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Thursday, April 5th, 2007

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

      Report: Jimmy G give me a call. Your cell is out, I am working tonight. Beauty!

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

      Report: Fished Franks today. Last week during the WON pro/am most of the fish were still holding out deeper. This week, the water cleared, we had several days of warm weather and the fish moved up big time... just look at the monster 1st day weights of the AC TOC. Started by fishing shallow tules looking for a crank and swim bait bite w no love. Tossed a senko and boated a 5. Made a few moves and about 2 hours later boated a 4 punching some junk w a tube bait. A few moves later got a 3+ off a clump of peet w a drop shot. 3 fish at noon was definately slower pace than expected, but at least the quality was good. The tide was getting low and the sun was high, bed fish were everywhere. I bounced around but couldn't find any big ones locked. Got a few dinks and another 3+ off a bed w a drop shot. Got a little afternoon cloud cover and breeze to go w the incoming tide. I went back to the Osprey swim bait in the tules and got a few tail biters. A 5+ followed all the way to the boat but wouldn't commit. Hmmm. Came up to another peet clump and made a long cast to it. A few slow turns and Thunk! The rod loads and I figure this might be a good one. Then I see the head of this giant Delta Donkey wallowing with my swimbait deep in its mouth. It was a short fight thanks to a heavy 8' swimbait rod with 25lb Big Game. A solid 10lbs 14 oz makes it my first double digit swimbait fish. SWEEEET! Best five about 26lbs.
      City: Tracy

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Buckwheat, Booty and the Pickle hit Clearlake Thursday for an epic day. All three of us boated 70-80 fish up to 6#'s Weightless senkos way back in the tules and drag their asses out. Couple of bedding bettys. Spit a valve on the Opti on the way back miles from Clearlake oaks. Nice people helped us out.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished yesterday for about 5 hours and had decent results. It seems that with the exception of blades(ultra clear water) these fish will eat anything that you throw in the water. Senkos, brush hogs, dartheads, you name it. As long as it looks remotely like a crawfish or a minnow, they'll eat it. I, however, have not found much success with larger swimbaits. This year, I was hoping to boat a double digit, and the conditions sure are right, but, I think that the pressure, and seeing an 8" osprey slow-roller everyday for like a month and a half will do that to these bass. Believe me, 4 pounders will follow swimbaits back 5 or 6 at a time, but they do not seem to be committing, I even experimented with different retrieve speeds. I think that the key to it is that you have to find spots that aren't totally obvious, because you know the obvious ones have been hammered a thousand times before you got there. I have found success fishing spots that don't look as good to the anglers as they do the bass. One advantage to this ultra clear water is that you can locate spots that you normally cannot see (i.e brush piles, rocks)he he he he. And just because it doesn't look good to the angler doesn't mean the bass won't make it there living room!!! The lake is low, and that just makes for deeper spawning opportunities for the bass. Go fishing folks, it will not be good for long. Once the biggins get locked on, it may not be SLUGFEST 2007 anymore!!! Y'all need to get out there and experience CL at its best. It is not every year that you can see the BOTTOM OF THE LAKE!!!!! and not to mention piggies swimming everywhere HE HE HE HE!!! Go fishing and I'll see ya out there!!!
      City: Upper Lake

      Tips: Throw watcha got, you don't need to go to the pro shops and spend $3,000 on brand new shiny swimbaits. With all the pressure that this lake has seen, you'd be better off fishing dead-ass slow with a worm or jig to catch a quality sack. If it gets much warmer than this, summer will be longer that ya think. SEE YA'

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

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

      Report: FAIRFIELD SUISUN REAPERS TOURNEY IN THE MORNING....GOOD LUCK TO ALL AND HAVE A GREAT TIME

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      Water Temp: 57-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This placed is off the hook....!!!!
      Fish Friday short day and caught about 15 fish to 2.5lbs But today I got 50 or so launched early at Cappell ran out to the main lake and about the 3rd cast got a 2-lb smallie, then a small spot wnet to the bank and saw beds galore no big ones but tons of 14-17" fish all species are up spawning NOW. I bet I saw 200+ beds today some of the fish would swim away but most were catchable. Didn't get any big one and no big ones on beds that I saw. Caught 5 or 6 3-lbers "all species" and 1 4lb spot Caught fish on a pumpkin jig and a drop shot using a sniper bolt worm. No top water, rip or swim bait fish 3 bites on a blade but no hook ups
      City: Martinez

      Tips: If you want to learn how to sight fish now is the time. Lots of fish to be caught w/o fishing beds also.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got on the water about 6:30 started with a popper back in coves got none. Then started throwing a green pumpkin senko on points .We got about 12 lg and 2 smallies. later in the day start dropshooting a 4inch finese worm in oxblood light red flake or aarons magic.The fish are starting to bed up in the weedlines.
      City: castro valley

      Tips: throw senkos in morning sun and later in day dropshot. keep it wet!!!!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Can't believe no noe else submits reports on this lake. Some of the biggest bass in the county can be found here. Anyway, big fish have now moved up on beds. Today I managed a 9.2 lb, a 2 and a 3. Big female smashed a chatterbait. I spooked her lastnight and went back today and dropped it on her head for an explosive reaction strike. Looked like a bowling ball fell on my bait. Big females are in the heart of the tulies. Seem to pick up more males outside edges of tulies and in extreme shallows.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Sweet Beavers seam to be top producers with an occasional reaction strike from chatterbaits and rip baits.

