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Thursday, July 7th, 2005

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

      Report: i went out and saw that the water temp was very high so i used a fast presentation with a buzzbait and had no luck. Then i tried a fast moving jig no luck. then i moved to a cove across the way from the farthest restroom south and tried one of those new storm crankbaits that resemble bluegill. i casted it and retrieved it in a erratic motion and had the best fishing day of my life. In a span of 1-2 hours i had boated around 20 fishing on one shoreline. depth 2-10 feet. largest fish 6pounds 10 ounces. i had seen this before this time of year because the fish get tired of shad for some reason and switch over to eating bluegill that take much longer to grow so they are probly just the right size. to bad i wasnt entered in a tournament
      City: Santa maria

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the same turkey shoot as capt Jack.Fished with my old delta rat pal Big Al. We fished around Franks early throwing black buzz baits. I stuck a 7 lber but wrong kind of bass. Bass are bass so I kept throwing the buzzer. We threw them all day. We kept hitting moving water and grass. Went as far south as disco bay. My big fish was 5.50 and als was a nice 4lber. My 5+ culled a 4lber. We had a nice 19 to 20 lb. 5 fish limit by 10 am. Big johns lunch was very nice. Too bad one more guy didn't show up. If 20 boats fished I would have gotten 2nd 60 40 split. So next time everybody show up. It was a really good bite till the tide changed. With the wind blowing in and the tide going out the waves were in the 3 foot range on the main river. Lots of fun trying to throw buzz baits into the gain winds.
      City: Orangevale

      Tips: Right now throw buzz baits early and often. Seinkos ready for the short hitters. Fish shallow grass with current.

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      Water Temp: 77-79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: STARTED OUT AT FIRST LIGHT IN THE TRACT.. by 7am we had about 6 fish including a four caught on a wacy worm and a five caught on a frog.. no buzzbait fish.. about 11am ( which was about low tide) the spinner bait bite turned on .. i caught about 10 fish in the next two hours between two and three pounds.. i figure my best five went about 14 and my partners about 12.. only differnece was we went down this one bank with him in the front cranking a speed trap and i followed up with a spinnerbait . he caught several dinks and i caught about the same number 2-3 pounders. they just liked the spinnerbait better ....not bad for post spawn .. no huge bites but a four and a five is ok ...
      City: WSUNNYVALE

      Tips: plastics on high tide and spinnerbaits on low ....fish were real aggresive. i even had a worm hanging over the side of the boat about a foot under the water while i washed my hands and a 2 pounder came out from under the boat and grabbed it . when he saw ne it scared him as much as me..

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got a question. When you guys refer to the outside of the tullies, are you talkin' about the side closest to shore or to open water? Thanks to anyone
      who answers.
      City: san leandro

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey steve...try cranking early in am...
      City: san jose

      Tips: The tip of the day and from what Ive heard is that .. the "boater's.. and jet ski's get " and I quote "BOARD' .. come by to see and say .. HOW"S FISHING?.. LOL..We as people need to respect zones... Myself I fish the bank's.. There is no reason for a jet ski and or a ski boat to come within 200 feet of myself and or my boat..I really dont care about your New Mastercraft.. because I had one.. Please dont throw wake's my way..that is rude.. Now aday's there is no respect..Hey.. even between fisherman and skier's.. Ive seen the rudest of fisherman on Coyote.. wont give the cf number's but I know.. give way, and go around.. If someone is there.. believe you me he aint drop shotting..doe's not work.. if any of ya disagree let me know.. cuz I up for suggestion's.. I figured something else out that my dad taught me.. that no one know
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  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fished from 6:45am to 12:00pm not a bite nothing, started straight across from boat ramp and worked my way all the way to the dam using blue, silver spinner bait, a gren orange and yellow spinner bait, a couple top water poppers, and split shotting a live night crawler, only heard of one catching two bass somewhere near the launch ramp, one was 4.4 lb and other was 2.5
      City: sunnyvale

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey its been a long time since I filed a report on this website, I've been recovering from a broken wrist I suffered on the 12th of May, still not right so I will take it easy and resume my posts.Fished a client(Rich)on 7/3 in at Packers Bay at 0500 started throwing spooks until appox. 0900 caught a total 15 fish, Rich caught biggest one at 4.6# and a 2.5# rest of fish mostly rats, decided to make a run to Big Backbone before the boat traffic picks up, started at 5MH bouy throwing darterheads and worms, we caught another 15 fish all about 1.5#
      1200 back to the main body fished until 1330 without a bite,fished mudlines until 1500 throwing blades caught 5 more including a nice 3.0 spot. All said it was a very good holiday weekend and its great to be back on the water
      City: Redding

      Tips: topwater for better fish, caught them on spooks,poppers

Wednesday, July 6th, 2005

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished disappointment for a couple hours then moved to whites. caught over 20 fish. lost a whole bunch of fish on spinner, put on a trailer hook but did not get another bite til I took it off. caught fish on buzz,crank,grub,senko,and spinner. most fish caught on disappointment slough with largest at around 6lbs on a senko. those guys on the airboat lastweek sprayed almost everything in white slough because almost everything including the hydrilla is dead or dying.
      City: stockton

