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Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Saturday, March 12th, 2016

  • Solano County
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      Report: From Cooch's Fishing
      The past couple weeks finding quality fish up feed has improved with the cooler temps, rains and wind. Water temps have come back down to normal, 55-57 when launching and stable at 58 in the afternoons. There are a few isolated areas where the temps reached 59-60, but all we've found up in tose warmer shallows are virgin bucks looking fer someone ta give em a lesson bout spawning. Hey little one, it ain't time yet. We're getting close, these stable 57-60 degree temps allow them eggs in the big hens to mature. Much like the chicken eggs we all learned about in grade school, there's an incubation time that must occur in a female bass that allows the eggs to develope to the point where they start pushing her to the bed room! That period is definately here! Trips out this month, we've caught a lot more shallow agressive feeders up on the tulle edges, up shallow on the tulle island points and just out of protected current flows. We've also found a good number of quality fish off the bank, way off the bank near the ledge and drop in the flooded ponds. These fish are just sitting out in the grass, waiting to make the move, yet gorging when the oppurtunity presents itself. Our number one bait of choice the past two weeks has been a DragonFly Claymore wih some sort of big black blue gaudy trailer. That bait is nearly 8" swimmin thru the water, and it's makin a commotion in a vibrating jig the bass have never seen. It's too easy fer them to zero in and take that easy meal. Lots of baits are working out there, but if you will cover a lot of water crankin, weather it be a V-jig, crankbait or big spinnerbait, yer gonna find those 25-35 lb sacks yer hearing about in all the tournaments here the past two weeks! Oh yeah, toss that big Senko or Kut-tail too, ya just never know when a big gurl is gonna slurp that thing!
      If your interested in a Delta trip in March, I indeed have dates available, rain or shine we go!

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the north side of Mildred island around Whiskey slough. Action was hot on sub 2lb bass. Best action was on rock levee points with some tulies. I was throwing a craw colored flat sided crankbait. Probably caught 25 and could have caught that many more if I just focused on that pattern all day. I was looking for larger fish so I was flipping the bases of tule clumps with a creature bait. I was catching the same size fish but working a lot harder for them and they seemed to be lethargic with a lot less fight in them compared to the crankbait fish.
      Not sure what the larger fish were doing but I could not catch them like in previous trips.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

  • Alameda County
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      Report: Another 1,000 lbs. of trout was just planted into Chabot today.

  • Shasta County
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      Report: From Shasta Lake
      Good morning Shasta Lake Fans!!!
      I hope all of you are enjoying this rain, we certainly are! Seeing the lake come up as fast as it is and the continuous rains are such a relief for all of us on the lake. Also the anticipation of a fantastic and full summer is increasing! grin emoticon
      Since it has been awhile for a comprehensive update, let me give you some bullet points to where we currently stand....
      We are 21.25' higher than last year to date.
      We are 17.28' higher than last year's highest level.
      We have surpassed 3,000,000 af of storage.
      We are currently at 68% of capacity.
      We now have 300+ miles of shoreline.
      We are just 3.85" shy of surpassing last years total rainfall
      (Season is Oct 1 to Sept 30). That total may be passed by the end of this week with the current storms!
      I have included several different comparative pictures to show the impact of the water inflows that we have received. Please enjoy and share!!!
      May you have a wonderful day! grin emoticon
      Lake Level Report (03/09/2016 at 07:00)
      Lake Elevation: 1012.32' (54.68' below full pool)
      Lake Elevation (2015): 991.07' (75.93' below full pool)
      Storage: 3,105,245 af (estimated)
      Storage (2015): 2,638,754 af
      Outflow: 975 cfs
      Inflow: 26,689 cfs
      Precipitation (24 hr @ dam): 0.00"
      Precipitation (Season @ dam): 47.62"
      Precipitation (2015 Season @ dam): 44.50"

Friday, March 4th, 2016

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 59 - 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fun in the rain yesterday! Fish are starting to make there move to the shallows. Found them on inside points leading into coves and flats also found them in the backs of coves. Jigs and senkos did the trick, majority of the fish were in 2 to 10 ft. of water. About 15 bites, biggest was 5 plus. Saw some surface action, strippers chasing trout, tried swimbaits but no takers.

      Tips: Nows the time, even in the rain. Have fun!

