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Monday, March 14th, 2005

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took your advice and Broke out the archive and fished the ol banjo minnow. Seems the fish never saw it before. Stuck a 4lber right off the bat. Followed with 2 3lb smallies and ended up with a solid bag. 19.5 for the day.

      Tips: Banjo and Helicopter baits worked best. good guy next weekend.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60to62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: after getting our butts kicked at sanoma on sunday ,it was back to the delta. little did we know the winds would be up this much(40m.p.h).we decided to launch out of holland and head to milldred island. we stayed behind protected banks and started catching fish. flipping sweetbeavers and brushogs. with the wind and the tide falling out i thought it was gonna be tough, but what a great day,29 total.best five 8.6,6.2,5.6,2.10,2.5 exactly 25lbs.!!!
      City: oakland

      Tips: with bad winds, be safe wear helmet and raingear. see photo i posted

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      Water Temp: high 50's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I should have known when I saw white caps in the puddles on the side of the road it was going to be a windy one. I haven't fished a day this windy in years. Long story short really windy, fished docks mostly and tried to stay out of the wind. Got about 10 fish all around a pound except for the nice little 6lb 1oz I got. Lots of little fish out there bangin the bait. Fished only jigs today from about 7-1 in Sandmound, Piper and Taylor. Guy on one of the docks said his daughter caught a 10+ the day before fishing for bluegill with a worm and a bobber, go figure.
      City: Walnut Creek

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 61 North Lake--

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing buddy and I got SKUNKED on Tuesday after fishing hard for 5 hours in the North West shallows using Senkos, cranks and Jigs. Thread-fin Shad were EVERYWHERE. Buddy slapped at the shad with his rod-tip and a nice bass blew-up out of the grass within 2 feet of the boat, probably thinking that another bass had blown up on the shad school and taking advantage to pick-up any confused and injured shad .

      A meal is too easily had for these fish right now. Talked to some other folks at the ramp when departing and they were skunked, also.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: No idea!

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 59 to 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished 49er for about 6 hours. Saw many fish, but they are not locked on the beds yet. Was able to hook up to many of the aggressive males using a white tube. Saw a few nice females ranging from 4 to 7 pounds apx., but they are still skittish, and only got one 4 lb. to bite.
      City: oakdale

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake around 2:30pm,I was fishing from the bank started on the west side and fished until i got to the dam,didnt get a bite in that area.Proceded across the top of the dam towards the southwest side of lake fished the first bay seen one nice bass come out of water about 6 feet infront of me,cast my line at it no luck. decided to try some top water after seeing a few hitting on top,at this time it was about 5:00pm.threw a popper for a while did'nt feel confident about it so i switched back to 7" blk\w\rd flk zoom trick worm. Moved over to the next bay and caught 3 within a 50 yd stretch of the bank about 15 ft out. it was a nice afternoon.
      City: merced

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Worked the lake from mid afternoon on. Fish still holding on outer points but finding some fish on into inner coves holding on any big cover. Hit 1 nice smally off point by East Acorn Campground.Wife and inlaws did well on Blue Gill as well as hit a couple of keeper bass
      City: Woodfords

      Tips: Did well on Brush Hogs and Creature baits. Dark colors. Fish were anywhere from 6' to 20'.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tubed big lake first time ever... nailed a bunch of 2-3 pounders right outside the entrance to the little pond thing that says no tresspassing senkos, watermelon, brown.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I would suggest moving to Hoopa the weather really is not to bad here, kind of like Mexico if you drink enough whiskey.
      City: Hoopa

      Tips: Drink whiskey to stay warm

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 59-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Today was a half day trip with Barry Damond visiting from Alberta, Cananda. It was his second day out with me and I was crossing my fingers he would stick a good one. Turned out there were no toads caught but I think he really enjoyed the weather and the fishing wasn't too bad. Boat traffic was heavy but the bass still were eating and he managed 8 fish to 4lbs and one nice fish that came unbuttoned unfortunatly. Fishing plastics slow in the back of creeks and secondary points is where we found em today. Bite was light. Main lake was busy and kept us in the 5 all day on both ends of the lake. Awesome weather today.

      Dave
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water at 7:45 with a blade and stuck on a ncie solid fish, so solid I would have to say it was a carp. Fish came unbuttoned after 10 seconds. Swithed to a crank and caught one quick fish. Around 9am I went to the ripbait and didnt put it down til 12:15pm. Caught 16-17 fish mostly small with a couple fish in the 2lb range.
      City: san jose

      Tips: Fish them ripbaits hard and fast. All fish came in the 3'-8' range. Weeds rock etc all locations had fish.

