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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 70 TO72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED SONOMA TODAY FOR BEST RESULTS IN YEARS.MOST FISH WERE IN THE 4 TO 6 POUND RANGE.THEY WERE IN 10 FEET OF WATER OFF WEED LINES. I STAYED ABOUT 50 FEET OFF SHORE AND FLIPPED SENKOS INTO TREES BUSHES AND OPEN BANKS..I WACKY RIGGED WITH OWNER SIZE 2 CICLE HOOKS.FEEL WEIGHT AND REEL SLOWLY THEY HOOK THEMSELVES.MOST FISH ARE LIPPED HOOKED.ALL COLORS WORKED.REDFLAKE IS THE KEY, HOWEVER I FOUND A NEW COLOR THAT THE FISH WERE ON AS SOON AS HIT THE WATER. WORMING RED FLAKE..
      City: SANTA ROSA

      Tips: FISH SLOW STAY BACK FROM THE BANK AND USE 6 OR 8 POUND TEST ON LIGHT SPINNING GEAR..HOLD ON .

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      Water Temp: 70 TO72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED SONOMA TODAY FOR BEST RESULTS IN YEARS.MOST FISH WERE IN THE 4 TO 6 POUND RANGE.THEY WERE IN 10 FEET OF WATER OFF WEED LINES. I STAYED ABOUT 50 FEET OFF SHORE AND FLIPPED SENKOS INTO TREES BUSHES AND OPEN BANKS..I WACKY RIGGED WITH OWNER SIZE 2 CICLE HOOKS.FEEL WEIGHT AND REEL SLOWLY THEY HOOK THEMSELVES.MOST FISH ARE LIPPED HOOKED.ALL COLORS WORKED.REDFLAKE IS THE KEY, HOWEVER I FOUND A NEW COLOR THAT THE FISH WERE ON AS SOON AS HIT THE WATER. WORMING RED FLAKE..
      City: SANTA ROSA

      Tips: FISH SLOW STAY BACK FROM THE BANK AND USE 6 OR 8 POUND TEST ON LIGHT SPINNING GEAR..HOLD ON .

Monday, May 12th, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hats off to you Plastic Man. I too launched out of B&W that day. The highlight of the trip was runing into Kent Brown and Gary Dobyns who were also launching from B&W. Those guys are class acts. Kent gave my partner and I two Triton hats.

      We Fished from Francs Tract to Sycamore Slough. Boy it was windy!! I thought I was going to capsize my 17.5 boat!! Ended up with six dincs between my partner and me. Threw everything at them Senkos, Swim Baits, Sweetbeavers, speed traps, D shots, Split shots, Darter heads etc. I'll get them next time!!

      Tips: Next time I'll follow Brown and Dobyns to their secret spots Lol.

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      Water Temp: 65 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: well dont know where to start. went out of B&W resort the north wind was just a howling it looked like sand storms on my way to ramp dust every where . my wife was with me and we talked about just going home but didn't happen! we launched and that was the best thing i did all day! the fish were hot today 15 fish today never went further than 2 miles from ramp caught some really nice fish today . stayed around marina and tyler island east side to try to get out of wind speed traps were a hit today senko was the killer though. watermelon red green flake 5" took some really nice pics going to post up biggest went 5 lbs lots of 3 lbers i think my digital scale is on the blink cause it only read 3 but i know it was bigger. Anyhow had a great day thanks to my wife who took all the pics and getting to be quiet the boat operator ,Noticed fish are getting more aggressive with the warmer water fish are swallowing plastics deep! Saw some bass schooling some shade grabbed crank bait and hooked up with a couple of dinks. it was great.Same place we saw them Dave this time I was on top of it.. going to try to get out again before i go back to work wind or not, get out and JUST DO IT...tight lines to all Cya on the water "PLASTICMAN1"
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: 5" senko red green flake texas stle, shad speed trap. Look for the perfect formula and you will find them stacked up

  • Mendocino County
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      Water Temp: 66-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First time to the lake in two years. Camped at Kyen which is great since you can launch your boat right there and park it on the beach for the duration of your stay. Fished Saturday and Sunday Morning and Saturday Afternoon. Saturday afternoon was a bust with only a 12 volt trolling motor, it was next to impossible to hold a position to fish. Saturday morning was okay. Found a creek channel with a nice population of small males that liked senko type baits. Caught three keepers and missed a couple more. All three fish were in the 1 lb range. Had some shaker striper bashing bait all around , but couldn't find anything they were interested in. Sunday morning was better. pulled up on a secondary point and on the second cast with a swim bait nailed a nice 24 inch striper. That was it for the striper, but the largemoth would not leave me alone. Caught four on the swim bait, three on a drop in the submerged bushes off this point, another 2 on the senko and two more on a fluke.
      Best five went 9 pounds. Not huge but not a bad three hours of fishing. Would have stayed longer, but we had to break camp and head home.
      City: Sonoma

