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Saturday, June 13th, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in our mendo bassers club tourney yesterday.At blast off i sat sat and watched evryone run south. Not only from our tournament,but also the clear lake bassmasters were launching also. So 35 boats blasted and me and my partner mototred over to curinthien bay about 120 yards off shore. We had some luck with top water. I had several blowups on a frog,caught two off them with the senko. Then my partner stuck a 6 on a big topwater bait. a real skinny post spawned fish.We ended up winning our club deal with 18.88 a good day on the water.
      City: ukiah

      Tips: Top water in the morning. we also had success when a fish rolled, throwing on the boil with a weightless bait the fish would anihilate it. A few on senkos also. But pretty slow.20 fish split between us.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished three days practicing for the FPT. Lots of fish however very tough for size.You can catch fish on everything, I caught three bass on a MS slammer wake bait but all of them were smaller than the bait. Went up the river last Saturday and caught around 70 fish, three were keepers. This Saturday fished the tourney and weighed just shy of 8 lbs. All on jigs in the main body on steep walls, probably had around 14 keepers all day. Dropshot seemed to shut off compared to the previous trips.

      Fun lake to fish, I would like to try it next year in the spring when the big girls are more plentiful.O'
      City: Granite Bay Ca.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 73-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Depends on where you were at with the water clarity,but most places were 4"+ vis. Got on the water at about 8:15, went through the middle fork and started fishin. Two fish there on D-Head. After a few hours and nothing else, figured time to move. Went into the S.Fork and fished around, and boated one crankin. Then my partner Rich put a nice one in the boat on a jig. Lo'and behold the wind came up, and blew us all over the place. Figured we'd attempt to get out of the wind and wen further into the S.Fork and Rich boated another nice one on the jig, and...that was it, the wind just took os over, and that was the day. Off the water @ 2:45~. Until the wind came up, it was beautiful out there, even with the wind it still was, who am I kidding. Just not the greatest for fishing today.
      City: Plumas Lake

      Tips: Be patient, and work your bait's slow. Pay attention to the line. All the fish we caught were gorged with pond smelt, it's no wonder they were barely interested in what we were throwing.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 67-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fishing was great caught lots of 3-5 pounders in 20-40 feet of water
      City: cottonwood,ca

      Tips: plastic tubes and 4-5 inch swimbaits fish the plastics slow and deep

Friday, June 12th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with Scott today and we had a tough day. Caught 12 fish with 4 over 3lbs. The water was as clear as I have ever seen it. Used drop shot, spinners and chatter baits. Tried to stay on the move and stay out of the wind as much as possible. The bite this year is so much different than last year at this time. Fished from Tiki to Union Point. Most fish caught near tullies. Topwater was not productive at all for us.

      Tips: Try different tactics when the bite is not on. Keep changing until you figure out what they want. When all else fails got to your GO TO bait

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 68-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On tip from friend, went way up S Fork to past the bridge looking for bigger fish. Not even a single bite after trying reaction baits, swimbaits, and dartheading plastics. Worked my way back down to just above 5mph buoys and saw some big baitballs but only caught dinks around them.

      So around noon I ran to riprap bank close to Beals and finished with 3 spots just over 2 lbs each. Dartheading 4" shad colored worms. Bite definitely seems a little tougher than a week ago.

      Tips: Drag baits slow on the rocky bottom. Be ready for a softer bite. Best depth 15-20' right now.

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70 +

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish on flats with 3 blow up on top but bass didn't commit. Went to points with hazard bouys n boated 4 bass 1 1/2-3lbs n lost 2 nice one too. Went to big Island n pull up 2 more. Drop shot seem to get the most hit. Biggest was on a crankbait on slow ..stop..n ..go reeling. Found some green weed bed n got another on crankbait, cast the edge of weed bed n rip the weed edge n stop..thats when i got the hit. Big bass seems to be on points in main body.
      City: elk grove

      Tips: Top water seem to slow down for us, drop shot seems to have the most hit, crankbait then spinnerbait.

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

      Report: i'm going to calero this saturday. any news on how the lake is doing?

