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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished PM from 1:00-5:00 and boated 9 bass. Caught 8 LM and one smallie (3lbs). All good keepers. Largest LM was just under 4lbs. All but one fish were caught on top water. Took one nice LM on drop shot. Fish were all shallow 1-6ft along the weed edges. Overcast sky and calm water turned the top water bite on. Should have been perfect weather for crank bait and I threw it all day and not a single bite.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: When conditions are right even if it is mid day try top water. Have a senko or drop shot handy for fish you miss. Fish shallow along the weed lines alternating between top water and drop shot or other plastics.

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

      Report: This is not an actual fishing report but rather info on some upcoming tournaments. Just noticed the lake is up 3' give or take and with more rain on the way this should be a great year on this lake. The first Anglers Choice tournament is on the 6th of November, just 2 weeks away and you can find all the info on their site. Also the Yuba City Bass Busters will have their tournament the following weekend on the 13th with entry fee 80.00 and 10.00 big fish option. Bring a new unopened gift and be entered into a draw for some great prizes. More info on this can be had by calling Brian at 530-741-8198.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: I plan to go out Saturday rain or shine and based on the previous post, hope to catch a few. I love throwing jigs so plan on starting with that.

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 67-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got a really late start...I was only able to fish for 4 hours or so. This was really a break out trip to locate the shad and knock of the rust of the spoons. I was able to find some bait and fish. Most around 40 ft. The lake has begun to turn! I was surprised to find the lake was still 69 is some places with air temps in the low 60's. Anyway things are shaping up for the fall bite...
      City: Elk Grove

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Absolutely UNREAL bite right now at Oroville! Cuaght over 80 fish in just about 8 hours of fishing yesterday! Fish are gourging on bait right now. Fished all main body with drop shot and spoons and ripped a few in the morning! And also caught fish on all bridge pilings. Find the bait and you will have a blast! Nothing huge, biggest we caught was right at 2.5 pounds, but still so much fun! We caught 47 fish off one point in the main body! Lots of fun, get out there while the bite is still hot!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Any shad color bait, and spoons are working very well as well. Find 30 ft of water and they will be there!

Monday, October 25th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Could not find any buddies to fish with so I fished alone. 9am Found a good bite in the narrows with the tude( watermellon and smoke) in 40ft.after 11am fish for over 2hours with out a bite, I couldnt figure out what happened. with nothing to lose I decided to use my homemade 1/2 jig(Arkie not football head)that I started getting bit again. I was realy impressed with my punkin and black jig ,my orange and brown 1/4 was not shabby either. I dont have any confidence in purple and brown so i will never use it. I had a solid bite and even when I cross to the other side of the power line where the grass starts my two jigs were producing. No spots,it was mostly smallies with a small large mouth mixed in here and there. The bite agressive, the fish were picking up the jig and running with it, they were almost hooking themselves. Ps the 3/4 was hanging up also I use flat hair on my jigs. Hope this helps. we are all brothers in this bass fishing thing.
      City: rio vista

      Tips: After the jig is at the bottom start hoping and stoping intil you feal somthing mushy(thats when the fish is swimig off with it). Only move the jig about 10 ft then reel in.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 59 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Whites from 130 tp 600 pm, had a pretty good day. Caught fish on senkos and chatter bait. Caught 7 fish biggest went 3.5.
      City: vacaville

      Tips: Water is really clear. Tullies produced and check outside weed line.

      Look for Buck Bass apparel coming soon!
      Good luck

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Hook, Line & Sinker out of Russo's Marina, My Partner had to work so I fished alone. First thing in the morning I ran to Disco Bay, threw a speed trap at the bank and immediately caught my first keeper, worked my way throwing the trap between boat docks, and boated two more keepers,
      Fish seem to be reacting to this very violently , upon the first wiggle of the bait the fish hammered this lure, I saw another fish, threw the speed trap and watched the fish hammer it again, I decided to run north to another Marina and throw the same speed trap, the first couple of wiggles and BANG this time allot of weight and pulling drag, my first thought was it's a line side, nope it was green and was 8.99 pounds, finished fifth and had big fish. Speed trap was the larger size dark brown with a orange belly, using power pro braided line.

      Pete D
      City: Martinez

      Tips: CONFIDENCE- I listened to what the fish were telling me and worked out a pattern.
      Gene at the Hook and Russo's Marina run a great tournament, Lots of fun, I high recommend fishing them.

