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Sunday, August 8th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Floatubed in whites launched at 630 am at about7am i caught a 7 pound14 oz largmouth on a super spook worked slowly.caught a few more bass flipping and on a chatterbait.decided to finish the day punching in about 8 to 10 feet of water to isolated mats and thick weeds caught a 7 pounder at high tide.Pretty good day for size,but caught a lot of small fish also.overall i had about 18 pounds.
      City: Fremont ca

      Tips: Tried a frog in some of the places i punched with no luck just one blowup.The fish seemed to want topwater worked superslow or punched plastics out in the deeper water in the middle of backwater sloughs.

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      Water Temp: ~70-72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went three times this past week with varying ranges of success/failures. In the mornings and an outgoing tide I have had luck with Pop-Rs and white frogs. No luck on the buzz bait except for it the evening with an incoming tide.

      After the topwater bite stops I have had some success finding small-medium sized fish with weightless TX rigged Senkos right up next to the tullies. Black has worked the best but have also had some luck with purple.

      During the heat of the day, find any type of shade and fish the hell out it. Drop shot, wacky rig, etc. they are there you are just going to have to try and convince them to bite. If you make a loud cast leave the area for a couple of minutes and return back.


      I have really had some tough luck fishing low tide. Only places I have found them is in about 12-15 feet of water and with no pattern or consistency.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Try some different sized and colored plastics.

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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The gate was open early so Mike and I got on the water at dark. Top water on a long bank in the main body. Had a few blow ups, spook and pop'r. Went right ot crankin, no bites. Watermellon/red Jig with a #180 double tail trailer, got four, Went back to the top water, got two. Headed to the dam and drop shot in 20-35 ft with a sexy shad 6" worm, boated four more. No lake lice on the water until after 10am. Went home about 11.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: Work your bait slow and stay deep.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: its not poaching if i let'em go.. maybe trespassing but thats it, unless u catch me with a fish.

      Tips: catch me if u can

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from mid day Friday to mid day Saturday. Fished till about 9:30pm Friday night and were back out at 6:00am the next morning. Only one fish between two of us for the trip. The one 3# fish was caught on a buzz bait near the state park on Friday evening at about 6:30pm. No other fish, even on plastics. Very rare for us not to get at least a few on plastics. Found one spot, across the lake from the state park, that had fairly clean water, (still green but no chucks of algae like everywhere else), and not one bite. The bait fish were heavy in this area. As you would pull your lure in, you could see bait fish jumping everywhere to get away from your lure. No bass nearby, (that would bite anyway).
      City: Ben Lomond

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      Water Temp: Boiling

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The risk of ninja fishing = poaching is being apprehended by the Poaching Task Force, comprised of reps of BLM, DFG, County Sheriff, and FSJ (Friends of San Justo) who visit the reservoir several times a month, at night, with night vision devices, for the sole purpose of arresting and filing poaching charges against anyone who violates the No Trespassing signs on the fences around San Justo Reservoir, which is CLOSED.
      City: Hollister

      Tips: You have been fairly warned!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Haven't been to Shadow Cliffs for a year. Took my float tube to the lake, pay to get into the lake, then they happen to tell me that the back ponds are closed for... STEELHEAD??!! WTF??? There's no frickin way a steelhead would show up in Shadow Cliffs!!

      So I ended up fishing the main lake for a few hours with no luck. I hate fishing the main lake for bass though.

      With the back ponds closed for an imaginary fish, that ends fishing at Shadow Cliffs for me...
      City: Livermore, CA

Friday, August 6th, 2010

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 71-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What a difference a month or so makes!! After my last trip, this one was beautiful - no clouds for 3 days, very warm, and flat water!! I had a half-day guide trip on Wed and the fishing was slow except for lots of small ones. The future looks good for the smallies - lots of young 'uns!! He did hook a nice one but lost it. He wanted to throw crankbaits most of the time and had quite a bit of action in spite of the 15 foot or so water clarity. Lots of nice bass at the 20 to 30 foot depth but couldn't get them to bite. I went out Wed evening for an hour or so to one of my favorite rock piles and did catch 4 up to 2 1/4 lbs and lost another 3 or 4. Boy, are they strong in the summer!!! I was using Berkley 4" green pumpkin Power worms - about 12 feet deep.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I'm sure Senkos would have worked well but didn't use them this trip. I did have one good hit on a black crankbait before dark, but that was it. During the guide trip, I had him using a chartreuse/craw Wiggle Wart which seemed to work well. Many of my favorite spots during the guide trip produced nothing - some wind probably would have helped!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: forgot to look