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from noon till 4:00PM. Should have arrived earlier before the overcast cleared and the raging wind started to blow. Caught 5 very nice 3lbs range LM on carolina senko. The pattern was wind blown creek channel weed points. They were well inside the weed edge in 5-10ft of water tight to the cover. Tried crank and spinner but no reaction bite. Was happy not to get skunked with the conditions and not being able to keep good contact with the line/bait.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Fish early before the wind kicks in. Work weed points with whatever soft plastic you are confident in that you can drag through the weeds.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went fishing in my float tube from 10 AM to 3 PM. No luck at all. It was a little too windy for a float tube today. I fished into the reeds on each side of the south shore beach and across from it on the point with a texas-rigged senko and roboworms, and a crankbait around a submerged tree.
      City: Livermore, CA

      Tips: Don't be an idiot like me by using a float tube in the wind! I spent more time fighting the wind than I did actual fishing...

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

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

      Report: Had the best day at Calero nailing 11 fish within 3 hours! Focused on the east end of the lake working crankbaits around the weeds.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Cloudy day. Nothing on topwater but once I dropped to a shallow running crankbait, it was on!

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

      Report: launched out of new hope fished the meadows area and lost got 20-25 fish on blades mainly got a 6 pounder on a frog some senko fish.
      City: sacramento

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went to Lafayette reservoir at 6:30 am and fished till 11:30 am. I had my limit of bass in that period of time. My smallest fish was 2lb and my largest fish was 4lb i was very happy with the fight.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: I use 25 lb braid and 12lb mono with rip baits by weeds and docks. Feel for a good pull that feels like weeds but after you set the hook it runs. Also dropshot with a 4 inch robo worms are killer. Fish very slow and keep it simple and the most important part is remember to catch and release. Have Fun

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 65-71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wed. I took out a couple of fun guys and very good fishermen. I was incouraged at the begining of the day when we saw some action on top, but there were no top water takers. The low pressure system that had moved in was in force and the bass were spread out and not very interested in feeding during the day. We tried a variety of lures which produced either no strikes or short strikes. The only things that produced for the guys were tubes, senko's and robo worms.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: I think the full moon and the low pressure system and the lake droping 5 feet spread the bass out. When the pressure is stable the bite will be back on. The good news is most of the wood is now on the banks.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 75-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was a little slow for the bass, nothing of any real size, one two pounder. Water temperature very warm in the coves, even near the dam water temp was around 73.
      City: Lake Shasta

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: on the water about 5pm, plan was to fish all night, after about 11pm and fighting the wind, called it a night, few that were caught were caught on a roboworm dart head, and one after dark on a black jig
      City: diamond springs

      Tips: if your the only boat on the water fighting the wind.... go home, there is a reason your the only one

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sunday and today, the bite was on shallow. crankbaits and drop shot were the ticket. today was a bit different, the bite was not as aggressive. The bass wanted a more subtle presentation. I have to say, if you want to really get some good fishing in, go during the week, boat traffic is at a minimum and you can really work some of the coves where recreational boaters liket to hang out and make a fool of themselves.
      City: san jose

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took my oldest son out today. We started in the north end, missed a couple. Headed south of the bridge and caught 4 on drop shot and 1 on crank. Went back up north to rattlesnake cove and caught 1 more on drop shot and then had line snap on a lunker. Son caught 1 more on senko. All were on the small side (biggest was 2 lb). All were caught in 6-15 ft of water. Had a great day with my son.
      City: San Carlos

      Tips: Go during the week if you can, boat traffic is minimal.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Island Pond until noon today on my float tube, but there was no action. Tried a couple texas-rigged power worms and a black spinnerbait, but no takers. It was really cloudy and cold out this morning, with an unconsistant breeze. This was my fist time back in a while though, and there's a lot of weeds in the water now too.

      Tips: Next time I'm going to try some frogs and buzzbaits above the weeds, and give worms a try again (texas-rigged roboworms, and try some drop-shotting along the northern side).

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What ever happened to the Maine guide on here he used to tell what the lake was like but now nothing, Can anyone tell me what it is supposed to be like here in a couple of weeks.
      City: Redding