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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 66-72

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at daybreak at Granite Bay. 15+ M.P.H. WINDS FOR THE FIRST 2 HOURS-NO FISH. Winds died down, sun came out,and began catching small fish. Biggest one 1.15oz. The lake still has a 5m.p.h limit on it.Fished main body with my partner and landed about 15-20. Lost more than we landed. Debrie still an issue-tugs doing what they can-may be a while before it thins out.Same ole thing for the last couple of weeks.
      City: antelope

      Tips: All fish caught on Senkos, except for one on a ghost/blue spinnerbait. Hardly anyone on the lake..........

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

      Report: What end of the lake is more productive? Trinity Center area or down by the dam
      City: Coast

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished yesterday afternoon with clients. A couple of good fish but not what I'd expect this time of year. Got out early this AM and things had improved. Reaction bite was good early then slowed. About 10 AM the bite got pretty good on plastics. Ended up with approx 25 fish with a 4 lb smallie leading the way, several others over 3 gave them around a 17lb 5 fish limit. After yesterday it was a big relief for this guide. Same crew out tomorrow, will keep you posted.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: The fish were caught in 8-10 on a variety of plastics. No sign of spawning yet. Won't be long.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out fishing with a couple of buddies.Lauched out of Russo's. What a day we had.The wind was blowing and we must have caught over 50 bass. They were slamming the lures. And alot of fish over 5 lbs. Galen Jensen thanks for the great guided trip. We had a blast.Never caught so many fish in one day. But for the record, West out fished us both with some BIG TOADS.
      City: discovery BAy

      Tips: Use top water and keep throwing till you hit the honey pot.

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      Water Temp: 60*

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Paradise on Eight Mile.. Got 4 in the Boat lost 4 at the boat.. for about 2 Hrs of fishing. Chartruse / White Spinner Baits were the happening bait of the day..
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught Ten,Best 5 15lb's beavers worked for me today. Tried also buzzbait And Frog couple of blow up's that's it.Went to disco bay for my last 1/2 hour and picked up the drop shot rod ,and hooked a Female going between 8 or 9lb's my personal biggest so far.
      City: Disco Bay

      Tips: Beavers ,purple worm drop shot. Rocky points with submerged weeds.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well the bass fishing is still great with strikes all along the banks. If you fish more than 15 feet out from the waters edge you miss them all since they are hanging right along the shore lines. In 5 hours of fishing I landed more than 40 fish today using senko worms in watermelon color fished fast along the bottom. Bounce them right from shore and you will be sure to get them. The water is very clear and the fish are still waiting to see the water warm up to get on the beds. This is the best bass fishing I have seen on melones in 8 years so get out there and enjoy it while it lasts.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: not tested

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out with a couple buddies and on the water around 6:30am. not sure where we launched at since I'm not familiar with the lake. coves with weeds produced largemouth. rocky banks produced a boatload of spots. 1 or 2 smallmouth caught. close to 90 fish caught for the day with a ton of shakers and even more fish missed. big fishes weren't big... 2 1/2 lber largemouths. off the water at 4pm
      City: East Bay

      Tips: shad color cranks produced most of our fish with plactics coming in at a close 2nd. cast to the shore and fish to the boat because some of the more vicious strikes were right at the boat. lost a couple of cranks to fish... check your line often!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: tubed the back pond today. I would say that i did great today. caught one 5.5lb, 4 around 3lb, and 4-5 fish in 1-2lb range. Fishing was great today.
      All fish released with 5lb picture coming pretty soon.
      goodluck
      City: fremont

      Tips: catch and release

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was hot caught close to 75 fish with the help of two rookies and my self. We cranked them all on slightly wend blown rocky banks. No big fish just lots of fun
      City: Red Bluff

      Tips: fish shallow, along the rock with steep banks, most fish were caught within 5 feet of the bank.

  • Siskiyou County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing up here is extemely hot right now, if you can make the trip up here it is unbelieveable right now. i caught over 50 fish today with the biggest going just about 7 lbs . what an awesome day. I threw blades in the morning and the big one came off a swimmin jig at about 9:30 threw senkos the rest of the day. my partner ryan caught several off of a floating lizard also.
      City: weed,ca

      Tips: caught most fish in about 2-5 feet. watch out for underground obstacles.

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing up here is extemely hot right now, if you can make the trip up here it is unbelieveable right now. i caught over 50 fish today with the biggest going just about 7 lbs . what an awesome day. I threw blades in the morning and the big one came off a swimmin jig at about 9:30 threw senkos the rest of the day. my partner ryan caught several off of a floating lizard also.
      City: weed,ca

      Tips: caught most fish in about 2-5 feet. watch out for underground obstacles.

