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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Two members of the Redwood Empire Bass Club fished last Friday afternoon and landed five bass up to 3lbs. caught on crankbaits. As the water warms and gets clearer the big females should start staging for spawn soon.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: The Redwood Empire Bass Club is welcoming new members both boaters and non boaters to fish with us at our next tournament at the Delta on March 22nd. Please join us at our next meeting on March 12th at 7p.m. at the Rohnert Park Community Center at the corner of Rohnert Park Expressway and Snyder Lane. Our guest speaker will be Sieg Taylor from Clear Lake sharing his swim bait techniques that helped him win the WON Clear Lake Pro Am last year with 62.96 lbs. For more info log onto rebc.net or call me at 707.758.5762.

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Been a while since I reported. Took a break due to all the non-fishing stuff that was going on on this site. Good to see it looks like it's been cleaned up some. Anyway, had been chompin at the bit to get on the delta all week and wouldn't you know, Sat the north wind was howling. Still, caught around 15 fish to just under 6 pounds. Good early and late bite. Custom AC plug produced my two biggest fish. Caught a good number of jig fish as well. My buddy and I also dumped to fish over five. Much of the delta was still really dirty. However, I did find an area where it was calm and had two ft vis. That is where I got the fish on the wake bait. They demolished it on the hit. Flats with deep water nearby were best. The Voodoo bite should be turning on real soon as well. Love that bait on the flats first thing in the morning. Jig fish in the tules wanted it swam when the wind was blowing on them and shook where it was come. I was fishing a prototype jig in black/blue. Awesome jig!

      Tips: Feeding flats at high tide with deep water nearby. Sparse tules were good as well. The calm water produced the same amount of fish as the wind blown water. All fish in 1 to 4 ft.

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 14MI. slough, 5 fish - 1 about 3lbs.
      all on SpeedTrap-blue & silver. NO GO on jigs.
      Had 2 stripers follow to boat, no hits.
      Still working on learning new Tacker boat, off water after 4hrs. tmep. in ladds marina 60 deg.
      City: Linden

      Tips: just keep going out.

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      Water Temp: ?? It's warmin

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was nice to run the Custom Valco Bass Boat "BASSBUSTER1" today. The weather was really nice too. Strated cranking the north wall about 500 yrds form the mouth of the 14 Mile slough. Deep cranking was the ticket here. Then moved into 14 mile and checked out some spots along the shallows. Spinnerbait bites were aggressive. My goal was to work the water all the way to LVW Marina, but ran out of time. I pretty much had the water to my self. I was surprised note bites on jigs or plastics for me. It was a reaction bite today. 3.5,2.9,2.8,1.7, and 1.5 Rats no Kicker today :-(
      City: Stockton

      Tips: High blues skies today all fish related to shady side of cover or work deep.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: took 20 fish.
      City: sebastopol

      Tips: try harder

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out today with 2 of my friends and my friend andrew caught 2 bass both on hollow belly swimbaits .5 pound and 1-1 1/2 pounds. i caucght the same half pounder that my friend did but i caught it first. then i caught 2 trout one 4 pounds on a jig and then the second one was under a tree i saw a small bass casted at it and it followed my lure down and swam away and the line twitched it turned out not to be a bass it was my PB trout a 16 pounder fuckin crazy i caught it on a wacky worm with 6 POUND TEST.
      City: THA P

      Tips: more bass finally coming up find where the bass are spawning and cast to their beds.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WENT OUT ABOUT 2:00 PM CAUGHT 1 SPOT RIGHT OFF, 1.6 WENT TO A DIFF LOCATION CAUGHT 1 LARGE MOUTH ABOUT THE SAME SIZE COULD SEE LOTS OF SPAWNING FISH COULD NOT GET THEM TO BITE, BACK IN BY 5:30
      City: FAIR OAKS

      Tips: C-RIG AND WALKING CREATURE

  • Nevada County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: almost 34 pounds in 5 fish. four fish over 6, and a 8.3 kicker. We caught at least 20 other bass, and only 2 bass under 2 pounds.
      We could do no wrong.
      City: auburn

