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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

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

      Report: caught another one today 1.5 lb small but it just adds another one to my list.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: reel in slow

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

      Report: Wed went out down south hoping to get on the swimbait bite again. The mood of the fish definately changed for me. Got a few 2-3 lbrs and could tell they weren't eating it right. Boated a 4 and she was barely hooked. Started seeing a lot of followers and rolls that missed. I dropped two 5's and another decent one about 4. I watched a 5-6lbr come up and bump the bait with it's nose but didn't try to eat it. This was getting frustrating. Finally stuck what I thought was a toad, huge boil, the drag even slipped a little. Turned out to be a 5 with the bait stuck on the back of its head. Being the swimbait rookie that I am, I failed to make the right adjustments. Finished the day tossing a swim toad in shallow grass at low tide and got a bunch of 1-2lbrs. Best five about 15lbs. Thurs went to the Break and started w the swimbait again. The fish were eating it beter but no bigguns, 2-3lbrs. About noon I'd had enough. Saw some cheese and picked up my frog rod, bam, bam, bam, they were on it, and eating it real good. More 2-3lbrs and one decent one that weighed 4.15. Gotta love froggin the mats! Got a few sight fishing w a drop shot but I couldn't get the big females to play. Saw a sweet looking mat on the back side of a dock and tossed the frog over the walkway. A few hops and Kawoosh, it was like a giant toilet flushed. In one I motion I set, bounced her completely over the dock and in the boat. Thanks to 50lb braid and a 797 magnum grass rod..She went 6lb12oz.. I bounce stripers all day long but she may be biggest largy I've bounced yet. Best five about 20lbs.
      City: Tracy

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Late afternoon visit, fished main body points, humps, riprap. *inch woodchopper*. Bites were suttle, vicious, and some were just regular.
      City: sac

      Tips: Rip the bait like a rip bait, pausing after a few rips. After cast, let it sit a bit, then just move it very slowly by little twitches and pause it , afterwards rip the hell out of it. Very productive on the deeper trees.

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      Water Temp: 6?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out early, launched at Rattlesnake, fished top water on the bank to the left of ramp, lots of short strikes, finally got one (my first TW fish) about 1.5 #, missed a bunch more during the next hour.got some fish on darts and drpshoting here and there, wind blown banks and points seemed to work best. I spent a lot of time casting a white swiming senko at trees with deep water near by, well, it paid off, a healthy 3+ # out of some brush that fought a lot bigger than it was. Great day on the water, ended up with about 10 for about 9# on the best 5.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Go Out have fun, and remember, skiers pay their fees too (although they drive us crazy)

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 66-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I guided a guy and gal yesterday, helping them to learn more about bass techniques and more about Pardee. His photo is on the photo page with his first Pardee bass - a 4 lb 1 oz smallie on a Yamamoto topwater lure! I'm glad he got that early because the rest of the day was very slow. We caught 3 small largemouth and missed a few others. We did see two big female largemouth on nests with no males around. Weird! We probably could have gotten one of them to bite but it would have taken too long. My clients got to see what the lake has to offer! The weather pattern was strange - usually a cold front moves in during the afternoon, but yesterday it moved in about 9 am and really shut down the bite. Lots of wind.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: We could have probably done better in the morning but they were a little late and needed a lot of casting instruction and help with working lures. But a 4 lb smallie makes the day - especially on topwater!! Small Robo worms got some bites for us but nothing else would. I threw jigs a lot to try to get a good fish to bite. Didn't happen.

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: a fishermans dream, blow ups all day never left markleys cove i slaughtered them in the delta sun ,went out to lake and boom bigest was 6 .3 oz on top water . went threw a bag of worms total of 40 fish , at least .. lots of dinks but early am produced some big large mouth on top water Bill Dance Edition. big fish barfed up a dead bird in live well there were feathers all over in my well.. nice !! any how going to delta next to smoke um .tight lines later plastic man
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: wind really sucked ........ went really light 4 inch purple plastic wit 1/8 once bullet most caught on top water tough fishing in the wind find cover

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 66.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I decided to spend my birthday with my neighbor John, fishing..........even though I wuold have rather been working a 10 hour shift at work! We started out at 5:30am in Rattlesnake arm and caught fish near 4 walls for about 2 hours. The "Hemphill Special" was on fire as we proceeded to move to the main point by the windmill and continue what we had already started. We fished the lower end of the lake until 11:30am with about 35 fish in the boat and the wind starting up so we headed home. We met another angler at the ramp who stated he had the same great day we had with over 40 in the boat! We also met "Big George" and his partner who gave us a leech that was also very productive.....Thanks George!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Slow and tight to cover! Tight lines!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: This is not a report, I'm looking for some good anglers for next years California state team and challange the other 10 state. The qualifing tournament is at Clear Lake Aug 3 & 4 2007 and the top 12 will make the team up for 2008.

