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Friday, February 24th, 2006

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: First trip of the year. Don't forget to get your current license.

      3 of us launched out of wimpy's and fished near the "lock area" for about an hour for stripers -- about a dozen boats in the area and saw only one fished boated. We then fished the Beaver/Hog/Sycamore sloughs area (with a ton of other boats) and boated 7 keeper stripers (largest - 11 lbs) and a few small ones. Lost a big fish in Beaver that grabbed the rat l trap and ran under the boat.

      We were mainly fishing for stripers, but did manage to catch 1 bass about 1.5 lbs.

      Fished only 4 hours.
      City: Dixon

      Tips: shad colored 3/4 oz Rat L Traps. ""Stop N Go" retrieve worked the best.

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

      Report: Took my bass rod n trout pole out to do some bank fishn. My bass pole didnt even have a chance to hit the water. Started at 9:30 am limited by 11 am and just fished for size. Oh yeah we were killin the trout. Sorry but no bass. We had 2 double hook ups and atleast 30 trout on. We left at 2:30 pm. Lucky day we hit the honey hole.

      Tips: Panther Martins, Kastmasters, N Roostertailes. Start early the bite slowed down when the water warmed up. Best trout fishing I've ever had. I was hopin there was a big ol Bass feedin on them trout.

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey guys, just a short report. Went out Fri. at 5:15 pm to the launch ramp north lake. Threw a purple rattle worm on the concrete ramp and got a 1.5 lb lmb. Stayed an hour nothing else.
      City: ssf

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Warmed up today, so - I decided to try my luck at the North Lake. Fished from the tules on the West end, along the bank past the first small square pier to the large fishing pier across from the boat house. I had to work over and around the trout fishermen. I Texas rigged a 6 inch Mann's augertail purple jellyworm on my spinning rod and a white spinnerbait on the baitcaster for about an hour and a half. It was a beautiful afternoon. I slow rolled that spinner bait...I cast the plastic worm and slowly dragged/hopped it back to the bank from deeper water through the flat shallows to the bank. Not a fish or bite or hit on the lures today. I wanted to get back to the tules with a Senko, but time ran out for me today. I'm going back in the am. Perhaps the South Lake/impoundment tomorrow?
      City: Daly City

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Great day on the lake. Cold and breezy in the a.m. Started in backs of coves using spinner baits and stick baits. Got four, best 2.2 lbs. After breeze stopped trolled for stripers, got 3 best 21". Warmed up nice. Have sunburn to prove it.
      City: Pittsburg

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Lime Saddle @ 10 a.m. and out at 4. Fished dark canyon, rich gulch, and north fork point. Landed 8, slot fish. Fish seem to be on secondary points at 20 to 35 feet. Tried to rip and crank for shallow fish but no takers. Drop shotted morning dawn, shakey head with ox blood and dark pumkin spider grub produced what fish i landed.
      City: Willows

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

      Report: We ished the pit arm and cought alot of ish at arbuckle lots of bass, lots of boats but we cought a bunch of keeper bass..we used my special pork bait the basses love em.
      City: Concord

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First thing it is an afternoon bite. Concentrated on ripping and swim bait fish. Caught 8 good fish ripping 128's. My two big fish came on swim baits both plus 5. I through Mission Fish, man they spanked it. I found a bunch of Mission in the Tackle Store in Lake Port "Tackle It", by the way they moved down the street right there by the Skylark. They have a bunch. I also drop shotted and used a dart head that seemed to cath numbers, Maverick Worms and Robo.
      City: Redwood City

      Tips: Ripping key to me was 8 feet of water. Mission Fish, throw up into a foot of water and work it really slow back. The key,really slow. Hit Tackle It, the Guy in there holds the lake record for 5 fish and knows swim baits.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished off a dock in jago for a couple hours today.It started off kinda slow,water was flat lots of dead tulies and sticks on the surface,still managed to rip a few nice fish including a four pounder(stayse 90 ghost minnow).Then the wind picked up and they went bananas!I ripped about ten in about twenty casts,one went five and a half pounds,my hand got tired so i picked up the spinning outfit and dropshotted,( six in robo in mm).The first fish I cought was every bit of five pounds,(pita to land on a dock eight feet above the surface)so i threw back in in the same spot,instantly got bit.This continued for about fifteen minutes,keeper after keeper,footballs!After all was said and done Landed thirty five bucketmouth!Having that much fun off of a dock shoult be illeagle!
      City: lowerlake

      Tips: rip fast,they cant stand it!

