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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Naci on sat. the bite was solid, we caught over 50 fish in about 6 hours. Most of the fish were in the 13-15 inch range with one over 16 inches. We caught the fish from 6 inches to 20 feet of water. Main lake points with wind seemed to be the best for us. We also caught some fish around the docks. All but one of our fish came on a drop shot rig. We used 4.5 inch curly tailed robo worms in sexy shad and oxblood red flake.
      City: Hollister

      Tips: The bite was a pressure bite. You may feel a slight tick, give it a second, feel the pressure then set the hook.

Friday, May 1st, 2009

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

      Report: Decent fishing lot of bass in bedding. makes fishing them a little harder but fun
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: Senkos a must!! just take your time with it. if water is dark go dark color if clear go bright

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

  • Medeira County
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      Water Temp: 60-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched around 8am got there late. Lots of bed fish spotted. caught fish on everything from senko, spinners, spooks, and jerk bait. boated about 12lbs by 2pm.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: go out and fish!

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Smallier bass here on again live bait in med minnows are catchin bass in 15 to 30 feet of water.Jigs are also working here and brushogs well land a few up to 15 inches long

      Tips: fish dam area with live bait jigs and brushogs are working on long points flats and brush piles or rock piles. Smallier fish here but fun to catch. trout falling to powerbait off the banks with limits coming pretty easy.

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

      Report: Cold cold cold - and - Slow Slow Slow ---
      Go to Naci. Might have better luck.
      This Lake was really shut off today. Only one in the boat. Hit every good spot we knew off, and obviously, we wen't the only ones having difficulty figuring out this water shed today.

      Still alot of algea in the water near the dam area by BeeRock cove. Were some beds there a week ago but didn't see anything around them. Figured they went deep. Tried 65 feet to 8 feet with nothing hooking up. Blades, cranks, jigs, finess and drop shot provesd fruitless.

      Seem things went South all day for us. Coke can blewup in my face, busted off the transducer when a wind gust shoved the boat off to one side loading it, then after all that, I popped a tire on the trailer. Should have stayed home! Might think twice about coming to Antone again.

      Tips: Tips??? Man I got nuttin to offer this trip.

Friday, April 24th, 2009

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 58 Deg

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fished Pyramid Friday April 24th .... a historical recap this would be,then. Conditions were mostly cloudy and cool with a good breeze coming from the dam (south to north). Ten or so trailers in the lot and one other bass boat at ramp (w/motor troubles). Water clear so I started throwing a white spinner bait. Got three small large mouth on three casts. Other bass boat limped back to ramp ... motor wouldn't run. All other fishing boats trolling for stripers in the middle of the lake. I was only bass boat out all day with no jet skiers or wakers !! Bite was really good around the shale bed rock walls and no where else. Wind really got gusty later .. hooded sweat shirt weather. Fished same s.b. all day and retied a couple times. Most fish were small one pounders but i got several about three pounds. Those smallmouth just luuuuuuuuuuvvvv to smack that spinner bait. Lots of fun. Boated 25 plus fish all told.

      Dan Curtis.
      City: Oak Park

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: There was no action at all. The other boats on the lake were not seeing much either. We tried from the banks to 25 feet deep. NOTHING!!! Can anyone give some pointer to fihsing these steep drops of banks, where are most the fish caught on this lake.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: We tried Dropshot aarons magic,purple,Brwn and orange Jigs with pumpkin.

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Scott,
      I know the 2 guys catching them. It is not a story 2 years ago i saw them catch those kind of fish. The same bite is happening again
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: Keep throwing the BIG BAIT

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Really? Cause 5 pounds won the tourney there yesterday.
      City: Bakersfield

      Tips: Go to another lake

Friday, April 17th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Great day I went off the last report. Started in windy gap area with a MS slammer did not get first bite until 7:15 4.5 pounder i had a huge bass hit it but did not get the hooks. I continud down the bank and cought 2 more in the 3-4 pound range. It was about 8:30 so i ran down across from big creek with my huddleston rof 16 in the silver blue back. 4th cast 8.5 pounder 3 casts later a 6. I went 2 more hours with no bites thats when i hooked MO got her to the boat she looked like possibly the world record spot. I have caught alot of 10 pound blacks and she looked bigger than anything i have seen. As i was getting my net she made 1 final run and broke me off. After a few minutes to calm down i made a cast in the same spot i hooked the MONSTER and caught a 5 pound spot. From there i just kept going down the bank i caught 3 more over five pounds. Decided to call it a day. I caught all blacks with 1 spot and the huge spot that broke me off. all in all a very decent day!!!
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: Just keep throwing eventually you will get bit.
      1st time on the silver blue back. My favorite now
      The bite is wide open right not. 29 pounds or so fished till noon i had to work.
      Big Rods and Heavy line

