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Friday, September 24th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got started late but still found some nice fish willing to hit a 1-3/4oz.morning dawn spoon in 35 to 45ft. After they wouldn't hit the spoon, I drop shot a 4" Basstrix Smelt flashtrix in the same depth a caught a few more. 4 smallmouth and 8 spots. most were bettween 2lb. and 3-1/2lb.
      I checked several areas were I usually spoon fish this time of year and they are close but not yet on a crazy spoon bite. There are small shad all over the surface but the big shad are still deep.
      Talked to another fisherman that said he had caught a few nice fish on white spinnerbaits in 8 to 10ft. on rocky points.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Look for deep creek channel breaks and flats that break off in 35 to 40ft. Places where they can push the bait up against and good ambush areas.

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      Water Temp: 73-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Mike Sperbeck and I decided to check the night bite out last night. We started about 5 pm, fishing the main body. We caught a lot of bass - most of them being dinks. One smallie was 1 1/2 lbs. I had a spot that I wanted us to fish just before dark - hoping for the eternal "big" bite! How often does that actually happen - seldom! However, last night it happened!!!! Mike was fishing his usual small Beaver on 6 lb test. Why he fishes that light line before dark I'll never know! Each to his own!! Well, just before dark, something over 6 lbs bit, and the fight - and wait - was on! Seemed like she made it to the bottom of the lake and then came the slow process of working the fish up. How's the 6 lb test holding up? Just fine - so far! Mike is really doing a great job! Finally we see a toad and she is in the salmon net on the second try. I love it when you have to use both hands to bring a bass aboard! She was a beauty at 8 lbs 13 oz! Quick photo that will appear soon on the photo page and back in the water she went. We actually had to needle her since she went so deep. After dark, as the moon was rising, the bite was pretty good for mostly largemouth to 2 1/2 lbs. Our best 5 - about 16 1/2 lbs. As the moon got higher the bite died and we left about 11 pm.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Again, spooning was not so good. Hard to find good concentrations of bait. Drop-shotting a Basstrix Flashtrix minnow seems to work better. Robo worms were working for smaller bass. An evening topwater bite has not worked at all for me yet. Surface is dead in the evening. Do NOT worry about the baitfish supply at Berryessa!!! With an absolutely flat surface in the narrows yesterday afternoon - very small shad were visable on the surface as far as the eye could see. Only little bass chasing them. Fishing should improve when the water temp drops to below 70 degrees.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 73-79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of russos fished from 6 to 4 started off in morning flipping sweet beavers and throwing spinner baits on the south end of franks caught 15 fish by noon some small but most were quality fish water was clear but fish were holding in tules. Stayed in the tract all day flippin and throwing spinner baits moved to north end a landed big fish of the day a 6 and a half pounder on the spinner bait. Good fishin to all hope this helps someone out.
      City: oakley

      Tips: flip and blade baits

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Magical day on Lake Chabot Wednesday -- a 10+ fish day! Sunny, cool and breezy, just the perfect weather to disarm LM bass from all predators. Alder Point is producing consistent bites as usual at this time of year. The bass were hitting on jigs, roboworms, and senkos. Enjoy while the good weather and feeding frenzy last.
      City: Richmond

      Tips: Dropshot with purple/brown roboworm, green/pumpkin senko, blue/purple jigs with football head all work well.

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 68-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hadn't been up since the first big algae bloom and reading all the crappy fishing reports.I called Clear lake Outdoors and talked with Jimmy and Jan they said the bit was picking up. My brothers and I had a chance to fish together,since we hadn't in quite sometime.
      We got some Jumbos for the oldest brother who doesn't bass fish and my other brother and myself used artificial.
      The Artificial bite was tough in the morning.It was pretty much all Jumbo Minnows My brother had a 15,12,7,lb Catfish and alot of Largemouth.
      In the Afternoon the Artificial bite picked up Big Time.Both of my brothers got their personal best Largemouth,my oldest brother using a Jumbo Minnow had 7.4 oz. My middle brother we call "Hog" caught his personal best. 11.2 oz on an artificial,all I could manage is a 5,lb..but we did catch two 5,lb on back to back casts on the same piece of structure.
      It was the Best day these 3 brothers ever had (fish wise) together on this lake!!
      Good Luck Be safe
      City: Woodpile

      Tips: The Odd thing about this day on the lake was how finicky the bass were on what artificial the were willing to take..while by brother was catching fish I tried every other bait I had except the one he was using trying to match his catch once it was obivious the he had THE BAIT I switched and starting catching also...so keep experimenting when if you have the opportunity.

