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Thursday, February 5th, 2009

  • 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.

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      Water Temp: 47-50 Degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to the Big Lake on Sat. night to see how things might be considering the weather has been great, although we need the rain needless to say. The night was absolutely a dream, no wind, cool not cold and really good action. It's been since mid December since I had fished at night there. Fished mildly deep rock and Ledges. (mildly meaning 10-23 ft.) Picked up my first fish around 10:15 pm. a little over 2 lbs. Between 10:15 pm and 11:15 pm the bite was consistent to say the most. Smaller fish and a few predictable bites. Once 11:30ish came around the bite got much better and bigger. Picked up my best for the year 10lbs. 14oz.(Ha Ha) followed by 9.5ish on back to back casts. Didn't want to spend too much time messing with em considering the depth I was fishing. That was a pleasurable first for me 2 fish for 20 lbs. Anyhow bite was pretty open until around 12:45am and it slowed down. Caught 13 Fish in all with 36-37 lbs for best five give or take a few. Off the water a bit after 1am. Noticed that the window of opportunity was there for a short time and it helps being in the right place at the right time. I tell you what, landing fish like that at night is what keeps me coming back to this lake. A good freind and great guide told me that this time of year the bite can turn on at anytime, and boy was he right. Thanks Larry
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Stay positive and stick to your game plan, patience goes a long ways. I was using two different baits. One was the good ol Brush Hog w/ a Swrew in 3/8 oz bullet weight, and a 3/8-1/2 oz. Persuader Jig in Black/Blue or Black/Red. I also put on a Yammamoto Flappin Hog as a trailer and lots of Scent. I personally use Smelly Jelly Crawdad/Anise or Crawdaddy. I also like to use Baby Brush Hogs and the Kinami Noris Bug as a trailer. Personally I feel it isn't so much of the tackle but more of knowing where to be and at what time. Please Email me for anymore information. Thanks

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      Water Temp: 46-49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Made a quick trip to see how the night bite was holding up. Slow, but ok. I only caught 6 bass in 6 hours but the 5 best were over 26 lbs with a 9lb 3oz beauty on top. She took a D&M chatterbait-like thing in about 30 feet of water. It's called a Piranha Swim Jig. Bob Higgins of Limit Out Tackle said they were good - and they are! I use a Yamamoto 5" grub trailer. All the other bass were 4 lbs or over except the 6th, about 2 1/2 lbs - which I somehow snagged on the D&M. Overall the bite was slow - no birds sounding and not a single carp rolled.
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: The quality bass are still deep. Don't let the sunshine fool you in January and early February. The sun is still not high enough to do much warming and the time of warmest temp is still very short. I only fished rock structure - did not try docks. The big bass came at 8 pm. Usually a big bass in the winter will bite between 10 and midnight. Always be ready and release them immediately unless you are prepared to deflate their air bladder. I had to do that with the big one as I took her photo.