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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out yesterday as well as today. Fished yesterday in a shallow spawning bay and hammered the big ones. Caught a 10, 8, 7, and numerous 3's and 4's. Caught all of my fish dragging around a senko and jig in 5-12 ft of water just like the previous report. It's nice to get a tug and not a nibble. Went back out today and went further east and fished a flooded island. Got one to come up on a spook in the morning. Then started dragging around and found some fish again in the 10 ft range. Got only 5 fish today but those five weighed around 22 pds. The weather made it tough to fish today so left early. And with the grumbling between you guys, i think what nick was trying to say is that local delta fisherman have a big advantage in the delta. I've been fishing the delta for years and it shows time and time again that when a local angler fishes a large tournament here, they win or come very close to winning. nick couldn't have said it better that time on the delta is key to success. and if not given that time, just get out there and toss a senko in the tules these next couple of weeks and catch a bunch and maybe the fish of a lifetime. But as for now, with the unstable weather, drop back and fish a little deeper.
      City: Elk Grove

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: you guys are taking my last posting the wrong way. the bassmaster anglers are great fisherman. its hard to be consistant for four days straight. especially after the flw was there the week earlier. i went out today and i'm still focusing on pre spawn bass. the wind was terrible and made me fish in protected areas. i've been catching all my fish on a black and blue jig or worm. that is also how a lot of guys are catching their biggest fish. i fish very slow and key in on any hard structure off the bank in about 5 to 12 feet of water. you also want to follow the top of the outgoing tide. it seems to be making all the difference right now. the fish just seem like they are not up in the tules like last year. it may be from all of the pressure. whatever it is the main thing to catch the big fish is find hard sructure offshore where not a lot of people are fishing. by hard structure i mean wood, pete burms, or rock. the jig seems to be catching the biggest fish even though the senko is very popular. just get out on the water and find a pattern. time on the water is everything. good luck and have fun fishing.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just wondering if there is anywhere a shore fisherman or float tuber can go & enjoy some delta bass. Thanks
      City: Concord

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      Water Temp: colder

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 8:30. Fished the south, the rain cooled the water down so fish was deeper than last week, they were holding off points at 20' deep. Wind was an important factor, all the fish was on the blown side of the points. Caught about 15 with the best five going for 12#. The morning bite was on C'Rigged Senkos (Green) dragged very slow across the points. The PM bite was mainly on Dartheads bearing a Aaron's magic Robo Curly (4 1/2")
      No jig bite at all!
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Find the holding depth and type of structure, repeat, repeat. The seem to keep the pattern. There's lots of fish, it's a good time to try different things. Have Fun.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 00

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: east parks bite on yet
      City: live oak

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Listen Up!
      City: hemet

      Tips: THREE SIMPLE RIGS! (1)Carolina Rig( 18" fluorocarbon leader 8lb seaguar, Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG hook "River2Sea" 1/2oz "brown" worm weight "red" bead Spro powerpro swivel 12lb maxima main line! *TWO* killer baits 1)Yamamoto kreature "watermelon w/ red flake" 2)Berkeley 10" powerworm in "junebug". **USE A HEAVY ACTION ROD!** keep it moving in a natural rhythm! (2) Texas rig 10lb fluorocarbon 3/8- 1/2oz river2sea worm weight wtrmelon or green "varies" USE BIG WORMS in water temp above 72degress,below use tubes "Power tubes" watermelon, green pumpkin or "Yamamoto" pitchin tubes! (3) SWIMBAIT RIG! Add a little "BLUE MAGIC"(not available in stores) attractant to the tail! (4) JIG ROD 10lb Fluorocarbon and wtrmln and brn, color jigs! Get offshore and on structure and fish hard! Tune yourself in! Every cast..A FISH SEES YOUR BAIT! BIG FISH LOVE A CHALLEGE....BE PATIENT AND GIVE EM SUM! THEN SHOW YOUR LOVE AND LET EM FIGHT AGAIN! GOOD "SKILL" TO YOU DUDES! I GUARANTEE 80% OF THE FISH YOU "BANG" WILL BE OF TOURNAMENT QUALITY! IF NOT LET US SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE AT "BULLY BAITS"....AS WE SAY EVERYTIME WE "BANG" EM........BONUS!!!!!!!!!! 25-45ft of water anybody? GET THERE! BIG SHIRLEY and BO JIMMIE IS A WAITIN FO YA! DON'T BE SCURRRRED!

