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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

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      Water Temp: 62-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM 6-11 BEFORE BEING BLOWN OFF THE LAKE. CAUGHT 6 AND LOST ONE, FOUR CAUGHT EARLY WITH LIGHT WIND AND OTHER TWO AFTER IT PICKED UP. PLASTICS IS ALL I COULD BIT ON, MOSTLY IN 10-20 FEET. I DID MANAGE ONE FISH IN 3.5-4 LB. RANGE IN 45 FEET OF WATER.
      FINAL SCORE: FRONT OF BOAT 6 - BACK OF BOAT 0
      City: LINCOLN

      Tips: RIGHT NOW BEATING THE FISH IS EASIER THAN BEATING THE WEATHER.

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood on Saturday and got in a solid 5 hours fishing. Was cold and windy, and glad I keep a spare jacket on the boat. Picked up 6 on crank and drop shot. Crank was delta red speed trap. Worms were oxblood with red flake. Got a few hits on jib and senko but nothing substantial . Chatter bait and buzz were ignored.
      City: Danville

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started Late Saturday in the Wind and some Rain after most guys got off the water caught 3 nice 3-4 lb range largemouth and 2 about the size of my spinnerbait:). Also caught a 26" striper at about 7:30 along rocks near B&W Resort. I thought I'd done something on my spinnerbait when it took line and ran me around the boat a few times. Fun!!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: They ate my orange and white double willow spinnerbait this evening. Got a few hits on a rootbeer senko but I think they were small. Also a few small ones tried to eat my frog. Hope the Frog bite is good this year it sucked last year for me.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nice comments about Bob Myskey on the previous post. He is a great guy and a good guide! We did have a few spring days last week but only one this week! I fished a father/son team for 3 1/2 days. Maybe the final team event for them for awhile - son is getting married - congrats!! The weather wasn't kind - we could only fish Thursday in a proper fashion as it was fairly calm and warm until 1 pm. The rest of the time - cold, rain, and dangerous wind Friday. Amazing Friday - we were going to launch at the Oaks at 7 am - no rigs - too dangerous. Went to Red Bud - no rigs - wow!! We put up the sail and sailed to Cache Creek and fished for 4 hrs. No bites. Thursday we did do well. Both guys hooked a lot of bass using the white Blade Runner jig w/#169 (chartreuse w/ chartreuse-white flake) Yamamoto grub. Size was disappointing - fish were from 2 1/4 lbs to 3 1/2 lbs, though they did lost a few bigger ones. Empty beds everywhere - I imagine some from the big tourney last weekend. After my guys landed 7 or 8 and the wind came up, I decided to have them drag Senkos off Anderson Island structure in hopes of finding a bigger post-spawn female. It is nice when an idea pays off! Dad hooked a nice bass that jumped 2 or 3 times and took a long time to land as the wind was blowing the boat at a good clip. I thought the bass was bigger than it was, but still a nice, skinny 4+ lb bass. Our best 5 were only about 15 lbs - but they had a lot of action!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: There is just no way to base a game plan on previous spring fishing trips. This is still winter in late spring! It looks like a lot of successful spawning has taken place as lots of fry can be seen - just hope they make it! Saw a few carp shallow and one crappie on a bed. No bluegill or bait anywhere - at least at the south end. Hope the belly-boaters had longjohns on for their tourney in the keys! Brrrrrrr!!!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water around 8:45 am when a new friend who has never fished Folsom. We started working trees with little results. We did managed a few out of the trees but ended up on catching most of our fish on Senko's. Boat position in 20-25 feet and then tossing up to banks. A lot of fish hit the bait on the fall or just as it hit the bottom. Most bites very lite. End up with 30+ fish with most being smallies and spots. Most fish around that 2 lb range with some bigger chunk's with some pushing 3.
      City: Lincoln

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

      Report: Fished both the north and southeast sides of the lake. Less than ideal conditions with the wind and the potential for showers. Stuck one LM off a fallen tree and that was it for about four hours of fishing. Spotted lots of fry so it looks like the spawn is over with.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Hennessy is usually a tough lake in the best of conditions, so wait until summer like weather arrives.

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

      Report: Cool mornings, fishing picked up as it warmed up. Had very little luck fishing rocky faces, bites from coho salmon mostly. Finally fished back of coves and my nephew caught the biggest spot at 15 1/2 inches. I caught and released a 17 1/2 largemouth at the base of a small waterfall.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Fished 5" Yamamoto grubs and had best luck with purple metal flake and pumpkinseed too. Fish back of coves with incoming water.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Cold front slowed thing a bit but not too dramatically. Boated about 25 fish with 4 over the slot. Best time of year to make a friend or kid become a "Bassaholic"!!
      City: Oroville

      Tips: Rocky outcropping most productive. Fish caught on rip baits, senkos, tubes, flukes, drop shot prism worms and even a couple on topwater baits. Looking forward to the next warming trend.

