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Sunday, July 25th, 2004

  • 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.

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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 0630AM - 1:00PM. Caught 7 nice fish with one at 4lbs and the rest at 1.5-2lbs. Picked up one SM on a PopR early. Nothing else on top water. The other fish were LM caught on crank and carolina rigged plastics along the weedlines in 13-17 ft of water. Picked up one in an mudline on the fall. Tons of suspended fish but tough to catch.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Try top water early. Fish steep drops and weed lines with soft plastics. The bite seems to shut down around 10:00 AM so go early or late. Nothing happening in the middle except the water cops stopping everyone in sight.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 79-81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We fished from the Canyon area down to Rogers creek. Lots of 8-11" fish. We caught a few keepers up to 15". All on plastics, from brush hogs to 4" worms in craw pattern and shad pattern. Fish were from a foot to fifteen ft.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Try the bigger rocky banks. Fish slow also.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Float tubed saturday night with my wife at McClure from dusk till 12am.Best 30 went 10lbs well maybe. Seriously had to go through alot of fish to get any decent fish. Best 5 probably only 12 lbs. Spots everywhere did not realize so many fish here. Most fish were caught on a split shot and 4"senko #180 in 10 to 25ft. But the biggest were all caught on blades Black and red all these fish were right on the bank to maybe 10ft off the bank.

      Tips: trailer hook was a must as fish wre short striking the spinnerbait

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 78 to 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fished a night tourniment 7pm to 7 am with the Santa Clara Bass Classics, I think we had 10 or 12 boats. Air temp 95 watertemp 78 to 80. The fish were deep in the day and on the bank at night looking to feed. Only 2 limits caught I had one and 3rd place for 9.5LB.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: The fish are feeding in the bottom with one top water. Tx rig small worm and dart head dark grubs will work. Work them, SLOW, SLOW , SLOW.
      Good luck

Friday, July 23rd, 2004

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: miseed a few on frogs, fishing the matts. caught a nice five pounder on a crank bait.

      Tips: never give up

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out at around 6 this morning. fished mostly of north shore. i was using drop shot with a purple roboworm. i caught the first 1.5 past the long strip of weeds. shook it once and caught it. caught a 3+ of the north dock. i casted down and sat my pole down to put on sunscreen and all of a sudden my pole bent and i pulled t on the dock. caught a few more using drop shot to in front of lagoon. it was a good fishing day.
      City: oakley

      Tips: if nothings working try the drop shot, it worked good for me

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Was visiting my old home town of Pleasanton and decided to hit the back pond with a good friend on mine. What happened to the water back there? I could not see the big rock anymore in the middle. We did okay and caught 10 total dinks throughout the day. It seems that Senkos or lizards are still working back there. It has been over two years since I was last there. Can someone tell me what the trick is now back there to be productive?
      City: Austin, TX

      Tips: Make sure you tube does not have any holes

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

      Report: I enjoyed fishing Trinity last Monday so much I couldn't wait to fish it again.
      launched at Trinity Center at 0400, yes it was still dark but I wanted to test the topwater bite before first lite, this time I crossed the lake to the east bank about halfway to Hay Gulch, trolling motor on 50% I started north , not one blowup until it started to get light about 0515 I was throwing my jointed Jitterbug first fish a 2.6 sm then a 2.0 sm next my best of the day a 5.2 black then I had trouble with my rods and line I was using, I spent the next 1/2 hour, the best 1/2 hour to fish topwater rerigging and asking myself why me? Switched to a grub on a darterhead at 0630 and started catching fish on almost every cast, this continued until about 1030, I had 2- 2.0 , 1-2.7 and 1- 3.0 smallmouths and a 2.4 black plus about 30 others less than 2 lbs. Fished two more hours with no takers until I ripped a 2.5 sm. Back to the ramp and home to Redding, What a great day!
      City: Redding

      Tips: be ready at gray light!

Thursday, July 22nd, 2004

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

      Report: Fished Franks Tract from Ten o'clock on caught about twenty fish ranging from 1.5- to 3.5 with a Hawg coming on a weight less worm. The estimated weight was over ten pounds
      City: Martinez

      Tips: Fish near the pockets in the weeds by tules

Wednesday, July 21st, 2004

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

      Report: I will be taking the family up to Collins 7/25 - 7/30. Any recent info that you would be willing to share will be greatly appreciated. I have had my boat on the lake a couple of times without any great success. If you prefer to privately email please do so. Thanks in advance. Scott
      City: Newark

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 80-82 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: denny and i went out at 4:30pm, hott at 104 deg. we went up the north fork and found some non sking water just passed the floating bathroom on a point with small rocks. fished in 20-30 ft of water using a split shot with a 4" leach, landed three spots and one smallie. found more skers than bass. the water is dropping to fast, we will not have water later. moved to anderson island on large rocks and found bass that were not hungry. the boat traific makes it hard to stay in the zone. just before dark we moved on a bank that has stick and grass and used a white buzz bait. got four blow ups, hook all four and lost them. It looks like the fish are having a hard time find there new homes when the water is dropping so fast.
      City: rocklin

      Tips: fish slow and deep off rocks near points and shaded areas. use a small worm.

Tuesday, July 20th, 2004

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

      Report: snagged me a few largies on a double leafed spinner, pretty good reaction bite. You have to get your spinner to the bottom, try a kneel and reel technique, that seemed to produce. Fish were in the 1-2# range. Caught four that were about eight inches, the damn lure was as big as them.
      City: san jose

      Tips: rat-l-traps and blades!