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Northern California Lake Fishing Report

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Monday, March 27th, 2006

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 59.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Central Coast Bass Club -- 17 Boats
      6AM start time --
      3 tourneys going today and also a Kid's Fish Day but Coyote Ramp was open. Dismall looking morning with 60% chance of rain -- Weather was not that bad in the morning.

      Hit the small island edges and hit at 6:30 then not again till 8:20 - Keepers but only 2 pounders. Used red flake craws and blk/red 6"plastic worms for bite. Seen several fish being taken but size was small. Moved off island and headed towards points where bite and size were much better. Drop shot with red flake/blk was working. Bed fish taken on several colors but nothing stable. Hit miss on line size and color. Good weights on points heading towards dam.

      Rain at about noon but light. Cloud cover heavy at top of mountain hoping fish may react to change. Points holding bed fish and some taking good weights with some deligent time spent on one spot.

      Finishing weights: Winner with 14-8, 5-7 boats with 12 plus - Big fish at about 7.0. Four boats with only one fish - two with zero.

      Overall: Dinner at TG Fridays in Oxnard was good -- Fishing wasn't... Margarita is next stop next month.
      City: Santa Maria

      Tips: Bring black/red flake 6-8" -- A white/green flake small grub on 8 pound took big bass on a bed so it may be something to think about but scary on the line size.

      Small Island is still a good area over weed beds on worms. Big Swim baits did little to nothing today --- Save the $35 for better water temps.

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a few hours today before the 15 mile an hour wind started blowing. I threw a Norman crankbait pretty much the whole time and landed 2 fish and lost 1. I bass was about 2 pounds. A nice chunky little spot. The other was a dink. The wind was blowing pretty good and the water was still pretty muddy from the rains. I have been doing pretty good at Collins with a Shad colored Norman crankbait between storms. I have been pitching it in tight around trees and slowly wobbling it back out banging limbs when I can. I caught a 4.5 spot last week doing this. I havent been getting a lot of bites but 3 or 4 good ones a day. Can't wait for some stable weather when the bite gets good. I guess a guy could catch more fish on jigs or worms worked slow but I seem to be catching more quality fish on the crankbait than I usually do with the plastics. Good luck. Catch and Release!

      Tips: Have also caught a few slow rolling chartreuse spinnerbats in the trees.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well it looks like he won't be credited with the world record after all. He said on ESPN "all that matters is I know I have the world record." HMMMM, he may have caught a 25.1, and is well deserving of holding the new world record, BUT...he failed to plan properly. He offered another guy a thousand dollars to fish that spot so he KNEW how important that fish was. WHY...WHY NOT have a huge ice chest with an aeroater to keep her alive....THEN take her to certified scales which he should have known exactly where they were???!!!
      Let's be honest...who cares if it was foul hooked. I don't know one person who is THAT conscientious about doing the "right" thing. He stalked that fish...he got her to turn on his jig....he deserved to get the world record! You know most anyone who knew the importance of that fish would have turned to his buddies in the boat...and while still in the net put that hook in the upper lip and moved it around a bit...NO ONE would have ever had to know!! Is that cheating...dishonest...wrong??? HELL NO!!! I give him all the credit in the world for having the patience and perserverence to get that hawg on the end of his line. That is an old and SMART fish...It's been caught a mere 3 times since 1991. It should be in the record books..and would have been there for a LONG time.
      Do I feel bad for him...nope..not one bit. Simply unbelievable...he could have had blank checks from SO many sponsors had he only played his cards right....as for his overwhelming need to be Mr. Right-thing-to-do....well, there aren't any sponsors for that now are there?
      City: Atascadero

      Tips: Use your head when you fish for trophy bass AND if you catch a world record...for God's sake...follow all the steps BY THE BOOK!!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 48to50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: WIND, RAIN AND WOOD WAS THE RULE WITH POOR CONDITIONS UP THE SOUTH FORK. TWO FISH ON ROBO'S 5-15 FEET OF WATER. HEAVY RAIN WHILE LEAVING THE DOCK.
      City: CARMICHAEL

      Tips: SLOW FISHING WITH FRONT COMING IN!

