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Saturday, March 15th, 2008

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: COLD IN THE MORNING BUT TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT DAY, CAUGHT A LIMIT WITH MY PARTNER WHO CAUGHT THE MOST MAINLY ON CLEAR COLORED 4 INCH WORMS AND SMALL WHITE TUBE JIGS, SLOW BITE. HEARD OF DEEP RUNNING CRANK BAITS ON MAIN BODY CRAW COLORED WORKED AND WHITE SPINNER BAITS THROWN IN THE MORNING UP TO SUNNY AREAS NEAR THE SHORE WORKED AS WELL
      City: EL DORADO HILLS

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      Water Temp: 52-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the narrows. Grn/chrt senko fished traditional got the early bites, fished painfully slow. Later carolina rigged senkos and worms darks and greens.
      City: SAC

      Tips: Fish super slow, soft bites so, if it fills heavy set the hook. Mainly on the inside edges and middle mouths of coves 15 to 35 deep.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Five strikes on white spinnerbait with Colorado blades, Stanley Pro Jigs trailer. Boated a dink and one 2lbs 9 oz lost two others at the boat 2-3 lbs each, plus a lost dink. My first time to fish a spinner for bass in years, was pleased to get bit. Got a late start, should have been out earlier. They were all pretty shallow, got no takers for anything fished off dropoffs. Tried Chatterbaits and Rat-L-Traps as well with no hits. Tried the same thing again today on 3/16, only one hit but it was 2lbs 12oz. Wind was tough.
      City: East Bay

      Tips: They seem to be moving shallow, and hitting on the sunny side of the tules.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: you guys need to go to my space, if you want to chit chat im looking for information on fishing on the delta . tomorrow im going out and i will give a report on the fishing, to date c ya on the water tight lines
      City: Elmira Ca

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fish hungry,
      fish see food,
      fish eat food. That's my theory. Call me crazy.

      Tips: Don't buy Clunn's crappy BPS signature rods, they suck

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 47 - 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: like the posters below .... what a wild saturday at clear lake last weekend!!! had our small two day club tourney there. it was a team tournament and my partner "was" the team for most of saturday. with less than half an hour before weigh-in, i stick a 6.96. problem was ..... my hands were so cold i couldn't really get my fingers closed around the grip/handle to reel. my hands kept slipping off. i yelled at my partner to get that net over here ..... reeeeaall fast. i ended up sorta reeling and sorta pulling the fish in by walking towards the other end of the boat. luckily my partner was better with the net than i was at reeling.

      that fish helped us take second in our little tournament. also held up for big fish.

      -perry-
      City: Orinda

      Tips: keep your hands warm (somehow)

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Holder Ford. Had 20 lbs. Sat.
      But let me tell you about my day.
      Shot down south got to the narrows and my engine
      oil alarm came on. Went back to look in oil compartment to see my buddies wallet sitting there
      against the motor. Shoot your gonna need that
      i think. Handed him the wallet and of course
      forgot to top off the opti oil. So we idled towards
      Baratos to see if we could score some oil. Buddy
      hands me a Power bar and i crack my back molar
      on it. Buy a quart of oil off a fellow angler,
      thanks Dave, head to my spot. Wind is blowing
      and oil alarm wont turn off. Head back to lakeport
      and about a mile from Skylark i spin the hub on the prop. Dead in the water i call a buddy for a
      tow and kick the minnkota up to 90. Hail starts coming down and suddenly i feel some tingling on
      my head. Im wearing a beanie, a hoodie, and my
      100mph jacket. The tingling starts buzzing all around my hair, and im thinking the cell phone
      up against my ear is causing some kind of vibration. I turn the cell phone off and drop it
      on the deck. At this point my hair is snapping and
      popping and i think my hair is on fire. My buddy
      thinks im going crazy until i tell him to touch
      my head and it shocks his hand much to his amazement. Am i on fire? No im polarizing. So i drop down to the deck, my fingers are arching
      everytime i curl them and suddenly realize that
      no im not in the twilight zone, im about to take
      a bolt of lightening. Luckily tommy shows up
      with a rope and as the deck fills up with about
      an inch of pea size hail i make it to the weigh in
      with 2 minutes to spare.
      Hillside Honda fixes my hub thanks guys!
      Second day, buddy flies home and im amped though
      fishing solo, get to about Konocti when suddenly
      my engine cuts down to an idle and there goes
      my lower impeller pump.
      Cripple in to Konocti, call for a ride to
      Lakeport and call it a day.
      That was my Lakeford Tourney in a nutshell.
      Should pick up my boat tomorrow $500 and shes
      all better.
      City: Angwin

      Tips: Make sure your service is up to date.
      Always wear your kill switch, carry a tow rope,
      have #'s saved in your phone of fellow anglers,
      and when you feel your hair standing up in a storm
      take cover.
      Fishing advice? Schedule a guided trip from
      yours truly
      www.clearlakebassguide.com

