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Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out saturday and sunday with my grandpa n we caught about 10 fish...with about a 4 lb average..hoping to go back out this weekend anyone know the current water temp n where the hot spots are?
      City: oakley

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

      Report: A 35 footer doing around 60 inside the bouys! What a yo-yo- some boaters should never get behind the wheel!!! Glad to here your still kicking!!!!!!
      City: antelope

      Tips: Nice report, I plan on spending a week up there last week in April.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Any one at all fishing here? with the water so low what would work good?

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I launched the float tube at Parish Cove this morning and managed to hook up with 3 and land 2. Both were chunky spots over the slot limit and full of eggs. The fish came on 4" magic worms (withches tea) in about ten feet of water. Cloudy day with absolutely no wind.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: All bites were in the back end of coves

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of paradice and stayed nearby trying to focus on certain areas. Started out with a couple in the 2.5# range right away on voo-doo baits. Missed a decent one on a senko that probably would have been our big fish in white's. We hit fish on rips cranks and drop-shot for a total of 17 fish at about 14.5#. According to other boats, it seems the action wasn't that hot.
      City: placerville

      Tips: Nobody likes high pressure days with not even a ripple on the surface, you have to take full advantage of a good tide when you have one. Time it well and you'll benefit.Our best bite after the tide rolled out was with voo-doos and speed traps in sparse weed patches, make sure you have deep water nearby during low tide.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: what ever fisherman, I feel sorry for you not catch enough bass on Monday, but if you like to find out how I did it, call me at BAY TACKLE,510-235-2032. My staff at shop are very good fishermen. example, Russell schmidt just took 7th place Stren series at Lake Mead. Also come to see the fish pictures on Monday.
      City: el cerrioto

      Tips: reaction bites, fish big plastics really slow. good luck.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Congratulations Retired Triton on the toads today!!! Was that the Black dog Shellcracker that you were fishing? Drop me an email, if you get a chance. I'd love to talk fishing with another Orindan. Tried to send you one but it bounced.
      City: Orinda

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Holland Tract. Started out throwing Jigs and Speedtraps near the tules. Caught a few good fish nothing large. Went into Franks Tract and started with a Shellcracker Bluegill around the tules and nailed 3 Bass biggest 10.4 the smallest 7.9. I am going back tomorrow.
      City: Orinda

      Tips: Throw a swimbait near the tules and hold on!

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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started out of Rivers End and about 12:00pm and headed over to the Old River. Fished woody points near shallow bays with crankbaits and spinners. Landed 12 fish in 5 hours, largest 5 going for 14lbs. All fish between 2-3 pounds. Bite not bad. Some fish caught in sallows. Fish starting to move up into spawing areas. Unable to find anything with good size. Maybe next week.
      City: San Lendro

      Tips: Get out and fish then report back here.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: So, George most every one is saying slow to no bite and your saying a few 6 pounders and a few five pounders and some on the bed. B.S. dude. NOT COOL.

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      Water Temp: 49-53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at B&W THEN OFF TO FRANKS. fIRST CAST AT 7:30-LAST CAST AT 2:00. O BITES/ O FISH-ouch!
      City: antelope

      Tips: Low tide peaked at 1:00p.m. Very few people on the water. The ones I talked to did te same as I did. One guy caught a 15 striper while trolling. Maybe next week.......

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had an interesting day. When I caught all of my fish rippin' there was a solid cloud cover. I really think that helped me. I fished today and couldn't dredge up a ripbait fish! I caught some decent fish but it really seems like the warm sunlight is pushing the fish under or real close to cover. I caught some drop shot fish and some brushhog fish. The swimbait thing has gone down the toilet totally. Don't know what's up w/ that? Oh well, it is supposed to be cloudy and possibly rain tomorrow. Maybe I'll catch em' rippin tomorrow. Just got to fish!!
      City: Upper Lake

      Tips: Look for any opportunity you have to fish when it's colder and cloudy. You'll have a better crack at some good reaction fish. Rip that pointer real slow and soak it for about 10-12 sec. Your bited will almost always come on the pause. Good Luck!!