Monday, May 8th, 2006

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

      Report: Thanks for the info Ted! Hope the rumor of the two 7#'s is false. Although I have heard that trout fisherman have been picking up some large smallmouth while trolling the east side. I hope they are not making it on to someones dinning room table.
      City: Folsom, CA

      Tips: Please practice catch and release.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I heard that the lake is covered with driftwood. Anyone know if the lake is restricted to 5mph. How's the fishing? Got a trip planned in a few weeks.
      City: Folsom

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

      Report: Caught 7 bass on robo worms and trick worms in a couple hours. Fished the south end of the lake.
      City: Morgan Hill

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 66 .7

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was another glorious weekend at Lake Berryessa and the bass fishing was goooood!!!! I made arrangements with Jason Fulton the Rep for "Accurate Reels" to take him out for the weekend. His catch for the weekend was 67 bass and 1 trout and 2 crappies. Saturday morning we set out with a game plan to work our way to the wineyards. We started at the Ranch house and worked our way east. All day we caught 1 to 3 pound bass as we worked the shoreline towards the wineyards. At the wineyards we fished shallow water two feet or less working rubber worms through the grass piles. We could have stayed longer but decided to try big island for larger fish. The first spot we went to we couldn't really fish because the wind had picked up. So we went to the inside of big island where it was sheltered and fished grubs through the grass and did fairly well but still in the 1 to 3 pound range. When it got brisk we called it a night. The following morning we headed out to the back of Capell Cove with the intention of fishing it all the way back to Steele Park. What is nice about this cove it that it has alot of bushes and trees which is the structure that bass love. It turned out to be an amazing day. Jason must have hit a bass every twenty feet, he was really on the bite. He caught more bass then I did (which I'm sure he won't let me forget anytime soon) but I still wound up with 54 bass and also the largest one of the two days (3 1/2 pounds). Apparently some females are still bedding from what we could see but we also saw some frys which indicates that some have already spawned. The water temperature late Sunday afternoon was 66.7 degrees and the clarity of the water in some locations were 4 to 5 feet. Book your guided trips early. 'til next week..................good fishing!!!!!! www.fishingconnection.net e-mail me any fishing stories you would like to share to bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: Napa

      Tips: This week they liked it plastic

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished with two new bass fisherman and had a day to remember many fish over 5lbs and good #s also soft plastics worked best also top water good
      City: el cerrito

      Tips: get the most up to date fishing stories at bay tackle and gear 510 235-2032 see you their

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      Water Temp: 65.9

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 24 fish top 5 for 17lbs, frogs in the morning, senkos and cranks in the afternoon, 2 to 10 ft of water, weed lines, tulies, moss pads. colors: watermelon red & green senkos, white frogs, red cranks.. Good luck!
      City: Vacavillw

      Tips: stay slow and cover water doing so, you won't feel the senko bite, trust the weight.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 66-70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My fishing partner and myself spent the last 4 days with 2 boats fishing hard. Ended up with 40 fish, best one was 4.6 caught by my wife. The only fish I could find were small males (1-2 lbers). Caught them in shallow water pitching brush hogs in the holes of cattails. Some also fell to senko's and white spinnerbait. Best location was the island straight out from redbud. I stayed in the disease keys, you talk about nasty. What kills channel cats? Every where you look dead stuff floating. I spent alot of time in the keys and caught more fish out of redbud in 2 hours than I did around the keys. Water in the keys was 70 with a visability of about 6". I did catch a bluegill the size of my steering wheel on a 3/8 oz. spinnerbait.

      Tips: If you don't know the lake get a guide.

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      Water Temp: 63 to 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The lake is at 142,000 arce feet now and is stable. Bass are up to 4 pounds here with a few to 7 pounds. Senko's in watermelon ( 208 ) red/black flake are working on bass in 3 to 5 feet of water in the 5 mph area. Baby brushogs in watermelon or watermelon red/black flake also are working well the smallier bass are in the 3 to 5 foot range the bigger bass in 2 to 4 pound range are in the 6 to 12 foot range my bigger bass were in 8 to 10 feet off of points. Jig fish were slower. traffic is heavy on the weekends.Areas to fish are 5mp area and spillway areas are both good right now. 559-689-3255 park.
      City: kerman ca.

      Tips: Wacky style on senko's Texas rig baby brushogs Jigs in brown&purple or crawdad colors work also. any questions. markinman50@aol.com