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Monday, September 7th, 2015

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

      Report: Spotted & Small mouth bass can be caught on plastic worms & small soft swim baits (keitech) all throughout the lake. Bank fishing is fair in heavy pressured areas due to all the water activity but limits are still being caught. Crank baits are working well in rocky areas (walls, points) etc. Jigs in brown or black can be beneficial if fished at the right speed. Everything is choking up SHAD or CRAWDADS!!!!

      Tips: Bigger fish still holding up in deeper waters due to the heat and warm water temperatures.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: Low 70's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Water still crystal clear and cold, Spotted bass can be seen is areas wheres there's absolutely no pressure, lots of hydrilia. Blue Gill are still aggressive in those heavy pressured areas as well as from the bank. Fish are being caught mid to late in the evening once a lot of the water activity has died down. A few topwater evening strkes but nothing big. Drop shotting and shakey heads seems to get fish in the boat. Crank bait fishing is slow to none but lots of smaller fish are chasing cranks acting real aggressive.

      Tips: Fish hard, never give up.

Sunday, September 6th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 72 degrees

      Report: Fished out on Frank's to see the sunrise. My buddy and I caught approximately 18 shakers on chrome and black rattle trap, within the first 45 minutes. And 4 on top water with a whopper popper. Headed over to Middle River but stopped along the way near an opening to Little Franks. Fish finder was lighting up with activity and then the shad started popping around the boat. My buddy threw in a whopper popper and caught a 4 pound striped bass. Then the birds showed up diving all around us. It was picture perfect. Caught another 6 striped bass, shakers of course, same spot. Over to middle river to fish for Large Mouth. Caught about 7-8 using wacky rigged worms in motor oil color. Off the water by 1:30

      Tips: Get out really early before first light to catch the morning striped bass bite. We were out before the birds started hunting.

Saturday, September 5th, 2015

  • Shasta County
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      Report: Gooood morning Shasta Lake!!!

      We are kicking off the Labor day weekend with some great weather here on the lake! We had some strong gusts last night that are still subsiding this morning. Coupled with 61 degrees right now...it feels a little like fall. No worries, it is going to warm up back near the triple digits towards the end of the weekend!

      Best thing yet...we have water! And plenty of it!!! As of this morning we are over 32' higher than last year with close to 460,000 more acre feet of water and over 220 miles of shoreline!

      We have all been watching the weather reports and following the tales of the now called "Godzilla El Nino!" As with all other Californians...we are looking for relief from the dry weather. So keep hopeful and we will keep you up to date!

      In the meantime, get outside this weekend and enjoy what Nor Cal has to offer grin emoticon

      What better way to end your summer season then on the lake...fishing, hiking, boating, wakeboarding, kayaking...you name it, we have it at the houseboating capital of the world ‪#‎HastaBShasta‬ ‪#‎GotWater‬

      Lake Level Report (09/02/2015 at 7 AM)
      Lake Elevation: 942.73' (124.27' below full pool)
      Lake Elevation (2014): 910.70' (156.30' below full pool)
      Storage: 1,759,891 af
      Storage (2014): 1,300,872 af
      Outflow: 5,791 cfs
      Inflow: 1,921 cfs
      Precipitation (24 hr @ dam): 0.00"
      Precipitation (Season @ dam): 50.29"
      Precipitation (2014 Season @ dam): 31.00"

Friday, September 4th, 2015

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 78-79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I guided two good fishermen from the east coat who have fished for everything, but not black bass! This was a 5 hr trip because of their busy schedule. We had to fish mid-day, from 11 am to 3:30 pm - Not the best time! After catching several sub-legal largemouth, we ventured out into the main body which was a slick as glass after Wednesday's windstorm. One of the fella landed the big bass of the trip, again using a MM111 Robo worm. His smallie went 2 3/4 lbs - great fight!! They caught a few more, with the biggest a 2 1/4 lb spotted bass. I was very pleased with a fairly good mid-day, flat water bite. They missed several bites while learning the secrets of plastic worm fishing!

      Tips: The lake is still dropping, but slowly. I think the pre-fall slowdown has hit the lake a bit. Some areas that were real good during the previous weeks were void of bass and bait yesterday. The day-before north wind might have moved the fish too. We did see a few stray bass bust shad on the surface. After Labor Day - come quickly fall bite!!!

