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Sunday, February 17th, 2008

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 47-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Yes the tempature veried all over the Lake. The South Fork was the coldest and the main body and over to dike 8 and around was in the 54 degs. Tom Erickson and I got a smallie in 25-30 ft with a Brown/Purple Capt Jack's Jig. Just drag it around the small rocks and dirt. This time of the year look the warmest water and work out. No bites on worms, leaches or ? Lake is still coming up slow.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: work it slow and go down deep.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Thanks bassinhomer! Does it look like from what you hear, that the lake will fill this year for a while?

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 48-49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Sunday. not too many boats. the inspection process was fairly quick and they will ask that you complete a questionnaire for your boat.

      weather and sun were beautiful! fishing was great, catching was slow. all of our fish were caught on shakey heads around 30-35' over a point. Tried other points without success. Tubes, darterheads, jigs, swimbaits all without success.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: fishing is slow. fish slow.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: CLOSED
      City: Hollister

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the forbay today. oops wat a mistake. Water super muddy. Found thay are moving alot of water. good current but muddy. no fish,not sure what to do in water like that. I probably should have cut my losses and went someplace else. Oh well.
      City: Hollister

      Tips: If the water is muddy at the ramp, its all muddy.Its coming in that way!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 49-53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful day lousy fishing. Nice to be in the lake but we did not figure it out. Tiger is always good for a few nice ones no matter what the conditions, but today was not that kind of day. Started out in cherry trying drop offs and points as well as flats. Plastic, crank baits, spinner baits, t-rig, drop shot all zippo. Did find one, apparently he was lost from all the others, fish in the south end. 2.1lb t-rig. Others in the parking lot said they did not fair well either.
      City: Pacifica

      Tips: We need to learn how to fish the stained/muddy water better....saw alot of places that would be great when the water is 64 and clear!

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48-49

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Mildred Island from 9:00-12:00 (cut short-had big motor issues) Threw brown jig and 6" Hud. Water just too muddy still. No hits. Wife had one hit on black spinnerbait.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Have patience-water will clear up.

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

      Report: DROVE AN HOUR+45 ONLY TO GET REJECTED AND HAVE MY BOAT QUARANTINED. MY BOAT IS EMACULATE I WAS REJECTED FOR HAVING WATER RESIDUE ON THE RUBBER GROMMET IN THE DRAIN OF MY LIVEWELL. NOT SURE WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN IN REGARDS TO THE NEXT WON BASS TOURNEY. IF THERE IS ANY INPUT PLEASE ADVISE
      City: PALMDALE

      Tips: FUNNY STUFF THE RANGER TOLD TO PULL MY LIVEWELL DRAIN AND STICK A RAG DOWN THE TUBE GOT TO LOVE IT SO BEWARE

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished for a few hours on the thursday before last and found a decent rip bite.I found a rocky point with fish stacked on it that gets very little pressure and managed to rip twin fivers and one about four,healthy chunks!went back the next day and had a haus on my second cast but lost her at the boat,still stuck a couple clones after that and cranked one at dusk.couldent get bit anywhere else.
      City: lower lake

      Tips: riping is pretty much the only way I catch em this time of year.stasee 90 clown has produced fairly well,seven short snaps and long pauses and than switch it up.good luck

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 50- 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thought i might post so others would too after all i can't critisize about the non posters if i dont post too.

      Went out about 715 or so started off throwin reaction and got nada threw jigs and got nada. Threw worms and caught 3 all under 2 # fish were suspended it seemed on electronics all fish came from deep ( about 30-50 ft ) had to deflate 2 bladders but all were released successfully. weather was 60 degrees but fish didn't move up after it got warmer we had a good trip anyway!!
      City: bay area

      Tips: Try reaction first then slow it down throw jigs, plastics, POST HERE

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 47-48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Pretty much same for me as the 2 previous posts. From 10am to 4pm fished all over main body using plastics (dropshotting and texas), jigs, and smaller swimbaits. No bites. Marked several stacks of fish deep at 60-70' on steep dropoffs off western shore but jigs didn't work. With the temp at the mouth of north fork at 46 I didn't try there.
      City: Penryn, CA

      Tips: Maybe better when weather changes in few days.

