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Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: probably around

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: nice day! caught 3 by the rocks on the west side of the lake across from the ramp. caught 2 on a senko and one on a brush hog. fished the afternoon for about 2 hours or so. biggest fish was around 5 pounds.i mist a huge fish...
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: pay attention when fishing

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 78.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished White Slough in the Delta today slow bite only caught four fish to 7 lbs. & pounder came on a double wide sweet beaver teas craw color. My friend did not believe me when I told him to flip really tight to the bank so I had to show him how to do it. Another fish came on a frog. Water temp 78.5 mild wind and sunny.
      Fire Jon
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: Still learning the Delta

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Sounds like Chris likes to speed around the lake.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had an absolute blast on Tuesday fishing with Julian and Damien from Kansas. Damien's goal was ta git a giant Delta frog fish. I explained with the cool nights, our windo would be in the afternoon and we would just putz around fishing topwater early, then some dropshotting, then some pitching and flippen and around 2:00pm we'd begin froggin when it got hot and the tide was moving up. This worked well as we caught 8 topwater fish on Spooks, poppers and Trixie shads fished around tulle islands in the first 1.5 hours of the day. Biggest was a 3.5 on the spook. We then went off to dropshot and just had an absolute ball catching a large numer of fish, over 50 fish in 5 hours up to three pounds. Many of these were smaller fish, but we had easily 20 keepers. The next couple of hours we spent pitching and flippen Beavers and the new Yamamoto Creature to weed clumps on steeper rock walls. Not near as many bites, but much better quality fish as we put 9 fish in the boat from 2.5 to 4.5 pounds. At 2:00pm we began frogging and had 19 blow ups, and boated 7 of these, with the biggest being Damien's personal best of 5.8 pounds. I had two absolute behemouth bass just lumber up and grab my frog right in front of us, each time before I could set, these fished turned, loaded my rod and the braided line snapped like powder. Geeze, I just bought those "perfect" frogs! ARGH! Awesome day fishing and catching on the River!
      City: Oakley

      Tips: Don't get too hung up using one technique. Early morning topwater bite is there, but must fish big buly baits real slow. Dropshot the outside weed edges on the falling tide, large numbers of fish can be found near openings with current flow, that have big grass beds near by. Pitch and flip bulky creature baits to grass clumps on rocky levee banks, 5-7' depth is the best zone. In the afternoon, find wind protected banks wit calm water, tulles with a trough and close weedline, slow twitch a frog till the sun goes down.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Headed out at about 8:30 am for some tubin'. Stated my first hour with out so much as a bite. Started to move out and found a fish with a spook something in the 7-8lb bracket but he got off decided to switch the hooks on the spook and didnt lose another fish all day(Very important to switch the hooks out). Got a 5 on the end of the island flat. Kept moving along out in the end of the island flat with out any more takers on the spook or C rig. Moved to the north point of the east cove and had no takers got my next fish at the dam with jigs got fish all along the dam including two fours and 4 fish going 2-3lbs each. Got around to the east bank which has never been good for me and still isnt :) Started seeing movement in the cove next to the boat ramp lots of shad flying and bass in hot presuit couldnt get those fish to go on a buzz bait or spook moved along to the next part of the cove got a quick 2lb fish and a 5.1 over all a good day.
      City: Pittsburg

      Tips: Topwater and jig bite are on colors are up to you to decide.

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out again using the 6in MM roboworms. worked the north shore for a while a had some bites but missed them. i then went to the rocks behing the lagoon on the south part using the same things. i got A 1pd trying split shot. a two pounder drop shot style and got a 4pd off a blue gil curly tail roboworm. got lots other small ones too. going out again thursday with my brother.
      City: oakley

      Tips: the plastic worms seem to be working good right now. when your at the rocks cast out pretty far. i got some past the booies.

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

      Report: Sounds like chris like to speed around the lake

Monday, July 26th, 2004

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

      Report: I don't know if there is another Lafayette lake in the bay area, it can't be the one I fished. I fished from 7:00 a.m till around 2:00 and caught about 40 fish but not one over 8 inches, rented a boat and covered the entire lake and didn't see one fish over 10 inches, lots of dinks, don't know where all these record bass are in this lake?????Are we talking about the same lake guys
      City: Alameda

      Tips: Lots of action on drop shot with purple senkos in the tules, but no big fish around.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley 7am fished humps in main body of pit and up the squaw, fishing slow at best and doesn't look to better in near future. Spent the night fishing for catfish. Return to ramp to find truck broken into and gas siphon seems to be a regular event on the Jones ramp. Wonder what it would take to get a few fisherman together and work with the sheriff's department and put in a few surveilance camera's.
      City: Redding

Sunday, July 25th, 2004

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 73+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Franks as the tide bottomed out and into the first few hours of incoming. Lots of fish on buzzbaits (both wht and blk got an equal share), mostly little guys w/a few 2+ lb fish in the mix. Had two big bites, one I'll never know for sure but guessed about 6-7lbs. We made the classic mistake of crossing over each others lines and it hurt, big time. As I was trying to horse the beast out, my girlfriend, who's line was over me hooks up too. First time a double hook-up ever bummed me out. Oh well, I made up for it a few minutes later with a 9lb 12oz toad and this one stayed around long enough for a few pictures. Also got to see a 20+ lb striper blast what looked like a 2lb Sac pike right along side the boat, very cool..
      City: TRACY

      Tips: Little fish were everywhere we went, both big bites came from tule points just outside the current.

