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Saturday, November 20th, 2004

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club fishout saterday the 20th. We lanched out of Sanish flat. The wind was so bad I never left the spanish flat area. My partner Russel and I started fishing at the mouth of capell. I caught two smallies (short of course)on a splitsot purple ghost 4" (Kevkel worm).Russel caught a 16 1/2" largemouth. We fished the long point for about an hour. We then moved to the docks at steel park. We tried pitching jigs and sincos, no good. We started pitching splitshot rigs up too the main walk and draging them out.We caught all our fish on watermelon baby brush hogs.We ended up doing this all day because we were catching fish. Russ ended up winning the tourniment with 13.65lbs and I took tenth with only 3.15lbs. Not bad for hiding out of the wind.
      City: san jose

      Tips: There is fish all over the lake, Find some type of structure in about 15' to 35' and fish any of your confedents baits. People in the club caught fish every where and on all different types of baits, the only thing is everyone was fishing 15' to 40' deep. Have fun, be safe and tight lines.

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

      Report: Tough for us on Sat. Got a decent striper on a Blade and got a few other small largemouth on traps, blades, and senkos. Couldn't figure out much of a pattern just jumped around and got one here and one there. First fish was the striper so thought we were gonna do good even with the conditions. Windy as heck but still fun.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Boy what a cold and windy weekend! After finishing a number of errands around the house and talking with a couple of striper fisherman trolling in Disco Bay behind my house I decided to spend about an hour trolling for stripers on Sat. With the high winds and high pressure system most people I spoke to were having a difficult time catching fish (especially the live bait fishermen). With this in mind I decided to troll a 3/4oz rat-l-trap in chrome/blue/bleeding shad on 12lb Yo-Zuri behind the boat. After about the first circle around the lagoon behind my house I was able to hook up with a nice 2lb striper off a point. I then proceeded to hit a couple of other sloughs with no so much as a bite for about an hour. Then on my way back home I went past the same spot I caught the first one and hooked up with a striper in the 8-10 lb range that I lost at the boat along with my rat-l-trap. Next time I

      Tips: Dress warm

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      Water Temp: 51-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent part of the morning in the fog waiting for it to lift, while fishing in Disappointment near Paradise Point. Finding the tide on a incoming move we started fishing on the outside of the weed line at tule points. We found 3ft dropping off to 20ft on these points in current. It seems that the bass were sitting on top waiting for the bait fish. We found some bails of bait, but no strippers around. Moving into White slough later cranking, worms, spinners and senkos finding more small bass. We were fishing a small tourament with Basin Bass Masters of 12 boats, big fish was a 4.56, big bag 10.8?. Not a big day but fun in the delta with friends. The winds started up about 1pm.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: fish slow, use big line and hooks, dark colors in dark waters, senkos, worms and lizards work also.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well here it is that season again and we welcome all folks to help Jon Walton and my self with our habitat restructure program this janurary 8 at 8 am. With early october rains the lake is at a level that just tickles me to no end. Having high water in Honker bay early in Autumn meens cover for those small fish and that spells great bassin next year and years to come. Please come out to help as so we can help our lake the only way the parks dept will LET us. Trust me folks X-mas trees are better than nothing so bring a friend JAN 8TH at Chabot marina boathouse
      City: Castro Valley

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished morning from 7:30am - 9:50am didn't catch anything. Used some red/brown and light grey crankbaits the whole morning.

      Came back at about 4:00pm - 5:30pm same idea, and still didn't catch anything. Terrible luck this weekend I guess.

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit up Dixon last Sunday, fishing out of a rental row boat. I went with my buddy and we planed on fishing dropshoted plastics in 25-30 feet of water off bass point. After about 45 minutes of fishing I finally hooked up, but it was a dink 11". Fished for another hour or so with one more bite. We both decided to switch over, my friend switched to a carolina rigged watermelon black flake gitzit. And i switched to a texas rigged 8" bluegill colored plastic worm and begun fishin again. With in the next our my buddy got three fish on the gitzit. "alright after this cast im switching!" and then bamo an unexpected tap tap i set the hook and hes on. With in the next 30 seconds into the fight he came up and spit it. That fish was at least 8+. That was the last fish of the day.
      City: Vista

      Tips: The fish are holding deep in at least 25-30 feet.
      Carolina rigged Gitzit seemed to account for most fish but if you want a big un fish the big baits!

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

      Report: Well here it is that season again and we welcome all folks to help Jon Walton and my self with our habitat restructure program this janurary 8 at 8 am. Please come out to help as so we can help our lake the only way the parks dept will LET us. Trust me folks X-mas trees are better than nothing so bring a friend JAN 8TH
      City: Castro Valley

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WELL NASCAR IS OVER AND THE NINER'S SUCK SO I GUESS ITS TIME TO GO FISHING.GOT ON THE WATER ABOUT 9:00 WENT TO PORTAGUEZ COVE FISHED THE LEFT SIDE REAL LARGE FLAT AREA.STARTED OUT WITH JERKBAIT AS USUAL COUGHT 10 FISH.ALL SMALL SOME
      BELOW 18".COUGHT THREE MORE ON RAT-L-TRAP.TWO LARGEST FISH WENT 22".DID NOT SEE ANT COUGHT ON BAIT.BE VERY CAREFULL BACK THERE WHEN I STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE POINT BEFORE THE LARGE FLAT'S THERE ARE SOME HUGE ROCKS ABOUT 6" BELOW THE SURFACE THAT ARE FAR ENOUGH FROM THE BANK YOU WOULD THIK YOU ARE IN 30' OF WATER.BELIEVE ME THEY ARE ENOUGH TO TEAR YOUR LOWER UNIT UP BAD.LAKE IS FILLING UP NICE THOUGH.
      City: SALINAS

      Tips: WELL PROBABLY SHOULD START USING THE LIVE BAIT THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT I DONT GET ANY SATISFACTION CATCHING THESE STRIPERS ON BAIT.JUST MY OPINOIN.
      ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR PLUG IS IN MY WASNT BUT I FOUND OUT THAT WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT A RANGER IS TRUE I NEVER EVEN COULD TELL IT WAS OUT.

