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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was in a CDFG tournament the last weekend in March. Top two teams both had over 29 pounds for 10 fish over both days. Clear and windy, water rising still some debris. Willows are all high and dry
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Top teams used Huddleston swim baits and green pumpkinseed senkos off the points. Very few fish along rock faces and in the backs of coves.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: hey you guys wanna catch a few bass and maybe some stripers go hit up the levee in disco bring a bike and ride all the way out to the river and start at the pipes and just keep going before i got a boat thats what i did all the time caught some nice fish and usually the scenery is nice too ladiesssss yeeeah good luck
      City: compton

      Tips: spinnerbaits or rattletraps are the best bet stick with it you will get them

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

      Report: Ramy - Nice fish!
      City: Daly City

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: $7-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sat April 5th is the next Jason Fisher Memorial Tournament. I'll be taking sign-ups starting at 5 at the Trinity Center Ramp. $40.00 entry fee gets you a $5.00 Smallmouth Lunker and a $5.00 LM entry. Bring kids! I'll have a separate weigh-in for the kid's biggest fish, and I'll have some great tackle box prizes for all kids who fish. This is a fun tournament and it supports a great cause, so give me a call 530-623-4352.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: I got out today for the first time in what seems like months. Even though the water has cooled from a couple of weeks ago, the fish have moved pretty shallow and are munching crankbaits. I wish it hadn't taken me so long to figure that out. Now you know where to start.

Monday, March 31st, 2008

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went back out and did great got 6 swim bait fish and lots on drop shot 4-12 ft
      City: riverbank

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

      Report: Here is the link for the Mar 25th Supers meeting in Santa Maria if you want to listen to it. It's pretty decent and it gives a good insite as to what is happening at the lake.

      http://bos-agenda.sbcgov.net/calendar/#current

      Click on the blue 'available' word and this will prompt the DVR screen. Start at about 1:37.00 on the time meter on the right lower section, by moving the center 'slide-bar' until it reaches about that time frame. Click on full -screen and listen to the meeting as it took place on the 25th.
      City: SM

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched from Ladd's at 8 a.m. and man was it cold. Headed for 14 mile slough and caught a 1.5 on the first cast. Well you know what that meant - next bite came 2 1/2 hrs. later. As the tide rose and it warmed up some the fish started to respond a little bit but not what I was hoping for. Caught 11 fish up to 5.9 but the next biggest was just 2.5. No real pattern to speak of, just threw everything in the box at them - 5" senko worked the best, two on a jig and three on a white spinnerbait and that was it. It really hasn't turned on for me yet this year, seems like it's still a little on the cold side. None of the fish caught today showed any signs of spawning, their tails looked brand new.
      City: Stockton

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got 3 rippin in the first hour around rock piles. Picked up a 3lb smallie on drop shot in about 4' water. 1 swim bait fish and a few other tail tappers. Couple other bites came on drop shot. Is there a free launch anywhere?
      City: Eureka

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Worked the bank to 30' from Granite Bay to almost Beals point from ten to noon. Son got a 2# largemouth using a nightcrawler. Think he hit the fish on the head. Nothing more for him and a total zero for me.
      City: Folsom, CA

      Tips: Keep trying everything in the box.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: around 60?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up there again with a buddy. Tried the same point as last time, nothing. Moved over 20-30 yards along the bank and tried there. My buddy got the first fish on a purple mister twister. Then i hooked up with one with a smoke w/ purple and black senko. lots of plastics worked today. Ended with 16 fish, 8 for each of us. tried for a topwater bite, since the fish were really shallow, within flipping distance. The count was 2 on the smoke senko, 2 on mister twister, 2 on a 1/4oz red and black jig, 2 on darter head, 6 on motor oil senko (we ran out of smoke senkos!), and 2 on green YUM dinger. Biggest two fish were 2lb. Fish were in 1-2lb range. All fish seemed to be well fed and the lake didnt seem too much lower than the last time we saw it. Lets hope this lake does not get dried up this summer, pray for some rain! Would hate to see this lake go... Anyone have advice for float tubing this lake?
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: The fish might be spawning because they were really shallow. Plastics worked on the bottom worked well as did plastics worked mid-deep. If you get snagged on structure, and get it free, a fish will likely strike right after you get the bait free. Set the hook quickly, these fish have no problem trying to swallow your baits. Many baits will work, experiment and have fun.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 47-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Yuba City Bass Busters put on a great tournament Sat. We had a great bite with over 40 bass for the day. Best 5 only 9.86lbs. Monday I took out a couple of great clients that have been fishing with me for a couple of years. They caught about 20 bass for the day and the biggest went 3.2lbs. Lots of high fives for the day. As for the bites, they came on jigs and tubes. It was very windy Monday and I think the guys missed a lot of soft bites.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Bass were on the points, walls leading into coves and in back of some coves. We fished the Main Body, West Branch and the North Fork.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 55TO 57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: THE BIG MAMAS ARE ON THE BANKS.THE KEY IS NOT GO FISHING UNTIL NOON..LET THE SUN WARM THE BANK AND THEN POUND IT WITH A WACKY WORMED GREEN OR DARK COLORED SENKO..I ALSO USE ORANGE OR WHITE SMELLY JELLY..THE BITE IS VERY SUTTLE AND ALL YOU WILL FEEL IS WEIGHT..REEL DOWN AND SET THE HOOK..HOLD ON TIGHT I HAVE NOT CAUGHT SMALL FISH IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS..THEY WELL TAKE OFF FOR DEEP WATER AS SOON AS THEY ARE HOOKED.
      City: SANTA ROSA

