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Sunday, December 30th, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the markley cove and the narrows from 11:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M. Managed to catch (3) small ones very deep. Can't wait until spring!!!!
      City: W.sac

      Tips: Boring pattern. Deep and drag. The lake is low good time to eyeball structure. I noted several exposed island tops.

      Caught fish dropshotting worms and draging darter head with kreepy crawler and

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: we went out today and got nothing but a salmon on a fire tiger little cleo spoon in capell cove by the timber. we threw rapala dt-16's and lucky craft d-20 and only got one bite but missed him. water was gin clear. we tried drop shotting robo's and kastmasters but still nothing. anybody know where the fish are? what should I use to catch them?

      Tips: I don't know much about the fishing right now. I need help.

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

      Report: That's the best,healthiest pair of 10 lbers i've ever lay eyes on . Who ever put that photo on the photo gallery is one lucky sucker.
      City: modesto

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 9am to 2pm to get schooled by my brother he caught 5 to my 3 on jigs, drop shot worms and C-rigged Senkos. Biggest was almost 2 pounds on drop shot. Missed several other bites on jig.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish SLOW!!!!! Jigs were brown/pumpkin and shad color plastics for drop shot and watermelon senkos

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished from noon to 4 fish in one 50yd stretch and nada everywhere else. Weather 47 degrees with not even a breeze. Breeze came up at 3:30 and temps dropped and it was time to go home and check out history with the Patriots. At least they were successful.
      City: orinda

      Tips: Caught one fish shallow on a crank and missed a shallow fish on a senko. The other fish came on splitting a brushog at 15'. Didn't mark any bait nor fish. Keep moving til you get bit than slow down.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: It was cold and overcast for most of the day, threw most of what was in the boat today and could get bit. I was fishing in my club buddy's boat and we were searching mostly deep water with just a few bites. Ran into other club friends, they were able to pick up a few decent fish in the weed line on jigs. The key seems to be hitting them on the nose.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: Devil Mountain Bassmasters meets this Wednesday 7:00 at legends and heroes pub at the diablo Creek golf course in Concord. If you love bass fishing and want to have a group of friends that love fishing too. Devil mountain is the place to be. www.dmbass.com

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a few hours, nothing but trout chasing drop-shot worms to the surface when reeling in. Hit a rock pile with the prop on the way in. Lake is getting dangerously low and contrary to the previous post, is not gaining 1ft of water a day. Check http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryDaily?s=FOL for daily lake levels.

      Needless to say, we're done with Folsom until Spring runoff fills the puddle.
      City: Carmichael

      Tips: Don't launch at Folsom until water levels come up again.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: F-n-cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Those guys suck!
      City: St. Rose

      Tips: Don't fish, stay home. The water is too cold.

Friday, December 28th, 2007

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

      Report: David, I would get off the main river and look for some dead end sloughs,bays, or marina's. The water in these areas might be a degree or two warmer than the main river and are more likely to hold bait. Your lures are cool! The only thing that I would do differently is. Instead of a crankbait. I would slow-roll a spinnerbait or yo-yo a lipless crankbait to cover water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Find baitfish!!!

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 57 (i think)

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Casitas as usual looking for some fish. Started chucking the swimmy and had a couple followers. 1 had to be a pig, the thing must have gone a good 8-10 inches...about the same size as my bait...lol...

      Moved to the points and tossed the dropshot for 3 fish. Got two on back to back casts. Gave up after an hour of no bites. Started on the ice jig and pulled a crappie followed by a trout 30 minutes later. No bass.

      End of the day I catch one more on the carolina rig. 4 fish were all about 2 lbs
      City: Westlake

      Tips: Got all 4 fish in about 25 feet of water of minor points

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing went pretty well today.Thought the front moving threw might get the bite going.Well that plan did'nt work out as soon as it showed up the bite stoped, but the bite in the morning was on. It was a smallmouth day with 15 smallmouth all together and 4 largmouth. All fish cought on main lake points, ledges and flats. In 18-25ft deep. Best 5 at 11.5lbs.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: The turn over is starting to happen and has the fish broke up. Quite a few are suspending and not grouped up. Used the crankbait to find areas holding fish then fished the mojo rigged plactics.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well guys I'm back and eager to hear some more advice on catching these less than willing, lathargic bass. They continue to be hiding from me which leads me to believe the obvious, I'm doing something wrong!! Please help a desperate angler that refuses to give up hope. I did manage to swing a 6.5lber in the boat a couple of weeks ago and that fish keeps my hopes alive. I know that it is cold and the bass don't move far. I've been drop-shotting, dragin jigs, and praying for a crankin bite. These are the three main approaches that I have been using in the south delta. Anyone with more knowledge than I, please let me know anything that will help in leading me to success! Color selection, methods, areas to fish, water clarity, etc????? I appreciate all of your advice. Thank you and stay warm!!!
      City: stockton