      Call me @ 916-837-9474 or email me.. Jack
      City: Rocklin

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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: when I wasnt getting bit on the plastics I was throwing swimbaits and jigs and a crank here and there. Only one fish on a jig and about 3 bites on the swimbait. Lost one when she got tangled in some tules them jumped. see ya. Usually my swimbait gets hit all day long.
      City: Petaluma

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

      Report: I have not fished California for three weeks. I've been off to Lake Powell with the California Federation Nation State Team. We need better anglers for next years team. The qualifiering tournament is at Clear Lake Aug. 3 & 4, 2007 for next years team. I know we have some great anglers around here. The other states kick our asses, so lets get down and return the faver to them.
      Thanks Capt Jack
      City: Rocklin

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and little bro decided to come back for more after a kicka*% trip here about three weeks earlier. $20.00. is the fee to fish! but well worth it if you know what your doing. We saw maybe three boats the whole day. I caught 15 bass on various techs. Threw a BG trick worm shaky head, PB&J Senko, dropshot, and spinnerbait. My biggest fish came on the spinnerbait about 4 1/2#s. I had one fish bite my senko as I was reeling in two feet from the boat. WOW!
      City: Escalon

      Tips: Lake doesnt have a whole lot of structure if you fish just right of the dam theres some tullies and trees that produced.

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

      Report: Hey Brent,
      Have you been catching fish up here recently?
      City: San Jose

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 68 to 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry this report is so late jus't busy..Anyway camped @ rustler's for 5 day's from 15th to 21st.Ten yr berth holder, plus been fishing my whole life..Anyway all fish caught were trout #5 RAPALA..BROKEN BACK no weight about 40 ft behind boat.Lot's of smallie's early in a.m.dropshotting back in yorty creek between 5 to 15ft deep..Got some big cat's late @ NIGHT OFF CAMPSITE.why do they alway's hit the littelist rod..12 & 13 lb's..No crappie even though we brought up minnow's from petaluma sport & dive as dry creek general store's minnow's are midget's..LOT'S OF PREGNANT BLUEGILL'S BIG ONE'S ON HALF WORM BY THE ISLAND...Trolled got one trout about 8ft on a Apex. Lake need's another couple week's to settle down..water is about 15 to 20 ft down...watch out for stump's...tight line's...
      City: san rafael,ca

      Tips: WATCH OUT FOR STUMP'S...& KID'S WITH FAST BOAT'S

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went at about 5:30 me and my buddy caught 5 fish in about an hour 3 2pounders 1tiny one and a 10.4 lunker all on plastics accept one booo yah spinner
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: fish the points

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went at about 5:30 me and my buddy caught 5 fish in about an hour 3 2pounders 1tiny one and a 10.4 lunker all on plastics accept one booo yah spinner
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: fish the points

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went at about 5:30 me and my buddy caught 5 fish in about an hour 3 2pounders 1tiny one and a 10.4 lunker all on plastics accept one booo yah spinner
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: fish the points

Monday, May 14th, 2007

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

      Report: I caught nothing this day but guy fishing next to me caught 4lb'r on a soft 6" bass imitation. I took your picture but i dont rem your email adress to send it to you maj4@pacbell.net or something. Email me for pic.
      City: Campbell

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Man o man one of the toughest days out fishing, was fishing hard core all day, wind was howling all day long left out of b&w north delta, couldnt find anything, lost a couple, Tide was hella low Pulled it all out of the bag.. nothing! till late afternoon picked up some 2, 3 lbers nuttin big . over all 3 fish the whole day. still a bad day fishing is better than a day at work.Going to Berryessa tomorrow last day of vacation
      City: Elmira Ca

      Tips: Bad conditions , means hard fishing , dont get dicouraged just try everything you know and keep covering water. Will make you a better fisherman when the cond are perfect Tight lines to all c ya on the water PLASTIC MAN 1

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      Water Temp: 66+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Haven't put a report in in awhile.Have been puting the advice some of the beter fishermen sent me.Doing much better my partner and mine limets have gone way up thanks to there help.We have been averging aroun 16 to 20 # witch is real good for us 2 old farts.Bill got his best fish ever a 11.4 and a 7 # on the same day and I had a 6 and 2 5# our best day ever.Thanks for all the help and good fishing gies.SHUDDABEEN
      City: North Highlands

      Tips: Try somthing new and take the best from people that know something and tweak it to your style it realy helped us....

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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched in south Delta @ first light with a buddy for 5 hrs. of fishing. Targeted tule islands and points on high outgoing water. We were determined to get a top water bite going. Started w/ buzzbait and missed a good one. My partner was throwing mostly Texas rigged worm and was missing the hookset on several good size fish. I got my first 3 fish on a wht spinnerbait all 3 @ two #'s. Started working a popper and got one over 6 (my biggest on a popper). Partner got a 5-13 on the worm, then I got another 5+ on a senko. All in all a great morning on water, however we missed more fish then we hooked. Off water @ 11:00, best 5 went 23 lbs.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Topwater on high tide over tule islands.