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Sunday, August 26th, 2007

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

      Report: fishing was very slow but put some big boys in the boat 6.7Lm and 5.8sm all on swimbaits early in the morning lots of fish in the 45 to 50 feet of water.
      City: cottonwood

      Tips: good luck and fish deep

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

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

      Report: Launched around 6:00 P.M. Only had two fish before the sun went down on a texas rig (no size). Bite picked up about an hour after the sun went down. Fished until midnight. Caught 10 fish after the sun went down (most in the 2 to 4 pound range). Had a big one break me off at the edge of the boat.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Texas rig a trick worm after the sun goes down. Don't be afraid to use 20 lb. line.

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

      Report: went out of B &W resort Had a reel good time Caught some really nice fish bigest went 5 lbs Found them in the tules with fast current and deep drop offs used senko and tubes 1/4 oz bullet lost couple of nice fish, hooks sets in larger fish came up short so went with other rod with heavy line and started landing some nice fish. all in all had a good time and find ing fish stacked up in some spots . 15 to 20 fish total was off the water at12;00
      City: Elmira Ca

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      Water Temp: 71-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Stockton Bass tourney, blasted off at safe light in search of our top water bite. Picked up the first five fish in about an hour and half if fishing. Two biggest fish came off frogs and splash its. The fish seemed to shut down fast and were VERY tight to the cover. You really had to get your frog back in the thick stuff. After about 9:30 the bite just seemed to vanish. We did not pick up another fish until 11:45 or so. Got on to a last minute frog pattern with about 15 mins left to fish. We culled three fish and had just enough weight to squeak out third place with 15lbs 10oz. I never thought that weight could have won us a check.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: You have to figure out how the fish want the frog, fast, slow, open water, mats ECT. Just try everything till you get one to blow it up.

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The Basin Bassmasters launched out of Ladd's at safe sun light and weight-in was at 1 pm. Five of nine teams came in with there limit. Most of the anglers stayed in the South end. Some bass were cought on buzz baits, frogs, brush hogs and also drop shot out side the weed lines on low tides. Big fish on a brush hog 7.69 and winning weight was 16.38 by two non-boaters that fished together. Cool morning and light winds changed the pattern for most of us.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: fish slow and out side the weed clumps

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Antiock area in protected grass spots. No fish over 4 but all sight fishing.Lots of fun.Senko's and Flutter CrawsA few fish you can actually make mad enough to strike but most you have to wait till there almost out of sight and then lead them a good chunk.
      City: Delta

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched early but couldn't find my rods(they got edited). Put my finger in the water to catch all my fish). They were all small (they got edited). edit, edit, edit, edit. NCBF get a life.
      City: editville

      Tips: Kiss butt and you won't get the edit treatment.

Friday, August 24th, 2007

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: high 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: If vaughn's email was a rebuttal to the previous guided trip trip, its understandable to me as a friend and I hired him many years ago and I never seen a guide worked so hard at catching fish for himself.There were also a few other things that made us decide we would never use him again.
      Anyways on to clear lake fishing. Fished for a couple of days and found it tough. Usually after a day, something start to makes sense, but couldn't figure anything out. Among the few numbers I boated a few of them looked to be post spawn. Big heads and little bodies. I know August seems way too late for that, but that would explain the tough bite. Talked to some others who caught bigger fish than I, but they also said there weren't many bites. Fished mostly the rattlesnake arm and enjoyed good weather. Ventured up to Lakeport and couldn't believed how far the weeds and mats extend out from shore. Limit Out tackle store said there was a good frog bite in the afternoon, but where do you start?
      City: orinda

      Tips: Wished I had some, but I don't. I'm hoping the fish will start feeding again, but right now they are not their usually aggressive selves.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 64-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I took out a father and son team Friday and had another great day on beautiful Lake Oroville. We started out in the North Fork throwing pop-r's and flukes. The flukes did better this day as the bass seemed to be less aggresive as in the past few days. They boated about 6 before we moved on. I did hear though, that spooks did well an the main body early. We then moved futher up the North Fork throwing tubes and rattle traps. Both caught fish and over the slot. With the sun straight up we moved down to main body where the clear sparkle tube worked real well. By 2pm. they had boated around 35 bass with 8 over the slot, 2 over 16.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Top water, we targeted bass on the surface. The banks from 1 ft to 20 feet produced bass. Rocks, shade lines and mud lines all were key targets.

