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Sunday, December 5th, 2010

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On the water around 8:45am, calm. Started out S.Fork - Saw fish mainly at 30-60+ feet. Also saw groups suspended from 8-25 and 20-50 ft. dropshotting and senkos...zip. Tried working points along the main channel of the fork ...zip. Tried a couple inlets but didn't see alot of fish... Tried peninsula and dike8...zip. Ran up N.Fork to some rocky points we've caught at before...zip. Oh well, no worry..I'm used to being zipped on Folsom Lake! Good just to be on the water before it rained! On the way in, saw a good guy (Tom) who helped us with tips before... always good to run into good people! Good luck and fishin' in your next tourney Tom!!
      City: folsom

      Tips: Just keep trying! No tips from me and probably after reading my report, no one would want mine!! yikes hahahaha ..but I think knowing your electronics and what it's telling you is probably key. I'm still learning how to use my fish finders. Chris Bajorek really helped me with some good tips. Console is a very low-end Lowrance x50 that came with my boat; bow is a Humminbird 565 that's decent, but some people say the only good fish finders have arches, not fish images. Mine has fish images...yikes again. But others say mine is just fine. I guess I'll wait for after Christmas sales and get a good one (like Chris B's)...with arches! hahahahahahaha ..maybe no more yikes!!!

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

      Report: Hows the bite. I havent been up there in years... Want to take the wife
      City: lodi

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 49.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went looking for some winter bass and couldn't find them. Fished the South end of Trinity in 20-50 ft. off points and along creek channels. Overcast conditions with little to no wind and/or rain. Prior trips in Nov. and Oct. yielded a lot of trout on rip baited and crank baits. This trio I drew a blank. Anyone with some tips on Trinity winter bass?
      City: Weaverville

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: found some dirty water tried to through a rip bait and only one good one came off that but was a 3 then ran over on the main river and drop shot the weed line and picked up 6 keepers smallest was 2 1/2 even tried flipping and that didnt work
      City: stockton

      Tips: you have to have dirty water and a weed like with pockets. make every bite count because theres not to many. and tfi anyone who wants to go out can im sure i can out fish u any day

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      Water Temp: 56.8 to 57.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: we got on the lake at 1:00pm started off on the third ramp on east side of the lake with no results so we quickly moved to the second ramp on the day use side and we ended up with 10 bass from 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds and only two dinks this trip and we were off the water at 4:50 pm. Also one of my other fishing buddys was up there he got on the water at 10:00 am and fished till 3 pm he boated over 12 bass from 3 to 6 pounds all of are bass came on 3/8 oz football head jig in green pumpkin/black,green crystal barb wire /208 watermelon red/black flake yamamoto single tail 5" grubs as are trailers it was cloudy all day and the breezy was very light. Not many boats on the water all the bass came in 13 to 30 feet of water. Trout anglers must of stayed home today
      City: madera ca

      Tips: The bass were heavy on and around the rocks around the second ramp also the third ramp early on the east side VERTICAL JIGGING work very well on both sides right now. You can also pick bass up in front of the dam in 30 to 50 feet of water with the same method and the bass will be between 2 to 5 pound.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: for all concerned about boat access.I can tell you I had meetings with both parks n no rec and valley water.have lots of info.I live on the lake so you can imagine my anger at watching the rowing club daily off my deck. hasnt stopped me from having an epic year of fishing!!
      City: los gatos

      Tips: slow slow roll your blades drag bottom near offshore stumps in 15 feet plus

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: not as cold as

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: here's what i meant to say from the start:

      me and my 'wanna' buddy went out and fished beaver, hog, and sycamore...picked up 1ea in each slough...slow going but did pick a couple up on a speed trap worked like a rip bait, long pauses between the rippin. rest were picked up on junebug senkos.
      City: sac

      Tips: worked outside weedlines to deeper water and even though we hate it, forced ourselves to fish slow, even anchored and that produced 2. don't discount an occasional reaction but work that slow too...pausing triggers the strike.

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      Water Temp: warmer than tfi

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: tfish..so what's your point? do you have one or is it just you sitting on top of your pedestal? give a report and be helpful or take your self-glory somewhere else.
      Name: tfish
      Date: 2010-11-29
      Location: molesto
      E-Mail: dll.com
      Water Temp: cold
      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 feet visibility)
      Report: only the tuff go out this time of year. the rest of you guys are wanna. anyone who can bring a limit of keepers is a stud.

      Tips: read the truth from guys like steve sapp and dee. a limit is a good day this time of year. dont leave fish to find fish

      me and my 'wanna' buddy went out and fished beaver, hog, and sycamore...picked up 1ea in each slough...slow going but did pick a couple up on a speed trap worked like a rip bait, long pauses between the rippin. rest were picked up on junebug senkos.
      City: sac

      Tips: worked outside weedlines to deeper water and even though we hate it, forced ourselves to fish slow, even anchored and that produced 2. don't discount an occasional reaction but work that slow too...pausing triggers the strike.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Found fish on rock piles off main lake points in 15-35ft of water. I hate drop shotting, so that is all I did today and I managed a better understanding of my electronics. Four fish hooked in two hour period all off the hook before I had a chance to see them.
      City: Granite Bay Highlands

      Tips: Drop shot. soft bite. I also lost one on a gold spoon.

