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Saturday, March 11th, 2006

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: cold but okay

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out at about 3:30 or 4. fished for 2hour but caught two really nice fish 6lbs and 5.5lbs. the 5.5lbs was a smallmouth. caught them on a secret bait. the fish didnt fight at all they were like ice cubes.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: fish really slow

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      Water Temp: 46-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sence Wedesday the lake has gone up at least 10 ft, good to see. Dennie Howard and I got in the water at 2pm for some sun and fishing. Cold weather but we found shallow fish in 5-15 ft with a darthead/worm in the main body. all 7 of our fish were over 2.5 lbs. I'll check it out again tomorrow and see if it still holds. Good luck and stay warm.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: fish slow and shallow

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Needed some cigar fishing time, so went to South Lake Pier at John Muir Drive and impoundment for a couple of hours today. Took just one rod (spinning), instead of my usual two, a Plano plastic box of Senkos and appropriate terminal tackle. It snowed or sleeted in San Francisco last night and evidence of it was on rooftops of the houses around the Lake, with quite a few white lawns visible from Junipero Serra Drive. Fished the Senko along tules and S-l-o-w-l-y vertical jigged the pier and adjacent structure. The air temp was pretty cold, but I was sufficiently bundled up and it was sunny and bright. The water levels continue to rise and the impoundment is crystal clear. Didn't catch any today, but there is always tomorrow afternoon (if it doesn't rain or snow).
      I did smoke a couple of very good cigars and had a pleasant outing to boot.
      City: Daly City

      Tips: Give this place a couple of weeks, some warm temps for a few days and look out!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48.9

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Couldn't get out till 1:30 p.m. because of snow. Report gave a few good hours so we loaded up the boys and headed to Bridge Bay. Worked several points with 1-2 fish per point. Traveled some up the Sacramento Arm. Minnows and Rubber worms. 20 bass with a couple of dinks. Heard salmon bite was 50 feet with downriggers. We didn't try for any. Lost my first prop on the kicker motor. I geuss I should have changed the carter pin after cleaning the prop of line 3-4 times.
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Stay warm, it was flat out cold coming in at dusk.

Friday, March 10th, 2006

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

      Report: Sorry wrong lake, should be Shadow Cliffs, need one to pick me up. Disregard last post and this one.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: oops...

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Digbass, you sound like you need a short yellow bus to pick you up..
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: Colds

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: iz caughts a 20lbers last weeks. I was sisssed. I broughts him on my floatstube and we kisseseses. I calls hims ralph. If anys of you have a problem, lets dance. I'm sissesesese!!!! FOLK!
      City: East Bay

      Tips: I like to eat!

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52+

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Had 9 bites landed 7 fish. 1 on zipper worm all the rest on spinnerbaits. 7lbs.11ozs. big fish 1 4.7 2 3's and a 2.8. Were getting there.
      City: Elk Grove

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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Mid-day escape with my buddy Bill resulted in 6 fish in about 3 hours of fishing. First was a 2 1/2 lb. Black on a Staysee on a rock point. Moved up the river to find 2 darthead fish and back out to the riprap on the dam for 3 more on a spinnerbait. Laek looks great with alot of good cover in the water. This week of warm temps should light this lake on fire
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Just about any bait you want to toss will work. Todays conditions of cloud cover, south wind and moderate temps made for a reaction day and if we had stuck with it on the main lake we could have caught some bigger fish. Picked up a flyer for a team tournament out of the North launch scheduled for Saturday, April 14th. $40 entry fee if you sign up the morning of the event with a 70% payback, additional prizes and a BBQ during the weigh-in. Let's get out an support this deal, it sounds like a great time.

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

      Report: Castmaster, with all the tourneys you better stick to lakes that have trout. The lake will be crowded for a few weeks. Good Luck
      City: Walnut Crick

      Tips: Castmaster's in Silver with Blue work well. Tight Lines

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Castmaster,

      You have picked a bad time to ask about Clearlake. Everyone who knows anything has one or more tournaments there in the next 3-4 weeks so no one, including myself, want to get too "chatty" about what they know. We have been putting our time in on the water pre-fishing for the last month and don't want to give up too much. I can tell you the north end is muddy so the fishing there is tougher than the south end. If you want to come up and catch fish, you can launch at Rebud Park in the town of Clearlake and catch fish around most docks with a darker color 4-6" worm on either a drop-shot rig or split-shot, both will catch a lot of 1-2 lb fish right now. Be prepared though, there is a WON BASS this Saturday and an Anglers Choice on Sunday. Then next weekend is the Northlake Ford tourney on Saturday AND Sunday. It is pretty busy out there right now so be careful.
      City: Ukiah

      Tips: Small worms around docks will let you some fun.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: sounds like my buddy tom's lost fish. he had it on a drop shot rig with a robo worm. ended up losing him, he said it was a good 20 lber.
      City: antioch

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water about 0830. As soon as we pulled out of the 5's at browns it started raining. So we made a short trip and started throwing blades on a wind blown bank. Blades produced 2 quick fish, 2.13oz & 1.3oz. Then the skys cleared for a bit and nothing.... Started throwing jigs and caught 2 more fish, 1.8oz & 1.4oz. All in all not a bad day on the water w\ the cold temps & no sun for a couple weeks. Also spent more time running/breaking in the new motor then we did fishing.
      City: Cameron Park

      Tips: All 4 fish were VERY pale but were only in 8-10ft of water.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 44

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Will this damn winter weather ever quit? I moved 3000 miles to be shed of this sh*t.
      City: Weaverville

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: A lot of bites today, but not many in the boat! A lot of my time was spent dodging debris in the main body - the most I have ever seen!! I had about 12 hookups but only landed a few - the biggest a 2-7 smallie that ate a Blade Runner 5/8 oz white/chartreuse spinnerbait - next to a bush. My jigs got a lot of bites with one good one on for awhile. Most would hit the jig and I would set on nothing! Berryessa bass are the best at that trick! The sun was out from 11 am to 1:30 pm and that was when the fish were the most active. The next front (number 10 I think!) moved in - the wind picked up and the bass started suspending from 20 to 50 feet. I got mad and went home, har!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The only real tip I can offer is to the weather man - how about some sun in the forcast!! I found a lot of fish at the mouths of coves where there was a breakline, especially if I felt rock. I only fished the eastside and skiers cove in addition to the narrows. Another week or two.....?

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      Water Temp: ON FIRE!!!!!!!!

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Good luck to the everyone fishing the Future Pro Tour I'm coming to KICK SOME BASS this season!!!!
      Going to pre fish this Saturday and going to swing for the fence with swim baits. Never tried them before.See you on the water Charcoal and white BassCat Sabre. Terry
      City: Sac

      Tips: Fish in the water were the fish are!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52.9

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started the beautiful day fishing bottom of tide for stripers. Caught two and lost one in rip rap. Once tide started to move, fished tight in the tules on the incoming, just a few up to 2lbs on worms, both wacky and texas. Color didn't seem to make a difference. White wacky and watermelon texas. Action seem to be better at the beginning of the outgoing at Franks.
      City: SSF

      Tips: Bite extremely light. Fished very slow and tight into tules on Helix and senkos.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: sorry, forgot the date
      City: Brentwood

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

      Report: A catfish on a rat. Sure buddy. Lay off of the LSD's
      City: SB

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from the bank for a few hours during post frontal conditions. Tried crankbaits, darterhead, and split shoting fast, slow and deadsticking. Not one bite.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Get out before or during the front and not after it when limited to fishing from the bank...