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I went out today and tried a variety of lures.Jigs,dropshot,crank bait,rattle trap, and spinnerbaits.got nothing.My freind and I probally didnt catch anything because of thewn a couple feetmudy water.Water was down a couple feet.A good thing though was ther was quitw of bit of weeds.
      City: antioch

      Tips: bright colored lures

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: WILL BE ON THE WATER ON SATURDAY THE 25TH AT 7:OOAM WARM WEATHER FOR SATURDAY
      City: kerman ca.

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

      Report: Hey remember the good old days when melander was on the water before he was to good to fish with boom boom and myself. again its time for are moment of silience to remember steve's bait shack.... I heard steve is tournament fishing now? i looked for him on the bassmasters classic but he was not found.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Steve loved the BPC Lure?

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Has anybody fished here lately?? Was going to go out and give it a try but does not look like many post about this lake. Any info would be great. Are float tubes allowed?? thanks, mack
      City: san carlos

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I got to fish with S.J. Holden Saturday and he was gracious enough to show me a few tricks. We put a dozen in the boat. Blades, jig/grub, c-rig morning dawn. One smallie and the rest spots. Great weather and learned a few things. I have a houseboat reserved for end of April, can't wait.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: On this day, red dirt banks, rock walls and small rock slope worked. Warm water better

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished ABA on Sunday. First place was 37 lbs. 1-13lbs, 2@11lbs. and 2 dinks. Is that a great limit for Berryessa or what. Good job guys!! Check it out on the American Bass web sight.
      City: Vacaville

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48 to50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished discovery bay for 4 hours 11 to 3 pm all fish were caught on brown zipper worms chartruce tail and sinkos back of the docks. the fish are just starting to move up. all nice fish 2lbs to 4lbs should start to bust loose real soon if the temp. stays high.the fish were jumping on the bait inthe first 2 feet. wait to set the hook they are not taking right away. good fishing to you all
      City: byron

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: started at 8:30a.m. and fished till about 3p.m. THIS was my worst trip of the year so far-0 fish! SKUNKED! Spoke to a lot of guys on the water with simular results. THE ONLY FISH I HEARD OF WAS 3 ON ONE BOAT, AND SOME RETIRED GUYS CAUGHT ONE ON A MINNOW.OUCH! Maybe I was just talking to the BUNCH OF GUYS TODAY! There was no lack of fisherman on the lake today. Oh well..... maybe try after the storms.....
      City: antelope

      Tips: Wish I had some to share-tried most of the usual rigs, shallow to about 25 feet with out even a bump!

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

      Report: Please tell me you released those 2 bass....?
      City: San Bruno

Monday, February 20th, 2006

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Looking at recent Anderson reports you'd think I'm the only one fishing there. Not the case, as there were at least 20 boat trailers in the parking lot today when I arrived at about 10:30. Fellow anglers were taking advantage of Presidents Day for sure. Tough bite for me today although I did manage a less-than-thrilling limit of keepers, here and there...nothing larger than two pounds. Three on a hula grub, one with a western rigged robo worm (read drop shot) and one with a crawdad colored crankbait. Off the water at 5:30. All fish released today. Off topic for a moment please: A recent newspaper says the crappie bite is hot at Anderson so I tried to find them for about an hour without as much as a tap. I wonder about the credibility of that particular newspaper report because I've fished Anderson four times in the last two weeks and I've not seen anyone fishing for crappie, let alone catching them. Someone please set me straight if I'm missing something here because I'd sure like to get into some of those "red hot" crappie. Thanks.
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: Hula grub with 1-ounce football head jig. My best success has come while boat-drifting, just letting the wind and the current do the work while dragging the hula grub in 10-20 feet of water. Hits have been pretty easy to detect, very distinct from the normal bouncing motion of the jig head. Good luck!

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished up putah creek for six fish then moved down towards the narrows for about another four then made the way back up and fished some areas around the mouth of the narrows.
      City: MArtinez

      Tips: Fish slow. A few fish on cranks in the creek. All other fish were caught on earth-tone plastics.