      Tips: Keep trying different lures and colors until something works. They loved the water melon black flake senko and the ghost color Maverick swimbait. Unfortunately I only had one left and it got trashed by the Striper. So I threw it a few more times and caught two more before it was history Put the hitch pattern on instead and caught a couple more, but no where near as consistent as it looked like the ghost pattern was going to produce.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What a great day on the lake . Took a client out on FRiday and had one of them days that you never forget. We launched at Angles arm and didn't start the big motor. On the
      First cast my client had a 3lber on a topwater and I had a dink on a worm. The action was non stop all day long.We caught uncountable amounts of fish on mostly topwater ,what a blast. My client (Lynn) was so happy he gave me a $200 tip. That even covered the gas and everthing, lol. We did get a few fish sight fishing ,which he had never done. Book a trip and lets go get them. wwwmarkmcgowanguideservice.com
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      City: Livermore

      Tips: Put a bait in the water and they will eat it. Topwater, worms , senkos

  • Palo Pinto County
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      Water Temp: dirty

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for 7 hrs, swimbait, crank, spinner, worms creatures.One little dink talked to others and nothing. This lake sucks and don't waste your time and you have to be off the lake early. Saw some nice dead carp
      City: Watsonvil

      Tips: dont fish there

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just got back from Houseboat trip . On the lake 7-11 and fished the Sac and McCloud Arms. The bite was good and improved later in the day as the water temp would rise 3-4 degrees. Most fish were caught off points but some were back in shallow coves starting to nest. Our best were 2-2.5 lbs but most were 10- 12 inches. We threw gitizs, robos and senkos. I threw swimbaits early and late with no takers. The lake level is already at mid summer level and appeared to drop several inches daily. Good Luck
      City: Eureka

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Clear (4-6 feet visibility)
      Report: Got out around 8:00am Markley cove great weather. Fish some of the narrows got a few little spots dart heading. After boat traffic goy big went to the main body picked up some large mouth on top water and some good smallies 2 that were over 3lbs draging a worm. Ended up with 22 fish then the wind kicked in.

      Tips: Tips: Berryessa is hot when the wind not blowing.

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      Water Temp: warmer

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Early Saturday morning I took the Taylor clan out. The head of the clan had just
      celebrated his 84th birthday and his two sons and son-in-law were taking him out
      fishing. I decided to head towards the vineyards with a few stops along the way.
      Col. Robert (Dad) had brought a collapsible rod that he has owned forever which
      he wanted to show me. I asked him if he would like to catch fish with that rod and
      he said sure if it was possible. I checked the line on the rod and I tied some mono-
      filament to the dacron. We trolled towards the Ranch house and sure enough he
      caught the first bass!!!! He was so excited after landing the fish he had a smile from
      ear to ear. He continued to land a few more and said to his sons 'I told you I would
      catch the first fish and that's how you do it!' When we stopped at the Ranch house
      I showed Robert how to use a top water bait. After throwing the 'chugger' many
      times, he was rewarded when a nice size bass exploded on the bait and he landed it.
      This went on for awhile where he caught a few and lost a few. The water was
      crystal clear no problem seeing down 12 feet. When we got to the vineyards the water
      was stained and we had a problem seeing down 1 to 2 feet. Matt was using brass and
      glass and a senko and Robert was using a weightless senko and we were aiming at the
      tree stumps in the water and got a few good fish in about 2 feet of water. After awhile
      we starting heading back and I told them we would stop at my favorite cove before
      calling it a day. All the Taylors had landed fish but poor Bob didn't have any luck and
      they were giving him a bad time. Col. Robert asked me to help him catch a fish. I said
      I would do my best. I had him throw out a weightless senko (watermelon with black
      flake) and on the way down he hooked a spotted bass which he landed. Everyone was
      quiet now. We went to another spot and I showed him where to throw the bait to the
      shore. He was using brass and glass this time and remarked that he would catch a
      big fish this time. He slowly reeled the bait through the grass and he thought he was
      stuck but I told him to set the hook and sure enough he brought in the largest bass of
      the day a 5.5 pound large mouth (see photo). Needless to say no one teased him for
      the rest of the trip. On Sunday I stayed at the dock all day cleaning up my boat and
      fishing for carp. Using 2 pound test line, I lost about 5 and landed about 5. Great
      fight on very light tackle. Egan (8 years old) and his friends brought in a 4 pound
      carp on their own. 'til next week.............................................good fishing!!!!!!
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      City: Napa

      Tips: better fishing days and nights to come

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: trout are still winning. cauught a 10 pound 7 ounce trout on a bed with a big 8 pound bass on it then the bass swam away and never came back. bass are starting to come back to bed now.
      City: THA P

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went back to same fishing spot with the jitterbug. 1st time ive went fishing since last post (i know). still had my 4" inch pink magic worm. its now caught 9 fish, 4 today. running water was just a trickle but two spottys were guarding it, they wouldn't bite. i walked towards the point. caught one largie on the drop. skinny beat up 141/2 incher red tail. then 3 spots on the pt. with all due respect to the jitterbug he saw a " 18"er 21/2 pounder ". had shakeys gd day.
      City: palermo,wat ca

