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Saturday, May 9th, 2009

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 59-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thurs, Friday and Sat. were all a bit different and I always say that. With the lake coming up 10 ft. last weekend and 3 ft. during the week, I found the bass had spread out quite a bit and are slowly coming back to the banks and points. I had two sets of great clients out Thurs. and Fri. and they all did really well but we had to find the bass. A lot of them were deep and suspended, some came off walls a few off pionts. Mud lines also provided some nice bass. Howerer the best over all pattern came from senko's in several colors. From walls to coves, senko's produced some nice over bracket bass and some large mouth as well up to 3 lbs. This next week should turn on the top water bite as the lake stableizes after last weeks storm. There should be pleny of activity on the lake all week as the Stren Series Pro-Am and the College Tournament are getting ready for their up coming tournaments.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: The fishing should get better each day this week and almost anything should work.

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished early w tube jigs and dartheaded roboworms in the west branch and north fork. Best bite was deep and slow with a brown tube. Prominent points were dead, with the better action coming from rockbeds and minor points in the AM. Tried to eat lunch in a rocky cove, but a red hot senko bite (6 fish over the slot in 6 casts)kept the cooler unopened. Fished til 2 for 30+ and called it a good day.
      City: paradise

      Tips: Keep moving and offer different presentations. My buddy found the slow and deep bite early, I found the senko bite at noon. Most of my trips have uncovered a good bite, but at different spots than the previous trip.

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: not sure

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: it was a nice day. mild wind. water was clear but had algae bloom. no fish found on depthfinder. threw rattletraps and rapalas. no fish. a few shore fishermen caught trout on chartreuse powerbait. wind picked up around 11am.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: i was told the trout bite is at Lake Del Valle and the delta for the bass bite.

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

      Report: hey yummy, what kind of asshole are you? this poor guy, who is a friend of mine, loses $3000 worth of equipment and you have nothing better to do than taunt him on this site? get a life. i hope your boat sinks and you die in a fiery crash. your a piece of shit. i appologize that this isnt a report but this guy is a fucking loser and will ge whats comming to him

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