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Monday, June 14th, 2010

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake for summer vacation with my sons who are 8 n 10.These boys can catch FISH!We started off just messin' around catching bluegill and low and behold...the dock right at the KIVA was LOADED with crappie.My 8 yr old caught 68 in 3 hours.We moved to another cove and found the spot.I caught 75 in no time at all!My 10 yr old got over 55 but stopped counting after he saw the GIANT largemouth that were spawning right in the crappie hole.WOW it was cool.NO boat traffic...lots of fish.Priceless!!
      City: Hayward

      Tips: Hey Art,you want smallies?Try a craw colored crankbait on the absent bank across from the hotel...Its a cant miss.Good luck buddy!
      Take a kid fishing!

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

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

      Report: No big fish to report. Summer is here. Fished Franks and lil Franks, plenty of dinks on senkos. couple of blow-ups on frog. Fished main river, two follow swim baits and two strikes on swim jigs and again, dinks on senkos. Nothing on spinnerbaits or buzz. Fished rip raps with tulles.

      Tips: Fish were all tight in tulles.

  • Siskiyou County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a weekend tournament and didnt do so well. Caught 1 fish which went 2.26 lbs for the 2 days and got 11th place. Winning weight was a little over 8lbs. Very tough!! Caught mine on a black jig with brushhog trailer in the back of the weed beds. Be patient and fish slow. Did not get any on top water. Had 1 blow up at a frog but that was all. Have no good info for anyone other than that.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Fish slow and be persistent. I heard of alot of different things that caught fish. Senkos, spinnerbait, jig, buzzbait, no specific colors. Hope that helps a little.

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 56-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I spent a few days at Big Cove for a little fishing and scouting. Winter is trying to depart - but it is a slow process!! Surface temp on Wed evening was 62 and this morning (Sat) it was 56! I fished most mornings and evenings for about 2 to 3 hrs and found the smallies pretty willing hit but hard to hook. The wind blew both directions - hard - most of the time. I just fished a mile or so either direction from Big Cove. Each time out I caught from 4 to 7 smallies, but only one quality one, 3 lbs 2 oz. I caught about 25 and only 3 under 12 inches. Last night I got them to hit crankbaits including the ever-faithful crawfish Deep Wee-R. Before dark I was throwing the black Wiggle Wart and hooked a real toad. She stripped out line like I couldn't believe, but I lost her after 20 or so seconds. I did catch several 2 to 2 1/4 pounders on the crankbaits. The rest of my fish were caught on green pumpkin 4" Power worms and 5" Senkos - mostly #301. Before dark they were nailing the green pumpkin Senko w/ chartreuse tail. Lost a big one on that bait too, but it did produce my 3-2 smallie. Lots of bass were caught by the dock ladders that are now much in the water. All my crank fish were caught on a sloping rock bank with deep water next to it. That spot always seems to be good right at dark. The magic depth overall during the trip was 8 to 12 feet. I was mostly Texas rigging my worms but did catch a few split-shotting. There were so many favorite areas of mine that I was excited to work, but Almanor, like Clear Lake, will just kill your game plan. Overall, I did have lot of action (bites) but the mood of the fish, cold front, and the rough water made things very difficult.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The lake is filling rapidly. I took a photo of the inflow flood protection canal west of Chester. What a sight - running high!! If there was any spawning activity - I wouldn't have been able to see much. Most bigger smallies seemed to be post-spawn. Where I was fishing the visability seemed to be about 3 to 4 feet.

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

      Report: Freakin windy!! Launched out of Russo's and head out across Franks Tract. Three foot swells on the way out which quickly grew to 5 foot swells. Surfed the boat back inside the wall and managed to pickup a few.

      Ugly out there
      City: Danville

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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Worst wind I've come across in some time.Trying to control a 21' boat with a 101 lb minnkota on 90 was NOT what fishing should be! It finally calmed down in the pm and found some decent water to fish but counts were nothing like two days ago.Had to laugh at the dinks that would hit a 6" senko!
      City: Eastbay Grease

      Tips: Bikinis will save the day!

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

      Report: Fished a club tournament on Saturday my partner and I caught about 17 fish with the big fish going 3.35lbs. Fishing was good for the whole club but the big bites were tough to come by. caught most fish on the dart-head and some random ones on dropshot, swimbait, and jig. The big fish came on the jig. Islands and main body points worked best for us. Purples and blacks seemed to do best. http://www.sacramentobasstrackers.com
      City: Folsom

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Gotta post something. I hate approaching a tourny and there are no reports for weeks at a time..so heres mine. Caught dinks all day guarding nests, most were just short of 13 inches. If you want them throw spinnerbaits, senkos and flukes will work (any greens) in or around the old beds. The big female is gone from these spots so if you want her you gotta find her. Our bigger fish came from purple roboworms dartheaded around steep rock for smallmouth and the bigger largemouth came from some bigger size senkos (any greens again) thrown in shade pockets later in the day. Our club did well for the conditions. There are definitely fish to be caught. Have fun!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Mostly post spawn which was tricky but theres still spawning fish...adapt to the area you are fishing. you can still sight fish the spawners but will have to work for the post spawners.

