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Monday, November 30th, 2009

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

      Report: In the old days smallies were the prominent species of bass in Shasta, with a few large mouths thrown in. The spots took over big time in the mid 80's.Every year in my crew of six, we are lucky to boat one large mouth.
      City: Lakeview ore.

      Tips: I always thought red eye spot, black eye large mouth.

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for stripers for 6hrs and caught only dinks. Threw swim bait and spoon. Been out a few times this month with same results. Where are the stripers this year? Are anyone doing better?
      City: modesto

      Tips: Staying home and keep warm.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Does any one have a picture of JIM or a picture of his boat and tow vehicle? I think we should all beware of this guy. He gives all good men and women fishers a real bad name. We can stop him. Please post his pic's for US
      City: sac

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: spent 3 hours down south rippin and crankin. caught 12 bass (5 keepers) rippin flats NEAR current. all in all great morning. off the water by 9:30
      City: san jose

      Tips: rip baits worked extremely slow did the trick.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out early caught about 3 limits of spotted bass in anywhere from 10 to 30 feet of water drop shot and darthead slow look for small bait balls and you will find active fish also had a huge lake trout follow my dart head.
      City: roseville

      Tips: fish slow and stay away from the big bait balls the more active fish are on smaller bait balls.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Jim, can you please tell me what a "one ton" is and where I can get some. Thanks

      Tips: Need some

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First time to the lake! My girl and I stayed at her clients' house in Chico. Last minute out the door, I grabbed 1 rod for medium-large baits. Day after Thanksgiving I went exploring. I ended up fishing the north side launch by the dam. By 2:30 p.m. the rain let up, still windy, and warmed up a little.

      I threw a 6" Rainbow Mission Fish for the most part. Had 30 bites, but they weren't all bass. Since they were short-hitting, I left the hook exposed. As it got later, they stopped chasing it down, so I would swim it 10' from the shore and kill it, then crawl it like a jig. It was starting to get dark, but I did see 2 spots around 4-6#, and finally got one about 3lbs. What made me irate later in the evening was that when I crawled it, they would slam it hard. It was actually difficult to tell a bass bite from a trout bite. One small trout even picked it up and swam off with it. Saw what I thought was a buck about 50' from me.

      Next day, same area, walked further east. Pesky trout. Wind was to my favor. A nice 2.5 Spot caught on a steep rocky bank on the inside of a cove. Same method with a Mission Fish. Had to leave early just as it was starting to get good. Saw the same deer, and it was a buck.
      City: Stuck in Lodi

      Tips: Fish as late in the evening as you can. Bass are more active in low-light, even in Winter, and can be found within inches of the bank. Swim a Huddleston, etc.(6" or bigger)in open water, or a Mission Fish in and around bushes and boulders. Use the M.F. as a jig, or swim it.

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The launch at Bidwell was beautiful although a tad windy as we headed for Potter's. Gusted a bit and then layed down flat for hours before kicking up and knocking us off the water at 1:PM. Fish were definately relating to rocks and could hardly keep the little planter salmon off the hook but decided to try for dinner for my partner's wife and switched to a Hopkins spoon and she slammed it. Nice 7 pound salmon. Threw mainly tube and brown on brown jig with best five going over 11 pounds. They all had big fat bellies and if I would have opened one up, probably would find salmon! Bite was really on and I love Oroville in the winter.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Throw to rocky points and get the bait all the way down and work it slowly. Was really able to feel the bite and you knew you were getting bit. Tubes were on a 1/4 oz darthead and jigs were brown on brown with a Yamamoto #360 grub for trailer. Since I rarely catch large salmon, here's a tip fer ya.......DON'T LIP THE BASTARD as my thumb is bloddy mess today. Now glad she wound up as dinner for someone. HA-HA

Friday, November 27th, 2009

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Rain was gentle, but also nice.Fished only for large fish today. Got a black about 7 lbs. Not many bites. Should have brought my underwater camera to check out all the blips.One ton in watermelon 40 ft.

      Tips: Fish for big, catch few others.

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with minnows on South end of lake.Launched in Red bud.Windy and it rained for about 1 hour at 11AM.Caught 25 bass from 2.5 lb to 5.5 lbs.they bit in the rain.Had some very aggressive bites pulling the rod over on the holder.Some just mouth it and just sit there.Pay attention to line and rod.