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

      Report: i launched out of B&W resort and cranked in front of the marina on the east bank. i got only three fish but the totalled to be 7 pounds total. i then went up north to look for new spawning grounds and started pitching and cranking around. i got a couple threes but the highlight of the day was when i landed an 8.2 on a crankbait. all in all i had a good day on the water.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: up north the fish still really arent on beds yet. try cranking or drop shotting into deeper water.

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Buckley Cove mid morning and fished to the east. Morning started out quick with a couple small keepers on senkos and crank baits. Pulled in a 5 1/4 on a senko hiding under a tree a 3 lb'er on a lizard a little later. Hits were very light.
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 630 and head to my favorite water this time of year. The should be moving up. First cast on a jig I hit a 2# real tight to the bank. Kept moving, kept casting, a hit every 7th cast. These fish are moving up and are hungry. Had a fair limit by 830. By 1030 I hit a 6# and a 4#. By 1200 I had another 4# on a 5" green-weenie and another 6# on a Senko. Caught over 20+ fish on jigs and plastics. Best 5 went around 23-24 lbs. One of my best days on the Delta.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Look for clear water and the fish should be sunning themself. Jigs and plastics. The blade bit should turn on real soon...

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

      Report: fished 3-13-05. started drop shotting worms,no luck. tied off to the tules, still no luck. switched to trout with pink power bait and hooked 8 and landed 4 for a stringer that went 11.7 lbs. biggest went 6.4 lbs. ran out of pink power bait and fishing died. no other color worked.
      City: san francisco

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      Water Temp: 63-64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Clarification on water temp:
      Water temp was 63-64 in the warmer areas. The Dam area was about 3 degrees colder.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: This time of year, look for the warmer water.

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      Water Temp: 63-64 dam area

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A cool spring day. Cloud cover all day long and warming water during the week allowed fish to move shallow. The water had a tanic stain to it. Approx 20 fish caught in 3 to 10 ft of water. Best 3 fish were 6, 5 and 3. The 3lb fish came on a brwn/prpl jig early, down by the dam, all of the other fish came on a wtrmln/red Senko related to shallow cover in a warmer part of the lake. Cover was anything from a single dead weed stick-up to green brush. All of the fish hit on the initial sink of the bait so pitching worked well, effectivley covering every target. Two pound fish were several, quickly admired and released. What a lake! All fish were released alive. Total wt for the 3 fish, 13.82 lbs
      City: Modesto

      Tips: NEVER give up. 5lb fish came at the ramp 10 minutes before weigh-in. "One more cast"...
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: WENT OUT SUNDAY FROZE MY ASS OFF.THINKING IT WAS GONNA BE SUNNY & HOT I WAS NOT EXPECTING DECEMBER LIKE WEATHER . ANYWAY'S A BIT TOUGH DUE TO CHANGE IN WEATHER.BUT STILL MANAGED TO CATCH A FEW .LOST ONE PROBABLY BETTER THAN 8#'S.IM SAYING 8+ BECAUSE I SAW THE 6+ THAT THEY HAD FOR BIG FISH OF THE TOURNAMENT. MINE WAS CONSIDERABLY BIGGER. THEN I HOOKED INTO SOMETHING I REALLY DOUBT COULD HAVE BEEN A BASS. IT FELT LIKE A TRAIN PROBABLY A HUGE CAT.HE PULLED ME AROUND LIKE I HAD MY TROLLING MOTOR ON HIGH ,DONT KNOW WHAT IT WAS.ALL IN ALL TOUGH COLD WINDY FOGGY DAY BUT STILL HAD FUN.FISH ARE EVERYWERE IT'S GETTING REALLY GOOD
      City: TURLOCK

      Tips: FISH SSSSSLLLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLLLLLYYYYYYY.SEE YA OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Thursday 3-10 and Sunday 3-15. Did pretty well both days. 5 on Thursday(in 2 1/2 hours)to 2# and 10 on Sunday(in 4 1/2 hours) to 3#. All on plastic worms, all in 3' to 15' of water and all over the lake.
      City: Ben Lomond

      Tips: Zipper worms in Black grape.

  • Bayfield County
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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished from 6am-130pm.landed over 20 fish. all but 2 on lipless crankbaits.all on main lake points.from rec. to dam.best was 4.6bl which is my biggest from ruth. all in all a great start to the season.
      City: Eureka