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Sunday, April 13th, 2008

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

      Report: THE LAKE IS WAY DOWN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ..PLACES I FISHED LAST YEAR ARE AT LEAST 20 FEET FROM THE WATER. THE FISHING IS PREETY GOOD HOWEVER . I CAUGHT 7 SPOTS 1 LARGEMOUTH AND A 17 INCH CRAPPIE,ALL FISH WERE ON LUCKYCRAFT JERK BAITS IN BLACK AURORA COLOR.CRANK IT DOWN AND LET IT PAUSE TWITCH AND PAUSE.
      City: SANTA ROSA

      Tips: FISH THE BACKS OF COVES ON THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE. TOPWATER POPPERS AND 4 INCH FLOATING RAPALAS WELL REALLY TAKE OFF ANY DAY NOW.

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Subject: Fishing with Sid
      Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:20:35 -0700

      The weekend ending April 13th was great fishing. Friday I took Travis out for
      a day of non stop fishing. We caught over 25 fish which included bass, crappie
      and trout. It seemed like everything was biting. Our success with the bass was
      that anything we threw out they were going for. They were hitting crankbaits,
      plastics you name it and it worked. This coming Sunday, April 20th, will be the
      full moon and I think this weekend should be even better. I won't be able to fish
      this coming weekend as I will be out of town but I hope to hear some good reports
      on how it went. Please check out the photos of some of the fish we caught.
      'til next time........................................................good fishing!!!!!!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any stories you would like to share please
      email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: Napa

      Tips: you can fish from a boat or walk the shore and pick up alot of fish

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      Water Temp: 57 or 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Gin clear water! i went yesterday with my bro and my buddy and his dad and caught 5 fish, with a 3 pound smallie at best. my bro caught 2 largies and i caught a 2 and a half pound LM, who struck my night crawler out of aggresion 9 feet off shore, as I hovered it over his rock bed.(the water is so clear I could see him take it). IMPORTANT: the bass are at the BRINK of starting to spawn- with evidence from my previous sentence. the best shore fishing at least, is probably this ONE tiny cove at OAK SHORES. fish here!
      City: el cerrito

      Tips: USE WATERMELON BLACK FLAKE ZOOM mini-lizards catch the bass well. another bass was caught on a green roboworm and the smallie was caught on a firetiger little cleo. i'd say just try the lizard.

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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 6 fish half on sinkos and the other half on Crank Baits...not a real steady bight..no fish in the trees mostly rock banks and points...still a little to cold..
      City: Berry Creek

      Tips: Need 4 days of steady warm weather!!!!!!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60-67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Ladds at 6:00am and headed towards Turner Cut, tried a blade,spook,Slammer,senko and drop-shot;Nothing!
      Moved on down to outside of Mildred and water looked great, got bit on blk/blu jig in 8' and missed it. Moved inside Mildred and caught a few on drop-shot and grnpkn senko wacky; they were tight on cover, right against it. Stuck six or seven in the 1.5-2.5 range and one 5.5 tucked in tight to a grass flat. Ended up with best five for about 15-16lbs.
      City: Hilmar

      Tips: Was not getting bit well on the 20# floroCarb so i started pitching wacky senkos with 8# test and they started eating it pretty good, every fish headed toward deep water. Drop shot 6" MM on wood.

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      Water Temp: 65-69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with 3 and 6 year old daughters, caught a few on drop shot and dart head. Ran out of candy after couple of hours and they were done. Anyone know when the Lincoln Fire Department Tournment is?
      City: Lincoln

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for a couple of hours. Fished in/around coves near the dam from shore. we cought a few little fish in the 1 pound range all on crankbaits, in blue gill and shad patterns.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: get out there early when there is less boaters

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished south lake a couple hrs. for 3 bites,one made it to side of boat.checked out 1 nice bedfish playin with a turtle for about 20mins-never threw at her .
      City: dc

      Tips: jigs

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i fished all over the lake today and found fish basically everywhere i stopped. worms,spinnerbaits,and jigs caught us around 30 fish today.If anyone is having success using swimbaits please help me out and let me know what your what type your throwing
      City: sac

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      Water Temp: about 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: first of all, the water is kinda stained/clear. i just had to pick one. anyone who needs tips with bass fishing san pablo- the bass here are VERY finnicky. They won't bite anything but a 30 dollar trout swimbait, or a nightcrawler. However, it's worth it- these fish are pigs! Also, cast your bait from the bank- any bank that has a decent amount of weeds- cast just like you would trout fishing, and slowly retrieve it.
      City: el cerrito

      Tips: Nothing more, i've never caught a bass here because they're so damn finnicky, but another tip: just if you catch a small trout- if you are willing to trout fish- take the trout and hook it with a 5 ot. through the mouth, then you might actually catch one of these donkey bass. just make sure the trout is still alive to move in the water.

