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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Brian:

      Those two are still swimming around waiting for you! We thought they were going to break us off as they both fought really hard! Fishing has been good!
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Iovino worms! (6" Spade tails & Doodle Snakes!)

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 71o

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just a fun day to fish and to try out my repairs to my equipment.

      Foggy when I arrived at 6:10. But warmer signs of the sun were trying to show just after sunrise. Started off in the cove next to Whittenberg with a top water popper. Second cast and it started. Didn't make 50 yards from the point and had 8 dinks in the boat and back in the water. Moved off to some points towards Vasquez and tried some different lures and plugs trying to ssee if I could hook something better and to see if a patteren could be established. Hit 5 more dinks on a drop with 3 different color and sizes. Pretty much summed up the day. Didn't see too many with decent keepers. Wind up at about 11 and called it a good day with my reapirs working good.
      City: SM

      Tips: Lake is low. Almost dry at the bridge now and backside is getting pretty shallow. Tough bite still.

Friday, September 18th, 2009

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Been to lake kaweah 7-8 times now from late august to date, and I have had 0 luck untill today finally got an 11" bass. No scale sorry. Not able to get out on lake but pulled her
      in off the rocks just past the first boat lauch. Caught on white blood trace jig off bottom about 18' out. Getting a little flusterd with the lack of catches. New to California and so far tried 5 locations and same thing no luck. Have tried top water shad jigs, crawfish, live/dead/fake minnows, live/fake worms, cranks... Ect and I'm not even getting hits. Is it just completely out of season for bass here? Or is it just because I can't get out on the lake? Never had so much trouble catching bass.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Will let you know when I know.

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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

      Report: Chris. Oh Chris . Put those pic's on the wall of the resturant not online. LoL brother.
      City: Visalia

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tri Valley fish off today. 24 boats making the visit to a not to pleasent of a day 4 me.

      Windy - windy - windy. Pretty much summed it up for me today. Started off at a 6:42 launch and never got a tap until almost 9AM. Pulled in a total of 15 shorts drop shotting by noon with not one making the 12" scale! Finally found a point that was showing larger dots on the screen and tossed out a jig. Set trolling motor on 4 just trying to stay off the rock wall in the wind and finaly felt a tap. Yanked on it and felt what was to be a decent fish, all the time trying to manuver the boat off the rocks. Eased off the wall more and positioned the boat so I could bring it in. Got her close enough to see that I had a good 4+ on the end and 'BANG'! Turned my head long enough to see the trolling motor disappear over the side, letting my line slack and she was gone... Mount busted off clean and I ended up using my leg to shove me off the wall as the wind was really playin havoc on the boat.

      Finally got in headed in the wind direction and fired off the big motor to get me away from a bad situation. Headed in as that was the end of my day. To make things worse... Cell phone went diving. Shoot!

      Anyone got a used Motorguide Gator Mount they want to sell --- reasonable??? email me.
      bassinbob64@yahoo.com
      City: SM

      Tips: Just a bad day at Lopez.

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: SB Bass Club winner with just over 6# for 5 spots. Early morning bite with 12-14 " spots eating jigs, senkos, and worms...afternoon crank bite when wind picked up. Most fish were 12- 12 3/4"...biggest fish was 1 3/4 #. Very tough bite with drop in temperature more than 15 degrees from previous day

      Tips: Rocky shorelines and main lake points were most productive. Topwater was nonexistent despite significant effort and plenty of boiling activity throughout the day.

Friday, September 11th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a Great time at lake Isabella started to throw a Lunker Plunker around the points and scored a chucky 3-4 pound bass. I later broke out a River 2 Sea S-waver and hammered a couple of bass off a point. I lost about a 8 pounder on the s-wave. I most say the crappie fishing is off the hook. I will be back as they say, want to get the one that got away. tight lines,
      Chief
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: Wind has the big play this past weekend, when the wind was up the bigger fish came out to play.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Any new information on this lake? What is going on???

Monday, August 24th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 71.3o WARM!

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Acouple of friends also on hand today to play at the Lopes. Was warm out for sure and the bite was, well, pretty off.. Lots of dinks on the hook this morning. Most on a shad colored drop shot. Nothing on cranks or jigs at all. Our buddy Stan S. stopped along side us to offer his keeper for the day -- A really nice 9+ toad he pulled in from 25-30 foot. NICE! Called it a day around 11:30 but was still a fun day.
      City: SM

      Tips: Some smallies were being taken with cranks near Vasquez inlets. Water is really down. Might wait till the wqeather cools.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got out a little late yesterday, quite a few boils in the Taylor Spur area, my buddy caught a small striper in one of the boils. Tough bite on largemouth, back at it earlier in the morning next week.
      City: Simi Valley, CA

Monday, August 17th, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Mostly small bass being reported caught here Water level here is very low and calling before heading to the lake is a good idea. Some jig fish are being caught and wacky worm senko's are also working on bass from 12 to 14 inches and in depths of 6 to 20 feet. Traffic is very light during the week FOR MORE INFO 559-673-5151
      City: madera ca.

