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Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

  • San Bernardino County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SOCB had a tourney. The bite was tough. Everyone had trouble getting keepers. There were quite a few dinks caught, but after the AM bite, the wind just never came up, and so no fish turned on for the afternoon bite. So it was a beautiful day and hot with only a light breeze. Needles to say, both Brian and I were depending on the wind for our prefish patterns (jerkbaits, spinners and rip baits). I had also found alot of fish stacked out deep on the secondary points with big bait balls. The low pressure and rain must have changed that, becouse they weren't there. The water had come up 5 feet or so, so the grass wasn't matted like before, so the frog bite wasn't there. Great day with bad fishing.

      Tips: Most fish caught early on main points shallow on cranks, shallow jerk baits and drop shot before 9:00. From then it was just scratch with drop shot and split shot.

Monday, October 17th, 2005

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We arrived at lake at 9a.m. Caught fish all day. Drop shot is all that worked for us. 15 ft. 30 ft. deep everywhere. All fish were small. Some very small. All together around 20 fish caught maybe three were keeper size fish. Still alot of fun. Left lake at 3p.m.
      City: VISALIA

      Tips: Color didn't seem to matter. Neither did the location we fished.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught about 5 small bass in about 4 hours. We fished jigs. They seem to be biting on the purple and green. While fishing for bass we hooked a 10 lb catfish. Took about 15 minutes to reel in on an ultralight rod.
      City: Santa Margarita

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

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

      Report: Castaic Bass club tournament 13 boats . Total of 25 fish made it to scales only 1, 5 fish limit.Most of the fish were all clones just 13" and a little over a pound 2big fish of the day were 2.99 and a 2.70. Most the guys reported a very tough bite. The threat of rain and the few spits we got it was truely a tough day.

Friday, October 14th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 66-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishn on the east side around 9am on a beautiful windless day. Very few birds and no surface activity. The 'mouth' and I fish for about 2hrs and boated about 10 fish with only one keeper in 15 to 20' drop shottn..Went across and fished big island and spent the rest of the day on that side of the lake as there was more surface activity and more fish on the graph. We ended the day with about 30 fish of which half were dinks. Most of the fish came on drop shotn in 15-28' with a few on cranks. Nothing big, largest was just under 2#, but it was a great day to be out.
      City: orinda

      Tips: did not see nor graph any bait on the east side, nor did any of our fish spit up any. On the west side it was just the opposite. We graphed big balls at 30' and there were big balls on the surface as well, i.e. bait everywhere. All of these fish were spitn up enough bait to start a chum line. Graphed alot of fish, but caught only about one persent of them; they are very full and finnicky...lotsa of surface feeding trout also..well hope this info helps...

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

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

      Report: TO Trent Flamer Report I Have Your URL Adress Little Girl!!!! I Walk The Walk And Your A Zero !!!! I Dont Read The Rules I Make Them Everybody Knows Your A scared Little Girl With A Spoon In Your Hand. Topwater All Day Will Beat Your Little SpoonFed Rats Ask Your Mother Little Girl. Give Your Real Name Little Girl

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

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

      Report: Went to get some top water bass and striper. Gate opened at 7:00, ran the whole lake looking for boils for nada. Fished serrano for 1/2 hour with top water and jerk baits over the grass, nothing. Went to yellow bear to look for boils in the back of arm, nothing. Ended up throwing a jig shallow and deep with no bites. Wife drop shotted 5 to tefifteen feetfor 2 small and 2 2 pounders. left about 1:00 Slow day.

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water after work about 4:30 pm. Fish busting water ervery where, but couldn't buy a bite on top water. Did finally find pattern of pumpkin twin tail spider jig on 1/4 oz football jig head, bouncing bottom. Caught 7 before dark.
      City: Porterville

      Tips: Lake really low watch lower end, bent heck out of my prop. Good thing it wasn't stainless. May want to call Atmy Corps before driving to far might be able to launch boat. Had heck of time launching mine, dropped trailer off end of ramp on the point. Just be careful.

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: For thouse of you that read the fish report in the Bakersfield Califorian today. Its all B.S. We fished from 6 am to 1 PM and never got a hit. We were the only boat on the lake. Dead fish floating all over. The deep north fork stinks so bad we didnt go in past the old dog house.

      Tips: Go some place else. If they can tell us lies I can tell them the truth.

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water around 8am. Headed to the dam end of the lake and started fishing main lake points on into the backs of coves.
      Started throwing a shad colored jerkbait...nothing. Switched to a baby bass colored worm on a t-rig and got one bite...missed the damn thing! The rest of the total 5 hours on the water, threw a shad colored Terminator spinnerbait with a white split tail trailer, a chrome w/ blue Cordell Spot, a C-rig with a Reaction Innovations Hot Tamale Flirt... went to the back of the lake and started flippin' submerged trees with a Strike King jig paired with a Yum craw trailer....NOTHING>>>>
      My partner, Jim, picked up one small largemouth on the same C-rig...it had a crawdad in its gullet. That was the ONLY fish in 5 hours.
      Fully expected to pick up at least a limit of fish chasing baitfish, but boy was I wrong.
      City: Atascadero

      Tips: Wish I knew.....

