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Sunday, November 27th, 2005

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: waters the correct temp.. bait fish are there.. nothing on them..
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: try cranking. deep...use a deep diver 5 feet in front of the "SMA" they will come out..a tip . I've seen alot of crawdad's lately.. green and or red work;s very well.. Happy Holiday's to everyone and your family's.. Oh by the way.. to this guy Tom...you have great question's..Reality said it in so many word's. Everyone has there own "pet peeve" or secret LOL..ya right.. To All of you, myself included.. If we knew what the heck these guy's are doing it wouldn't be fun..Now everyone is gonna throw a 9 inch worm at coyote.. to out do the 16 that was caught'..luck my freind's.. If you disagree let me know. fish safe and follow the rule's....

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the launch area, 15 - 30 yards from the launch ramp. Found a drop-off with rocks, that's holding a school of fish. Caught fish from 1 - 3 lbers, using droptshot with zoom finesse worm. Presentation is the key. Also, caught suspended fish jigging a spoon.
      City: South Bay

      Tips: When using dropshot, cast to a spot and do not move the bait, just shake it and let it sit there for a while (1 - 2 minutes). Be patience, until there is weight on the line. For jigging spoon, pay attention as the the bait flutter down, that's when the fish would hit.

Saturday, November 26th, 2005

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Russo's at 7am and headed to west Franks tract. First dozen casts with a super spook pearl had 3 explosions. Stripers. Oh boy I thought we are on them now. Then nothing????? Hit a couple more points same thing. Switched over to you guessed it chrome-blue rattletrap 3/4 oz. 2 hook ups right away. 5 and 7 lbs. My buddy is just looking at me pissed off. The wind starts howling, and I mean cujo style. Managed a 6 blacks biggest 3lb 2oz. 5 bag went only 11 lbs. The white caps were huge. Thought I gone outa half moon bay. Called it a day at 12pm. Chilled to the bone, wind blown back home.
      City: bethel island

      Tips: Rattle trap chrome-blue back 3/4 oz. for stripers. Had good luck with crawdad pattern shallow running cranks.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Another "first" for me at Clear Lake! No, not the fishing - although I did take a brother and sister for the first time in my career! The "first" was when we arrived at the Clear Lake Oaks ramp about 9:30 am (this time of year I like to guide 'til dark), boats were pulling out! The lake was really getting nasty windwise and one or two guys told me they caught nothing. So I gulped and said to myself "here we go"!! We motored over to Rattlesnake Island to hide from the wind (that lasted about 10 minutes!) and I set up their rigs. It was even hard to fish there but we managed. They were using Dead Ringer worms and he landed the first - near 2 lbs. Soon she has a good one on and I netted a bass that looked 5 but was only 3 1/4. This was the fattest bass ever to come into one of my boats. She looked like she swallowed a trout - no kiddin'!!! I may post a pic so you can see! Anyway, the bite wasn't too good and the wind would not let us do anything, so we made the decision to pull out and go over to Konocti Resort and launch. It was a little better there but not much. The wind never let up and was swirling at 25-30 mph. Talk about boat control - that was a joke. Sis had the touch though and landed 4 quality bass in the 2 1/4 to 3 1/4 lb class - all on worms. Brother only landed the one. I tried different baits when I had a chance and did land 4 or 5 to near 2 3/4 lbs. We should have drop-shotted earlier - that was working next to docks as we flew by them with a 30 mph tailwind!! Her four and one of mine gave us about a 13 lb limit. I'm happy we had a limit at all! It was interesting to feel the temp drop a few degrees every hour as the post-front set in. At least most of the rain was over.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: It is always interesting to me that when the big fish are off the bite, the dinks have run of the place. I caught 3 or 4 five to seven inch bass - a good sign for next year. We couldn't fish any off-shore structure, but did find fish at the ends of docks on the deepest pilings. Docks with the steepest drops held the most fish but the wind just didn't allow us to do much very effectively. I was able to help them learn some techniques and a few good areas to fish - when conditions are better!!!! We really enjoyed the day in spite of the wind.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I HAVE BEEN FISHING THE GUAD FOR A LONG TIME ITS A NICE LITTLE LAKE.BUT ITS TO BAD LOW LIFES DUMP THERE GARBAGE AND OTHER JUNK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN THE WATER. NOW SEE ALL THE CRAP THAT WAS BELOW THE HIGH WATER LINE SINCE THE WATER LEVEL DROPPED.OLD CARS,LAWNMOWER.COMPUTER MONITOR ECT.BUT THIS PLACE HAS GOOD SIZE FISH.LAST MONTH I FISHED ONE DAY FOR 2 HRS. HAD 3 BITES AND 3 FISH 4LB13OZ 4LBS10OZ 3LBS13OZ CAROLINA RIG ROBO WORM OXBLOOD 6IN.SPADE TALE.GOOD LUCK
      City: SAN JOSE

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish the South fork, until 2pm. drop shot and dart head. Raibow worms, #99 produce most of the bass, with the largest 2.3 lbs. total 27 bass. anywhere from 5ft. to 30ft.
      City: Cottonwood

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

      Report: Very slow started at daylight with top water not a swirl.Wind started blowing about 25mph so i stayed at dino point.Finally picked up five fish on jerkbait all in tree's way in the back of the cove's.One nice thing two were 3lb black bass.Well i think that's it for me until spring to damn cold over there in that big valley never warm's up all day.About the only real good thing about Salinas is the weather.
      City: SALINAS

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Shata during the Thansgiving holidays, Thuirsday through Sunday. The weather has changed significantly from two weeks ago. Thursday found most activity in 35 feet. Friday the temps dropped and rain. There was a rather brief, shallow water reaction bite but then found the bait and fish moved out to 45-50 feet. I only fished the Sac arm area. Caught most fish drop shottin 4" Aaron's Magic, Robo Worm. Also got a few on 20 foot flats on brown/orange jigs. In total got about 70 fish. Most were small keepers. Largest 2.5 lbs.
      City: Sam Ramon

      Tips: As usual, if you are on the water at first light throw reaction baits on long casts. Then, move out and find the bait. Fish drop shot or dart heads. If you like throwin jigs, you can get some quality fish on the flats.