      Tips: Any watermelon color baits work here right now

Saturday, August 8th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 70 to 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Cranks all day caught 11 biggest about 4lb. Started shallow and caught dinks moved out deeper and got better bites. Hit Lopez Arm And main lake points.
      City: AG

      Tips: Fish deep, shad and craw colors produced if u want numbers drop shot. Very Windy

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Naci, A few days back caught a few befor all the dang wakeboarders came out,Dropshoting a few nice points, and threw a jig a bit caught a few all of my big fish came on sammy,s on main lake:)
      City: Atascadero

      Tips: After the sun is up, move deep fish slow.Morning reaction baits try to find a kicker befor getting into all those rats.
      Mend-it
      Bac-Rac
      Cool-Foot
      Central Coast Bass Fishing (1805-466-6557) Ask for Will Hesch !

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished the moon light fishing event with my dad and we caght about 20 best five 16 lbs. with a 5 pounder. a fun night.
      City: tehachapi

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started around 4:30 with no bites untill around 6:30. Bite was spotty at first. Solid fish on texas rig brush hog. Buzzbait bite was good later in the afternoon. Once the sun went down the spinnerbait bite came alive!!! Fish a blade over the grass and hold on!!!

      Tips: Drop shot also worked but bigger bites on reaction baits

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 78-82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Met the wife's San Diego family at Naci for the week of July 13-18. Her family are all skiers and boarders, so figured I would be fishing alone, not always a bad thing. Was surprised to see how low the lake was, though, and I figured it would be tough fishing. Tried plastics first evening across from the marina with no luck. Decided to head back to camp, when I spotted bass chasing shad just outside the north marina 5mph buoys. Tossed out a spook and hooked a fat 2lber and then two more about the same size. Water was glass slick and as soon as the breeze came up the bite disappeared. No luck the next morning in Tablas and the Narrows tossing plastics and topwater. That evening a friend of my brother-in-law and his wife from Arizona wanted a lesson in bass fishing (they are trout fishermen), so I took them to the marina area and tied on a couple of Pop-R's' but the wind blew and we had no luck. Next morning went out alone and found bass busting shad around the south 5mph buoys near the marina. Threw the Pop-R and hooked about ten or so. That evening hooked several more fat ones around the north 5mph buoys with the Pop-R. Next morning my new Arizona trout fishing buddy wanted another shot. We headed to the south 5 mph buoys and after about a 45 minute waiting game we got on bass busting shad on the surface. He caught on quickly and we landed about 30 or so nice fish in the next hour and a half with non-stop action. All in all a nice trip in spite of the 105 degree heat. All fish were released.
      City: Redding, Ca

      Tips: Fish that were chasing shad on the surface seemed to be in the marina area. Throw a topwater lure in shad pattern right where they have just busted the surface. Don't set the hook until you no longer see your lure and feel weight on the line. They miss it frequently and if you set too soon, you often miss. If the wind comes up try something else as the water has to be like glass.

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 76o

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Practice day at Margi. Has been a few months since I was last here and the water has really dropped, so be alert as to some routes you normally take as now there is less than 2 feet at some areas.

      A small 9-10 boat meet going on. Chatted with maybe 5 boats and at 10AM, no one had any fish. Was warm out and very little wind.

      Tried all my favorite spots as well as hitting Zaca Flats with grass frogs. Not one blow-up which really laid out the rest of the day --- Nothing. Maybe two bites and that was it. Hit shallow, deep, in-between and nothing. Cranks, blades, drop, creature baits nothing seemed to hit on a bite.
      City: SM

      Tips: No suggestions other than fish were being caught. No one wanted to fess up to where and what.

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

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      Water Temp: nice

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: limited out.lots of crappie here esp. late in the day..couple cats too around 2-5 pounds.. all fish caught on minnows.. fished the south shore..
      City: fremont

      Tips: use live baits.. take the kids

Friday, July 10th, 2009

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lots of weeds, graphed lots of fish, saw several huge balls of fry..tough going because of wind, waterskiers, weeds and water temp.
      City: Simi Valley

      Tips: Had several chasers (bass) using suspending minnows near the fry balls

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 70-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: hey MIKE H if you are looking at this you know who this is how is the lake please wright back and let me know thanks.
      City: bakersfield