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Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went with Mayday to do some fun fishing, since we're hearing about all the 20lb sacks comoing out of the delta. took tuesday off to do it. only found about a 15# sack.
      started in franks along with 20 other boats. that place is getting hammered hard every day. We figured it would be less pressured on a midweek day - we were wrong. caught a couple, then move on to avoid crowds.
      went to other sloughs around franks, and found the tides dropping. caught a bunch of keeper fish in weeds and on the backside of weeds, occasionally a nice fish.
      went to disco and found a few in the there as well.
      Overall, the fishing was very spotty with the bites coming in bunches. it seems that they were gathering up to spawn.
      City: belmont

      Tips: jigs and jig-like lures worked for us. they seemed to want compact lures in blue/brown (aka Aaron's Magic). Also caught a few trap fish, mostly within two cranks of the handles on casts close to shore.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sloooowwww you can doit!Go big with helix or with yamy's it work's.Oh how about frogs to hog's? Whats wrong ya'll, we ain't fishing for 7 figures just fun ,even if its money git a grip ya'll enjoy.
      City: Ogden

      Tips: frogs chugs 8"worms drive that sixfow cadi luv and big fishes

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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished franks today caught several fish biggest was 10-3. Man what a awesome fishery the delta is!!!
      City: Medford

      Tips: crawfish

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      Water Temp: 58-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Looks like everybody is tight lipped lately!
      I took Tim out today after hearing all the big weights that are coming in, he wanted to locate better quality fish. We started in Franks along with 20 other boats, we got a few near the wall and the tulles around there, no good ones. Then with the high tide we fished some islands close by an got one close to 4 and a few close to 3 and Tim lost a giant. All one Speed Traps. Then we went to Quimby fished around the islands and caught 5 or 6 fish to 2.5lbs. The bite seem to die just about low tide we waited about and hour and then went to find some better fish shallow closer to the main river, fishing rock, weeds and sparse tulles with spinnerbaits, we started catching fish and got about 10 pretty fast up to almost 4lbs then when the water was up pretty high we landed one about 6 and one over 7 both on blades fishing next to the tulles over submerged weeds. We did get a few fish though out the day on a Blk/Blu Helix the biggest on the Helix was 3lbs. Not a lot of fish but good quality seem almost like a 20+ bag is common now, WOW
      City: Martinez

      Tips: Even though we couldn't see the fish most of them were spawning. If you are catching males (males were squirting clear liquid) then most of the fish were small but when you get in to the females it was a different story.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey guys. How's the fishing back there? Is the water still muddy? Backponds are one of my favorite fishing spot for the tube. This year the water was so muddy and fishing was slow. I am just wondering if anybody have been out there lately? I remember by this time of last year, I was killing them in two of back ponds with drop shot and senko. Any newest report would be greatly appreciated.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: good luck fishing. Please Catch&Release

Monday, April 24th, 2006

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: hoow know's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: dont know bassinator.. I will see ya out there..from what I have heard from my freind's water is high..Anderson is completly different than Coyote..
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: If you want to catch a big fish.. throw what you think work's..because we all have "old faithfull" I know I do... and that SOB hasnt work'd in 3 year's.. I changed...same lure different color and completly different depth..all the same thing..whether it's a crank, or plastic..it's the same..time of day.. really matter's...take care and I will see ya out there..

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58.6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took a vacation day and hit the delta out of Holland. After only 20 minutes of throwing a chartruse spinner bait, hooked a 3lb'er. Worked another island with no luck and then switched to a red speed trap and picked up one of 5 lbs 11 oz's. Caught over 15 fish, mostly buck bass in the lb to 1.5 lb range and another couple of 2lb'ers. When the outgoing tide went flat, the fish quit hitting. Tried all sorts of plastics with no more luck. Also managed to hook up 4 stripers with biggest going 8lbs. Nice an quite day on the water! Only saw 6 boats all morning. Off by noon.
      City: Sunnyvale

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught two bass drop shotting chicken livers. Also one bass shaking clams through the cabbage boy what a fight.
      City: Tracy

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: planned to go bass fishing with new pole and reel. conditions poor. cold and drizzle. tried anyway. no luck. switched to trout. caught six trout. 5 were small. threw them back. kept one fish 16'' 2.0 lbs.
      City: day street park

      Tips: wait till next week, if the weather heats up.