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 72-73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Clr near dam, very stained at narrows. No smoke! No evidence of the fire. Conditions second ramp still in use but the third ramp is emerging and almost needed. Watch out for exposed new land near the water intake. Update! Money just came through for new launch ramp facility, construction this winter I hear. Found a couple of fish on rocks nr dam and a couple more in Cachuma. Using plastics on the walls.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70/75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED BACKENDS OF SLOUGHS IN SHERMAN LAKE USED SENKOS PLUS RATTLE TRAPS ANYWHERE I COULD FIND SIX /TEN FEET OF WATER ME AND MY PARTNER CAUGHT AND RELEASED BETWEEN 20/25 FISH UP TO FOUR PDS
      City: ANTIOCH

      Tips: FISH EDGES OF HYACIN AND WEEDS WITH THE DEEPER WATER GETTING THE EDGE WITH RATTLE TRAPS RED/CHROME AND RED PEPPER SENKOS

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched out of rivers end in south delta at 7:30am,picked up 1-2lb keepers on senkos and blades,started to throw crawdad speed trap on back end of islands around woodward and picked up a thug going 10-8 made my day!!

      Tips: look for any shade during mid day fish seem to be stacked there

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Taylor and Sandmound till noon. Drop shot with very big baits worked on larger fish. Got plenty and salted Little Franks.
      City: Ceres`

      Tips: All the releases around Russos makes a fish factory, go there for big fish and quantities.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 75-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out at 7am from Browns Ravine, lake is incredibly low!
      Decided to throw big baits for big agressive fish. It work, at about 8:30, around the mouth of NY creek, boated a 4# 5oz Spotted, the bait, a 7 inch roboworm on a darthead. Caught only one other fish about 1.5 pounds on a Chatterbait. Also saw a lot of fish under the old Bridge but could not make 'em bite. The water there was about 60 degrees...
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Fish close to the bank, really close!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 75-79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The Redwood Empire Bass Club night tournament was held last Saturday from 6p.m to 12 p.m. It was a tough bite with only three teams(13 teams fished) catching limits. The winners: 1st. with 13.88lbs was the team of Paul Facio & Diane Warner with second big fish at 5.57lbs. caught by Paul,2nd. with 13.68lbs. was the team of Jerod Adams & Jim Cottom and 3rd. with 13.06lbs was the team of Steve Adams & Matt Ellingsworth with big fish of 5.82lbs. caught by Steve. It was windy to start and most of the bass were caught with shallow speedtraps, medium cranks and deep diving DD22's. After dark the fish were caught on brushhogs,jigs,worms and yes more crankbaits.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: The Redwood Empire Bass Club is welcoming new members to fish with us. Our next tournament is September 22nd at Clear Lake. You can sign up at our next meeting at 7p.m. on September 12th at the Rohnert Park Community Center on the corner of Rohnert Park Expressway and Snyder Lane. For more info log onto rebc.net or call me at 707.758.5762.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Also forgot to mention our first trip last week to franks. Tough bite for us but did hook my biggest fish ever. She got me caught up in the tullies and came off. Probably close, if not bigger than 10, on drop shot.
      City: manteca

      Tips: Dont ever use 8lb test for delta drop shot!! bad mistake.

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      Water Temp: approx. 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Second time ever out of russos yesterday and the topwater bite is finally coming back due to the warmer days weve been having. Fished isoated clumps of grass in middle of franks with no success. Moved towards sandmound to punch some mats also with no success. Fished main channel rock walls and picked up a few dinks and a striper on rattle traps. Finally fished inside sandmound on deep tullies and flipped a couple decent fish. The shade moved in at about 700pm and started throwing the frog out of the wind. Caught one good one to about 4lbs that came unbuttoned. Threw it right back in the same hole and caught one just over 6. two minutes later, partner caught another over 4. That was it besides a couple of smaller fish on buzzbaits.
      City: manteca

      Tips: topwater is coming back!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Need to be a "G"? Are you G for Gay?

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 64-73

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I took an uncle and nephew team out Wed. It was the first time the 14 year old went bass fishing and being from New York City he was pretty excited to learn how to catch some bass. They caught several bass on top water first thing in the morning. We moved up the North Fork to fish the walls and banks throwing tubes,blades and crank bait. With 56 bass,9 over with 3 at 16 + and being 2pm it was time to head in.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: The useual pop-r's in shad colors, we focused on sight fishing for forageing bass. They also hooked some on flukes. On the banks we focused on shade lines and rocky walls, throwing willow leaf blade and shad color skirts. The crank bite was soft today but still added numbers to the day. The tube bite was the most produtive. Using craw, motor oil, and clear sparkle tubes.

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Everybody I talk to says the bite has slowed. And it has, but some bigger fish have been on for me. New PB, 25lb limit with a 7lb kicker that just spawned out. skinny. HUGE head and mouth. If she was healthy she would have been over 10. Got a couple 4's that should have been 3's, but they were full!! Lately makes up for all the days everybody else gets em and I get a bunch of minnows.

      Tips: Not til after the weekend tourneys.