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Thursday, August 13th, 2009

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

      Report: Last time on Folsom for bass I got skunked. A question please. Could anyone share where on Folsom (or any other body of water nearby) where I could get into some bluegill action with my son? It would sure be appreciated. He would be in hog heaven catching and throwing back little bluegill for an afternoon. Nothing like watching that bobber dance to get a 3 yr old excited. (I still do). Thank you for your time.
      City: Sac

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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 10 second boil is all you find!
      City: Placerville

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 78-81

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Ladds about 3pm and fished the first hour along the meat wall with reaction baits; blade,cranks,frogs, had one blow up on swim frog.
      Headed to Turner cut and fished berms and then moved over to the north side tullys and had several blow ups on frogs but could not stick one. Started throwing a drop shot wacky senko and picked up three dinks on inside weed line.
      Moved back out to the main channel and cranked on about four pounds on a chart/shad Timber Tiger.
      City: Hilmar

      Tips: Keep moving until you find fish, if you throw frogs have a follow up bait ready!

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

      Report: This place is a waste of time. The banks and shoreline are littered with goose crap.....it is freakin disgusting. Even the swimming area is gross. We tried all types of bait and got nothing. Too bad this place has a goose problem.
      City: Hayward

      Tips: Don't waste your time with this place.

Monday, August 10th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 79-81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Was out on Monday with 2 clients. The day was slow to say the least. All of the fish we caught where on a drop-shot rig in 30 feet north of Big Island. Did not have a topwater bite at all this time. Lots of bait from 10 to 20 feet but no feeders. Graphed lots of fish from 28 to 35 feet but not very hungry. Lets hope for cooler nights.
      City: Sacramento

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

      Report: Launched out of Holland at 4:00pm with my Daughter and her friend. I fished the center berm all the way down to the Bridge in Rock. I threw frogs and buzzbaits. 3 Frog fish all on the Sparrow color frog on red colored matts, not the real cheese thick matts. Biggest fish was a 4.3lb. the other 2 were 2+. Only managed one buzzbait fish also a 2+. I did not get any action on the white frog this evening. The Frog needs to be work very slow over the reddish color matts, little taps on the rod to make the frog jerk an inch at a time.

      Tips: Work that frog slow,slower with taps on the rod. I do not know why they would not eat the white? I think the Buzzbait was alittle to quick for them this evening. Keep throwing the Bobby D buzzbait in the open areas over the sparse weeds and hold on.
      Also watch out for the out of control women on the Jet cycles coming around corners full speed, someone is going to get hurt out there because they do not understand the Delta, or have any respect for anyone else on the water.

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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: out of ladds 7 ish (plug in the boat this time) 2 frog fish on calaveras and 1 dropshot all about 3 lb's ...two more frog fish and 1 dropshot at the duck pond...13 more on outside weedlines around disapointment biggest was huzbans 9 lbs on a frog...off water bout 4
      City: stockton

      Tips: put your plug in the boat b4 u launch and slooooow fish ur frog

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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: On the lake at 8 A.M. Water level is LOW! ran up the north fork to the rock walls, Nadda! fished points and coves, nothing! only two other boats out at that time. Tried drop shot, plastics, top water, buzz bait, Nothing!! Big skunk!!
      City: Antelope

      Tips: If I even got a bite I'd have a tip to give.
      Don't know what to tell ya!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: there some nice fish to 3 pound being caught right now a small tournament this weekend produce a 22 and 20 pound limit of bass 1st and second place and there were a couple of 6 lbs and one 7 lbs caught this past week. Depending on who you talk to some say it slow. lake was at 14,000 acre feet as of sunday morning with water still being released. It tuff to get any info for the fear of traffic on the lake. it get much better in sept and oct on eastman even with the water being as low as it is.
      City: madera ca.ch

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 74 early

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished old salmon falls bridge this morning. Caught some nice blacks up to 4.5 lbs and a few keeper spots. Water was a little off color. Plastics on deadstick proved to be the ticket. Shad color worked best today. Started off at the 20-30 foot areas where I caught the smallies Staurday, but no takers, I checked on them twice to no avail.
      City: sac

      Tips: Fish will change and you have to adapt.

  • Bayfield County
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      Water Temp: 75-77

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished shasta in the morning, then ran over to ruth, great spotted bass fishery.
      City: Redding

      Tips: deep with jigs and tubes

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 75-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at 7am and caught 7 bass. Biggest was 4lbs. Purple Senko, purple Senko, purple Senko.....need I say more? Fish slowwwwwww.
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: Don't launch at the "free launch" on weekends as the wait was 15 cars long when trying to leave at noon.

