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Thursday, April 28th, 2005

  • Benton County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: hey fishin.. I heard about that...through the grape vine ...havent fished that pond for 25 year's... Last time I was there.... 25 years'ago caught two fish... the biggest was the blue gill.. never weighed it but.. probably close to 2 pds.. moved out of state ... let me know how to get there..again....
      City: sanjose

      Tips: a question can you bring boat's in this lake.. the last time I remember yu could not..let me know thank's again..I will try to get up there when I visit the area..Catch and Release my freind's...

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 2pm to 5:30 in a float tube towards the backside firehouse. Threw a lil bit of this and that. But the only action I got was a nice hit on a Buzz bait about 5. The wind would come and go and so would the rain. I dont really fish this lake much but i plan to tube there more often.
      City: Union City

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

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      Water Temp: low 60's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the entire lake today using only the drop shot method with 4" Robos. The clear patterns were the only thing working today. I landed a small one next to the pipe along Coleman Rd. Another small one on the Winfield side and a 4.5 pounder just a few feet down from that one. It was overcast for most of the time and I only got bit when the sun broke through for a few minutes. The small fish were very aggressive, but the big ones are much more subtle.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Be patient and you will get 'em!

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

      Report: Fished for a few hours and caught 5. Caught all on plastic worms.
      City: morgan hill

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 61-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all week. Fishing pretty good all week. 20-30 fish per day between my son and I. Caught all fish on dart headed shad colored 4" worm and 4" brown tubes. Fish extremely tight to cover. Had to skip the worms into the cover. Did not see any bedding fish, nor did we see any schools of bait. Did catch a few fish on the open rock bank. All fish in about 5-8 feet of water. Most takes were just weight on the line. Very subtle takes. Biggest fish was a spot about 17" long.
      City: Reno, NV

      Tips: Fish tight to the cover and fish slow.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Ya, release them, if you see me fishing with a bobber and worm it's either for panfish or shallow cats.
      City: oakley

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      Water Temp: 60-65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: This is to back up JUSTIN'S REPORT too many meat fisherman are keeping bass here. I encourage everybody to be secretive about methods, and spots on this lake, unless you know guys are releasing their fish. I released a 10 lb + bass april 6, (photo is in fish sniffer issue april 29-may 13 on page 42, and a photo is in Walton's Pond tackle shop in San Leandro.) not only did i release big female, i took great care in quickly getting photos taken, and wetting my hands so i wouldn't damage protective slime, she was released within 3 minutes. She swam off with plenty of vigor. When i am there, i will have guys come over and ask me what i am catching my bass on, and unless i know they are releasing them. i will not give them info. These guys with nightcrawlers and bobbers almost always keep anything they catch whether it is a 10" bass or a 10 lb trout or a 8 lb bass. Again i encourage those bassers to be secretive, the guys that read and post on this site aren't the problem, this lake will be the pits if they don't stop taking stringers of bass and the water level keeps being fluctuated like it has the last 2 years.
      City: hayward

      Tips: report fisherman who keep undersize bass to the rangers who then cite the anglers, or if antioch police is there they handle this. I laughed i saw one guy with undersize bass get his tackle confiscated. The guy was in tears.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Yeah I saw the same thing right before closing a nice 6 or 7 lb bass full of eggs, in a plastic bag. Its your choice whether you keep a fish or but try and put the big girls back. I've given fisherman smaller males at times to convince them to let the bigger ones go back, they are important to maintaining this small lake. This has been a good year for bass and will continue to be good if you practice catch and release. I've caught a number of nice fish that its obvious have been let go.
      City: Oakley

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This report is for yesterday and today:

      Yesterday-
      Fished for a few hours with a buddy in the mid afternoon and got 5 largemouth bewteen us. All on senkos, mostly purple and cinnamon w/red flake. Most were caught at the south end, near the tullies along the shore. All were in shallow water, to about 8ft.

      Went out again that evening with my girlfriend, and we each caught a fish I have never seen and could not identify. Found out today that they are called "sacramento suckers", and that only 3 have ever been reported from Del Valle. Tripy looking fish, kind of a cross between a catfish, bass and carp.

      Today-
      Went out around 11:30a with my woman, trying to beat the rain. We went around to badger cove (mid-lake, Eest side) and trolled the shoreline, fighting a very nasty wind. Hooked into a 2.5lb largemouth on a cinnamon senko, just as it started to rain. we seeked shelter on the west side of the lake in an unnamed cove, and spent the next 2 hours there catching fish. We caught 2 smallies and 5 more largemouth in that cove, all on senkos. We also had many hits, and a few fish that we on, but managed to get free.