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Ladds. On the water at 0530 hrs. Fished Mildred Island area. Partner caught fish ( 5 or 6 ) using Buzz bait and I tossed a frog, nothing. Went to wacky rigged worms. We caught a TON. All day. Inside or outside the weed line. For a little while we tried punching and only got 1 fish. Went back to worms. Dark colors, black and blue. Tried lots of other colors but went back to dark colors. Best fish-4 lbs lots of 2-3
      City: Fresno

      Tips: wear sunscreen

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished weeds and lily pads with drop shot peoples and wacky rigged senkos. Fish in 2-3 lb range.
      City: Ventura

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 78-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: OUCH! That's why it's called "fishing" and not "catching." Three of us in the boat caught 8 fish. One in the slot and 7 around 9"-10". Split shot and darter heads caught the fish. Shad colored plastics. We found the fish in our usual spots between at 35

      Tips: Try a drop shot and stay in the same spot longer. We were moving slow but we should have gone even slower. We didn

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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out with my buddy today.on the water at 6:20.i pulled one little one off the big island and missed a few skippin.5,000 casts later my buddy got a 3.3 then a 2.2,5.4,2.0,3.15 and a dinker within a little over an hour, within that same hour i got my 5.3lber fishin behind him which gave me that little grin we all know about.
      City: rosa

      Tips: keep casting all day till you get bit.if you dont then come back and do it all over again.big fish being caught daily.

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

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

      Report: Launched at Ladds...On the water at 5:30pm for the evening bite. Started by Flipping Senkos on the backside of the weeds. Caught plenty of fish...but...no size(all about 1-1.5lbs). Started throwing Buzzbaits, Pop-Rs and Frogs. Caught one 3 lber on a Pop-R and one on a Frog.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Bite was good and caught plenty of fish...Definately worth the trip...Stick to what your confidence baits!!!

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

      Report: might fish it, what is going to work I'm a rookie!!!!

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      Water Temp: 70s

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out caught 3 fish.biggest went 3.2 lbs My buddy the day before got a 7lb. and a 5.2 within 35 min.
      City: rosa

      Tips: put in time,or just happen to be there when the fish are feeding.cant expect to go for 1-2 hours unless there on the bite which has been lasting bout an hour for the main one and about 30 minutes for the minor one.feeding varies depending on the lunar phase(most of the time.sometimes fish in the boat all day)anyways the bite has been noonish.when ur hands and arms are soar and havent got bit keep at it and all of a sudden it will be the opposite. FISH ON !!!!! GOOD LUCK!

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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

      Report: Here is a video of how to modify the rubber on a frog...http://www.monsterfishingtackle.net/frogfishingvideo.html
      City: Delta

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: anyone know where i can view a video on how to change the live rubber in a frog? please post a link if so

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got one 3 early on a vixen. Everything else came off chunk rock in 18' on a flick shake 5.8 green pumkin. MF worm DS mojave oxblood and a variety of other fairy wand BS. Tough for me, most fish were rats with a 1 to 2# mixed in.
      City: Orangevale

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just received the following response from the Santa Clara Water Quality Manager,

      "Thank you for your message. Regarding Lexington Reservoir I believe that it is still open to fishing but just not boating. I assume you are only interested in boat fishing. You are aware that the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department (Parks) currently runs a boating inspection program on four of our District reservoirs. The District helps fund part of that program but is not the owner. You'd need to contact Parks, if you haven't already, regarding implementing an inspection program on Lexington. The contact there is Ms. Kelly Klett at 408-355-2220.

      As far as plans for implementing boat inspections at Lexington I can tell you that there has been recent discussions about implementing inspections at Lexington. However, funding is an issue and it would need to work under the current funding amount for the existing program since budget concerns limit additional funding.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Call Ms. Kelly!

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

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

      Report: Fished the State Park area from the swim beach to Cole Creek with a float tube from 9 A.M. to sunset. Caught two 3.5 lbers with purple senkos rigged weightless, both inside Cole Creek near the boat launch. Otherwise, it was completely dead.
      City: Livermore, CA