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Saturday, November 21st, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on a friendly tournament with DBT (www.deltabasstactics.com). Great group of guys. Look for structures with the warmest water you find in the protected areas.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Progressively work your way down the water column - top water, sub-surface, 3-6' and so on until you find fish.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My clients and I didn't see any other brave (stupid!) souls out on the lake last night. Wow, it was ugly - windy and cold. I was hoping the cloud cover would hold for a few hours - and it did. A father (1st time to Clear Lake) and son team left the dock with me about 4:30 pm and we tried to find water we could fish. Above the narrows was out of the question, so we worked the Clear Lake and Rattlesnake arms. As long as the clouds stuck around - for about 5 hrs, the bite was pretty good. It was exceptional when the younger man stuck his personal best about 8 pm - an 8 lb 11 oz pig, using a brush hog. What a gorgeous fish!!! She was the only really deep fish we could get to bite - probably 25 feet. Dad loved the lake and handled the weather fine. He only caught about 8 bass to 4 1/2 lbs, yea, he likes California! He has caught several big ones in his home state of Texas however. He wanted his first "10" but we couldn't pull it off. I earned my money working the Minn Kota last night - tried to fish a little - caught one on a D&M swim jig. My clients caught 14 or 15 total with their limit about 24 1/2 lbs! Once the stars were out totally, as predicted by "Guido the Guide", the bite totally died. We had bumpy ride back to the Oaks and fished some more - but only one more fish hooked and lost. We were happy to get into our warm vehicles! Great clients - hard working and lots of fun.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Look for calm water - good luck!! Actually the lake should settle down in a day or two. Watch out for fog now - usually settles over the lake about 3 am. Beware of shallow rock areas - be careful!! Probably because of the wind, our fish were pretty shallow, not much deeper than 20 feet. As I mentioned, the deep fish wouldn't bite. Not as many bites as previous trips, but they did take the baits a little better. Water is cooling off fast!

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

      Report: To those who are new to Folsom Lake reports: any reports by "jim" should be ignored. Please do NOT think you can go out every time and get big bass "close to ten" as easily as he makes it sound. Jim is a pathelogical liar and is doing new Folsom fishermen a great disservice. He is a sad example of poor upbringing and a serious lack of self worth (hence the need to post so many false reports). So sad he never grew up.

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: First fish close to ten (black). Caught about three limits and left early. Big fish 45ft, some up to ten feet. One tons in green pumpkin, dart heads in oxblood and arrons magic, hopkins 1/2 ox spoons with stinger replacement hooks.No threes or fours today, I guess the storm quitened them down a bit.

      Tips: Use a variety of lures and experiment with others that you don't have confidence in(it may just chsnge).

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to try out my new 10HP out on Hennessy. I love this lake, just can't catch any fish out of it. Like my luck before, NOTHING!!! I thought going between storms might bring out a few momma's.

      The lake is still very low and really doesn't have the structure that it needs but when its full this should end up being a great fishery.

      Most fish were very deep. I threw a basstrix in rainbow trout and finally found a bait that these fish were interested in. They followed the bait up to the boat, sometimes 3 at a time but never grabbed it. SO FRUSTRATING. I stopped it, twitched it, burned it...NOTHING. Again this lake skunked me. Should have just kept driving onto Berryessa like my brain told me to do, again a great day to be on any lake!!!
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Your asking the wrong guy...I'm the one who needs tips.

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched g.b. around 11 and went up the north fork. caught 2 dinks, 1Lb smallie, and a 4Lb spot all on spoons infront of anderson island. water was a little choppy with front coming in.done by 4. still no swimbait fish. WHY? My friend D. BARKER fished the 17th and caught a limit in first half hour drop shotn Arons magic in 16 ft of water by the ramp of all places.
      City: carmichael

      Tips: find bait or birds

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out today up the river and caught numerous 4 to 5 pound small mouths. dartheading, drop shotting and spooning. got tired of the big smallies so I went out to the main body and dragged a jig for a monster black 13.79 pounds WOW.
      City: sac

      Tips: find your hunny holes and stick with them they will produce

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful day out. Caught 21 fish. Best 5 went 10.8 Fish were aggressive, except for larger fish. First time I have not caught better quality. Fished from 10am to 3:30pm. Great to be out on the water.
      City: Madera Ranchos

      Tips: Look for same patterns and baits as previous posts.

