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Friday, May 8th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Delta was really hard. caught only five on beavers and swimbaits. Biggest was only about 3.5 lbs.
      City: Modesto

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished hog and beaver friday had a good day best 5 went for 18lbs.nothing like last week but good with the bad
      City: lodi

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 59 to 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Awsome week on the lake.
      Had great days.
      Rain on and off.
      Senkos worked always.
      Tules off of deep rocks did better in the weather. Once it cleared up. the beds came out in force. Last day. 14 fish in 2 hours.
      All 3 lb clones.
      Kids had a great time.
      Get out there it it on!!!!!
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Senko's, Baby brushhogs
      drop shot.
      8 days total average of 25 fish per day.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Guys,
      was wondering if anyone knew if boating is allowed at Coyote yet and if they are doing inspections as well???? would be helpful to get a response.
      Thanks!!!
      City: San Jose

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Today decided to fish north fork it was very foggy tried alot of different baits but only thing worked for me to catch fish was dropshot and darthead caught 12 fish with a nice 5# kicker
      City: Roseville

      Tips: color didnt matter but the wanted it slow missed alot of fish.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64-66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Russo's at Franks. 48 fish between my partner and I. Best 5 going 24 1/2. 30 knot winds, but it makes the fishing good. Fish everywhere. Everything on plastics
      City: Madera

      Tips: Stay off your TM and drift into position or you will spook the fish

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Main body is MUDDY again after this late rain. Ran up the fork and its MUCH better! Weather had me a bit off today. Forecast said 82 with no rain. Had rain on and off. Got only a couple on a Jig. Then I swapped to a robo worm. Man was it on until I ran out the that color! Boated close to 40. Best five went close to 10lbs. Just couldnt find the big ones. Tossed swimbaits for notta! Not one blow up on top water. My guess is by the weekend it will be on like donkey kong.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Find a point, cast, let sit and HOLD on! These spots can fight!

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

      Report: minersville is open, you might be able to launch at trinity center but not without four wheel, minersvilles is still the best bet.
      City: eureka

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I will be heading to trinity next weekind and was wondering which ramps are in the water?

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

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

      Report: I fished on Saturday 5/2 in Oak Shores area while watching the triathlon and although it rained and blew hard I caught 4 sm and 1 lm. They hit a white spinnerbait, basstrix 4.5 in swimbait, and jerkbait around windswept points and steep banks along mudlines.

      I also fished Markley Cove yesterday 5/5 and caught 4 spots and 1 lm, this time on carolina rigged MMIII Roboworms, a brush hog, and a fluke soft jerkbait. Couldn't get any bites on wacky senkos, missed a few bites on a t-rigged sweet beaver, and had many missed bites on the fluke. The one fluke fish I did land was because I added a treble hook to the 4/0 EWG I had rigged it on. Any ideas on how to hook up those fluke bites better?
      City: Napa

      Tips: Take advantage of the overcast skies, shady banks, and windswept areas with reaction baits. The fluke worked well (at least at getting bites although I struggled to hook up) in the clear water around Markley, especially at dusk, and the spinnerbait and hollow belly swimbait worked well in the muddy water. The nice weed patches in the calmer coves seemed to be where the c-rigged Roboworm bites were best (not sure why I couldn't get those fish to take the senko, though). The beavers and brush hogs seem to be working best on rock/gravel banks and points.

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launch out at 8:00am with my friends and the bass when crazy all day!! We caught a total of 62 bass and they were still biting when we left at 6:00pm.Going back out again tommorrow!!Biggest bass was 3 1/2 lbs rest was all 1 to 2 lbs
      City: Benicia

      Tips: Senkoes and dropshotting-see everyone out there!!

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      Water Temp: 60-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took a friend out today who has never really bass fished. We caught 29 fish today. She caught 12 and we had fun. All fish but one fish came on drop-shotting in Wragg Canyon and the Narrows. The other came on a Chatter-bait. Hella windy!! Only one bed fish. Fishing seemed slower from sunday when another friend and I caught 43 up on westside past the big island. We threw senkos and drop-shotted for those.
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: Fish the points and pockets.

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      Water Temp: 61-66.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake after 8:00am and headed to the narrows for some drop shot around the steep rocky banks. Also tried jig n pig. hooked into 7 fish and boated 6. Largest 2.5 lbs. There is some nice fallin trees that produced a monster hit that had line stripping,then SNAP got into the tree.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Fish slow and try and find still water when the wind picks up. GOOD LUCK

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

      Report: Just wanna thnks fellow anglers on emailling me location n tips on how to look for them fat mammas. U guys are awesome !!!
      City: sac

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: flat

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: it was fun
      City: cal

      Tips: big bass 13+pauns

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 60s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: those rods and reels will go great in my collection
      City: wha wha

Monday, May 4th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60s

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: does anybody know what chad martin was using when he caught his 35 pound bag
      City: brentwood

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: try some luck, that always work.........:)
      in the delta evvery cast can be a fat lady,
      or a pig.........:)
      City: S.S.F.

      Tips: have fun, it's not always about the fish!

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We waited till the rain subsided this am before we left house, got on water at noon. Fished south end again, only with the wind and cloudy skies went with jerkbaits right off, and used senkos as a folow up bait. We boated nine total, with one crappie to boot. All smallies, biggest going close to 3lbs. Had alot of fun today, plenty of action all afternoon, the fish are definately active right now.
      City: vacaville

      Tips: We targeted both outer points and inside coves. There is definately some fish still on beds, but alot of fish seem to be moving to a post spawn phase as well. The reaction bite was dependent of wind/wave action. most fish were 15 ft or less.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64-67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the A/C Pro-Am this weekend. Great time in the rain. Drew a Rat daddy on Sunday. How bout a 7, 8, & 9 for 26 lb. sack. The Delta is awesome. A good way to learn is enter a pro-am. Vastly shortens the learning curve.
      City: Arizona