Monday, September 20th, 2010

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: To MFB,dont hate becuase you struggle on such a fantastic lake that produces huge fish for the people who put in work.I've seen and taken the pics for i love fat girls. come out some time and ill be more than willing to show some big bags.we post these reports to help avid anglers to get bit when times are tough,every body has those days where you cant get bit. we dont make this shit up.
      City: rosa

      Tips: CATCH AND RELEASE and put in your time

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

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

      Report: Fished from 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. out of B&W. Stayed close to the marina area. I caught 3 dinks on a red Speed Trap and 1 dink on a 6 inch Senko. The Senko was bigger the the fish!! Wifey caught a 2lber and a dink on successive cast using a Swim Bait. She's good!!! I still can't catch a fish on a Swim Bait!!
      City: W. Sac

      Tips: Where are all the hogs??!! We launched during the end of a Tourney. The winning weight I was told was around 17Lbs. I remember when 20Lbs was the minimum you needed to cash a check!!

      Going out next week with my son hope it gets better.

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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wait until 8:30 am until the fish start to bite. That's what the Junior Bass Club ( NorCal Bass Ratz) did for their tournament. The water is low, but the fish are in 25-40ft of water right now. Top water in the late part of the day. Dater head with a sexy shad, Jigs, lipless crank bait and a drop shot.
      Winning weight was 11.58 lbs for the big bag of five fish.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: Work Rock Creek and the main body....

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

      Report: folsom sucks!! two lookers on the buzzbait and spook then after that nothing. we dragged, droppshotted,threw blades,cranks and reaction nothing
      City: rocklin

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Rattletraps (red) were the ticket for us, just inside the Mokulumne and in Potato Slough. Couldn't get anything else to go. Just keep chucking and cranking the rattlebaits with a mixed cadence until you're sore, and they'll produce (well, at least 2 weeks ago and during our club tourney yesterday). Most of what you get might be small, but the keepers are there as well. Just keep chuckin and crankin (outside weed lines on outgoing tide was best for me on both dates). Yes, you'll probably be pulling weeds off just about every cast, but keep the bait above or adjacent to any weedbeds you see and the fish will hit, here and there---not saying it's wide open by any stretch, but it's 'fair to good'.
      City: San Rafael

      Tips: Red red red red red / crank crank crank crank crank... If trying to get into the topwater stuff, try to get out super early and time it so your early outing coincides with the high tide (use charts at http://www.deltaboating.com/tides/tidesj.html to plan... looks like next Friday/Sat will put the high tide around 6am so go get 'em with topwater first thing, then switch over to the rattlebaits and see if those are still workin!)

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      Water Temp: 65'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Early am, found shad poping and caught them on top water and one on jig. No size, just one 2 lb and the rest dinks. Fished main river, rocks. As wind picked up, fished inside pockets along tules with spinner and cranks. Plenty of dinks - 11".
      City: ssf

      Tips: Tough fishing to catch keepers. Didn't matter what color but as wind picked up, fish were chasing cranks and spiiners. When wind died, top water was good.

