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Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My partner today was pre-fishing for a tourny so I can not reveal what we used to catch the 16 bass we caught. But I will say that the bite was slow and lite. Just be patient and have fun fishin' the bites will come.
      City: Plumas Lake

      Tips: I can say this your gonna have to fish slow, the fish were either on bottom or suspended up in the water column a little ways. Found bait fish moving but no real action accompanied them, wow huh? Good luck to all the tourney guys in the coming weekend.--Wet lines = good times!

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: When I moved to Trinity from Maine 16 years ago, it was with the intention of spending a couple of years learning the lake, then becoming a bass guide. After 10 tears of periodically getting my butt kicked by this beautiful lake, I finally got enough confidence to go ahead and get my license and permit from the Forest Service. Since then there have been great days, and there have been slow days. For some reason, the worst of days have always seemed to occur when there is a camera in the boat. Chris Shaffer, staff writer for Fishing and Hunting News, who has helped greatly by promoting my business, has never seen first hand what Trinity Lake can really be like. Richard Alves, from The Fish Sniffer, got a glimpse of what Trinity can be like, but not a look at what Trinity can be. Robin Wade of Western Outdoor News got an opportunity to see just how miserable Trinity weather can be. The latest victim was Justin Wolff, producer of the Angler West TV show. He came up to do an episode of True Bass which will air on Comcast, out of Sacramento, next Sat AM, Dec 9th. 2 Hard days of pre-fishing, and a day of filming netted this Trinity Lake veteran a grand total of 7 keepers. NOTHING over 2 lbs. We didn't even catch enough dinks to populate a small goldfish bowl. Trinity Lake, I lay prostrate, humbled, before you!
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: As far as Nor-Cal guides go, you have Lunker Larry, or Dinker John.

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went into Disco for a quick check on the striper action and found two seals munching on catfish. As we looked around the different bays we did not see any bait or stripers or anything. It looked like a bomb went off and all the fish/bait were gone. Whats up with that?? do they just scatter or hide or what. I know all the fish cant be gone. We did see 6 half eaten catfish on the way in and some were still trying to swim with no tail section. Strange but all the guys I asked had no fish for the day...?????
      City: S.L.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Was on the lake at 0700, small breeze of around 5~. Calvin and I headed to the main lake to see it any bait fish had worked their way into the coves, no luck. Fish on, off a wind blown point (1lb), Fish on, again off a wind blown point (3.75lb) and this fish was caught at the boat, like with 5 ft of line left close. Moved off the points as the wind started to die down in search of those bait fish in coves. No luck. Moved back to the main body and slowed our presentation down and started to catch more. Enof of day: 6 fish, 1 in the slot for a grand weight total of about 11lbs. And for all those keeping tabs I caught two. Calvin and Rich are on Lake Oroville today so look for the post tomorrow from Calvin.
      City: Plumas Lake

      Tips: Reaction baits in the morning on the windblown points, with a jig or worm presentation in the afternoon with no wind. Nver thought I would say this but we actually were hoping for wind in the afternoon but we still caught our fish.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: cold morning but beautiful day with lots of sunshine and just a breeze. fished for about 3 hours for Crappie catching 34-50. My partner had the touch easily out fishing 4-1 biggest 2.10 I blieve but numerous 1.5 - 2 lbs fish. the rest of the afternoon was for Bass. Fish a few spots that did not produce but finally found a streach that produce about 34-40 fish up to 3.2 pounds. Jigs and drop shot was the tickets. My partner was catching all of his bigger fish on drop shot where most of my larger fish were of the jig. most fish caught between 3 and 20 feet.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Drag the drop shot and slow drag the jig.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My friend Adam and I got on a very slow jig bite on Sat. Very few dinks. Most of the fish were around the three pound range, some to 3.5 lb. Adam caught a very nice 8.9lb. Our best five went for about 22 lbs. I tried jerk baits and rattle baits, nothing. I caught one about 2 lbs on a slit shot worm. They wanted the jig.
      City: Redwood Valley

      Tips: Dead stick

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My partner and I fisheed all day and it was a slow bite for us. Lot of boats in tourney. We caught plenty of 12" fish with my 4lb and 3lb and my partners 5lb being the biggest. We fished 3rd ramp with not much success so we moved to the 5mph zone and caught some better fish. Saw others catching all small fish too. we caught most of our fish in 25-45' on rock piles with the 5lber coming out of only 12'.
      City: Exeter

      Tips: Fish SLOW, deadstick jigs, drag kreatures and senkos. Colors were blue and watermelon. Hope someone will post the tourney results.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in a small office tournament (6 boats). Tough bite for everyone. We caught three bass from 2.5 to 4.6 pounds, which was enough to win.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: When the bite is this tough you've got to finesse them. Working drop shot very slowly in 25-40 feet was the ticket. No reaction bite today.

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ditto last week's report. Another slow day. John got one about 1.5 lbs, and I landed a nice 3 1/4 lb. bass that took a black Swimming Senko rigged with 3/16 oz. Florida screw-in weight in about 8 feet of depth. There were still many fish showing suspended over main lake basin, but neither John nor I could get them to hit anything. I had a dead-sticked Castaic Trout on the water most of the morning, but had no action on it.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Hang in there, keep movin', keep castin', and have patience.

