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Thursday, February 5th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with a client yesterday, rained early, then stopped until about 2:00pm when it started again. Bite was really good during periods when it was raining and very slow in the middle of the day. Most fish caught on the rocks with deep water near by as the fish are once again with this storm as the last, moving up and becoming aggressive. Many patterns are still not there yet for this time of year and the bite can still be tough if ya plan to fish tulles all day.
      City: Oakley

      Tips: If you for any reason plan to catch fish and put them in yer livewells, either fer photos or tournaments this weekend, be sure ya bring yer needles! The fish here are just beginning to run up to the bank ta feed from deep water and heading right back down. Even here on the River, when doing this, their gass bladders will fill quickly when placed in yer livewells.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: With the previous hot weather, it made fishing strange. Fish have been pushed to shallow, I was able to catch 3 fish with frogs ON Winter. Tried the trout swimbait with one follower but it didn't take it. Think outside the box, try something new, you will be surprise!!!
      City: Concord

      Tips: Go Shallow. Fish are ready to spawn so I caught them with frogs.

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

      Report: Granite Bay is open, I don't have 4 wheel drive and can launch just fine. Give it a shot, just watch out for submerged rocks close to shore.
      City: Rocklin

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 53.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful day on the lake weather-wise. Mostly cloudy, very slight e breeze. There's a lot of dead algae clumps staining the water. Bite was extremely slow and light. Papa Smurf and myself took 2 smallies on plastic worms drop-shotting to 20 to 35 ft. Missed maybe 8 on very light bite. Fish were hoboing the bait. Hopely we get some rain to bring up the temp and water level.
      City: Vallejo

      Tips: Fish as slow as possible and then slow down even more. Bite is so light that its a good idea to set on any pressure on the line.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched at granite bay around 8am. dragged a robo worm 15 to 20 feet deep. caught a 3 pound spot. switched to a dart head caught one more at 30'. scoped no bait balls all day. off the water at 1pm. 25 car/trailers in lot.
      City: carmichael

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The lake is so low right now, does anyone know if there's a launch open that is usable if you don't have 4 wheel drive? Or do we have to wait for the coming rain to help?

      Oh, and any tips of where to fish with the water this low and the time of year I'm assuming the main body?

      Thanks in advance.
      City: Sacramento

  • Siskiyou County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Great day. Minnows only and caught a 12.7 and a 9.5 keep tight lines. Camanche tomorrow and will let you know how I did. Minnows Only!
      City: concord

      Tips: Minnows Rock!!!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 42-48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: It's been while since Iv'e had a report. Since the end of Dec. when the cold snap hit, the bite has really slowed up. The tournaments have produced some nice 3lb. to one 10lb. large mouth. Our trip out yesterday was productive with the biggest at 2.5lbs. and the rest in the bracket. Paradise Tackle jigs have prodcing with the colors changing each day out. Senko's and Bucket Mouth stinko's have also been working. Texas and shacky head worms and beavers and drop shot methods have all been working. Some swim baits and a few reaction baits have also produced bites.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Fish real slow.S

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 53-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not much has changed since my last visit a week ago. With temperatures in the low 70

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

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Skunked for bass that day. Fished between 10 and 4. Tried fishin with jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs, drop shot, shakyheads, swimbaits on points, rocky points, rocky slopes, found a creek arm with tons of sunken trees and nothing. Not a single bit, from bass. My friend got little nibbles on a white gambler meano that we found out was a trout so we tied on some kastmasters and put 5 in the boat at the end of the day. All in the back of that creek arm between some trees. Did not have a sonar by the way, rented boat.
      City: Gustine

      Tips: Get your war face on, find baitfish.

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just got back from a two day trip with two fisherman. Day one we caught 18 fish between us. Today they were more interested in plastic than minnows?? Only 1/2 were on minnows. Day two was a better day with a total of 35 fish, including one 5-lbs and another 3-lbs on a spinnerbait. Most fish today were on minnows. Only seven were on plastic or the spinner bait. Very windy today!!!
      City: Rough and Ready, Ca

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

      Report: Thanks John
      EVERYONE DO THE RAIN AND SNOW DANCE. WE NEED WATER !!!
      City: Coast

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Finally found a good rip bite this weakend!Fished for three hours on saturday and and four on sunday for a total of 25 nice keeper rip fish to 4 lbs.It seems like every fish in the lake has migrated to Jago,it dosent take a brain surgen to throw live bait and boat 30 fish in a day.I myself would rather provoke strikes than wait for them, but thats just me.
      City: lower lake

      Tips: The fish get fired up right before dark.I stuck a dozen withen 15 minutes on saturday.Fun!

