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Saturday, April 29th, 2006

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

      Report: Fished the south fork for the day. Caught 15 mostly 1-3 lbs. Fished the coves using worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. 2nd time out on this lake and look forward to several more as the weather gets better.
      City: Lincoln

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 61-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: AS they say the Little Green fish do not use a calendar!! When it feels right they just spawn!!
      Went into this fishing day thinking beds and bertha's shallow coves. Guess What them there fish at Pardee have already spawned, tons of fry up shallow in the bushes and trees with 1lb to 1 1/2 lb bucks gaurding them. They are easy to catch with Senkos.

      Finally about ten o clocl I realize this and we start fishing in the 12 - 20 ft rangs and start picking up spawned out females in the 2 - 3 1/2 lb range on Jigs and dart head worms.

      BTW, I did throw and throw and throw the swimbaits NO takers!!

      Finally at 11:00 am on the oohter side of the point I got my ten + a few weeks back I hook a huge fish with my dart head. I go two looks at her and she was 12 easy, she runs me completly around the boat and out to deep water and then
      NO NO NO !!! my six pound flouroclear gives way!

      Oh well but what a fish only fifteen yards from where I got her sister on a swimbait a few weeks earlier!!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Do not think that you hold the biological calendar in your head for these fish!! Even with all the high water and cool temps these fish spawn when they want to spawn.
      Not when we think they are going to!!

      Landed 13 keepers 7 for the misses 6 for me along with two really nice trout!!

      Fun day at my second favorite Lake Mini Oroville!! HAR

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I went out this weekend in my tube and caught a total of 15 bass. I caught one 4 pounder and the rest were like a pound and a half. Does anyone no where the big ones are, I always here stories but can never catch one.
      City: castro valley

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with my fishing buddy; Caught close to 100 fish, mostly on tender tubes, our best fish weighing in at 2 and a quarter lbs. Fished between the main points and coves with brush and other structure in the back. Most of the fish were taken in 5-20 ft of water, sometimes as deep as 30. Even caught a few on crankbaits. Had a few really GOOD fish strike at a black buzzbait worked on the shallow points during the evening, but none grabbed a hold of it well.
      City: Red Bluff

      Tips: Tender Tubes are slaughtering them this time of year. Use an 1/8th ounce tube head if you have a calm day; If the wind is blowing more than 5-10 mph, switch to a 1/4th ounce head to get down quicker n get more fish.

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley sometime in the morning, camped the night there. Fished the Pit with luck early on Stike King Spinners. Moved in the afternoon towards the Mcloud arm fishing coves on the way caught a few with split-shoted nightcrawlers, as well as the same spinner. Proceeded to show my friend the Dam and spun the hub on my prop after I hit a shallow rock, should have had the depth alarm on!! Got towed back to Bridge Bay, Taxied back to Jones Valley, and got my Boat. Thanks to the person who towed me, I hope $20 bucks was enough with gas prices the way they are. Weather was great, as was the fishing will be back this coming weekend!!
      City: Chiloquin Or

      Tips: Have fun and enjoy the lake.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 68 TO 71

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: CAUGHT LOTS OF 1 TO 3 LB MALES IN 5 TO 10 FEET OF WATER. BIG FISH 4.5 ON TULES.CRANKS TOOK FEW FISH BUT SENKO BITE WAS OFF THE HOOK...QUIT COUNTING AT 20.USE BLACK WITH RED FLAKE OR WATERMELONRED WITH ORANGE SMELLY JELLY..... I ALSO FISHED ON MAY 2ND. THE FISH WERE REAL AGRESSIVE EARLY IN THE DAY,, I WAS SWIMMING THE SAME COLORED SENKOS,WITH THE WATER BEING SO HIGH I COULD NOT TOUCH BOTTOM IN MOST OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS WITH RED SPEED TRAP SO I THREW A DEEP LITTLE N WITH SOME RESULTS...



      FISH THE SENKOS RIGHT ON THE BANK AND IN TREES FISH 12 FOOT DIVERS IN 10 FEET OF WATER AND HIT THE BOTTOM AND STOP AND GO.... GOOD LUCK.

      DONIO
      City: SANTA ROSA

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a few hours this AM and although I wouldn't call it on fire, it is smoldering nicely.Only caught 5 fish in 4 hrs, but they were dandies. With the exception of 1- 3 lb smallie, the others were all between 4.91 and 4.97. My kind of cookie cutters. Only one Black in the mix. All were taken on crankbaits in the rocks on the North end, and in Squirrel Flat. Wish I could have stayed to try the afternoon bite.
      City: Weaverville

Friday, April 28th, 2006

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished east bank near mouth of Markley Cove. Sunny day, so fish were tight to cover. Caught several LMB and one smallie working submerged timber on a ledge at a depth of 4 to 8 ft. Lost one that bent my snap swivel (my fault). Watermelon senko on darter head was the ticket. Just crawled it and hopped it along. Always got the bite after the lure hit a branch or a rock.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Finessing plastics has always worked best for me on this lake.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: SPENT WEEK WITH THE BOYS. BROUGHT 13 RODS, ONLY NEEDED 1 OR 2
      THE SENKO BITE WAS ON FOR ALL OF US, EXCEPT FOR OCCASIONAL CRANKBAIT THE SENKO BITE WAS ON
      City: mountin view