      Tips: fished tule and weed edges most productive.the deeper the water next to the tules the better. used a chrt/wht spinner for most of the day, motoroil/redflk senko, wht grub, red crank. Spinner and senko were most productive and produced larger fish.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: THIS IS FOR PR AT EARTHLINK OUTSIDE WEEDLINE OR TULLYS MEANS CLOSEST TO OPEN WATER. BUT YOU SHOULD ALSO TRY IN THE WEEDS AND TULLYS.
      City: SAN JOSE

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      Water Temp: 72to80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: just got back from china on the 5th. got on the water at 7:30 a.m. started in the break ,only one fish . went to franks second fish of the day ,4lb8oz on a spook. caught a 5lb8oz on brushog off a weedline.brother caught 8 frog fish and lost at least a half dozen. total fish 24 best 5 went 18lb 6oz.
      City: oakland

      Tips: cranks, frogs, spooks,senkos,brushogs

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

      Report: Lake was full! Started at Horseshoe. Got on water about 5:10am. Had 3 nice fish miss me on Super Spook. At 5:30 caught fist keeper...7 lb. 4 oz. Largemouth!! On the Super Spook. Bite slowed after about 9ish. caught 14 total..most under slot. Most came on Fluke. Not a bad day. Fish were scattered, caught most in Horseshoe.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Start early at top water. Use Fluke aggressively for better reaction bite. Slow roll a blade at rocky points..Oh..and have fun!!

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 72-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 7am- the weather was freezing but the water felt like a spa. Fished grasslines with buzzbaits & senkos but no luck so then I fished the east shore bank (closest to the damn) and landed a 6lber on a black & blue flaked senko.

      Caught 5 more on the west bank- all on rocky points drop shotting an aarons magic roboworm.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish still seem to be on the rocks- mostly shallow: 2-6 feet.

      Bite stopped for me when the fog broke through, anyone have any tips for when it gets hot??

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

      Report: I am heading up to bass fish in a few weeks. I have a bass boat but never fished pedro before. Any advice on how or where to fish would be great. Thanks

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 8am to noon. Caught one small one on a TD Minnow just up from the rock garden. Nothing on Gitzits(my favorite), Worms or crankin. I've fished Folsom since 1987 and have never seen this much bait in the water. HUGE schools of pond smelt surronding my boat. Match the hatch maybe.
      City: EDH

      Tips: 50-100 fish a day at Folsom?. Maybe you meant Bodega bay.

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      Water Temp: 75-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Yesterday some of the water has a mud line, with no boats just a light winds from the west (choppey). Jim Ryan and I headed out to the Camp Ground out from from Grainte Bay ramp to a cove to get some top water action in smother waters. It just repeated from yesterday until 10am. Jim was using creckets and got two blue gils. My lures just got taps, no good bites. Again saw balls of bait fish.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: let me know if anybody does good.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished with father and son from England, very nice people, picked up clients at Cedar Stock and lanched at Trinity Center at 0530 caught alot of fish with only 2 over 2.0# a total catch of 80 to 100 fish, just could not get on any good ones. Clients had a really good time and that makes up for all the small one we caught
      another fine day on this beautiful lake
      City: redding

Monday, July 4th, 2005

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We started late got on the water about ten we fished around tower park area Tina hooked into a good fish and yelled for the net, with 6 pound line she got the fish away from the weeds it weighed just shy of 7 pounds, we also had a 3 plus and a couple of others.

      Tips: We fished verry slow and on the outside ofthe weed line.

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to spend a few hours of July 4th on the water. Started in Discovery Bay and ended up on the Old River south Rivers End. Got 6 keepers on a variety of baits including Senko, spinnerbait, frog, Zipper Worm and Sweet Beaver. Lots of undersized fish caught on 6A craw colored Bomber. Got miss strikes on plastic buzzbaits.

      The water south of Grant Line is extremely muddy. That may have factored into our (lack of) success. There weren't but three boats on the other side of the wing damn, but the fish didn't cooperate. Driving back to Disco at 1pm on the fourth will test your driving skills. Lots of cruisers, wakeboarders, skiers, jet skiers and tubers.
      City: Discovery Bay

      Tips: Shade and current is where the fish came from.

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The 3 of us (Steve, Niko and Me) took out Steve's boat. Got on the water at 0500 and off at 1000. (before the water skiers) Threw buzzbaits, spooks, frogs and willie-wogs all morning. We hit 25+ fish. My big fish 3.5 on a buzzbait over a weedline.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Alot of hungry fish out there. Just throw it and they'll hit it. Remember to keep throwing the frog in open water. I got 4 today.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 77-81

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 4 th of July, out early with Dennie Howard and friends at 5:45 am before the lake lice. We started out on the points in the North Fork not find any good bites. On my graph I saw bait balls all over the lake, no fish chasing them just sitting on the bottom or around them. The balls of bait were tight. We tried in the coves and all the way back with dart heads, split shots, senkos, worms and lizards. If somebody is getting more than 3-5 aday let me know the trick?
      City: rocklin

      Tips: fish slow on points with rocks (big)