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Friday, June 10th, 2005

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

      Report: went fishing for 3 hrs. caugt 7 fish all around the dam using DEEP dining crank baits. all my fish came on crank baits but one wich i cought on a black worm
      City: sj

      Tips: fish discollerd wattere that has some structure and is deep

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

      Report: Overcast with ripple on the water. 55 deg at 6am. Couldn't find any topwater. Tried Spook, PopR and Sugoi alternating. 9am to 10am, 2 small bass on the wall btween Bobcat and Santa Cruz 1/4 oz jighead with green worm. Will try again tomorrow.
      City: Santa Barbara

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

      Report: Launched out at 8 Am on tuesday morning. went with a buddy of mine who never bass fished before. rigged him up with a wacky worm senko and before u know it....and nice bass. 4-5 pounds, female with no eggs...nice strong fish....as for me, worked a texas rig with a large lizard slowly...nothing till i sped up my retrieve. then it was on for there.....caught 3 fish 1-3 and missed 2 bites....
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Seems like post spawn action is on when the conditions are right. Speed up when the water starts to warm, slow down and scale down after midday....

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went to eastman twice once on wed. (sunrise/bass) and sat. (night/catfish) SKUNKED!!!!!!!used plastic jerk bait; sinko; jig and crankbait my buddy caught one on sinko 2lb.. Catfish by damn dam didnt eat chicken liver; anchioves; worms or craw. Havent been there for a while but its good to see the water up. lots of baitfish so fish hard these fish have plenty to eat.
      City: fresno

      Tips: I NEED SOME

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a few LMB in the smaller river river mouth. Caught a few SMB off the shoreline next to the southern campsites.
      City: Hayward

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I did another guide trip - half day this time - looking for quality spots. We did find some quality fish, but nothing over about 2 1/4. I did help my clients learn how to find good fish at Oroville, and with a little luck, their bass might be bigger. We did catch 30 bass in the short trip with a limit of over 9 pounds. Split-shotting and shaking worms worked well as well as Yamamoto grubs.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: We saw lots of suspended bass that just wouldn't bite. I think many of the quality bass have moved deep even though the lake is full. There are lots of bass still very shallow and fun to catch on any worm you throw at them!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We spent about 2 1/2 hours out on Oroville this Saturday in the middle of the Future Pro Tournament. We fished the areas just south of the bridge near Lime Saddle Marina. Kimberlee, my 7 year old caught 3 bass all about 1 pound on a watermelon Bitsy Tube in about 12 feet of water. My 10 year old Colin caught 7 fish, all on the same watermelon Bitsy Tube. I was able to put 7 in the boat all on a cinnamon twin tail Yamamoto grub on 1/2oz football head jig. Biggest fish was about 2 pounds. Overall a great day on the water with little or no sign of the Tournament fishermen up that far north! It sure was nice!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: All the fish were in the shade portions just off the main points near rock or wood. We fished slowly off the bottom about 8 feet off shore in 12 feet of water to pick up 17 fish in only a couple of hours. Take a kid fishing it will make your day!

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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: To all of the Future Pro Tour anglers good luck on Saturday! Your gooing to need it!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
      City: sac

      Tips: Look out for the BASSCRAPPER (BASSCAT)as my partner calls my boat. He is a Ranger owner of course.

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

      Report: Can you float tube out at these lakes?
      Thinkin about goin out tomorrow, any tips?
      City: the yeah area

      Tips: Thanks in advance

Thursday, June 9th, 2005

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

      Report: I have been fishing this lake for the last two months at least once or twice a week. People out there swear by the wacky rigged senko but honestly I haven't seen one person pull a fish out of the lake using that rig!!! A dropshotted roboworm minnow (aaron's magic) pulls a constant 5-15 fish within an hour or two. I have even caught a fish two feet from the shore using this rig!!! Do yourself a favor and give it a try!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: DROP SHOT A ROBOWORM MINNOW 6-8 INCHES UP THE LINE AND HOLD ON!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished around Stockton area, Whites and Dissapointment. LOW LOW LOW TIDE....Lot's of weeds already!!!! Nailed a nice 9+ on a Brushog in Red w/ RED Flake. Concentrating on Rock w/ Tule, Wood Etc. Had a BALL after work started at 3:30 til Dark. Biggest fish came late afternoon around 4ish! Caught 25-30 fish w/ best 5 going 24+lb. Flippin' and Top-Water did the trick...BEST DAY EVER on a low-tide!!
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Throw all the way on shore and drag slowly to the boat....fish seem to be schooled up. Lot's of dinks and missed hooksets..be patient, bigger fish are mixed in.

