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Monday, August 3rd, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 76-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched S delta 3 pm start. Fished sloughs off Old River and Middle River, south. Had tide just coming in. Had been out at least once per week latly. Today I finally had a fairly productive day. Started flippin outside edges (and pockets) of weedline with a 420 Beaver. This time for no particular reason, fished with the current. We were moving a bit too fast, but I started catching fish, so I stayed with it. Anyway, had alot of bites, getting most in the 1-3 lb range, but did get one that went a bit over 5lbs. Fish mostly picking it up on the fall or when I was working down the edge of weeds. Also, was a bit windy as well. I got quite a few VERY small ones on a popper also. Guess they were schooling, this happened when tide was almost all the way up. Back flippin beaver again for several more, off water by 8:30. Total was about 15 or so fish with best 5 going a bit over 14. Not great, but better then I had been doing. Hope this helps.

      Tips: flippin outside edges of weedlines on incoming tide w 10-12 ft water at the drop. Sweet Beaver, 420 color.

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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Wimpy's, headed towards Lost and snodgrass. Started throwing a persuader double buzz stuck two fish in the 2-3lb. range. Picked up kermit, started huckin' it over the cheese, and proceeded to boat 8 keepers with one missed blow up around the 5-6lb. range. Overall 15- 20 blow up's the 4 hours I fished, it was good!!! Don't be fooled by the Lil' tracker, she'll stick a toad!!!!!
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Frogs(get your sharpie out!)

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Traveled from S. California and fished the Snag Proof Frog Open with Ricky-S. Got a tour of the Delta and a frog fishing lesson over the next three days. Friday pre-fish went well, about ten blow ups between us. All in the heavy junk, no open water bites. Day one, one solid keeper for me, three for Ricky. Five missed bites, and two were the kind that help you win derbys. Day two, one small keeper for me, three for Ricky, and one was a 7.5 giant. Five more missed bites, two really big ones missed. End result, 4th place for the S. Cal guys!!
      City: Sun City

      Tips: Black and dark brown frogs. If a bass started tracking it under the mat, dead stick it with vibration. Throw back quick on missed blow ups, got several to bite again. Wait for the rod to load before you swing for better hook up ratio.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 78ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished four days, only two keepers. Went to all phases of water column with various baits, nada. Cooler water being drawn with lowest gate, maybe it has an effect on the bite. Plenty of bait and smaller bass fry.

      Tips: Go golfing or prepare for the hunting season. Wait until temperatures are cooler.2.19

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 77-80

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have started to fish this lake as an alternitive to Lake Orovile to give my repeat clients a change of pace. After a few trips here I find this to be hidden treasure. I brought a couple of clients here Sun. and after going through the usuall colors to find what they wanted to eat, the Morning Dawn was the meal ticket. The guys were on fire for the morning and picked back up afer lunch. In the afernoon the jig bite picked up in the mud lines at about 20-30ft. Bass ranged from 1/lb. dinks to 2-3/4 to 4-1/2lbs. Best 5 bass went around 12lbs.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Try to fish in the week and avoid the weekend. The lake will settle afer school starts. Best time to fish 530am-11am.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My son and I lauched out of Ladds today, fished from 6am to 2pm. We caught about 25 fish, nothing over 2 1/2. All fish came on sinkos on outside of weed lines, fished mostly around the Milred area
      City: Modesto

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 77.9

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Weather clear and hot high 70's to 80* approx. 2:30 p.m.Fished East shore along lily pads in small cove with Bobby Perfect Frog. Threw onto shore and twitched to openings. Used MH Abu Garcia rod with Daiwa reel and 15 P-Line. Fish hit very shallow approx. 2-4 ft. water. First catch with frog lure and textbook application. Fish was 2.5 pnds. Very Nice day with my family.
      City: Oxnard

      Tips: Fish lily pads with Perfect Frog. Drag/twitch slowly over openings. Attempt to "read" where the openings are and look for pads moving. Make sure the fish has the lure in it's mouth (tension on rod)before setting the hook. Good Luck!