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

      Report: Fished glory hole and tuttle town area. Caught spots in 8ft out to 25ft. fish were grouped together. 100 yard stretches of nothing and several would come from the same spot. got them all on texas rigged candy colored 6" worm. Never felt a single bite. Just raised the rod and felt slow steady pressure. defineitely not a wide open bite for me but it was worth the trip. got about 10 with biggest about 2.5#

      Tips: if you feel pressure on your line swing on it.dont wait for the tic or the tap I never felt one.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished yesterday 6:30 til 4pm .... zero bites . boat partner had two bites . i tried everything from darter head to swimbaits and everything in between . only bites and only fished graphed were on off shore humps and points and we didn't graph much there. we fished main lake and up river arm . only saw about 8 or so boats on lake and almost all ( except one) were trout fishing and they weren't havoing a lot of luck . nice calm day bright blue skies
      City: sunnyvale

      Tips: only tip would be go somewhere else.. water was gin clear ..we did see picture of a small mouth that marina says was new lake record. i think it was just under 9 !!!!!

Monday, March 5th, 2007

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51.8 to 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished main lake for very few bites. Tried many lures. Went up putdah s/p creek and found a jerk bait bite from 1lb to 3.4 lbs around 15 to 20 hooks ups with 12 landed.
      City: San Bruno

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well Norm & I launched around 9:30 from Capell cove. We headed straight for the begining of the narrows and tried there. Moved to the little island, nothing. Fished around the reclamation area & finally caught our first fish @ 11:15. Pope ck was no good either. Ended with 7 bass.
      City: Woodland

      Tips: All fish were caught while drop-shotting. All of the fish were on a flashtrix in different colors.
      Seemed like a much slower day when compared to last friday. Good Luck!

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

      Report: Whatever,

      George speaks the truth about the six pounder and the probably 12 other 3s, 4s and 5s. He fished from my Ranger on Monday. I weighed the fish, and took the pictures that he'll be glad to show you. Like some of the other fellows who try to post useable information here, he simply explained how he caught them. I just wish he didn't school me on my own boat!
      -Bassinlee
      City: Berkeley

      Tips: Like George sez, slow down your plastics. Rip your suspending or sinking reaction lures. It's the real deal.

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      Water Temp: 55 degree

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launch out of Russo about 10:30am, low tide at franks tract. caught few three ponders. fished few different spots, all have good fishes there, biggest were 6 ponders, few five ponders, finder some in the deep water, also some on the bed. slow down your presentation at the shallow water. bigger fish!!!
      City: el cerrito, ca

      Tips: crank reaction baits, slow plastics....

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 56-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was a nice day on the lake except for the fact that my partner and I skunked. Haven't hit a lake in about six months so I was a little rusty (a Lot). Here were the conditions: water temp started out around 56 and warmed up to 60. Water vis is around 10-12ft al over the lake. Very few fish were up shallow and were very skittish. Would not even look at a bait. We fished main lake points, secondary points, backs of coves. Not even a nibble. Saw a bunch of boats fishing the outside edge of the sunken island (north side). Only about 25-30 boats on the lake all day. Finally gave up around 3:30. Think I'll sell the boat and tackle and take up stamp collecting.
      City: La Mirada

      Tips: Fish are in a definite pre-spawn mode. Maybe another week of warm weather will bring em up. If you have advice, let me have it.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched my paton boat at lakeport the boat ramp is a little slippery so (be careful) slipped while trying to get in my boat good advise sand paper your flippers. well anyway i oared across to rodman slough and while oaring i said what the hell so i trolled with a white and yellow and rainbow chuckker bait and got one carp nice size so i cut him up and put him in my basket for night cat fishing.

      got to rodman slough and had to bend my rods down so they would not hit the bridge. i got 8 bass using a rattle bait with a spredder and a crank bait on the other side i got 2 at once. great day best 5 went 12.5 pounds.
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: you dont really need a bass boat. cut up carp works great to attrack female bass males seem to be afraid of it. troll in the middle for the big ones.

      get a halibut spredder but i dont think i can use it in the flw this weekend. but i might sneek it. good luck.

      for info contact tom smith guide service.