      All of them were caught on my new boat ...life is good!
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Catch and Release!

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with clients several times over the past week and it's been hot and cold. A couple of days of nice weather and the smallies move up. Then 2 days of high winds and they dissappear. They've been in and out 3 times in the last 10 days. I sure hope they get their business done pretty quick as major water releases are scheduled to begin soon.
      Yesterday started out pretty slow but the bite improved steadily in the PM. Now we're in for another couple of days of rain. Who knows?
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: I'm anxious to see what the big releases bring this year. Last year the fish moved off-shore and sulked for days.

Tuesday, April 26th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 58-60?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Back to Back slow days- threw swim baits for a couple hours, senkos, craw patterened rat-l-traps, jerk baits, spinnerbaits, top-water. My brother caught one with a junebug senko, thats it!
      City: Los Gatos

      Tips: Looks like swimbaits is the ticket for the hogs, patience will pay off.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 1st time at Almaden, caught nothing. Threw spinners, senkos, and craw pattern cranks. fished under the bridge and by the sandy area. I'll be back...quite a few people fishing this lake, there has to be some fish in there.
      City: san jose

      Tips: fish on

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61.4

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to sugar barge @7:30.brother in law caught first fish on second cast with spinner bait.bunch of small bass.out of the water by 12:30 with 4 keeper.8lb,6lb,4lb and of course a 1.5.

      Tips: fish with senko,watermelon,peanut butter and jelly.slow.......

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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a good sized bass about 2lbs. trolling for trout. Hardly saw and fish though on the brand new fishfinder.
      City: Los Gatos

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at about 3:00. Weather was perfect, about 70-75 deg.s, very little to no wind, starting to cloud over. Fishing was a little slow. Caught two while waiting for my friend to show up. Once he got there at about 3:30, we only got four more each in about 4 hours. The lake sure is looking good though. Everywhere you go on the lake looks like perfect bass hold water. Was a little noisy on the lake today though as the scullers were out in force and the CDF chopper was practicing picking up buckets of water. Maybe why the fishing was a little slow?
      City: Ben lomond

      Tips: Plastic worms in cover, which is not hard to find right now.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: tubed the back, 9 fish, 3 over 3 lbs and 1 over 6 lbs. on the water by 5p.m. and off by 7 p.m.
      City: p-town

      Tips: Dudeman, haven't heard from you in awhile. you still fishing?

Monday, April 25th, 2005

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

      Report: Managed to scrape up two nice sized crappie on a small crank. Bass bite was tough, landed nothing - threw senkos, beavers, lizards and spinners. Had some nice bites though, at least thats what I like to think they were. What the hell, it beats working.
      City: san jose

      Tips: senkos, lizards, and spinners have always worked for me here.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?no guage

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a pretty good day today. Headed towards Lincoln Village West Marina and fished the back side on the out going tide. Had an awesome mixed spinner bait bite. For a bout 2 hours of fishing 5 bass nothing over 2 lbs. Also 5 stripers going up to 5 lbs. each. I had to repair my spinner bait a couple of times. Went throught to sets of skirts and the frame will probably snap soon.
      City: Ladd's, Stockton

      Tips: I think the spawn is pretty much over in this area could not find any beds. I went all the way back to the Feather River bridge and back. The froggin sounds good can't wait for the frog bites starts in my area.

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Another successful day on the Delta. Launched at 4:00 p.m and fished till 7:30p.m
      Caught alot of fish males and females. Best five went 27lbs. My wifes fish was the big kicker 10lbs 1oz. She busted it on a Super Fluke. The rest of our fish came on topwater baits and senkos flipped in the weedpockets. Topwater is on and the big girls are out to play. Success to all.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Enjoy yourself and fish for fun. No stress fishing bradda. You know what I mean. Laters

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      Water Temp: 61to64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: another good day on the delta. total fish 38. lot of 3lb fish. best 5 were a 4.1,4.2,4.6,5.2,5.15, total weight 23lbs9ozs. almost identical to yesterday. no real big fish, but there around. can't complain fishing was steady all day. we had six blowups on frogs but only hooked one.
      City: oakland

      Tips: water is definitly warming up, throw frogs. a few of our fish were spawned out already. it's gonna be busy on the water next week for everstart, should be some big weights!!!