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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

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

      Report: KW,

      I forgot to mention that we caught a nice crappie on a spinnerbait. It must have been 12-14", it shook off just as we were getting ready to lip it. Did catch a few on wacky rigged senkos over the week but didn't stick w/ it to see how effective it could be. Midnight Chart. baby brush hogs? Is that a new color?
      City: Atwater

      Tips: KW is right, the fish are everywhere. We caught fish at every stop throughout the week. Never made it into Piney or Horseshoe though. I was trying to conserve fuel w/ prices over $3.00 a gallon.

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      Water Temp: 60s

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to my spot at 3:oop.m. Started with lizards and senkos. Caught 3 within a hour,all under 4#.I did release all 3






      Started with lizards and senkos,caught 3 under 4#.I did release all Crissy!! Topwater later in the day. Bass went crazy.White and green lure?
      2 monsters at 5:30 to 6:00.
      City: Richmond

      Tips: Look for a protected area with no wind.

Monday, March 19th, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 59-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Putah Creek from sunrise 'till about 12:30. Great day, had a 15 lb limit in the first hour. It slowed a bit in mid-morning, but then picked up again. I went through an entire bag of Senkos. Caught a few spots, 2 smallies, and the rest were LMB up to 4.5 lb, nothing deeper than 10 feet. Caught fish on points, coves, and on nothing banks. Areas with standing timber worked particularly well. Fish seemed to like pumpkin colors best on the plastics and a white spinnerbait was working too. Putah had good color. The main lake was gin clear, even with a 10-15 mph wind.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Bass in the clear water were spooky. Cast ahead of them. Fish shallow.

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tried for an encore to Anderson's hot bite over the hill at Calero. On the water at 745 (they were open early!!!!!) and headed to the big cove in the back, caught 5 up to 3 lbs. then started to move arround the entire puddle. My buddy Jared and I ended the day with 17 fish all on dropshot. Another productive day on the lake my best day here at calero. Got pretty windy with the storm front moving in so i called it a day.
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: fish in 10-20 feet and keep your bait moving eraticly then poause and they will hit it.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: COLD

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out late becuase of battery issues. Only managed a couple of bites all day on Kreature baits and jigs. My GF caught a 5 pound 8 ouncer off the tules near Russo's.
      City: Newark

      Tips: Fish slow...

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took the day off from work today and took my two sons ages 14 and 18 out for a day of fishing. Father's day came early for me today. We started rip baiting on wind blown shorelines and took 17 fish within the first hour and a half including a big bug eyed 6-9 taken by my eldest son. Today was the first time my youngest son tried rip bait fishing and after a few lessons from Dad he was sticking fish after fish. Once the wind died Dad switched to a shakey head worm and after the old man put 5 in a row in the boat my sons threated mutiny unless I showed them how to fish the shakey head worm. I commenced the lesson and it was on after that. I set the anchor off of a decent size tule bed and we caught fish after fish after fish. This was a completely different spot than the one I posted in my previous report. This lake is absolutely ON FIRE. Our tally at the end of the day went like this: Dad 33 fish, eldest son 31 fish, youngest son 27 fish - I kid you not 91 fish for three of us fishing for 6 hours today. Our best 5 went; 6-9, 4-12, 4-10, 4-8 and 3-12 for a total of 24-3.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: Megabass Ito Vision 110 rip bait was the ticket today (they spurned Dad's bigger Pointer 128 today) Find the right cadence (today it was slow and steady) on a wind blown shoreline and you should do well. When the wind subsides find some tules and break out a shakey head worm. Last tip FISH THIS LAKE NOW, skip work, take a vacation day whatever, the bite is white hot.

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      Water Temp: 62 to 64.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Will over the weekend the reports i got this morning were bass on black/blue jigs and wacky worm senko's. Two bass a 7 pounder was taken on a senko watermelon red/blk flake in 6 feet of water the other bass was 8 pounds caught on a lizard carolina rigged in 12 feet of water. Theirs also reports of a good bite on bass in the 3 to 4 pound range. In the 5mph there are small bass all over the spawning area. The main body of the lake had the better fish. Traffic was heavier but still lots of room to fish. Flats islands coves isolated rock piles brush piles you cant miss here now fishing any of these areas. a small cold front coming through but the bass wont move now midweek should be good time too hit the lake again
      City: kerman ca

      Tips: senko,s jigs lizards cranks spinnerbaits there all catching fish right now. Hit the banks in 5 to 15 feet of water you cant go worng here now.

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

      Report: Well well well, Jim sure does get alot of unwanted BS from people who refuse to identify themselves. I just "met" Jim myself and with my partner watched him haul in a 4 2+ pounders in about 20 minutes right in front of us, all the while he was gratious enough to give us a few tips. The man fishes a bunch, therefore he catches a bunch, very easy to comprehend. And for the rude naysayers...grow up.
      City: Carmichale

      Tips: Hey Jim, thanks for all your advise, some of it paid off in prefishing but could not put it together on game day.....Joe, Blue Ranger 492, EGBass President

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

      Report: Is anybody fishing here this year?
      City: San Jose

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: John,

      Can you give us some information on the water level? With the lack of rain down south here I am a little nervous on how the lake level will be this summer? I will be up there in June for a small tournament.(I am sure we will meet then)
      and again in September for a family vacation. It is
      my hope that the Trinity Alps ramp will still be wet for both events. Speaking of Trinity Alps.
      Have they re opened the ramp yet? Last September
      they closed it to refurbish it and add docks.