Monday, November 16th, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Minno fishing was great. Caughtt a 14 lb cat fish with our last dead minno. Sheriff ran a couple of boats off the lake to be re checks for muscle. Only they already had the $10 stamp?? He told them if there out of county they gotta get checked every time for $5.00????
      City: orangevale

      Tips: Let the idiots ruin the lake. Can you imagine showing up to fish and a major tournament is trying to get underway with every boat being inspected before you can get inspected? If they don't use dogs to sniff the muscles they are just ripping us off to make a couple of lousy bucks. I'm gonna start going to the delta.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: can someone please help me, i want to fish clear lake for crappie and i really only fished the place for bass. but i have no clue when the crappie will start biting. can someone please help me out?
      City: elk grove

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 57 to 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Granite bay at 1030 and fished until 430. threw a hudd delux most the time and not even a follow up. any tips for what i can do to target bigger fish. 3 fish on dah spoons in bait 30 to 50. All under 2lb
      City: carmichael

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 1000 to 1200 on 111509. Put about 10 LM in the boat. All caught on drop shot. Big fish was 3 lbs.

      Fished again on 111609 and caught 13 LM. Buddy caught a nice 2.5 lb smallie and one LM for 15. All caught on drop shot. Depth of 10-20 ft.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Strikes are quick. Keep tight lines

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: like 100+

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out and saw jim he was having such a great trip he decided to post two reports for the day what a amazing angler but back in the real world i got 14 fish all around 1-3 lbs ripbaits and dropshot {ooohh but i did spoon with a 12lb cat}
      City: sacto

      Tips: dont take his bs hes already been botted off wb once

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

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

      Report: Fished off of my neighbors dock for the past few evenings,swimbaits have been killin!I stuck my first stacy90 fish today! it was a nice chunk.Pretty excited about winter fishing!
      City: Lower Lake

      Tips: The fish are wolf-packin for sure,once you get bit,camp out for a while and try different things

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: yuba city bass busters had there first tourn of the season at collins sat. The fishing was slow for all but fun. we dragged jigs and worms for our bites with a crank fish early. first place caught a 7.49 spot!! and had four fish with win. And would of won without the pig.(good job ricky P ) blue bird skies and little wind didnt help bite.
      City: plumaslake

      Tips: let it sit for a while. if your interested in fishing with the yuba city bass busters e mail me and ill give u the run down.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 61-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a 2 day TOC and haven't been to the lake in 10yrs or so. Lake is down 55 feet. Water is clear, between 10-15 foot vis. before sun came up threw cranks in bluetruce and sexy shad and pick up a couple then switched to drop shot. We caught 25+ on saturday all small,but lost a couple of nice ones at the boat. wieghed in 2 for sat. at 3 1/2 lbs and in 4th place( that should tell you how everyone else did ). leaders had 6 lbs. Sunday was a different story, went to our spot to weed through the small ones and caught 4 keepers by 8am no dinks. couldn't get bit so we ran around to get the fifth. just caught 4 more dinks, with 45min left we tried a new spot and I started throwing a crank, BAM 2 lb spot and our fifth. went IKE in the boat and flew back to see how the rest of the pack did. At weigh in we were the only ones with a limit for both days and 7 1/2 lbs later the leading teams fell apart and my son and I won the thing for a grand total of 11 lbs for 2 days. WOW
      City: Bakersfield

      Tips: We fished in 18-25 feet main lake points, look for fish on sonar and drop on top of them, shake the living crap and fill wight set the hook. Shad, Aarons majic in 2 1/2-4inchs. Cranks-sexy shad, bluetruce and sun craw all normans deep little n. Find the fish and stay on top of them weed through the small ones. Good luck.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Threw one-tons early at 45 ft and connected to a five plus spot plus some other spots. Went to shallow flats where bait was corralled and caught some nice spots and blacks. Spooned up a twelve pound cat and some good size spots and blacks at 35 ft.
      City: SAC

      Tips: Use the water columns at correct times and creel will reflect it.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took chance from old spoon presention with spoon. Five pouneds spot anchored the limit. dehpt, you know, where the the bait is..

      Tips: Listen to the undaamentlals.l Follow the bait and ecxecute

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 61 F

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got out on my float tube and fished the east side of the dam clockwise to the southern dock. I fished the edges of weedbeds and tules with crankbaits and spinnerbaits but no takers. Tried pitching jigs on the edges of the tules but still nothing. I think the recent cold weather has slowed the bass down. I didn't see any holding off dropoffs on my sonar so I think they're buried in the tules in deeper water.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Wait for a few days of warm weather to wake the bass up.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 55-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My last dozen or so trips on the lake with clients, pre fishing for tournaments and the tournaments themselves have been one of the best fall seasons I've seen on the lake in a while. This last week pre-fishing we had many limits over 10lbs. During the last A/C tournament on the 14th we ended with 10.98lb. A lot of paterns were working. Top water and rip baits were working in the morning, and plastics of all kinds were working throught the day. Everyday was a bit different so you had to be willing to change color or size or speed up or slow down your presentation to get a bite.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: A few weeks ago 240,000 coho salmon were planted. You can find them all over the lake. This is helping the top water and rip bait bite and also the swimbait bite.