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Monday, August 25th, 2008

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

      Report: Started out forgot to put the plug in the boat, Got it back on the trailer drained it and plugged it relaunched. Took off went over towards lucerne got no bites wind came up and ran us clear out. Went over to State Park got no bites trolling motor batteries went dead. Decided to call it a day heading to the ramp ran out of gas managed to get into Ferndale resort got a ride from a guy to the truck got back to ferndale VERY steep ramp Wench strap broke while loading the boat.Fixed it and Went home. No Bites No Fish No Gas Busted equiptment , I love Clearlake Think I'll try again Tomorrow
      City: Kelseyville

      Tips: Fill up with gas before you go out and charge your batteries the night before Check your gear from time to time it will wear out and break right when you dont need it to

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took my Future Son-in-Law out today. He has never fisher for bass and hasn't fished since he was 8. I started teaching him how to use a spinning reel and then we headed to the lower end. man the shad were everywhere and the bass were gorging on hem. I only caught two but their mouths were full of shad, so I don't how they even bit. Son-in-Law didn't get bit but was looking forward to future trips.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Shad colored worms dropshotted

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

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

      Report: Anderson only open Friday-Sunday, closed Mon-Thurs.

      Tips: Talk to the Rangers or check out QuaggaInspections.com

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: High 70's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 4 pm on Sunday til close. Major weed growth on this lake. Caught about 15 fish split shotting 6 inch amber green/red flakes worm and watermelon/green pumpkin senkos...fish the south end where there was less traffic, fish were in about 5-10 feet of water and wanted a fast moving bait. Biggest fish, about 2.5 lbs.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Don't be scared to through your baits in the muddiest spots. FISH IN THE WEEDS!!!

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of Pittsburg 6:00 am got the incoming early and the out go too am topwater bite good You can all stay out in the bethal island area I love fishing all alone out here I even got on some swim bait fish lost a really big girl too was not a striper saw it I had about 17-19 lbs for five fish and lot 2 lbs lmb also always fish for stripers out here I stuck 4 stripers biggest striper 7 lbs biggest lmb 6 lbs alright day found some great new clear water
      City: Pittsburg

      Tips: I threw a bone vixen all day mixed in with a optium swim bait the new chart shad is deadly out this way stripers and large mouth both were crushing the swimbait go to sherman than maybe come even farther west ha ha this was an ok day can be so much better its about turn on in another month fish on

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Water is staining up nicely but has not warmed the water up still, fished 1/2 day 8/23 only got 4 fish to 3 lbs and fished around 16 hrs on Sunday 8/24, started at 4:45 in the AM, I saw something and heard something I had never experianced before, when I got to my starting spot it was flat calm like ice but there were so many silver sides about 1-3 inches long moving on top of the water it looked and sounded like it was raining hard!!! but the crazy thing was there were no fish feeding on them, no fish breaking water, I tossed 5 types of top water, Zara, Popper, Sammy, Buz and frog but only one pull down on the frog but did not land it, as far as I could see in Jago bay there were silver sides moving on top, only got 9 fish to 4.5 lbs fishing for Red Bud to Konockti , 3 of the 9 fish were under a pound:( got a couple nice 3 lbers and the one 4.5 but it was tough!! 8/25 only fished 2 hrs with my handicaped buddy, I made him a heavy duty chair with arm rests and a plywood platform that both combined wieghs about 110 lbs but it held his 280 lb body up with no problems:) He could only stay out 2 hrs but he was very happy to be on the water getting some much needed fresh air!, again only fished 2 hrs on Monday 8/25 but not a fish in the boat:( Spoke to a couple of really good sticks, one guy had taken a 3rd place in a TOC recently and he only got 4 fish all day on Sunday, tough bite
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Got the 4.5 lber on the only fish I saw feeding on the silver sides, she had push some bait fish up against a wall and was slurping them up and I tossed my Watermellon Senko up against that wall and she at it!!:)Again I tossed every top water you could think of plus jigs, crank baits but the only thing that really worked was my whimpy drop shot, I got 8 fish on the drop shot but the biggest fish was on the senko. Target weed lines and drop straight down with your Senko or drop shot, do not cast out far or you will be pulling in salad every time you do, the water is nice and stained now so you can drop down right on top of them and not spook them as easy. Got 2 of 8 fish on Margareta Mutalator and 6 on watermellon 5 inch worms. Cruz along the weed line or clump and drop straight down here there and move to next weed line or clump, look for breaks behind the weed lines, for example if the wind or current is blowing from the north, drop your offering to the south end of the weed line or clump and if there is one there it will be waiting in ambush down current or wind from the front of it. All of the fish that I did catch looked healthy, I guess thats a good thing!:)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of H&H today. Had one early on a buzbait right next to the ramp. When it was light enough we moved down to Threeriver Ranch. Caucht a 5 pound striper on a poper. Thought it was a giant and then I noticed he was wearing a tuxedo. Threw a frog all morning with no takers and one strike. Finally I gave in and went to my strength and started crankin. Picked up dozen or so between 10 and 11:30am on rip-rap. The Biggest went 5 or so with a few real dinks. Off the water by noon. I guess any day is a good day when you out-fish dear old dad!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I should have given up on Kermit earlier and thrown the buzz. Threw a poper, Frog, Fluke, and flipped a Bluegill colored tube with no takers. Cranked in Crawdad and Parrott colors to 6 feet with the bigger fish coming next to the bank. Good luck.

