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Monday, July 18th, 2005

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

      Report: Got 3 one-pound LM bass at Alder Point over the 7/16 weekend, 9am to noon. Tried crankbaits, dropshots, senkos, and poppers, but no takers. They were only hitting on nightcrawlers. Fish were deep (12-15 ft) and not very active. Catch and release, of course.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Nightcrawlers only. Nothing else worked.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: Hot

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent a week fishing and tubing Clear Lake with the family and a friend and his family. Hot Hot weather. Hot bite for smaller fish. We easily caught 200 bass on crankbaits over the week. We primarily fished a few hours in the morning rested and then fished a bit in the evening and afternoon. Chartreuse shad was the hot color with fish up to 4 lds on rocks. Most of the fish were smaller, but it was a blast to be able to just catch fish and have fun. Decent bite on the dropshot, Margarita Mutliator was the only color we used or needed. Best fish of the trip came at night(of course) on a DD-22 on a rockpile with a bass close to 6. That rockpile had a 30 minute hot bite with a 16-18 ld limit caught in those 30 minutes and then it went completely dead. We dedicated the morning sessions to frog fishing and did get several each day. No huge fish but several decent 3-4 lders. Just too much fun to try and catch the fish on another bait when they are blowing up on a frog. Best frog was white and more fish came in the open water just off the weeds than came through the muck. Great time for all. We stayed with Bob Higgins at his cabins next to Limit Out tackle and he was a gracious host always willing to share the info he had. The most interesting catches of the week were two catfish over 20 lds, each caught on a crankbait. Since it was a fun trip, I did not target the big bite, but the quantity was certainly there. A serious day of fishing will get you 100 fish a day. (per boat with 2 anglers)
      City: Yucaipa,Ca

      Tips: Be careful with the heat. Bang rocks with your crankbaits and have fun.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 77-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the dam and left of the dam using 4 in robo and magic worms in any color i had and caught 12 fish to 4 1/2 lbs, 2 of which were small mouth in 2 feet of water. The 4 1/2 lb was a spawned out female, i saw her in the cove I was catching smaller fish in when I got out of my boat to go to the bath room, the path I took went right next to the cove I was fishing and you could look down and see the smaller fish in the shade, I looked next to the bank and there was the 4-5 lb and a 2 lb 1 foot from the bank with her back almost sticking out of the water, I snuck to the boat got a senko and drop it about 3 feet in front of her and she split with her boyfriend. 5 minutes later I was tossing a 4 in robo worm weighless wacky rigged and she was on, if she was full of eggs or in 2 months she would have gone 6+ easy, I am 6 foot tall and I could put my fist in her mouth. I put her back so she could go back and protect her little ones.
      City: san jose, ca

      Tips: I tried drop shot, dart head, and split shot, they would not take it, the only way they would take it was wacky rigged with not weight, you have to watch your line and be patient because it takes a while for the worm to go down but the fish were very shallow feeding on 1 to 1 1/2 in bait fish.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: Police/Fire Gam

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just a reminder that the Police/Fire Games start on July 27th with a mandatory meeting at Granite Bay activity center and a two day tourney on the 28th and 29th. Day one weigh in will be at Granite Bay with a after party and medals to be given away at Mark and Monica's on Auburn Folsom Blvd.Day two weigh in and medals will be at Granite Bay. I know this spot is for fishing reports, just trying to remind people. We have some great speakers lined up for the 27th and have great prize givaways, so bring your familys and have a great time. If you have any questions, please call me at (916) 899-0070 Thanks Phil Hart ( Sac. Metro Fire Dept.)
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Now for the report. It's been very tough for me out there lately. You can still catch the fish, just slow down and be patient. I have been finding the bait ( it's all over the place) and that seems to be where I have got them.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished all around the lake, only got a few bites. Had one nice fish on and lost not far from the boat. Nice day but not very many fish.
      City: sunnyvale

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished four 2hrs lots of fish but size. I noticed there was a tournament today, how did you guys do and what was the winning weight?
      City: red bluff

      Tips: drop shot dynamite to get the big ones.

