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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 73.2-75.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Bailey Cove at 740PM, air temp 76, 95 in town, lake at 24.5 ft down, wind wnw at 5, ran up the McCloud a bit and the water is dirty with mudlines spread out nearly 1/8 mile with all the traffic over the weekend. Started throwing at the bank with a B&S twintail in melon pepper on a 3/8oz dart head but I wan't getting bit, about 9pm I switched to a 1/2 oz football head and started dragging it over red mud points and hit them good boating 18 small fish in the next 45 minutes then I ran out of the melon pepper twin tails. Stuck some different grubs on and caught 3 more but the bite shut down when the moon got on the water. Ran back to Bailey and got out at 1145PM, very little traffic, air temp 67 and a very pleasant evening.
      City: Redding

      Tips: the evening bite is great at sunset and a little after then it quits, fish were 12-18ft deep at first and on the bank by 915PM.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: i forgot

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started kinda late. took out my grandpa and can't do the 4am fishing trips. so i left the city at 630am got on the lake at 8 and started fishing around 830.....well i had a good time and he told me he did too..i limited out around 12 noon.
      the only problem i had was getting my grandpa into some fish..i got 6 and then he got a dink. i wonder how guides do it...
      he was using all my stuff and all my equiptment is pretty good, shimano reels and lOOMis rods...maybe he is just rusty...i'll fix dat..
      i left kinda early because my grandpa wanted to get off the water. he told me, "grandson we got our limit let's go have lunch"....my response ..sure grandpa =)...
      City: san francisco

      Tips: well..........keep in contact with your lure!!!..i fished deep...i always fish deep or most of the time....if you can teach your grandpa how to catch a limit in 5 hours, maybe u should be a guide....i want to......

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 69-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I have been out twice this week(Sunday and wednesday) Sunday I got two keepers at #2..one on a brn jig 3/8 oz with a 5"yama cinnamon twin tail, I got my other fish on a darthead worm 1/8oz arrons magic red flake..Wednesday me and Eric got in at 5 am, fished till 8:45am. got 4 fish combined for 6lbs8oz. 1 fish on a sppok jr(okie shad) with one of my dads tournament feather trailers to match..got other dragging worms arrons magic, oxblood, and watermellon...
      City: redding

      Tips: that time of year..fish real early or real late..start with top water..spook with feathered trailers to match( get ahold of me and I can have some made)...then drag worms down banks...

Monday, May 31st, 2004

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 2 bass (both one pounders) at Bass cove on Saturday around 9am using Norman DD22 purple crank bait and dark green senko around the tullies. No luck with topwater baits nor spinnerbaits. Send me an e-mail if you want to do some bass'in with me this coming Sunday (6/6).
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Fish in the morning at Chabot before the wind picks up.

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: i was fishin off the west side of the lake on the path most of the day. you could see lots of bass spawning. i caught a 2 and a 4lb off a sinko. i casted out with a rooster tail and caught a 4 pound trout.
      City: oakley

      Tips: walk around first and try looking for spawning bass.

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: i was fishin off the west side of the lake on the path most of the day. you could see lots of bass spawning. i caught a 2 and a 4lb off a sinko. i casted out with a rooster tail and caught a 4 pound trout.
      City: oakley

      Tips: walk around first and try looking for spawning bass.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake at 6 am no action for me or all others I spoke with. One more cast at 11 am before calling it a day flippin a texas rigged hula grub (cinnamon) WHAM pulled in a 7 lb'er in 3 feet of water just across the lake from the boat ramp on the out side edge of the tules.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Plastics along the shoreline and spinner bait in coves just above the weeds.

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      Water Temp: 71-73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Through top water till 10:00 with no luck. Tried everything I know and still nothing. Caught first fish on rip bait around 11:00. Kept throwing that till noon and no fish. Tried a water melon Sinko with red and black flack as last ditch effort. Caught 4.2 Lbs'er and a 6.4 lbs'er in ten min. Called it a day after that.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Water Melon Sinko's with Red & black flake in 10-15 Feet of water.

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Saw a couple of bass in shallows guarding a bed. As I approached (stealthily as I could) they moved off a point into a bit deeper water. They did return, however a few minutes later. Pitched a small swimming minnow bait along a brushline close to the bed and got one of them (about 2 1/2 lbs.)
      City: Daly City, CA

      Tips: Patience, fish slowly, soft plastics cast into deeper water, worked slowly into shallower depths should work

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

      Report: Can anyone give me the latest info on Trinity? I'm sorry I have to do this on the report page but I have never fished Trinity before and my dream is about to come true this weekend. I just want to try hard not to turn it into a nightmare. Any info would be great!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!
      City: Paradise

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. The lake was in alot worse shape than the last time i fished it (March). The weeds were dying, the bottom was silty, and the water level was a lot lower. It's hard to put a pattern on this lake because of the wide fluctuations in water level. Managed to land one dink on a T-rigged Baby Brush hog on the backside near the bouy line.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Dragging a Brush hog in the flats in Mar/Apr.is the only thing that's worked consistently for me. Caught a few on C-rigged magic worms, grubs, and in warmer weather Pop-R's work o.k.

Sunday, May 30th, 2004

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry...incorrect email address in last post...its corrected above.
      City: Fair Oaks

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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A friend and I went to Amador on the spur of the moment for some night fishing. We started at 7:30 in the evening, fished until 6 the next morning. Most of the night we enjoyed a pretty bright moon and fishing pressure was light....ran into a couple pot heads in a beached boat smoking dope....otherwise, very few boats.

