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Sunday, October 18th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Acampo Bryan.........fall is in the air my friend and the bass are actively feeding for winter. Punchin mats is probably old news for this time of year. Try reaction baits in shad patterns and make sure to try your favorite topwater as well. Lunker Punkers are catching the bigs ones now. Good luck.
      City: manteca

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Had 20 plus pounds for five today, one smallie over five and the rest were spots. No blacks today. Reaction, finese, and jigs worked alternately ove same structure until 10:00, then I left. yesterday was about the same , but caught only 17 pounds with more blacks because I fished a different structure which was deeper and had current.

      Tips: When fishing a good spot, learn to work it off and on to see if fish replenish on it, if they do, you got a good one.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 66-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took 2 guys yesterday to the beautiful new Bidwell Ramp - and we fished too! We did not start as early as we should of - I was counting on some cloud cover, but none in the morning. Parking was an issue too. They worked topwater first and one of the guys nailed his first topwater bass ever - a 2.12 spot on a Chug Bug in dead calm water. Even the guide was excited! I love it when clients are so stunned that they don't set right away - that helps the bass to take it good! After I declared him a pro, he lost the second one on topwater - another good one. Incidently, his topwater bass spit up a large fish of some kind - couldn't tell what it was. The bite got really slow after sun-up. While they were fishing I tried something new that I thought might work. I had never rigged a weighted Senko before - so I tried it with a #301 5" Senko. It did produce a nice fat 2 1/4 spot in about 20 feet of water. No more bites on that bait however. Beginners luck! We caught a few more drop-shotting Robo worms, but the bite was really slow. They had to leave a little early so we were off the water at 2:45 pm.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: After two very successful trips recently, it is interesting to see the results of so much fishing pressure. Weather wasn't the best for a good bite, but a lot of fish have moved. I haven't fished Oroville in the evenings lately, but the first 2 hours of light are key - at least until the water cools. Could not get the jig bite going that I had a few weeks ago. It is usually good mid-october. Looks like the lake is still dropping after coming up briefly after the big storm.

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      Water Temp: 66-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took 2 guys yesterday to the beautiful new Bidwell Ramp - and we fished too! We did not start as early as we should of - I was counting on some cloud cover, but none in the morning. Parking was an issue too. They worked topwater first and one of the guys nailed his first topwater bass ever - a 2.12 spot on a Chug Bug in dead calm water. Even the guide was excited! I love it when clients are so stunned that they don't set right away - that helps the bass to take it good! After I declared him a pro, he lost the second one on topwater - another good one. Incidently, his topwater bass spit up a large fish of some kind - couldn't tell what it was. The bite got really slow after sun-up. While they were fishing I tried something new that I thought might work. I had never rigged a weighted Senko before - so I tried it with a #301 5" Senko. It did produce a nice fat 2 1/4 spot in about 20 feet of water. No more bites on that bait however. Beginners luck! We caught a few more drop-shotting Robo worms, but the bite was really slow. They had to leave a little early so we were off the water at 2:45 pm.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: After two very successful trips recently, it is interesting to see the results of so much fishing pressure. Weather wasn't the best for a good bite, but a lot of fish have moved. I haven't fished Oroville in the evenings lately, but the first 2 hours of light are key - at least until the water cools. Could not get the jig bite going that I had a few weeks ago. It is usually good mid-october. Looks like the lake is still dropping after coming up briefly after the big storm.

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished club tournament. Blast off was 6:45, 3:45 weigh in. First hour was good for topwater with fish jumping all over the place. Poppers and spooks got hit 'ok' but not as much as you'd hope, esp with all the bass jumping. Partner and I both got a couple hookups with 2 landed (poppers for me, spooks for him), but only 1 keeper. Fished mainly south areas but not Narrows; probably fished about 8 areas total, including ranch house, tin can, and spanish flats. ALL areas were so slow that we had ZERO fish on for maybe a number of bites you could count on one hand, and we tried pretty much everything including the proverbial kitchen sink.
      City: San Rafael

      Tips: Try topwater at first light in shallow coves, else I haven't a clue.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took my soon to be wife with me today to teach her how to catch a fish. We ended up catching 4 bass on drop shot, non on senkos & a trout on a trout kastmaster.Spent most of time getting her line untangled & out of trees though but was fun :) water has good color to..

      Tips: 10-20ft rock points of main lake, brown/chart. worm drop shot

Friday, October 16th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished south rocks and current. Cranked until the color was coming off my crankbaits located most bass in about 6-8ft eating white speed traps. Really no big fish, but was able to get a limit. That I here is hard to do now? I heard Sunday Stockton Bass was a blast, with alot of boats and good weight. Great job Stockton Bass.
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: Fish Stockton Bass to catch bigger fish I Guess?

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7 am to 1 pm. 10 bites. 1 miss, 1 breakoff of a 4 lber. Best 5 went 2.3, 2.10, 3.3, 3.7, 6.13 for a total of 18lbs 4oz. Overall not a bad day. Fog finally burned off around 10:30
      City: Madera

      Tips: All fish came on brush hogs except for one on a weightless senko style worm. The fish are gorging on baitfish, baby bass etc. I watched several fish come after a baby bass jerkbait, would nose it, but would not eat it. Through crankbaits, swimbaits etc, but no takers. Still alot of fine green algae in the water. You have to be methodical. Cooler temps will help when we get them. The window will be short.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64.5

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Wow. Color me suprised, the day after big storm and dismal weather forecasts, a quiet, calm muggy day. Fished from 1pm -5 pm...caught five fish, the largest was 2 lb. White buzzbait, and red rattletrap.
      City: Atwater

      Tips: seagulls and terns

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

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

      Report: Can someone please explain to me why the water district is releasing water from Folsom at the same rate?? Incoming 3800 cuft in and 3800 cuft out! This is suppose to be a wet warm year so snow pack will be minimal. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out. Los Angeles can't need the water that bad can they??
      City: EDH

      Tips: Stop the madness save our water!!!!!!

