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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well it didn't start out like I planned...Launched out of Markley Cove at 8:00 was planning to head to Putah Creek to start fishing, about the time I got to Pope Creek started to have motor problems. Not sure if I got bad fuel or something else is going on; engine started to sputter then had no power and finally couldn't keep it running. After almost two hours limped back to Markley Cove via the trolling motor. Hope everybody else had a better day; I must say it was a nice day even though I didn't get to fish.
      City: Elk Grove

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My son managed a 4 lb. bass on a dropshot rig. He was fishing a limited edition "shad" pattern Roboworm from Outdoor Pro Shop. I landed a 15 lb. Striper on a Huddleston.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: To get into bass, we found fish very near the bank but where it dropped off quickly into deeper water. The shallow flats which surround this lake aren't producing yet...for bass! The stripers will move shallow if there is a chop on the water. We watched the stripers busting trout in shallow water in the middle of the day. Big swimbaits are working, but you must commit to throwing them quite a while.

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

  • Nevada County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We fished from noon till 5 and didn't get any fish in the boat till the last 10 minutes... at dusk. Those 2 we picked up in 2 feet of water on the windblown side of the lake on c.b.'s

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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to take in the nice weather...too bad, nothing. No bites, didn't even graph many fish. The ones I found were on the bottom.

      This lake needs to warm up to around 60 and then it should get better.

      Nice to get out again. Saw some belly boaters but they didn't seem to be having much luck either.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Lake is full as full can be, which is good but need to wait until the temp rises.

Friday, January 21st, 2011

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Double uni knot has never failed me. i've used it to join fluoro/braid, fluoro/mono, braid/braid, braid/mono, whatever/whatever.... and many combos have been different lb test. I normally make 6-7 twists on each side.
      City: folsom

      Tips: i'm inconsistent on super gluing the knot; mainly on the braid tag just to stop fraying. but never broke off or came undone even if it wasn't super glued.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 45-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the South end of the lake, Magic Worms, Crank Bait, Drop Shots, Spinners, nightcrawlers, anchovies again just about everything in the old tackle box again. Fished the west side of the lake opposite of the county launch in Clearlake with no success. But the weather was nice and it was good to see some other people out enjoying the day, fished in 30-38 feet of water with the fish showing around 12-18 feet depth again no fish caught. I will attempt again tomorrow! Weather looks good for awhile! Get out and toss a line in! See you out in the lake! Fonzie
      City: Clearlake

      Tips: Could use some Tips myself!

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 45-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Clear night that began somewhat warm, went from Clearlake all the way out to Rattlesnake Island. Plenty of fish on the fishfinder just none in the boat. Dropped down pretty cold by 430am. Tried everything in the tackle box, plus some anchovies and nightcrawlers for some Catfish but no luck. Wind came and went but was not that bad. If anyone knows where the fish are hiding or what seems to be working any tips would be helpful. Have fun fishing! Fonzie
      City: Clearlake

      Tips: I could use some good winter fishing tips! All and any or greatly appreciated!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Windy, Windy, Windy, and slow. managed 7 fish all day, best 5 at just under 10lbs. No reaction bite at all. One trout on a crankbait.
      City: redding

      Tips: jigs/worms/dropshot, only way to go, 10-40 feet

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 2 very rough days of fishing. Rented a boat 2 consecutive days for a total of 18 hours and caught 3 fish but all trout. Talked to one other bass angler who also didn't have any bites. I've only caught 2 bass in this lake in about 10 trips. This was my last.
      City: San Lorenzo

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was a beautiful winter day to have the fourth Berryessa Pro Team Tournament, also a tough tournament for most teams. Thanks to the 21 teams for coming to Markley Cove January 16, 2011; a great turnout with some big fish coming to the scales. Like the third tournament, there was a little fog, but safe to navigate in on pad. Again we had beautiful weather, a little foggy to start, and a warm afternoon for the weigh-in. The nice weather made the bite tough for most teams; a lot of teams had 6-8 bites all day! Even the top finishing teams had few bites, but they were the right bites! Fish were caught with reaction baits, jigs, and worms; with the points in the main body being the most productive. Teams reported fish being caught in 5-25 feet of water. I want to thank our sponsors: Centennial Batteries, Guns Fishing & Stuff, Alan Fong, Dobyns Rods, Tomat

      Tips: Main lake points, 2-60, look for the bait

Saturday, January 15th, 2011

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 53-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished NorCal team and it was a tough one for us with five bites, put four in the live well for about 8.5 pounds with the two biggest being about 2.5 each. We fised slow but maybe not deep enough for long enough. All bites came in 10-20 feet but I am thinking we should have been in
      50-60 feet. Caught all fish on 6" Robo worms on dart head. Could not get bit on the jig.
      City: Hilmar

      Tips: Slower and deeper!

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started the year with a nice 5+ on a 7" black worm in <2 feet of water on the last cast of the day.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Patience,use slow presentations till the water warms up.

