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Monday, September 13th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Luanched out of Holland Tract about 8am. Weather was overcast and calm My son Evan and I headed out to the main channel to the tules. Evan used a single colorado blade chartreuse spinnerbait while I tossed a ribbit frog in the tules and switched to a crankbait outside the weed line. I caught 1 while Evan caught 3 or 4, all small. Wind picked up and we fished the surface weeds Evan caught a few more dinks on a chartreuse buzzbait with one giant blowup that he missed. Ended the day about 1pm. Total, me 1, Evan 9 or 10. As usual it ended up the student teaching the teacher.
      Good Luck, Have Fun And Be Safe

      Tips: Boating safety tip.I have a plastic wire tie attached to the end of my kill switch line. When moving I loop the wire tie over my wrist. It won't interfere with your steering and it may just save your life.

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      Water Temp: 70s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: to cjb- been getting fish cranking speed traps,rapala dt6's,strike king series 4,s,rapala jsr 05,s from 10 days ago ive been using a finese jig alot on the wood black and brown also pure black and avocado,also been throwin the spro aruka shad in magic shad color lately cranking should get better each day.good luck.
      City: rosa

      Tips: cranking has been spotty.ive been consistent with a jig got me 21.1 lbs for five fish week ago.no tule love deep water and wood. to mfb- which photo album would u like to see??oh yeah and my scale actually weighs a 10 lb weight a little under.plus i only lie about the ones that got away.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: i have been there 2 times the past 2 months and i cought a 7 lber the 1st trip and a 5 the 2nd. there are definately been big fish caught out of there lately.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I think I LOVE FAT GIRLS needs new batteries in his scale. Lets see some of your photos!!

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went fishing on the Delta the other day. It was probably one of the best days I ever fished on the Delta. Not a lot of big fish, just a lot of fun. It seemed like every bait I threw worked. Presented my bait at all levels and it didn't seem to matter, not sure where the fish were sitting, but they didn't care. Wind did kick up a bit towards the end of the day and it just helped me get back quicker. Thought it was kind of interesting while I was fishing one area that about 10 boats pulled up to this one spot, then fished a while and took off. Hmmm.....must be something going on there.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Stay focused, fish as many areas as you can and don't leave one fish behind. Fish deep, but don't rule out the top water.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: question for i love fat girls. what is it you have been using i have been coming here flipping the reeds and catch one big one every once in a while. i am looking for something new. i have been using sencos, brush hawgs, and rage claws. let me know and happy fishin'.
      City: sebastopol

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took myself to Berryessa yesterday for the late morning and afternoon bite - if there was one! I also did a lot of looking around to check out off-shore structure at the current lake level. Always be cautious when boating at high speed on the west side of the lake. Some of those long bars come out a long way!! The bite was horrible during the mid-day hours - hardly any shadows available during the day. A few small ones were biting. But not all was lost! At 3:30 in the afternoon, while drop-shotting a Basstrix flashtrix 4" "smelt" minnow, I hooked a fish that really gave me a tussle! She turned out to be a beautiful 4 lb Largemouth with some actual girth! What a surprise!! Also with that bait I landed a nice 16 inch+ spot. The Basstrix bait out-did itself when it lured a 7 lb fish to the hook - whiskers and all! That smelt minnow will attract anything! By about 4:30 pm the breeze completely died and what little bite there was died too. I left about 6 pm.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Bait balls with bass around them were hard to find. I thought the bait was widely scattered too. Still a bit early for the bass to round them up. The worm bite did not happen for me! Most action was about 30 to 50 feet.

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First out last in. Brutal. Reaction bite was gone in the morning and I tarried to long trying to force that issue for ZERO bites. Shoulda gone with a jig on drop offs and edges. Caught a few decent 3 pound dropshot fish on a flik shake in 15 feet around wood. Switched to a Norman deep little n and finished out the day with some nice 3 pound crank fish.
      City: Ojai

      Tips: The lake has been blue stoned twice in the past few weeks and the fishing is as usual when this takes place. The fish get grumpy when they bluestone and the lake will come around a little better with each passing day. The grebes are chasing the shad schools around so be alert as they sometimes push them from way offshore onto a point in just a few minutes and it can trigger action.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 71-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up to clear lake last weekend. Fished Sat and Sun morning. Real tough bite out there, but did manage to get one savage 8lb lunker on my trusty dropshot. Bass are chasing baitfish and there is such a HUGE supply that it's hard to get them to commit to anything else.
      City: Glenhaven

      Tips: Rocky points with sparse tules and wood.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 0800-1200. Caught and released 14 bass. Caught 2 on top water early and the rest on split shot worm and drop shot in 1-5 ft in weed lines and off points. Pretty steady bite. Biggest was 3lbs with a couple more in the 2.5lbs class. The rest were smaller fish.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Top water early then plastics in the weedlines shallow.