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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: As I read the previous post, I though to myself....did I already post a report? Almost an identical day. Fished main body including damn and peninsula with nothing in the well. Spent 10am-2pm on the water. One bite on a spinnerbait...could have been bottom/tree stump. Tried spinners, chatters, jerks, jigs, drop shots and swimbaits. Nada. Didn't meter much fish either which leads me to believe they are still hanging out in deeper water and waiting to move shallow. Water temp reached 51 at one point but no fish around.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: None here.

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on Saturday for 3 1/2 hrs from 12:30-4:00. Nothing, it has been awhile since I said that one. Not one bit today. fished main body near Mormon island/dyke 8 area(48-50degree) and pennesula(51-52degree), fished everywhere from 2ft-30ft. hit humps, island tops, brush piles, points. I tried too hard to get a reaction bit with the jerk bait LC ghost and shad colors. Senko, Swimbait, crankbait a no go. Even tried dragging a 1/2oz jig around too. I did not try drop shot or dart head. Looks like you need to stick with the dart head and drop shot until it gets warmer. I did not mark that many fish at all. Tells me they are stacked up when you find them. Kinda scary.
      City: El Dorado hills

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bite was extra mushy...dead sticking for extended periods of time was the key...winning weight in our club was 6.36 pounds with only 3 fish total...drop shot with 3 inch amber green with blue/red flakes and just let it sit there...hope it picks up soon
      City: Fremont

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Slow day with 3 in the boat 1.5, 2.25, 6.1
      all fish on drop shot. tried jigs in different colors, swim baits, tubes. We tried many spots on the lake and up river but no takers. Went back where we started and picked up 3 fish in 40 minutes and then that was it. Same place I caught 3 fish last week. All fish cauth in 35-45 feet.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: Keep your line wet...the bites will come.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 45-46.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished McCloud arm in vacinity of Hirz Bay. Water extremely cold, clearing with visibility of 3 to 8 feet. Bite very light and slow, no reaction bite, all fish on plastics. 12 keepers in boat, 2 fisherman.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Fish worms, senkos and light jigs very slooooowww!!

Friday, February 15th, 2008

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 49-51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 7:30- started with a Huddie with no takers or follows. Tried dartheads and brass n' glass with no takers. All fish came on jigs- brown and purple 1/2-3/4 oz. Final count was 6 fish in the 2-3 lb. range.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Don't wake up early- first fish came at 10:00 and the next 5 came between 12:00 and 2:00. Work jigs parallel to shore slowly. All fish came out of the front of coves near creek channels about 15-25ft deep. It did not matter whether the bank was in the sun or shade.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A better day of fishing today. Launched out of Markleys Cove and headed to narrows and started fishing rocky points and just followed the shore line and started cathing fish in 15-25 feet of water. We had come down the shore line to some fallen trees and cought our biggest fish (a 2-12 lmb long and skinny) with a texas rigged lizard in about 20 feet just dragging along the the lenght of the tree. Caught a total of 14 fish and missed about 8 others due to shirt bites steeling half the lure. Good day, a little breezy at times.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: We caught our fish using watermelon/red lizard, brush hogs, and brown jigs.

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

      Report: Plan to head out delta this Sunday. Any recommendation in the water? I heard jigs work out the best now. Hows the fishing now? its been good weather for two weeks and i would assume the bass should pick up now tho. Please share some information please. Where to try and what to use. Thanks. Just trying to have a good day in the water.

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

      Report: Windy when I left the S.f. valley but dead calm at the lake. Water is up and the main ramp is in use. Water was mid-50's and slightly stained. Started in the back of Chismahoo Creek and got 1 shallow bite on a Fatzee (2-1/2 in...brown wth black flake) on a darthead. Had 3 other bites all day, all on dropshot worms. Didn't get any fish in the boat. Talked to someone at the ramp who said the water temp dropped 3 degrees from 2 weeks ago. He didn't have any bites all day but a friend landed 2 from deep water. This was the day after a cold, hard north wind and things were definitely off.

      Tips: Be ready for tough boat inspections! I cleaned my boat thoroughly and barely made it. Clean everything including your hull. Fish deep and slow with green weenie and cinnamon brown/blue neon.