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Thursday, April 29th, 2010

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the wind burned fishermens point for 4 hours busted off about 20$ in tackle and caught 2 6" BASS. All in all it was dormant as a dead doornail so i walked away so fast my shoes smoked.
      City: Shasta Lake

      Tips: call a cement truck to fill the place to the top!!!!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hooray for shasta Rec, they put the other float in at Bailey Cove this am, now plenty of room to tie up and you don't have to manuever around it in the parking lot. fishing gettin better also, throw senkos in the trees in coves.
      City: Anderson

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 63-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this past Thursday (1/2 day), Friday and Saturday with a group of friends and camped at Mc Clure. On Thursday senko's (tried three or four different colors to find out which one worked the best)rather than minnows or anything else were what they wanted. We ended the day with 23 fish. Friday was the best day, we ended up with almost 70 fish. Maybe 10 were on minnows and the rest on senko's. One of the guys caught one that weighed 4.5 lbs. On Saturday it was slow due to a tournament. We ended up with only 15 fish. A couple on minnows, one on a spinnerbait and the rest on senko's. Including a 4 lber on a senko.
      City: Rough and Ready

      Tips: Fish seemed scattered, some were at the shore and some were in 30 feet of water?? Some were on points and some were in the back of coves. Keep moving until you find them.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: you tell me?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Heading down next week for five days on a house boat out of silverthorn. Will be fishing for bass/spots. Haven't seen much on here on the fishing this year normally lots of reports by now. We normally fish up the pit and do pretty well. We very rarely hook up with any large fish though. We went 2 yrs ago when it was 111 in the second week of may. Doesn't look like we'll be hot this year.

      Just curious if any of the fish have moved into the coves yet, not that I mind fishing for them in the secondaries and main points.

      Any fish on spinner baits or x-raps?
      City: Cottage Grove OR

      Tips: Thanks for any input....

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished my normal spot. I stayed in one place the whole day and it paid off! The bass must kept moving back and forth all the time. 10 keepers and 5 small ones all released.
      City: Richmond

      Tips: Senkos Senkos Senkos!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 54 to 59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Josh
      We too fished a small (40 boat) tournament. Your advice about the green tree was smack on. Over 3 days we caught 100 fish, 80% all 13 inches 1

      Tips: Catch one the rest get excited then anything works.

Monday, April 26th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65 - 70 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I luanched my custom Valco "BASSBUSTER!" from Ladd's and noticed many boaters getting oof the water with the approaching storm. I made my run to a protected area at the back of 14 Mile Slough and was nailing bass with white spinnerbaits and 7" power worms. I was catching guarding males up to 3 pounds each. With the wind blowing it was hard to working plastics and jigs slowly. I relied on reactions bites and pitched my worm to protected pockets. I wish I was able to get out earlier in the day.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Approaching storm fronts means the BITE is ON!!!! Stick it out and plan your spots according to wind direction. Also venture out into the windward side that is where I got most of my spinnerbait bites.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: tossing top water baits on in side of weed line payed off for me i was walking the bank from bullfrog up river and did reel good bigest going about 6 to 7 12 fish tottal nice day not a nice walk but caught some fish
      City: elk grove ca

      Tips: red with yellow belly top water baits were the killer

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and i got on the water about 2pm, i got nada, he picked 3 fish all in the trees with 4" white sinko wacky rigged.
      City: El Dorado

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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: out there in my boat and caught a nice fat 3 pounder on a gold kastmaster! and of course i released it
      !
      City: Livermore

      Tips: piss the fish off so they take it

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 59-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The strong algae blooming died off and took a bunch of fish with it. 17 fish for 5 hrs of fishing. I caught all of them in ten feet or less. One spot, 6 largeies and the rest were smallies. All fish were smallish 1-2.5 lbs with one large mouth pushing 4 lbs. Most of the fish were takin on small plastic worm and football rigged spider grubs. Many bedding bass surprisingly many of them unwilling to take a bait.
      City: Davis

      Tips: Tell those wemon to shut their mouths... goin fishin!!! Better yet put a rod in their hands and have em join ya, its beautiful out there!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Found water up to 68 degrees. Wow. For the most part water was 65. I was hoping to find some pre-spawn bass. I fished reaction baits mostly in pre-spawn areas. Wind was blowing pretty good so was just about forced to fish reaction baits. I was not able to get a limit. I caught a few decent ones with rest being small. I guess most of the fish jumped up on beds overnight?
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: I'm sure with full moon coming and temps where they are, it is all going to be about bedding fish now. Third year in a row, I had lousy pre-spawn fishing. I don't even remember what normal March/April weather is. And of course, another big storm in the forecast.