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

      Report: Media Event took place with 18 boats. Out of the 18 boats only 11 fish were taken with the biggest going around 5 pounds based on info given. Very Slow!

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

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

      Report: Just want to clarify From my last report that I am no way disappointed with Gone Fishing Marine .Mike and staff at service do a great job servicing and maintaining my boat .Ive been a customer since they opened . It just sucked not having my boat for the last week of my vacation. Hope to get boat back soon so i can get out and get my lines wet.cya on the water PLASTICMAN1
      City: Elmira

      Tips: none

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 49.5 - 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: El Dorado Bass put out 11 boats for our first tournament of year. My partner and I caught 7 fish in the 1 - 3lb range. Most were caught on brown or brown/purple football jigs with a watermelon twin tail grub trailer. Find points and shores with dirt/rip rap combination and drag the jig very slowly at 25 - 30'depth. Bites are obvious, nothing subtle about them. Also caught a couple on Green Pumpkin tubes fished at same depth.

      4 boat brought in limits. We took third with 10.2lb lbs. First place bag was 19.5 lbs thanks to a 9.5lb monster caught 15 minutes before weigh-in.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: Rip rap, 25' and go slow. You will catch fish.

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

      Report: Fished casitas for about 4 hours this morning. It wasn't too bad, picked up 2 fish early on a crank and put 3 more in the boat on yum dingers. Those fish were deep in about 35 ft of water.
      City: VC

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had an awesome day on the water with a GREAT guide! 20 + fish!(Bob 707 994-6427)he will put you on the fish, great rates too!
      City: napa

      Tips: call Bob (707) 994-6427!

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

      Report: Thank you guys very much for the info. Any tip that about when's the best time to start fishing at lake folsom? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
      City: Fremont

Friday, January 30th, 2009

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 43 to 45

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I put 2 to 4 feet of visibility but we found water that you could only see one foot and water in the middle of the lake you could see 10 feet deep which turned out to be the better fishing water, my Brother Benny, Daughter Brianna, Son Brandon and friend Tyler went and did some minnow fishing, on Thursday I rulled with 24 lbs, a 9 lber, a 5 lber a 4.8 lber a 3.5 lber and few 2 to 3 lbers, Friday was about even with about 7 fish each going a total of 12-14 lbs but on Sat we pick up my Brother in law Joe and now we have 6 people in a 18 foot Ranger, even with 6 people that boat was very stable, anyway my brother Benny smoked us, he had I think 13-15 fish to 5.8 lbs and my brother in law only got one and I only got one, 13 year old Tyler got 3 !! I don't know what my brother was up to on Saturday but he was on fire. Here is a fun little story, my kids have donated 4 snoopy and barbie poles along with many other items to the lake over the last 4 years, my daughter saw a Barbie pole at Lakeshore bait and tackle and said I want that, being the softy I am I bought yet another pole for her, after a few hrs she decided to rest and put it down, I had already got a 4.8 lber and 5 lber and a few 3's and I said you know what? I want to catch a fish on the Barbie pole, its so pretty and pink so I put a minnow hook and 2 split shots on it, my 7 year old daughter was in charge of the minnow so I said please give me a minnow and she gave me what looked like a small trout so I put that sucker on and before I get a bite my brother catches 2 fish, well finally my little 2.5 foot long Barbie pole loads up and the fight is on, I never knew those little Shakespear reels could handle a good size fish but it did, after many runs we got the fish in the boat a 9 lber on the dot!!!!
      City: San Joser

      Tips: Biggest fish on the $250.00 set up 5.8 lbs, biggest fish on the pink Barbie pole 9 lbs.
      So tip # 1 sell your spendy set ups on craigs list and go buy Barbie poles(this set up also makes you look very manly almost KVD style)Tip # 2 tie up you brothers hands so he can't smoke you!Tip # 3 for you purest, I did get 2 fish on a yamamoto creature bait one evening, if you wan't to catch fish on artificials you will need to fish from 5 pm to about 12:30 am, you can catch some fish during the day but its long and hard.