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Saturday, January 17th, 2009

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

      Report: Able to get out with both my boys. Stayed in the lower end trying new water for a change. Started out with a jig and the boys were working mojo rigged brushhogs. Cought fish in the first thing and the bite stayed steady all day. Most fish came on the brushhogs with a few on jig and dropshot. Nothing very big most were spots in the 1.5 - 2lb range. One smallmouth around 2.5 and a 3.5lb spot on a dropshot at the end of the day. 17 fish for the day best 5 at around 10 lbs. One of our smallest limits of the year but still a good time.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Most of the spots were cought on the sides of the points but the bigger ones were in the tops. All the fish were cought in the 20-40ft range. Most fish were pinned to the bottom so watch your graph.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First boat on the water and quickly got rewarded with a rip fish. However, it was a 2 pound trout. Sucker pounded the super rogue. We started kind of slow, but then we got on to a great jig and drop shot bite. Most of the fish were in less than 15 feet of water. They were really getting active from the solid wee of sun. We fished the last 3 hours of the day in shorts and t-shirts. Beer tasted dang good as well. Fish were puking up pond smelt, but it was very digested already. I bet they had fed on the moon and that would explain the slow morning bite and digested bait.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Just like how my Oroville trip would be the next weekend, the fish were concentrated. 3 or 4 in some areas and then nothing for an hour. Of course, I'm sure the bite is totally different since I am writing this report on 1-26. Our best five went 12 1/2 pounds. Big fish was a 3 1/2 pound spot.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 45-48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had our club Tourney it was a great day. 76 no wind and no bite. We went up yordy creek. i started throwin a Sexy red eye shad while my partner was throwin his basstrix swimbait nothin. so we went around the bend a little bit throwin swimbaits. jigs, brushogs, crankbaits, weightless reapers,senkos, shakeyheads. i even whipped out the ol" dropshot. I had two bites flippin the many trees out of the water. I lost one about three pounds. My partner also shook the hook on two swimbait fish but oh well. We had six boats and four fish were caught. we had four fish on and the tourny in our hands. but thats why its fishin and not catchin.but it beats sittin on the couch at home.
      City: Ukiah

      Tips: Stay on the outside tree lines in 25-49 feet and stick with plastics and 5 inch swinbaits.my opinion dont go 2 sonoma its a waste of time and wrong time of year..but goodluck anyways.

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: sturgeon bite just got a lil better. started out fishing out at little cut during the incoming tide for about an hour and caught and released a 69 incher and had a few shaker stripers.just as the tide went slack i decided to fish the flats at grizzly island, had no success so i pulled up and went towards the mothball fleet in about 11 feet.just as the tide started going out i managed to land a 59 lb diamond back a about 15 anoying flounders and 2 schoolie stripers. all the fishes was caught on ghost and pile combo. great start hope yall do the same
      City: sacramento

      Tips: bring you heater

Monday, January 12th, 2009

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just spent the last two days fishing. Day 1, between two of us we caught 13 fish. All but two were on minnows. The other two were on a hula grub on a football head. Day 2, we caught 25 fish, All but 4 were on minnows again. The four were on sweet beavers. Tried spinner baits, senkos, flukes,and money minnow. They want the real thing right now, not rubber.
      City: Roigh and Ready, Ca

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 46.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 3 people in the boat. each caught 10. green or brown tubes. brown worked the best. we had to find the warmer water. all fish were in the 16-20 ft. range
      City: redding

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: CBL- Christain Bass League had it first inagural bass tourney today. 12 teams fished, two with kids under 16. It looked like the fog would be gone by blast off, but thank God for a GPS. I was half way to Rogers when I wanted to go to Big Creek. The sun finally came out and it was a great day. Most of the field caught fish off the bank dragin a worm, drop shot, shakey head or the likes. My son caught the only keeper in our boat throwing a white rip bait. The Big fish was caught by Clayton, who is 14. The fish was 3.15#. Only one limit for 5+ #s. Our next tourney is on McClure. David 209-988-5818
      City: turlock

      Tips: Fish slow and throw the plastics mostly on steep sloaping points. Keep it on the bottom. Trout are fun to catch but don't help our sack.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the H20 by 10 am with first fish a Smallie on drop shot Sxe shad 4" in 25ft about a pound or so.
      Moved up to south fork with my friend a caught a couple of nice 2.5 - 3.0 on swim baits later picked up a few more on jigs and swim baits. 7 fish total missed about 5 or 6 with largest pushing 3 pounds. Caught fish in 10 ft out to 30 feet.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: time on the water means everything!