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: around 80

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished rattlesnake from 7 to 11 got five fish to 4 pounds. nasty water. is there anywhere else on the north side i can fish with a 12 foot 6 horse aluminum and not get blown away?
      City: auburn

      Tips: got 4 on jig and 1 on brush hog

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      Water Temp: 84

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Water Clarity 0 to 8 feet, south end Red Bud 2 feet of turtle poop as my son calls it, go up north but stay to the right side of the lake and you will find 8 foot of vis in places and that's where I finally started getting fish, I spoke to 2 sets of guys, ones that were using minnows and ones that were using artificials, both said the bite was good until about 10:30 am and it died, they were fishing the 1/2 inch turtle poop in the south end, I got there about 11:00 sat for nada for 4 hrs staying to the left side of the lake thinking if the wind is blowing to the right side (southeast) the clearer water should be to the left or west side, wrong ! the clearer water was hidding behind points on the southeast side of the lake that I found. Caught fish like the previous report on zoom swamp crawler watermellon candy and yes I met Bob the guide there 3 years ago and he turned me on to it also, I was not even a client, I was watching his clients catching fish and I asked what they were using and he gave me some, now that's cool !! Once I found good water I got 6 fish to 3lbs in 40 minutes but they day was done and my Son and I were hungy, came back to same spot Sunday, this time I bought my son a new big boy fishing pole and got him a doz minnows, I bought him night crawlers with no lock on the last 3 trips and he got nada so I said if you don't catch a fish on a minnow it will never happen, so I hooked him up with the minnow and I started with the zoom worm, I got one on my first cast and put the rod down and made sure he got one, 30 minutes later and 2 dead minnows I said forget it, I put 3 hooks on the line and 3 minnows and watched in amazement as he did not get a bite, so I said that's it and started fishing again, 1 minute later my 5 year old son starts yelling and lands his first large mouth bass all by him self, a nice fat 3 lber !!!, he got a total of 3 Sunday and is hooked but I showed him by catching 5 on drop shot and one on creature bait that artificial can out fish minnows if done correctly. I don't want him to get addicted to minnow fishing, its fun once in a while but takes (sorry guys) very little talent.
      City: San Joser

      Tips: Find your clearer water, I got fish in 8 to 30 feet of water, there were big schools of silver sides on top and in deeper water, toss it out and eat a sandwich, don't move it and they will eat it. The one creature bait in Margareta Mutalator I was draging very very slow, the bass did thump it good when she did hit. Oh, I did hook a carp or catfish on a crank bait that I got tired of fighting and said forget it and thumbed my reel, this fish pulled my 18 ft Ranger very slowly into the wind for about 10 yards with my Team Diawa rod bent in half before my crank bait came loose, I think I had it faul hooked, it was fun for 10 minutes but after that it was not :)

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: what cna i say. fishing sucked Sunday but thats ok still had a good time. Caught one trout and a couple bluegill for some reason. Also caught about 8 bass that were as big as a jar of power bait. haha. out on the boat and put on a night crawler. threw it towards the weedline that del valle has now for some reason and it sank to the bottom and hold on the rod almost flew out of my hands, started reeling and the fish spit it. reeled up and threw it to the same spot and damn hold on again. the fish was pulling line like there was no tomorrow. ran dep into teh weeds and got me stuck and i broke off. would have loved to see the fish to know if it was a big bass, striper or big cat. oh well thats fishin
      City: Campbell

      Tips: waters wayyyyyyy hot. have fun

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 79-82.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at the lake at 5:15AM and launched. Fished top water in putcha creek and got a few strikes but nothing big. Tried double leaf spinners in and around weed beds and had a few more strikes. Then my buddy in the back of the boat started fishing around dead trees with yum crawdads. He hooked into a nice 7lb 14oz large mouth. A few minutes later he hooked into another bass that went 3lb 6oz. He had a good day.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Berry is a tough bite this season. Every one I asked had the same day I had. Very few bites and very few in between. Good luck.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tournament season is over for me untill the TOC so I went on a mission to try something new. I went chasing smallies on the Sacramento River above Locke. I threw smaller crank baits in craw colors and had a blast just floating down the rip rap walls. I caught over 40 fish while most guys blanked in the frog tourney. Most were small but i did catch several between 13-17" and they are fat. Lighter tackle graphite rod 8lb test it was fun. Ripped a few rattle trapped a few but crankin was the ticket! Cant weight to go again and figure out the bigger ones I had one that was huge chase it to the boat but did not committ.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Have fun no pressure toss cranks,blades,rip, just go fish and enjoy. The fish bit best around the begging of outgo when the water is cookin. Be carefull the water moves faster on the main sac but thats where they are at!!!!

      See ya at the 2 day tidal challenge...in sept...

