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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: No you noob. That is totally illegal. The only live thing you can use is nightcrawlers.

      Tips: Learn how to fish like a real fisherman would, LURES.

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

      Report: Went out for half day hit the water at 2pm fished tell dark pit arm , Caught 11 fish nothing big friend in his boat caught 8 not bad had some fun
      City: Redding

      Tips: green tubes, craw colored worms, If your going to jones vally there is still ice on the road so be careful ,. Hope the rain keeps coming

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

      Report: thought we'd shoot before the storm came in! It was calm & got bit way deep, but, nothing that held on. It was a good afternoon just looking at all the wildlife & sunny weather! Went out there to run the boat & got away!
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Wait till it gets warmer.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Couldent work today due to blizzard like conditions and power outages hear in jago, so what else am I gonna do besides go fish!Went out from 10 till 2 and stuck five for around 13 lbs.All dragin baby brush hogs.Fun enough for me..Its been snowing for the past couple of days at lake level!!!
      City: lower lake

      Tips: Fish slow..The rip bite shoult hit soon.couldent get em to go on my pointer-sp or staysee today.

Monday, December 15th, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: can u fish with live minnows at this lake?
      City: jhfgdjdfgj

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

      Report: If your taking your boat make sure there is no water in the live wells, motor, bilge or anywhere else. They are inspecting for Qugga muscles and will not let you launch if they find ANY standing water.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Anyone know how the trout fishing is doing right now? What are they biting off right now? Whats a good spot, I was thinking of trying the panhandle.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: I appreciate any info. just getting back into this after a few years of not getting out.

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 50%

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished from 4:30 am to 2:30 pm four three fish one 4.8 one6.2 one 5.11
      City: Novato Cal

      Tips: dreas warm & tight lines

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 51.4

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of the south end of the lake. Water level has come up since last weekend. Started out at the Damn around 7:30 am. Caught 7 or 8 on a drop shot in about 20 feet of water. Made a run up the north arm of the lake and started fishing rock points. Most of the bigger fish that we caught were in the north arm on drop shots and texas rigged Robo worms. Ended the day with 25 fish. Biggest went 3.9 and best 5 went 12.5. All in all a pretty good day at Campfar West.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Most fish were in about 20 feet of water. Fish rocky points and fish them slow! Drop shot worked best for us. Folkstead and MM111 worms. Stay patient and watch your line most bites were very subtle.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: COLD!!

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the point near indian cove from about 9am to about 12. Got skunked, only one small bite. Was fishing night crawler/marshmallo and crawler/powerbait.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Bring Power Eggs, that seems to be the only thing that works for trout here right now.

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

      Report: If You call SRC OR USFS,And Let Them Know,it will Go farther Than all The Years You Have All Spent On This website Complaining,I Called Yesterday,Now Put Your Phone Where Your Mouth is, then Shut Up And Fish
      City: Redding

      Tips: Go Fishing And Try To Use This Site As One To Learn From Not To Complain Too,I Am guilty Of It too,I Am Going To Try. Good Fishing Mark

Friday, December 12th, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hello mr. tkboodie, where did you catch the striped bass? was it in the franks tracks hrs. of 4 to 5pm? If so which part of franks track, east, west, north or south? I've been very busy and I would to catch a bunch of those fiesty critters. I was told by friends that stripers like to hang out in flats. I really would appreciate if you can answer my question. I'm planning to go striper fishing December 15th and would love to run into a school of them.
      City: San Mateo