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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Drag a Jig in 25-45 ft in the north fork and the main body early in the morning around small rock near deeper water. you can find 1 1/2 to 3.0 pounders.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: get out early and stay warm

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

      Report: Trolling up the McCloud Arm @ 3-4 mph. No luck with the Megabait minnow or Cripplelure. The Brass Kastmaster never fails, but a Krocodile Spoon Wobbler seemed to be the ticket, netting 7 good size salmon in a few hours.
      City: Redding

      Tips: They seem to still be hitting off the top.

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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had to go out and try this Sprung Leak one more time with the great weather. Got on the lake by 7am and forgot how cold it was, 32 outside.

      Threw everything I had at them and they just won't bite. I need to take my own advice, wait until more rain but until then this lake is dead.

      Wonder if the DFG will stock this lake now that they are not stocking others lakes??? It would really help this lake. Write the DFG if you care!!!
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Wait for rain. WE NEED RAIN!!!

Friday, January 9th, 2009

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started at markley cove in the early am trolled minnows with one taker salmon nothing in size . waited for warm up and broke out bass rods fished the rest of the day in deep water 4 inch watermelon senko 4 inch twist tail jigs cranks with no takers even trailed a minnow right off bottom was a little windy but got nice in the afternoon had a nice relaxing day went home and bbqued and threw back some beers . going again next week got 2 weeks off cya on the water
      City: Elmira

      Tips: keep going out and fishing dont know what this weather is going to do to the bass

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

      Report: I came here for a couple of hours and caught my limit of trout near Indian cove on the old powerbait/nightcrawler combo. I was also tossin lures with no luck.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: I always use some kind of scent or attractant on my bait and my lures. It makes the difference between catchin 0-2 fish to catchin your limit. Good luck.

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished for a few hours before the storm rolled in, it was pretty windy on the main body. fishied up river for a few hours with jigs, shakey, crank baits, 1 taker 3.8 lbs, on rattle trap
      City: diamond springs

      Tips: dont have many didnt catch much

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on the 7th,got out on the water about 8am. Started trolling for trout right from the marina. No takers! Switched to bass about 10am and ended up with 3 small fish to 2 lbs on a drop shot in about 25-30 ft of water. Slow but still caught a few. I need some big fish areas, if anyone knows any, feel free to expand!
      City: manteca

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with high hopes of a killer bite but Cachuma screwed me again.
      City: Orcutt

      Tips: Lopez baby!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 42.5 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: well went out today from B&w resort water in Mokelumne is around 42 deg, really cold threw senkos slowed the roll , threw some crankbaits slowed it down with no results fished really hard picked up and went to franks track threw swim baits till my arm was sore change over to my spinning rod with swim baits (easyier to throw) no takers water at franks was 43.5deg and stained fairly decent got cold and came home . fished most of the day with no results will have better luck next time did some recon for this spring
      City: Elmira

      Tips: good or bad day it was nice to get out and get lines wet

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

      Report: Slow day on the pond...Junk fished with everything til noon then started dragging worms in 20' on the ends of points in the main lake.Caught 3.3, 2.9 and one got away at the boat. drift with a light wind as slow as you can go and wait for the rod to load up.
      City: Loomis

      Tips: Bank anglers around the ramp are having a hayday..Saw over a dozen trout come out in the time it took me to load my boat.

Monday, January 5th, 2009

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

      Report: Has anyone been fishing...is the launch ramp still in the water? any info onwater temp, clarity, etc would be greatly appreciated.
      City: napa

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 47-51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started around 8am and fished for bass right off the bat. Very slow in the morning, so we found a point and pounded the trout up to 4 pounds on berkley power worms. Around 11:30 started to fish bass again and we caught 4 bass 2 on Jigs. Largemouth went 5.3 lbs and the spot went 2.3 lbs also pick up to smaller ones drop shotting in 25ft of water. The spot was caught right next to bank and the largemouth was caught in 22 ft of water.
      City: Antelope

      Tips: Fish the points and the coves very slowly. We fished one point that the largemouth come from for over and hour. Good Luck.