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This report is a compilation of 12/27 and 12/30....I had a good morning on the 27th as I got up late and caught fish almost imediately. All on spoons and ice jigs from 40 to 60 feet. On the 30th things were tougher...the bait was lower and the skies were blue...went out late on the 30th> 9:00 ish and came home early 1:00 ish with 3 bites deep on spoons and no other takers or followers. I caught the 9 pounder that Kipp was refering to and it was a kick in the rear because I have not thrown a swimbait up until this time at Casitas all year....WHY??? The conditions have not been favorable until this day. At 3:00 in the afternoon the skies were dark/ the wind was blowing/ and I hadn't gotten a tap on a spoon in hours. I got to a prime looking spot and drug out the swimbait rod and tied up a Huddleston. On my fifth cast much to my surprise a had a tick. I reeled down and swept hard and I was on...After about 10 seconds I realised that my Calcutta 400 had broken something and it's positve stop or whatever was toast which allowed me to reel in two directions(not good) ...I got her to the boat and after a few scary moments I got my thumb in her mouth and had her in the boat. A really, really killer beautiful fish without a mark on her and bright silver/green. I didn't mess her up at all with my hook as I was so slow on the hookset that it was embedded in the lower lip but only just past the barb and it was an easy yank to get the 3/0 out....I fished a bit more but had to take her in and back to where I caught her for release as my battery on my scale was acting funny....I weighed 9 lb. 3 0z. the marina had her at 9....I'll take it!!!! I fished the swimbait for 3 hours on the 30th but no takers. I did catch 3 spoon fish but that bite seems to be tougher not better.Good luck to all and this upcoming storm is a godsend for those who would like to catch a serious swimbait fish as it REALLY REALLY helps to have the skies darkened up and some wave action going on. Just because YOU are uncomfortable believe me when I say it all goes away in an instant once you grab that fish by the lips.
      City: Ojai

      Tips: For the deep bite the meter is king....no marks no fish...here today gone tomorrow/here one minute gone the next. You have to move around until you and the circumstances = the right stuff...Shallow is as shallow does....quick first light and you have to be in the right spot or famine....I hope everyone has a great 08 and writes a report for us. Thanx Kipp as it all helps us guys who don't get out much...

      Rip

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      Water Temp: Didn't look

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Was on the water at gate opening. Most people I saw were either catching shad or buying shad off a couple kids at the dock. Kind of funny but ran into more than one boat with live shad and they were still not catching anything.

      Hit the sunken island first and caught three fish, one worm, one fluke, one Hula. Thought it was going to be a great day. That was it, all the usual spots were desserts, no marks at all. Too much shad in some spots so avoided. Rational, spots with out shad would hit something else, but places with out shad were so empty, not a single mark!

      The three fish were in 1-5 foot of water. Saw fish boiling in the morning almost on shore on the sunken island. (wanted to throw a top water but did not) Later saw no action, even going to the same spots I hit in the morning, like things went deep in the afternoon.

      Did see a guy get a 9 on swim bait. Guess I will try that next time, some day I will get one on a swim bait.

      Back to house chores, not sure I can get back out to after the new year

      Tips: None, fish are deep and shallow, guess experience will prevail!

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched out of Holland, first cast Holland Harbor sign at corner of old River got a 5lb+ LM.... rip baits for about 5 hours in and around Disco Bay got about 15 fish, only 2 stripers (small).

      Tips: rip baits and rattle traps.

Monday, December 24th, 2007

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      Water Temp: 46-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 9:00 am and started throwing drop shots in 30 ft. Caught 4 fish all 2lb range. Then moved up into the north arm and continued to throw drop shots and texas rigged worms. Caught 5 more fish in 20 feet of water on the right side. Moved over the the left side and brother lands a CFW 6 pounder! Decided after that to head home because 6 pounders at CFW are few and far between!
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: Drop shots and texas rigged purple robo worms worked best for us. Fish are just sucking the worm up and holding it so make sure your line is tight. I am going to keep throwing the drop shot deep for those 6 pounders..

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water about 10 a.m. and went straight to Station Canyon. Metered bait in the 50-60 foot range and using a tip on this site began spooning with Hopkins spoons and Ice Jigs (silver/blue.) Caught 5, with the largest around 4 lbs. Used a hypodermic needle to deflate and all fish swam back down. After about an hour the bite stopped and we went searching all over the lake without much success. Went back to Station Canyon but the bait was gone and the wind came up hard out of the northeast. Never did find any more active fish and the wind became unbearable by 4 p.m. Metered lots of fish on points and banks but couldn't get them to bite drop shot worms or jigs.

      Tips: Finding concentrations of bait was the key. A tip found on this site really put us into the fish.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished saturday night and monday afternoon.The night trip was short but sweet,as i proceeded to spank em on a crankbait,(rap dt-10)I stuck two fours and a fiver and a few mors smaller ones,also ripped a nice 2+ on the staysee.Today was kinda tuff though,ripping was the only way I could get bites.stuck a 3 on my second cast and a 2 about a half hour later.hedded over to boatworks area and busted out my wole bag of tricks and couldent get bit.went back to Jago and ripped a 4 and a 4+ within an hour ,I hardely ever ripp quality fish like this. what a blast!
      City: lower lake

      Tips: rip the hell out of your staysee like ten times and pause for at least 5 seconds and resume.the jig and soft plastic bite has sucked for me the past few trips.have fun

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      Water Temp: 45 to 49.0

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Live bait crawdads & large minnows are taking bass in 8 to 15 feet of water. Jig fishing and swimbait 7 drop shotting are taking a back seat to live bait. The father & son team of andy & jared anderson of madera caught bass on crawdads in 8 to 10 feet of water near rock piles on saturday biggest bass was 4 pounds. A second planting of trout was done last week but not many anglers are trying from the bank or trolling for them. Traffic is very light and lake is stable ramps are both open. 559-689-3255
      City: kerman ca

      Tips: Having alot of patience this time of year helps.

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51 Deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 1 fish caught early, 3 lb large mouth, no good bite otherwise. Cold on lake until around noon.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Hold on to your rods well...