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: on water at 5 off at 6:30 boated two fish to 2.5# both on 5" sencos on wind blown points. lots of baitfish. first time on lake in 5 years. dont usually get the boat dry enough for the inspections down this way. lot of fun for an evening
      City: san jose

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      Water Temp: 71-75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started off around 9:30 on the main basin near the dam. Started there because there are always fish there and I was looking just to get bit. Caught a 2.37 and 2.07 there, one on a dropshot and the other on a wacky senko. Lake slicked off, so made a run up the river. Keeper #3 on a Rico in a shade pocket at 2.15. Back down the lake a bit and caught keepers #4 & #5 in a cut with some trees. One on a darthead (2.20) and the other on a jig (2.66). Ended the day cranking shallow points in the main basin for alot of keepers, but nothing that would cull what was in the box. Ended up with 11.20'ish on the cull'em rite. Good day, off at 2 PM.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Keep moving, lots of bait and the fish keep moving to follow the bait. Crank bite will be on fire if there is a good wind blowing.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water Temp 72-76
      Water Clarity 2-4 ft.

      I had some great days in this last week fun fishing in the south end, one day I had a 24lb limit and lost a couple nice ones, the rest of the week all I caught was a bunch of 3 1/2 pounders but still managed to hook a big one that came off.. Some days they are eating the bait well then some days they just bump it or dont commit to it as well.

      I caught fish on Swim Baits, Jigs and Frogs.
      City: Clear Lake

      Tips: Tips: Try the frog later in the day, fish the swim baits around ambush points and fish the jig in or around heavy cover.

      Have Fun.........StevePerkinsFishing.com

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: heading down to coyote next two weeks with the family. wondering what the bite is like? you know no specifics, just lookin for some info on whats workin
      City: san jose

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The bite is very tough!!! I fished for 6hrs today and only boated three fish and nothing over 15" and two I caught were the same sixe as my crank bait and one about 12". Fished Middle fork, south fork, and main body. The only three fish I caught where suspended fish that took a crank bait over 30' of water. I tried darter heads, tubes, drop shot, you name it. I have had some rough days out on this lake, but I thought I was gonna get the skunk. Lucky for me I got the smell off my back about 15min before I left.

      Tips: Find another lake to fish until the bite gets better.

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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out today and a couple other times that i was to lazy to post.started off on the south side cranking rapalas and jensens for a while and grabbin the jig here and there for the thicker brush dwellers didnt get bit.switched up to deeper water 8' to 15' draggin beavers with occasional lift and drops subtle tick couple pounds.buddy got couple on split shot rig with blk blue maveriks and blk blue beaver.(hemotoma)for me.other anglers have had success with fish up to 9.375 pounds with quite a few 6 and 7 pounders..
      City: rosa

      Tips: ive had tougher days lately.try to stick with reaction type baits for the nicer fish.anglers have been catching fish on a wide variety of techniques and baits.some guys have been doing decent on tules,for me its been wood.this fall and winter should be great. seems its getting healthy lots of craws an bait this year.any one going ill see ya there on monday.good luck @ catch and release. p.s fountain grove can be thinned a tad of throw in a truckload of vitamin t.maybe the trout might eat the bass instead?lol.fishing is a contradiction.

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: One bite on a 6inch sxe shad robo! Fished around capell cove from 6 to 9 pm. My daughter had a huge hit on a hollow belly swim bait right at the 5mph floats didn't hook it tho! My daughter wanted to go fishing for her 5th birthday that is the best to be able to go fishing with your kids and have a great time teaching them all you know!
      City: 707

      Tips: Wait til all the ski boats go home or get there early!

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I had the oppurtunity to guide a couple of great guys Tuesday evening. I thought I would pre-fish it during the day but ended up with motor problems to end the pre-fish. Good thing for Clear Lake you can fish almost any where and catch some nice bass. I pick the guys up at the dock at the north end of the lake at 6;30pm, put the trolling motor down, took out some spooks and senkos and focused on open holes in the matts. Didn't have to go very far befor the guys were nailing 3.5lb to 5 lb.ers. Nothing really big, but and evening full of bass that size for a couple a guys that just got off work was a great evening. All of the bass came on spooks, the senkos were to follow up on a missed strike.
      City: Paradise

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      Water Temp: Cool

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the panhandle for trout since they had their first plant about 5 days ago. Friend ended up catching a 15'' trout towards sunset and a small panfish mixed in with some little bass on a nightcrawler. Good sign for future plants if trout are already biting.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Rainbow Powerbait