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Only got 3 all around 2.5#. Very windy in the AM till around 1300. All fish caught between 1300-1430 as the wind died and it started sprinkling.
      Two fish caught deep (>25) one on a C-rigged BabyBrushHog in Junebug, the other a T-rigged trick worm. One shallow on a a black with blue and gold flake senko. Tried hard but got nothing on reaction baits, spinner, ratLtrap, crank, jerk.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Slow plastics worked for me.

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Timing can be everything in bass fishing - especially when it comes to weather. It seems this fall I am only there on cloudless, flat water days. Rick Tietz and I visited the lake Thursday, and while we caught some quality bass, fishing was tough - we couldn't buy a breeze anywhere!! We caught 10 nice bass to 2 3/4 lbs and several small ones - mostly on Blade Runner (Duh!) spoons in morning dawn and black shad colors. We found many schools of bass from 30 to 60 feet - they just wouldn't bite! Guess they ate all night during the near full moon. Rick had done very well on 2 previous trips - and we both just couldn't believe how inactive the bass were. Heck - we even spooned 2 trout!! Drop-shotting wasn't any better. I took former Calif resident Jim Grassi (now in Idaho) there last week with the same weather conditions - hot and flat. We only caught a few quality bass - one being a smallie a little over 3 lbs. If I sound like I am whining - I AM! Usually in October, one has some cloudy or breezy days which are always pretty good fishing. Not happinin' for me this fall!!! That's the price you pay when one of your fishin' buddies puts an 8-13 in the boat a few weeks ago. Downhill from there!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The bite will improve however, probably starting this weekend with some rain and wind. When the water temp reaches the mid-60's and continues to drop, it should be fun and maybe even a topwater bite! Wow - what is that like?? Look for the bait to start concentrating in creek channels - the bass will follow and move out of the deeper water.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the east Delta and caught several small LM Bass (all under 1.5 pounds) on senkos (green with black flake) and a small rip bait.

      Tips: Deadstick both baits for at least ten seconds, then give it a little twitch. They hit the rip bait when it is still.

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      Water Temp: 63-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I just finished fishing the calm before the storm at the Delta's Won bass pro/am. The first day I had the luxury of fishing with big bass expert Matt Allen. This guys the real deal, and he proved it as he yelled for the net, so I look over and see a 6 lber shaking its head above the surface. Matt also caught about a ten pound striper on some flashy jig, I forget the name, but you can probably find it on his website. The big striper came out of potato slough, fishing the long sloping points. Watch out for the drill rig on the south side canal. We also caught stripers at the mouth of disapointment slough, again fishing points with a little current. The largemouth right now don't seem to be relating to thick cover, they seem to be roaming flats next to deep water, so don't be afraid to throw a rip bait or top water. I did catch fish with a flick shake as deep as 18', so they fish are starting to drop down into there winter locations, but there are still plenty up shallow as well, and there willing to come up and eat a big bait.
      City: Sacto

      Tips: If its cloudy and or raining, largemouth will be scattered and feeding, so stick to reaction baits all day, if the suns out, fish deep tullie ledges with current moving no faster then 1 foot a second. For stripers, fish points with faster moving current, using anything that looks like a bait fish.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Basin Bassmasters just finished their last tournament before the TOC. Only three limits came in, winning weight was 12+ lbs. Most of the bass were cought in the main body and some in the nerrows. Drop shot, jigs, split shot with a lizard, worms and darter head. Some reaction fish for some, lipless crank baits. Look for the bait, wood.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: Fish it slow.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Off the chart caught over hundred spots drop shotting and jigs main lake. the best day I have had in years. Talked with guy who never left the 5 mile area by the ramp (DAM) caught 40-50. Find the bait fish and drop shot anything shad color. If using a jig very very slow.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Look for the bait fish the bass are gourging on them right now.

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 68.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: on the water 7:30 fished till 12:30 caught 6 bass.bite was very light found fish between 20 to 30 foot around rocks.all fish came on a dropshot.wind came up hard to hold on one spot moved around alot.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Found big bait balls but couldnt get bit till i moved off of them most fish were around two pounds.try using light shad colors.