Monday, March 26th, 2007

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 55-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished last Saturday and didn"t do as well as last weekends reports. Actually i was quite dissapointed. Lanuched at
      7a.m. at Lucerne,in 5 minutes I was fishing. Last weekend the friend I was fishing with said he could see 10 pounders chasing his bait at the same place we started. Fished that 300 yard area till noon with very limited results- 2 fish-both around 2 pounds.Uh! We then made the move across the lake to State Park. WOW! Saw tons of fish up to about 6 pounds. But, when you saw them, they saw you and just swam away. We deceided to stay anyway, it looked a lot more promising than our previous spot.Within about 3 and a half hours we caught around a dozen fish- largest was a 2lb. 13oz. Tried a few more "ROCK" spots and caught a few little ones. Off the water at 4p.m. Talked to several boats at the launch ramp and they had similar results. However after we got back to the house and talked to some "Local" fisherman they sang a different tune. 25-50fish in 6-8 hours up to 12lb.1oz.( Awesome fish)The wind kicked up over night, so Sunday morning we headed home. Maybe better luck next time........
      City: ANTELOPE

      Tips: Talk to someone that had better success... I did the same old thing........

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: UPDATE... Water is still below the launch ramp. CDF&G stocked 1,200 lbs. of rainbow at the ramp on March 12th. As a result, the bass bite is picking-up. Next rainbow plants scheduled for week of 3/26, 4/2, and 4/9. Lake still closed to powerboats. Non-powered hand-launches are OK.
      City: Gilriy

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      Water Temp: 63 to 65.4

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bank fisherman are scoring on fish to 6 pounds the two big bass over the week end were 14 & 9 pounds caught on live crawdads from the bank and get more reports of bass in the 4 to 7 pound range. Some angles are catching as many as 40 bass in a few hours of fishing. BRING A CAMERA WE CAN GET THE PICTURES IN THE FRESNO BEE OR RIGHT HERE ON WESTERNBASS.COM
      City: kerman ca

      Tips: DONT MISS THIS BITE NOW

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Friday and Saturday. Friday was the main body and Pitt. Caught fish on a variety of baits, senko's, rattle trap, spinner bait, tube, and minnows. Caught approx 30 fish. On Saturday we fished Sacramento arm. Fishing was better here. Senko's, spinner baits, and minnows did the best. Caught approx 41 fish. Some of the fish would pick up the senko and carry it a short distance then drop it. Sounds like a bedding fish?? Water is semi clear to approx 10 feet, then kind of cloudy.
      City: Rough and Ready, Ca

      Tips: We didn't find any fish in the back of coves yet. The further into a cove we went, the less fish we saw.

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started at Woodcoppers @9:30 am a lil windy/cold. Used drop shot rig with Robo worm 2nd cast "Fish On" Landend 4 Bass Nice catch. Bite slowed then switched to Crappie. Blak/yellow,Red/white Jigs. 1st cast hit the Crappie. Fished for about 30 minutes Caught 8. Not bad size were nice. Crappie bite is still good just below the parking area at woodchoppers.
      City: Gilroy

      Tips: For Crappie use Bobber with jig, water been a lil rough,easier to feel and see bite.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 61.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I had a very productive fishing weekend. On Friday my wife and I headed out mid-morning to the east side of the lake. Where we had planned to start fishing there were boats pre-fishing for the "Future Pro" Tournament. So instead of starting at our usual point we went on the side across from the point. It was a very good decision. The bottom was hard ground and grass, fairly shallow with an access to deep water. We fished the ridge and by the time we came to the point, we had a limit. We fished it again and caught a few more. Most of our favorite spots were being fished so we headed towards the vineyards hoping it wouldn't be too packed with boats. When we got there it was pretty empty so we set up in eight feet of water and positioned the boat to drift with the breeze. We landed some nice size bass. Again my wife used her favorite brass and glass with a senco (with great success she landed five bass on her own) while I used various tackle but landed most of my fish with plastics. Our total weight for the best five fish for the day was fourteen pounds three ounces. On Saturday we left at about the same time. The water was alot rougher and the wind had picked up. We decided to fish in the Monticello Ski School hoping it would be sheltered from the wind. The total weight for that day for five fish was ten pounds one ounce. Of the total 160 boats that were in the "Future Pro Tournament" the winner weighed in five fish for a total of twenty-two pounds!!!!!! One bass weighed fourteen pounds!!!!!!! Sunday I thought I would stay by the dock and relax. I saw a small boat fishing in the marina with three people on it. Of course I asked them how they were doing and they said they had no luck. I asked if they would like to follow me and I would show them where the fish are and hopefully how to catch them. I took the young lady on my boat and the two guys followed us in their boat. I took them to one of my favorite coves and showed them the tackle that had been working well for me and my wife all weekend long. The two guys had a double hook-up but the bass were under-size. Then I picked up a two pound bass. Going to about four feet of water I gave May a minus one lure that only sinks down to a foot and she trolled it behind the boat. She got a bite and brought it to the boat. It was a bass and she was so excited that she left slack in the line and you guessed it the fish spit it out. Learning the first lesson, she tried again and caught a trout which she brought to the boat and picked it up and it shook free. She had a few more hits and finally was able to land a trout. As we were heading back to the Marina, I threw out a "Lucky Craft" similar to a rattle trap and let her hold it. She yelled out that she was stuck and I said no it's a fish we are in deep water. She reeled in a two plus pound bass and this one made it into the boat. She is now hooked on fishing!!!!.
      'til next week.......................................good fishing!!!!!!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any fishing stories you would like to share email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Slow or fast ,Top or bottom,big or small,this is the time of year to try try try.

