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Saturday, October 18th, 2008

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a few hours Sat morning. Started with top water and got about 5 blow-ups but only one fish on my frog along weed lines. The grass was hard to find and so were the fish. The only pattern I could describe would be mud lines and grass combinations very shallow 1-3 ft. Fish were all small. Tried spinner bait and crank but no reaction bite. Drop shot was the bait they wanted. Caught 9 fish.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Fish shallow around any grass you can find. Also fish mud lines.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: North Fork a little breezy early, traveled up stream past five mile an hour bouys just past the turn. Monster spots on top water.
      City: sac

      Tips: Fish feeding heavily on schools of bait up there as water levels drop slowly.

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

      Report: went out friday nite with my wife and grandson,and he was more into throwing rocks and boy stuff,my wife caught one that was 15" and i caught a 13" and loss a keeper,oh well.....fished at the aqueduct near billy wright rd.
      City: los banos

      Tips: anchovies,bring plenty of snacks for grandkids......

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished club tournament Sat. Got my first fish (about 4.4) at around 11:30 in about 25-30 feet on a brush hog. Got second one the same way/rig about 4 hours later. Got no bites fishing anything else (tried a lot of cranking 10-20 feet and a bit of drop shotting; nothing really). I noticed later on when washing out the livewells that there was a bit of (bright red) crawfish bits puked up in there, so apparently they're at least feeding somewhat actively on crawfish, yet somewhat deeper. Not surprising----consider what a warm/dry summer it's been. Fish weary of persistently shallower-lower-water-levels/warmer/less oxygenated, perhaps, so they're found deeper, at least the chunkier ones. Both fish came at around 25 to 30 feet on crawdad style bait, and as noted evidence of the real thing in their bellies.
      City: San Rafael

      Tips: If I went back, I'd (oh so patiently) drag similar baits at/on/near the bottom at similar depths, or crank REAL deep runners in crawdad/bright red colors(?)----that is, assuming similar weather conditions for the next week or so.

Friday, October 17th, 2008

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Don Paganelli and I guided 4 clients from Colorado yesterday and found the bite to be fair until about noon. The sun was bright, the lake was calm and very warm for mid-Oct. We found most of the bass suspended and the bait deep. The topwater bite was pretty good in the early morning as long as you could find shadows. The drop-shot bite was non-existant yesterday, while it had been pretty good for Rick Tietz and I during our trip on Tuesday. We used Robo worms in MMIII and salt river craw colors later in the day. I really don't know how many we caught total - about 20 to 25 bass. We fished the narrows and the south main body. Big bass was about 2 lbs - not so good.
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: Conditions are pretty tough right now - no storms or very cold nights to get the bass movin' and the bait to move to the surface. When one of these events happens the bite will drastically improve.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished the Berckley Big Bass Event sat and sun. got one fish right over 4lbs, won some money it. caught it on a Berckley Critter Jig. no fish sunday but there were fish caught by other anglers. I fished and fished the mats beating them to death with a berckley type bait(cant remember the name of bait). I guess I was fishing in the wrong area. but I would like to thank all the Berkcley guys there Ken,Randy,and FPT-Vince, great job guys cant wit till next time,.
      City: colusa

      Tips: Hmmm, since I only caught one fish, dont have to many tips.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: mid 60's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It seemed like a tough bite but did manage at least 5 fish. Caught a 3, 4+, 6+, and a 7.3 on a Berserk new purple hornet lake jig with a smallie beaver trailer. The other fish came split shotting a shad colored robo worm. Missed a couple of 3-4lbers on a deep diving shad crank. The next day I got a 4+ on a white frog and 3 others on the jig again.

      Tips: Fish the jig slow, then let it sit the bites are light. I also put my fishn time at www.fishwrangler.net in the blog. If you need Berserk jigs you can get them at www.baitbarn.net online, next day shipping. C&C marine has them, Escalon Bait, or Snelling 76.

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: yes it is open, i fished it today
      City: carmel valley

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      Water Temp: 72 DEGRESS

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: MY FATHER AND FISHED 4 HOURS CAUGHT 15 FISH BETWEEN 15"AND 18".GOT TO FISH SLOW WITH JIGS AND SWIMBAITS.
      City: PLANADA

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

      Report: Put in at Granite Bay Early.

      Fished split-shot and drop-shot Using 4"/6" RoboWorms from 15 to 20ft.

