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Monday, March 24th, 2008

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: WE GOT ON THE WATER AT 2:00 PM CAUGHT 5 IN A SHORT TIME FISHED UNTILL 6:30PM 11 FISH CAUGHT 1.4OZ TO 2.12OZ HAD OVER 20+ BITES
      City: FAIR OAKS

      Tips: C RIG AND SINKO LOOK FOR LARGE FLATES 0 TO 15 FT

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 53-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ditto to Jan Wilson's report. We fished Monday and Tuesday and had the same fishing conditions. We fished the Pit Arm and Squaw Creek.

      Tips: We used dart heads and split shot. More fish came on the dart heads. Any color that included some Blue.

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      Water Temp: 49-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Sac arm, Pitt, and main body points this past Saturday and Sunday. Hard to find a group of fish, they still seem to be scattered. Did find a few groups, but not all of them were feeding. Very few fish at the shore, most were in 30 to 40 feet of water and just off the bottom. We caught approx 45 fish between two of us and largest was 2.5 lbs. on a spinnerbait. The fish don't seem to be in a reaction mode, except for a few fish every so often.
      City: Rough and Ready, Ca

      Tips: We used spinnerbaits, wacky rigged senko's, hula grubs, money minnows, jerk baits, and drifted live minnows. The senko's probably worked the best followed by the minnows and then the spinnerbait.

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58 thru 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Easter weekend was just perfect at the lake. The weather was great, the water
      was clear and the fish were biting. Friday I headed out to the vineyards at 11:30
      with my wife. We had a limit by 1:00. We were both using brass and glass with a
      5' senko (I keep telling you it works!!!). After she brought in her second fish, I
      figured why should I be stubborn I switched to her color senko and sure enough I
      started to catch fish. The conditions were perfect and I followed my own advice.
      On Saturday I took Tom and Tony out for the day. We trolled from the ranch
      house to the vineyards with no success. We fished the vineyards for over two
      hours with no bites. No matter what bait we tried..........zilch!! What a difference
      a day makes. I decided to try my favorite cove. I had Tom and Tony start by
      bouncing a split-shot and minnow on the bottom. The first two fish that were
      caught were under size. You should have seen their faces when I let those two
      fish go. The bite picked up and we began to enjoy ourselves. They landed two
      good size crappies and a limit of bass (see photos). At about 1:30 I threw a brass
      and glass with my wife's favorite color senko into a recess in the rocks and was hit
      immediately by this five pound four ounce bass (see photo). After taking two
      pictures, I released the fish and I thought Tom and Tony were going to jump over
      board to grab it. They were happy with all the fish that they were going to take
      home. Sunday my wife and I went to my favorite cove for a couple of hours. We
      both used the brass and glass with the senko and landed a few nice fish no size to
      speak of. All in all it was a good fishing weekend and I hope it continues to get
      better and better. 'ti 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.
      One of my friends from the Highlands caught a 12 pound bass fishing from shore
      this past week (photos at Steele Park Marina).
      City: NAPA

      Tips: It looks like the lake is turning

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Finally got a chance to get out and decided on the Delta. Started at Franks at 7:30am hit a few spots for nada. Started fishing Old River and found some clearer water. We ended the day with 7 fish all were about in the 2#s. Fished mostly rock with sparse tulles on them and all looked like males. All were caught on Dark colored Senkos but lost a few on Pitching jigs. We tried spinnerbaits, Plugs and some top water stuff but got nada. We only fished the Outgoing tide. Beautiful Day!
      City: So San Francisco

      Tips: All I can say is find a difference in water color and have some patients. Fish were hitting light. The last four fish were caught in the last two hours of the tide. I lost a few pitching jigs in Black and Blue color. Add a little weight when the tide moving fast.

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      Water Temp: 55 Deg

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: First i would like to apologize to the gentleman below, no hard feelings .Went out of b&w resort 6:45 am with a friend cought the tide just right first 10 min of fishing dave hooked in to a 4.5lber fished all over found them stacked up in some places . kepted moving alot and fishing alot of water had 6 fish . stayed in mokulumme river ,tower park bridge, fished all the way down potatoe slough, found them on venice island, had a fair day it will get better as spring comes on, threw it all at them today , but pattern that worked was of course 5 inch watermelon senko water was fairly clearer in patatoe amd mokolumme river than south delta going next sat and sun, off the water at 10:30 am
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: move alot and find where there at . cover lots of water cant go wrong with senkos

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      Water Temp: Hi 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Somedays you do good, somedays you can't buy a fish. My fishing buddy went out on Tuesday with another friend. He fished Frank's and caught 5 bass in less than an hour - 8+, 6, 4, 2, and 2. Like my previous report, the stretch that he fished was less than a 100 yards.
      City: Dixon

      Tips: I keep seeing people criticizing other people's fishing reports over the years. That's why many people don't post their reports. I use to post all my trips but only post occassionally now and then because I don't want to be called a liar when I have an exceptional day and someone has a s*(@^* day. If you don't like what you read, go to another site.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Channel Point area for most of the day and caught 3 bass. All three were on beds and ranged from 2lbs-10lbs. Saw alot of bass moving around looking for places to bed.
      City: antioch

      Tips: Caught fish on jigs and rapala subwalk. Use dark color jigs like brn, blk, etc. and be patient.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 57 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: it's still too cold for the prespawn. threw the swimbait... no bites, no chasers. water is clear (7 foot visibility), high, and cold. threw a rattletrap for bass in the narrows and caught trout... go figure. i can't wait for the blade bite to turn on.
      City: Fremont