      Threw top water on and off all night without any bites. Caught one small keeper on an 8" Yamamoto grub (black/blue tail) Texas rigged about 6' deep. Missed a couple more on the same bait. Graphed a lot of fish just above the weedline but couldn't get them to bite on dropshot, deep cranks or spinnerbaits. Tried fishing out to 60', no luck.

      About 1 AM, my partner switched to a black/purple 3/8oz DUH jig with a 6" Yamamoto twin tail grub trailer (color 231...plum with green flake). He pitched it up to the shore and worked it slowly out to 20'. His first fish was a strong 5 pounder...big head, long skinny body. He caught another 4 smaller keepers and a huge bluegill on that jig between 2-4 AM. All his jig fish came on main body points and walls between 10-15' deep. I continued to throw various plastics (grubs, craws, worms, dropshot baits) but they only ate his jig.

      Overall, the bite was slow and I was quite surprised at the lack of top water bite with such warm water and the moon light providing good back lighting.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: Fish slow. Use big profile baits. All our fish had deep water close by. Mosquitos were out...take repellent.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 68-69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Here's something for you Bass Rancher. Fished South End of lake from Konocti to Jago for about three hours Sun and Mon mornings over Memorial Day as the wind started to die down. Cranking tule points over the weeds was effective with Shad type baits in the early hours, switching to a senko bite in the pockets later in the AM. Five or six each day between 2 and 3#. Nothing huge, but they are there.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: It is ALWAYS worth the trip to this lake.

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

      Report: Pulled the boat out of clear lake after a flippin bite in the keys and headed to oroville as the wind 2was pretty bad. Launched at 4:30 and headed to the north fork. started dropshottin and throwin cranks for a quick 20 fish(none over the slot. Moved to another area in N. fork and saw about 30 spots cruising in a cove. These spots were big for oroville. Threw jerks, cranks and topwater for 20 minutes and no takers. Then the sun dissapeared over the canyon and it was on. First hit a splash it. stayed with it but the hits were sometimes short. switched to a spinnerbait and burned it. For the next hr and 1/2
      the spots crushed that spinnerbait like i've never seen. Moved down the bank hitting points, coves, and straight banks. every point had a couple 2lbers. The later it got the further the spots moved back into the coves. Every decent hiding spot had a quality spot. Must have landed 40 in 90 minutes with 10-12 over the slot. A couple were close to 3 lbs. Best quality day on oroville for me. Dream Day
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Stay late if you can. Fish are shallow late. Spinnerbait in clear skirt and double silver blades. Any fast moving bait mimicking baitfish would probably kill em. Bigger fish positioned on points and biggest bolders inside coves.

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

      Report: well finally the wind let up enough to go out on san luis.launched at dinasour point and wanted to fish al the way in the back but they have dropped the lake so much i aint there no more.went back to portiguez cove and started throwing a jerk bait with no luck.then went to yellow rat-l-trap
      for the same result.so then went to the old standby cut anchovie in about 60 feet of water in the same area.cought 6 fish two largest went 26"
      the rest about 16"-18".lot's of bank fisherman so
      they must be also catching fish on bait.
      City: salinas

      Tips: if you do bait fish anchor in one spot and dont move let the fish come to you becouse it always works but you may go an hour or more between bites.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launch was empty upon arrival @5:48am, we even got to use the dock. Wind was kicking at 20 knots & water was rolling! Fished points & wood directly across ramp. Very slow & no big fish,Post spawn & fish are back in to hibernate mode. All the campgrounds full, no bass boats out today, guess they know when to stay away. Worked up & down te lake, should've stayed home type of day. Caught & released about 10 fish pushing 3 #'s. Soon as sun warmed up Skiers came out in droves, roiling waster & making the shoreline muddy. I think it's time to hang it up for the year & start applying for your out of state tags & concentrate on Salmon. See Ya Next Year!
      City: san francisco

      Tips: STAY HOME.

Saturday, May 29th, 2004

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: What happened to the top water bite like two weeks ago.Found fish all over the depths.Dead sticking Sencos with a circle hook,only thing working for me.Cast out let settle twitch.8 fish for 4.5 hrs fishing,all shallow,all close to 2lbs.Daughter caught 5 reading a book and dragging a 4" green weenie.Bigger fish at 10'+,she caught the big fish a 2.2.Good thing there was no bet going on.Lot of boat traffic by 1000.Left by 1100.Met nice basser on lake threw him some baits(clear senko with red & black flake),hope his luck improved.He had just put his first fish in the boat when we met.Weather and wind change the day before must of pushed them down?
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: Fish slow.

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

      Report: TO BIG VALLEY HOT SHOTS (FRESNO CLUB) ARE YOU GUYS AFRAID TO SUMMIT REPORTS ABOUT YOUR LAKES. AFRAID OTHER FISHERMAN MY COME AND BEAT YOU AND TAKE YOUR MONEY.
      City: MERCED

      Tips: SUMMIT REPORTS ABOUT THE DEAD SEA AND PINE FLAT.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: didn't have a lot of time to fish so headed out from the marina in a rowboat to shore. the water is real clear, you can see atleast 10 ft down in most areas, but there is heavy mudline. on the shore across from the marina i picked up a 1 1/2 lber rigiht away swimming a brown jig through the mudline. fished some more mudline but didn't get anything. next, i went on to the mainlake, and turned right around, it was a lot windier than i thought and without a trolling motor i wasn't going to try it. came back by the marina and fished a rocky point. Second cast to it fishing about 20 ft. down, caught a 3 1/2 lber dropshotting a senko. that was it besides one other hit on a jig, little fish just bit the trailer off.
      City: windsor

      Tips: find cover in atleast 10+ ft. of water. slow presentations, jigs, dropshotting, carolina rigging etc.