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for last 2 hours of daylight down south during low tide. I had just picked up a couple big obnoxios looking Persuader buzzbaits at Delta bait and was itching to give em a try. We targeted outside bends w deep grass and low current. My very first bite on the new buzzer was a 10lb 1oz toad,, what a way to break in a new lure, my second was a 3lbr and actually broke the wire. In all fairness, the 10lbr made a real mess of it and had to be bent and twisted back into shape. I guess I'll be buying a few more. Got about 10 more but no size to speak of...
      City: TRACY

  • Alameda County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The fishing has really improved at Lake Chabot. Since I posted my last report, I've gone twice in July. Caught 11 bass to 2 pounds on July 6th and 4 to 3 pounds today on the 17th. Fished Bass Cove a couple of hours before sunset using surface plugs. Saw a few monsters in the 6-8 pound range. No takers. Small fish are active. Hits are big for the size of the fish. Plenty of swirls. Typical of Chabot, the bass seem to get active in the shallows on realy hot days at dusk. I fish off the tullies about 10-12 feet. Haven't thrown any plastics or deep runners, fishing has been too good on top! The Christmas tree program has really paid off. Thanks.
      City: danville

      Tips: Please release all bass. Chabot has finally turned the corner and in a couple of years it should be a truly great lake again.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: hot

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: here fishy fishy where are you?
      Hit 5% today at 5:30am with no luck, then headed to rock garden no luck, then headed way way back up north fork in some cooler water with steep rock banks with no luck again...threw flukes, topwater,wacky worms,senkos...time to give that lake a break i guess..
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: join the zoo animals & get a tube

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      Water Temp: 79-84

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ryan and I got in at Granite Bay @ 5:45am, what a nice morning it is before the hot sun came up. Even the boaters are out early to enjoy the water. We started out at Andersen Island with Pop R's and buzzbaits, had five small blow ups and no fish. I started draging a split shot with a lizard picking up two blue gills and one very small spot. Out of the water at 9:30am before the heat.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: good luck in the heat

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 75-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Lafayette on sunday and fished with my dad from 7:00-1:00 in a boat. Fished the boat rental area and got a few dinks. Headed out to L dock and casted right next to the dock and bam 2lb bass. Went over to where I caught it and saw three bass at least over 6lbs. Man this lake has some huge bass in it. After that we went to the other side of the dock and got a 3lb 9oz bass. And all the rest of the day my dad and I got dinks.
      City: CV

      Tips: We got all our bass on a 4" t-rigged brass n glass finese woorm in natural colors. Cast right next to a dock without weeds under it and just let it sink and fish it all the way back to where you are.

  • Westchester County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: If the bass aren't biting here, try over the BART tracks at Shinn Pond. Caught 4 keepers (largest 4.75 lbs) on 7/17 in the AM hours. 2 on shallow crankbaits fished almost so slow they barely swim, and 2 on all white spinnerbaits (3/8 ounce double blade).
      City: Fremont

      Tips: All the bass I have seen at Shinn lately have been along weedlines that have 15+ ft. water close by.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tried the arroyo pond today. Most of the fish caught on dropshot, and one caught on a trap. Most of the fish are small today with the biggest one about 15inch. Tried top water sammy, and trig, no luck on these techniques. Plan to try the island pond next week, and i will post another report.
      good luck fishing everybody.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: drop shot. Practice catch and release.
      The more you release, the more you going to get in the future.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tried the arroyo pond today. Most of the fish caught on dropshot, and one caught on a trap. Most of the fish are small today with the biggest one about 15inch. Tried top water sammy, and trig, no luck on these techniques. Plan to try the island pond next week, and i will post another report.
      good luck fishing everybody.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: drop shot. Practice catch and release.
      The more you release, the more you going to get in the future.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 78 TO 81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SHASTA CASCADE BASS ANGLERS TOP 5
      1ST VINCE R. CAROLINA RIGGED A WORM AT THE NORTH END FOR A 13.93 LBS. LIMIT INCLUDING A 7 LB.LMB.
      2ND KEN L. JIGGED THE NORTH END FOR A 9.73 LB. LIMIT.
      3RD MAT S. SPLIT SHOT A SMALL WORM FOR A 9.26 LB. LIMIT.
      4TH BOB R.GRUBED AND JIGGED HIS LIMIT OF 9.14 LB.
      5TH MIKE K. THREW A RICO ALL DAY MID-LAKE TO CATCH 4 KEEPERS FOR 8.85 LBS. LOSING HIS 5TH BASS AND A REALLY GOOD ONE AT THAT. LOTS OF SMALL BASS.
      City: REDDING

