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Saturday, May 28th, 2005

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

      Report: DONT FISH DEL VALLE ON A BUSY WEEKEND!! THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. Fish were spooky by 10:00, all bites came early before the crowds showed up. Good luck to all, stay after em!!!!
      City: Oakland

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 75-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Lake is now on Tuttletown Main Ramp...Trips are producing excellent post spawn fishing for both largemouth and spots..Fish are in the best post spawn shape in years..Tons of bait in the water and lots of flooded grass.Took a holiday fun fishing trip today and even with the traffic my son, team partner and I had over fifty nice fish..See what a little fresh water can do.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: Think post spawn and look at your meter.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What a great day. Saturday Memorial day weekend and very few boats on the lake. Water was dead calm at 6am and was hoping for a great top water bite...didn't happen. Myself and buddy Larry did catch about 40 fish; alot of small ones, but we did put together 2 respectable limits. This is a great lake for holiday weekends.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Caught a few on shad raps, but most were caught by drop shotting just about anywhere with earth tone color worms. Type and size didn't matter.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out at bailey cove at 5:00. First five on a buzzbait only one keeper. moved to the shasta cavern docks 3 keepers on a zoom fluke. move to holiday harbor. WOW a 5.60 black, a late spawner.Moved down the bank looking for more but no more blacks but two sight fish both a little over 2lbs they were spots. Started fishing points up the mcclould with jigs lots of small fish. Off the lake at 1:30. 8 keepers and a hole lot of dinks.
      City: redding

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have been fishing this lake for the last five years of my life and after reading a few of the recent reports feel obligated to set everyone straight. The fishing at this lake is on par with fishing in a sewage processing plant. If you have the energy to walk the 15 miles it takes to get to where you might have a chance to catch a fish, I would consider you lucky if you managed to get a strike. The fish rarely get over a pound and fight like squaws. If you are one of those people who like to eat bass, I would like to take this opportunity to warm you about the mercury levels in the fish. There is a sign posted on the dam warning anglers to eat no more than one fish per month to reduce chances of intoxication. WARNING: my most recent trip to Soulajule almost took my life. It seems there is a huge rattlesnake population surrounding the lake. I was bitten in the shoe and encountered numerous other snakes along the trail. Overall, this lake has very few fish, requires miles of hiking, has a mercury proplem and a massive rattlesnake population.
      City: Bolinas

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was out in my float tube early saturday morning around 7:30 am fished for about an hour and nothing,then slam a 8.5 lb beautiful bass grabed my rattle snake rubber worm fought for about five minutes then caught a couple more in the range of 3 to 5 lb out at the island had a great day of fishing.
      City: Santa Rosa ca.95405

      Tips: the only tip i can give is to put in your hours of fishing.Try spinner bait's and all the rubber gear you have and you to can hook up.FISH ON BABY.

Friday, May 27th, 2005

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was a great day yesterday and boy the fish are crazy right now. I caught huge numbers of bass over 4lbs. I was throwing bobbys perfect frogs and buzzbaits in the morning, they were blowing up on those lures like crazy. Then I threw 8" osprey swimbaits most of the day and landed 9.2 close to sunset. Senkos(NOTHING),dropshot(NOTHING). Fish are feeding so bring out the big guns........
      City: San Jose

      Tips: try what I did and see what happens and if you still get skunked then post a message and I'll give you more tips. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 68-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went up just before the mad-dog weekend and the fishn was very good..20-30 fish, nothing big, but plenty of fiesty 1-2# fish with the smallies being very acrobatic. caught fish with different ways although topwater was the least productive.i caught fish splitshotting at 20' in rocky areas and caught fish on senkos and rattletraps in the shallow flats on the east and westside...fished a couple of island tops when the wind was up and they were productive also..anyway i hope this info helps a little bit.
      City: orinda

      Tips: i'm not sure how long the fish will stay shallow before the summer heat puts them down, but its pretty good now. some of the areas i fished didn't hold fish, but if active fish are around it shouldn't take long for you to find them....

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

      Report: Greg,

      Take your own advice. Let's keep this about fishing.

      CBass
      City: Sunnyvale

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: BIG BOY, we are both correct.

