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Sunday, August 19th, 2007

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got there at 1 went to a dock threw worms nothing.
      then went to borchard and was using a swim senko and caught a 2 lbs.
      City: ventura

      Tips: in the morning use a spook then at 11 start to use worms

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

      Report: Got a nice 3-lb LM bass with a white spinnerbait and my nightcrawlers got me many nibbles and a 2-lb LM bass at Alder Point.
      City: Richmond

      Tips: Look for tullies and weedlines and use spinnerbaits, senkos, and crankbaits. When all fail, use nightcrawlers.

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

      Report: Fished on Sunday after a slow guided trip on Sat. We found them yesterday on rock walls with 15 fish to the boat in 2hrs (even with sideways hooksets") and not being a graduate of "hook-set university". Rocks were the key 10-15ft in the AM in shaded areas- plastics on stand-up jig heads were key.
      City: Roseville

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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fought the elements again Sat (wind) trying to teach clients new spots and help them catch bass. At least the wind let up a little after 12 noon. We fished the Clear Lake arm mostly and found a few areas to tuck away a bit. The problem with wind is that it really concentrates the boats - slowing the bite some. We got a few 2 pounders in the boat on Yamamoto Kreature baits, though we should have had many more. I suggested that one of my clients attend a hook-setting school at Westernbass University - whereever that is!!!!! He missed fish after fish - including a near 5 pounder in the afternoon in which his hookset hit me in the belly. I tried to get out of the way but diving in the water was the only option and I passed on that! I again gently (I think!) advised against a sideways hookset! Overhead - into the body hooksets are best - and guides will remain nice guys!!!! He did land a nice 3 1/2 pounder shortly before and his partner also lost a nice bass near the boat - 3 1/2 to 4 lbs. About 10 am, on a green pumpkin 8" worm, I stuck a typical summer fish I thought. She was a little better than that - a little over 5 lbs. In fact, green pumpkin became the best color for most of the plastics we threw. Several bass were caught from 17 to 25 feet deep. Though our numbers wern't very good and we had a possibility of maybe a 20 lb limit, we settled for a 16-17 lb limit and hopefully some help on fishing skills and reading structure for the clients.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: It is had to evaluate a trip like this as clients sometimes are very excited and maybe on edge when fishing with a guide. Sometimes their skills arn-t up to normal and I try never to be hard on anyone - though the jokes will fly!!!! I really felt the amazing drop in water temp and recent movements of the bass have taken a toll on the bite. As demonstrated in the last report, someone always gets into them at Clear Lake and that's what helps make it a great lake. One should be willing to adjust more these days and never give up! The bass are still there - and the shad are getting to the eatin' size!!

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Folsom Bass fished. 22 boats of eager fisherman.Blast off safe lite great expectations.Vern my draw for the day and I headed off to some deep docks out of the wind. We had a nice limit by 7:30. Jumper around looking for rock piles but they all had a boat on the good ones. Picked up a 5+ lber on Rattlesnake . The bite for me was throw it out and don't move it.We came in with 15 1/2 lbs. Count to 10 and lift slow. They would be there like spotted bass. The winning weight was 31 lbs by a team that drop shotted there limit???? They should ban drop shotting on clear lake. It's a power lake? Sat Bonner got a 10+ on a spinner bait for a real nice check. It was the Elk Grove tournament. Winners had 20 lbs. Sat was very windy again. 20+ mph. Yet they were skiing behind race boats at 70+mph right in front of the red budd ramp? How crazy can you be.
      City: orangevale

      Tips: Throw everything at them. wake baits, frogs, spooks, fish whatever you enjoy and hang on. I like tubes and jigs. They both worked for me. Red craw worms drop shot worked for the winners.Frogs were working saturday but not sunday? Call bob at limit out tackle for current info. Water temp is going down already? Lake level is about bottomed out.The algie bloom isn't quite as bad but the wind and cold weather help there. Felt funny wearing heavy jacket on clear lake in Aug?

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and i are heading down to clear lake tthis thursday and we are wondering how the bite has been? There hasn't been as many reports on here as usual. How about the night bite? I heard it as pretty good a couple of weeks ago. We are thinking the night bite should be pretty good withe the full moon coming up this weekend. Are there any big fish being caught anymore? I have fished down there for a few years now, and any information would be great. What end of the lake should we fish, North or South and if its not to much to ask what type of structure should we look for? Rocks, docks, pads, etc?
      City: medford

      Tips: Thanks for any help we appreciate it.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i caught 4 bass early in the norning from 8 to 10 am on wacky worm. 2 small one 2 lber and one 4.5 lber. them about 1:00 caught another2 pounder on a rat l trap chrome blue back
      City: p

