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Sunday, November 30th, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 56-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Decent weekend on the delta, fished both Sat and Sun, winning our local TOC. Sat was slow and cold with a bad tide. still managed a pretty good bag all things considered. Focused on the outside edge of large flats and found fish in the 2-2.5lb range hot on jigs and senkos. Next stop fished dropshot in connection with my HDS to find tightly schooled bass in deeper water, 11-13ft. got our kicker. focused on current edges and deep swings. had our bag and stopped fishing at noon. Sun was a lot tougher early , started with finesse baits but the bite opened up at 11a - 2pm wide open but no size except a 5lb. all reaction. should probably kept with reactions longer to the start the in hindsight.
      City: stockton

      Tips: even if the weather is bad, if has been stable (rain or shine)for a day, the fish will adjust and go back to eating reaction baits. fishing in the 10+ range was a pattern this weekend and where the more consistent bite was, but never sleep on a shallow water reaction bite aft the weather has remained the same for a day or two

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

      Report: Thanks for the reports...Glory Hole

      Tips: No tips , going in the am, How is "smokie" doing? This is for Glory hole staff who took photos of Mr. Man. Hope he made it. The rain should have some impact, throwing swim baits all day tomm.

Friday, November 28th, 2014

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 60's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: algae bloom still in full effect. fished from 9:30am to 1:00. got bit on a jig at the island then fished a flat i found in the western arm towards the creek inlet. cranked,carolina and drop shotted magic worms...nothing. I fished shallow and deep with no results and dragged worms. dude at the dock said he's on em and to fish the far north near the dam.
      City: lafayette

      Tips: Dunno try covering a lot of water. wait for the algae to die off. get a depth finder. TOUGH

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My son and I went out Thursday and Friday looking for both stripers and largemouth. We worked Franks Tract, rip rap walls near deep water and Mildred Island. We found a lot of fish both days with jerk baits (we caught 20-25 each both days), but nothing of any size. We did catch 5 or 6 keeper stripers and 5 or 6 largemouth in the 1.5-2 lb range, but everything else were dinks and shakers. It was a lot of fun with lots of action, but just didn't find any big bites.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Not sure I'm qualified to give any tips, but the jerk bait was working for us everywhere we went. Even in areas where a dropshot was the hot bait a few weeks ago we were only catching fish on the jerkbait.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Never thought this would be my exclusive forum for my reports! Guess no one is fishing Clear Lake anymore - yea, right!! Anyway, Mike Sperbeck and I made a brief trip yesterday afternoon - from 4 to 9:30 pm. We fished from the Oaks ramp to Henderson Pt. Speaking of Henderson - we fished the area for about an hour and a half - without a single bite! That might be a first for us. I had another terrible trip - losing the 5 I hooked. Mike landed 3 and missed 2. Biggest was 7 lbs 5 oz. We used a total variety of plastics - mostly dark colors. The few biters we had were all very shallow.

      Tips: Again, in spite of a beautiful late fall evening, there was no sound of a single carp roll or even a bird. Very quiet!! That usually means a quiet bite! Oaks ramp is still good for launching, and if these coming weekend storms do work out, the lake may start rising a bit.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 59- 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The lake was calm most of the day. Caught my first bass (LG) on a umbrella rig 3 lbs. fish was breaking on the flats. Went to topwater baits and had a blast. Mostly smallies 2 to 3 lbs. Just moved around and fished points. Final got a jig bite going at the end of the day.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Topwater baits, poppers and spooks shad pattern. Jig was 1/2 oz. brn. purple around rocks. Good Luck !

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

      Report: Tossed worms today from about 8am to noon and to my surprise a fair fishing day. Managed to catch 16 spotted bass with a few smallies mixed in. Most fish 25-35 feet down, some even at 40 foot. Caught nothing less then 25 feet. To my surprise, got a nice fat 8 pound catfish that had me thinking I had the toad we all look to catch. It was the most talking catfish I ever caught, croaked the whole time out of the water. Hooked it about 35 feet down. Bite was very light, so light that I never felt much at all, other then the rod load up letting me know fish were in the mood. Ramp looking great this trip, seems they understand they need to work it now and then to keep it safe. Hurry up rains, need water. More trees being exposed
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Work it slow and look for that ever so slight bump. Fish deeper then your used too, better fishing deeper.