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and ol' Headgear fished the Holder tourny this weekend and had a blast. We caught fish everywhere we went,most of them small.I was slow crawlin a brown tube and Headgear was workin a shaky head. Before sunday was over we did a 180 and shot straight across the lake to a place we never fished before and found bigger fish, still no bucket mouths, but got to cull a couple.


























































      eadgear
      City: Ft. Bragg

      Tips: You still gotta fish slow and try new water

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in a about 0900 at Oaks and went directly to the Keys. Slow; a few bites; caught a 2 pounder. Fought some choppy water over to the shallows on the back of rattlesnake. I was fishing up tight. Struggled to get two. Later found that the fish are still a bit deep. When I pulled off about 30 feet, I started getting hammered. I used a dropshot, wacky rigged senko. Pumpkin was the ticket. The bite was so good that the hail didn't stop us. My boat was carpeted white after it stopped! There were four to five boats nearby. It was hard to keep count!(of the fish, that is) Even though they were the 2 to 3 pound variety, the bite is on. The fish were still a bit red-lipped. Released several. The bite never stopped.
      City: Esparto

      Tips: Let the rod load up. Be patient. Waiting 30 seconds between bites shouldn't be that hard to handle. Also, if you see anglers fishing in heavy hail, you should probably join them!

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: water very discolored, well not according to the collins lake people the day before i went up but then again their reports never seem to be on point. All about making that dollar! Anyways, fished the entire east side of the lake with highest water temp. Caught two by 8:30, one on green senko, other on brown grub. Fish activity started to pick up by 9 with some coming out, few more bites and fish in the boat, then cold front moved in, and completely shut off the bite. Tried drop shoting after cold front, and had thrown rip bait (stacy-90) and spinner baits early with no takes.
      City: davis

      Tips: fish were in 8-17 feet of water. Fished very slowly, draggging on the bottom. Look for bite to get hot within next week and half with warmer temps, and better water clarity.

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      Water Temp: warmer

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the west side of the lake in wind and off and on rain. Had four good bites on a brush hog texas rigged. But the trout are still winning, I cought a 4 lb trout near the damn on a DT-10.
      City: martinez

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out 1st time in 2 weks and did good i caught 6 bass and a trout. 5 different 1 pound bass the bass came on a dropshot worm roboworm in that clear pink color. and the other bass came on a yum zellamander kinda llike a lizard but withe 2 tails that one was 3 pounds. and the trout was big. i went to go wiegh it at the little house and the guy said it was 8.6 that was bullshit, but i took the lenght and width around body and went to bass pro.com to the fish calculator and it came out 11.34 pounds 28 inches and 18 girth. my new record trout on a citrus shad colored fat free shad.
      City: THA P

      Tips: dropshotting slow will get you bass around docks and fallen trees

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Visaia Bass Results
      33 Teams,18 weighed in total fish caught was 70 Big Fish 5.64 Had 10 fish 3lb's +
      1st place Darl Head/Johnny blackman !3.03 big fish 5.64
      2nd Eric Arbelo/Dave davis 12.47
      3rd Brett Kemmer/Joe Salyer 10.58
      Weather was cool and windy water dirty with alge.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Most fish caught in the 2-20' range. Senko's/Lizard/Brush Hogs Drop Shot caught lot of smaller fish. Water low should really be good in 2-3 weeks for more and larger fish.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ?-Bank fishing

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: ITs the 2nd day into the cold front. I went out about 5ish and was really there just to practice on a couple of tech. Hit 2 spots. Both small but just shows u if u seen the weather u can catch them any time. 1 on top water bait & the other on crank.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: I find that most people just fish one category of depth in that area. For example people will find a spot and fish top water then move on or dropshot. Try fishing each category of water in a spot. For example from top to bottom. From popper to a spinerbait or jerkbait to a drop or crankbait to a jig or tex. You will find that you will get more strikes and that equeal to more fish.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 47-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We had another 20+ day with 5 over on Saturday. Those aren't big numbers but it is encourageing to get bit more. This next week should be even better. The bass are stageing on points and a lot are moving into the coves. Most of the bites Saturday came in 2-5ft. and down to 20ft. The deeper bite came on Paradise Tackle jigs in the green/green and brown/purple. The shallow bite came on Zoom trick worms in watermelon/red and Gitzits in the watermelon/black,craw,and clear sparkle. I did not get any reaction bite but that bite will soon be on.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Target points and walls leading into coves and mud lines if they develop during the day.

Friday, March 14th, 2008

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 53 and rising

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough day! Every weather pattern hit that lake today; wind, rain, sun, clouds, warm, and termite COLD! Spinner didn't work, wormies didn't do a thing, white jigs...nuttin'..... I was just short of pulling out the scuba tank to goes ask them BASS!!! WUZ UP!!! I didn't have the guts to, so I left and I was happy!!!!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Just enjoy being on the water!! har har har!!!

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

      Report: That was nice of Rick to give us lesson on H.I.C technology. The bassin community well play a major role over the next few years as far as remediation on waterways and environment thanks to new technology involving lateral line stimuli and magnetic reception that will revolutionize lure development. Fisherman will come together like we did on Prospect Island. Healing the Delta first and the world second. Stand By to inlist in this Infantry.
      City: Tracy

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Now that was funny. :) You need to put this in the forum... I read that article about Clunn and his mind over fish thing he thinks he has going.

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      Water Temp: ?????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: ???????? What the hell was that??

      Tips: stick to fishing

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

      Report: By the way when I say i've been fishing for trout my whole life, I'm only 20 so please dont think i'm some old guy LOL
      Hope to see and talk to you all soon!!!!
      "Bay Tackle"
      5815 Cutting Blvd.
      El Cerrito, CA 94530
      (510)-235-2032
      City: El cerrito, ca