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      Water Temp: 62-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM 7:00-12:00 AND HAD 16 IN THE BOAT AND MANY OTHER BITES. 4 SMALL FISH, BUT ALL OTHERS FROM 1.5-3.5 LBS. ALL FISH CAUGHT ON PLASTICS IN 15-25 FEET, MOSTLY PRESSURE BITES.COULS NOT FIND ANY BED FISH ANYWHERE.I DID HOOK ONE GIANT, NEVER SAW IT BUT FOUGHT FISH FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE AND COULD NOT GET IT TO COME UP TO THE BOAT, MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BIG CATFISH.
      City: LINCOLN

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry for the late report. Lots of fish on beds including a 6+ in front of the house. Couldn't get her to bite though. Caught fish on jigs, senkos and ripbaits. All fish were about 3 lbs with one at 5. About 7 fish total with 3 guys fishing fri night, sat and sun morning. Hope you have better luck than us - it was tough, hadn't been here in six months.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Most fish caught were in the evening, with a couple at night. Couldn't get anything to bite in morning. Fish the North end of the lake, nothing we caught were in the South.

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      Water Temp: 58-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Devil Mountain Bassmasters lauched 8 boats from the Ferndale Resort on the 24th & 25th with gorgious weather and clear skies, my partner and I ran north on the first day and caught 2 fish in the 2 lb range in the morning and struggled for another bite all day. The weigh in on the first day 1st place had 18+ lbs. for 5 fish. The 2nd Day my partner and I ran to the keys and fished very shallow water throwing unweighted texas rigged Senkos green pumpkin and black flake, you had to really soak them before the fish picked them up, most bites were just mushy, I caught one sight fish. The resort hospitality was exceptional and highly recommended along with a great dinner at Zino's Resteraunt. A total of 84.04 lbs was caught for two days and a big fish of5.09 lbs.
      City: Martinez

      Tips: Slow Slow Slow, and if you don't succeed slow down.
      The fish we caught were skinny males, they haven't eatin for a while and they were showing it, soon the will be munchin hard.
      www.devilmtbass.com

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      Water Temp: 56-63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I just came home from a Wednesday thru Sunday Clear Lake run. We caught the tail end of the rainy weather and wind. Water clairty varied from 1 foot visibility in the keys(Maximun) to 3-4 feet up north. Capt. Jack was right on with on of the patterns. Our big fish day came on Thursday when my friend lost about a 8-10+ right at the boat! Snapped new 15lb. like it was sewing thread! It looked like teeth issues were a factor in the break off. I did manage to land a solid 6lb. beast in a very rocky area. She bit, and ran straight into a rock formation, for 20 seconds I couldn't move her... finally got her out...., and to the boat! YEAH! Friday was the best day of the week, nothing bigger than 3.75; but the best numbers boated for the week.
      City: ANTELOPE

      Tips: Great trip!!!!!!

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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out about 2pm Sunday after getting pulled over at the left of the entrance...said we were going 5mph over the speed. 26yrs no ticket and he was yelling that this was gonna be one expensive fishing trip...long story short, he let us go. Threw everything in the boat from spinners to every kind and color plastic you could imagine. I never got a bite...frustrating. Hubby got 2 in the 2-3lb range and one trout after a stick bait, took the whole treble in its throat. Day couldnt have been any more beautiful but hot enough to put some blisters on this winter colored body. All his fish were taken in 10ft or less but they were stacked up in 20ft.
      City: Clovis

      Tips: Wish i could tell ya. He got both bass on a white swim bait. Some good hits on creature baits.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 63 to 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My cousin and I went up to the river area and caught over 50 bass. Shad color was the ticket, they hit on almost any color plastic we through.Biggest fish went 3lbs ,but most were 12".
      City: Modesto

      Tips: If you want to to teach your child to catch fish nows the time. P.S. They must be catching trout also main lake was full of boats trollingfor them .Plus we caught three fishing for bass.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well if you didn't fish the tournament at Oroville Saturday you missed a good one. Hats off to the Chico Conservation Bass Club for drawing 90 boats for a perfect day of fishing. Year in and year out they do everything to make their event just perfect. Just over 13 pounds was good enough to win it with big fish at just over 4 and a half pounds. I think everybody caught fish, enjoyed the food and the raffle.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: I heard the word senkos a lot but topwater was also mentioned along with worms. Just get out there and enjoy it before they pull the plug.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We got some nice Trout 17" to 19" today with Cast Master Lures - Gold. We were fishing 13 ft to 18 ft of water. We were at the mouth of the McCloud; West Bank, up from the Bridge.
      First trip out in a long time and had so much fun. The lake is finally full!!
      City: Bella Vista