  • Shasta County
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      Report: Provided by Phils Props
      Visit them at http://www.philsprop.com/
      Bass fishing at Shasta and Trinity has been good all summer and is starting to get even better! Try topwater of the main point's first thing in the morning. After the sun get's on the water fish out to around 30' with Senko's, Tubes and 6" worms or look for mudlines and fish them with mid depth crankbaits. The bite has been good for numbers and there has been the occasional big fish showing up!

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Report: Delta Report

      Stripers and Salmon are starting to show in better numbers.

      This Weekend- Free Fishing Day Saturday No License required!

      Free bait with 20 dollar purchase at Dan’s Delta Outdoors

      Dan’s Delta Outdoors Fall bite kick-off Sale… Waft Rods buy 1 get one 50% off

      Isleton
      More Salmon Anglers are seeing success, a few fishing finally started getting an occasional report of success from Salmon searching anglers. Water temperatures have dropped with the cooler evenings. Many anglers to the west are seeing more salmon daily… getting close. . Silvertron’s are the best bet for those who want to try. Catfish are the best target species this time of year that can help you beat the summer doldrums . Anchovies, Mackeral and Sardinescs are good choices here for the whiskerfish.

      Walnut Grove
      Salmon are increasing in numbers Silvertrons and K-14 getting mentioned Bank anglers Pile worms and cut baits prevail. Catfish action is getting the most praise, Few Stripes are in the area as anglers recover still around as temperatures return more seasonable in the Walnut Grove area as the trolling bite is OK mostly small fish. Best area has been Courtland to Walnut grove.

      The Sacramento Turning Basin
      continues to be decent with stripes caught there by lure tossers. Red Eye Shad and small shad patterned plastics are the top choices here as well.

      Discovery Bay
      Cooler evenings have the bite changing combined with the wind have Spinnerbaits and crankbaits doing better daily. Stay near main river current with Crankbaits Strike King XD 6 and 2.5 square bills. Top water stripes are showing in the deep water side. Topwater scoring bass on the main river topwater look for birds. Jig bite on points is also good, the all new TNT Booby Trap is a great replica of Delta Craws come by and check them out!

      West Delta
      More Anglers in search of stripers are finding a few keepers on occasion from both boat and bank. Most of the nice stripers coming soaking Shad. Antioch Pier scored stripers to 30 inches this week. The West as in Honker Bay to the Broad Slough plug casting is getting fish when wind cooperates. A few more Salmon success stories have come on the incoming tide with Mepp’s Flying C’s in Pittsburgh and Humphries areas. Bass Bite stays solid in the Break and surrounding cuts. Cranking and spinnerbaits is starting to improve daily. Punching get’s the bites the key is staying square to your target and setting hard.

      Provided by Dan’s Delta Outdoors, 1625 Main St Oakley CA 925/234-4694

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tossed worms today with Russ, launched about 6 am, fished till about 10:30 am, and fished the middle fork, first time for me in this area. I'm amazed at how different the middle fork is from the N. fork. Going to fish the area more often now that I saw the structure. No big fish, but plenty of fish and great time. 28 fish, with the largest at 14 1/2 inch. Pretty much typical bite, most fish 20 feet or deeper, with most caught at 25-35 feet. Wind drove us off, too much work to hold the boat and have fun with that typical blowing wind.

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

  • Amador County
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      Report: The things you should know for the Labor day weekend:
      1. South shore low water courtesy ramp #3 is open
      2. Saturday 9/5/15 Free Fishing - no license, no permit
      3. Pondside sites are still available at Monument RV
      campground with full hook ups
      4. A few lakeside sides are still available at the Willows
      Campground (primitive style camping - bring shade &
      above ground firepit)
      6. Labor Day Weekend movies at the south shore amphitheater
      • Saturday night movie - Captain America the Winter Soldier
      • Sunday night movie - Frozen

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

      Report: ****Oroville Afterbay****Plenty of fish, just no larger size fish today. Launched a tad after 6 am, fished till 10 am. Tossed worms, light 1/16 oz Texas rig, and 1/8 Carolina rigs, worked the outside edge of the weed beds in 8-15 feet of water. Very active early, tapering off as the sun got higher. Best fish (picture) right at 14 inch all other fish 10-13 inch with a couple smaller dinks tossed in for 23 fish for the morning. Sure wish the water could be made to come up another 2-3 feet!!! Noticed at the ramp while taking the boat out, shore line full of tiny 2-3 inch bass, like a fish aquarium darn near. Spawn seems to have been good last spring.