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished Tues and Wed evenings - just for the fun of it. I will have to say that Wed evening was the most stunningly (is that a word?) beautiful Dec night I've ever seen! Water was a pane of glass - shoreline lights and Christmas decorations everywhere! It was cold but not the usual Clear Lake cold. That comes this weekend!! The fishing was pretty good but monsters were hard to find, in fact, I didn't find any! Tues night I had 15 bites and landed 13 of them for a near 21 lb limit (half the weight of my limit a month ago)! Wed night I couldn't put them all in the boat - only landed 8 for 19+ lbs. I had 3 hard winter bites (finally) and missed those for some reason. Big fish Tues night was a 7+ that I didn't weigh. She hit a Chatterbait in about 35+ feet of water and it took awhile to get her up. I released her immediately so as not to stress her out.
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: Tues evening I caught a few bass as shallow as 2 or 3 feet on rock ledge-type banks, where there was a slight shoreline shadow which blocked the bright moonlight. With the water this clear, fishing anywhere in the bright winter moon can be real tough. Remember, the winter moon is like the summer sun - straight up at midnight. You can read a book out there in the moonlight. I find I can get some good bass to bite on a bright night if I can find shadows or fish deeper than 25 feet in open water. I caught all my bass on plastics and a few at dusk on brown/orange Rodstrainer jigs with the usual "180" Yamamoto grub trailer.

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

      Report: fishing has been good boated fish all day just had to slow down and fish,. lots of 13 plus inch fish boated one 4 lb fish ,. Hope for rain we need it.,
      City: Redding

      Tips: Rubber worms teaxs rigged are dart head jigs fished places with alot of stumps, and around rock walls , tried cranking no bass but man did i catch some big trout,

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have an idea! why dont we use this page as a fishing report and not a hate blog! sure the lake is down. but what are we going to do about it? thats right nothing! if you want to complain get a my space page. and if i had to guess everyone that is upset is more than likely retired. enough of that, fishing was average. we boated 13 bass in 3 hrs. green tubes, threw to shore and brought it back in to 15-25 feet of water. nothing to fancy.
      City: redding

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: MR. Anderson, randy perfectly described the conditions at cetimundi this morning. i put in at 8AM and didn't use the crappy little ramp that was there then. when i came back at 445PM a new float was in as you described. Randy told the truth, you failed to mention the other piece of crap that was there. Rady's statement was spot on. you do a diservice to the customers who make it possible for you to have an income.

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Very slow day fishing, but ran into a flurry of stripers during from 4 to 5 pm. Caught 3 LMB, biggest went 2lbs. 1 steel head...YEAH thats right, a steel head in the delta, out of franks....one of the weirdest experiences of my life. Used an LC bevy shad, all day, and when this steel head hit, it was a bullet. She came charging towards the boat, and my 6:1 shimano couldnt reel the line fast enough, so the fight was not hard initially. The fish did do 3 jumps, which was a pretty sight to see. Luck for me, the fish wanted the bevy shad so bad, that all 3 hooks of the treble closed its mouth shut....so this fish was not getting away. The steel head was 15" inches long, probably about 2 lbs. Made the whole day worth while!! Ended the day with 5 stripers, 4 keepers.
      City: el sobrante

      Tips: All fish caught on suspending jerk baits. All fish hit on the pause. locate the bait fish, and you'll find the fish eating them.

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

      Report: Seems it is too much to ask for.."Do what you get paid to do"..this float sitiation is just like all the rest of the vendor/Government contracts.. they get hooked up...then do nothing for their money we pay them to exist..We, all of us who bought passes for 08 got screwed..now looks like 09 we could get another sturdy Rogering..shoot Oroville is extending their ramps and they want their fisherman to have access...they use the money for good not greed...I have sent money in for my 09 pass..if they don't keep the floats and ramps usable for the purpose intended for what they charge us I will file a claim in small claims court.
      City: Reddin

      Tips: Let's all be nice to them...Let's all hold them accountable...Let's all have a Merry Christmas..

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Randy has no idea what he is talking about. We have just installed a 40 ft long and 6 feet wide dock at Centimudi. Go enjoy yourselves.
      City: Redding

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: If You go Into Shasta Recreation on Wonderland Blvd. Talk To Them,dont get mad at them,they may have restictions or rules they may to obide by,all of us dont want to launch on dirt and do not want to beach our boats,please call them ask why it is not easy to launch at thier facility ramp,if they do not respond the way you expect go to USFS on Airport Road,ask For Information Officer. Good Luck friend
      good Fishing
      mark
      City: Redding

      Tips: Pray for Rain