Friday, January 7th, 2011

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: mid to hi 50s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished hazard bouys on main lake near deeper water. split shot soft plastics caught most fish in 18 - 28 ft big fish wt 4-4 lbs. not much luck on other baits. most fish females full of eggs and bait fish. fish are moving on up! have fun and be nice to all.

      Tips: fish at a various speeds until you find biting fish.

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

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

      Report: Caught zero fish. No bites. Fished from the bank. The water was really muddy after all the rain. Tried white/chartuse spinnerbait and purple robo worm drop shot.
      City: Santa Rosa

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The bite was slow with 3 bass 3.5 - 4.9 all on jigs and one 8-9 lbs catfish on a jig.

      What was disapointing was how nasty the keys were. I'm not talking about alge bloom, I'm talking about the floating oil. The smell was so bad I almost vomited. I think EPA needs to do a little investigating on the pollution within the keys. Yuck!
      City: Lincoln

Friday, December 31st, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Markley Cove around 7:30 am temp was about 30 degrees. Started fishing in Haines Cove and caught a 2.5 lb within the first 45 minutes, had three other bites but lost them, for some reason just couldn't keep them hooked. Fished the narrows without any bites then moved to Skiers canyon and caught a nice fish on the flat right at the entrance but he snapped my off at the boat, if I had to guess maybe a 3.5 lb. Moved to the ranch house and fished the flats and caught two small fish, then moved to Pope Canyon and fished at the bridge with no luck, moved out to School House Isl. and caught one small one. All in all tough day bites were scattered like the fish and I seemed to lose more than I caught, not sure why I couldn't keep them hooked? My fishing partner caught two small fish one on a square bill crankbait in about 10 feet of water and the other on a texas rigged magic worm (morning dawn). Talked with a couple of boats who all said bite was tough and between the 3 other boats they had four fish, guess we got lucky. To fishing45, again thank you for the tips and we probably passed on the lake I was in a Ranger Z520 Black/Silver but I got off the lake around 1:30 pm. Happy New Year to you all and to Fishin45 hope to run into some time on the lake, take care and its nice to see you enjoy fishing with your son and its great you get to spend time together, nothing beats thats!
      City: West Sacramento

      Tips: Caught my biggest fish on a sweet beaver (Oxblood) in small laydown, caught two on drop shot and one on a jig. Fish SLOW and methodical I caught most of my fish after about 3 or 4 casts to the same location from different angles. Take your time and really work an area before you move on, patience is a virtue...fish SLOW!

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: well my fishing buddy and my 10yr old son, and i hit the water yesterday around 8 to find stained water and quite a chill in the air.

      to my surprise we were one of about 15 other boats launching at capell, glad to see that there are lots of other crazy fisherman out there....:)


      we fished all over the lake today. we started in the old spanish flat area and picked up a couple fish right away, and from there on out it was work.

      we ended the day with 5 in the boat (1) jig fish (2) rip bait fish and the others on a drop shot.

      we had several lost fish today, 2 lost on the ripbait and 1 that broke my son off at the boat (easy 4+ spot).

      after the first 2 of the morning the day was slow till the wind came up, after the wind started blowing we found the fish on top of submurged island tops as shallow as 5 to 6 feet and they were interested in the ripbait mostly . we did get a dropshot fish off the tops as well but for some reason i lost several with the rip bait on jumps from the fish. booooooo on my part.

      also my 10 yr old son didnt complain once about the hi of 40 degrees yesterday, boy did that make me proud he also didnt want to leave after that big fish he lost. it is very satisfying when your kid looks at you with frozen snot on his face, red cheeks and begs not to leave and wanting to know when we can come back to catch steve ( dont ask me why but he likes to name his fish he catches)the one that got away. sorry we missed you bass man, hope you did well, keep your eyes peeled for me im in a maroon,red,and black r71 ranger, so say hi if you see me around.
      City: san lorenzo

      Tips: keep your head up this time of year the fish are not jumping in the boat, and patience will give you a better chance of a limit. green pumpkin robo worms claimed the most fish, but the ripbait with long pauses had the bigger fish biting. hi spots and long points seemed to be the only bites and the river looked like the contents of my coffee cup.

      good luck all and have a great 2011

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have only fished this lake once some 6 years ago; li am ooking to go out this Friday and was wondering if anyone had any tips on locations and what baits seem to be working this time of year?

      Thank you in advance for any advice...Have a Happy New Year!!!
      City: West Sacramento

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at New Hope - Fast running chocolate water, at least we didn't run into too many floating trees! Ran past Hog, Beaver, Sycamore sloughs looking for less chocolate...no hits, even in stained. Used everything in the arsenal. Guess I'll clean out and detail the boat.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Wait a couple weeks unless you know exactly where to go for clearer water...we don't. May try Folsom Lake for some dropshotting since it's our backyard. But prefer the Delta.

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7-3 caught 10 fish 9 on deep diving crank baits and 1 on a spinner bait. Fish were up shallow in the morning and backed off into about 15'-20' in the afternoon. We caught all of our fish in one spot. Best 5 fish went 16-17 lbs. Big fish was a 4 lb large mouth caught by my partner.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: bang the bottom and fish slow.