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 62-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day leaving at around 230 pm. Caught only 2 fish all day, saw lots of boats on the lake (trny) but no one catching fish from what I saw. Loads of fish on or near beds, Caught both fish on a crank bait. Soft baits real slow did'nt do much good either, drop shot..nill. Senkos, jigs...nill Motored to the ramp after the day and get rear ended by another boat, bending my nav lite, no damage to me or the boat thankfully. but that's another story.
      City: Lompoc

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Whew, the wind was blowing, so most of the boat sheltered in the Oaks. Started throwing rip baits and spinnerbaits. No takers. Finally found some fairly clean water, and threw MM worms, both 6 inch and fat 4 inch. Caught a few small ones, and then I got snagged. Went over to try to free it, and it started moving and bending my pole!! 5 lb 2 oz piggie. We ended the day with about a 17 to 18 pound bag. Not bad for being limited in area.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: They loved the mutilator.

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      Water Temp: 61.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My son and I was fishing clear lake oaks and we caught alot fish 4-10.1 all on black and blue 5/16 oz jigs with rattle, in 1-5 ft of water. The big fish came at about 1:30 pm.

      Tips: repeated cast in same place and slow down.

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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I did a 6 hour trip for a client from 9 pm to 3 this morning (Sun). As I was driving over I saw 10 bass boats heading east after their day on the water. I sure hoped they left us some! They did!! I would like to report that we boated 45 to 50 in the 6 hours, but the poor guy had all kinds of rod/reel/line problems. He broke off his 12 lb test 2 or 3 times on fish. Finally I told him to use my Loomis 844 GLX with my Shimano Cronarch 50 reel. I was lucky to get it back!! He started sticking bass left and right! So, we did wind up with 31 in the boat and a 24 1/4 lb limit. Could not catch one bigger than 6 lbs 2 oz, but lots from 4 to 5 1/2 lbs. We spent our time in the Rattlesnake arm whereever we could tuck in from the increasingly heavy wind. I would have to say the night bite is on too!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: We caught most of our bass on Power and brush hogs - red/black and blue/black, along with some kind of lizard that he was using. That lizard was very effective for numbers and one at 4 1/2 lbs. The bite was great when we started and was fairly good the whole time. At the evening got cooler and more windy, it slowed down some. Most of our fish were tight to the shallow tules or 5 to 10 feet off the bank. As the evening wore on, we started catching bass a little deeper. He caught a few dragging his lizard behind the boat. This was his first night trip and first time using a black light. Naturally - he loved both!!!

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 57 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Del Valle hasn't turned over yet. Water is still down 20 feet. Water temp was 60 degress south end
      57 degrees by the dam. We fished before the storm. The bite was good for trout fishing. Started the morning throwing ripbaits. You could see the fish surfacing by the beach. Caught 2 trout and one 3 lbs striper. Headed toward the damn marking fish in 60 ft of water, probably trout. Caught 2 bass dropshotting along the rock walls. The cold north wind picked up headed home.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Fish for trout catch bass. Fish for bass catch trout. Wait for the lake to turn over and the storms to pass.

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      Water Temp: 63. to 65.7

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This week and weekend there wasnt much change alot of nice bass in the 3 to 5 pound range being caught on tube baits senko's brushogs and lizards also cranking and jigs with yamamoto twin tail grub trailers. Bass are up and some are on beds and will pretty much hit any thing you throw at them now. Traffic is heavy on weekends a small front going to come through monday and tuesday but wont effect the fishing. Next couple of day could be key on more bass moving up. 1-559-689-3255
      City: kerman ca

      Tips: Jigs in black/blue 1//8 & 1/4 oz with yamamoto twin tail smoke blk/blue flake 4" grub works well. Also lizards & tube baits aand senko's are 4 of the best baits going right now here and you can put fish in the boat pretty much any place on the lake now.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Lake is full blown wide open, fish are on beds and are getting locked in. We caught 20 fish or so sight fishing, one was six and half of the others were 4-5pounds nice fat females. Sat on one for an hour that would push 12-15pounds shes just not ready yet maybe tomorrow, doesnt help that it was so darn windy.
      City: fresno

      Tips: Have fun and take pics!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 59.2

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched before dawn and stuck 5 fish in the first 2 hours for a 14 pound bag. All our fish came on jigs and worms in about 12 feet of water on main lake points. Fantastic day, off the lake by 12:30 with the wind blowing! Slow, slow, slow was the ticket! Bobby, my home pours are killing them at Folsom!!!!!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I agree that the tournament guy's should be given some room, but today I saw a tournament boat go racing between the shore and a trout troller in a small 15 foot boat that was only about 30 feet from the shoreline........not cool! Respect those who use the lake! Tight lines!