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

      Report: Went out tubing, started around mid-day. Fished around the boat launch and in the cove directly across the lake. Had a good day with plenty of small fish, largest was around two pounds. Caught all my fish on blades and traps. There is some nice fish in here, you just have to get in the 15-20 ft range. Great place to crank, and burn blades. Lots of fish along the rocky points.
      City: san jose

      Tips: blades, traps - try some jigs too. Saw people banging out fish while drop shotting. I'm sure a purple roboworm would clean house. Very easy to have a 20+ fish day.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Was at the lake 6am-9am by the diner area. The water level look shallow and saw alot of fish jumping. Fishing on the shore using popper-R, rooster tail spinner and live bait(nightcrawlers). But no bite. Man, these darn fish are hard to catch. Haven't caught a fish at this lake yet. Any suggestion? which part of lake is good spot?
      City: San Jose

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 79 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First I would like to say this is a great fishery for several reasons 1) no water sports allowed 2) no motors over ten horsepower 3) no tournaments 4) quality fish. This is a great place to bring your children and teach them how to appreciate nature. My friend Terry and I went out yesterday and today. We caught seven fish yesterday all small. Today was a different day we got on the lake at five thirty this morning on my first cast with a senko I caught a four pounder my friend Terry soon after that caught two on a buzzbait one being a four pounder. We then went to drop shotting off points Terry picked up a four pound smallmouth on a six inch robo worm. We picked up five more drop shotting between two and three pounds. We were off the lake by noon. Another successful day on my favorite pond!! CATCH & RELEASE!!!
      City: SONOMA

      Tips: You need to use light line drop shotting (six pound test) set your drag accordingly. Buzz baits and senkos early.

Saturday, July 24th, 2004

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

      Report: Well, its really slow out there. Caught a few but there was no size to them. I only caught 2 between dark and 2 in the morning. Honestly, between the slow bite and the 25+ bass boats on the water at 2 AM, no exaggeration, its not worth the trip.
      City: antioch

      Tips: Go elsewhere. But if youve got your heart on Amador try the brief topwater bite. Good luck.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: well, this is not an exciting rpt, but i thought i throw out some info if anyone is interested...started fishn the main body a 6:30am and threw reaction baits for about 2 hrs with the results = zero, nada, zilch....no surface activity until about 9am, but it came from jet skiers who came out to make their presence known. started slown down and using plastics without much luck either until i started fishn 25' - 35' depths..started to graph more bait and some fish also, but it was still hard to get bit...ended up fishn these depths for 3hrs and got 6 bites, missn 3 fish and releasing 3 bass in 1-2# range...got bit on split shotn 4" worms and drop shotn small baits...amongst the many boaters that came out to play, saw only 2 other bass boats...guess that meant i was in the wrong area or the wrong lake........quit at 12:30 with water temps @ 78.....good fishn....
      City: orinda

      Tips: this is still a beautiful lake IF you get on it early b4 the recreational folks do..fishn deep is a slow process, if your not graphing much, try a different spot...had the best luck with something on the screen, as the fish were not moving to far to eat.....

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 75ish

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got there at 8 as I was asked if I had reservations. I couldn't believe it...Reservations? I went to Calero the last 2wks and heard nothing of reservations. Ended up getting on the water at about 10:30 and of course right as the sun's coming up. Buddy got a blow up on a spook and that ended the topwater adventure. Got one C-rig deep (20ft or so) off a point. Missed a couple deep. Had a good fish on a spinnerbait and lost it (outside weedbed close to deep water). Caught a big crappie on a blade. Pretty fun for the short time we spent out ther. Marked a lot of suspended fish, would have liked to be on the water for topwater early.
      City: San Carlos

      Tips: Get a reservation for the weekend. Ridiculous, but thank the jet skiers. I really cannot beleive how many people like those things. Tough for me but move around and find em.

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

      Report: Chabot bass fishing is on! I was on the water yesterday at 9am and fished Half Moon Bay and Alder Point till noon, caught 10 LM bass, averaging about 1 lb. with the largest at 2 and 1/2. Fish are deep near the bottom (10-12 ft.) mostly around the weed area. I was primarily drop shottin with a 5" watermelon roboworm. My largest was caught on a deep diving firetiger crankbait.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Weeds are growing nicely around points at Chabot and bass are holding tight around these points. Get your bait down deep and you'll have lots of fun catching these 1-2 lb. post spawn bass.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 79-82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: had the COttonwood bass club night tournament as Clearlake..took 25 for 10 to win....lots of dink-2lb fish everywhere..rocks were key..green pumpkin brush hawgs,senkos,jigs,and buzz baits all took fish as well as drop shot 6" robo worms..big fish was a 6
      City: redding

      Tips: fish hard and find the pockets of fish and stay with them eventually youllpcik up some bettr fish

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: great trip, caught fish in 15'-30' carolina rig plastics along weed lines. 6 lber on jig off windy point.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: fish weed lines and wind blown banks for best action. be paitent!!!!

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Half day saturday trip with one guest. Started around mid lake with topwater and jigs. First fish went 8lbs even on a jig. We picked and scratched with topwater for a couple of decent fish then settled in with a jig and boated several more. The topwater fish we cought were suspended over 50-80 ft. all jig fish were on pionts with sharp breaks to deep water. Get there early as it does tighten up around 10 or 10:30 am.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: fish are spread out as is the bait..we had to keep moving. throw at any surface disturbance over deep water.