  • Shasta County
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      Report: Here's a report for Shasta: Lake Forecast: Shasta Lake, Clear, 95 Degrees, High: 95, Low 61, Wind Speed 4.0 mph, B.Pressure 29.8 inches fish are being caught in 5-20ft using jigs, worms and Crankbaits for the suspenders

Sunday, August 30th, 2015

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This past Friday evening just before sunset I took Travis and his son Alejandro out for a couple of hours. We fished along the west side and within the first ten minutes Alejandro landed a nice bass which had him grinning from ear to ear!!!! The next fish was caught by Travis trolling a chartreuse lure that went down approximately eight feet. As the sun was setting and we were heading in for the day Alejandro caught a 3.5 pound smallmouth bass and there was that grin again good job (see photo). Next day bright and early Albert, John and I set out for the day. We started by the rock structures heading towards the Narrows. Albert is throwing top water lures with no success and I landed a couple of nice bass using a silver and blue crank bait. We decided to try the back of the big island where you can only use an electric trolling motor. In the back coves we saw many minnows and many three inch bass. I thought this would be a great spot but it turned out to be difficult because of the dense grass just below the water line. John was throwing a drop shot with about 22 inches between the weight and hook and he was catching small bass and a sunfish but nothing of any size. Albert caught a nice bass using the same rig set up (see photos). We will come back to this spot again in the future. We had a very enjoyable day. 'til next time...................................................................................good fishing!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or stories you would like to share or would like to book a guided fishing trip please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.

      Tips: Water down over 41feet coves that existed before are now dry ,we found new stumps humps trees and bushes should be noted and new coves

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of Russo's at high tide around 6:30, northern side, caught a few shakers with chrome rattle trap. Conditions were windy initially. Got out of the wind by shooting over to Middle River where we caught LMB on Lucky Craft square bill, crawdad color and wacky-rigged worms. Outgoing tide. Caught about 15 bass up to 3 pounds initially inside the weed line. Caught an additional couple of bass on Piper Slough.

Saturday, August 29th, 2015

  • Lake County
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      Report: BBt tournament went out of Konocti Vista casino this morning with overcast skies and sprinkles of rain. The lake now has a brown color pretty much the whole lake. I fished the Redbud arm on Thursday .Water was 75-79 degrees . I caught 2 on a buzzbait one was a 5 pounder. I caught fish to 6 pounds on a brown and orange jig, and some small ones cranking. Best 5 around 19-20 pounds. The LV 500 bite is coming soon as it cools a little. Lots of silversides in the south end and schools of bait on the depth finders everywhere. I personally think the bite was better when we still had some green water to fish. The frog bite comes and goes .I had an angler tell me he caught 13 on a frog one day last week. I think the spook bite will get better if the lake clears a little.
      Dave

Thursday, August 27th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Report: Here is a look at this weeks Delta Fishing Report by Dan Mathisen of Dans Delta Outdoors in Oakley. He is reporting that stripers are starting to show in better numbers across the Delta.

      In honor of that, this Weekend at Dan’s Delta Outdoors he will be hosting a “Fall bite kick-off Sale” which includes 10% Off Strike King Square Bills and Red-Eye Shad. Buy One Get One half off Mega Strike Spinnerbaits.

      Isleton
      Finally and handful of Salmon Anglers have seen success, a few fishing finally started getting an occasional report of success from Salmon searching anglers. Water temperatures have dropped with the cooler evenings. Many anglers to the west are seeing more salmon daily… getting close. . Silvertron’s are the best bet for those who want to try. Catfish are the best target species this time of year that can help you beat the summer doldrums . Anchovies, Mackeral and Sardinescs are good choices here for the whiskerfish.

      Walnut Grove
      No Change, Bank anglers Pile worms and cut baits prevail. Catfish action is getting the most praise, Few Stripes are in the area as anglers recover still around as temperatures return more seasonable in the Walnut Grove area as the trolling bite is OK mostly small fish. Best area has been Courtland to Walnut grove. The Sacramento Turning Basin continues to be decent with stripes caught there by lure tossers. Red Eye Shad and small shad patterned plastics are the top choices here as well.