Monday, October 18th, 2010

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      Water Temp: 65-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We were here Wed-Sat this week. Lake in GREAT shape; small algae bloom starting to show. Water temps: 69-74 most of the time as W-F was H-O-T. Saturday there was cloud cover and cool morning water was 65-66 until we came off at Noon.
      Tossed a variety of baits - hoping for great Top Water like a few weeks ago, but nada. Worms/Grubs/Hogs/Tubes was the ticket. Tubes were best, but hogs 2nd best for sure. 10 fish on jerkbaits on Saturday with cloud cover. As Mark indicated, 5-15 feet. I experimented with many retrieves, but it was the big jerk and pause that triggered strikes near rocks or any structure. Slower bite for the 4 days than i anticipated, but basically it was shallow and great early and late, late morning thru 1 all dropshot and slow plastic in deeper water ... especially if you find a nice drop off.
      City: Pacific Grove

      Tips: slow down; this is the time of year good Eastman fish are just ticking it light then fighting like hell when caught. I am sure i missed plenty of bites BS-ing in the boat, but many were just line ticks i never felt in rod. Best fish were 3 to 3-1/2 range. Many in 2lb range as Mark indicated. Greens best colors although some on salt/pepper. PHOTO-RELEASE! And folks... the garbage. Pick that sh*t up!!!

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

      Report: Got two this morning, weather was cloudy and cool,worked a senko whacky rigged. 2.5 and a 2 pounder, weren't giant fish, but got 'em into the boat!! Released both for anther day..

      Tips: fish were in 20-30 feet along the rock lines, second smaller one felt like I was hung up, but then put up a fight the closer to the boat he got.
      water temp was 68 and stained.

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A good friend and i have been fishing the Shore the past couple weekends, early morinig to about 11am. Spot is just before Markley cove, park in cutout and walk down. Been getting lots of spots,small and largemouths but very few keepers. Lots of action. Perfect for taking kids! The walk down to the water is tough, be careful!. Take your kids! they will love it!
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Catching all fish on small Panther Martin's and Rooster Tails in various colors. Fish seem to be in 15 to 25 feet of water. Tried robo worms, popper, and various spinner baits with absolutely no luck. Average catch is 10 to 12 fish around 10" to 16" inches length. I'm Going to try the old school method this weekend. hook, nightcrawler and bobber.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68.4 - 66.3

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Restore The Delta meet. Cold, Wet, Cold, Wet.. What can I say. Fishing was really off. 28-30 boats on hand for the charity meet. Launched at 7:10 and headed to Mokelumne River with little to nothing. Over to Bradford area and picked off a few dings with a punch bait and a jig, worked the boat docks with nothing, headed towards False River and hit a pocket of small fish but no keepers. Windy wet and called it a loss. Headed in, loaded up at 10:30 along with several others on the way out and home. Hit the 580 and headed to Bakersfield. Expensive day of nothing. Hey! Whats with the $10 buck launch fees?? For that kind of fee, they need to improve the launch and parking areas!
      City: Santa Maria

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 67-70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I read the last couple of posts and one stuck out. It was from Bass Girl. I noticed the link you added and it was about the Triton Owners tourney we fished earlier in Oct. I can attest to the very tough bite. My partner and I found a really good pattern and a really good spot. We ended up with 46+ for the 2 days. We pre-fished all week and found NOTHING for a back up pattern. It was all or nothing for us but it worked out. I was not shocked on how many zeros during the tourney there were because of how hard the pre-fish bite was. Anyway if you look hard enough and stumble on the fish it can happen in a hury. Trust me on this.

      Good luck,

      Mike
      City: enumclaw

      Tips: Keep moving until you find the ones that are feeding

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Heard the bite was terrible, and it turned out that way for us too. USAC with 130 boats and 30 blank and a few with 1 fish? Wow. So we have a small club event on Sunday when the Indian Summer weather turned cooler, with AM rain and some wind, and thought the reaction bite ought to turn on. Nope! Probably because there is so much bait to eat. Caught a few 4 inchers on my Sammy 100 and blade, plus a big bluegill on deep crank. Weighed in no fish. those who caught fish seemed to be fishing deep (like 20 plus feet) and fished slow......
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Fish slow and deep, like a summer bite. Heard about a morning topwater bite, but did not get a keeper. Saw a great thrash of a bass chasing bait, but outside casting distance.