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished for a while with some buddys and caught 2 small dinks in about 5 min on a drop shot in the south lake. no one else hooked up, my buddy lost one on a jig. there are big fish in there but if every one keeps the big fish the will not exist for much longer, CATCH, ADMIRE, AND PUT IT BACK!!!!! if you wanna keep a fish keep the small 1 or 2 pounders, give em a chance to grow!!!! and why would you want to eat anything from that lake anyway? at this rate the fishing in merced is going to be nonexistant if people keep on keeping the fish from there!! the spawns are to small and only happen every few years in this lake. SO STOP KEEPING FISH A$$ HOLES!!!!!!!
      City: pacifica

      Tips: TIGHT LINES ><{{}}*> AND REALSE IF YOU CATCH

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for some night fishing and was dissapointed when I never got a hit. The tide was out and the bite was off. I tried black buzz baits, jigs, blades, ect. Nothing. My last night trip was a 20 fish night. I guess the tide and a full moon really makes a better trip. Just when you think you have them figured out they let you know who is really in charge.
      City: S.L.

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the columbia cut in the tules with a frog pitching way in the back finding some fish with low tide. cranked out side the weed line, also texas riged a brush hog in green pumkin.
      After most of the blow ups I backed it up with a Capt Jack Jig in Green Pumkin with green , purple flake or a Senko. Fished the riff raff around the rocks with sticks and tules.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: put the Jig or frog way in the back

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Yeah, I used the big ones today and at slack high I tore em up with them.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Japan is ruling the Delta.

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

      Report: LAUNCHED AT MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY FROM McCLURE PT. WENT TO THE DAM SOUTH SIDE FISHED 100 YD.AREA FROM DAM TO POINT LANDED 1 AT 2.00 A.M.SPOTTED 3.0LBS AT 4.30A.M.LANDED 1 LARGEMOUTH 5.4LBS CAUGHT A LOT OF 12-14 INCH HAD A GREAT TIME TRY NIGHT FISHING WITH RUBBER WORMS,DROP SHOTTING WITH 7 IN POWER WORMS.
      City: MERCED

      Tips: BE CAREFUL DRIVING YOUR BOAT AT NIGHT MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON.GOD BLESS AND FISH.

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: >?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went to the lake today and caught a ton of those tiny bass. Caught some that were around 10 inches and also had some follows that ranged from 12-15 inches. No hits from them though. Altogether my bro and I caught thirty or so. Nice day, but most were small. Caught them on everything from rapalas to spinnerbaits to buzzbaits to worm and bobber.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: WEEDS

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: the day started slow,first fish came on a senko in rainbow laminate along the rocky bank of hyw 299 near the whiskey creek bridge,a nice 2.4 spot then next 3 came from the rocky dam area
      on a darthead watermelon yamamoto kreature bait
      very windy boat control tough off the water by 10 am
      City: redding

      Tips: be slow and deliberate,patience is a virtue
      tight lines a must

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: the day started slow,first fish came on a senko in rainbow laminate along the rocky bank of hyw 299 near the whiskey creek bridge,a nice 2.4 spot then next 3 came from the rocky dam area
      on a darthead watermelon yamamoto kreature bait
      very windy boat control tough off the water by 10 am

      Tips: be slow and deliberate,patience is a virtue
      tight lines a must

Friday, August 17th, 2007

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water about 800am. The usual North Fork hitting random points and coves. Several nice fish on Yum Dingers and Topwater baits. Never spending too much time in one area, hit some fish, move and come back later for a couple more.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: Trust your radar! Find the schools and head for shore!

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

      Report: Please DO NOT use live bait, it kills the smaller fish that you would otherwise release if not deep hooked. Please release all BIG fish. Please only harvest the medium sized fish and then only what you will DEFINITELY eat. Please DO NOT retain 18lbs of fish per outing, that is just too much. Thank you and Tight lines.
      City: Jackson

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just to throw fuel on the fire. My friend caught a 30lb bag on Sunday just fun fishing. All were caught on texas rig lizards. It was his first 30 bag.
      City: san bruno

      Tips: Take a guide trip and learn something.

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: spent a half day in and around Frank's Tract. Slow day on numbers, but nice fish. Two 6's a 43/4 and a 3. One on a red Japanese lipless crank and the rest on black and red jigs. Super skallow.
      City: lodi

      Tips: no tips- I'm an old grey beard that has not yet figured out how to catch consistant big fish.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took a rare day off from work Thursday and hit Clear Lake at first light. Was very windy at Red Bud. Kept my fingers crossed hoping the wind wouldn't get much worse. Oh well, by 10am the main body wasn't safe to travel on, even on a 21 footer. Been to the lake on many windy days, but not this bad. Maybe should have packed up and relaunched up north? Did manage to catch about 15 fish by 10am. Nothing bigger than 3lbs. Senkos in green pumpkin variety worked well. Had 2 nice strikes on swim baits; saw each of the 2 fish come to the top a spit the bait back out. Seems they were hitting it short; just grabbing the tail.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: If Red Bud is super windy consider launching in the north end.