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Saturday, October 11th, 2008

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 69.0

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started in cannon area near flume, Vry windy,no reaction bite at first,started throwing jigs,2nd cast 3lbr off lrg bolder point in 20ft water.Rest of the day bouncing lrg bolder points only average 1to2 lb fish. Spnrbait fish tight to cvr on bank in afternoon,no size to speakoff for us. Watched FPT Tourn weigh in,Awesome job done by TD and Staff,Great raffle,Top Anglers did a great job on windy day.
      City: Merced

      Tips: For us brn/purple,grn punk/jigs,20ft shad color spnr/baits close to bank.Mix tech from top to bottom for FPT anglers, lake wide open you just got to keep the line wet.. Good Luck!!

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      Water Temp: 68.3

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Skunked. Periodically very gusty. Had a blowup on a frog in the back of the lake near an isolated grass top 20' off the bank, but that was it. Nothing on cranks, blades or jigs.

      Around 2pm I slipped and put my hand down on a Rapala DT10 and sank a hook into it. Nice sharp hooks. Figured that was a clue to call it a day and visit the local Emergency Room. Big shot of Novacaine (ouchy), hook cut out, tetanus shot and I'm on my way. Not a good day, but still better than working.
      City: Monterey

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 64 west side to

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out all day 10/11 Sat and caught 18 between 2 of us. All but 2 were very small (1 1/2 pounders) The other 2 were almost 3lbs. Did well with dart heading-6" margarita Mutilator Lipless crankbait did ok. Several on the flick shake. Rippen early in the morning with a little luck. Sat, the wind was pushing the boat quite a bit. The trolling motor got a workout. The wind was so bad sat afternoon we went in about 5pm.
      Sunday went out for just a few hours and caught 8.
      There was no wind at all on Sunday. Most all of the fish were at the 12 to 15 foot range. A few were right on the shore. This lake is VERY LOW. Hope we have a wet winter to fill it up.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Stay around 12 to 15 foot deep. The bite was light on the dart head. Give it time.

Friday, October 10th, 2008

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

      Report: caught 1 good topwater bass,other than that i could not get it together,black shad jig caught rats on baitballs,pit craw caught rats on walls,watermelon craw starting to get more fish but no size. had fun but alot of work for 9lbs and change.
      City: Redding

      Tips: throw alot of stuff,the bigger fish have to Eat so they are SOMEWHERE.............

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I know the water is down but,,october is a great month for this lake,,, cought some good one's about this time...
      City: los gatos

      Tips: Mr. Reid I don't think your lying..Maybe stretching the truth,, You weighed them and took picture's (I hope... )If it's true ""Congratulation's!!!!!!!!!!" good job!

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

      Report: Does anybody know if Trinity Center launch ramp is still in the water?
      City: Eureka

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 72-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was a little tough launching my Ranger 520 by myself but it was ok. I fished from 5 pm to midnight and the fishing was good before dark and fair after. I used my favorite Chug Bug topwater lure and caught several nice bass to 3 lbs 5 oz. A few were chasing bait. I was fishing the Jackson arm. After dark I got 5 bites and landed 3 up to 4 lbs - all on brush hogs. Some were shallow and the biggest was about 15 feet. The half moon was bright and slowed the bite I'm sure. I should have stayed 'til after the moon set, but I had to go.
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: There is plenty of structure to fish and weeds arn't much of a problem now. As I was bring in one of the topwater fish - a big bass followed it to the boat - THAT would have been fun! Water color is excellent and lots of old trees now showing to throw your topwater around.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 65-68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I will just touch on the carp thing for a second, I would say one out of every 1K died so there will not be a carp shortage and it happens every year, there will be plenty for the compound bow next year I promise:)OK BASS, if you want to catch some biggins, you need to fish from 6 PM to 8 AM just look at Mary's pictures on the photo section(I will post mine tonight) we got plenty of 2-5 lb fish fishing late, the day time bite was tuff to say the least, a few drop shot fish here and there and a LV 500 fish here and there but the easy bite is late and early. I got 13 fish to 5 lbs on swim baits and LV 500 & Sammy's, I got a 3.5 and a 5lber on a Sammy on 4 cast at 7:30 PM, the bad thing for you guys fishing tourney's coming up is that those tourney's are from 7:00 AM to 3:00 and the really good bite is almost over by than. The latest I fished was 8 PM and that was my best day, if I would have done the night thing I think I could have done even better but my boy was thinking about roasted marshmellows and I was thinking about roasted hot dogs with onions at the camp site:)I have got to share a story from this week end, there are 2 guys fishing in a newer nice bass boat, I told them toss a Zara right up to the bank and you will get one and here comes a Dad and son in a 8 foot crawdad with only a trolling motor, son is about 12 years old, they already have zara's tied on, the 2 guys in the bass boat are not tossing to the bank so I said hey toss it all the way to the bank and they still did not do it but the boy was sure listening because he started tossing it to the bank and catching them and the bass boat guys were not, if that does not show you that the boat does not catch the fish nothing does:)
      City: San Jose

