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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: For the last week and a half I've been concentrating on the Delta, what a great fishery. Although I thought it was awesome down there it was good to be back on my home lake again. Today I took out a couple of young military vets. It was great to have a lot of laughs with these guys. The moon was almost full last night so I knew the morning bite would be just a little bit better than the afternoon. We fished just half a day and had around 20 bass with 6 over.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Since it was a short day, I did not try a lot of different things, just tubes. I knew they would work and they did. Clear sparkle color Gitzit is a go to lure. From 1 ft. to 30 ft.

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Out late (10:30am) Started throwing a chart/purple crank first fish on second cast, kept on working wind blown banks, a fish here, a fish there, most of em on a white/blue shad pattern crank. Moved to rock banks on south area, lots of hits on the crank anywhere from 2 to 15 feet. When bite slowed down, at about 1 pm, switched to a pumpking 5" DT Hula grub on a 1/4 oz football head, the results where amazing lots of fish (about 20), best one about 3#, best 5 for 13#. The note of the day: 2 Chanel cats, one 10# one 3.5# both hit the hula grub like a pile of bricks. Also tried ripping, spinners, CR Lizards and dropshots with no luck.
      A very fun day. I have forgoten what a pain in the neck it was to throw the boat in the water without a dock and without getting wet.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Go out have fun. pay atention to shady side of big boulders, big stumps, fallen trees, etc.

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

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

      Report: HEY JIHN WHY DONT YOU POST HERE ANYMORE?
      City: MOUNTAIN VIEW

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This past weekend it was pretty windy at the lake. Saturday I fished the west side
      of the lake and wasn't able to cross over to the east side because of the white caps.
      Nothing worked really well. When we noticed our first boil of fish Lonny threw a
      top water lure (Pop R) and he landed his first bass I'm not quite sure which was
      bigger the lure or the bass. He mastered casting the Pop R and enjoyed the blow ups
      on the lure. Due to the weather conditions we headed for a quite cove and finished
      out the day with topwater and brass and glass. We were looking forward to trying the
      east side of the lake on Sunday but as we headed out that way the conditions were
      worst then the day before so we decided to fish Capell Cove. We went all the way to
      the back where it was a little more sheltered but still pretty windy. We threw brass
      and glass into the trees along the shore. We landed a few bass but no size to speak
      of. The fish seemed to be off bite but it was still fun. 'til next week................good
      fishing!!!!!!!!!!!!! www.fishingconnection.net If you have any stories you would like
      to share please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: Napa

      Tips: it will happen soon,fish all over the meter BUT they did not want to cooperate

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and I went down to the delta today to target stripers. Incoming tide all morning. I caught a 7.2lb Striper in Franks Tract on a rattletrap. This was the only keeper we caught all day. We saw about six stripers in the 5 to 7lb range caught by other boaters in the Franks area throughout the day. It was not red hot but still a lot of fun.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Look at the previous report for tips. All I know is, if you through a rattletrap long enough you'll run into a striper.

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      Water Temp: didnot check

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of wimpys, slid own to horseshoe and sycamore area. Thanks to (Dobyn's Rods) spinning, 702 model, 1/4 oz jigs(woochie jigs). Caught some nice fish on jigs and basstrix(ayu) 6", 6/0 hook. Plenty of fish on reaction and slow presentation. Dopbyn's rod had the power and the sensitivity to get the job done(KUDOS).
      City: sac

      Tips: Try reaction and slow presentation, sometimes both work well.

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Water very low,got in at noon with Quency Malone. Winds blowing at 20-30 mph so reaction bait, rip baits on rocky banks with red dirt. Also found bass with a Capt Jack's Jigs "Perch" color in 2-15 ft, most off the bank. Not all windy banks had fish. Just crank or rip down the banks and you will find the bass. Our best 5 went 12.5 lbs
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: have fun and leave the bass

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

      Report: Fished about 4 hours today and caught 10 fish. Best 5 went just over 13lbs. All fish were taken on my own hand poured worms it was my first time ever using them and they worked great. The weed die off is in full swing. I spent the day fishing the mid-lake area mainly focusing on weeds and tules.