      Tips: 9X SENKO FOR BIGGER BETTER FISH

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      Water Temp: 63.0

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out tues. and thurs., and had some good days.Tues.We started in franks and we were the first ones on the water. we had some nice fish in the boat within minutes of flipping to tules. stayed in franks most of the morning then went to mildred hitting some good fish there also, lots of 4#s in the boat by one p.m.wind started to pick up a little and the reaction fish soon followed. several fish coming from my new VOO-DOO baits in ch/white, my buddy was a bit sceptical of it for a moment but it didn't take long for him to believe in something new.We had near sixty fish, the best five were about 25.4# one of my best days, my friend Tim landed a nice 6.14 on the Voo-Doo. Thurs. was a little different, started in disappointment alot slower start for us picking up only one there. I had my wife with me this time and she was really trying to hone her flipping skills so we didn't do much else in the morning. We moved up north and started hitting several fish around 12:30 low tide,we found a great spawning flat,they were killing brush hogs, beavers and 7in. senkos; stay with neutral colors. We finished the day with 25 fish, best five were 19.5#s not to bad but not quite as good as the previous day
      City: placerville

      Tips: Flip tight when the tide is high and move out when low (pretty basic), but one key element that has been consistant for us is shallow flats near deep water ledges. Pay attention to areas when the tide is low so you can get a good idea of what things look like when there out of the water. The lures don't seem to matter as much as the areas.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 61-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: haven't been out to folsom in a long time. went to the south fork looking for bed fish. didnt see any. found fish in 5-10 feet of water and started kill them. had a 3lb smallie and a lot of 3-4lbs spotted bass. found 1 bed fish she was about 5-5.5lbs. caught her on a swimbait. caught about 20-25 fish from 11:30-3:00. great day of fishing.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: fish slow.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: CARP-O-RAMA!! Carp are up in force right now jumpin and splashin everywhere. Still manage to get some bass with plastics on beds. Tossed on a spoon and started catching carp up to 20lbs! They're fun to catch but not to release! Don't like touchin carp or catfish much.
      City: folsom

      Tips: Both species are up into 1 inch of water (literally) Just look for the fish without the forked tail and throw plastics at it...OR...look for the fish with a forked tail and throw anything silver and shiny at it and some will turn on it and hit it.

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

      Report: Most Tournaments in the last month have been won on swimbaits on main lake points. Although with this warm weather start looking for fish to migrate into the creeks. Reaction baits such as rip baits and spooks should start to really produce as the lake level rises and the water warms up.

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 64 to 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught 25 plus fish mostly spots w/ a 3 plus pound smb between 11am and 3pm on a suspending crank bait, picked up another 15 or so on it through out the day including a 2.5 lbs lmb that took it violently off the surface shortly after the crank hit the water. also fished senkos dropp shots and tubes all caught fish but not as well as the crank that day.
      City: benicoa

      Tips: dead sticking plastics is leathal dont over look the reaction bite when you get into a good one its a lot of fun and be wary of advise of from 20 yr vets who get mopped up in 5 consecutive days by a rook. good fun

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The date was april 27, 2006 on the last report
      City: Davis

      Tips: Once again, I will take any advice for fishing this lake.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 64-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7AM-11:30. All on the South shore coves. Caught six. Five on beds with a variety of lures. Chatterbait, Fluke, jigs, tubes. Two 3#, the rest were small males 1.5#. Best five only 11.5#, but a good effort will get you bigger fish. I had one on but was just could not close the deal.They're up.
      City: Ione

      Tips: Go to a cove with clear water. Use markers to mark the bed and move to the next. After you have a few marked go back to the best looking fish, approach from an angle with the best view and go to work. Have light and dark lures tied on. The fish don't care about color. I used white jigs chartruse tubes, silver chatterbait. If it's a little windy use an anchor, and wait for a breakin the chop some times you have to go by feel. Good luck and always release your bed fish!

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 62-65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I took a client today who wanted to learn good fishing spots in this gem of a lake. We started off about 7:30 am with topwater - first time this year. I got the first one - a 2 1/2 lb spotted bass. After a few more, we looked in a cove on the east side and found a bed fish, about 4 lbs. I showed him how to get the fish to take a white jig. She did not want to cooperate very quickly, though we could have caught her had we stayed longer. The water is still quite murky and so the bite hasn't really turned on yet. We threw Senkos #221 Senkos in flooded trees and caught a few, nothing real big however. We wound up with 8 or 9 bass - nothing over 2 1/2 lbs.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Collins should bust open in a few days as the water clears and warms a bit more. Senkos are deadly in the trees as well as spinnerbaits. The east side warms more quickly as it gets more afternoon sun. Don't forget topwater - I was using a shad colored Lucky Craft Sammy.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 54 - 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went fishing with my partner today. Got on the water around 9:30 AM. My partner boated the first fish about 10 minutes into fishing on a Senko. From then on the bite was wide open. My partner threw his Senko and I threw reaction bait all day. In all best five fish went about 16 LBS. The bite is on FIRE right now guys if you get a chance get out there before all the pleasure boaters began to flood the lake.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Stay back from the bank a good distance and make long cast's. Fish main body structure.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 60-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just got back from a 4 day trip. Seven of us total and we caught approx 500 bass. The biggest was 4.5 lbs. Most fish were caught on senko's. Clear with red and black flake, green with red and green flakes, and amber red flake. Few were caught on spinner baits, including the 4.5. No debri, water was warmer in different parts of the lake. Lots were keepers and lots were 14.5 inches! Wish I could go back today!!!
      City: Rough and Ready

      Tips: I would use senko's and spinnerbaits in white. Find the rocks either in coves or on the main body.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 58-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a lot of bass today.Fishing was best in the AM when the sun was blocked by fog. Couple of 4lbers and a whole bunch of smaller ones, little over 50 fish. Also caught a 5lb brown trout swimming with the bass and saw many other very large trout. Few crappie today. Fish were anywhere from 0 down to 30 feet .
      Some coves the bass are starting to bed and in others they are cruzing around or schooling the shad.
      City: manteca

      Tips: Drop shot robo/magics in prism shad and greenies. Rip bait worked in the morning. Tried chrt panfish tubes but not as many bites today.