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Friday, August 14th, 2015

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: Forgot to check!!

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Big fish day. Launched at the damn, gravel! about 6 am, began tossing worms about 6:30 am, finished fishing at 10:15 am. Great day, got 27 spots, 13 spots first location, 14 spots second location. Ended up with a one nice 18 1/2", one 16 1/2" one 15 1/2", one 15" and one 14 1/2" to fill my bag. Most all the other fish from 12-14", average 13". By my chart, around 11.22, maybe more if I had gotten down to the 1/8" measuring.

      Tips: All my fish were 28 feet to 38 feet, so get deeper this time of year. Shallow fishing yields dinks too often. If you catch a fish, give the area some time, don't move on as most do. Go as light as you can on weight, me, mostly 1/8 oz 90% of the time. Lighter weights help prevent hang ups!! 3/16 oz is as heavy as I toss. Bite if super soft on bigger fish, pay attention, smaller fish not so soft a bite.

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Report: Provided by Dobyns Rods

      Frog bite is still decent. The buzzbait bite good. Flip/punch bite is best. Look for main current berms (Old River, Middle River), outside of lakes (Mildred). Chatterbait is working pretty good too.

  • Butte County
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      Report: Provided by Dobyns Rods
      The water situation isn't good. It is very low. The concrete ramp at Bidwell will be out of the water any day now. It could be out by the time you finish reading this post. The fishing is tougher due to the time of year. The topwater bite is decent. Better in the late evening. Suggested lures are Vixens, Spooks and Ricos. Mid-day the fish are deeper 30 to 40-feet. Suggested baits are a darthead, dropshot or other finesse type presentation with Robos in Morning Dawn or Green Crawler.

  • Shasta County
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      Report: Provided by Dobyns Rods
      The water is low here too. The numbers of fish aren't huge but there are some good spots being caught on topwater (5-plus pounds). Suggested lures Punkers, Spooks, Vixen. There is an occasional big spot being caught deeper with plastics and jigs.

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 75-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water on north end is tanic looking and most of the weed beds are gone. south end is green but no thick blooms. The jig bite is good. some people are struggling with the topwater bite and some are doing real well. The silversides are starting to show everywhere down south. Lots of bait balls on the depthfinders. lake level is 1.80 above rumsey
      no smoke on the lake. fishing is good

      Tips: windy days throw crankbaits
      jig bite has been real good
      some swimbait fish being caught
      the lv 500 bite is getting ready to bust loose.
      you can catch fish on just about any bait you have confidence in

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

      Report: Oroville AFTERBAY, not the lake. Fished my first trip here with Jeff today, what a change from the lake. We launched about 6 am, fished till about 10 am. Very odd feeling having tules and weeds in a lake!! We manages 6 LM, the largest at about 14-14 1/2" All fish taken on rubber worms, shallow, less then 10 feet. I'm going to have to learn this place and get some bigger fish.

Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Report: Tossed worms today from about 6:15 am to 9:45 am. Shitty day, the bite is way, way off from my last few trips. Fished seemed to have gone deep or full from eating all night in the full moon. Fished all my favorite locations and couldn't get but a couple fish out of each location. I only managed 13 fish today, largest a 14 1/2" large mouth, surprise me. All the rest of the fish were the basic fish, maybe a tad on the small side, smallest fish a whopper at 6", good bait size. I did get a catfish right at 5 pounds or so.

      Tips: Maybe don't fish with a full moon, I feel like I got skunked with not catching a normal catch for me. !!!!

Monday, August 3rd, 2015

  • Amador County
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      Report: From Lake Camanche
      Water temperature at the south shore ramp is approximately 79 degrees. The inflow from Pardee Lake is 11 c.s.f. as of 8/2/15 and the outflow from Lake Camanche is 250 c.s.f. Spill level is currently 63.62′ with approximately 3,300 surface acres of water.

      One North Shore courtesy ramp is open while the other is being repaired by EBMUD. Sorry for any inconvenience.