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

      Report: Started out first light. The topwater bite was graet with the warm morning.Hit every point from Franks to middle river with a rattling topwater. The bite was ok. then my partner tied on a silent topwater bait and schooled me for the next hour. He landed 7 fish in the 3-4 lb range and 1 decent striper. A very good day for us.
      City: Knightsen

      Tips: The fish seem to want a silent bait over the rattling/noisy spook bait.Fish across the points. There were lots of 5-6 inch shiners in the water. The fish seem to be feeding on them.

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Orwood at 6:00 AM and headed to Disco Bay. Had one blow up on the frog in Disco but it didn't commit. Started to head toward old river and saw a school of shaker stripers feeding on shad. Partner and I caught about 15 shakers and one black on spooks and crankbaits before deciding to look for some bigger fish. Fished old river and rock slough the rest of the day and got 7 or 8 blacks, mostly in the 1-2 pound range. Pulled up to my favorite tree and stuck a pig on the drop shot only to have her come off right at the edge of the boat. One quality bite all day and she came unglued. Whatever we threw only seemed to produce bites when it was fished very slowly.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Slow down...and stay away from the first dock as you enter Cruiser Haven. Some idiot didn't like us fishing near his dock so he decided to break out his shotgun.

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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of B&W, headed towards potato and white's. Caught a few on a persuader double-buzz in the morning, then went to throwing a frog. Gave up after a half-dozen fish missed or wouldn't commit!!! Started punchin',stuck three and missed one good bite. Went back towards B&W and fished around lighthouse, stuck three more on a senko around the docks.
      City: EG

      Tips: Overall the delta bite seems a little sketchy. Try punchin' when you find decent water cause the frog is gettin' thrown a little too much in this area!!!!!

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished my second small tourney last night (Angler's Choice) from 6 to midnight with my friend Mike Sperbeck. We also fished Fri afternoon/night. Results were pretty much the same - about 16 1/2 lbs Fri and we were probably 5th in the tourney with 18.25 lbs. I did get 3rd big fish at 5.99 lbs! Don't they round those off to 6?!!!! No 9's like the previous tourney - I think there were 2 just over 6 lbs. Fri afternoon I got a 4 1/2 on the Piranha swim jig (white) and the 5.99 on a black/blue swim jig. We basically fished the whole lower lake arm except for Jago. Finally did see lots of Silversides, but they were rather small. Most of the really green algae has cleared some because of a few cooler nights and lots of wind Thurs. NOT SO at the Red Bud ramp. Yuk!!! I'll bet those tourney bass were thrilled to be released in that stuff!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: There are some areas that are holding quite a few bass, but they are pretty scattered. Finding the bait does help. White crankbaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and swim jigs are working better now. Lots of bass holding at 20 feet, give or take a few. Jig bite seems to be a bit slower, but we did catch some on jigs. Brush hogs and Power Worms continue to work at night. A black spinnerbait might be the trick for a better quality night bass as we get into fall. Try to "tick" them through the weeds or slow-roll them around drop-offs.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake is down more than 100 ft from full and dropping about 4" per day the three days I was there. With all the cruisers and jet skis the water is muddied up and fishing is tough. Mud line develops as early as 10am when the skiers hit the lake. Found a few fish near steep banks using dark colored plastics. Everything is out of the water including the rock plies up at the north end.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: Go to Shasta instead. Trinity is only at 45% of capacity and still falling.

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched outta ladds and after a ride over to king island then back to ladds to put the plug in the boat b4 we sank than back over to king island we got 27 fish dropshottin arrons magic and mmIII's nothing over 3 lbs. huzban got 3/12 on cranberry marble frog. off the water by 11 am ... wheres all the big fish?
      City: stockton

      Tips: frog fish cam in open water...never put down dropshot rod for the rest

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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: LAKE IS DOWN TREMENDOUSLY SINCE MY LAST TRIP. THANKS A LOT GREEDY SO CAL!!! IT WAS ALSO VERY MUDDY. SOME HIKERS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A GUY ILLEGALLY POWER DREDGING FOR GOLD FURTHER UP THE BEAR ARM, GREAT. ANYWAY WE ARRIVED AT 2PM AND WE WERE OFF AT 7:30PM. THE FISHING WAS OK ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. MY WIFE CAUSGHT A NICE 2LB LARGE MOUTH, A 1LB SPOT AND A THREE POUND CATFISH,ALL CLOSE TO SHORE ON A WITCH'S T DARTER HEAD WORM ME JUST ONE 1LB SPOT ON A MM2 SHAKEYHEAD. ALL FISH CAUGHT IN THE SHADE IN THE BEAR ARM.
      City: W.SAC

      Tips: POINTS AND SHADE.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tossed plastics in 20-30ft off shore. Deadsticking was only presentation that worked.
      All were smallies over three pounds. left at 10:30.

      Tips: This is thr prelude to other species of bass to move up in quantities. It happens every August.
      Get to know your home lake and it's characteristics.