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      Water Temp: 76-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Man this place is tough this year, squeezed out 4 fish in 5 hours. Fished top water, texas, carolina with nothing, picked up three on dropshot and one on a deep crank. Biggest fish only 3lbs. Searched for packed deep fish and was unable to locate them.
      Lake never got clear this year, changing water levels too much...
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Maybe at night it will be better

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

      Report: The fishing this week has been great !! Mon, started at noon in the main lake with dropshot wacky bass trix 4in and killed them for about two hours in 15-25ft nothing huge 1.5-2.5lbs but fun then went south for bigger fish and found 4 more on bone white vixen with one 4.5lbs .thurs, the wind was up and so were the fish cought 15 fish up to 6lbs on vixen and white on white blades better fish came on blades slow as i could reel,fish were on outside rockpiles away from the bank.Fri, wanted to go to new place and went to Rancho Seco and had and epic day , swimbait all day and half the night for 25 fish with two over 9lbs and lots of threes all on hud rof 5 with owner stinger hook and a glass rattel in the tail.That lake has alot of grass and is a ton of fun. deep to shallow.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Speed !! Everyone else is //

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out today and caught a 3.2 my brother got two to bites caught the first which was about 11'' and miss the other one.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Pumpkin green Senko

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from shore from 4-6 PM.

      Tried brown skirted doubletail grub, purple tubes, and purple/black/brown worms - no fish caught.

      Water is very low. Very few others fishing here. Watched one man pull in a catfish, otherwise didn't see anyone having luck. Talked to someone who'd been there all day and skunked too.
      City: Cupertino

      Tips: None.

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 76-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Anderson is not closed!
      We caught 27 fish. 4 keepers, largest 3lbs.
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: Cranks off main points!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Anderson is now closed to all boaters including fishing vessels and smaller watercraft.

      Tips: Check the Santa Clara Water District web page for updates.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 68 +/-

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 7am to noon in the south out out Red Bud. Only 4 fish between 2 of us. a couple 2-3 lbrs and a 7lbr.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: 2 senko, 1 crank and the big one on a jig.

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

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

      Report: Hit the water around 8 this morning and noticed the lake was full of weed patches, more than ofern. The bass were very active and aggressive blowing up on the shad. With this in mind I matched the hatch and threw minnow imitation rip baits all morning and netted a limit within 2 hours. Find the isolated patches and work the outer edges, also work any open areas within the weeds. Good luck and tight lines.
      City: san jose

      Tips: Bass were hitting on the pause

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 1 bass that was about 11-12 inches and all the rest were smaller.
      City: THA P

      Tips: senkos

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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: when i got home from school at about 3:25p.m. i went over to spring lake and after i started to fish,i had only got about 2 bites then there was nothing until about 3:55 then i went to another spot and as i started i hooked a bass about 10-11 lbs. on a worm and then i threw it back into the same spot and then i hooked a great 5 pounder but that was all i want to catch.
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: For you other people you guys shoud try using the blue and black worms.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the outgoing tide until 1pm from Whiskey to Mandeville Island with my partner FloorGuy and Adam. Top water bite in the am was slow, only one fish. Fished the rock walls and tullies at various points and caught Fish up to 2 lbs. Used worms and sweet beavers (green with red flakes). Caught plenty of fish the best 5 probably totaled 18 or so lbs. The largest was 5 lbs. Released all the fish for another day.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Keep changing your tactics until you find what works. Keep on the move and change you fall rate on your plastics.

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      Water Temp: 73-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Haven't been out in months for one reason or another. With the wind blowing yesterday, decided to fish Sycamore slough to get some protection from the wind. Didn't want to deal with the algae or mats so only fished areas that had little or no algae. Fished 3 hours and, between my partner and myself, caught over 50 bass but nothing of size. Biggest one was around 2.5 lbs.
      City: Dixon

      Tips: I mainly used a 1/2 oz shad colored Rat L Trap while partner used a 3/4 oz chrome w/orange & blue trap.

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      Water Temp: 74-78 Deg

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Disco Bay at 8:15am wnet just outside of the 5 mile zone and caught the 1st bass by 8:30am a 1 Lbs on a Lucky Craft Pointer 10 minutes later hooked into a Striper that weighed 35 Lbs on the same Lucky Craft took 15 minutes to reel in,what was he or she doing in that area.Fished till 11:00am caught 3 more bass up to 2 lbs.Fish pictures of the Striper are at discovery bay launch bait shop.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Caught all fish today on Lucky Craft Pointer Tennesse Shad,Tried Senkos nothing at all today.