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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

  • Palo Pinto County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished right off the dock for bout an hour flippin and pitchin senkos and tubes in the tree...got nothin...tried some top water...nothin...about to leave and i was fishin a chatter bait...i fished it right along the dock and hooked a nice 2&a half pounder...
      City: salinas

      Tips: try chatter bait...seemed to be the only bait working..they sell them at walmart for bout 5 bucks...goodluck

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      Water Temp: 55-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: w0w great fishing going on right now!!!!!! water is super super clear fish are feeding good right at dark, getting them @ 5-15lbs. isnt there anyone elese around who fishes the sac river for stripers
      City: colusa

      Tips: shhhh!!! j/k you want to know anything about the sac river ,colusa,grimes area etc please feel free to contact me .

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 53'-55'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Drove 2 1/2 hours to find the South end clear and cold, with a storm front approaching.( I should have stayed home and fished Shasta) Put in at Redbud, fished shallow with zilch. Went to deeper stuff in the South end, including docks and rock pilings. Zilch. Finally got a 3 ponder on a tule point, first cast with a spinnerbait. Then around 11:30 got blown off the lake, with heavy rain thrown in.
      City: Redding

      Tips: I hope the water warms by the 18th, for a club tourney I'm fishin.....

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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Once again I tried to time an incoming front with clouds dimming the moon - and failed! I think I could drive weather away anywhere in the world!! I was cloudy and warm when I started at dark last night, but about 11 pm the heavens said: "Watch this, Larry". Boom! Not a cloud in the sky until I left and bright near-full moon! Shadows here I come! Actually the bite was steady all night for 2 3/4 to 4 1/4 lb mostly male bass. In fact I was 20 for 20 - rare for me - 20 bites in the boat!! Then I missed 2 in a row. All in all, 23 or 24 nice bass - all but 5 or 6 over 3 lbs. I just missed a 20 lb limit by a few ounces. No sign of spawning marks on any of them. I just fished Red Bud area and Jago Bay. Night water temp was 54 all over.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I found the most aggressive fish - some actually took off with the bait - under docks, pilings, and walls with shadows. I fished jigs but couldn't get bit, nor did spinnerbaits and Piranha jigs work. A slow moving brush hog was what they wanted - black/red. Nearly all fish were the usual 4 to 12 feet deep - a few from 15 to 20. I wish I could even say I lost a monster - but I didn't, Just in my dreams!!!

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took a couple friends out on collins yesterday wow what a windy day. Darn weather reporters did'nt call for 30+ winds. Tough to feel the bites tougher to catch fish except the abundant trout which we ended up with four of, one was a 6.4 caught it on a texas rigged red crawler robo.The bass we did catch were under the limit all on texas rigged robos fished very slowly in any calm area we could find (not many). Only had one in the wind but had allot of strikes mostley short ones grabbing the tail one hit on the hud and one on a wakebait but both were small. Don't quite understand whats going on with the lake right now but my confidence is that it will be in full spawn in about three weeks so keep trying the big girls are still there and there moving up soon most are just popping to spawn.
      City: grass valley

      Tips: The bite right now seems to be for small fish, 2lbs and under but it should turn soon. If you are going out and just want to get some fish right now fish slow, and if you get bit pay attention to were it was. Fish it again its probably a buck on the bed. Might want to try the breaks from 12 -20 feet for the big ones holding out and waiting to move up

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

      Report: fished north end of lake, bite is starting to pick up.Strom was moving in, thought it would help but didn't.Cought 7 keeper fish best five went 12lb, mostly spots.Started to find a pattern for the spots.I need to find the big large mouth,their tough to find. Fishing future pro very soon cant give up the pattern.
      City: grass valley

      Tips: Time on the water

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

      Report: RENSHAW'S back. throw those half pound dinks in the drink. Trolled the main body with shad imitations for a potluck of decent trout and a four pound king.
      City: newark

      Tips: fish like you mean it. Change things up. Ive had my fill of sturgeon. that's why i fished this lake. Hallibut soon.

Monday, April 6th, 2009

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 2:30 to 6:00 and had a great bite.Had close to 14 lbs with the best five. Caught a 4.5 spot that looked like it swallowed a softball.All females that were bulging with eggs.All the fish were spots, a total of 15 caught. With all the talk about fish killing I have to agree I am seeing lots of it. I pulled three decent spots off one area tonight then a small boat with three guys in it came the other side of the spot. They caught three and put them on a stringer with other fish.It was all legal, no violation I could see, they all had a license on.I for one would be happy to change the law to release only during the spawn.Tourney exemption ???
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Sorry no specifics this time . Tourney in two weeks

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      Water Temp: 55-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I knew the fishing would be tough in Sat after the nasty north wind on Fri, but I did a "teach the lake" trip with a nice client in his boat. Our main job was to learn more about how to approach the lake during different seasons of the year, and off-shore structure areas. We did fish a lot of spots, not spending too much time on any of them. I started off with a nice bass on a Rattletrap. We caught 2 more on 4" Berkely Power worms - nice spots to 2 1/2 lbs. We found a couple more in the afternoon with a total weight of over 8 lbs. If we had really fished hard in a few favorite areas, we would have caught more - I'm sure. Bite was really tough, no question. A few warm days WITHOUT a lot of wind will change the bite for the better. Lake is coming up very nicely!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Can't give too many details since he is fishing upcoming tournaments. A lot of searching will be necessary since a rapidly rising lake offers so many new "homes" and spawning areas for the bass. The major spawn also will probably be a bit later this year.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Has anybody had luck in the backlakes? Tips? Last two weeks have been slow for me.
      City: SR