Friday, September 16th, 2005

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ok I'm tired of no reports and I have been kind of lazy too, so here it goes. Went out about 0430. Some nice fish on the damn with buzz baits. Drop shotting bold blue gill and aarons magic scored some more fish. At 0800 as we were about to leave I started to pull my bait and I felt a tick. I got freight trained and a big A$# fish came up (At least I got to see it) then went down and came unbuttoned! Thank god we were leaving because I did not want to fish any longer.
      City: Tulare

      Tips: Good time to get your fishing in. The fish are biting, and will boost your confidence :) Dam, rock walls, the usual places will be holding...Have fun

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 212

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I dont know never been there but my son has. I just figure any thing is better than a two year old report . My Uncle goes there too so its not like i just dont know any thing what I'm talking about . I know its HOT .
      City: lawndale ca.

      Tips: Use alot of bait.If your useing live . then go to plastics with a number 2 hook . try diferant colors.Then try a 3/8 oz. jig and PIG .Again try differant colors . Never leave your net at home, and bring plenty of BEER .Again dont stay wiyh one brand . Have FUN and leave the little ones at home . Scott Fishfaker .

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished 5 mph zone. small bass chasen senko's along bank. bigger fish 15 to 20ft.drop shot with 4"worm in the creek channels had fun all day.!!!!
      City: kingsburg

      Tips: 4"worm on drop shot c'ant recall the color.LOL!!!

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey ax, he meant Lime Dike. Lots of healthy bait fish around the launch ramp. The plague must be over.
      1 bite all day 6.8 on a crankbait

Saturday, September 10th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a pretty good day...my buddy and I caught about 35+...no size only about 3 fish over a pound... I have been going to Eastman lately and the bite seem to be a bit better there... fish the tit if it's not too windy!! lost a nice fish at 7:30...jigs/lizards...bigger fish are still deeper than you think 25+
      City: Fresno

      Tips: stick w a steady pattern...find the schools of fish!! and you will have a good day 2!!

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

      Report: Arrived about 7:00 am ran down to the narrow's becouse my dad heard the white's were boiling.Well like most word of mouth we saw nothing.Fished about an hour for them and nothing.Switched to the spot's and picked up four on shad colered crankbait.One was about 2.5lbs and chunky the rest your cookie cutter 13" 1lbr's.Then went into las tables and fished the cove's with the floating dock's and picked up two more same small one's.
      City: SALINAS

      Tips: Well forget the weekend's it was still a complete zoo after about 9:00am.This poor lake never seem's to get a break from the lake lice.

Friday, September 9th, 2005

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake was down about 6-8 feet. Tons of bait fish everywhere (silversides), but the fishing was slow. Fish were in the 1 to 1 1/2 pound range (all LMB's no SMB's). Limited topwater early, with cranks and spinnerbaits working on the sides and in the backs of wind-blown coves. With fall in the air, the reaction bait bite should kick into high gear within the next few weeks.

      Tips: Topwater = Sammys & Splash-its (on busting fish),
      Cranks = LV-500 (chartreuse shad),
      Spinnerbaits = Silverside colored Revenge 1/2oz Deep Runner.
      Worms = 4 1/2 inch Hologram Shad Roboworm (Dropshotted).

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 73 to74 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishing fish arm at 6:30AM 1-fish fluttercraft smoke grub on a darterhead. Switched to a Roadrunner 1/4oz with smoke grub 2-fish at 8:30AM, water moving points in the fish arm. That was it! Bite shut off.
      City: Culver City

      Tips: Alot of bait in the water, match the bait.

  • Monterey County
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      Water Temp: Hot--just like

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Who else is crazy enough to camp at San Anton' over the Labor Day wknd? I'm gonna be there--probably at South Shore near Harris Creek. I'll be float tube fishing unless I can talk my way onto someone's boat. I've been there plenty of times with relatively good success. Drop me a line if you're gonna be down there and would like to do a little bassin. I also plan on doing some late-night fishin for cats with the aid of adult beverages.
      I'll post results when I return.
      PK
      City: Marina CA

      Tips: TIP #1: Don't throw rocks or hit golf balls at too-close-to-shore-running jet skiers. They are people too...albiet not smart people.
      (-:

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

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      Water Temp: 81 to 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at 4 p.m. started to throw top water in shaded areas with no bites.Switched to some wind blown points and started to catch some fish in 0 to 8 feet.on Jigs and Spinnerbaits.Best 5 went about 13 to 14 pounds.
      City: Laguna Niguel

      Tips: Throw a spinnerbait and slow roll making sure you are keeping in contact with the brush and rock.