      Hope all is well,

      Thanks,
      Mike
      City: San Jose

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Great Day, Had a total of 23 fish between me and my buddy Jared. Most came on drop shot, jigs, senko's and darthead. Most were close to the shore and in the south end of the lake. Threw my spinner bait but nada.
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: shake shake shake........pause......fish on!

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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The fishing was great. I took a couple of buddies with me and we caught over 100 fish. Most of them in the 1lb and 2lb range. A few of them hit the 3lb mark. Most fish came on a worm but i did manage a few from a rip bait and a crank bait. We fished with all colors and they all worked.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 61.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I got to the lake Saturday night and you could feel the wind howling. I hoped that Sunday would be calmer. My buddy and I left the dock at about 9:00 AM. We headed out towards Monticello Ski School fishing along with no results to speak of. The water was crystal clear where you could see down at least sixteen feet. Saw some crappies and small bass in the trees. We fished by the Ranch house with only a little luck and small fish. The water temperature was over sixty degrees so I thought the vineyards would be a good spot. There was a slight wind and a slight chop on the water which made it ideal to drift along and work the bottom. I landed a nice bass that was over three pounds on a weightless worm that was just tipping the top of the grass. We were in seven feet of water. The other fish we caught were on brass and glass with a senco worm. They were all nice size. Did not notice any top water activity. The lake looks like it has turned or is in the process of turning. Fishing should only be getting better and better as we head into Spring. 'til nex week.................good fishing!!! www.fishingconnection.net If you have any fishing stories to share, please email me at bestguide@hotmailcom or call me at 650-583-3333



      San Pablo Reservoir - March 12, 2007

      COMMENTS: Sunny skies, beautiful surroundings, and hot fishing. Did somebody say San Pablo Reservoir? The fishing continues to provide an eventful day out on the water. The water clarity is great and warm weather continues to slowly increase water temperatures. Get ready for the Bass!

      HOURS: 6:00 am to 5:30 pm. All boats are required to be off the water by 4:00 pm. April hours will be 6:00 am - 7:00 pm.

      SURFACE WATER: 52 degrees. Water clarity is good with small particulate matter.

      PLANTS: San Pablo Reservoir is following a strong plant schedule this season. Over 10,000 pounds of rainbow trout have been planted at San Pablo Reservoir since opening day, February 16th, 2007. Another 2,400 lbs are scheduled to be planted this Friday March 16th.

      TROUT: Trout, trout, trout. Need I say more. I saw an eight year old girl pull out a 5 1/2 pound trout this weekend. The trout fishing is hot. Both bait fishing and trolling have proved to be able to pull in both limits and whoppers. Hot spots for shore fishing include the bank off of the main rec and down by the launch area. What's working? Power Bait, in chartrause, rainbow glitter and lime twist is working good as well. Also, nightcrawlers with a Power Egg combo, yellow or white has showed well. Trolling, needlefish and broke back Rapalas are a personal favorite. Go shallow; I recommend no more then ten feet. The real hot spots are on the east shore. Scow Canyon, the rock wall, and Sandy Point, are a few of the hotspots.

      Scow Canyon, the rock wall, and Sandy Point, are a few of the hotspots. Try fishing shallow; 8-10 feet deep is as about as deep as you want to be. Same goes for trolling. The trolling has been hot for those who have stayed at similar depths. Bait fishing is recommended with Power Bait, both chartrause and rainbow glitter are hot, lime twist and greens are working as well. Nightcrawlers have been a sure way to grab those limits and whoppers. Try blowing them, throwing on a Power Egg, or the old fashioned marshmallow technique. Trolling has been hot with broke back Rapalas - fire tiger and needlefish, clown, silver/ blue. Feel free let our staff know whats been working best for you.

      BASS: The water temperature is warming up and so are the bass. Look for bass fishing to really pick up in the next week or two if this warm weather continues. With DFG planting smaller trout at the launch, bass have been making their way over to feed. It is going to be a great spring.

      CATFISH: Catfish are hitting also. Even a few shore fishermen are landing them by accident. Sounds like the catfish are ready for a hot season as well. Chicken liver and sardines are showing great catches. As with the bass, look for an increase in action over the next several weeks.

      CRAPPIE: Crappie are showing well. On average at least two or three crappie in the two pound range are brought up every weekend to get their time on the scale.

      BLUEGILL: No reports yet.

      WHOPPERS: San Pablo Reservoir needs to develop a whole new website just for the display of our whopper club. To be considered a whopper, the fish is any trout or bass officially weighing in over 5 pounds. There is over 125 whoppers at San Pablo Reservoir since opening day this year. Keep in mind these are only the fish that have been brought up to the main rec, weighed, photographed, and recorded. There have been countless other whoppers that have been caught over at the launch (or, as I did just the other day) caught and then released so the large fish are out there for the enjoyment of someone else.
      City: Napa

      Tips: the lake is turning today,call for info or guiding trips booked till april 7 book early,the lake is down 6 feet.VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MAY 19th BBQ at Steele Park you would take on a project to Shows kid how to fish from the banks and provide the bait and gear for the kids. We intend to use the large pavillion below the SP Park Office. I will call you and discuss this with you.

