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Saturday, February 28th, 2009

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

      Report: GREAT DAY FOR FISHING. WATER TEMP 49-50 IN MORNING 52 AT END OF DAY. FISHING TOUGH FOR ME AND DAD ONLY TWO KEEPERS AND A FEW SMALL ONES. SMALL PLASTICS SEAM TO BE BEST. SHAD PATTERN WORMS AT 35- 45 FT. FISH ARE SHALLOW BUT I COULD NOT CATCH THEM. ONE OTHER LITTLE TID BIT I SAW PEOPLE CATCHIN BASS SHALLOW ON LIVE MINNOWS. TAKE TIME AND GO FISHIN WITH YOUR FAMILY ITS A GREAT PAST TIME.
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: DART HEAD AND DROP SHOT SHAD PATTERN WORMS 35-45FT SLOW. USE LIVE BAIT TO REALLY CATCH THEM.

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got on the lake at about 7ish and only 2 other bass boats on the water,fished the north shore and creek channel and nothing. fished the dam and east bank. fished til 3 and ended up with two for close to 6#, six lite bites altogether. caught both on 6 inch greenweenies.
      City: tehachapi

Friday, February 27th, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well thanks for the info 'Kiko The Sneko'. Much appreciated but you know that as a fisherman, you try anything to see what is hitting and gee, what a surprise.. I lost a top water hookup 4 feet from the boat. Guess Feb aint such a bad time to try anything out!!!!!!

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Bob Dixon. Thank you for posting. I am wating for warmer weather because my health is not very good. That is why you haven't seen posts from me. I guess you are the only fisherman left that shares info.
      Might meet up with ya someday.I frequent Margarita I will be in a little bass tracker. Aluminum, and a good lookin captain at the helm- ME .HA HA Take care n Good fishin . (all fishin is good)
      City: Maricopa

      Tips: Do the opposite of what I do and you will hook em up.

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 51o

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wow! Bring out the warm stuff! Arrived at 5:50 this morning to a very chilly 29o.. Put on the warm stuff and waited for better light with a 6:20 launch. headed for Zaca flats and tossed a top water --Nothing hit - Moved off to the banks and shot out a crank in several styles and colors - Nothing. Headed to the edge of the bouyed off area by the dam and tossed more -- Nothing. Then about 7:20ish -- FOG! Made it into the 5mph zone and worked the rocks - -Nothing - Fog lifted and I headed towards the narrows about 9ish. Pulled out the drop and finally scored a 15-16 incher. Stopped and chatted with three others -- Nothing in not even a hit. Worked the walls some more and hit a real shorty - then NOTHING! Sun finally came out and I started shedding clothes. Headed back towards White Oak and worked the edges. -- Nothing. Said OK, try again Saturday. Only four other trailers in the lot when I left at 11:20.
      City: S.M.

      Tips: Wait till maybe 10ish. Bite is really off and the fish are deep and the warming sun may bring them up more towards the edges. Bite was on a Robo 4".

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 53.9

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished success bass club tour. today fish are on the move up in the shallow's caught my limit 5 fish in 7 to 10 feet on 1/4oz. pea head with a greenpumpkin candy flick shake 5.8 worm limit was 14.97lb's. with a 5.51 kicker.
      City: Porterville

      Tips: weather low pressure system. warming water but, had dirty water coming in from a couple day's of rain, try too stay in the cleanist water poss. and fish slow! no slower!! see ya on the water

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 53.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First event of the year for Tri Valley Bass. A great showing of 35+ boats on a 36o launch.
      I was solo today and unfortunately, got pretty ill around 10ish with what I found out was the stomach flu. YUK! Anyway I managed a few good keepers from Dip Creek area but called it early at about 1.

      Winners Tomey/Tomey were in with 10+ and a kwel $1K prize! Not to shabby. Don't know where they ended up but I saw several boats heading towards the back.
      City: SM

      Tips: Blue shaded shad worms on a drop was my best hits.

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

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

      Report: Anyone hhave any current reports from Naci?

      Any help on any areas that may be producing so I can at least get a heads up on where to start.

      Would appreciate your input
      City: SM

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

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      Water Temp: 51.6o

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Frost on the pumpkin this morning with a 'white' dock at this mornings launch around 8AM. Pretty cold for sure and warmies was the call along with lots of hot coffee. A few old club bassers were out this morning and I assume, it was a practice for next weeks Anglers meet. Lousy was the call for the day! Bite was well off normal and searching for fish took up most of the morning. Tried cranks, creature baits and jigs with nothing to show so switched to drop and picked off two nice crappie. Oh woopie! Hit the usual spots and ran into most everyone saying the same -- TOUGH -- A few with some small limits in the 6lb range and maybe a good 4 here and there but slow times at the Lopes today. Sun and warm finally came out late around 10:30-11 with a very small breeze, but a cold one!

      Dam area was producing hits but small. In the back of the lake reports have a few good ones taken but nobody was fessing up to what it took to get them.
      City: SM

      Tips: Tips for the day -- BRING HOT COFFEE

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Water coming up trout plants have been made bass are on the move check for more info on getting on the lake 559-673-5151 lake ranger station.