Friday, September 10th, 2010

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

      Report: Lauched out of Holland Tract 9:30 am. Leaving the marina I fished the tules with spinnerbaits and strike king lipless hardbaits in sexy shad. Caught 4, nothing big and 3 of them came unbuttoned at the boat. Definately not aggresive, The remainder of the morning was around a rock wall and used 7in. berkely power worms in red shad. Biggest fish went 3 lbs.
      9 fish total. Nothing to write home about but no one there knows how to read anyway. I go for the fun and I got just that.
      Good Luck All
      City: antioch

      Tips: Look for me in my 16ft. tracker and wave.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Tom, Mostly tube around Discovery Bay (friend has house and dock out there), Holland Tract,and Italian Slough in the Delta. I tube the back lakes at Shadow Cliffs, or at least I did until they shut them down more than anywhere.con
      City: Pleasanton

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out to the coast for Labor Day weekend. Saw a lot of cars park on the side of the road and a lot of people fishing. I think about trying out this lake for the first time. Can anyone give some info? I read you can't launch a boat but can you use a pontoon boat or a float tube or a kayak? Does anybody know any regulations on this lake? Thanks...tight lines.
      City: sactown

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 70-72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This last weeks fishing has been on and off again, we are still catching fish deep down south and some in the shallows up north. Average size has been strong fighting 3 to 4 1/2 pounders. A couple days I had a great frog bite going with fish up to 5 pounds.

      Caught fish on Frogs, Jigs, Hippo Tackle 5" Swim Baits, Cranks and Worms, with the best size fish eating the Frog.

      The cooler nights have cleaned up the algae and the lake is healthy with lots of baby bass and bait everywhere.
      City: Clear Lake

      Tips: Tips: Cover allot of water, when you find them, slow down and fish the area throughly. Try and develop a pattern and you may be able to run it all day.

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

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got in a few hours each day 7th-9th. Last two days just fished off the dock, as my tilt/trim malfunctioned on the merc. Bite was off and on, but did better towards dusk than AM, except for one day: I woke up at 4AM on the 8th to the sound of rain on the water...1/2 the cove was BOILING with silversides, and lots of bass smacking them. Saw several injured minnows swimming in circles around the dock, it was just a slaughter. Tried to match the hatch with a 78 pointer, but it was lost in the crowd. Did get one 3# on a chartreuse blade at 6AM, but the fish had gorged and were taking a siesta all day. It was a pretty awesome sight. Did just okay the rest of the time, a few more on blades, one on a king shad, a few on T-rigged jelly worms. Threw spooks and sammy's at dusk, but nada. With all the baitfish, I threw mostly reaction baits, as my results with jigs and worms wasn't great. I think the one's that picked up the jelly worms were looking for dead bait falling to the bottom. Nothing bigger than 4#.
      City: Clearlake Park

      Tips: Was only on the boat for a few hours, but did best with blades.

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Too many recreational boats. Still all in all a fun day. Ended up catching 4 iddy biddy bass.
      City: W.Sac

      Tips: Wait for the crowds to leave, then hit the main lake points.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took pop out fishing from 4-8pm n found bass right away. Caught them on swimbait, plastic worm, buzz, drop shot, and frog. Some where in fallen trees but most where in front or behind weed beds. They look heatlhy as heck, fat n nice looking. Froggie caught all the biggy.
      City: elk grove

      Tips: nothing on spinner(kinda wierd cuz around tree it's alwyz a killa for me) and nothing on crank. MOst fish were in shade pocket n when sun is low..froggie got the most hits, 4 hits on one spot but was able to set hook on two..boy did they ever wanted the frog. Hit froggie 1 foot in the air n swallow it...soo sick. Got pop laughing on the backseat.. Fishing with pop n make him laugh=priceless !!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey hitchhiker...where do you float tube? My buddy and I tube all over the delta. Got some awesome spots that have turned off recently. All I can find now are smaller bass to about 4 pounds and stripers. Fished Italian slough for 2 hours...only managed 8 stripers to 21". No bass, but the stripers slaughtered swimbaits and vixon's.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Topwater before first light, then swimbaits outside the weedline.

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      Water Temp: 73-83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lots of dinks (9), biggest 2#. The lure-de-jour was a Texas-Rigged straight tail worm in watermelon candy.

      Couldn't get a reaction bite with cranks or buzz-bait in the morning. Guess the fish don't read Ba$$Master magazine.

      Spoke with the inspector at the end of the day who said they are talking about closeing the lake for the season on Oct 15.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Please practice Catch-Photo-Release for the future health of our sport. That Japanese guy killed his world record for what? Its gathering dust in his room and now he is trying to sell it. Hah!. A replica would have been just as good.

Monday, September 6th, 2010

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 70-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Lake is in Great shape. 2nd voyage of my new Red G3 Bass boat (love a boat that starts every time!) I was surprised with water temp this time of year at 70-72. I expected warmer. Anyway, bass were definately deep. Find them deep off points and structure, catch fish. Caught some absolutely horse crappie on drop shot rig, started free floating a mini jig while bassin' and caught a dozen more. Nice, big 1lb crappie. No dinks on the crappie front. Bass bite was decent on drop shotting small baits. I caught fish using gulp minnows and chartreuse power bait stick minnows, 4 inch robo worms and a couple on salt and pepper grubs. Lots of shad moving around... saw numerous shad being chased by bass... once in a while you would see a couple shad darting around near the boat - clearly being chased by bass or crappie. The fall bite is rapidly approaching.
      City: Pacific Grive

      Tips: Fish slow and fish deep. No reaction bite at all. Spinners, cranks, jerks = nada. Slow presentation worms and grubs got bites. Bites were a mix of pounding it and gently ticking it. Bigger fish were ticking, smaller fish beating the sh*t out of it. Best 5 went 15lbs. We caught a total of 14. Be gentile with those big bass. 1/3 of the fish had real jacked up jaws where people are not being cool with hook removal and release. 'enuff said.