Thursday, November 20th, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57.5-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Weather: Cloudy, raining
      Lake Level: Rising tide\Best Depths: 4-10 feet has been best, although a few shallower fish were flipped yesterday.
      The falling temps are moving Delta bass closer to winter patterns. Fishing has been a grind still and requires moving and trying various areas and conditions. Rip baits have been providing the majority of our bites every day, yet with the temps still fall
      Big Bass: 4-10 feet has been best, although a few shallower fish were flipped yesterday.11/20/2014 - Large Mouth - 6.0 pounds
      Our biggest fish of the week, a 6+, came out in 10 feet dragging through the deep grass.
      In comming
      Guide Information: www.CoochsFishing.COM\Name & Number: Andy "COOCH" Cuccia 925-732-3293\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: Call or E-mail Flipbiguns@Yahoo.COM

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 64-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Weather: Mostly sunny with few rainy days
      Lake Level: 858 ft. above sea level and 218 ft. from full\Best Depths: 35-55
      Good, it is not uncommon to spoon or dropshot 30-60 fish in a day.
      Big Bass: 35-55largemouth and spots
      Handful of fish weighing 5 to 7-pounds
      Events: The boat launch is a gravel road. Easy launch, no docks, short walk, 4 wheel drive recommended.
      WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: http://gloryholesports.com/
      Guide Information: Glory Hole Sports\Name & Number: (209)736-4333\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: Stop by the store for a FREE cup of coffee

      Tips: Locate the bait and you will be able to catch fish cast after cast. Small 2" to 4" baits have been working best.

Saturday, November 15th, 2014

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started in Franks Tract, lot of smaller fish on a 6" dropshot in Robo MM and deeper red colors. lots of ripbait fish too up to 2.5lbs. endless amount of dinks-2 lbs. went down river and cranked rock walls with better fish to 3 lbs. finally decided to go shallow looking for a big bite. got into some water off main channel near good current on a flat in the afternoon. lost a TOAD, boated a 3.5, 4 and 5.25 in 20 minutes tossing bigger baits.
      City: stockton

      Tips: listen to your bites, don't get caught up thinking they aren't biting or only biting finesse presentations. fall afternoons can pay off when the sun has warmed water even if a couple of degrees.

Thursday, November 13th, 2014

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went out with Albert and John this past week. The weather was perfect and the lake was calm. The water temperature was 64 degrees. We had a good day and our three largest bass were 2+ up to 5 pounds (see photo). The next day I went out with Sunshine and headed towards the ranch house. We fished that area for a while and saw lots of smaller bass. I was hoping the trout would be closer to the surface but they weren't in this area. But I heard that they were coming to the surface by the dam. I met Hudson and his friend Devine who were casting for bass at the launch ramp and they showed me a trout they had caught and when I spoke to Hudson's dad Justin he showed me pictures of the bass they had caught up to 6 pounds. He said he used large minnows and was fishing in 30 feet of water at the points and were getting hits left and right(see photos). This coming weekend I'm looking forward to getting some trout action as the water gets colder. 'til next week...........................................good fishing!!!!
      www.fishingconnection.net If you have any questions or stories you would like to share or would like to book a fishing trip please email me at bestguide@hotmail.com or call me at 650-583-3333.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: find the bait balls find the bass and trout

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Weather: Cooling, slight overcast
      Lake Level: Low flow and swings on the tides\Best Depths: 6-10 feet
      Cooling temps are bringing a transition to the Delta bass, they have began to move shallower and are grouping in the grass flats off ledges and drop offs. Still a number of smaller fish hanging in areas with strong current flows. Ripbaits and lipless cran
      Guide Information: Cooch's Fishing\Name & Number: WWW.Coochsfishing.COM 925-732-3293

Wednesday, November 12th, 2014

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, someone has to do a recent report - so, here it is. A friend and I launched out of the Oaks ramp Tues about 4:30 pm. Ramp is still fine, but when taking out my Z521, I noticed the back trailer wheel went off the ramp. So, we're getting close. Hopefully, the predicted rain in the next week will come to past!! We fished until 9:15 pm with most of our action about 8 pm. I started off with a dink, which are rare when they move off-shore in the fall. The story is that the fishing was pretty good but the catching - not so good. I lost two over 5 lbs and one probably so, and he also lost a bigger one. I landed a 4 lb 7 oz and he got a 4 1/4, and we each landed a 3 3/4 pounder. We fished from the Oaks up to Henderson. Most of our bites were 10 to 25 feet. It always amazes me how I can loose the bass that smacked the bait, but land the ones that are just "there!" The two big one that I lost nailed the jig, all the others just held on until we became "suspicious"!

      Tips: Because of the lack of cold nights to drop the water temp, I think it is going to be another week or two before we see some bigger bass. Fresh rainwater will help too. As (hopefully) the water becomes colder, short, compact baits should become more attractive to the larger bass. The D&M Piranha swim jig and like baits will attract cold water bass too. Beaver type baits are excellent in the winter!

Tuesday, November 11th, 2014

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

      Report: Did a little fishing today at Lake Oroville from 8am to 11:15 am. Not a great bite today. Managed to catch just 9 spotted bass with the largest right at 15", all others the basic 13-14 inch range. Fish were caught mostly about 30 foot or so, Other fisherman said slow for them too.!! Storm coming in with rain tomorrow, so the changing low pressure probably messed the bite up.
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Anyone with a boat looking for a fishing partner, then let me know and lets go fishing. Email me at Jewelweaver@earthlink.net No boat, then lets take my small 14 ft Klamath, small, no room, rough ride and slow, but it catches fish.