      Tips: get r mojo working

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out this morning and found the fishing slow and tough. No reaction bites thus had to SLOW down using small finesse worms. Caught 10 dinks all less than 12" in 10'-15' of water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Color - watermelon and 4# test line.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at 6a.m. out of markley, fished all the way out to the 5mph bouys and caught 10 or so, 3 on a baby spook clear blue color. Moved to steep points with chunk rock and shade with a little wood and caught 10 more on dartheads,6" fat body robos warmouth on 4lb test. about midday when most of shade was gone started fishing mudlines as the boat traffic picked up.Off the water at 1p.m. with a 40 plus fish day and off to little league.
      City: knightsen,ca

      Tips: Dartheads in 5-25ft of water depending on the sun, move extremely shallow as boat traffic picks up and fish the darkest mud line you can find on steep chunk rock points main lake and dead stick a dart-headed worm for fish up to 2.5lbs and numbers. Had a BLAST!!!! Thanks to my buddy james for being patient and making a great day of it. Back to the delta next week(three miles from holland) ticht lines scott h.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Muddy (0-2 feet visibility)
      Report: Got out around 11:00 Brannan Island lots of tournaments boats on the water what

      Tips: Tips: Find cleaner water and have fun.

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      Water Temp: 64 to 67

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We caught over 20# in the Future Pro on Saturday.
      At our first spot we caught a 5.3 on the third cast, ten minutes later a 6.4. Both came on a red Speed Trap. Same spot twenty minutes later we caught a 6.5 on a weighted Senko. We ended the day with over 20#.
      If you hear any info from Cooch, add it to your plan. Dee and Cooch were the speakers at the pre tournament seminar on Friday. Cooch talked about using red Speed Traps and weighted Senkos.
      Thank You Cooch for the all the honest info that you give to all who ask.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: If you are catching good fish in an area and it slows down, leave it for awhile. Go to another area and then go back.

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      Water Temp: 62 DEG

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well me and dave went out at 5:30 am did some good fishing. biggest went just under 4-1/2 pnds dave caught and released all his fish, good job Dave at the helm today. we caught fish on senkos blades , speed trap no takers on swim bait or pig and jigs close to maybe 15 fish at end of day covered alot of water, Dave broke one off early in the am most likly it was a nice fish . my last week off going to try to get it in next week every day if possible . will keep report flowing in took some nice pics going to post them up. Saw some stripers schooling some shad almost did some killer sight fishing ,a little out of our reach
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: fish are stacking up, move alot and find where they are .look for perfect formula for bass! "good structure" "deep water with shallow bench" , "scattered tulies and good current" with rip rap , and most of all.."moss beds" Tight lines to all, cya on the water

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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Couldnt get a top water bite going. Lake was PACKED! Worse then Folsom! First time fishing this lake in a year and a half. All in all caught 23 spots. ALL dinks! Does this lake have any big fish in it? I was throwin a six inch senko. Fish were sooo small could only get about 50% hooked up. Colors were green pumkin and smoke. Whats the point in going to Oroville. This lake has just as many dinks. If I go again it will be during a week day.

      Tips: Watch your line!

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 64 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in at Redbud at approximately 7 AM. Fished only in the southwest arm region. It was a little windy early but died down as things heated up. Because of recent success with this pattern, I target shade, rocks, and vegetation. Boated eight fish before 1 PM. A seven, two sixes, a five, a three, and some twos. Lost three giants near the boat. I will never drop shot with weedless hooks that are almost barbless again. Wacky rigged senkos worked all day. Green pumpkin or watermelon seem good. Most fish came in fairly shallow water, 3-10 feet. Rocks nearby help as does vegetation. Distant casting can be key. They scare real easy. A fast rod tip is a must. With an extremely slow retrieve, anything that feels unusual is probably a fish chewing on your worm. Set the hook big time. On the big ones, you'd better get serious with the hook set or you'll be whining.
      City: Esparto

      Tips: I keep seeing guys fishing out in open water with the sun beating down. Unless you plan to fish deep because you've located fish, forget that. When that sun starts beating on the water, you have a great hint by just finding those hidden shady hiding spots. With the 90 to 100 degree temps coming, I'll be the guy throwing spooks in until right after sunrise; then it'll be frog time! Top water and shade patterns should score this weekend. I'll still keep the drop shot rig handy!

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 69-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake was pretty busy with people playing on the water so watch out for that. Caught one right off on lipless and missed a couple on senko's. Both in se corner of lake. Moved around stayed mostly on the east with no luck, went back to se corner and caught 4 more on senkos no fish was over 2lbs.
      City: Grass Valley

      Tips: If you find the fish stick with them till they all out stop, seems as if they are schooling up a bit.