      Discovery Bay
      Hint of fall? Cooler evenings have the bite changing. Current and shade are the key. Stay near main river current with Crankbaits Strike King XD 6 and 2.5 square bills. Punching is scoring bass on the main river points. Bass pushing the 4 to 6 mark are showing on occasion. Jig bite on points is also good, the all new TNT Booby Trap is a great replica of Delta Craws come by and check them out !

      West Delta
      A few more Salmon success stories have come on the incoming tide with Mepp’s Flying C’s in Pittsburgh and Humphries areas . More Anglers in search of stripers are finding a few keepers on occasion from both boat and bank. Most of the nice stripers coming soaking Shad. Antioch Pier scored stripers to 30 inches this week. From as far west as Honker Bay to the Broad Slough plug casting is getting fish when wind cooperates. Bass Bite stays solid in the Break and surrounding cuts. Cranking and spinnerbaits is starting to improve daily. Punching get’s the bites the key is staying square to your target and setting hard.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Report: This week the report is provided by Gary Dobyns.


      Delta
      Quite a few big fish have been caught recently. Not any double digits, but a few bumpin' 10, definitely some big nines. The Senko bite is good as usual, targeting tules and grass lines. Flippin' a jig and punchin' is still strong. Topwater is good and the Spook bite has turned on.

      Howard Swarts shows off his 9.5, his Delta PB from this past week. He caught it on a Strike King Sexy Dawg using a Dobyns 733 and a Daiwa Tatula reel. See pic here: http://www.westernbass.com/forum/dobyns-fishing-updates-t97717.html

  • Lake County
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      Report: This week the report is provided by Gary Dobyns.

      Clear Lake
      Fishing is good. It is actually fishing better this summer than it has in the last couple of summers. Topwater, crankbait and jig are all good. The night bite is stronger in the south and so is the crankbait bite, including Shag and Henderson in that. Still fishing the grass in the north.

  • Butte County
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      Report: This week the report is provided by Gary Dobyns.

      Oroville
      The water is low and there is not a lot of traffic. Guys are catching a bunch of fish, but nothing of real size - 8 lb limits are the norm.
      Roboworms and jigs are doing the best for catching numbers. The topwater bite is slow, almost non-existent. The afterbay can be dynamite unless they are pulling and pushing water. When the temperature changes there, the fishing drops off. The weights at the Tuesday nighters are pretty good with a big fish going about 4 or 4.5 lbs.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished lake Oroville today as I do most every week. Launched about 6a m, fished till about 10 am. Slight breeze in the morning coming off the hills as it always does and the 10 am delta breeze as always. I managed only 14 fish today, hard locating schools for some reason. ?Fist location got 7 spots, including the 15 1/2 inch in the picture. The only big fish of the day. All other fish 13-14" as typical for the lake. One was a 14" lM, slightly unusual catch. I have noticed that LM are being caught more this year then past years, but not many large ones yet. All fish taken in water 28-35 feet, so fish deep. Roboworm sculpin did it for me today. Small bait, but it catches fish. Think it's the pearl white bottom that makes spots like them. Texas rig, fished more like a drop shot, nearly straight down works well for me. Spillway Ramp still looking good, 4wd or you might get stuck pulling the boat out. Bite seemed off today, many of my honey holes, no fish!!!

Saturday, August 22nd, 2015

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 75 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Frank's Tract around 7:00 on Saturday, incoming tide. Started the day fishing for SB and my buddy and I caught about 15 with the largest around 3 pounds. Caught him foul-hooked on the dorsal fin and he gave me a run for the money. Moved on to another spot and caught another 3 pound fish all of which came on chrome rattle trap. No top water bite. Moved into false river after the bite ended and caught about 20 fish, assorted striped bass and LMB fishing the rip rap with a orange craw colored Lucky Craft square bill 3 foot deep diving crank bait. Caught a few throwing wacky senkos behind the weed line too

      Tips: Get out early if you want the SB bite. I think we caught the tail end of it. Plenty of birds. Everything is biting right now so throw stuff you haven't thrown in a while.