. Let's put it this way. Use some smelly stuff. Keep your line taut. I like to use light line, but got broke off on 6 lb test. I think 8 is perfect. Let the rig drag on the bottom. Some hits definitely came on a moving bait, (moving with the drift of the boat). You need a rod that can feel the subtle bumps on the bottom. If you feel a tap, use an easy sweep to set the hook. I won't worry about you catching these fish if you aren't patient. This is the first time I had to hold back considerable amounts of info. (This was just too fun! sorry.)

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in South, Flipped S-20's and crancked red.
      Stained water had shallower fish 0-3 ft. clearer water fish were in 3-8 ft.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: red speedtrap was in their mouth sideways. flipped with a light weight and was getting better fish on the fall.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 55 to 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at 7am and the gate was open this time,Fished until 2pm . Started with a chartruse spinnerbait with painted blades Nailed two nice fish in the first half hour moving down the north bank slow roling it in 10 feet of water.The breeze died about 9am so I started throwing dingers. Caught fish all day long.Biggest close to 8lbs. most in the 3to 4lb. range.if you dont use smelly jelly you wont catch any. The water is high and muddy.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Wcky worm the banks out to 10 feet and garlic Kick Bass..............

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Mike Sperbeck and I got to fish our "private" lake again last night - not a single boat out after dark! Since we heard it was in the high 20's yesterday morning, we were hoping just to get bit. We launched out of Red Bud about 6 pm and caught nothing for the first hour or so. Mike was using his usual Senko and I was testing the new 5" Yamamoto Flappin' hog - #954. It is mind-boggling went you fish a long time with no bites and then the rod is nearly jerked out of your hand by a superbass bite! Wasn't even excited - had to be a catfish!! No whiskers and the bass weighed 6 lbs 1 oz. Using the same bait after dark, another good bite and she weighted 7 lbs 3 oz! I approved this message (Yamamoto bait)!! They work!!! My D&M Piranha swim jig landed me 2 more nice bass and one was landed on a brush hog. Mike chose last night to loose a big bass - she came off halfway to the boat. He lost another "5" at the boat. Bummer. He did land 4 up to 4 1/4 lbs. We could have had a great limit but only had a bit over 24 lbs. Nine bass total with a few missed and lost was a "better than we expected" evening! We quit about 11 pm.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: We did find a few "pods" of bass. We got a few bites in one area and nothing in another. The majority of bites were 10 to 20 feet on rock structure. We combed some of the new underwater tulles, etc, with spinnerbaits, swimjigs, and Senkos - thinking there might not be any shallow after the cold front. We were right! It truly has been a March Miracle II - lake looks in great shape and bass will have some good cover again for spawning. In spite of no shad, fish are in beautiful shape!!

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 51 - 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: bass are starting to lock on beds. caught 15 fish in about 7 hours all 2lb+, 25lb+ limit. all fish were in 2 to 8 foot of water. all u have to do is slow fish 4 to 7 in worms the are really heatin up. you can spot fish i pulled 6lb female off bed 2ft from boat in 3ft water. get out now best time of year for quantity and good size fish
      City: riverbank

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got up to yorty creek around 9:30. the gate was open and the wind was blowing hard. pounded around the corner and tried to find some calm water. went all the way up to skunk and only found one small area to fish for about an hour with no luck. decided to call it a "windy day" and headed home.
      City: santa rosa

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got up to the lake for spring break with my sons,and low and behold...barely enough water to launch at the kiva.Had a wonderful spring day on hand despite water level.Started out by trolling up a few trout because its fun,then off to catch topwater smallies..(my favorite thing) After our
      fill of that,it was off to get the crappie and alot of bluegills. And in between all of that...easily picked up a limit of largies.
      A 5 species day..with my boys..I LOVE IT !!
      City: Hayward

      Tips: Always think of a kid you can take to the lake and show them our love of FISHING !

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WADE CHAPMAN CAUGHT A 15.8 LB LARGEMOUTH ON A HUDDLESTON!!WIDE OPEN..
      City: PLANADA

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

      Report: This lake is great!!!!
      City: Hicktown

      Tips: Are you kidding me??

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the north end and the weather was perfect at first, sprinkeling and clowdy. Then it turned bad, sunny and clear. Saw a few big largemouth in shallow water. Cauth three smallies and lost one. Frst fish came on top water at 6:40am. I was crankin and rippin. The guys I met from Eureka, contact me next time you are coming up and I will fill you in on what's going on at the lake and what bass talk I have heard around town.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: Be careful coming into the trinity center dock. They put a metal plate on the far corner of the dock that is posistion in a place tthat will damage your boat :(

Monday, April 4th, 2011

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Didn't hit the water until around 8:30...fished the east side above ranch house until wind forced us to back in the narrows. We caught 2 fish over 3lbs the other 4lbs+. Caught the biggest on lipless crankbait and the others on sweetbeaver. about 11:30 we ran across a couple who had been stranded for about an hour with boat trouble, we decide to offer our services and put our fishing aside. We asked them if they wanted us to tow them back to their launch ramp and they jumped at the offer. So we left the narrows to tow them back to Spanish Flats at a whopping 5 mph fighting the wind and waves of the main lake; as we arrived at the ramp in Spanish Flats, they had a confused look on their face and said "this isn't the ramp" WHAT????? Turns out they launched out of Putah Creek; needless to say, we didn't fish any more that day. But can't complain, we caught three nice fish and got a nice but confused couple back to safety.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Before you tow someone, have them look at the map and make sure they know where they launced BEFORE you tow them up and down the lake.

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

      Report: Got on the lake around 10am. The day was perfect weather, water temperature was mid 50's. But the fish were not where we thought they should be. I did catch one on a Texas rig craw. The bass must be still deep or just being stubborn.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Since we did not find the pattern the only tip I have is keep trying and not to give up. The day on the water is worth it even if you do not catch fish.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 55 to 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lots of fun catching 2 to 4lb. spots and smallmouth on main body flat points in 3 to 15ft. useing blades, cranks, shaky worms and split shot.
      City: Sacramento

  • Butte County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hi yall. Went out with jitterbug rabbi and the outlaw. Rabbi caught fat 17'' spotty. Had another that broke his 10lb test line. I had missed two bites. I sore lipped on both of them, which I wasn't to happy about needless to say. Then I caught 20inch 5lb largie, no bs. My biggest fish on the lake. My late pa's birthday made it bittersweet. All in all good day. Jitterbug had no bites. Found two crank baits though.
      City: palermo

      Tips: Took picture threw back fish

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished this morning for couple hours was still slow got two bites, landed one nice spot 16.5 in. think the other was a coho playin with my worm. using 6" green weenie
      City: paradise

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake at noon. Fish till it was dark, only landed on legal size bass. Had four slots but they were all big and fat/ready to spawn. Hope the weather stays warm...
      On another note, still seeing coho's jumping, caught three by mistake. Had to keep one b/c it was floating when i release it.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey just heard there was a tournament there Sunday(4-3-11). A new lake record Spot was caught by Scott Green(Windsor,Ca.). 8.85lbs. A freakin donkey. A lot of fish caught. 29lbs won the tournament. Scott came in second with 26lbs and a new lake record! Not a bad day!
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: Just go fishing. You never know what might happen!