      Lots Of bait balls on scope, but action slow. total of 4 fish for approx. 8 lbs.

      17 trailers in lot when I Pulled Out.
      City: Carmichael

      Tips: Fish Slow, and use scope

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

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

      Report: Fished upper Sac. Landed 50 Bass to 3# used jointed shad raps. Best results in Elmore Bay, all around island.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Shad immation Rip or crank baits.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: caught limit on blades,limit on spoons,limit on jigs,3 fish on top,the best fish came on a spoon,the most fish on spinnerbait and a in-line spinner good fishing to all
      City: Redding

      Tips: everyday really changing fast,baitballs one day jigs the next.

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with my 4 year old today. Weather was great fishing was so so. I had a feeling with the full moon and high pressure it would be. Now I got my escuses out of the way. I stuck with a grass pattern all day and it produced 15 fish up to 3 lbs. Best 5 at 12 lbs. The bigger fish have yet to move up.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: I cought fish on top water, lipless crank, spinnerbait and a diving crank. The topwater produced a better average size while the lipless cought the biggest a nice 3 lb SM. My son cought 3 on his brush hog. The fish were few and far between no area better than the other, flats, points and weedlines. I did notice a ton of fish suspending on bait that the trout were pushing. If the water cools a little more it should take off. They are just not in a fall pattern yet.

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

      Report: Stripers are slowly working there way into Disco Bay. Be catching them. Fish on.
      City: Discovery Bay

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Is this lake closed due to water,, I would like to know.
      City: los gatos

      Tips: Hey guy's only a few lake's open..keep them dry and don't bring in a shit stinkin' shell fish that will kill the lake.. Hey A Note..I still to this day.. after fishing for so many year's havent double digit on a bass..Over forty year's ..when I get it..Weigh picture it and let it go... Fish safe my freind's and vote

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

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

      Report: Not a report, just a response to Martin on the boat ramps; my big brother told me that Granite Bay is down at it's lowest point and it's one boat at a time.
      City: folsom

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Split Shot plastic 15 to 20 Ft. Had a Poor Day.


      I know Brown's Ravine ramp is open, but can anyone tell me if Granite Bay's ramp is open?


      Thanks in advance
      City: Carmichael

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

      Report: Fished pit arm, caught over 40 keeper bass on the new brown jig I blought at phills. Its called pit river craw. My biggest fish was over 3 lbs. I've never caught so many fish on a jig before.
      City: shasta lake

      Tips: The eyes in the jig glow.

Monday, October 13th, 2008

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

      Report: Top Water Bite was on!! got at the lake at 6am (Had to wait a bit longer for someone to open the gate) and fished the rest of the day till about dark. Threw Spooks ALL day. That was the only lure i used. Lost a fish early on at the point nea the docks, the fish still has my Bleeding Shad Super Spook, so someone might end up with a nice lure soon!! Spooks in Baby Bass, Frog, and just about any other pattern worked for us. we fished just about all the Arms. The Carson (I think the name of it is) seemed to produce the most fish. Fish were all very shallow. There is a lot of trees sticking up as well to throw the spook around. Caught a lot of fish, all throughout the day. most fish were over 3lbs and also caught quite a few 4 pound fish and a couple fish that went about 5 pounds.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: Super Spooks, most of the fish were goin for the bigger Spooks. Cast as close to shore, let the Spook sit for a bit, start working it and wait for the blow-up!

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ed and I get to the lake just as the gates open at 8am. While driving down the boat ramp, we noticed the five foot decrees from where the water line was a few weeks ago. Let me tell you, the water level was not the only thing that changed. The fish were behaving completely different compared to my recent trips. In spite of the warm weather, most of the grass has vanished. As a result of the grass dying off, the bass have really started to scatter. Points, coves, main lake, or the ends of the lake, wherever we went we picked up a few. The key right now is to find the bait that is balled up, whether that is in 5 or 50 feet.
      The first two hours we moved fast and threw reaction baits, such as topwater, crankbaits, and ripbaits. Only catching a few small fish, we soon realized we needed to slow down. Using a 3 inch senko on a drop-shot Ed caught several fish, including one just under 5lbs and one just over 3lbs. At 5pm, before we headed in, we came across a school of bass busting bait. Casting poppers to the shaded main lake point we caught a few more, leaving the days total at around 20 bass.
      City: San Bruno

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