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: strated off in sycamore 7am with huddelston 3rd cast 7# black,very next cast pick up 3.5 spot then bite shut down for an hour ran very back of river pick up 2 4 pounders on 6" osprey top hook talon.went back to sycamore with huddleston & got my persnal best 12.5 black. called it a day with about 31#s
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: rof #16 huddleston osprey in chartruse shad 25-30ft

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: strated off in sycamore 7am with huddelston 3rd cast 7# black,very next cast pick up 3.5 spot then bite shut down for an hour ran very back of river pick up 2 4 pounders on 6" osprey top hook talon.went back to sycamore with huddleston & got my persnal best 12.5 black. called it a day with about 31#s
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: rof #16 huddleston osprey in chartruse shad 25-30ft

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 60'

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On the lake at 8am. Looking for a reaction bite with nothing for an hour. Dropshot greenie weenie and picked up 1 small spot in 40ft around 9:30. Headed up river 10am. Through spinnerbait and picked up 2 keeper black bass. Fished remainder of the day and picked up a few more spotted bass. Off the lake about 2pm with a total of 11 fish. Big fish 2-3lbs.
      City: Clovis

      Tips: most fish found at 35-40ft range. Found larger fish still in deeper water. Drop shot greenie weenie is what I caught most of my fish on.

Monday, April 13th, 2009

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a good day for me. 5 fish in the boat all on dropshot as thats about all i known how to fish.W
      ORMS WORMS WORMS Seem to do OK. 3 about 1 1/2 pounds 1 about 3pounds and 1 4pounds all on blue gill worm. All north side heading to narrows Rocky points 15 foot
      City: sm

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Another Sunday jaunt to Margi for a bit of luch from last weeks outing. Much better temps this motning at 6:40 launch with 44o amd a nit foggy.

      Headed straight for last weeks spot loking for a jig bite. Trolled around the roak walls for maybe 1/2 with no takers so moved off 200 yards farther in the narrows. Move paid off as I boated a nice 4+ gal who gave me a good workout. Kept heading back with no other takers so I headed around the corner and hit the back stickups. Managed a few 1-1/2 pounder dropping a robo in the stickups but nothing of value so moved back towards the walls. Hitthe point in the narrows that makes the big right hander and lipped a solid 3+ on the same jig.

      Moved of towards the dam and it was filled with kayaker's tossing flyrod stuff so hit zaca flats. Pulled in nice 3 again and called it enough for the day. Some brisk winds came up but soon diminished to warmer sakies. Elected to call it early today as I think I had a head cold coming. All in all, another good day. Heard ABA winners Jared Lintner and partner were in with 30+ Saturday. Good job Jared!
      City: SM

      Tips: Blk/Blu stand-up 1/2oz jig with Trigger X june bug trailer took all my catch today. Tossed a Talon swim in the 5MPH zone towards the dam but no takers today.

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

  • San Diego County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Windy, but good day of fun fishing. Found several nice fish still on beds, and got a few good fish out of the trees near the bridge. Jackall green pumpkin and watermelon Flickshake worms dropshoting, and pitched four inch Covercraw in the trees. Biggest fish was five pounds even, best five were about sixteen pounds.
      City: Sun City

      Tips: If you sight fish, check the area right next to the boat ramp and in the narrows No Wake area. Or pitch the Jackal Covercraw or your favorite bait in the middle of the deeper trees, and deadstick it for a while. Slow down and really look and you will see fish cruising shallow.

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: no clue

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I went up today and the water was higher than I ever seen up there we caught 2 smallies one was about 2lbs the other was a dink. last week I went by myself and caught 4 3 dinks and 2.5lbs,funny thing is they would only hit on Black Panther Martens or Red Roostertail. While I was there some guy caught a 13lbs large mouth WOW I seen it big one. most of these were caught on the other side of the bridge.
      City: Tulare

      Tips: If I had any tips I would be happy to share I am the worst fisherman in the world. Wish there was a fishin coach that would teach hold to catch any

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 60 - 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: good fishing in the morning from 6:30 til 11:00. shut down about then and stuck around til 4:00 with only a couple of fish. finished with 13 fish from 1 to 3 lbs on drop shot and swimbait.
      water level is good hope it stays for a while.
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: drop shot blue or brown 4" worm
      soft swimbait 5"

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

  • Monterey County
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      Water Temp: 58-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Only 2 all day. North end closed. Caught the 2 near the closed end bouys, west side, in some small coves. One on a suspending RatlnRogue in silver and black 1.5#, the other on a TexRigged black worm 2#. That was it.

      Fished Harris cove hard without a bump.

      Algae globs starting to form.

      Got real windy by 3pm.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Go to Naci.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 58.6-63.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Want to catch a bunch of spots? Now is the time. Caught 28 on jigs, soft plastics and cranks. Most 12-15" with 2 to 2.5lbs.
      Great time to take a kid fishing. Fish north side rock walls and banks.
      City: Northridge

      Tips: Keeep your bait in the water and bring bandaids for your thumb