      Tips: NONE

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 60 to 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well me and my brother made our first trip here since last year. we got on the H20 at 6.20 AM. started throwing swimbaits with no luck jerkbaits, we picked up first fish on a dropshot in about 1 to 2 ft. then again about every 10 ft. all the way down the bank.all were males squirting semen out so they either doing their thing or gaurding nest we ran out of our sexy shad robo worm then switched to margarita mutilator. and one on a wacky style senko. we also caught 2 trout 1 at 8 lbs and 1 at 5 lbs but they don't count we ended at 4pm a total of 61 fish and we lost several I got 28 and my bro got 33 that SOB won again I guess I taught him well, but he was in the front of boat all day so I guess I held my own!! All fish were released even the trout because they were a little big for bait HA HA
      City: Carmichael

      Tips: Go fish and release your catch !!

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out sunday from 12:00OM to 6:00PM. Bite was wide open. Caught 23 fish on a combination of 1/4 oz shakey head with a 6 inch straight tail Aarons magic Roboworm, drop shot with 4 inch curly tail roboworm, and 1 fish on a crankbait. Fish were caught on main lake points and transitions from sand to rock or chunk rock to solid rock. Depth didn't seem to matter much, fish were caught from 6 inches of water to 23 feet. Most of the fish were in the 13-14 inch range, my largest was 2.5LBS. Good luck out there and be safe.
      City: Hollister

      Tips: If heading out to Anderson, make sure your boat is bone dry, or you won't pass the mussel check. Check your livewells, bilge area and your motor.
      Also check the website to ensure that your boat is registered in a county that is allowed on Anderson. Several counties and states are currently banned.

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

      Report: Contrary to news reports my friend did not fall off his boat into his propellar. I and God were the only ones that witnessed that horrific event. My friend was thrown a safe distance from his boat. My friend was a peace officer. Fearing for the safety of others, he swam to his boat thinking of the safety of others. He died a hero.

      Tips: Honor my friend wear your kill switch lanyard.

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      Water Temp: 56 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: B&W resort at 10:00 am Got a late start due to the tides wanted to fish the incoming tide Stayed in around my honey holes to get a good report on wat was happening Stared off throwing Sweet beavers and senkos slowed it all down tried differant colors with no success . blades , nutin, Took out the Rapala fat free shad crank bait and went back over one of my favorite spots and started catching fish 1 hr before top of tide Boated 15 fish total with 2 over 5 lbs and some I never got to see . they were hitting crank on a semi fast retrieve took some pics to up load Had a good day took pics and released all fish they were full of eggs
      City: Elmira

      Tips: They did not touch senko jigs or anything plastic today dont know why usually catch a dink not even that! was bumping through moss and bottom for reaction bitewith crank bait

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished last night and this morning (camped at the lake). All my fish were caught on Margarita Mutilator Roboworms. I fished them on shakey heads and darter heads. Both worked equally the same. Most fish came from points and some in the coves in the northern part of the lake around the Rock Creek area. Caught a fair mix of spots and largemouth.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: Bring a lot of MM Robos with you, I ran out because the fish were tearing them apart!

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 53-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a rough time prefishing. The weather went south on us and the bite followed. On Saturday the bite picked back up just in time for the tourny. Water temp came up in the small sloughs, where the water was sheltered and clear. We threw chartreuse BLADES almost exclusively. Some of the club members fished swims in the heavy grass for some nice fish including a 6.92 spawned out hog. The key seemed to be finding the warmer water. Once it hit around 53 the bite turned on, and the warmer it got the hotter the bite. We finished 4th, but only 3/4 pound out of third with a 29.74 2 day bag.
      City: Sun Valley

      Tips: All I can say is find a pattern that is working, and stick to it. We caught 4 fish in 6 days not on blades, and around 50 on them. Be persistant. Be patient. And have fun.

  • Siskiyou County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Irongate on Sunday and did not get a bite all day. Fished the narrows and main lake points. Fished Jigs, sencos, and carolina rigged a twin tail hula grub. Tough day....
      City: Central Point

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Why do you cover up your pictures at shadow cliffs? I don't understand why people do that, especially there.
      City: Dublin

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Robert I fished it last spring and did well on the north end where the river comes in. There are lots of river bead rock piles. Drop shots and jigheads worked great.
      City: berkeley

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lots of smaller keepers up shallow on reaction baits - blades and traps. Also found a few fish and the senkos. We couldn't get any bigger fish. The water's pretty stained from about Cruz upto the narrows. Key on the bite was to slow the bait down some and get some bottom contact with the rocks.
      City: SB

      Tips: Can't go worng with the 1/2 oz crawdad rattletrap