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Monday, September 6th, 2010

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I guided 2 great guys yesterday for about 7 hrs - teaching them some good areas to fish and techniques that we use at Oroville. This was their first visit to this wonderful lake. You wouldn't know it was Labor Day weekend - until about 9 am! Then I taught them how to dodge wake-board boats, har!!! They mostly wanted to drop-shot Robo worms and they did catch several - one close to 15 inches. We fished the middle and south forks. I made the catch of the day - a 4 inch largemouth on a 3/4 oz Duh! spoon - in 20 feet of water. Yes, he/she are it!! They caught some as shallow as 10 feet - probably because there seemed to be an algae bloom in some areas, along with mud lines. Not a wait at all taking the Ranger out at the dam at 2 pm!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Can't say much that isn't already known - the lake is dropping fast and most fish are off-shore. One will have to hunt for quality bass for another month - then things should get better.

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

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

      Report: fished for about 4 hr in afternoon good bite fliping
      City: oakdale ca

      Tips: big 10 inch worms

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Weekend of campers, boaters etc... But get there early and stay in the main body, spoonin (cast masters) in 20-50 ft. Darter head, jigs and drop shot was our baits. Get off the water before you get ran over.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: after this weekend the lake will be good, try top water lures, Jigin slow...

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

      Report: Spent less than an hour fising this past weekend while boating with the family. Pretty easy bite on drop shot at about 20 feet.
      City: Danville

      Tips: Target rock piles at 20 feet. Easy bite. Oxblood with red flake

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

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      Water Temp: 77.8 to 80.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We hit the lake a 5 am saturday morning out off the edge of the third ramp east side of the lake i caught two nice bass on jigs but both come unbutton right at the boat when they broke water and after that i stunk the place up my partner didnt do much better he landed 3 small dinks on jigs we fished several area but with no luck.The traffic was very light till about 10:30am when we loaded up.
      City: madera ca.

      Tips: The bass are there dont get me wrong i guess my heart wasnt in it saturday. jigs 1/8 or 1/4 oz in green pumpkin barb wire Yamamoto trailers 208/watermelon red/blk flake 4" twil tail grubs
      Baby brushogs/watermelon red/blk flake will also will work The bite was light for us fish slow waters stable and there some cool weather on the way middle of next week. Sorry for a slow report but it wasnt there for us this past saturday. Will hit it again soon hopefully with some better luck

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry guys my figer was to quick on the hook set. I did get senko fish by the launch ramp. I took a Big Minda Spear worm and threw it texas style to get the big 9.8 bass. did get some smaller one today on senkos. I had senkos on the brain. chief
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: proof read your reports lol

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the last two days at Casitas and the topwater bite is okay.Been getting them on a mixed bag on sammies and a Deps buzz bait. I picked up a senko and threw out by the launch ramps and nailed a 9.8 pound bass.
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: Throw out and change up often and move around the shad and around but in small schools. good luck, Chief

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

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

      Report: Martin, Thank you. I will get an email to you today or tomorrow at the latest. Appreciate it!
      City: Dublin

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: At it again early this am. Caught 5 shaker stripers before landing one with some size (7#). Put away the topwater and went with a Senko Blck/blue and landed 3 large mouth including the biggest I have ever caught (8#). Nice morning out! Float tube. Off the water by 10.
      City: Dublin

      Tips: Enjoy...be careful and watch for us poor guys in float tubes.

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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

      Report: This is to Hicthiker, if you want to go out on a small boat contact me. I have a 16ft boat. always looking for partners. MWitter@sbcglobal.net
      City: Sacramento

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 80+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Out with my son first time on the lake since June. Started in the lower end throwing top water nothing going. Moved to the main body picked up 4LM in a ditch nothing too big around 1 1/2LB. all came on a brush hog missed several others had to realy feed them the bait. Moved north and found some SM holding on rock walls picked up 6 most under sized one did go 2LBS. Checked out some weed lines and finaly picked up a topwater fish going 4 plus on a spook. Over all not bad for this time of year only fished from 7-12.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: All the fish were on balls of bait so find the bait find the fish. Most of the bait is holding in the 30-40ft range in the ditches and creeks.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 76-82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: .......
      August 20th-27th..........