Friday, June 11th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ~70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with a good friend to fish the south end. Launched out of Lazy M's at first light. Fished all over trying to stay protected some what from the wind. Wind ended up chasing us off early. Caught 7 total in 5 hours. All came on worms, purple in color. Nothing on frogs, cranks, or spinnerbaits.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: All fish caught very very tight to cover.

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 70ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tried for some topwater fish and got 2 on a LC sammy. Fish went down and switched to a jig and got 2 more (big one was just over 6 lbs). Ended the day chasing some schools and getting a few on a spinnerbait and spoon. Ended the day with 9 fish for two peeps...not too shabby
      City: Moorpark

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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started the morning with swim baits and had a ton of followers but no takers. So we hit the shoreline with buzzbaits and had no followers. So we we back to the place we had follwers with the swim baits and started throwing senkos and connected with a few good bass.We also threw a drop shot rig with oxblodd worms and scored some bass. The bite died off at 11am. we had about 10 bass and the biggest was 4.8 pounds.
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: If you find the active bass start throwing senkos it worked for us. tight lines chief

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

      Report: Tips for Mike: Go under the green bridge and stay to the right for about a mile or two. This puts you in the South Fork. Look for sloping dirt banks and points with rock outcrops into the water. I like the left side. Stay casting distance from the bank.

      For bait use dark green/brown 4" or 5" Senkos with an octopus hook ran through the center of the bait. This is called "Wacky Style". It is helpful to add a very small split shot about 10" above the hook in order for the senko to fall slowly to the bottom. Once on the bottom lift/reel very slowly back to the boat. Often the senko gets bit before it hits the bottom so watch your line! If you lift and feel weight SET THE HOOK. There are a lot of ways to catch fish at Lake Oroville. This method give you and your family a good chance of catching some fish.
      City: Orovillle

      Tips: Stop in at Oroville Outdoors on Feather River Blvd (first left off the Oro Dam Exit).
      They will get you pointed in the right direction.
      Be sure to put a few fish back for the rest of us!

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70 - 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thursday, 6/10/10. The strong wind in the morning forced my fishing buddy, his grandson, and me to fish a protected cove near the narrows. On the way there coming out of Capell Cove, one wave did get my buddy wet. By midmorning we only had a few fish. By then, the wind had calmed down so we moved first to Putah Creek and then to the Big Island. I wanted by buddy

      Tips: Fish on and around points. Take a young person fishing and watch them get excited when they catch a fish.

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

      Report: can anyone give me a few good tips for bass fishing, Im taking the woman, dog and boat camping for the week and would like to make the most of it fishing wise, any help on what part of lakes to fish would be great, also love to night fish, thanks!!

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent all day caught a few smallies. Where is Sugar White when you need him. Drop me a email about Toullich
      City: castro valley

      Tips: Fish deep

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fishing is a little slower than it should be but you just have to slow down and you will catch fish. there are fish on beds everywhere if thats what you like to do. Fished north last tues. and put 12 to 4.5 in the boat and did not sight fish.fished rattlesnake arm yesterday and put 10 in the boat { 5 were sight fishing]The frog bite is slow but you can catch a few that way.
      City: lakeport

      Tips: 6-7inch senkos wacky has been the most consistant for me.frog fishing is getting ready to bust loose but we have been getting a few.
      SLOW DOWN [DEAD STICK]

Monday, June 7th, 2010

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My sons and I found a good pattern. We worked shad robo worms around weeds and came up with 25 fish. Mostly around 1#, but a few in the 2# range. The water was really clear in the morning, but mud lines developed around noon with the wake board boats buzzing us.
      City: Felton

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

      Report: Thanks Oldbass and tritonfish foryour reports. My son and I caught them good today. Keep up the reports. By the way we followed your pattern from your report. My son got his personal best 5.5lbs.Fun!
      City: Brentwood

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      Water Temp: 64 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: left B&W 5:00 am was a tourney going on fish bite was suprisenly tough today don't really know what happened threw crank bait, senko, blades , top water,sweet beaver, could not really get on a pattern. Maybe one of those days! Took friend out with me from work he landed one and lost a few more. I boated one myself, but nothing like it should be this time of the year, threw the whole boat at them could not find them, not even dinks. oh well maybe just a bad day fishing.. but a good day cause I was able to get out and get my lines wet and out of the house before it gets blistering hot.Had a good time!! Lets go again Charlie and give em hell
      City: Elmira

      Tips: None today

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

      Report: Im fishing a local club and I've been to lake a couple of times, but wasnt able to locate any largie. Can anyone help me or give me some tips on how to locate largemouth in this lake. Thanks...
      City: Sacramento