Northern California Lake Fishing Report

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Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

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      Water Temp: 53-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: three of us launched out of granite bay around 9am with hopes of hot bite but not the case for us,fished main first around penisula and beals nothing went to south for three on darter and rip baits did not personally catch one myself I guess it was a bad day to leave rippin rod at home arrgh.We had alot of followers that would not quite committ,maybe not pausing long enough any tips would be helpful.always fun good luck all
      City: antelope

      Tips: caught fish in about 6ft

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Will this cold weather push the fish back down or will they continue to move and spawn?
      City: Sacto

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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Rich and I were tired of catching "all" those fish at CFW, so we decided to head up to Oroville for a real challenge....we found it. The fish cooperated for the most part. Landed 15 total, missed at least that many for sure. The bite just died when the wind stopped at about 5:30pm so we headed out at that point
      City: plumas lake

      Tips: Worms and jigs, no reaction for us. Did have quite a few followers back up to the boat though, maybe here soon some reaction could pick up. I had quite a few hit my jig when I was pulling it up from the bottom, finally I got that figured out and started to land those fish as well. Good Luck.

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

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      Water Temp: 57-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough day today..caught several 2's and 3's flipping sweet beavers and reaction bait's. I usually like the wind but today was a bit more challenging. Otherwise it was a good day not having to work.
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: 58.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out at about 9:00am started late. Fished Piney and caught about 11 in about an hour and a half. Caught most fish on drop shot in about 10 to 15 ft. of water using Keeper worms. Most fish were in the slot. Came back out later in the afternoon before the rain caught fish up shallow in about 6 to 8 feet of water behind Mc Clure point marina. Used Senko and drop shot. Caught 4 fish in about half hour Biggest 4lbs. rest in the slot. Start to rain had to leave had neice and nephew.
      City: Riverbank

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out early due to the weather. The bite was slow and soft. Worked the coves and walls out of Lime Saddle. Caught one at 3lbs, lost another large mouth. Overall the weather won.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Remember to put the plug in your boat BEFORE launching!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hey Shasta recreation, how about putting the other section of dock in at Bailey cove, get it out of the parking lot and in the water where it belongs, things get busy early and late
      City: shasta lake city

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: COLD AND RAINING ALL DAY... GREAT DAY TO GO FISHING..HIT SONOMA THIS MORNING WITH DESENT RESULTS.LITTLE WIND... STARTED WITH SENKOS ON TREES AND CAUGHT A COUPLE DESENT FISH.BUT DID MUCH BETTER WITH THE REACTION BITE..MY FRIEND GOT 4 AND LOST A COUPLE ON AN XRAP... GOLD WITH BLACK BACK..I STARTED THROWING AN ORANGE SPINNERBAIT AND CAUGHT SEVERAL..START CRANKING IF YOUR NOT CATCHING..GET OUT AND GOOOO...
      City: SANTA ROSA

      Tips: USE JERKBAITS AND SPINNERBAITS ON POINTS AND NEAR WOOD..WE NEED 4 DAYS OF HOT WEATHER AND ALL HELL WELL BREAK LOOSE..............

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and I took our float tubes out and fished Rock Creek Arm. We each caught three drop shooting roboworms in 10-15 feet. Margaritta Mullator and Aarons Magic Caught them of banks with grass, Biggest went 3.5 .
      City: Gold River

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      Water Temp: 56-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Good fishing today. Fished 4-5 hours and between the two of us had around 12 fish. Talked to some boats with others catching good and many fish as well. Fish are up and eating! Even with the cold front fishing was good.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Today winning baits were hula grub, drop shotted robos, and cranks. That pattern has been prolific for the last month.

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      Water Temp: 53-61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: bounced around from Franks to Woodward to Mildred / Mandville and it's still fishing tough for me tried a variety of baits.Senko and Jig were our baits but only produced small bucks and not many of those.
      City: woodpile

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Enjoy your reports Russ. However maybe you could consider double-spacing the long reports. Makes them much easier to read. Keep posting............
      City: Stkn

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      Water Temp: 58-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well Rich and I headed back out to CFW to try our luck again in the boat and on the lake. It was a little chilly no doubt, but the fish...well they were in the mood to bite! Had the best day ever on CFW numbers not many in numbers (18), but the overall quality of the fish was great. Several several fish 15" to 16.5" in length that's a positive for this reservoir.
      City: Plumas Lake

      Tips: As I stated in my last post, have patience. We worked out tails off for those fish it took eight hours to get that many, just have fun. Plastics of course DH/DS and jigs, no reaction as of yet.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out and caught nothing. Is there a turnout to park near the damn? I dont know how to get down there.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out the other day, tried fishing deep, couldn't find 'em. tried shallow..... nothing.
      This lake is tough right now. Managed one small fish on the drop shot. Can't figure this lake out right now.
      City: walnut creek

      Tips: Try Chabot, I here there up shallow there

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      Water Temp: FN Cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ponch told me the fishing was good and it was really a blast,boy he knows his stuff. Everything caught on a blue/gold beamer worm. Just through and go.
      City: Yohoo

      Tips: Listen to what Ponch tells you or even John for that matter. Good Luck!

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

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      Water Temp: 48-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of my Spring break. The weather was crazy and cold. Fished both ends of the lake, but had most success in the Rattle Snake arm and State Park area. The pattern we got on was to fish any mixture of cover as long as there was wood involved. Senkos and spinnerbaits caught most of our fish. Started to figure out the swimbait bite on the last day. I'm not a swimbait guy but have invested a bunch of money in them. Finally caught a fish on one of the bigger baits. Got three bites on the Osprey and landed the biggest fish of the trip. The fish was close to 7 lbs. Seemed like the larger fish were backed off in somewhat open water. What I mean by that is the bites I had were away from obvious cover. Wish we could have had better weather, but we did pretty well for what was thrown at us. Caught close to 30 fish for the three days with decent quality. Best 5 for Wed.= 16lbs Thurs.=18lbs Fri.=19lbs.
      City: Clovis

      Tips: If the water remains cool, key on wood. The wood fish were surpisingly shallow. Just make sure the boat has a little depth under it. If you want swimbait fish, I would try more open water. Fish seemed to be out in chanels and ditches.

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      Water Temp: 60-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a good day, started at 2:30 P.M. at the Dam and finished at the waterfall across from Barretts Marina. My buddy and I caught 16, with my largest, a 7.5 Lb Black, caught on a rainbow trout Senko in 25' of water. The fish were very aggressive, and we caught the majority of our fish on Green/Red Flake Lizards, and Senkos with Natural Shad, Rainbow Trout, and Bass Patterns. Missed a ton of bites...Water is rising and warming fast. The Big Fish was definitely a Female defensing her nest. She was released unharmed.
      City: Merced, CA

      Tips: Watch your line, and set the hook fast...the bites are soft and the fish are carryin the lure to deep water and usually towards you. Rock Piles and points are the rule still. No much action in the weeds yet. Also watch for Debris, I saw a bunch of logs and wood drifting about...

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: day two at pinto....caught 7 bass off the cement docks again...3 caught on white spinner bait and 4 caught with a brown brush hog..texas rigged..
      City: salinas

      Tips: if your gonna fish off the cement docks..then the best advice i can give you is to cast any plastic lure as close as you can to the boat dock..seems to be where most of the fish are hiding

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: ok i know this is not a report but i see no one has reported about this lake in oh most a year i am moving to this area and this will be my closest lake i was wondering if i could get some info like is it still open and can i put my boat in it. thanks i will be there in June and am looking for somewhere to fish on the days i do not have time to haul to the delta. thanks in advance.