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Friday, April 1st, 2005

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

      Report: Mr Unknown, I have been fishing this lake for 15 years. I have been a "Local" for the last 7. I have never seen the display of racism you are describing here. If you had a personal conflict with someone I'm sure there's two sides to the story. Putting everyone in this group of "Locals" is just plain wrong.
      Hope you get it worked out.
      City: Local

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

      Report: What is the water level Mr. Gray?
      City: Arcata

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51 degrees 8 fe

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The bite hasnt slowed down! The bite has gotten better! Went to Berryessa yesterday and managed 11 bass and 4 bluegill. HUGE bluegill and bass. Biggest bluegill was exactly 1 pound and biggest bass was 3 1/2 pounds. Fished Spanish Flat Resort and caught tons. All of my bass were over 2 pounds. Just look in the shallows and see all the bass swimming around. The bass fishing was awesome!
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: Put alot of action to your bait. The bass are picky move your bait constantly.

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      Water Temp: 57-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What happened??? I have done fair to well out there the last three weeks. It slowed down during the rains, but no fewer than 8 total until today. The weather 'seemed' perfect and the water was warming. We threw everything we had at them, and only managed one 2# LM on a purple TR worm.

      We tried brush hogs, tubes, and a variety of worm colors....jerk baits, spinnerbaits, black/blue jibs, brown/orange jigs....no luck. We had 2 or 3 takes on the worms, and that's it. Very, very frustrating. We talked to a few boats that were doing about the same. A couple of guys hooked up on a few trolling caroline rigged worms.

      I'm at a loss....we saw one fish on a bed, but nothing else. No followers, nothing. I don't think the spawn has really started, but I don't get much credit for my thoughts anyway!! Maybe it was an afternoon bite? We quit at 1 PM...
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Don't fish anywhere near me....I'm bad luck.

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

      Report: Hit the lake around 3:00 and stayed until SS. Caught seven, five keepers, 3.4lbs largest. Used a texas rigged 7" power worm(red shad) in shallow water(2-4 feet)from ramp to small dam.
      City: San Jose

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Not a bad day following the last little storm front. A lot of bucks but the best three of the day were 4.7, 3.7 & 3.2 finished the day with the best 5 at about 15 lbs. The fish are still scattered and hit a variety of different baits.
      City: Cameron Park

      Tips: Throw what ever you are confident in and you'll find fish.

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Worked the lake this past week for some small fish. It's been cold and windy the past few days. All fish where caught on plastics and released to fight another day. Lake looks great though.
      City: Daly City

      Tips: Work it slow....

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start, didn't hit the water till 10. Launched at markley cove, the parking lot was pretty full for a thurs. Caught 10 fish, all were caught split-shotting. Only caught 5 fish at 5 oclock. In the next hour caught the next five. I started using a smoke colored senko at that time. Biggest fish was close to 4, had i right at 3. Lost one on a bush, and had one fish jump and throw the hook. I was fishing parallel to the bank in about 10-15 feet of water. That last hour made my day.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: Fish real slow, the bite was so light. You almost had to anticipate or sense it.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Where the heck is the Black Butte reports? Where are the Bass and Crappie? Anyone gettin em up there?
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: heres a tip, Post a report

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day with beautiful weather, improved clarity and no fish to speak of. One smallmouth caught in Johnson Bay. Worked the island, narrows, jackrabbit and johnson. Reaction baits and worms. Spoke with other anglers who shared basically the same story.
      City: Santa Ynez

      Tips: Kneel down and pray for a couple of weeks of stable weather and increasing water temp.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: high 50's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, fished my usuall(Taylor,Sandmound) areas yesterday. Lots of little fish out there. It never ceases to amaze me when a 6" bass inhales a double wide. Biggest was only a little over 3lb, 20 fish all day. Nice day on the water although it was much muddier than last week.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: Time on the water.