Friday, November 25th, 2005

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Walked the shoreline between the rain showers. Used a Carolina-rigged lizard off the points and caught 2 bass. One was about a pound and the other was probably 3lbs. They were both deep and on the bottom. The water is getting cold and the fishing is getting tough.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish the points and rocky shorelines slowly with soft plastics.

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Can't believe I went fishing in a rain storm but I had not been in a month and needed a bass fix. Cold front was moving through as I got on the water at 1130AM. With the wind rain and overcast I started with crank bait. Nothing. Tried shaking a tex rig worm and carolina rig - nothing. Switched to drop shot Robo worm and picked up 7 fish under 2lbs. Pattern was rocky shore on points in 25ft. Bite lasted a couple of hours until the wind shifted to out of the north and the temp dropped and the bite shut down. It was cold and miserable and possibly not worth the pain. There were only a few other boats out. Talked to an Anderson regular who only got 2 fish which made me feel better about not putting more fish in the boat.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Don't fish during a passing cold front. If you do go dress warm and fish soft plastics in deeper water along rocky shoreline.

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

      Report: This message is for the last post from Bill.
      I am taking the wife out tommorrow striper fishing, I would like to hopefully help her catch some fish. If you could help what areas were productive for you? Incoming or outgoing tide? I appreciate any help I can get.
      I have not had much success the last two times I took her out.

      Thanks,
      Pineapple
      City: Tracy

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of B&W on friday in the rain...thought we would be in for a great day of striper fishing...NOT!!! Fished from the bridge down to Potato, into False river, near Russo's, in Taylor and Sandmound...not one striper all day. I couldn't believe it...where are they? I did manage a few blacks on speed traps in open water.
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: Help plz!!!!

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      Water Temp: 55 degs

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out at Wimpy's on Friday in the rain with big Capt Mike and Quency Malone looking for black bass and stripers. Crankin, Swim baits, Rattle Traps did not help. Found some small black bass with Senkos when the tide was coming back in. The sun came out and the fish went in. Three hours in the water and it was time for lunch at Wimpy's great cheeseburgers. Sunday might be a good day and try again.
      City: rocklin

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: Not sure

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Back in November '04, By The Rock Spot at other end opposite to the launch ramp... I caught a 2-3 lb female big mouth with a cheap assassinator bait.

      Tips: If your usual/favorite techniques don't work... try using a bit of everything you have. Who knows what you'll catch..

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      Water Temp: 00 to00

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: sorry but the first report should be for hensley bass form 1 1/2 to 2 pounds should be in the henesly lake report sorry folks
      City: kerman ca.

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      Water Temp: 55 to 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fishing here for bass from 1 1/2 to 2 pound bass is fair to good brown jig in 3/8oz with twin tail watermelon grub trailer works well also watermelon baby brush hogs work well on brass and glass reaction baits work early for shallow fish but most fish are in 15 to 30 feet of water. rock piles and drop offs are your best bets. also long points fishing bothdeep sides of the points hold nice fish. trout plants are coming here soon too check for campground sites.
      City: kerman ca

      Tips: slow your lures down keep in contact with bottom at all times they like a bait that you can swim and keep in the strike zone.

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      Water Temp: 55to 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: large minnows jigs and swimbaits are the top three baits being used here. fish are in shallower water in early morning mid morning going to 15 to 18 feet and by afternoon 25 to 40 feet. working swimbaits over humps and near shallow dropoffs work well some swimbait fish go to 8 pounds. live minnows arond the dam and off the third ramp on east side are picking up bass to 5 pounds. brown jigs with twintail watermelon grubs are working on bass too 3 pounds traffic is light during the weekdays a few more boats on the weekend call ahead for campground sites. trout plants are coming soon.
      City: kerman ca.

      Tips: fishing rock piles creek channels and dropoffs are all good places for nice bass

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished last Friday in the rain for about 4 hours. We got on the lake a little late, around 8:00am. We caught 1 crankbait fish just under 3lbs, 1 jig fish and 5 on a wacky rigged worm. 7 fish total, best 5 went 9-1/2lbs. I threw that crankbait for a long time and ended up with 1 good fish and one lost fish to show for it.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: All the worm fish were right on the bottom and you had to fish really slow barely moving it. I expected a lot more reaction fish with the weather but it just wasn't there.

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught three fish on the normal baits in deep water off the best underwater point in the lake. wind was blowing hard. was at the lake for 2hrs caught all fish in about 5 minutes.
      City: penngrove

      Tips: slow and know what they are eating. the lake is low so look at structure to fish in the spring.

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

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

      Report: The Christmas tree habitat program brought to you by BBAC and Waltons Pond will need volunteers to help dump 1000 trees in Del Valle on January 7 2006. For more info please call Jon Walton at 510-352-3932 Mon-Fri 11-7 Sat 6-4
      City: Castro Valley