Friday, May 21st, 2010

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a great trip with two guy's on the lake. The biggest went 4 pounds. Some very nice fish all spotted bass except for one smallmouth. The wind and front blew in around noon and the bite just shut off for big fish. Carolina rig and 4 inch senkos were the baits of choice.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Please catch and release as this lake will just keep getting better. 9 pounder caught off the docks by a young man using a drop shot rig.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hey bass tub no one here is a little kid. and if you didnt notice this thing has been over for a while so dont try and start this shit up again
      City: THA P

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I thought this site was about fishing. All I'm reading is about hating each other. No true Anglers here. Just bunch of little kids fighting over what this guy did or what they said about someone else. This is the worst site ever. Let's grow up guys and just have fun fishing.
      City: Fish Heaven

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

      Report: Got 6 between me and my friend. There hittin later around 6:00. Haven't checked out the morning bite yet
      City: Santa rosa

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

      Report: My friend and I fished 5/21 and caught 8 spotted bass. We missed most of our bites due to small fish I would think. The biggest was 1 1/2 lbs.Used 5" Sankos in baby bass and monster shad, 4" watermelon blk and red flakes and some brown purple color I forgot the name of. Also caught 7 trout most were 10"-12" caught on rainbow,silverblue and gold kastmaster. One 19 inch trout was caught on a worm at night. All fish were in o'brien inlet.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: fish by any trees in the water

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent 4 days at the lake from 5/19-5/23. Tough bite everyday due to the bad weather all week. Started out with rain and wind on Wednesday and the wind continued through Sunday when I left. Friday I finally found the fish on crankbaits and some topwater action early. Fish were on secondary points, but shallow. Speedtraps in crawdad colors worked well along the grass edge.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Get on the water early for some topwater action before the sun comes up. Spooks were better than poppers. Medium to deep running crankbaits.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: At south end of Mildred about 8:00 am. VERY, VERY windy. Had to find out-of-the wind places to fish. Slow. Green lizard, Purple weenies (w/red fleck). Only 3 in the boat by 11:0. All between 2 & 3 #'s. Hit old river outside Widdow Island at noon. Wind not bad, tide was up. Water stained. Boated 4 fish total of 11#'s in 30 minutes. Lost 3 others. Had to leave for work. Tide was up. Fish were way back.
      City: Hayward

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

      Report: Caught about 15-20 spots up to 3 lbs. Only caught 3 that werent legal. All fish came on 1/8 and 3/16oz dartheads with 6" worm and very light line. Only fished from 6AM to 11AM because of the howling wind. Only fished the North Fork.

      Tips: Shaken not dragged. 6lb Fluorocarbon. Shad colors

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

      Report: Fished from 8am-2pm all large mouth today, great day to be on the water, 4 on a spook in lake fork color, 2 on swim bait 120 bottom walker slow rolling it on the bottom in 20'. 1 on a buzz bait late in the day in the flats. Finished up with dart heas in the main body and got 3 more to go. all in all good day. best 5 went 14-15 pounds.
      City: Redding

      Tips: better fish are still out in deeper water, good luck and god bless.

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake around 9 am. It shortly started to drizzle and did not stop. Fished the back coves. Caught 2, one large mouth that must have been close to 8 lbs. on a drop shot curly tail worm. And one spot around 1 1/2 lb. on a top water popper.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: When you see clouds take a jacket

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 55-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished up there 18th 19th and 20th rained pretty much the whole time with wind haven't ever fished there before and Rolfy and managed to catch a few..still largemouth and the smallmouth are full of eggs. Caught them up 3lbs both largemouth and smallmouth on dropshots and cranking on mainbody points creek channels and up on the rock piles in the northend of the lake at Trinity center. fish were all hanging from 16 ft on points to 4ft in the coves.
      good luck be safe
      City: woodpile

      Tips: the seemed to really go for Red in color of whatever we were tossing

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

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

      Report: Another large mouth this time caught by the rabbi on a fluke. 19 1/2 appr. 3 lbs. Late evening south fork. I caught 4 dinks. Jitterbug caught big fish 5lb carp.
      Nice to see all the large mouth showing up. Most that i can remember for a long while now. Maybe lake record will get broken this year.
      City: palermo