      Tips: Light line 6 or 8 lb.light rod.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: jim wouldnt tel

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Jim and I went out before turkey and had a so-so day. Jim only caught 5 ten pounders and 2 fourteen pounders. It was really slow for him. He really put me on em and I caught 25 fifteen pounders. This guy is for real. Every word he says is spot on. Oh yeah He caught a twelve pound smallie too. Of course no pics of any of our fish. Jim wont allow cameras in his boat.
      City: Sac

      Tips: Just follow jim. He catches monsters all day every trip out!!!

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I droped line at 10AM and played around the eastside with little action. There was an old man cussing out at a teenage for missing a fish with the net, thats never cool, plus Thanksgiving is around the corner (good job OLDman). So I got out of there and headed north. I found a massive bait ball and I could see the bass striking. Fist keeper came at 11am and the bites never stoped intil I left at 4pm. I thought, IM going to fish out this spot, but I couldn't do it. All the fish came from 30 to 80 dropshoting 4.5 roboworms, mostly spots with a 3LB kicker largemouth. IM new to fishing this lake but a bass is bass. If you want to fish this wonderfull lake and don't have a boat, E- mail and maybe we can get a limit. God bless.
      City: Rio Vista

      Tips: Cusing at young kids never helps. As for the lake its simple keep moving intil you see the bait and fish slow. After 1/2 hour move, but try that spot againg before you go. Small baits, small lines, dont look at the bank, look at your fishfinder.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: If dbass can do a short report, so can I! Had my boat tuned up yesterday in Redding - glad Calvin is back!!! I towed home by way of Clear Lake - long day!! I fished from 5:30 pm 'til 10 pm. After good fishing on windy nights, the fishing was fair as the lake was dead flat calm with a pretty bright high moon. I had 14-15 hookup (2 good ones) but only landed 8 to 5 lbs 5 oz. Best 5 only 18+ lbs. The bite was improving as I left because moon was setting and some wind finally happened.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I was looking for above and below water shadows after dark. I like fishing isolated boulders during the bright moon - fishing the shadow side. Dock shadows were good too.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: low 50's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Yesterrday had some good keepers and today had a couple of fivers.One tons around bait and arcs, south fork and main body. Time didn't matter.
      City: sac

      Tips: Stay with bait and fish archs. Some are bass, some are sqaws or carp, maybe a feww trout.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey guys, I'm still alive and well. Been going through a big life change, and haven't fished much at all for the past few months. Gonna go tomorrow for a while. If it's worth talking about, I'll let you know.

      Tips: The only ramp in play is Minersville and maybe Trinity Alps, but I'd call ahead.
      Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!grainger

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7am- 430 pm...started foggy and ended up partly cloudy with very little wind..40-63F

      Water 55 degrees, clear from ladds to Mildred...5-6 ft visability easy.

      fished from tide 0.1- 3- 1.2

      Caught a 20" striper, caught an 18" striper and about 10 , 12" bass.

      Most of the bass were caught on drop shot with a MMIII robo worm.

      and the striper on a 3/4 oz rat-l-trap
      City: Atwater

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the big pond yesterday and I had a very good day. 5 best 23.11 with a total of 11 keepers in the boat. lost # 12 that would have culled up another 2 lbs or so. crank'n crank'n and more crank'n.
      City: Windsor

      Tips: Speed kills!!!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: is there large mouth left in shasta ??????
      City: redding

      Tips: howbout stop introducing the salmon into these lakes, they eat everything !!

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sammie in the AM worked not only for spots but for a couple rainbows too! Switched to drop shot in coves for bass and again rainbows. One nice spot on Ike jig then the rain starts to fall, oh and another rainbow on a crank bait.
      City: Penn Valley

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 57.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at the lake around 7 am and headed to the Warm Springs arm. Light rain all morning. Thought it would help the bite, but not much luck. Caught 1 small bass on a drop shot next to a tree with a 4" worm (watermelon/black). Spoke with a couple guys fishing from kayacks who caught some steelies on the main lake using kastmasters and similar lures. Water is very clear. Tried spoons, drop shot, crankbaits, jigs, worms but no luck.
      City: Rohnert Park