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 40

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Back again, What better way to spend my spring break But on the lake. I fished 5 out of the 10 day spring break. Did well. I caught total out of the 5 days at least 40-50 bass and good news the crappie bite is on. If you catch one 10 to 15 are right behind him. I was mainly using my grub made by Gary Yahmamoto it is dark green with black spots.I fished about 40-50ft down. My buddy was using a large white crappie jig and he pulled out alot as well they we not as big as mine his fished average 1 lb but he found the crappie and once one was found that when I started using one.

      My trolling motor foot pedal cable broke that was a downfall but hopefully i will have it fixed by next trip

      if anyone would like to see some of the pictures of my spring break and the lake email me
      City: Turlock

      Tips: Crappie are begining to hit fish deep structures slow with small jigs

      We caught all of our crappie at Horseshoe Bend
      in various coves

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 46 to 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We started out on the West Branch and then fished the North Fork. Early morning top water bite was not on, crank bait bite was not on,so we started with drop shot,tubes and senko's to pick up our bass. At the end of the afternoon we had 52 bass 4 were close to 3# and 12 were 2# plus.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Change methods until you find out what the bass want. I would like to crank all day but if its not working find out what the bass want. We keyed on points, coves, walls and fresh water. We just kept moving and changing.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with a buddy on Sunday, got on the water at Jones Valley around 8:00 after talking to several flw pros. Headed up the Pit past dark canyon, fished several cuts, most fish seemed to be in 15-20 ft. on main lake or secondary points, found very few in the creek channels. Caught about 30-35 fish all 1-2lbs, texas rigged, and drop shotted Petes' Six Shooter sharks, and Robo Worms, and we also caught quite a few on tubes. Fished behind four different pros on several banks and boated lots of fish behind them, never saw three of the four boat a fish in two hours. Those clothes and boats and 300.00 rods/reels are nice to look at but the fish don't really know who or what is on the other end of the line. Couldn't figure out why they were all wearing Gortex jackets and pants when is was pushing 70 degrees outside, I guess they don't want any of us amatures to mistake them for one of us poor ignorant fishermen.
      City: Susanville

      Tips: Here's a tip for those pros who think they are better than us poor amatures, you might learn something by trying to have some at your job once in a while, also your not going to give up any of your top secret fishing info by saying hello "first" to a couple of amatures out on the water that are just trying to have some fun. By the way, Good luck this week to all the pros that we talked to that did have a little class.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Mr B, Thanks for the info, not trying to step on anyone! click on his link & no one home, when that happens, gets me wondering, unless they're on the up & up. As for being there, I make it a point to stay away from tourney days. I like my fishing to be peace & quiet.
      City: no. cal

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished sat afternoon, got 10 fish to the boat, 2 four pounders, rest 1-2 lbs, mostly on lipless crank and spinnerbait. then lost a 8lb. striper at the net on a small jerkbait, not a bad day. aggressive fish were shallow near deep water, related to tulies.
      City: brentwood

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      Water Temp: 53-57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Same basic Report as o-heim. Launched at first light from B&W. Fished the central Delta (including Franks), Whites, Disappointment, etc...fog to start the day, no bites. Bumped around all day. Water for the most part was muddy. Most of the guys we talked to were also struggling. My buddy Scott caught a couple of keepers.

      Tips: Hmmm...we tried it all. Beavers or Jigs seemed to produce best.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at day break at B&M, did the Franks track thing,na-da.Worked the the surrounding areas till 3p.m. for 3 Stripers to 5.5 lbs.
      Early morning fog, light winds, and a sunny afternoon. All and all not to bad of a day>
      City: antelpoe

      Tips: Wish I had some for you, lots of high water- nothing new.....