Friday, November 19th, 2004

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: mid - 50s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Disappointment today and the sloughs in the Northeast area. We caught 4 bass tossing Rat L Traps, but the best was catching a 21 lb salmon on a 1/2 oz trap using 14lb P line. What a fight before it was netted.
      City: Dixon

      Tips: upgrade hooks and split rings so it can handle the fight by a salmon.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 55.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Friday for the last hour of light.
      Picked up fish spooning in about 35-40 feet of water and dropshotting. Nothing big just average size spots, still fun none the less.
      City: Rescu

      Tips: When drop shotting, use a short leader and move slowwww.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: cold between th

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: my money is on the shasta co. special olympic kids. and your right jerry if you participate in anyway you can, the local kids win.and no matter who wins the tourney, your all class acts.
      City: redding

      Tips: deep diving cranks in white ghost it gives a large aurora around it ive never seen anything like it,the headlight model is solid white and immitts light frowm the clear eyes thus the name headlights.as the day warms fish will come up especially on rock points on mc Cloud.if wind keeps up blades will continue to produce limits.

Thursday, November 18th, 2004

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got one hit bubby got one hit using robo worms didnt land any . we saw a guy catch a 10 pound carp!!!
      City: sj

      Tips: fish deep

Wednesday, November 17th, 2004

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught about 10 fish in 3 hours of fishing. Did well around submerged trees in the Bear river arm. Caught fish on dartheads senkos jigs and worms. Buddy caught nice 3 pounder on black jig. All other fish were small. Caught all fish in 15 feet or less. Released all bass back to the water.
      City: Y.C.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 56-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I'ts has been a few weeks sence I've been on this lake. Jim Ryan and I were in his Nitro 17' bass boat, I did not get to bring all 12 rods and boxes of tackle, so only 3 rods and 3 boxes this time out. Well Jim was the captin and I was the guide for the next three hours on this light windy afternoon. Looking for bait fish in the North Fork on points and banks on the south and North sides was tough to find at this time of the day (1pm-4pm). Found some bait,but no takers. We wormed and cranked, not much time more searching as the fog was rolling in and no GPS on this boat we headed in to Granite Bay ramp. There will be other days with Jim and his Nitro.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: not sure what or were

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

      Report: JERRY YOU ARE MY HERO, DO YOU FISH EVERY DAY GOD BLESS YOU. I REALLY ENJOY YOUR POSTINGS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, THANKS AGAIN B.L.T.
      City: MOUNTAIN VIEW

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      Water Temp: 59.4-60.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 0710, lake hovering at 102 ft down, air temp 39, no wind, ran over into Squaw Creek for a change and fished many areas above the confluence with the Pit and below Monday Flat, got 2 dinks on a blade, seven on a jig tipped with the MGM #109 twintail and two on the hoo-dun-it in #109. The best were on the HDI at 2.06 and 1.81 and most came out of 0-27ft. The blade fish were right on the bank, fished steep rock walls and long sloping points with the bigger fish coming off long sloping points with a lot of rock on them. Wind came up a bit at 10AM and thats when I caught the two bigger ones. Didn't have to wait until 930 this am got a few fish early for a change. Every one caught hit hard today. High pressure continuing and the bite for the Fall Classic this weekend is gonna be tough for most. I was going to fish it but I think I should just donate now and get it over with. I guess my money would be on Riley-Benson or Townsend-Fancelli. Then again Hunt-Gordon will probably be right up there too.
      City: Redding

      Tips: used 1/2 oz tied up with rubber and the twin tails, used a 3/4oz on the hoo-dun-its.

Tuesday, November 16th, 2004

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

      Report: What happened to steve melander were is he he must be to good to fish he is starting to remind me of alex
      City: Manteca

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

      Report: topwater early,backseat-white blades. rip---rip rip rip----rip,stay on blades especially on steep stuff if fish boil on topwater move it faster if you have to stop have partner pitch rip past top still sitting. brown colors dominate on bottom.having sucess on mottled black/brown racesk made locally.dd22 modified in white ghost with a bloodttrailer has taken 5 spots over 2.5 to3.0 in last 2days
      City: redding

      Tips: give back to those who give so much you will be a better angler for it and spend ALL your money at phils!!!!!. i cannot think of anyone who gives so much back to the community for a business of its size.

Monday, November 15th, 2004

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Guide trip with Ray Dennis from Chicago. Good fisherman,quickly picked up fishing much much deeper than he is acustomed too for sure. I had hopes of a sunny day with a little wind but it didn't happen. Hazy skys and dead calm all day. Stayed off shore for the most part and fish were in 30-50 on breaks and deep wood. All drop shot. He boated 10-12 fish with the best going 2 3/4 and a big trout about 8lbs also on the drop shot. Fishing 6" worms in shad patterns are getting bit. He had to get to the airport so we knocked off at 1:45pm.
      City: San Jose