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Monday, January 4th, 2010

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

      Report: the tournament director said that to avoid the problems of the pro not signing you up correctly or decieving the non boater. to sign up by yourself. i know what everybody will say. more people on a waiting list with more deposits and memberships being wasted. not a good moral or ethical way to run an organazation that operates on the local fisherman's memberships in my opionon
      City: anderson

      Tips: its good advise ,dont give your money to anyone you dont know,and keep your money local. it will help your community.sign up early or dont fish .they will cut the fees in half again and there will be twice as many people on waiting list.lol. just my opinion for those who dont have alot of money.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: sign up with a local early dont let what is happening at shasta happen to all of you locals .these are the opinions and views of carl.
      City: anderson

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 48 -50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launch g.b. at 11.30 met friend out in main lake a limit of 13-14 in. for him on dart head. quick bites on 1tons for me but manage to pull up 3 pound spot all 25 to 40 feet. saw 10 bass boats and no reports.
      City: carmichael

      Tips: never give up

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: sorry, not a report...just more thanx to seabass! will be sending my membership to chris b. soon. can't make any of the meetings (work nights), but just wanna learn more.
      City: folsom

      Tips: don't crowd others; if someone is nice enough to give you a tip, respect it. if they prefer not to, accept it. but when they do, appreciate it!

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: below 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Best winter fishing I've ever had on the Delta! Fished Vic from Union point to the new steel 8 am to 4 pm. Got a few schools ignited with jerkbaits outside the weedline. Caught maybe 20 keepers with the best 5 going around 18!! Now I can say I was Rippin' Lips! lol
      City: Sunnyvale

      Tips: Back up off the bank and when you get into a couple fish, work the area for more of the school.

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      Water Temp: 45 Deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the day getting my boat ready on sat went out on Sunday launched out of Lauritzen Yacht Harbor In Antioch . first time I launched there was a nice place Bathrooms were nice plenty of parking etc . took wife and daughter out with me , I told them it was going to be cold, they did not believe me, anyhow they got cold . Got some minnows for the kid put bobber and minnow to see if she can catch some crappie my daughter is 10 yrs old . nothing on the crappies , I did hook up with some schoolie stripers in the tulies east of harbor with tiger stripe shad rap. Other than that got the boat out and ran it looking forward for the spring
      City: Elmira

      Tips: leave the wife and kid home when it is cold

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      Water Temp: 48 degrees

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Whiskey Slough at about 6:30 caught a 4.6 pound large mouth about 7:00 on a reaction bait on a out going tide....didn't catch any thing else all day.I'm new to this delta fishing so if anyone has any tips i would appreciate it thanks.
      City: Turlock,CA

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: NO temp gauge

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Nateroo stick with it, fish were I showed you look for what I told you about
      City: EDH

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      Water Temp: 47 - 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out in front of Brown's Ravine on main body...saw lots of fish 40-50ft..wouldn't take anything (ds, darthead, jigs..zero). Went up So.Fork to hit points...more fish 50-60ft. No takers. Went back on main body and finally asked someone catching what was working. He showed us what was working for him. Big brother finally hooked a 2.5lb smallie. Still a zip day for me. Oh, news to us was to stay in 15ft no more than 20ft. Learned too late. Shux.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: None to give. But HUGE THANX to Tom...very cool of him to be open about what was working for him. He even tossed me his lure, which I had a bunch of! Tom, THANK YOU!! You're now sharing top spot with Chris B. My big bro and me appreciate cool/nice people!!

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough day, fished shallow, medium, deep; drop shot, split shot, spooned, crank bait, c-rig, tex-rig.
      Fished fast, med, slow and dead stick. Partner caught one fish about three pounds on a drop shot off of dam.
      Tough day, I got bit once and missed it.
      Water is cold, rising and stained...
      City: Desert Hot Springs

      Tips: If your gonna fish Perris, slow, slow, slow....

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

      Report: Never fished Shasta. Where are the good fishing spots?

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We launched out at 8:30; a late start. We caught two 2 LMB (2 lbs each) on 6 inch weenies split shotted. depth caught was 10 to 15 feet and in the narrows along the rock walls. Also caught one 4 pound trout on a weenie in the middle of the narrows. Just dropped straight down to some fish on the finder and one of them bit (trout)! no more fish the rest of the day... :(
      City: Orinda

      Tips: fish slow and fish shallows in the morning. find drop-offs and boulders etc. good luck!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 50-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished different spots all morning until I received a call from home and had to depart a good bite. The yearly mens club was on, just braggin rights.Caught only one fish per spot, but most were three pounders. Had eleven fish for about fourteen pounds. Could have improved the weight if I had stayed longer. A lot of eyes out there today.Dart heads in morning dawn, orange, black pepper flake, oxblood also worked. 3/16 oz special heads with owner #1 hooks.
      City: sac

      Tips: Fish are up and filling their stomachs as the bitter temps have subsided. The water cloumn is more comfortable for them. Look for all day action, some are hitting on the fall.

Friday, January 1st, 2010

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: Dont have temp

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Saw big jimbo at the gate at browns on my way to the turkey shoot 5:30 gotta get out early to beat big jimbo to his spot.Over the past two weeks catchin some spots on a good day maybe 12 or 13 nothin over 3lbs. Jigs and shakin worms 20 to 25 ft. Also talked to big jimbo at the ramp said he had 22lbs, don't know how he does it. I,m gonna camo my boat and follow him with my camera.FYI big jimbo has a white Acura type suv and a double tandem trailor always parks in the first spot at the top of the ramp. Just look for the white car with all the beer cans around it. Black bass live
      City: EDH

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished turkey shoot yesturday. great turn out 16 boats. fished main body for just over 15 pounds it took almost 16 to win it. we had big fish for the day a fat 3.70 spot. dragging a darthead worked for all fish but 1 that came on a crank bait. fish came in depths from 8 to 40 feet.
      City: roseville

      Tips: jim you should have fished the tourney you would have won!!!!

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Opted to stay away from Turkey Shoot fishermen, fished main body on one solo point for about thirty keeeper spots.Largest five three plus for about 17 pounds. Nothing over high threes. Back and forth movement worked well as fish moved up and down. One spot yielded four bass on four casts and another resulted in six casts and six bass. All fish caught on dartheads (3/16, 5"robo).
      City: sacram ento

      Tips: When you can't get to your favorite big fish holes, settle for numbers.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Back ponds at Shadow Cliffs closed forever due to Department of Fish and Game Commission Decision!
      City: Dublin

      Tips: Contact East Bay Parks, DFG, the Governor to complain

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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

      Report: Decided to hit up casitas one last time for the year. It was cold and wet. Figured the swimbait bite would be on but tossed it for nada. Hunkered down for drop shot for nada. Around 1pm got on a jig bite. Got 4 fish in about an hour in 35 ft of water.
      City: Ventura

      Tips: Think brown.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Jim, I know who you are. You launch at Browns Ravine. You have a Ranger boat and you drive a blue chevy pickup 2wd. I know you are full of crap because I have talked to you at the ramp on the same days you make your b.s. reports. I have seen you in the south fork alot fishing the same spots everyone else fishes. You never catch anything because you are always drunk off your ass. Your just another one of those guys thats all show and no go.

      Tips: Next time I see you out there we can have a little chat....

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Did not see anyone until 2pm, had the lake to myself. Fished some of my no eyes holes and caught two fives and a bunch of threes and fours for about 21 pounds. Mixture of blacks and spots.Bite was still on when I went home. One tons and 3/16 oz darts in spring crawdad colors at no more than twenty feet deep.

      Tips: River turned over this week, fish are scattered.
      Main body offered a few.