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Thursday, July 14th, 2005

  • Bayfield County
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      Water Temp: 71-76

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished across from the marina threw a fat free shad. fish suspending in 20 feet managed to catch 5. 5 5oz, 4 6oz, 3 and 2 shakers
      City: mad river

      Tips: when the wind picks up fish steep walls on shady side of lake, and old on tight! p.s. this is my 6 time on this lake,and iam very impressed with the over all quality of the fishery lets practice catch and release for the biguns' so every one can enjoy them

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well it's the lonley angler again.Got on the water at 6:30 lake is dropping pretty fast typical here they send most of it down to la la land.First stop about halfway down to porti cove i saw some fish working the surface thought they were going to be carp.Well to my surprise they were striper's but they wernt boiling like they normally do just a fish here and there.so i started with a spook but all they did was follow it to the boat.So i switched to a large pop-r they were all over it.Nothing big average about 18" but every now and then i would catch one about 4lbs.The good part is they were in real good shape some had a pretty good gut on them.Latly the fish here have been real skinny.that dried up about 8:00 so went farther into the cove and found a spot where they were so thick about every 10th fish i would snag them using a jerkbait.They were all small fish though.you could actually see there dorsel fin's and just before the lure hit the water the whole school would go crazy.Never seen anything like it before over here.
      City: SALINAS

      Tips: Call 1-800-805-4805 before you go to get the wind update allthough it was like glass when i went.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fished this morning, one of the rare times I have to go fishing without a client in at bridge bay at 0500 motored over to the north end of slaugtherhouse island throwing top water, almost got one on first cast a good fish hit at the spook I was throwing three times and I missed him three times. Fish my way to dolly point throwing a darterhead with a chart. grub and a 3/4 oz.jig with a brown hula grub. No bites
      Switch to drop shot with a purple 4" worm and started to catch appox 10- fish all rats, I guess its that time of the year again, It was a pretty tuff bite. caught a total of 11 fish all rats. But it was a real pleasure to fish alone again and watch the great sunrise
      City: Redding

      Tips: most fish were in 15 to 25 foot of water

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 74-84

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with a friend from 7:00 pm till 3:30 am. Fishing was okay for numbers and poor for size - caught about 20 fish. Biggest went 4.6 pounds, second biggest went 2.5 pounds, all others were below 2 pounds and way too many were under 1 pound. One fish was only 4 inches long. Jigs and Senkos seemed to work but when switched to the big Senko (7") to get bigger fish, still seemed to get same sized fish (8 inces to 2 pounds) but they still bit the big bait. Too bad they cost about a buck apiece - no fun catching an 8 incher and having it cost a buck. No topwater, frog, crankbait or spinnerbait success.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Cover a lot of water. Fish were on points and in coves at depths of 1 foot to about 15 feet. A few mosquitos were out.

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 12 largemouth all in the 1-1.5 pound range except for one at 3 pounds and the other at 5 pounds. All caught southside of the lake. Wierd bite. Most fish seem to grab the bait and stay there. Any time it felt heavy, I set the hook and they were there. It was almost like the feeling when your snagged on some weeds. Usually its just tap tap tap. HAH. Oh Well. Keep Fishin! Even though it's hot, it's still a blast. Just take a dive into the lake once an awhile.
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: Nothing on crank, spinner, or topwater. All plastics. Split Shot or T-rigged.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of ?????? at 5am, My partner and I caught 18 bass on buzzbaits and poppers. The best five for us was 24.4 lbs if my scales were correct. Every thing caught on top water. Out of the water at 1pm getting to hot.
      City: Bay Area

      Tips: Go early just as the sun starts rising and through TOP water.

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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Manny and I had vehicle problems so we didn't start until about 6pm. Launched out of Big Break ran to Dutch Slough and caught a dozen or so on spinnerbaits. (chart and white). The fish were on both sides of the weedline. About 8pm Manny gave me a buzzbait lesson with an impresive six fish. Out biggest was about 4lbs
      City: south san francisco

      Tips: hit the water.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

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

      Report: No morning clouds, light winds all day. Casual fishing with a friend and his Grandson. Saw lots of carp! A few small bass follows on a shallow crank then nada. Resorted to meal worms and blue gill. Kid caught and released about 30 and had a ball.
      City: Santa Barbara

