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Saturday, February 21st, 2009

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

      Report: went out this morning threw ,cranks, spinner,baits senko, with no takers water was really muddy worked all really slow and tried to get pattern with no success got out at least to get lines wet and run boat and get ready for spring time No takers today
      City: Elmira

      Tips: get out and make sure outboards are up to snuff and your gear, and get ready for the best time of the year coming up

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Came back to casistas and threw the spro bbz and only caught one fish. 5 pounder. very slow day out there today.
      City: San Diego

      Tips: Fish the points with rocks.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for some clear lake giants so i went to my spro bbz fast sink and went to the south side of the lake. Fished the points letting the bait hit the bottom and it produced. caught a 4 pounder. later in the day about 10 am caught a 6 pounder. about eleven oclock. caught a ten pounder on a rock point. best fish this year!!! than at about twelve went back to the spot where i caught the 4 pounder because it normally holds a lot of fish and hooked up and landed at twelve and a half pound giant!!!!!!
      City: B hood

      Tips: throw swimbaits on rock points. big rocks preferably

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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Mike Sperbeck and I decided to check out the afternoon bite Fri afternoon and, of course, had to do some night fishing. The jig bite was good in the afternoon with the "Hemphill" special - brown/orange Rodstrainer jig with #180 Yamamoto grub. My first bass was 4 lbs 10 oz. Lost the next big one and then landed another 4 lber. Mike couldn't get bit on brown/purple He later switched to brown/orange and caught 3 in a row. Eight bass before dark averaging 3 3/4 lbs. After dark I caught a near 4 and a 5-5 on Brush hogs which must have made Mike mad!! He pitched into a dock corner with a weed mat - dragged the brush hog over the weeds and when it sank - someone nailed it! His "momma" weighed 8 lbs 11 oz. She was happy to be released and he was happy with his biggest of the year! We fished until midnight, catching 10 night bass to go with our 8 day bass. Mike "allowed me" to catch a 7-1 on a D&M swim jig w/Yamamoto trailer. Our goal was a 30 lb limit and we did it - 30 lbs 3 oz!! Night wasn't too cold, either.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: With the rising water, warmer days, and higher sun, the bass seem to be moving up a bit. The water temp is still about the same - lots of snow on the mountains. The jig bite seems to be improving, along with small worms. A decent rip bite should be just around the corner - maybe after this upcoming warmer rain. Don't be afraid to try different color combinations - expecially with your jigs.

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 43-44

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well took my buddy matt to collins started out on the east side of the lake around 9am fished till noon using splitshots,jigs,worms,senko'sand of coarse huds no takers. Fished from shore to 60 feet no takers. Then the wind came up about 1 o'clock and the clouds rolled in. Around 2 we headed back to east side looking for points next to deep water threw out the rof 12 hud bam!! first bite 5LB large next point bam!! 5LB large went to elmers point had a big girl around 10LBS miss my hud at the boat. Then fished the swim beach got another bite got off around 4LBS. Great day with good friend! NICE NET JOB MATT LOL. Make sure you get some lessons from c before season starts
      City: grass valley

      Tips: Go with your gut the bites not great but they got to eat sometime. points with deep water access seemed to be key for me.

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished most of the day with jumbo minnows. Didn't have a single bite on the minnows. Started flipping a small jig near the deep water around the dam and got one bass (about 12"), let 'em go.
      It was great to be out on the lake but a hard day's work for one fish. Didn't see any fish moving shallow yet.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Fish SLOWWWWWW.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 49-51.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think folsom has turned on yet.

      Fished Friday from 1-4. calm and sunny, marking scattered fish in 15-30ft. couldn't get bit on deep cranks, jigs or dartheads.

      Saturday brought the storm in. Fished from 10-3p with no bites again. Imainly fished a rof12 hudd while my buddy was throwing a darter. Water was 49 by the dam and 51 by the dyke (didn't go up the forks). Fish were marking shallower than the previous day between 10-25 ft, but weren't feeling bitey. I have a feeling we missed the bite window.

      I would say that judging by the lack of schooling fish on points or steep walls, the pre-spawn hasn't turned on yet. Perhaps after this next storm rolls through it will be game on.

      Keep those reports coming in guys.
      City: EDH

  • Nevada County
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      Water Temp: 47-49

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: 17 fish in a long day. fishing turned on when the clouds rolled. 1 fish on a darthead senko. 1 on a spinnerbait. a 5# on a 1 ounce lipless. The 14 other fish came on either a sppedtrap or a big O. The biggest went 6#.
      Most fish came in coves with deeper water. 8 ft. was the magic number.
      City: auburn

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

      Report: we fished all day with few bits tried everything rip, crank, worm, jig, d shot, every color but no fish. we tried the main lake, coves points and trees. any suggestions
      City: concord

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 49 - 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Saturday and Sunday. Most fish on Saturday were in 25-35 feet of water off of rocky points with flooded timber. Most fish came on 1/2 ounce football jigs with a hula grub. Several were caught on darterheads and two on a spinnerbait. Caught around 20-25 fish between two people, mostly spots with a few smallies. Sunday was stormy, but the fish were happy to eat. Found a gradual shelf adjacent to deep water where the fish were activly feeding. Caught 7 fish in 30 minutes, all on the jig. Only fished for 2 1/2 hours on Sunday, but managed 9 fish between the two of us.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Hula grub! just slowely drag the jig. If you find a spot where fish are holding, work up and down with a jig or darterhead. Also, the lake is coming up fast. The water came up several feet in the 3 hours we were on the lake on Sunday.