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I did a "teach-the-lake trip Friday with a client who is really getting into bass fishing the past few years. His new boat should arrive in a few weeks! He is quite good already, though he missed "all" the bites he had - 5, I think. With the 30 degree morning - the bite was very tough. As one would expect - we ran around everywhere learning some basic ideas on how to approach various structure on the lake. We didn't fish all the time but did cover a lot of water. I caught a 2 1/4 lb largemouth on a Basstrix Flashtrix 4" "smelt" minnow - about 20 feet deep. About 4 pm, just before we quit, I showed him a nice spot to fish when the wind came up, which it had already. I decided we ought to fish it for 5 minutes or so. I was going to show him how to use a swimbait so I threw a 6" Baitsmith trout. I think the lure was about 20 feet deep when something slammed it! My client saw the hit - looking at my rod tip at that time. I was out of position for a good hookset (so what else is new when running the trolling motor in wind!) and I lost her right away. Could have been a fun way to end the trip!! I do think he will be buying some swimbaits!!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I really was hard to believe that the water temp was still 57 degrees after 3 very cold nights - at the END of November. I think the best fall bite is still ahead of us! I saw bait that had been in 40 to 50 feet of water had dropped to 70 feet. Wow! Didn't see many fish around the bait. We did not get a single spoon bite at all Friday. That might be a first for me at Berryessa in the fall. Maybe we were too agressive in our presentation. Drop-shotting morning dawn Robo worms were the best bait for my client.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started the day trolling for steelies and caught a nice 15" steelhead by 8:30. Top lining a Rapala CD-9 on 8lb test. Fish hit as I completed a turn near the Sheriff's cove. After 9:00 I headed to the Warm Springs area to try for some bass. Fished main lake areas with various plastics, but did not get a bite.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Marked a lot of fish while trolling at the 70'-80' depth. Didn't have a downrigger to get that deep so if you do, give it a try.

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: water up 20ft temp tropped 10 deg since last trip a week and a half ago. caught one fish spoon. lucky to get that

      Tips: dont ask me

Friday, November 26th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Threw crankbaits and jerkbaits. Jerkbaits were the ticket on the outside weedline landed 7 only 3 were keepers.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: fish slow with pauses

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      Water Temp: 54.6 to 59.7

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: we got to the lake at 7:30 am this morning and started off the east third ramp in 18 feet of water and on dwaynes second cast he boat a 4 pound bass.We added 8 more bass in the 2 to 3 1/2 pound range we also had 11 bass from 9 to 11 inches long again all the bass came on jigs.We use 1/4oz. 3/8oz. & 1/2oz. jigs in bullet head, arkie head,& football head.Are color patterns in jigs were Green pumpkin,black,green crystal, barbwire. Also we added two more colors today Brown,orange flake/pumpkin,black crystal gold Rootbeer,orange flake/pumpkin,green flake And for are trailers we used 5" single tail and 5 "double tail yamamoto grubs in color 186 pumpkin,black flake 208 watermelon,red & black flake we stayed in 18 to 35 feet of water traffic was light weather was cold in the morning. We were off the water by 2:30pm
      City: madera

      Tips: work isolated rock piles dropoffs work the baits slow Jigs fished slow brushogs texas rigged and 6"worms texas rigged both fished slow bite is light in some cases. Another fair day of fishing for us

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 10 Bass with the biggest 4lbs and the smallest 1 lb...our best 5 went for 14 lbs...Fished all walls, and rockpiles along the east bank ust north of Temperance..with Rainbow Trout Senkos, Natural Shad Senkos, and Baby Brush Hogs; Watermelon with red flake...
      City: Merced, CA

      Tips: Dead Sticking and letting it drift for 1-2 minutes in 25-30 feet of water seemed to be the trick...Most fish were in 25-30 feet of water, with my last Bass taken in 45 feet of water...slow down your retrieve and find the poclets of fish...

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and I started out of Markly Cove at 9:00am. It was a very clear, cold and a windy day with it blowing about 20-25mph. The main portion of the lake had about 3-4

      Tips: Catch and Release

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 58.6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: bite is picking up caught a few on dropshot
      City: Roseville

      Tips: fish slow look for bait

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

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

      Report: The lake was stocked at dusk with 10,000 pounds of Nebraska raised rainbow trout. Most fish are 1-2 pounds but this was a trophy stocking with 5-12 pound fish in the mix. To big and to late for bass food. Who ever is left trolling the lake for rainbows good luck.
      City: Ojai

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

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

      Report: Went to the lake to try out for the first time in months. About this time last year I did well ripping spinnerbaits aroung weeds. Fished around wind blown ponts and cuts. If you want large mouths you don't have to fish very deep.Try fishing from five to fifteen ft. of water. Throw jigs in weeds and rip it out from the weeds. Get a reaction bite. Give it extra action with whatever type of jigs or plastics you are using. Pop the bait a few times and let it sit for about four seconds and thats when the fish usually hits it. Also when thowing swimbaits work it the same around weeds an hang on for the hogs.
      City: fairfield

      Tips: If you want laremouths, fish around weeds. They're there all year long. Fish the windy areas. Points cut and wind blown in coves for the heavier stringers. For spots an smallies try fishing under water humps and look for baitfish. You usually find good size spots an smallies if you can make them bite. If you find bait, try spooning, drop shotting, shakeyheads and even heavy jigs to reach the bottom. You usually find the bait from twenty ft. to sixty ft. But usually around twenty to fifty.

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Redwood Empire end of year tournament. Weather, rain off/on, temp 30-48. 12+ pounds won it, 12 anglers. Shallow rattlebaits produced after many, many casts. Few taken on slower/dragged baits and the d/s bite was pretty much not there at all. Launch was from Red Bud and weather prevented many from venturing much further north than the Narrows.
      City: San Rafael

      Tips: Annual club open is 12/18 at Lake Sonoma. Stop by a meeting (Next mtng 12/8 at Rohnert Park Community Center) and say hello & sign up! Else fax your signed entry form to attn: James Ford at 415-364-2880. Should be a good turnout this year at the 'shoot!