      Both South Shore courtesy ramps are currently open

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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with two of my daughters and hit the water a few minutes before sunrise. Started around the island on the south end of the dam and my oldest quickly boated two keepers around a pound and a half each dropshotting People's worm in 5-15' of water. She called the score 2-0-0.
      I responded quickly by hooking a solid 3.5 that threw the hook at boat and she updated my score to -2.
      We fished until 1230 and finished with our best five going 7.82. Even managed to catch a 3# channel cat on a drop shot back near the quarry.

      Tips: Dropshotting is a great producer for the kids, and anything in red, pink, purple works great! Best fish were on the inside of main lake points.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at 6am, tossed worms at 6:15am till 9:30am, to hot to fish much longer for me. Fished the same location again today, what a honey hole. Got 28 fish, 20 from the same steep point, then it died down and moved on. I ended up with one 17 1/2", two 15", 3-4 14 1/2", 3-4 14", the rest 12-13" basic fish. Also got 2 catfish at about 3-4 pounds. Love this lake, seems fish everywhere, if you choose the right locations. Second location gave up 8 fish when heading my way back to dock.

      Tips: All fish today from 20-38 feet, fish deeper, slow, with patience. I fished the first point about 2 1/2 hours. sometimes hot fishing, sometimes a tad slow, fish tend to come and go, not just hang out like other fish.

Monday, July 27th, 2015

  • Lake County
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      Report: Clear Lake this week 7/27/2015

      Lake level this week is 2.29 Rumsey, and it’s supposed to get hot, hot, hot this week so this will definitely go down again this week.

      Water temps are running 79-82 degrees and the algae is at a minimum due to the winds., this is a really good time to get out.

      This past weekend BBT had another 78 boats duel it out on Saturday with 27+ lbs to take the win once more. Great timing on their part.

      Right now the top water, and jig bite will get you through the morning, then it will begin to slow considerable as the day progresses. Still, if you grind it out with the jig and move a little deeper, you may just get rewarded for your efforts. Today we started with the jig and stuck with it, moving every half hour or so and we managed to put 27lbs in the boat with a 10 lb kicker. Half to three quarter pound jigs with an assortment of trailers brought 16 keepers in total to the boat. Brown, Brown Black, Brown Purple, Brown Red all contributed.

      Moving forward this rising moon will/is beginning to have an effect on the bite, to the extent it’s becoming an early morning, late evening pattern which will continue as the moon fills out. Not to worry though, that just means the night bite is about to explode, and I think it’s really going to get good!

      Warm temps, minimal bugs, biting fish, and a FULL MOON! Have at em’ and be careful out there!

      Thank you again for the opportunity WBass, I've had FUN this past year!

Sunday, July 26th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 75 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of Russo's, north side of Frank's Tract around 7:30. Low tide, slack, threw a frog for a while, but switched to a chrome and red- bellied rattle trap to discover a major striped bass bite that lasted for about 2 hours. Mostly all were shakers, caught 25, a few 14 inch fish and one 3 pound over the legal limit. Fished the main channel, incoming tide and caught two 2-pound LMBass using a Texas-rigged flappin' hog in black. Not a drop of wind for most of the day/morning. Off the water at 1:30PM

Friday, July 24th, 2015

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took my son fishing today, he had not fished in nearly 20 years. Launched about 6 am, fished till 9:30 am. Took a while to get him to learn how not to get hung up on the bottom so much, but he got it. We caught about equal fish, got 27 fish total, with one nice 16 1/2", a 15", with the rest the basic 13-14" size. Also got 2 catfish, largest about 3 1/2 pounds. We fished just one location again, nice steep point I fished last trip.