      Tips: Pressure, pressure, pressure. Man there were a TON of boats out pre-fishing today. Be advised that the lake level is VERY low so be careful out there.

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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished north end .Got 12-15 fish on a flickshake worm to 3#,and a couple nice 4#ers on a 7"senko
      City: Lakeport

      Tips: small weed clumps

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took a two day trip- total for two days was about 35 fish to 2 lbs. No reaction bite- everything came on 1/8 oz. dartheads with 6" pro worms (color 64SPF) and Senkos. I lost my $85 8" Triple Trout in the Mocassin area.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: The fish seem to be feeding on presentations above, not below. I don't know the lake so we didn't did not get to dropshot any offshore structure.

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

      Report: launched out of jones valley. fairly windy.
      went up the pit arm. marked alot of fish. I wore my favorite steeler visor.
      while fishing with no hits, the fish all rose to the surface and commented on how nice my hat was.
      In-furiated, i said "bite me!!!..
      They did't......
      City: redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: SLOW.......a few fish were caught on large jigs in trees, but nothing consistent. Still can't get a reaction bite going, maybe as water cools things will get going. Spoke with a couple of other anglers who also had a slow day. Water color was better after all of the rain.
      City: S

      Tips: Wait for cooler water...

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

      Report: This lake is so clear you can see for the bottom in 20+ feet of water. Fished from 0700 to 1400, all over the lake. Just one small bass when trolling from one area to another. Basically no other fisherpersons on the lake but us. I guess we didn't get the memo....
      City: Redding

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 61 to 66 throug

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The water is way down and has a lot of bare tree tops sticking up. These places looked good for bass but no luck. We boated 5 small bass and 4 trout while fishing for bass. The trout went for white spinnerbaits in the tree tops and were caught first thing in the AM. Once the sun started hitting the water, the trout bite stopped for us. Some trollers were catching trout through the day. The bass bite didn't really happen but the ones we did catch were near steep rocky walls in shady areas on small minnow imitating baits on a drop shot.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: beware of a snaggy bottom. I lost a lot of tackle.

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 67 ,VERY WINDY

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: REACTION BAITS AM,CRANKS,JERK BAITS,THEN GO TO POINTS AND FISH OUT IN DEEP WATER,ALSO RIVER LEDGE,SET IN 21 FEET AND THROW OUT AND BRING UP THE LEDGE,FISH ARE SETTING RIGHT AT BOTTOM OF LEDGE,ALL YOU WILL FEEL IS WEIGHT,IF YOU CAN FIND MOSS PADS OF THE BANK WORK FROGS AM.SOME 3LBERS BUT MOST WERE 12 TO 15OZ FISH,BUT WERE KEEPERS
      City: LA CANADA

      Tips: REACTION AM,THEN GO DEEEEEEEEP.JIGS 1/4OZ,YAMAMOTO,WATER MELLON-RED FLAKE.DARK RED CRANKS,JERK BAITS AM.THE FISH CAUGHT IN DEEP WATER YOU WILL NEED TO BLEED AIR BLADDERS OR WHEN YOU RELEASE THE FISH THEY WILL DIE THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GO DOWN, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a mini tourney between friends. only 3 boats, but each boat had 3 people in it (too many people, not enough boats). So basically just 3 teams, best 5 win from a boat takes all. We were catching fish, but nothing worth bragging about. I did land a nice 6lber cranking false river. thought i had a nice pattern going until the current and wind combo had my boat all over the place. it was pretty tough holding on to areas to fish slowly. The other boats didnt catch much, and they even "cheated" by using live minnows. So it was a small victory for our team...
      City: el cerrito

      Tips: Fish are really fat in the belly, reaction bites are good when you find that one school. stuck with tullie berms that had quick access to deep water. caught almost all on cranks. Anything with chartreuse worked for me.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 63-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We started fishing by the dock had to put new bunks on the boat so i had my son start fishing and didnt catch anything. Then we went up the north fork and found tons of bait and my son caught one on a hula grub dragging it on the bottom. the color was brown. only one fish today my son skunked me but its ok.
      City: roseville

