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Saturday, August 26th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wadda day on Wadda Jig. Took what I learned from Cooch's guide service two weeks ago and tried to apply. No slop/hyacin fish on high tide today. Those mats are probably all fish out now. Some big tournament out of Russos today. Waited for low tide and fish started bighting. All fish came off outside weedline, next to deep water (11+ ft). I found these areas in Sandmound, Piper and areas off the San Juaqin. I ended the day with 5#, 5#, 2.5,2.5,and 2. With some more 2+ pounders to spare. All bit a 1/2 oz TNT Brn Jig. The same one Cooch gave me,and the same one used last week at Clearlake with great success.
      City: sac

      Tips: Buy and learn how to fish a Wadda Jig around deep water with grass nearby.

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

      Report: Fished today around Glenhaven and Buckingham for about 3 hours and caught 15 fish. Most of the fish were taken drop shotting, however I also caught a few fish with the spinnerbait and crankbait. Biggest fish was just over 4, best 5 were -maybe- pushing 15lbs.

      Tips: Kreatures, LV 500 and white spinnerbaits. The crankbait bite was slower than normal for me today.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was a great day out on the water. Since I was a bit disapointed in the lack of cover in the north side of the lake, I fished the south side this time around. I caught two 2lb. bass. One at 9am, and the other at 11am. Both were caught on a zipper june bug shakin worm.
      City: Sunnyvale

      Tips: Target places where water level drops. Mine were caught where water level changed from 2ft to 6ft drop.

  • Benton County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 630am to 12pm. Caught 3 fish, 4#, 3.5# and 2.2# with trick worm on small jighead. Mostly
      on main points with wood cover.
      City: Scotts Valley

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Main Lake points and Pit arm lots of fish just no size.Used dart headed,Texas rig,drop shot,and Carolina rigged worms.Caught A few on crank bait.
      City: Sac

Friday, August 25th, 2006

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We fished the shallow South end from 4:30 until closing. We threw topwater frogs over the top and in between the mats. We had 6 blowups but only 2 fish. Both were in the 2 lb. range. It was a little windy for topwater and the ranger asked us to leave as soon as the action was picking up.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Looks like most of the action is still in the deeper water...unless you can get out early or late in the day. They sure don't like boats on the water during either of these times, however.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: 6 bass in 2 hours tossing senkos into weeds...bass were chasing dragon flies and killed the senkos. 2 fish over 4 lbs. and rest over 2 lbs. Lots of fish chasing shad as well. By the way, who is the beautiful blonde woman fishing from the light colored pontoon float tube?
      City: Antioch

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 75-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 6am with Joe Miller, headed up the North Fork with our small spooks for our first bait. Finding small bass switched to jigs on a flat Island top in 20-30 ft with rocks landing four nice 2-3 pounders. Worked points with rocks with darter head using 6" worms and split shot and lizards in green pumkin. After 10 am the bass went deeper and got smaller.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: Fish 10-30 ft and slow, early and late

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Overall a suprisingly slow day. Didn't get on the water until 1:00PM- headed up the middle fork expecting a big numbers day and only scratched-up a dozen or so slot fish. Moved to south fork for similar results. Main body was also slow. Off the lake by 6:00... I was told the bite was wide open? Perhaps before noon. My daughter had the big fish of the day- a spot at 2.6lbs.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: We stuck with dart heads in various colors- fishing points and rocks. Fish were at all depths. There were some guys at the top of the NF fishing crawdads under bobbers doing well...guess I should have been fishin a jig.

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Most of those little boils are this years spawn. I still see several bass in the 1-2 inch range. They are most likely feeding on bugs and trying to get bigger for the future. Try light colored lures in light grays, light smoke, silver, or salt n pepper. Float tubing around the island is a sweet spot. It runs pretty shallow almost all the way around with the execption of a huge drop on the coleman side of it.
      City: san jose

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

      Report: Fished Chesbro today from around 8:00-1:30 and caught 10 fish up to 2# All fish came off rocky points from 4-15 feet of water. Bite was pretty soft for the most part and all fish were caught on jigs.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Look for points with large rock piles and bounce brown and purple jigs on the bottom.