      Tips: rip reaction baits

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have been out twice with my kids & we have managed 3 fish both times. Chatter baits, brush hogs, 10 in. Power worms. Fish up to 4.8 lbs. It will get better every day.
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      City: Novato

      Tips: like big bass skaggs said it is like coffee. Lots of thump or slowdown w/ brass and glass.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: GOT SKUNKED my graph shows fish around 50-70 feet but they must have a bad case of lock jaw , we fished north ,&south fork main body and even tried potters ravine in desparation ,and trying to get out of the HIGH winds ,hope fully next couple a weeks will be better .going to shasta on the 7,8,9 th any tips out there?
      City: oroville

  • Shasta County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: If you have been out here lately I would love to hear if things have changed at all. I was here about three weeks ago, got 5 on jigs and a few rippin' staycees. I am considering heading down this week and just wanted to see how things are doing. Let me know if you can. Thanks!
      City: Medford,or

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 49+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rocks and tules with swimbaits, jigs, plastic and blades. No bites. Wind was so bad, I headed back to launch at 10:45AM but at last moment turned back and caught 12" and 14" from 11:10AM-11:30AM. Fished till 1:30PM and couldn't handle my boat being blown all around by all of the tornadoes.
      City: Cameron Park

      Tips: Wind was 20+ mph at 6:30AM and was as high as 35+ mph in the afternoon. Anchor didn't work and just pulled up 20 lbs of hydrilla and drifted where ever the wind wanted take me.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Taking my own advise I went back out late afternoon Sunday and caught a 3.2 off the bank.Only 1 fish but it was a nice fish.

      Tips: Tried deep but the ones I'm catching are right there on the bank and they're eating it.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7-2 caught 12 on white and shade colored spinner baits and american shad lv 500.
      fish were all on points and scattered in the middle of the coves. spinner baits and rattle traps was about all we could use since we were taking on 3'-4' waves all day. overall not to bad of a day considering the wind.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: try reactions baits the fish are starting to get agressive and move up.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48-50+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The wife and I fished mid-lake to the north on Sunday. We caught 8 fish total with our best 5 coming in at just under 22lbs. All of our fish were taken fishing plastics fairly slowly on the bottom. We also caught one fish drop shotting.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: The fish are definitely moving up and becoming a lot more aggressive. Lake level is just about full.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went back out after a horrible morning. I decided to go out on shore and try my evening luck. Well it paid off. Got my first bass of the year! It was a solid 3lb, with a gut. Not big, but I was super stoked. Also got a 7lb trout. All on my new fav. crank- Rapala DT shad.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Still was working slow, but I added some twitching.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up for a couple of hours Sunday morning. Wind was blowing. Caught 3 bass 4, 3, and 2 lbs. Caught them on homemade watermelon jig with a Zoom Speed Craw Watermelon/Red trailer. All three were in 5-10 feet of water, tight to cover.
      City: Fresno

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: wife and i went out, what a windy day but good bite started with a willow 3/4 oz spinner caught 2 then started throwing crankbaits o to 20 feet of water all spots today no largemouth went up north today fished wind blown banks also caught a couple nice fish in about 35 feet on dropshot went in about 11:30 wife was cold.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: steep banks today was the ticket color didnt matter just crank slow and fish slow

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: New boat no gra

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bite started slow. One in the first half hour. After that not one for two hours. Lots of swimbait bites but no takers. As the afternoon and sun got up things picked up. 17 in the boat with many missed bites. Best five going 7.2. First outing in the new boat and the first time on Oroville in about six months. Hope the bite picks up soon! I miss those 100 fish days!
      City: Sac

      Tips: Fish SLOW!!! Bite is super soft! Fish with your back against the sun. (warm side of the bank) Today Tubes were the trick. Best of all get out and enjoy this weather!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53.1 surface

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on Sunday in the Warm Springs arm. Picked up one around 4lbs. Started back toward the island fishing points. Picked up 10 fish total one upwards of 5lbs. Best 5 for 18 lbs.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Fished slow using jigs and brush hogs with brass and glass.