Monday, November 10th, 2014

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 62 degrees at r

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Weather: Mid & upper 70's clear and sunny
      Lake Level: 32%\Best Depths: Shallow to 15'
      Rapala, spin bait and wacky worms were reported
      Big Bass: Shallow to 15'11/09/2014 - 9.1 lbs.
      Events: 11/1 Manteca Bass Buddies - small tournament no results given
      11/9 ORO Madre Bass Anglers- small tournament - 10 teams of 2, 5 bass per team limit, 47 bass brought in to be weighed. Largest 9.03 lbs. Jerry Harvey, winning team 23 lbs. prize $300.00 went
      Guide Information: Hours 7:00 am - 1:00 pm North Shore 209-763-5166 or South Shore 209-763-5915\Name & Number: Terry Willard 209-781-5806

Sunday, November 9th, 2014

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The spoonmeister, Rick Tietz and I hit Berryessa Friday, out of Markley Cove. I can almost say we fished the whole lake!! Yes, we were looking for the best bite! I think the full moon may have slowed the day bite. We did well on the Blade Runner 1 3/4 oz spoons around 10:30 am 'til noon. The rest of the day gave us one here and one there - and they got smaller. The good hour did produce some great smallie fishing with several from 3 to 3 3/4 lbs. Couldn't get anything bigger. I did catch a few small largemouth and Rick did get a near 3 1/2 lb spotted bass. Nearly all action was on smallies. Our best 5 were a solid 18 lbs - most of those caught in a one hour period.

      Tips: Other than a nice topwater bass I lost at dusk, all our bass were caught on spoons, mostly using Rick's new UV morning dawn color. Black shad worked some, but not as well as previous trips. The average depth of our hookups was about 40 feet - mostly far off-shore. To look at all the exposed structure with your own eyes as opposed to on a meter is simply amazing! One finds oneself saying "so that's what that hump looks like!!!!"

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished tourney Sat 11-8. Pretty good action all day. Weather was perfect. Every single fish caught of graph at depths from 25 to 50 ft.

      Tips: Don't pound the banks. the fish are deeper.

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tossed worms today with Jeff, weird start. Going to meet at Bidwell, to our surprise, ramp was closed, so went to the spillway to launch. Finally got on the water a tad past 8am, hit a point fairly close to the launch ramp and got a few spots, 30 foot or so down. Wind blowing pretty good, so left to fish a spot without the blow. Fished a steep bank and got 6-8 fish, maybe more, again most fish around the 30 foot mark. Left to another point and got more fish, same, about 30-35 foot mark. Left to fish our first point going in and got a few more. No big fish, top mark about 14 1/2", most looking fat. We ended up with 21 fish for our half day trip. They were trying to fix the ramp up when we got back, laying gravel, getting the mud gone. Should last a few days!!
      City: Magalia

      Tips: When you find fish, stay on that location and give it a chance for more fish. Fish deeper and slower this time of year. We have not fished less then 25 feet down these days. Today we used Carolina rigs with no noise maker, just weight and bobber stoppers. Me, I like to fish straight down, less hang ups.

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

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      Water Temp: 60's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished 6am to 12 noon, second cast on a whopper plopped BLAM!!#@ fish on 2lber then fished stanly blvd cranking caught a few nothing big. fished the pan handle and the cove near the second dock no luck. lost a fish on a trout pattern crank off about 10+ ft maybe bass but have had trout grab my baits fish in for bass.
      City: lafayette

      Tips: Get out there and fish for bass. Follow the trout and the fisherman after the trout. there are hefty hawgs in there.

Friday, October 31st, 2014

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 56-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Mike Sperbeck and I made our final trip for the year Wed and Thurs, and found the fishing to be simply great (as well as the weather) - especially the second day as the storm clouds were approaching. The lake was as flat as I have ever seen it with heavy fog in the early morning. The fishing might have been as good as I have every seen it - during the day. We spend both days on the east shore fishing mostly off-shore structure - some of it now good since the lake is down 18+ feet. As last year, we caught fish at all depths, this year from 13 to 60 feet!! While we could not break 4 lbs, we caught more 3 to 3 3/4 lb smallies than I have ever seen in one trip. We used a variety of small plastics, mostly in green and brown colors. I tried spooning for the first time and caught several on a 3/4 ounce Blade Runner spoon. Could not get much of a Senko bite and only a few on a jig. Our best five for the second day weighed between 17 1/2 to 18 lbs. Again, these are some of the most gorgous, hard fighting smallies in the state!

      Tips: Again - a warning about Almanor wind!! As mentioned, Thurs the lake was as calm as I have ever seen it - something like Clear Lake on a cold winter night. About 4 pm at little breeze picked up from the west - in about 5 minutes - shifted to the south. We were up near Big Cove. I just had a feeling - maybe the Lord spoke to me - we needed to get back to the dam - quick! "Reel in Mike - we're outta here!" We immediately hit the Almanor version of the famous Tahoe "black line!" Always beware of afternoon storm winds - Almanor is a big, open water lake! A very bumpy end to a great trip. Man, I love my Ranger Z521!!!