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to toss worms today, as next week looks to be raining every single day and won't be able to fish. Launched at Lime Saddle about 6:30 am, fished till 10 am. Typical winter slow bite. Managed 5 fish today, with the best right at 14 1/2" so close to a keeper (old rules). Fish were a tad more shallow today, most taken 20-30 foot mark, one about 15 foot. Water has warmed a tad, got 53-53 degrees. Be careful as wood is large and has taken on more water and rides very low in the water, hard to see. Nothing special today, typical slow bite like every winter. Best 14 1/2" in the picture. Taken in the N. Fork. Picture in Fishing forum.

Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

  • Solano County
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      Report: By DogOn
      Water Temp: 59-62. degrees
      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
      Report: Put out high tide out of Big Break on Sunday, 7AM. Not much wind, water temperature around 59.5 most of the day, 62 degrees in the back sloughs. Caught about 6 large mouth bass during the outgoing tide on wacky-rigged worms. Most were in the 2 pound range with biggest about 3 pounds, once the wind picked up. Was also out last Thursday. Not much of a morning bite (was out at 7AM each day) and didn't see first fish until after 9AM. I think we need another 4 or 5 degrees in water temperature before we see a substantial increase in numbers.
      Tips: Slow and wacky is the way to go, dark colors.

Sunday, February 28th, 2016

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      Water Temp: 59-62. degrees

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Put out high tide out of Big Break on Sunday, 7AM. Not much wind, water temperature around 59.5 most of the day, 62 degrees in the back sloughs. Caught about 6 large mouth bass during the outgoing tide on wacky-rigged worms. Most were in the 2 pound range with biggest about 3 pounds, once the wind picked up. Was also out last Thursday. Not much of a morning bite (was out at 7AM each day) and didn't see first fish until after 9AM. I think we need another 4 or 5 degrees in water temperature before we see a substantial increase in numbers.

      Tips: Slow and wacky is the way to go, dark colors.

Thursday, February 25th, 2016

  • Lake County
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      Report: From Clear Lake Outdoors

      Lake is at 4.89 now so we still need some rain to fill it up (full is 7.56)
      The rain and cold fronts dropped the water temps last weekend back in to 49 degree range but the warm days this week have brought it back in the 50 s.
      Crappie limits everywhere!
      Guys are getting fish on everything.Throw what you have confidence in.
      Lv 500 ,jigs, ripbaits and swimbaits are getting the better fish.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

  • Alameda County
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      Report: 750 lbs. of trout was just planted into Lake Chabot on Wednesday, February 24th.

  • Butte County
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      Report: Went out to south fork, just off the bank. McCabes cove gate is closed due to low water level, not to sure how long that's been gone on. Total bs to me since that's pretty much where I got hooked on this lake when I was a sprout fishing black and chartreuse stinky powerbait worms y'all remember the ones. Good news for boat anglers though. So went to enterprize boat launch thinking tons of 'fisherman' would be there. Nope, had the place to myself just like old times. Better bite over here but on average fish about an inch smaller compared to main body but more of them. Got some pics in forums

      Tips: Confucius say to find hot bite first find warmer water.

Monday, February 22nd, 2016

  • Butte County
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      Report: Bite is decent on tubes, spinnerbaits, and small swimbaits A-rig was slow

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Woke up feeling like crap, but decided to go fishing anyway, thinking I'll feel better, but didn't. Cool morning, 38* when I left Magalia. Cold and not feeling good don't make for good fishing. I just fished the basic lime Saddle area, not feeling like going to N. Fork. Only got 3 fish, calling it a day at 9:45 am, headed to the dock. All fish on tubes, watermelon. Last rain made for a 2 foot jump in level then settled back to about a foot a day rise. Lots of wood, so be careful. Wishing spring would arrive. this was the best fish of the two, just shy of 14". Picture in fishing forum.

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      Water Temp: 48-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished yesterday from 8:30 to 5:00 and between two of us we caught 32 bass. About 1/2 were from drifting live minnows and the other 1/2 from using robo worms on a dart head, keitechs, and only one on the drop shot. Most of the fish we caught were in 15 to 20 feet of water and on the bottom or very close to it. Fished the main body of the lake and points were the best, nothing in the back of any coves.

Sunday, February 21st, 2016

  • Riverside County
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      Report: Diamond Valley Marina
      February 21 ·
      Another great catch by Jesse Mena! He caught this 29 lb striper off shore using an LA Slider
      11 year old Hannah caught these beautiful 13,14,and 16lb stripers using a lunker! Nice job Hannah!!!