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started out in snake creek, went with my dad, we caught a few pretty nice ones for naci. after snake creek we hit the main lake and did really good. in total we had 20 for the day, 5 best were all 17" or better about 9 lbs total weight. i had 2 on foot ball jig in pumpkinseed with craw trailor, my two best. we caught all others on texas rig and splitshot. metered fish and bait alot in 20 to 35 feet of water but we caught them anywhere from 3 to 40 ft. mostly on points.
      City: tehachapi

      Tips: dark colors and working slow worked best.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 9am to 4pm, where did all the bass go?!?
      Atleast theres decent size trout, catching them with powerbait, kastmasters, even a grub jig. other then that not much to report, good luck
      City: Visalia

      Tips: stay home till the fish wake up

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

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

      Report: tourny this day lots of boats.Skinny bear shad eye drop shoted worked best in 15-30 ft of water.got only 2 bass all day but that was the norm for the tourny anglers also. 200 fish for 100 anglers this day.
      City: glendale

Monday, December 1st, 2008

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      Water Temp: 59-63o

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A great day to finish out the month... Feeling that 'brisk' morning air now that winter is closing in on us CentralCal folks. Was also greeted with a small bit of wind at 6:45 but nothing to get excited over as it soon passed and the sun soon popped out giving way to a great warm day on the water.

      Started near Vasquez with a swim on the flatter ground but only had a few small hits not giving me much of a confidance to keep using it so I tossed a jig against the walls with only one 10" black to show for my many casts. Shot across the lake to another point and started drop shottin with much more response on the very first drop. Pulled out several smaller bass but no keepers. Fished it pretty good then headed to the dam area shotting again with many takers and at least 1/2 bag of Robo's taken. Switched to a smaller #2 hook from a #1 and started getting more hook-ups on the Robo I used. Mostly larges and only two smallies out of maybe 15-16 caught. Stayed in 30-35 foot range slowly walking it back to the boat.
      Left there and hit the 'Mircle Mile' with only two but one good keeper in the 2-1/2 range. Hit the point at the marina for three more and called it a day about 11:30.
      City: SM

      Tips: Drop shot seemed to be the best bet today. Try an Oxblood Crawler Robo on 8lb green fluro line with a #1 or #2 wide gap hook. Used the Owner brand hook which worked great and the Gamagatsu #1 hook I use for whacky rig. Just cut off the nylon weedless guard and they work OK as well.

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got there about 6:30 and there were a few boat's all ready out.Boy they dropped the lake alot in the last three week's.It was sad three week's ago but now it's real bad.Can only launch one at a time.

      Well the fishing was good.I cought 12 fish.All spot's except for one Largemouth and one Smallmouth.The first time I have cought either in about three year's.

      The Largmouth was 3-lb's and the Smallmouth was 2-lb's.All the spot's were 15".

      Lot's of boat's I think they were pre-fishing for an event comeing up.
      City: Salinas

      Tips: Small Worm's and as lite as you can fish.I used 1/8th ounce weight's and six pound line fishing about 15'.

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake record caught. Ron Reccord of Nipomo,Ca
      caught and released 13lb 3oz largemouth. Old school folks. 1/4 Dart head 8lb Flourocarbon on a Cecil Morgan handpoured salt grub! Way to go Bro!!!!
      City: san luis obispo

      Tips: 30 years on the water to yield a fish of a lifetime... Great job Buddy!

Friday, November 28th, 2008

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wide open striper bite...check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1oieU5nmSQ
      City: LA

      Tips: These ain't gonna help me in my tourney next week, but they were alot of fun....

      Try reaction baits, and keep 'em moving...FAST!

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went sunrise-12:30pm 0 fish. Saw bait stacked up around 35 feet. Fish stacked from 30-55 feet in main body of lake. Saw 1 guy catch 1 small fish.
      City: visalia

      Tips: Don't go in the morning.

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WE had a to day tournament sat-15 and 16 sun.The weather was clear skies with very little wind but my partner and i had a tough time getting limit.The 1st day we had a weigth of 5.30 with 2 blacks and 3 spots .The 2nd day we had 6.77 with 4 fish one black and 3 spots.The our big fish was 4.65 which gave us the edge we needed. We had 5 but my partner forgot we had a 12 inch slot so he through all 12 inchers back.Overall we end up in 1st place and all opions.I guest you can say we had a good 2 days.
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: The bit stayed tough both days.Fish SLOW !!!!!!with your favorite 4in worm all over the Lake.You will get hit.

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WE had a to day tournament sat-15 and 16 sun.The weather was clear skies with very little wind but my partner and i had a tough time getting limit.The 1st day we had a weigth of 5.30 with 2 blacks and 3 spots .The 2nd day we had 6.77 with 4 fish.We had 5 but my partner forgot we had a 12 inch slot so he through all 12 inchers back.Overall we end up in 1st place with Baakersfield Bass club.
      City: bakersfield

      Tips: The bit stayed tough both days.Fish SLOW !!!!!!with your favorite 4in worm all over the Lake.You will get hit.