      Tips: 3-5 inch swim baits for more bites, 6-9 for bigger fish but less bites (no brainer)baby bass or silver shad, LV 500 in same color or sammy in same color and size as swim baits. One more tip that will make me look stupid but I just started doing the swim bait thing last year, everyone said you better use no less than 30 lb test, but I was to lazy to put that lb test on, so away I go with 14 lb test:(, I lost 2 of my favorite swim baits, one on a 4+ lber and one on a fish that I could not turn, she ripped line for about 5-10 yards and she was headed for poles and I put the brakes on her and she snapped my 14 lb test like it was 4 lb test(could have been a big cat, I hope), I will never toss a swim bait again with less than 30 lb test!!!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 2 hours before sunset...only one Bass but went 5.5 on a "VIXEN" topwater bait. Many fish at dark in "inches" of water chasing baitfish...so shallow their backs were exposed....totally crazy! Nothing would hit a frog. Had something hit a "Pointer 128" in trout pattern that spooled me. Couldn't slow the fish down...I think I'm finding Stripers lately. Friday night I will be tossing some big swimbaits on my Dobyns rods with 25 lb. flourocarbon and see what happens. Haven't landed a Striper at the lake in a year and a half. My biggest here is 27 lbs, but landed 6 over 14 lbs over the last 6 years.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Big baits at dusk....and hold on!

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

      Report: dingy on water early. mooched pilchard for salmonoids. Hooked a hearty king witch vomited baitfish when landed. Lost another at the dingy due to an incompetant and loaded companion.
      City: newark

      Tips: mooch pilchard or anchovy deeeep. let your buddy drink till he passes out or put sleeping pills in his coffee and use his rods too.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

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

      Report: Dingy on the water early. trolled damn area with pilchard plugs. hooked a massive specimen witch spooled my reel. spooled up with dental floss and hoped for a topwater trout bite to bust loose. nothing wood touch my beetle tipped with white corn.
      City: newark

      Tips: next time i'll use cuttyhunk or dacron. bring extra line. i think the mint flaver of the floss didn't attract the trout like i thought it wood. i was exited to learn of rumors of a sleeper pike minnow fishery at this lake.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 71.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a couple of hours, caught 6 lost 4. Shad are in a lot of different areas off of the main bodies. With the water so low, its a good time to check out areas normally under water.

      Tips: More info. at www.fishwrangler.net

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on Tuesday and started of with a good crankbait bite using Spro Aruku Shad. Worked the rock piles on the Southfork side of the pennisula using the wind to drift us thru the area. After that bite shut off we switch to plastics fished on Carolina rig, Drop-shot and dart head. Most were spots up to 3 lbs with a smallmouth and largemouth mixed in.
      City: Sac

      Tips: Stay on the main body for most of the action.

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

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

      Report: I keep hearing about a top water bait called "vixen". Is it a popping bait, or a walking bait? Can someone tell me who makes the lure.
      City: san mateo

Monday, October 6th, 2008

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

      Report: Want to go out for stripers, can anyone give me location and what do? I am a beginner with stripers and want to learn.

      Don't sell the farm, just a piece of the pasture.

      Please email me.
      City: Sacramento

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 3 of us went from 12-6 pm. caught 6.5# striper on deep dive crank and a few shakers on bait. located in whiskey slough.

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

      Report: fished aqueduct at billy wright and I-5 and started before sunrise and stayed 3 hrs and caught only 2 stripers and dthere were 12" and 15" nothing else,
      City: los banos

      Tips: used anchovies

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: dingy on the water early. trolled the back by the third dock. caught 1 nice holdover followed by a 6 kilo carp which inhaled a drifted circus peanut.
      City: newark

      Tips: fish this lake early. Rumors of mitten crabs in the arroyo.

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

      Report: Anybody launch at Bridge Bay lately and does it require 4 wheel drive? Thanks
      City: Paradise

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Friday morning I took Roger and his grandsons Austin and Mackenna out for a day of fishing. It was
      a cold overcast morning and stayed that way most of the day. We headed out towards the
      vineyards stopping along the way at some key points. Mackenna who is eight landed the first
      fish which weighted approx. 2.5 pounds. He also brought in the second fish that weighted almost
      2 pounds. Austin (who turned 12 that day) landed the third and fourth fish. Both boys did very
      well for the day. Roger really didn't get much of a chance to fish since he was busy taking pictures
      of the boys reeling in their fish and netting them. That evening I went into my favorite cove which
      is slowly drying up and only threw top water with no luck whatsoever. Saturday I went to my cove
      again and caught some nice bass on suspended baits by River2Sea and again no hits on top water.
      Saturday evening I fished with my buddy Albert for awhile and caught a six pound catfish. Sunday
      my friend Steve and I headed out at first light toward the Ranch House. As we trolled towards the
      vineyards we tried top water baits along the way with no response at all. Steve caught some bass
      with the River2Sea suspended bait which also landed a couple of trout (see photo). Sunday turned
      out to be a tough day of fishing. We would see fish break, throw into the boil with no rewards.
      Most fish we saw on the screen were suspended. It was still a great weekend of fishing and should
      only get better. 'til next week............................................good fishing!!!!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any fishing stories you would like to share please email me
      at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: Napa

      Tips: will get better