      Tips: Fish were in the 20-35 foot range, with a couple in the 35-40 foot mark. Fish deeper and slow, and don't be afraid to hold on an area, as spots come and go a lot and roam an area. Today, great example, fished just one location the whole trip.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 77 to 82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This past Thursday I took Ken out. We headed out at 7 AM sharp Ken had asked me for a tour of the lake and that's what we did first. We went to the Narrows then the ranch house all the way to the stumps and then the vineyards which were under water two weeks ago and now are part of the shore line. We headed to the boy scout camp which is past the bridge and we started fishing in the trees. Up to now no fish and the water was less then one foot visibility. I decided to go where the water was clearer and deeper which was by the Big Island and we started catching bass. At the end of the day he had a nice limit with bass up to 4 pounds (see photos). The next morning at 7 sharp Lawrence and Pete headed out with me . We started catching fish almost instantly. When Lawrence caught a fish Pete netted it and vice versa . We had limits (see photos) so we took a tour of a few spots on the lake that I know they will like to fish in the future in their boat. As we were starting to head in for the day I couldn't start the main motor. I turned to my back up motor and it would run for about twenty feet and die not good!!!! I got hold of the sheriff and they came out and towed us in. In case of emergencies we are very fortunate to have the services of the sheriff's department. Luckily I only needed a new starter which was repaired that afternoon and I was able to use my boat Sunday with Mark and his kids Akiva, Yakira and their friend Zusya. We started to troll and the kids wanted to jump in the water because it was very hot out. Since it was so hot the kids wanted to stay in the water so I decided to go to the Monticello Ski School and let them swim in a safe and enclosed area if no one objected. When we got there it was Kid's Day and Lucy invited the kids to stay and participate in all the events. Needless to say they had a fabulous time (see photos). 'til next time...............................................good fishing!!!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or stories you would like to share or are interested in booking a guided fishing trip please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.

      Tips: Thank you Lucy,Frank ,David,lonny,and all the members of the Monticello ski school for making 3 kids very happy.

  • Lake County
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      Report: Clear Lake this week 7/22/2015

      Lake level this week is 2.42 Rumsey versus 0.72 Rumsey on this date last year.

      All ramps are open with no issues, except one should be aware there is road work going on around the lake. This work is beginning in the evening and running through 8 am or so each week day, and the delays can be lengthy. I would not attempt going anywhere early on a week day, unless you leave an extra 45 minutes or so to get where you want to go.

      Areas currently affected are Highway 29 West from Kelseyville to Lakeport in both directions, and Highway 20 West from the Oaks on up to Nice, again both directions can be affected.

      Fishing remains good to very good, with the crankbait and top water bites really beginning to come on strong. Leading the way on the crank side’s top baits are the Lucky Craft BDS, Strike King 8/10xd, and Megabass Deep 6, with the Whopper Flopper and Frog doing the most damage on top.

      Last weekend’s BBT event went off out of Red Bud Park with 81 boats and after all of the dust had settled, the winning team and their 29+lb bag took the win. Yes, 29+ lbs with an 11+lb kicker, and that was followed up with a 27, 26, 25, 24 etc etc, down to 19lbs for the final check. Not too dang bad for the middle of summer, and a 6 hour event.
      You can see all of the results at:

      http://www.bestbasstournaments.com/Even ... ?e=127&r=5

      This week BBT has yet another event here which will be going out of the Casino, making it even closer to the wide open Kermit bite, and the crank bite has gotten even better, so I would expect the results to be pretty much the same…..iffin’ the wind will lay down.

      Water conditions remain good, so now is the time to bring the chuck n’ wind gear and have some fun!

Sunday, July 19th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Big Break at 7:30 AM about one-hour post high-tide, windy, turned into Dutch to find gulls diving everywhere for a strong shaker-striper bite for 20 minutes. Caught about 6 shakers on rattle traps and it was picture perfect- nature at its best with bait fish jumping and birds diving. Moved into the pump-house and caught about 15 LMB ranging in size from small to 2.5 pounds. Caught'em on Trick Worms throwing wacky. My buddy caught a bunch on a plastic crawdad "jig". They are doing a great job of fixing up the marina, perhaps due to being under new management. Fished until 1:30, wind was up with small craft warning in effect.

      Tips: Be prepared for an early striper season.