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the hidden back lake attached to Arroyo in a tube on Sunday. Was out there for about 3 hours from 7 am to 10 am. Caught a nice 4.5 lber within the first 30 minutes on a watermelon senko with big red and green flake. Switched to a frog about 30 minutes later and was just getting hammered by fish. Caught 2 2 lbers and missed 5 more bites. With both presentations was throwing as deep into cover on the shores as possible. Fish are not sitting on the edges of cover, but way back in the weeds/trees/bushes. You'll get hung up a few times, but you'll catch fish.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Lake temp is still cool, but it's warming up. It's about to be on!

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was pretty good, used Senkos, Jigs, etc... Manged to pull in 5 fish for the day with the 5 lber being the biggest.

      Tips: You guys should also check out www.sanjosebass.com for local reports at these lakes, they're much more up to date.

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

      Report: Want to know if anyone has info on the inspections going on with lopez and margarita. Heard they are doing the power washing system but not the lock system. Any up dates? Hope to fish this week
      City: santa maria

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Pretty solid day. Good reaction in the morning and good jig and plastic bite later. The voodoo is really starting to produce now. Black first thing and bluegill later now that the bluegill are getting active. Also, a black blue jig work in a hopping motion is good.In the afternoon any senko that has a green tint to it will do and a green pumpkin jig is a good choice. Thanks to Chris and Amy at fishin magician tackle for the proto type Majestic Jig I have been using. There is nothing out there like it. The bass have been tearing it up and what an awesome bed bait. They are finally ready to start taking orders on it. Sad for me, but good for them.

      Tips: Dark colors in the morning and natural in the afternoon. Fish are really starting to feed on flats. The jigs tight to structure have been doing well. Call Chris or Amy at 530-642-9050 if you are interested in placing an order.

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      Water Temp: no idea

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Saturday out of Holland. When I saw the boat ramp full at 7:30 AM should have gone back home. Fished until 1:00 PM and had good tides throughout. Fishing was slow for my son and I. We managed to catch 10 fish on 11 bites. Best two were 7 and 4...lost one in the 5+ range right at the boat also. All others were 1.5 - 2 lb variety. I have never seen so many boats on the water in April!!! The problem wasn't the number as much as the number who have no clue how to operate a boat...
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: All fish came on jig or drop shot. Best two were jig fish. I fished deep rock with sparse grass on it and chose areas I've never fished. Brown/Green combination worked once again as did MMIII on the drop shot. There will be better days and were it not for the non-bass guys/gals out there it would have been a nice day.

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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished a jig almost all day. Hooked a 10+ early but he spit my jig on his 2nd jump. I think my dad hooked the same fish a few hours later, but he broke off at the boat. It was definatyely a HUGE fish, possibly 2 HUGE fish? If anyone catches one with a brown jig "Lip Ring" let us know... I also caught my 1st bedding bass after letting the jig just sit in the bed.

      Ended up catching a 5, plus 7 more to 2 pounds... Very hot day, stay hydrated.
      City: Somerset

      Tips: Jigs with a creature trailer or craw worked best for us. Caught several small one's on top-water early.

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      Water Temp: 58.7 deg

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well started out at B&W resort at light. Never went further than 1.5 miles from Ramp and Boated 15 fish Nothing big, fished senko threw top water swim baits , blades found pattern with senko fished till 10 30 am was off the water at 11:00 am had my daughters ball game at noon so got my fix in quick and got out. two biggest went 5 lbs nuttin bigger needed more time, might go out tommorrow am with the ol lady and spend all day out there . got good tides in the am bite died off after top of tide . had a good time went through a bag of senkos .. good stuff going to try to post up some pics from today going to get the kid to do it.. im not to good at this computer stuff . had a good day dave.... going tomorrow..hope your doing good at shasta
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: have plenty of time to fish all day

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

      Report: Starting April 8, all boats entering Lake County for Clear Lake must be inspected and receive a sticker. If caught on lake with no sticker = ticket with $100 fine, etc.

      What to do? Make sure your boat and engine is DRY, DRY and VERY DRY (no water in bilge or livewell). Make sure your livewell is VERY DRY AND CLEAN (no dirt, sand or fishscale). Make sure your drain plug is out. Tilt your engine at least two times to drain out all water, repeat while you re on the trip. If they find a drop of water inside the boat, you will be directed to decom station where they spray hot water on trailer, boat, and livewell.

      More information at http://www.record- bee.com/local/ ci_8764258

      Sorry for incoviences, but it will be worthwhile to preserve our fishing waters for many generations to come.
      City: PARADISE

      Tips: VERY CLEAN AND DRY BOAT BEFORE INSPECTION!

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: no runs,no hits,no errors on the last 2 hr nite bite on spoons and brushhogs by ramp--saw 1 trout and blackie caught----xman
      City: antioch

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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 10am, air temp in the 70's. Went to the south end where we saw a ton of boats and tubers. Tried everything in my tackle box, nada. Tried spinners, cranks, worms. By 12 noon, it was in the 90's. Sweatin with the oldies by now. We heard from a few that they caught some, but it was earlier in the morning. Left the water at 2pm. Weather was too hot and the bass weren't biting anyways.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Get there when the gate opens and the temp is milder. You'll also avoid the wake boarders and their cranked up rap music on the water. Watch out for an aluminum Lowe boat. They cut in front of the line while everyone was waiting patiently and almost took out some kids at the ramp.