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Saturday, March 8th, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: pontoon boated from 930 to about 12ish, wind picked up, very difficult. dropshotted from boat dock south and nailed one about 3lbs within the first 100yds. tons and tons of short bites, either crappie/blugill or just straight aggressive bass. the one i caught, when i felt the bite, i let some slack and then set the hook, give it time to bite. pretty much all those bites all the way down til the south end but no more hookups.
      City: santa clara

      Tips: 20-30 feet off shore, cloudy but semi-warm day. not all the usual trees in the south end are in water, and when u first drive in, that parts not in water like it is usually. one i caught was a fatty, so either prespawn feeding or an early prespawner

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Not a good day at all. Threw my whole tacklebox and then some at the fish but couldn't get bit. On the water at 5:45am off at 12:00. Boats were moving all over the lake all day so i think i wasn't the only one with a bad day. Wind picked up and and no fish biting = Go Home and relax!
      City: San Jose/Monterey

      Tips: Wish i could tell ya.....typical coyote day....fish jumping all over the place and no fish committing to a lure...maybe 2 more weeks of sunny 70 ish days, might change some things.....i sure hope

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      Water Temp: 53 S (Dam) - 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished form 7 till 2. Main lake was chocolate, creek was green. Tried everything, black and blue jig, senkos, C-rig brushhogs, cranks, spinners, white frog. Trolled swimbaits from the dam to the creek along West bank. Graphed lots of fish suspending at 20' in 40' water. Had One solid hook-up in the creek on a Shakey Head - with a Kinami purple-brown cut-tail worm, but it broke me off. Wind came up strong around 11-2, whitecaps main lake. In summary: skunked.
      City: Monterey

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 51.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished FPT opener. Caught 7, Weighted 5 @ 10.02 lbs. Finished 25th. First time on lake ever. Fished Big Creek all day. Picked them up on Cranks, Jigs and Drop Shot. All shallow less than 6ft. Had a blast!
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: If you have a boat or not and you want to fish with a bunch a good guys and gals, contact Future Pro Tour @ futureprotour.net Fun group! Tight Lines!

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      Water Temp: 55-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing Saturday until mid afternoon. Caught a couple 4lbs on windy points. Wind was bad. Caught smaller fish in the morning and the bigger ones later in the afternoon. All jig fish in shallow water. 5'-15' deep.

      Tips: Both 4lbs were spawned out. Jigs on main points. fished submerged structure with only small fish being cuaght. find rocky main body points and hold on. Had a few bites on the old swimbait, but nothing would hang on.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Another slow day. Fished South fork on Saturday and got one 2.5 spot on a C-rigged senko. The wind picked up and we headed in about noon. Tried everything but I think these cold nights are not letting the water warm up to really activate the fish.
      City: Rocklin

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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out with big brudda...started main body/channel and mouth of north fork dropshotting diff depths...zip. went up north fork and jigged/dropshot points...zip. finally went to south fork first cove at mouth...brudda hooked 1 smallie, 1 largie ea about 2lbs. i got hit but couldn't set it. in all, tried chatterbaits, spinners, mega swimbaits (3"), jigs, shakeys/senko but dropshot brought the hits....just haven't figured true pattern out yet. yikes!
      City: folsom

      Tips: i'd rather not be responsible for givin' a bad tip. yikes again! if anyone has somethin's been workin' or tips for this time of year and condition, WE'RE INTERESTED and not ashamed to admit it!!

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: When't out between 3-7 today at Granite Bay. and not a single bite. Mostly jerked and drop shot around the points. I was out Thur and caught 5 fish, 3 smallies and 2 spots between 3-5 pounds. and caught 1 fri. All where caught about the same time. And on the bank.
      City: Citrus heights

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: upper 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: hiked up there with a couple of friends. On the way there, one of the two rods we had got the tip broken off because of a rock. But we fished with it anyway, along with the one i brought. We started off with a worm and spinnerbait. I lost my spinnerbait when i got it snagged so i figured thats it for using those. After losing it, and not catching anything, we moved to another spot across from us that had some deeper water closer to shore. One of my friends used a crankbait and i used a darter head with a Gulp minnow worm. On my second cast i had a hit and set the hook. When i landed it it was a pound or so. I had a light setup so it was a good fight! After that i gave my rod to a friend who wasnt fishing and he got one a little bigger within 10 minutes. After that we had to leave and head back even though it wasnt too late. This was my first time here and i enjoy the hike but i might bike up here next time so i can fish a little longer. I would like to use a float tube in this lake...that would be fun.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: The fish are in prespawn and around weeds, the water was low, i think they drained out some water to pull out tules. We passed some rangers who were doing that. Use a suspending jerkbait or a darter head, maybe a crankbait. The fish are becoming more active. Good Luck!