Saturday, February 20th, 2016

  • Solano County
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      Report: by ElGuapo » Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:16 am

      Launched at 8:15 out of Russo's, water was 52 degrees. Got four bites shallow around harder tule clumps but couldn't get 'em to the boat (Ratl Trap & Jig). Switched to a Senko around noon and started getting bites (video below). Switched to drop shot and got even more bites including a 4 lber. that didn't make it onto the GoPro. Caught nine for the day of which 7 would have kept. Water was just over 56 degrees when I left at 3:30. Yet another great day on my beautiful Delta.

      Anyone else got a report from yesterday? Just curious to see if there's something I'm missing, e.g., fishing too shallow, targeting wrong structure/cover?

      Watch vid: http://www.westernbass.com/forum/post558232.html#p558232

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      Report: From El Guapo - Watch his video from the day here:

      http://www.westernbass.com/forum/delta-t100507.html

      Launched at 8:15 out of Russo's, water was 52 degrees. Got four bites shallow around harder tule clumps but couldn't get 'em to the boat (Ratl Trap & Jig). Switched to a Senko around noon and started getting bites (video below). Switched to drop shot and got even more bites including a 4 lber. that didn't make it onto the GoPro. Caught nine for the day of which 7 would have kept. Water was just over 56 degrees when I left at 3:30. Yet another great day on my beautiful Delta.

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

      Report: With the med to heavy rain we had the last few days the water cooled and got a little stained. I am not sure of the temp. we got on the lake around 7:30am. With cranks, senco, spinners and jigs we caught most of our fish in 5 to 15 feet of water. Fished all over looking at the lake. Off the lake by 1;30.

Friday, February 19th, 2016

  • Solano County
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      Report: From Dans Delta Outdoors
      Delta Report…. Big Black Bass, Plentiful Crappie and warming temperatures! Mc Gruder Studs!
      Isleton Water temps raised a bit this week and a few more stripers in the Cache Slough area responded. Catfish started stirring in dead end sloughs, Cut Baits and Crawlers get the top call. Sturgeon remains the focus here. Diamondback anglers are heading to 41, Liberty and Cache Slough areas with roe and eel reporting success.
      Rio Vista- A few more Small stripes and occasionally, a 10-pounder is caught. Eel continues to lead the way for sturgeon anglers in front of Collinsville. Rio Vista Pier also is scoring both species. The best place to score a striped bass or sturgeon remains below Decker Island in the area of the Power Lines at Light 14 and the Red Barn, where boaters anchor and use threadfin shad or Red’s Bloody Eel.

      Walnut Grove . Most are sturgeon fishing now with eel and cured ghost shrimp. Trolling for stripers cracking the 10 pound plus keeps anglers hopes up. Bank anglers tossing shad and eel prevail for an occasional sturgeon or Striper those looking for bigger bites.

      Discovery Bay As water temps reach mid-fifties the black bass bite is getting started! Most Blackie anglers are sticking with jigs and slow rolling blades searching ledges near sparse tuie flats. Others looking to beat the clear conditions ares tarting to crank Red-Eye Shad and Big Poppa’s. Keeper sized stripes are grabbing Bad Bubba Shad a bit more this week ..

      Frank’s Tract Like a army marching forward the black bass bite is getting on track at a consistent pace. Skinny Dippers, Swim Jigs and Dragon Fly jigs are great options while Orange Bobby D’s spinnerbaits get the mentioned as well. We found a few Stripers and Black Bass with Jigs, vibrating jigs and Red Eye Shad.
      West Delta Sturgeon Still leads the way. Eel is the best bait over all, but roe and shad also scoring diamondbacks Broad slough and surrounding cuts. There were many shaker sturgeon reports and double hook ups. Bouy 18 at Collinsville West to Honker Bay has been best. There were few shaker stripers and keepers in the area. The stripers starting to show anchovies and sardines in many areas, bank anglers, Antioch Pier and along Sherman Island rd.
      Contra Loma - Black bass have been biting on artificial baits/lures and nightcrawlers around the lake. Try a wake bait or a party crasher. Trout fishing is still good at the east side, north side of lake or from a boat with nightcrawlers, Power Eggs, or mice tails. Try fishing at Channel Point, Loma Island or from a boat with nightcrawlers or chicken liver.. Try fishing for Crappie or Bluegill with jigs or worms at the boat ramp area, Loma Island or Channel Point area.
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