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 80+ surface

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Yes those water temps are right. I wasnt aware of there being two clubs out there, but I do know that Riverbank's BASS club was. As my partner and I were pulling in a bit past midnight, they were all tied up to the blue docks getting ready for weigh-in. Anyways about the fishing - it was ok for the little while that we tried. Started off fishing the point across from the docks around sundown for one fish at 2 lbs on my 2nd cast using a black flippin' tube. Worked the north side of the lake by the spillway after that, missing a few hits and bumps and getting one more 2 lber after quitting and heading off to the coves for catfish.
      City: Sacramento, CA

      Tips: Water is real warm but that isnt stopping the fish. Fish slow and up close to the bank. Smelly jelly is a must.

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      Water Temp: 87-90

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6 pm until 2 am. Caught and released over 20 fish with the smallest being as big as the bait and the largest just over 5 lbs.
      City: Cirtus Heights

      Tips: Lake was busy due to 2 club tournaments.(don't ask me how both clubs got a permit for the same night). There were boats everywhere. We left due to too many idiots running full speed around the lake in the dark.
      Fished fast and outside the weedlines using plastic, crankbaits and topwater.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 84

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went on our first nite fishn excursion of the year and launched on the main body at 6:30pm..our evening bite was curtailed somewhat as we ended up towing a ski boat full of folks back to berryessa marina..i found out that a 50hp doesn't go squat when your'e towing...went to the east side and caught a couple of fish before dark and then went to fish some steeper rocks...ended up gettn alot more bites than hookups, but boated around 10 fish with a 3# and a 5#...the fish were very shallow and most came on plastics...quit at 2am, got too sleepy, glad my partner was awake to drive home...
      City: orinda

      Tips: if you fish at night always go with someone, for safety and also it always seems that the weird things happen at night and it always good to have a witness...also it will enable one to fish shallow and one to fish the deeper and you will cover more water...normally we use 7" worms or larger, but if your'e not gettn bit drop down in size...now if anyone can give me hints on how to get some topwater action in the evening, i'd really appreciate it.......good fishn......

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Whimpys at 5:30am fished hog and beavewr slough, caught 8-10 fish moslty in the 1-1 1/2 pound range on soft top-water bait. Largest fish was about 3 1/2 pounds came on a speed trap, also stuck a 19" striper on the speed trap as well. Off the water by 10:00am
      City: Sacto

      Tips: Did not find any big fish but I had fun none the less. I went north of wimpoys to lookaround for new water and to find some smallies, but no luck. Any suggestions on where to find some bronze backs would be great.

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      Water Temp: 75-79

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Ryan Mckinley and I started out at Paradise Point @ 6am. Went down Dissapointment using frogs, Buzzbaits with a out going tide. Low at 10am. This is not the best time to be using a top water lure. Switching to a Senko and JK Jigs in dark colors we found some small bass. Moving over to White slough working some of the rocks and water pipes we found some biger fish up 5.0 lbs. on a senko in Smoke with Purple flake. With the tide swing @ 4.0 feet work the outside of the weeds and the big inner pockets. Later we had lunch at H&H waiting for the tide to came in. Working the White at 1:20 the sun was hot hot. Not many boats out , some came out later for the high tide.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: High tides are better