      Tight lines!
      City: san jose

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished White's Slough from the bank, this time for 3 hours, started an hour earlier than yesterday and had 4 bites that first hour, one small keeper, all on Texas Rigged Kut Tail. Was thinking it was going to be better than yesterday, should have knocked on wood as I didn't get another bite until 9 AM on a Senko and missed it.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Still getting bites from weedlines and edges of pockets. Got two bites today from the floating "lillies" and saw other activity under the lillies pushing them up and even some tail slapping. Try throwing a One Ton Rig, I'll have some in my pocket next time.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The water has cleared a bunch since last weeks storms and the weather has been beautiful surface temps 66 early am to 70+ by afternoon sight fishing has been fantastic lots of fish are and have moved up. lots of fry from the earlier spawners. Still catching some pre spawn fish but not as many post spawn fish yet. Chartruse seems to be the color of the week. Been taking the kids out with some jumbo minnows and they are having a ball watching them catch a bunch of fish is better than catching them myself. Bob over at Limit Out tackel seems to have the best minnows. Had some fun with frogs yesterday caught several with my old bubble gum pink strike king frog. So good bite right now but as you know that can change over nite so get on while the gettin is good.
      City: Kelseyville

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started out at first light to a slow bite, first fish at 7:30 in Miners Ravine on a wacky senko, tried top water for one hour with no success.Went to the main body at 10:00 to fish the tree's with senkos was getting a few 2 pounders. Was ready to leave when I saw a submerged tree in about 12 feet of water that looked to good to pass up. First cast a whoppin 12 lb 13 oz largie, came out of the water jumping five times,what a kick.The fish bent my owner 3-0 hook pretty good.As soon as I lipped the fish the hook came out.
      Only ended up with 5 fish, but for sure the best fishing day of the year.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Senkos in the tree's weightless

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out to shadow cliffs,started fishing about 3oclock fished till about 8oclock caught 7 bass 1 six pounder, 2 5's, 2 3's, and 2 bass about 2 pounds.most fish came out of the smaller pond.only caught 2 out of island pond.biggest fish caught on a watermelon red flake senko,5 pounders caught on a red and black jig with a red and black trailer.caught the 3 pounders on a white fluke.caught the 2's on a rainbow trout senko.pretty good day for sizable fish.didn't catch the numbers i usualy catch,but i'll take five and six pounders any day out there.
      City: newark ca

      Tips: snkos and jigs seem to produce the bigger fish.fish slow,watch your line because the fish were picking up the lure and swimming away with it.set the hook hard,and hold on tight.

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

      Report: Hey Booger Boy--Where can I get some of these worms? Email me and we'll talk....Thanks in advance.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Booger Boy--Where can I get some of these worms? Email me and we'll talk....Thanks in advance.

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished White's Slough from the bank for a couple of hours this morning. Three fish, only one keeper, all on a Senko. Tried spinnerbait, rattletrap, and even the frog for little. Very cool breeze. Surprised not to see more boats in the area given the big tournament and the very dirty water throughout the majority of the system. White's was definitely cleaner than most of the Delta we covered during our Sunday club tournament.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: All three fish close to shore during high tide and on weed edges. Didn't get any bites slipping the Senko between laydown tules.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hey bass are there fish there? I heard there are pond's behind all of the main pond... I checked it out doesnt look promising...Any cover ..I heard they plant thunder trout there.. ..not interested in those...help me out here..thank's Zack
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: I don't have any... never fished a quarry...rumor has it that they are letting float tube's out there..Keep the trout.. and let the bass go..

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

      Report: on the lake at 8:30am Jones Valley went to the mouth of Squaw Creek, lots of debri. caught another 50+ combination of the new worms and did rip small fish. Bill I have to get more worms Ive got three left. When are you to Shasta? I will send you email and I can meet you at the lake to get you some. Lot's of boat traffic moved on to main body by Silverthorn bite still the same caught some 2pndrs worms are the bomb. caught 75+ by 4:30
      City: Reddin

      Tips: WATCH OUT......speeders towing boats on DryCreek Road out to Jones Valley....someone is going to get killed.

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 74-77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I had a wonderful day on the water. I started fishing at 2 PM. It was sunny, warm, and calm! I saw three Osprey and three baby deer. To top things off, I caught fish too. The fish were feeding at 3 PM and the frenzy lasted about 1/2 hour with just about a fish every other cast. Things slowed down a little bit and picked up again once the sun started going down. I played around with cranks and topwater, but dropshotting 4" Roboworms was my main stay. I caught a nice mix of spots and smallies.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I did the best on rocky points dropshotting 5 - 15 deep.