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      Water Temp: 71-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well I came out today after having a pretty decent day yesterday. Oh what a difference a day can make. Fished similar waters with same baits and had a different results. No luck with top water in the AM. Launched out of Holland at 5:30. Picked up a couple on out going with a robo worm rigged TX style. Caught nothing for about three hours and then picked up two more at high tide. Broke off on a heavy fish.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: I challenge the rest of the people who just read these reports and never post to start posting. I too was a person who never posted and just read. If you have a bad day, it happens, let us know, sometimes it is just as helpful to know what isn't working.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: After great success several weeks ago, I couldn't wait to get back on the lake. Similar conditions with the "turtle poop". Some folks believe that fishing pressure = tougher bite, but you couldn't blaim the lack of a good bite on fishing pressure in the south end. Not many boats, compared to other weekend days. Although the bite was a little tough, I know others did very well, probably those that know the lake. Girlfriend caught a 5+ pounder which made the trip.
      City: Fort Bragg

      Tips: Only one taker on a top water. Saw others do well with crank baits? I wish I knew what they were doing that I wasn't?

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 79-82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I took 2 dads and their respective 9 and 10 year old sons for a half day trip - on a summer Sat no less. We launched at Lime Saddle. Fishing was fairly slow and I spent a lot of time retying, untwisting lines and the like. We did have a great time and saw a few quality August spotted bass. After getting all 4 of them fishing, I threw a small grub trying to hook one for the boys to land. I set the hook on a long cast and immediately gave the rod to the 9 yr old. We finally saw it and I was amazed. I netted his 15 1/4 inch spot! One of the dads landed a small one and soon the other dad landed a "chunk" spot - heavy but only 14 3/4 inches. We missed a few too but the morning was a real success and I we had the boys casting like pros after a few hours. The end to a fun morning - I got a ride up the ramp to my truck. THAT would have been a hike!!!! Lake is 44-45 percent - on Aug 1st. Very sad.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The water had good color everywhere we went and we saw lots of very small bass feeding on the surface. We just threw Robo worms and grubs. MMIII was the best color along with oxblood. Bass seemed to be 15 to 20 feet - even the good quality ones. Big, chunk rock held the fish we caught.

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went again to aqueduct with my wife and fished 2 hrs and had some bites but no fish,alot of people and did not see anybody else catch any fish,and it was windy as crap.....
      City: los banos

      Tips: when i start catching some fish i will give you some..........

Friday, July 31st, 2009

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

      Report: Started late out of Orwood on the bottom of the low. Fished the levy outside of holland with white frog got 3 2-3# fish in the trough between the weed line and bank. Moved towards franks and fished the outside edges pitching senkos and drop shotting. Got 6 more fish between 3-4# and one that went 6.2# on a MMIII. in about 15 feet of water. Punched for 2 other dinks. off water by 1:30pm
      City: danville

      Tips: Slow for me

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      Water Temp: 71-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood this morning at sunrise. Wanted to go towards Disco Bay but the Coast Guard and Sheriff were there searching for someone that had drown last night. So we went towards Holland. Caught a half dozen dinks on cranks. No luck with frogs or buzzbaits. Switched to a worm and had pretty good luck. Caught another 10-12, nothing big though. Caught two small stripers on rattle traps. Had a nice one between 4-5 spit the hook on an impressive tail dance. Off the water by 1:30.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Don't put all your eggs in one basket, put all of then in the fridge they will last longer.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 68-81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 3pm to 830pm. Caught 7 fish, mostly in the first hour on in-line spinners, had a few other follows or near misses. All fish around 17" and very clean, uninjured. all fish were caught fairly shallow. last couple fish were caught on senko's.
      City: Atwater

      Tips: look for moving water and rock walls.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 74-79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Friday afernoon I took a couple of brothers out that fish with me each year. They are always a lot of fun to fish with and I always want to make sure I get on some nice bass for them. In the past few weeks most of the bite has been on worms, the usuall colors,(MM,Arrons Majic, AYU, Witches T, Salt and Pepper, Morning Dawn.) But in the afternoon there was a nice breese and it was difficult for the guys to feel the bite. So I changed to the jig which hadn't been on for a while. We used the Paradise Tackle 1/2 oz. watermelon 4/0 hook jig with a watermelon/red flake trailer and the guys were on fire. Points and walls were both producing bracket and above bass. As the Sun went down, we pulled out the Spooks and the top water action began. We did have to find calm water behind points and walls as the bass seemed to be waiting in the eddys caused by the wind. It was a great afternoon/eve. trip.
      City: Paradise