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      Water Temp: 64-67

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the outgoing tide today starting at the Break. I've never done well on the low tide so this was my day to try and learn something new. Wind is STILL blowing so the water is dirty. Stuck a few small fish in Sherman then ran to Franks. Fished the outside of weed edges for about 6 or 7 fish in the 1-2 lbs range. Decided to try something different and ran to Mildred at the bottom of the tide. Different didn't work. Got nothing. Fish seemed to be schooled up so if you get on, keep fishing the area, others are around. I have on fish hooked and another followed it up and tried to take the bait away!

      Tips: I had my best luck dead sticking the bait for a little while. If I moved it to soon not bite. Leave it sit and the fish would pick it up and swim off.

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      Water Temp: 66to68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: didn't get a chance to post a report for last weekend till now. fished till noon sunday, lots of wind. only caught 5 fish total but one good one, 8lb10oz on a johnson silver minnow in black with zoom swim chunk (black). monday was a little better,17 fish total, best 5 went 17.6 .hope the wind lays down this weekend . took one over the bow on sunday an broke my windsheild
      City: oakland

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6:30am to 9am. caught 6 fish. caught
      2 fish to 3 lbs on a 194 senko, caught 4 fish to
      7lbs on 208 hula grub fish texas style with
      a 1/4oz bullet in front of a glass bead. took all fish along east bank in 3-6 ft of water, fish were
      real tight to structure. erratic retrieve help to draw strikes. lake is full to the brim. my guess is if the weather warms for a few days these fish will go on a real strong bite.
      City: oakley

      Tips: if you fish the hula grub t-rigged don't look away from your line, a good quick hook set is needed, i only had one fish really slam it, all the others picked up just as it hit the bottom, feel just the slightest bump. there are still a few trout a swim bait might be worth while to get you on a big fish, you won't get too many bites, maybe none, but if you do it probably will be about 10+ pounds, try the far cove opposite the
      ramp.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 3 hours late morning Wednesday as the rain was clearing. Found fish right away on the mouth of the river in 20-25 ft. Rocky banks were best. Biggest went 5 pounds. All were caught on a split shot rig. No luck on Senko, t-rig, and topwater, but didn't try long with these since the split-shot was working so well.
      City: Placerville

      Tips: Split-shot worked parallel to bank in 25 feet of water.

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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the North great bite got 2 big post spawn spots to bite, caught a lot of 12 inch fish. Have been fishing salt and pepper grubs on darter heads for months. Catching fish in 5ft of water with nearby 30+ drop off if possible. Stopped catching smallies but haven't been fishing deep. Caught 1 blade fish.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Fish slow

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 64-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: June 7th-10th fishing trip to Lake Sonoma-
      Just a quick FYI. Went camping/fishing for three days with great success
      for some nice 2 to 3.5lb Smallmouth, and some consistently big, healthy
      Largemouth. Found most action in Warm Springs arm. It rained and drizzled
      the whole time, stirring up the nutrients and consequently the bait.
      Techniques were either spotting and casting to schools of bait on the
      surface with hard/soft shad imitations ( Rapalas, Sassy Shads, Storm
      swimbaits, etc.) or lighting up suspended bait on the 'finder and then
      getting to the baitball with a countdown or rattletrap, and WHOOEEE! They
      were acting like stripers, chasing under and around the bait on the top and
      down at 15-20ft, mostly in about 50ft depth. Biggest Bucketmouth weighed in
      at 10.25lbs according to the bogagrip, with 3 in the 4-5 lb range, and
      LOTS of 2-3 pounders. Lot of smallies in the mix too. Tried jig n'craws,
      hawgs and Senkos, without much luck. Stuck w/ shad patterns and all was
      well. Bite was still going strong when I left.

      Good fishing to you-
      AB
      City: San Anselmo

      Tips: best bite early and late.

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished today from about 9-11am. Pretty slow, saw a few fish hitting top water way out in the middle. I threw basically everything from topwater to senkos, nada. I did get a few 1.5lbers to chase a sluggo. I had a great time, seems like the bass are busting schools of fry.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: fish are definitely out there, use a float tube if you got one.

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out and caught a few fish nothing over 13 inches. Dropshot was the only way we could consistently catch fish.

      Tips: Stay alert

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65-69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: CAUGHT 17 FISH MOSTLY ON SENKOS AND JIGS. REALLY TOUGH TO KEEP THE DINKS OFF NO MATTER HOW BIG OF A BAIT YOU THROW. HALF THE TIME THE LITTLE SUCKERS CANT EVEN GET THE BAIT IN THERE MOUTH, CAUSING ALOT OF SWING AND MISSES.
      City: FRESNO

      Tips: SENKOS AROUND TULES ON THE HIGH TIDE, JIGS ON ROCKY SHORES ON THE LOW TIDE