Friday, July 17th, 2015

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at lime Saddle about 6 am, fished till 9:30 am. Headed to N. fork and decided to try a few steep rocky points at the beginning of the N. fork area. Man, did I ever hit the right locations today. Got 27 spots today. First point about 3 fish, one at 15", second point was the place, fish after fish from it, with one 16 1/2" and a 16", 2 14 1/2", along with a small 14" large mouth. Fished this point nearly 2 hours or more, getting 20 spots off it with most all fish over 13" and 3-4 at 14". Third point another 3 or so fish, bite slowing down at 9 am. got no fish after 9 am.

      Tips: If you know bluegill are in the area, spots are generally too. Too many fisherman, move way to fast to catch lots of fish. If you catch fish, give the location a good chance, fish it for a while, don't just move down the bank, your leaving fish behind if you do. Most all fish were 20 to 30 foot range, fish deeper, cooler water makes for happy fish. Smaller fish 0-15 foot.

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

  • Lake County
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      Report: Clear Lake this week 7/14/2015

      Tuesday finds the weather warming again, and the forecast is for warm/mild temps for the coming week, and weekend. Overnight lows will only drop into the low 60’s and daytime highs will approach 90 during the day.

      Water conditions continue to be good to very good depending on the area and time of day. Yes, there is a bloom mid-day but it has not made any areas un-fishable, but yes your line will get green as will your boat, but the fishing is well worth it for most.

      The above air temps combined with 78 degree water equals TOPWATER time, and yes, there is a fair to good early morning topwater bite. WhopperFlopper, buzzbaits, IMA Lil sticks, Spooks, and frogs will all add some quality fish to the livewell.

      Then as soon as the sun hits the water, the jig, dropshot, and senko bite takes over a bit. Then there’s the crank bite we’ve been waiting for. Yep, it has started with the arrival of the shad on wind-blown banks and ledges. Use your electronics to find the shad, and a Megabass Deep Six, DuoRealis, and 8XD will help add to your fish counts.

      This coming weekend we have BBT at Red Bud Park on Saturday, and it will most likely be a “junk fishing” derby. These types of tournaments are always fun, and I suspect 22-24lbs, will top what should be a fairly good sized field, still, if you are looking to jump into a tourney before the year’s out, this would be a good one as one can catch em’ just about any way they prefer. Deep, shallow, big baits, finesse baits, fast, slow, etc etc etc.

      Tip of the day….”don’t run from the wind”, it’s a good thing right now! The wind is positioning the bait, and once you find it you can catch em’ pretty good!

Sunday, July 12th, 2015

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

      Report: Wife and I launched out of tiki and went to Mildred's. Water clarity there was just fine it was just super windy. Fished the south end wall and had two blow ups on bob us perfect buzz frog. Left looking for calmer water but couldn't find any so headed to whiskey slough. Water clarity there was stained and still windy. Found some great fishing areas but never got to fish them due to the wind. Tried throwing spinner baits but with aluminum boat I was getting blown all over. First time launching out of tiki and I love it, its a great location with many fishing options all over and very close to Mildred's.

      Tips: My advice is when you see 20+ mph wind advisory save your money and stay home. I know wind is a good thing but when it's that windy it made things really difficult. Now if you have power poles that might be different but I don't so it was a battle keeping the boat in good casting position.

Friday, July 10th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71-73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started 630am B&W and worked top of the Moke along the rock wall crankin' lipless RedEye Shads and suspending Cordell Spots. Hooked up prolly 25+ 11inchers and maybe 5-6 keeper size...nothing over 2lbs. Worked same area with senkos and creatures and managed another 20+ but nothing over 1-2lbs. Continued on down the Moke and had fun with a bunch of voracious shaker stripers. Ran back up to top of the Moke and worked both the rock wall and fav tule strips with cranks and plastics. Prolly about another 20+ dinks and 11inchers, no sizeable keepers this time around, but lots of action and just a lot of fun. Wind was whippin' by the time we trailered around 1pm.

      Tips: Not qualified to give tips. we just enjoy throwin' crankbaits... redeye shads and suspending cordell spots in orange and red craw patterns. threw senkos, both 5" and 6" in black/red flake and watermelon/red flake. hope this sunday is as decent or better...takin' the nephew and his gf.