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

      Report: hey OrsaFIsher, For the most part the marina side of the lake decends pretty gradually with not much angle. The far side of the lake has much steeper banks. It's much deeper and more gorgy to the left of the marina towards the damn. Over to the left of the marina just past that first cove is where I caught my largest bass there over 8lbs but for the most part i do not catch many fish on that end. Most of the fish i catch in the summer are in the shallows. I've spent many long days fishing deep water there on the other side of the lake without success. It seems like there just arent very many fish in this lake anymore, but i know theres a few lunkers. Its just hard without a boat because most of the good coves and points for bass are on the opposite side of the lake where theres no foot or trail access. I went last week and caught maybe 5 or 6 dinks and on that was maybe 2lbs... Kind of discouraging but that was the best trip out of my last 3...
      City: scotts valley

      Tips: No tips these days. Just get lucky and run a lure into the face of on of the few remaining nice fish in this lake...

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

      Report: Mr. Lewis I would like to talk to you regarding your fishing trip so please contact me at the email address that I left above.Thanks in advance.

      Bobby
      City: EDH, Cal

      Tips: I think you guys are being too hard on this guy or maybe you just can't believe that this limit is acheivable.It's acheivable on any body of water and at anytime of the year I know because I have seen it all too often on so many of the California Res/lake and river systems. So liten up

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched from King Is around 8am and got off the water at 1230pm. Fished around that area in Whites and Dissapointment. Caught around 40 bbass and 6 stripers, consistent action. Largest black bass around 5lbs and largest striper was only 19in. Mostly 1.5-2lb and some dinks. Nice day out on the water, stayed cool with the cloud cover and breeze and allowed for topwater throughout the first couple hours, though I slept in.
      City: manteca

      Tips: Senkos, dropshot, rapalas, and spooks. Couple hits on frog but no takers today. Outgoing tide the whole time. Have fun.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well I made another night trip hoping to get some good action unfortunately I ran into a mountain lion on the road right next to my fishin spot. It was after a dead raccoon in the road. Cool sight but I wasnt gonna hang out to do any fishin. Ended up with a dink on a brush hawg near the ramp.
      City: Hollister

      Tips: Keep yer ears and eyes on when out at night thats the second cat I've run into in the past two years.

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

      Report: Folk's, I don't know Walter but I've heard the type of crap your throwing at him before. Do-not criticize one for possibly achieving something that has yet become the nominal.

      About 8 to 10 years ago, during a Coyote Bait and Tackle Team Tournament, a 20+lbs limit on a little lake (Anderson Res.) in South San Jose/Morgan Hill was weighed in. Second place had 12 lbs. There was nothing but non-believers and skeptics until the following year, when 3 teams came in around 20 lbs. Yes, I was a member of the team that weighed in 20+lbs the first year and took third the following year. I friend of mine and his brother came in 1st the second year. First year I was fishing in 40 to 60 feet of water when everyone else was throwiung on the bank.

      The problem is, if it doesn't fit to our idea of what is or isn't possible, we're immediate non-believers. Relax, and ask Walter to take you fishing and teach you what you've been missing.

      Happy hooking to you all...

Monday, August 21st, 2006

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      Water Temp: NA

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6pm to 8pm. Lake was muddy, with weed growth on the bottom. Fished the shoreline from Coleman to Almaden Blvd. pitched a weightless senko to cover. No takers - saw no cruisers either. Just before the sunset minnows started popping the surface at first I thought there was a bass feeding and they were jumping for cover but they were popping out of the water all along the shoreline - shallow. Thinking there might be a predator nearby I tied on a buzzbait (thinking now I should have tried a pop'r) no takers at the buzzbait, I threw it past the popping minnows and swam it through them. No takers whatsover - I didn't see any blow-ups on the minnows either..

      Anyone else see this? Don't know if this is a common occurence but if it is then targeting the bass should not be too difficult during this timeframe. Just need to find the right shoreline depth changes etc...
      City: San Jose

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 2 mornings and 2 evenings, had great days. 60 fish each time, 7,6 and 3 were 5 lbs. The rest were 2 to 4 1/2 lbs. Good thing I did not go with Larry H. as per KC, I would have caught a lot less fish...lol...I always thought Larry was trying to be helpful, but KC must know different.
      City: Healdsburg, Ca

      Tips: Ask Larry

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with the wife today and we caught 33 fish. Our best 5 went 18lbs. We caught fish at Glenhaven, Buckingham Point, Soda Bay and all around Horseshoe. Drop shot, wacky senkos, spinnerbaits, crankbaits all took fish.

      Tips: Kreatures and Senkos for numbers and size.
      Wild Vibe Base Shad with updated hooks caught quite a few fish.
      White spinnerbaits also took a number of fish.
      Use the wind to your advantage it (at times) will cause baitfish to get pinned along shorelines, easy pickings once the right bait is found.

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

      Report: Nada.... Total skunk. Tried everything and not even a bite. This lake is terrible.
      City: South SF