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74to80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out monday ,had a great day . started in the break with spooks and frogs . caught 21 keepers all on top water till 12:30. next we went franks threw cranks and frogs caught solid fish in and around franks. had a two pound fish on and a ten plus was chasing it . why couldn't i hook the big one ? finished in the break all on top water. total, 47 keepers but no big ones .best 5 fish were a 3.9, 3.6, 3.4,3.3,2.9 for 16lbs even. what a fun day , can't wait till next week !!!
      City: oakland

      Tips: frogs cranks and spooks

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went out for a little bit this mornin and just used drop shot by the boat dock. i got two little guys pretty fast but that was it, i left cause it was too hot. the lake looked perfect though for the frog bite though. i'll probably throw that next time.
      City: oakley

      Tips: the boat dock area is still doin pretty good

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got out around 6:45 AM on the back pond by the bridge. Caught one LMB on a jointed-rap shad.. Blue/white/orange. Ended up with one all day
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Good lUck

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: big bite...
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: No matter What, throw what ya think is right..

Monday, July 11th, 2005

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

      Report: I sold my boat recently and while I am waiting for my new one I decided to go out with Bobby Barrack guide service. What a day. The guide coundn't be nicer and accomadating. We nailed fish most of the day in and around franks. I landed a 7 lber on a senko and several 3-4 lb frog fish. We caught good quality fish all day.
      City: bethel island

      Tips: Fish with Bobby Barrack's Perfect frog( you will know why when you put them in the boat) Also give him a try if you want to learn new technique or just get better.

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

      Report: Rad
      You could probably kick out from Redbud and fish around there unless its too windy. Flippin around the mouth of cache creed could be good for you and the back side of Big Island can produce good fish too. Around Konocti stays pretty protected too and there are a lot of areas to fish but you might have to deal with a lot of boat traffic. Good luck

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: no bite...all freaking day ...this is the tip
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: you tell me..Im throwing everything at them..Sorry that I don't "drop shot" cuz it doesnt work in this lake...not at this time of year..Hey try all of ya..carolina rig..short leader with a green pumkin lizard.. oh dip the tail with some chartruse.. work's....

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 81-83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: BRUTAL! Fished from 5:15 PM to 8:45 PM. Fished the 5s for the first half, and middle section of N. Fork for last 1.5 hours. Not a bite. Not one. 85% of my time was spent drop-shotting various 3 and 4 inch shad colored finess "treats." Nada. Tossed out some spinner baits, crank baits and even a 'Spook in frustration.
      City: Auburn

      Tips: Early has been better ... not much, but at least early I'm getting a couple of good fish on each trip. This was my first evening out there. Also ... from what I hear ... if you are willing to go there ... live bait. I'm not that desparate (yet).

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      Water Temp: 77-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GOT ON THE LAKE AT 0830 HOURS,(LATE START)COULD NOT GET ANYTHING GOING.TOP WATER, TUBES, SPLIT SHOTTIN,DARTER HEADS,DIDNT WORK, BUT I DID GET A BITE ON A SENKO #905,AND WHT/WHT 3/8 OZ. REVENGE SPINNERBAIT UP NORTH PAST THE BUOY'S.I CAN NORMALLY CATCH THEM, BUT THIS LAKE GOT ME TODAY,2 BITES,AND THAT WAS IT ALL DAY!!! DINK'S,HAD TO BE DINK'S I TELL YA!!!!
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: FISH EARLY IN THE MORNING!!! PLEASURE CRAFTS/JET SKIER'S ARE THERE EARLY TOO! SO BE CAREFUL.THE FISH ARE THERE,I JUST COULD'NT CATCH THEM TODAY.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: What time are the ramps opening?
      Last time I was up at Folsom Pt. it didn't open till 6:00.
      Does Granite open earlier?
      City: Orangevale

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      Water Temp: bath

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tim- was talking to rexx and yourself in a positive manner. was trying to tell rex that you CAN catch from shadow. check my previous posts. was also trying to convey the same message you were giving to me to smoke with out calling him out(fish with respect). i try to use these pages in a positive manner, and was telling rexx and all I will see you there tomorrow.

      sorry for the miscommunication!
      good luck tomorrow see you out there -assassin
      City: redwood

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: hey rexx, so you got skunked at chesbro and the arroyo? i mean you no disrespect but have you ever considerd the fact that you SUCK.
      City: fremont

      Tips: maybe you and the dudeman should hold hands and fish for bluegill