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

      Report: Just a quick question, I live close to LOP and am wondering what it takes to get out on the lake? I have a friend that lives out there but never really inquired as to what the rules where? Any help would be apprecitated. If you have anything just drop me an email.

      Thanks
      City: Grass Valley

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 44-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: As I thought would happen, the fishing got better as the week progresed. The water temps are rising slowly with 55 degrees the high in the South Fork, Main Body temps from 44-50, North Fork from 43-48. Saturdays Anglers Choice Tournament produced many 10lb, limits and the top weight was 11.6lbs. Most of the bass came from the slot, main body and the south parts of the lake. Drop shot with Robo Worms, Gitzits in green, clear sparkle, and motor oil, Paradise Tackle jigs in green, brown/purple and black/blue and dart head worms produced most of the bites. The reaction bite is still soft. Next weeks bite should get even better.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Bites came in 5-10 ft. down to 50ft. Points and walls leading into coves produced bites.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out saturday and sunday. Winds were pretty good on Sunday morning. Fished in 30 to 50 feet of water and caught 12 the first day and 10 on sunday. Best five went about 7 pounds. caught most fish on twin tail grubs and drop shot small worms. Caught a few on tubes. mostly in natural browns.
      City: Central Point

      Tips: fish slow and on points. Bait fish are being pushed to the west side of the lake due to the winds. Watch out for debris in the water. there is a ton of logs that can ruin your day.

Friday, March 7th, 2008

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 53.6

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and the son headed to this lake by default. Was running late but we wanted to hit the water so we talked about it and decided it was the one that would give us the most time on the water getting our lines wet. A few fishing dudes on the lake and a few skiers but not too bad. Man was the wind up today and had a bite to it. Trolling motor was cutting out on me so it was hard to hold over any spots. The fish finder spotted a ton of fish at 25 feet just hanging out talking to one another. Drop shotting for 90% of the time. The boy rigged carolina wormy but nothing going on. A few carp jumped as the sun set and the wind died down. We had about 45 minutes of time left so I decided to go with a 3/8 oz black spinner with willow leaf blades. I tossed it towards the shore working a shelf and BAM! 3 lbs ended up on my line. Brought it in as my fishing partner netted it. Remembered at that time I forgot the camera.. DOH! My son had to have one so he decided to throw a spinner but no luck as we ran out of time.

      We ran out of sun but I filled my life bucket with joy because I got to hang with my son and do something every father and son should have the opportunity to do.
      City: San Jose

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the tullies ajacent to deep water around franks and got 3 fish to 3 lbs. Black and blue jigs. Had to leave early with boat problems. I hear the blade bite is going off right now.
      City: Lodi

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      Water Temp: 55-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful weather, great time to be on the water. I fished from 2 pm to Sunset on the east delta the last two days. Fished islands and steeper banks with rock/tulles. Quickly learned the islands were the place to be. Had best luck with spinner baits for numbers of fish up to 5#. A few fish caught on Delta Craw speed trap. Probably would have been able to catch more, but I prefer spinner baits when they are working. A few fish on swim bait to 6.5#. Overall had fun as the bite is turning on.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Where I found the warmer water, the fish were shallow.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: flip bite was on today...fished from 2:30 til dark...sweet beaver worked better than it's older brother today...green pumpkin/christmas tree sweet beaver...4 foot of water and in the tules...8.19 pound was the biggen pulled in and lot's of other fish...
      City: Fremont

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Out of Brannon early AM Cant be too spacific , too many tournies you know. 6 fish for 16-18 # bag .First day on the delta this year.YEA BABY!
      City: Sac

      Tips: S.O.S. ------GOD I LOVE THIS PLACE

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out late morning and the water was calm. Was back in the west cove just after noon and acually some fish on the bank, had two good bites on a Brush Hog but no hook-ups.
      City: martinez

      Tips: The water is getting warmer and they are coming up, it won't be long.

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      Water Temp: idk

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: the water was calm but alot of ducks today...not many bites but it was still fun
      City: antioch

      Tips: swim bait

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on the 2nd and roped fish all day. Started off with a 1/2 ou spinner bait and caught a 7 pounder slow rolling a point. Roped a few more and then I threw senkos against the damn and pulled out two 5's and three 6 pounders. I also fished 1/2 ounce jigs with a yamamoto twin tail and picked up some 3 pounders. Great day on the lake caught 27 total.
      City: Hemet

      Tips: did not catch anything on the swim bait and just one small one on a crank, through spinner baits in the morning