      Tips: STICK TO SENKOS I THREW EVERYTHING AT THEM AND THEY WERE THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 56-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out today and to bite was good. Caught over 50 fish (two in boat). All fish came on drop shot in 4-15 feet. Caught a bunch off beds but no big ones 1 1/2- 3 lbs. I don't know what the other guy is doing but if you can't catch fish at this lake right now then I would stop fishing and take up another sport.

      Tips: Drop shot oxblood worms.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Seen some bed fish got one on swim bait around 10lbs and one 3lb off a bed but was slow fishing.
      City: riverbank

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Three of us caught a total of around 60 smaller bass (1 pound-2 pounds) in any where from 1 foot to 30 feet of water all around the lake. Mostly in protected areas.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Drop-shotting, live medium shiners, and curly tailed grubs in a variety of colors. Work them sssssllllloooooowwwwwwwwww!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55.0deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Any how you guys .....went out B&W late 10:00 am took the wife with me and fished around, to find not alot going on saw the weigh in at launching ramp I think the biggest went 9.0lbs good job you guys at the tourney. only boated one fish wind was a pain in my a#$. and cold threw swim baits all morning no takers , one on senko, going to wait for a little more consistant weather and for the water to warm up . going to fish with swim baits first part of spawn, going to lay down senko and all other baits and be patient . looking for a personal best. sorry not a good report . they are there saw nice fish coming in at tourney weigh in. just need to locate and move around and find them . tight lines to all c ya on the water. PLASTIC MAN1
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: Keep on fishing , dont give up! throw it all at them, its going to bust loose soon....

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Russo's at 7:30am and fished the Tract. Lots of boats in my planned area so tried Old River and only got a few dinks. Around 12:30pm went back to the Tract no bites so when we were just about to quit my buddy Hanson hooks a 6.2 and I get a 4.9. took a picture of the 6.2. Both fish were released and hopefully will make another angler happy or at least give us some more little ones!
      City: So. San Francisco

      Tips: The 6+ was caught on a Helix and mine was caught on a watermellon senko. You never know when that fish is going to bite so make that last cast when you can. Water is clearing up nicely so get out there when you get a chance.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived in Lakeport around 7am with the air temp at 31 degrees. Supprised to see the water temp hasn't changed over the past 3 weeks. My goal was to break in my new Fenwick Elite series swimbait rod along with various types of swimbaits and get some experience using the larger baits. Threw them all morning and only landed 1 bass around 3lbs. The new rod is excellant and handles the large Osprey baits easily. Finally switched to plastics and caught 6 more around the docks, broke off a couple and lost another at the boat. The bite was very soft and tough to detect with all the wind. Talked to another angler late in the day who indicated they only had 3 bites all day.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Fish still have not moved up. Water temp only changed 3 or 4 degrees throughout the day. Fishing slow with finesse baits was more productive than reaction baits.

  • Merced
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Wind was bad early, but died down around 11:30. We had only caught 5 by then and as the wind calmed down we ended up with around 25 fish. We were fishing in close to shore and next to cover. The fish were really holding close to cover, stumps, tullies, grass.
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: Dad was using a blue 10" worm and I was using a watermelon babybrush hog w/gold flake, tried alot of different stuff but these seem to work best today. Fish slow and always release the LUKER so someone else can have fun with it...

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out of McClure Point at day break. Overcast with a little chop so we started throwing reaction. Shad colored blade gold/silver,LC Pointer ghost and Aurora Blk; nothing. Changed to dart head worms and gitzits in craw colors and caught a couple small ones in ten feet.
      Moved to Cottonwood and Portugese and caught a few small fish 1.0 lbs at most.
      Threw weightless senkos in the submerged weeds and got bit but still nothing of size.
      City: Hilmar

      Tips: I think these fish must still be suspended off main and secondary points;feeding up for spawn. Saw a couple fish thinking about bedding but would not lock in on anything.
      Use your electronics and see if you can find them on deep structure connecting with spawning areas, they should be biting somewhere out there.