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sunday morning was a great day to hit the water before all the family came over, so Tom and I started with swimbaits no takers. we switched over to Jacks Jigs in Brwon/Purple and bam the larggies loved it. With not much time and the weather great we headed home @ 1 pm. Look for some good fish between Granite Bay and Beals Point. The main body points and Dyke 8.
      City: rocklin

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      Water Temp: warmer

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took off on Easter Sunday when everyone was still sleep!
      City: Richmond

      Tips: If you know this lake? I stopped at the stop sign on the left. Fished with my best bait. I was there for three hours and had a limit of school size fish. All was under 4#s.maybe?Stay in coves things are picking up here. Slow and Slower

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      Water Temp: clear on parts

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hey matt wats up

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, this is what you go to the delta for. Started in the tract and picked up 3 fish up to 5 pounds on the jig, but the bite was pretty slow overall. So, we moved to the Venice area and my buddy hits an 11 even on a rip rap bank with scattered weeds. Then we start pitching the jig and it was lights out. My buddy Chris at Fishin Magician Tackle is working on a jig and I was throwing the prototype Sat. This jig is gonna be huge when he markets it. I just hope it's not too soon as I want it to be a secret for the spring bite. Between this and the VooDoo, he will have the best jig and chatter type bait on the market. As a favor to him, I'll let you know that the black VooDoo with a black trailer is awesome in the low light conditions, night fishing and stained water. We finished up in the tract and nailed another dozen or so in the last hour. Best 5 went 29'6.

      Tips: Just about what ever you have confidence in right now will work. Just throw it. Don't be afraid to slow down a little for the bigger fish. Big fish don't tend to move as much as the smaller fish, but they are more terratorial. Thus, they really don't like a big bait hanging out in their space for a long period of time.

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My brotherand I got out at Lads and finally left late between noon and 1. I got 3 for the day a 2, a 1, and 1 that was <1. Tried crankin a speed trap shallow with no luck, finally went to a Senko and caught all three in the same area within 30min of each other off a point. After that we saw someone land at least a 5 pounder with a spinner in a marina so my brother switched drom the lizzard he was throwin to a spinner but we could'nt find them after that. Did'nt go where I wanted to go but I caught a few so it was a great day!
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Fish slow and erratic

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      Water Temp: 59-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished aroud kings and white slough nailed 1st one on second cast with white spiner. then couple other dinks on shad cranks. once tide went out i was done.
      City: LODI

      Tips: seen a few rollin on top towards low tide

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: did not cach any-thing

      Tips: dont do what I'm doing

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: With no disrespect meant by this post to Plastic Man 1 but I have to break the news to you. Plastic Man 1, my report is not "b.s.", it is the "real deal", it is absolutely "true as they happen". In fact, the lady at Holland took a picture of my 9er. You just had a bad day on the Delta. I am sorry you had a bad day but we all have had many ourselves but I never assume that I am the master of fishing. And no one else can do better than I. :) I was on the water by 2:00 and had my limit by 4:00. Four of the fish came off of one bank. The nine pounder came off of another bank and one tule on that bank. Not many bites but boy were they quality! The two larger fish were my personal best. It was a great day!

      Tips: Again, they are still staging. This is a chance to get a very large fish or two or three. :)

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well here's the skinny on my trip out of Ladd's today. Worked the 14 mile slough area and it was SLOW, and SLOWER as the day wore on. Couldn't come up with any kind of pattern. Had 7 bites and managed only 4 fish, the biggest was only 2.5 and down from there. Tried senkos,spinnerbaits, tubes,and jigs and just couldn't make anything happen. Tried all my favorite spots but they avoided me like the plague. The senko was the only bait that worked.
      City: Stkn.

      Tips: Not today

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      Water Temp: 54.7 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ok here is the real deal went out today and the bite was really slow went out of b& w resort stayed in the mokolemme river looking forclearer water and it is a bit cleaner than out on the San JAquin river water is cold still threww sweet beavers , senko, blades , crank baits nada not even a dink . water was low when i got there at 11.oo am waited for water to turn at 1:00 pm went to some of my honey holes and still nothing not even a nibble. shot out of mokolumme river over to the 4 th of july house on venice fish slow and deep no takers going to go tommorrow in the am and catch the high tide and fish the out going usually do good my favorite tide . Ive been black bass fishing the delta for over 13 years . I would like to say to the gentle mans report before me . that if your in the delta and not some where else hats of to ya your one hella fisherman . water was just a couple tenths warmer in the sanJuqin river than mokolumme river. tough fishing today going to pull it all out tommorrow ...
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: going to go every weekend so ill keep ya all imformed that are looking for reports. my reports are true as they happen ,, and no b.s, waiting for water to warm up and clear up some so they can start moving up to the shallows to spawn. got my swim baits ready , new line on my rods etc etc.ready for this season

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: on the lake 6/615 caught 2cranking 2 lbs. fished this spot 4 bout 1/2 hours nothing moved across lake tried cranking no bites moved up and down bank tried senkos caught 1 2 1/2 lbs couple min. later another 2 pounder ending up catching couple more 2 to 3 lb. range water was great
      City: lodi

      Tips: be patient reaction morning slow it down in the afternoon