Friday, December 1st, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Testing
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: None

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 52-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish China Gulch/Lancha Plana area with tubes for best luck. 20+ fish, NONE from main lake. All upriver.
      City: Ione

      Tips: Darter heads on tubes produced a 2.5 lb AVERAGE. Steep rocky structure.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tackle box on road 26 opens at 5 am every morning on the way too the lake.
      City: kerman ca

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water level was extremely low, lowest I've seen this year. Started fishing around 5:30 pm. Nailed a 4lb bass off the dam. Caught two more bass after that. Of the three one was a dink. Thanks Uvas.
      City: watsonville

      Tips: USE CRANK BAITS

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: probably 56 sur

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The answer to Buck's question is yes.. I am good. About trying to figure thing's out..Damn, I think it take's time, been fishing for a double digit now for 15 year's ... Lost some, learned about that... My question is why drop shot. in winter? to get a dink?
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: the report's that I am reading say..."hammering them on drop shot .." what is a fish..a dink? It's not a fish unless it's 2.. try carolina rig. oh by the way I did well on a red mud bug... they are feeding.. try red again my freind's..

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 58 - 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GOT OUT BY MYSELF TODAY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE OUT PRE-FISHING!! WENT BACK INTO COTTONWOOD AND THERE WERE QUITE A FEW GUYS, ITS ALL GOOD! HIT SOME OF THE POINTS ON THE NORTH BANK GOING IN WITH A WHITE JIG AND CAUGHT FOUR NICE FISH AND THREE RATS, LARGEST FISH WAS A SPOT THAT WENT 2.4 POUNDS, THE OTHER THREE WERE 1.5 - 1.7 POUND SLOT CLONES. FINALLY GOT BACK OUT ON THE ISLAND TOP AND ON THE FIRST CAST WITH THE TRIPLE TROUT HAD A 3.33, THEN NOTHING!! DECIDED TO MAKE A RUN AND GO ALL THE WAY IN TO PINEY. THERE WERE A FEW BOATS IN THE BACK, SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR BAIT, I FOUND A NICE BALL OF SHAD IN 50 FEET OF WATER RIGHT ON A TREE, PULLED OUT THE DROPSHOT AND CAUGH THREE GOOD SPOTS ALL 1.8 - 1.9 POUNDS, SAW SOME GUY IN THE BACK STICK A GOOD ONE ON A ( I THINK ) HUDDLESTON, COULD NOT TELL HOW BIG THOUGH HE WAS TRYING TO BE SNEAKY AND HIDE IT!! FUNNY! GRAPHED MY WAY OUT OF THERE AND MARKED SOME BAIT BUT NOT AS MUCH AS IN COTTONWOOD, THOUGH THE FISH IN PINEY WERE A LITTLE BETTER QUALITY. NEXT I HIT THE CANYON AND CAUGHT NOTHING BUT RATS, SAME DEAL ON THE MAIN LAKE, LOTS OF SLOT FISH! FINISHED UP ON THE POINTS ACROSS FROM BARRETS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE AND STUCK ONE MORE GOOD FISH ABOUT TWO AND A HALF. FINISHED UP THE AFTERNOON WITH A LITTLE OVER ELEVEN POUNDS. I AM GOING TO GO TO THE WEIGH IN THIS WEEKEND TO SEE HOW THE TOURNEY GUYS DO! GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!
      City: MERCED

      Tips: THE BACKS OF THE CREEKS LOOK PRETY GOOD, YOU JUST HAVE TO STICK WITH THE SHAD IMITATIONS, AND FISH SLOW. BEST BAIT TODAY WAS THE 4" PRO GOLD PRO WORM, ALTHOUGH I DO NOT THINK THAT MATTERS MUCH.

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with Bobby Barrack today and had a great time on the delta despite tough conditions. We found some topwater late that made the whole day worthwhile. Bobby is one hard working guide that knows the delta.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Hire Bobby and HOLD ON TO YOUR ROD.

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

      Report: Thanks for the great reports JR. McClure is definitely my favorite lake and I can't wait to get out there in the next few weeks.
      City: Atwater

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      Water Temp: 59.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: COLD! BACK OUT TODAY FOR A FEW HOURS, WENT TO COTTONWOOD AND TOOK A DECENT LIMIT OFF OF THE ISLAND TOPS AND POINTS BEFORE THE FIVES, BIGEST FISH CAME ON A WHITE JIG, JUST A LITTLE UNDER THREE POUNDS, DROP SHOTTED SIX INCH WORMS IN SHAD COLORS AND CAUGHT FOR MORE POUND AND A HALF SLOT FISH. WENT INTO THE BACK AND ACTUALLY FOUND SOME BAIT IN 30 - 40 FEET OF WATER AND CAUGHT SEVEN MORE 14.5 INCH SLOT FISH. STOPPED AT THE DAM ON THE WAY OUT AND FISHED BOTH CORNERS, ONE MORE NICE TWO POUND SPOT, AND A BUNCH OF 14.5 INCH LARGEMOUTH. FISHED A FEW MAINLAKE POINTS AND CAUGHT A FEW RATS, COTTONWOOD IS A GOOD BET FOR NUMBERS AND FUN! HAD NINE PLUS FOR FIVE, NOT BAD FOR FOUR HOURS.
      City: MERCED

      Tips: DRESS WARM!! FISH SLOW AND USE SMALL SHAD COLORED WORMS 25 - 40 FEET

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

      Report: got on the water @ 10AM and started throwing a jig and drop shot. No dice all day till i fianaly got one (1.5 lb) on a senko off the back reeds. The alge bloom is definately still present. I HATE IT. its so thick my fish finder doesnt even read fish. I guess they just stocked so i tried my new 3:16 mission fish with no production. I feel that those fish have already gorged themselves on stockers so theyre not too hungry right now. Just a hunch.
      City: Watsonville, Ca

      Tips: Talked to a guy that says go suuuuuuper sloooow with your presentation. Not the easiest theing to do. Good luck.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

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

      Report: WHATS UP NOBODY FISHING HERE NEED INFO BMFD
      City: mountain view

      Tips: ONLY HERE IN SUMMER WANT SOME WINTER HELP? DUFF MFD