Monday, October 12th, 2009

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 65-66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My sons and I went out from 8am-1pm. We got 8 total. Better than I thought considering the storm coming in. All were on the east side of the lake. Mostly around weeds, a few off points. All of plastics, drop-shot, texas, and shaky head.
      City: Felton

  • Alameda County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Trout fishing was great today and Saturday. Caught my limit on both days within an hour all off a spoon. Nothing big though, mostly 1-2.5 pounders.
      City: Fremont

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 66-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: main lake was really clear and we got a few on rocky banks, some on hula grubs and the rest on dropshots fishing was much better in the mccloud arm where the water was more stained we probubly got 20 on sunday and 5 or 6 on monday in the mccloud and also a few in the sac.larger fish seemed to be in the main lake and in the sacramento river arm biggest were around 3lbs with lots of good ones mixed in.
      City: central point or

      Tips: fishing was better sunday afternoon with the warm weather but on monday the incoming storms seemed to turn off the bite.

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 67-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Mainly submitting temp report. Did really badly.
      Only caught one on a dropshot oxblood red robo worm, off a point in the North end of the lake.
      Lost one one a senko and one on a silver and black broken back rapala cranked over the top of a grass bed.

      Foggy in the morning till around 9:30, they require running lights and a 5mph speed limit till it lifted.

      Lake is the lowest I've ever seen it. The hump to the left of the launch ramp is now an island six feet high.
      City: Monterey

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: low 60s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Basslab I saw the eagles Sun. do the same thing. They locked up about 60 feet in the air and spiraled to about 5 feet from the water before breaking apart and flying away. Unbelievable and beautiful! We caught about 20 fish from sunup till about 1 pm. Mostly small with a 3.2 spot mixed in. Threw a little of everything and it all worked. Topwater,Senkos,ripbaits,darthead,ETC.
      Fishing has been pretty good here lately. Hopefully guys will practice catch and release because I think this lake has potential to put out some great spots in the next couple years. I have caught numerous 3's and a few 4's this year. Of course all were released.
      City: YC

      Tips: Water is very clear with less wakeboarders. Use light line.

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Was told the fish have finally grown up so decided to give it a shot and Fred was right! On my second cast of the morning I hooked one of the largest spots I ever caught at this place but it only got better as the morning went on. It had been years since I fished here but the quality was amazing as they are feeding like crazy and fat as footballs with plenty of fight. Launching is easy at Emerald Bay at the dam and scenery is breathtaking as I saw 2 bald eagles in a death spiral, talons hooked together spinning wildly until they finally broke off before hitting the ground. Only wish a cameraman was available as that would have gone on the web. Always knew this was a late bite lake and now seems to be the time so give it a shot and you won't be disappointed.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Cranks, ie Speed Traps and Rattletraps in red or craw colors. I would alternate the speedtrap speed and many times when I stopped the retrieve and it started to fall....BAM there they were. Caught many in the 2-3 lb class and my largest was over 4 and looked like a Clearlake largie. Hitting the shady laydown areas produced the best action and the jig (brown and purple) on large rock dropoffs nailed the largest fish of the day.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished both Sat and Sun, caught fish early and then bite slowed down after sun hit water.
      Had several good fish(good quality, no quantity) each day drop shotting 6'MM against walls and pilings.
      Picked up two better fish 5lb range on jigs(grn/pkn)under docks; slow, slow, slow.
      City: Hilmar

      Tips: Drop Shot MM worms against pilings and against walls; slow, slow, slow.

Friday, October 9th, 2009

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Granite Bay & met the Ranger at the ramp. They really increased the outflow this morning big time, so he said he would probably close that ramp today or this weekend. 5mph wasn't in effect yet, but he said it would most likely be tomorrow or Sunday. Fished all over from 10am-1pm & the only bite all day was a FAT 5.0lb spot in the south arm.

      Tips: Tried everything. C-rigs, tubes, swimbaits. The fatty came on a deep crankbait but no other hits on it.

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: So a few weeks ago, this lake was at 73 degrees and now all the way down to 63. The lake has also lowered very quickly, so rain is needed.

      Most of the fish are schooled in the deep holes but I did find one keeper off a point but that was my only bite and fish for the day.

      Again, better than working.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Crank Away!!!

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 60-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well the NorCal Bass Ratz Junior BASS Club from Rocklin did their TOC today. With a cold front that came in making the bass lock jaw the young anglers did well. We had 6 boaters that volunteered from Basin Bassmasters that gave their Sunday to help these anglers. We had a three fish limit, three Juniors came in with limits. 4.06 big fish was caught by Andrew Loberg and he also had big bag of 7.86 lbs. Second place was Travis Bound with 5.30 lbs for three bass and third place was George Corp with three bass 3.88 lbs. Some bass were caught on Senkos, rip bats and crankin.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: fish shallow in main body