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Redbud.Caught one at Garners on minnow.Went to Jones bay south side caught 15 on minnows 12 on river sea crawdad.Fish from 12 ins. to 1 seven pounder couple of 3and 4 lbs.
      City: San Francisco

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: great job.... world record foul hooked .. honestly.. all of us have foul hooked..she was laying on her bed... it took time for her to pick it up and move it off.. at that moment..it became a world record...spit it out..and turned.. as far as I'm concerned.. 25 1 back in the water..great job...
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: This is how I see it.. Please correct me if I'm wrong.. If you fish, it's for fun.. I cant imagine a big bass like that.. I tip my hat. to the person that caught it.. and for anyone who bad rap's. whether or not it was a record..bite me .. right place at the right time.. congratulation's... A World Record Fish!""

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: You tell em Rick. So far you are the only one that makes any since out of this big miss.
      City: Bakersfield

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6:00 am til noon, tough bite. I split shot, jigs, ripped, dropshot, and threw swimbaits. The only success came on a jig and a split-shot lizard. I missed a few jig bites where they bit off tails.Post front not the greatest conditions.Water was up 2 feet from Fridays water level. Two fish total.
      City: Granite Bay Ca.

      Tips: Don't go , the real story is the floating wood.It's posted 5 mph and one has to respect that.It took me 25 minutes to get to G B launch from half a mile north of Anderson Island. Normally thats a 4 minute trip.

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished North and South lakes and Impoundment. On the North Lake at the pier below the boathouse, I threw out a 4" Senko along the tule wall between the pier and boat ramp on my spinning rod. Put the rod down with a slack line. I went to get my stuff from the other end of the pier. On the way back to where I had cast my bait, I see the rod tip bouncing around. I ran this fat old body as fast as I could to my pole, picked it up and it was over...well, that was the excitement of the day for me...

      Saw a basser in a yellow kayak nail a couple of small fish on a chartreuse spinnerbait at the South end of the South Lake near the bridge. Fished with a couple of guys at the boat docks. Gabriel from Merced, CA who showed me a pic of a huge bass he caught a couple of weeks ago - and Takahashi from Japan, who had never fished the Lake before .
      It's back to work tomorrow, but I had a fun time at the lake for 3 hours - anyway.
      City: Daly City

      Tips: If you cast out your line and leave it alone, you'll be sorry (maybe).

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53 to 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went up early Sunday and did pretty well even after the front moving through, fish average lb , biggest 4lb. Fished up Riverand caught fish every where using brushhogs and roboworms. Had to just let it sit there and twitch it a little, tried blades for a while but no takers. Wife even caught around 15 fish, alot of times the line just felt heavy, ended up with around fifty or so fish
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Green and brown seemed to work best and fish super slow

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 48-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buds Todd and Rich were with me on Sunday, had a fun day of Casting on the lake! Launched from the Spillway and headed out to find some coves. Rich caught a 3.6 spot on a blade and that was it for the day. Started early and got off the lake at 3 PM. The water on the main lake was pretty clear, I could see my baits a little ways down around 5-6 feet in places. Main lake temps were from 48-50, some of the coves got to around 53.6*. We just couldn't get a pattern going. There was a 100% Bass tourney going on that day, I here tell the winning weight was 18Lbs!
      City: Plumas Lake

      Tips: With the rain expected on Monday and Tuesday, who knows what will happen to the clairity of the water. But with the warmer weather coming on maybe some more of the bass will move up closer to the banks despite the outcome of the water clairity due to the rain. Patience!!

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished both of the back two ponds and caught 2 bass. One in each pond. Surprised I even caught anything because the water is like chocolate milk. Could barely even see my flippers in front of me. Caught one on a bleeding tube and another on a zoom super hog.
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: Dont fish the back two ponds until the water clears up. Fishing is slow... Water is way up and pouring out of the small island pond.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: probably shrink

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I thought there was a tournament on Sat. What happened no one showed or was it cancelled? This Gene Cardle posted a fake email. tried to get him to post results & it came back unknown. I was planning on going today 3/27/06, but, with all the rain & cold air, probably nothing has changed since I was up last. Calif is wet, up in the praries of Canada is so dry, they're not planting this year if it doesn't rain. Poor Canada.
      City: no. cal

      Tips: watch the basketball games & tie some hooks!