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

      Report: Does anybody else fish this lake? I see plenty of people out htere in bass boats. Just wondering if Anybody has anything to share. Whats up? Share the wealth.
      City: Dublin

      Tips: Drop shotting 4 1/2" MM2 robo worms has been producing the most fish for me but none over 4. And an occasional 6+ off the huddleston.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The bass are hitting good on just about anything you use,sinkos, gold/w redflakes are good. Brown /w red jigs. I hit them on chartreuse/ white spinner and chatter baits as well. Most where in the 1 to 3 pound size I hit about 30 fish and only 6 in the 5 to 7 lbs size. I knew it was a good day when a guy hit a 7 pounder at the dock while I unloaded my boat. Not many male fish on the beds with the larger ones out to 20 feet. The big females should spawn anytime. Hay have a great day on the lake.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Watch out the boat running down the lake at 70 may turn into your path so keep your eyes open.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished 3 day's in a row,2nd,3rd,4th.Fishing got better every day.some rip bait bite,mostly moe-joe worm & 4in senko. 10 ft of water off rocky points. fish are spooky stay back, find a good rock or tree to cast a senko to & let it sink tention on the line set the hook.

      Tips: that was a weightless senko, hard in the wind but it works. purple 3/8 jig worked too next week fishing will be great wish I lived closer.

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61-63 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bite was off the hook this past week. Shoulders still sore. Banged thirty plus fish alone in less than 3 hours - best five 25+
      City: Stockton

      Tips: High outgoing - 3-4 ft water + tule's = good fish

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: This is in response to the person who was interested in Black Dog Baits. I was curious too, so I did a web search. Here are two sites you might want to check out:
      http://www.tackletour.com/reviewblackdoginside07.html

      http://www.blackdogbaits.com/
      City: Oakland

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Blackdog bait co? I need some! Where are they available?
      City: antelope

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out again after I got off work... so on the water at 9:30 took my daughter to net fish. First fish 3rd cast 3# LM White spinner bait w/white blade next 2 on same. 1 on a jig off a bed, another off a tree in 2 feet of water on a senko .Fishhed till 12:45. Only 5 fish. 9.14 for the 5. The fish are up. I even saw some guys killin the trout at the causway at about 11:00. They caught 3 while I was moving by. Go get'em. Some big fish will be up this week. Catch'em & releas'em.
      City: Ione

      Tips: Have a dark jig and a light jig so you can contrast the bottom. If you're bed fishin go where the wind is light, and have good glasses.
      The reaction bite is solid right now for all the fish that are staging. I still have not thrown a crank bait but I probably should have, so don't rule it out. Good luck.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished North end of the lake found fish from 2to 10 feet of water. Brown jigs and senko green pumkin. 12 bites largest went 5.3 with best 5 going between 18 and 20lbs. I was supposed to go to Shasta but went back Tuesday with with my cousin and cought 27 fish up to 4.9 with best 5 going around 17lbs. Carolina rigged Green Pumkin Lizards in mid lake East side drop off. Fish were between 10 and 25 feet.
      City: Sac

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Redwood Empire Bass Clubs next tournament is April 14th out of Lakeport. With all the big fish being caught I'm sure there will be some big sacks weighed in. We welcome new members both boaters and non boaters to fish with us. Jimmy Reese who was voted the top bass angler in California last year will be our guest speaker at our next meeting at 7p.m. on April 11th. The meeting will be held 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.
      City: Santa Rosa

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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water by 6:45 and fished until 2:00. Mainly caught small fish but caught 40 of them. Only caught 3 fish bigger than a pound. All the 10-12 inch fish you want at 18-20 feet. Bigger fish are harder to catch and from the bank to 10 feet. Through every thing in the boat and only caught the bigger fish on brown and purple jigs and watermelon and cream senkos. Fish not on beds at this time.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Throw senkos and fish slow for bigger fish! Total dead stick.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a lot of fish but none to big. Four fish were around 3#. Used Zoom Candy worms and Brush Hogs. Would like to get some tips on proper use swim baits and spinner baits.
      City: Modesto,Ca.

      Tips: The bite was not a real hard bite . Some of the fish were just there and you could tell by the heavy drag

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 63.7F

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took out my new boat and the fishing was not bad at all. The Bass action was not bad as usual used purple and silver worms with no weight and did well cought 11 and 9 were keepers our largest was 4.7lbs. For thoses of you who like Carp fishing the guy next to us was pulling in 30-50lbs carp one after another feeding in the bass beds about 2-8ft deep behind the small island in the south east corner of the lake. Talked to a hand full of fishermen between the large island and the small island and the blue gill were bitting well.
      City: Hemet CA

      Tips: Use rubber worms or live bait!!! I love my jigs and rattle traps but they are not working right now... Also get there early in the morning or late in the afternoon...Zero action in the middle of the day...