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: White caps in Franks and Mildred. What a windy day!! Went to Mildred and caught 1- 2lb on Senko and lost 3 more before we were blown away. Moved to Sandmound and caught 1-4lb in the weed openings. Picked up a few more around the docks, all around 2lbs. No biggies but the fishing was tough.

      Tips: Senkos and Zippers were the only things that worked today, flip and pitched very tight to weedlines.

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

      Report: After reading all these reports, i felt like that i should post a report here. I went to Del Valle on 3/30/05 with my buddy, we did good in the early moring. we fish from 7am to 1pm, total we caught 10 bass total. Most of the fish are good quality, i caught 2 small mouth from 14 inch to 16inch, and 3 large mouth that's easy 3lb+. my buddy caught all 5 large mouth that's all easy 3+. most fish are caught early in the morning.
      Good luck Fishing
      City: Fremont

      Tips: We use senkos and lucky craft staysee. work along the covers, and tully.
      Good luck fishing

  • Fresno County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishing at 1:30 pm in the squaw cove area. No traffic on a weekday and less pressure. Younger brother caught a small spot there. Headed over the Winchells cove area and caught one with a purple robo worm and brother lost one. Headed over to Fine Gold by 3:00pm, caught 8 fish off of jigs, robo worms and tubes. Two fish were 3#'s. One was caught off of a chartreuse plastic beattle and the other off of a blue jig with yamamoto creature trailer. Little brother caught about eight small fish off of blue/shad colored keeper worms. Headed out to back river toward squaw leap and caught two good size 1.5#'s out that way with jigs to end the day. Fish were caught in between 25 to 30 foot of water.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Drop worms or jigs in about 25 to 30 feet of water and let it drag in the later day. Look for rocky areas to shoot.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out of bailey cove at 9:30 up the mcCloud fishing cuts with 6" worms nothing but dinks.
      Started fishing willows 2 fish just keepers on senko's. The fish are starting to move into the willows.Its 12:30 started to fish shallow points
      with rip baits bingo 4 fish on the first point
      and on almost every point i fished. Big fish a
      3.02 spot. Had 2 blacks in the bag also. Best five 11.09. All the better fish on rip baits.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Start fishing willows I saw
      fish sitting in the branchs in the afternoon.
      The better fish seem to be shallow in the afternoon.

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day(2-40) and did not get bit. Nobody I talked to had a Largemouth. Some reported catching a couple smallies.Softjerkbaits,spinner baits, drop shot,jigs, texas rig. Good luck
      City: saugus

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just went out yesterday and going out tommarrow. Yesterday it was still cold out and the bite wasnt great i heard the bite was good in cachuma cove but i usually fish near jackrabbit flats. Most of the debree is gone from the rain and the water is crystal clear. Threw spinners and buzzbaits and caught five keeps ranging from 2 -4 pounds. White and yellow seem to be good. Also caught a three pounder off a black/blue jig. good luck everone and go and try it in the tournament if you like to trout fish. I dont like trout fishing myself though.
      City: Santa Maria

      Tips: spinners, buzzbaits,jig see you tomarrow on the lake

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water when the gate opened off the water at 12pm. When it rained we caught fish when the rain stopped so did the bite. Caught 12 fish to 2lbs all on ripbaits. Missed 4-5 fish. Pretty good day until 11am when it really started to downpour.
      City: San Jose

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 48-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Was out Friday and had a good blade and jig bite,(3-27}lots of smallies and spots 50-50.most were very decent 2 lbs to 3 lbs.Went out on Sunday morning and bite had slowed caught 4 in 4 hours.Tuesday afternoon the lake has dropped 5 feet since Friday.The large parking lot that was covered with water at Granite Bay is now dry.I'm sure it will fill up soon.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Every day is different, just have to figure it out.

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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the far west end (West side of walking bridge)of the pond behind the main lake. I fished senko's (watermelon/pumpkin/red/green with flakes and without), Brushhog's and tubes ...all for nothing. Not even a bite. Oh well, I know I'll get one next time. Not hooking up at the Cliffs is a rare occasion.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Catch and release!