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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took the boat for a few hours todya Didn't get on the water till 10:30 and fished till 2:30
      Checked a fcouple of the my usual spots with someone either on them or no fish to be found. Decided to look for new water nd ended up on School house ISland with a bevy of spots and large mouths hitting anything plastic. Double tail Yamamoto Grubs on brass 'n' glass were most effective, but also caught one on a senko and one on a single tail grub on a drop shot. Put six in the boat and had numerous others hit and I, being out of practice, just plain missed them. Had one nice fish break off. Never saw it but it felt big! Best five went probably 9-10 pounds. All-in-all, a nice few hours. Wish I could get out more often.
      City: Sonoma

      Tips: Check what's going on before you leave the house. Some sort of tournament must have been out of Capell, so ended up paying way too much ($25) to launch out of Spanish Flat. But who wants to turn around when you drove over an hour to get there.

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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished today in Berry and had some success drop-shotting 4 and 6 inch roboworms in Aaron's magic. We fished from the mouth of the Narrows South and just hopped from point to point. We caught a solid limit of 12.4 lbs for 5. We went through a lot of small fish but we were able to get some solid fish with the biggest at 3.3lbs. We had to be very patient but we did get our limit by ll:30. We saw a lot of smaller fish up shallow on beds but no big girls to be found. The bed fish were impossible for us to catch but just go out deeper in those areas and there are plenty staging. Visibility is great when the wind is calm.
      City: san jose

      Tips: If you want to get a solid limit don't forget your drop shot rod. We also caught a few on jigs w/ brown/purple twin tails but none of our best fish. Fish very slow and move the worm only slightly. The more shaking seemed to get the smaller fish.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sunday and Monday day all day and only caught two fish over 2lbs. First was 7lb 13oz fish caught on a Boogie Bait. Second was a 4lb 7oz off of a 7" Black senko by some docks. All other fish were caught on tubes, worms and spinners. They were all under 3lbs and few and far between.

      Night fishing is another story. Caught a 7lb 6oz, 7lb 14oz, 8lb 13oz and lots and lots of smaller after the sun went down. All the big ones were caught on a 7" senko.
      City: Delta

      Tips: Fish night.

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Great day, caught 16 fish in 4 hours 1-8.3#, 1-3.5#, the rest where 2# clones. Fishing picked up in a big way quick. Cought useing spinner bait and brush hogs
      City: disco bay

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 62-64 deg

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a great day despite the thick crowd. Bass are definately in early spawn mode with plenty of small males (1-2 lbs) peppering the shallows. Caught and immidiately released 11 nice sized bass from 3-6 lbs, lost numerous the same size, and a couple of small males all by lunch. Lots of action. Made it a point to fish a little deeper to try and not disturb the bedding bass. Found the better ones in 10+ feet. Used a drop shot 4 1/2" Preferred Plastic "Anytime Anywhere" worm and texas rigged 6" "Copper and Coal". A real fun day but really foggy and cold. Sun never broke out of the damp overcast.
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: I really have mixed feelings with guys fishing bedding bass. I am not sure how I feel about it but please release your fish immidiately after catching them. If you must keep bass, please only keep enough for one meal. This is a real vuneranble time for the Bass and they really get taken advantage of. Thanks, just my humble opinion.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 63.5

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Now now little guy - don't get too mad at these other guys that can't catch as many fish as you. Maybe they're fishing for real 9 pounders instead of dinks and ones "almost" 9 lbs. You'll see after years of fishing that it never pays to brag - bad fishing karma.

      I was just up there at Chabot the other day. Fishing was improving. I would recommend working drop-shot exclusively.
      City: Berkeley

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 60 early

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hi Neil, sorry man, I didn't get your name Saturday but, glad to help. Started out in main body early, no bites, moved up south fork to Jack's, no bites (swimbaits), moved down to old salmon falls bridge area(brown jigs, 1/4), no bites, went up farther to water temp change on a favorite break, no bites. Decides to go back down stream past bridge and hit some breaks and pockets, no bites. Headed out past New york hit a favorite windy bank, got a 5 pound black and a one pond spot. (brown 1/4 oz jigs). No more bites, left and went home.
      City: Sac

      Tips: Water was like glass at first, did not adapt to conditon or maybe they refused to bite, I don't know. I did find fish on the windy banks. Recommend this coming weekend to fish all of the north fork from the dam to the headwaters. Baits to have on deck are, darthead, wacky-drop shot, crank, spinner bait, 6" swimbait, and of course, jig. Use swim bait on structure, early and midday. Cranks early(slow) and as water warms and mudlines are seen go spinner baits. If no reaction bites go promptly to darts, jigs, drop-shots. Brown and green shades seem to be the ticket. Don't be afraid to pitch a Texas worm into brush if there is any available.