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      Water Temp: 46-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished small club tournament Saturday. Very tough bite. All fish were caught on main lake chunk rock points in 15-30 feet. No takers on swim baits, one on rip bait the rest on worms. My take is that the fish are scattered due to the bait fish starting to scatter.

      Tips: Fish main lake since the creeks are staring to get murky due to the rain. I have heard of some swimbait fish being caught but we couldn't make it happen, stick with the worms for bites in tough conditions.

Friday, February 20th, 2009

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The first big storm of the year rolled through last week. It was quite cold and nasty. Once last weeks storm passed, it warmed up quite fast. Having three consecutive days of warm weather, I figured flipping wood should be a solid afternoon pattern.
      We put the boat in around 12:30, and worked our way up the main lake, jumping from one piece of wood to the next. The water was still quite cold, 54 degrees, so we made sure to work our baits slow. Starting out with Brush Hogs and Jigs, we were unsuccessful. Finally after tying on a 6

      Tips: <a href="http://www.russnyders.com/">Rus Snyders Guide Service</a>

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Some of the water was stained in the main body. Look for long points, flats in 20-40 ft. Banks in the narrows the banks with small rock, using jigs, darter heads, drop shot and fish them all slow. You can get a limit but it has been tough.With the water changing, rain and wind coming reaction baits might be a good thing.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: Rip baits first thing in the morning.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 49-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started in Little Venice for the first hour and didn't get a bump. Ran to the tract and got bit here and there. I threw everything, but could only get bit (11 times) on the jig. I was surprised the quality wasn't better. I didn't have a fish over 2 1/2 pds. However, it was pretty much dead calm and sunny the whole day. Hardly the best delta conditions. Would have love to have been out there on Sat, but wanted to stay out of the way of all the tourney rats. Saturday's weather was that good delta weather and it showed with the weights in the American Bass tourney.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: It was typical fishing on a calm late Feb day. I expected the fish to be scattered and they were. some in 1 foot and some in 10 feet. Bite was pretty light. I was just blown away that I didn't get bit on anything but my prototype jig.

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: so with the tip from Sneako...I went out...fished the bbz on the point and I outdid him...I caught five 11 lbers...and threw the little spro for nada...put on a tru tungsten and caught three 6 lbers....yeah baby....
      City: La Jolla

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Yeah! Fishing Day!

      02/20/09 Lake McClure

      water temp: 52-53
      Water clarity: 8ft
      Wind: Initially calm but progressed pushing easterly at 2-4mph
      Time:1130 am- 3 pm

      Not much has changed at McClure, the trout are still biting with easy limits possible. I initially decided to troll and could only hook up once I added the flashers. I did best with the all silver needlefish, which is still consistent with the all shad all the time pattern they have been on. The fish are still in the top 10ft, and while my late arrival may be part of it, it did seem if some of the frenzy was gone.

      I had my son with me, and couldn't muster up finesse tactics...I gave an attempt to try out My friends new spinnerbaits, which I like. ANd I tossed some Norman DD-22's ..which I also very much like. Needless to say McClure isnt ready for reaction bites.

      I talked to a few rare bass fishermen on the lake and at the boat ramp. The consistent story is small bass on soft plastics at 25-40ft.

      I talked to the Lake officials...er rangers..er MID guys and while Mcswain has been stocked with over 22,000 lbs this month, they weren't aware of what McClure had recieved. I guess DFG stocks as they please there, without a schedule.

      Mcswain remains incredibly low and despite massive brown and brook trout plants fishing was really slow. I saw only two boats at 11am, and one reported a dead bite. They also said They hadn't seen any Browns..... So where are they? Not at the brush pile..the major hot spot on the Lake.

      Additionally Mcswain isnt releasing anymore...making the downstream inflow to the merced a waste land of mud.
      City: Atwater

      Tips: Trout: long line trolling kastmasters,minnow baits or shad patterns.

      Bass: deep 25-40ft with soft plastics.

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: BRUSH AND STICK UPS 0-10 FT,FEW DEEPER 25-40,BROWN JIGS,GREEN WEENIE,CLUB TOURNAMENT CAUGHT 9.10 AND 6 LB ,SAME BITE AFTERNOON
      City: LA CANADA

      Tips: BROWN JIG,GREEN WEENIE GRUBS,BRUSH AND STICK UPS S

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: caught my fish on swim baits 5" thanks rick at rickstopshelftackle.what a bait

      Tips: throw em slow and deep

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: rain has helped still no fish.water levels are rising with rain thank you! should be soon. wish they would stock it instead of ralphine.
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: slow presentation. put in work.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 49.5-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Brutal weather day, sideways rain and high winds!! So we threw the deep diving craw crankbaits all day on the rockwalls around Frank's. Fished them as slow as the blowing wind would allow. Probably would have been a shorter day but my Bro caught 2 fish right away to get us going. Total for day was 6 fish- 7.5, 6.5, 4, 3, 3, 1.5.
      City: Ripon

      Tips: Deep diving- Craw pattern crankbaits on rock walls sloooow.