      Tips: fish slow and if theres bait there fish and paint your jig heads brown it resimbles a cradad better

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: low 60s

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Shasta Friday PM, Saturday AM and PM with my partners Rich and Steve. Got 8 fish in the boat both Friday and Sat am, and got 25+ in the boat on Sat pm. Reaction baits of all types were working. Best fish about 2.5 lbs. Most fish keepers. Had a good set of fishing.
      City: Redding

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

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

      Report: On the water a little late missed the morning bite. Did not seem to matter the bite was on untill around 1pm. Tried the topwater first 5 fish the first hour all 2-3.5lbs. Switched over to a spinnerbait and the Voo-Doo size was'nt that great but they were just slaming the bait to hard to put down. Over 20 fish on the spinnerbait and Voo-Doo all 1.5 -2.5lbs.5 best at 13lbs. Tried worming for a little nothing worth mentioning. If we could get some stable weather before the water cools too much this lake will take off.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Stayed with the reaction mostly all day the active fish are still vary scattered. They were very keyed in on shad so all baits used were shad colored. Topwater used was a Vixen on main lake grass a little deepwater close helped. The water was very clear in some areas and I could see that the fish were realy stuck to the grass no grass no bass, at least in the shalow water fished no deeper than 10 feet all day.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Here are some striper tips,
      I have read recent reports and this may help some of you.
      I DID FISH A WEEK AGO AND IT WAS GOOD ON INCOMING TIDE AND SLOW ON OUT GO,THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CURRENT OR TIDE FLO THAT DAY.
      City: elk grove

      Tips: Here are some things to think of.
      Stripers like current,if it's not moving find a better spot.
      Stripers like when current is blowing into a bank forcing food into the bank much like a big large mouth ,they can corral the bait easier this way.
      Try topwater in the A.M spooks and pencil popers will get bites.
      Do not set the hook untill your rod loads up!!!!!Some fish may swirl 2 or 3 times before crushing your bait.
      If you fish like this 20-25lb test or 65lb braid is best you need 3to4x strong hooks and better split rings to handle the very possible fall monster that may crush your bait.
      Top water is your best chance for a big one>>>>

      Now for some action rattle traps and small swim baits will work well right now.
      Fish 1to10ft of water.
      Use 10-15lb line.
      Fish bays Franks,Sherman,BIg Break,Mildred Island
      Fish Rivers and sloughs San juaqine,Mokulmne,Beaver,Hog,Potatoe slough.
      Parralell tule or rock banks.
      Throw in and around weed beds.
      colors:
      Rattle trap crome when sunny and water is clear.
      Chartruese or white when cloudy or muddy water.
      Swim baits shad colors or chartruese colors will work.

      Spooning will work too right now 1.5 oz perk minnow trout or chrome and black or blue.
      10-30ft.
      Use 15lb test.
      Spoons,Rattle Traps,Swim baits will catch more fish average 1-10lbs with a occasional big one.

      The big key is you must have bait if your not marking bait,leave and find some!!!!
      Look for Birds diving that tells you stripers are pushing the bait up to the surface.
      You may see stripers boil at this point throw a swim bait in there and hang on..

      Guys please think before blasting your boat full speed to feeding Stripers if you ease up on them we can all catch more fish instead of scattering the bait and having to wait for the bait to re ball up to begin hammering them again.
      THis is way frustrating last week a boat did this several times in one area where there was alot of fish, sure you catch one or two quick ones like this but ive caught 25-30 fish in a spot if the bait dosent get scatterd by our boats.
      Please ease up and respect other fishermen.

      They are gorging on shad think shad..

      If you are not a lure caster

      Fish in the bays with cut bait,
      Fish on sand bars or ledges.
      slider rig will cath a bunch.

      Troll with big rapalas.

      The biggest thing is please let go any fat plump female stripers as they are the future of this fantastic fall oppertunity.

      If you use bait use big hooks so you dont kill little fish that would tend to swallow the hook.

      hope this helps some of you..

      well time to sleep im off to the delta in the morning.

      Black Nitro if you see me ask and I will help you..

      good luck.