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      Water Temp: dont know

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: my summary is..good luck..
      City: san jose

      Tips: try everything that ya can..I will see you out there... good luck..by the way all of you know me.. take care and fish safe...

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

      Report: FORGOT TO SAY ALL OF THOSE FISH WERE RELEASED.I DONT EAT FISH,I JUST SPANK EM.
      City: SF

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: OUT ON THE NORTH LAKE BANK FISHING FROM 1 TO 4....SEEN TROUT POPPIN AND JUMPIN EVERYWHERE....SOON THIS GUY PLAYING WITH HIS DOG TOLD ME THEY JUST PLANTED TROUT SO WHAT DID I DO?....SPANKED ABOUT 12 WITH A PANTHER MARTIN....LOSS ABOUT 5 OR 6....ONLY ONE OTHER GUY WAS CATCHIN THEM AND HE WAS USING A KASTMASTER....EVERYONE ELSE COULDNT BUY A HIT BECAUSE THEIR LURES WAS TOO BIG. ANOTHER WIERD BUT COOL DAY...NO COMPLAINTS
      City: SAN FRANCISCO

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 57 - 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 2 bass early on Cranks
      1 more later on a Blade after wind came up
      sight fished a 4.8 male and an 8.2 female (got em both).

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 57-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 3 fish total, 4.5, 5 and one little fishstick. 2 good ones on a jig/grub, little guy on a chartreuse spinner. North end of lake.
      City: San Anselmo

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Cloudy day and little wind. Seemed to be perfect fishing day on the north end of the lake but didnt catch any bass. Tried Roboworms, crankbait, brush hogs, 6" purple worms, and even white/red spinnerbait and didn't get a hit. What's worst was seeing fish under the boat with my Garmin 250 fishfinder. First year back to bass fishing in 10 yrs..........need more practice!!!!
      City: San Jose

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We are getting the begginings of an algae bloom and the water is now above full pool and still rising. Water cleared up quite well from Johnsons to the dam and the rest of the lake is a week behind. Lots of trout and crappie being caught during the trout derby. I was pretty much all alone on the lake on Sunday and I swung for the fences but came up short. I am still getting my best fish of the day flipping but I threw the Huddleston for hours without any love. I got 3 flipping fish but only one was a keeper at 4 pounds. The rest of the day I spent visiting areas I rarely fish and was able to catch senko fish and ripbait fish by the truck load but very few worth the effort except for a rare 2 pound smallmouth. Best smallmouth turned away at the boat rather than eat my ripbait so I went back to the spot 15 minutes later and got her on the forth cast using a senko. Big red eyed tiger striped gorilla. That was fun. I sure missed the largemouth and am puzzled by the lack of enthusiasm of the largemouth in general.
      City: Santa Barbara

      Tips: Brown with red flake....Or anything with red flake was consistantly better results wise.

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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The Lake is still muddy in most places and stained in most of the rock creek. Hit the water early 7:00 am and headed up the Rock Creek, water was 59-60. Using spinner bait first right off the bank picking up our first 12 smallies and a few largies from 1.5-3.0 lbs. Some must be spawned. Switching to dark color JK Jigs for the rest of the morning getting another dozen or more.
      Good clouds for the first part of the morning helps the fish to stay up shallow. Sun came out and the fish moved out. He did move up the Bear Creek, but the water was 5 degs. colder.
      Stay in the Rock Creek area for now. Leaving at noon the a fair bag of 13 + lbs for our best five fish.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: Use dark colors until the water clears. Green Pumkin, Blacks, Purples and a good scent.

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 64.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sunday we went up and started fishing the underwater trees. No luck untill we moved up to the dam side of the lake when the wind came up. Spotted some fish in thir beds. We hooked 3 on the main island.
      City: Ventura

      Tips: Dropshot!! Try small, bright colored robo's.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 49-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry, last report temps should have been 49 through 56, not 66!
      City: Folsom

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      Water Temp: 49-66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First time on this lake in about a year. Spent 3 hours with a friend starting around 4:30 pm just after a tournament finished up. In spite of the fish being pounded, we (my friend) managed 4 or so fish up to 2.5 pounds. There was a jig bite (black jig and Hemphill Special) and a split shot bite - tried other baits with no hits. Main body was surprisingly cold (49.6) but sheltered coves went as high as 66 degrees. Our usual spots weren't so good - probably a good idea not to go right after a tournament.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Our fish were evenly split between shallow (6') and deeper (18').