      This last week was off and on, some days the fish were willing to bite and then some days it was tough to get a limit.

      I fished mostly in the south but I did spend some time up north. Our best fish were caught on the Ganesh Bug fished shallow, and also caught some nice ones on swimbaits and top water.

      There was much less algae this week, some cooler nights and wind helped to break it up.
      City: Clear Lake

      Tips: In the south try fishing deep with jigs and drop shots, up north try frogs or plastics. Try football jigs and drop shots
      in the rocks close to breaks or on the deeper side of the ledge.
      Fishing top water and frogs will work but you might have to cover allot of water and run around during the day. Timing is critical so recheck your spots during the day to see when the bite is the best.

      Have Fun ! .......steveperkinsfishing.com

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: basstub, your cool....
      City: THA P

  • Nevada County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: a surprisingly good day considering they poisoned the lake again last week to kill the weeds. There were still quite a few weeds, and the poison didn't do a thing to the coontail grass. Dan got 2 good ones right off the bat on a dark buzzbait, and that was all she wrote for him, although he did lose two on a dark cb later. I Caught most of mine on a black and red cb. 2 that were #5 each, a #4, and a couple of three's. The big fish ate a hardnose in a foot of water, and it weighed over #7.
      City: auburn

      Tips: Darker colors seem to be the ticket today which was strange seeing how it was overcast most of the day.

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What a windy, cold and wet morning for the anglers of Basin Bassmasters. The day started out dark and wet, dark clouds. I headed over to my first shot with my partner Bonner Veasman. He was using a Buzz bait and boated our first five, let them take it before you set the hook.
      One came on a chatter bait. I then replaced three with a black/blue Senko off rocks in 3-8 ft. Stay with the tide moving. Later we moved into Sicamore and called out three more. At the weigh in we had a bag of 13.25 lbs and the winners bag was 15.50 lbs with a 8.12 lb kicker that came off a sped trap craw color.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: spinner baits, chatter baits, crankin and Senkos.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6-8 and caught 2 Bass on Rat L Traps to 2 1/2 lbs. then caught 2 undersize stripers walkin the dog on a skitter walk.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Spooks, Buzzbaits, Poppers, Rat L Traps

Friday, August 27th, 2010

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for 2 1/2 days last weekend. Caught and released over 50 bass both largemouth and spots. Biggest was just under 5lbs and took several in the 3-4bls class. The big fish were caught early and late on top water (PopR). The rest were caught on either shallow crank or drop shot in 1 to 5ft of water in grass lines. Great fishing. WX was very cool with a front approaching so the bite was off the hook
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Chug bait or prop bait top water early and late evening around grass edges. Fish very shallow crank baits and 4" worm drop shot in the weeds.

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

      Report: Fished Friday. Lazy start about 8am. Caught 2 fish in 18-20 ft on carolina rig baby brush hogs. Moved to a rock dock area and caught 2 more in 12 to 16 feet (lots of bait in the water). At 11:30 moved in and threw frog on mats around rocks and docks. Caught 4lber on frog> no other blow ups. tossed my drop shot in shade of dock and caught 1 more. 6 fish from 8:30 to 1pm. Went in. Fished again on Sunday, ran north and wasted a lot of time throwing buzz baits and frogs on mats off shore. Nothing. Moved to county park area and caught fish on spook, jigs and carolina rigged brush hogs. Tons of bait everywhere. The jig fish hit while swimming it back, so I tried rippin. Had one chaser to the boat no strikes.
      City: clearlake oaks

      Tips: Fishin is tough lately. So I hope the info helps. I know I appreciate the posts. Have fun! Bruce

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 78-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On the water by 8:30am fished until 3pm. Hot. We fished points and some coves. Saw a lot of 4-5 inches. Saw a few fish on scanner but could not get them to bite. We use Texas, Carolina, swim baits, rattle traps you name it we used it, but no bites.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Stay off the water when the temperature is above 100 degrees.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ????

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 2 decent bass (2-3#) and 7 undersized stripers mostly on topwater buzzbaits and zara spooks hour before sunset till dark. Had a good time with a friend. All from the bank. Anybody with a boat out there that needs a fishin' buddy?
      City: Pleasanton