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Saturday, June 18th, 2005

  • Monterey County
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      Water Temp: warming

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a few bass while camping on the South Shore, in Harris Creek. Smallmouth and largemouth both fell for 1/4 oz kastmasters and rattle traps. There is a ton of shad. Wish I had a boat! The stripers were boiling outside of the cove I camped at both nights around 8pm. But too far to cast. Also caught a fat 18 inch bullhead catfish at 1am on sardines.
      City: Marina CA

      Tips: Once the boats hit the water, the rockless coves/shoreline muddies up pretty fast. This can be good and bad. Murky water heats up faster than clear water so throw quick, reaction lures through the murky areas while using slow moving plastics and cranks through the clear water.

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Not much to report. Arrived at lake before sun up. Nothing for first two hours of fishing. Finally a two lb. bass on a senko. Fished under bridge in the trees. Caught one more flipping.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: GO TO KAWEAH.

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at 5a.m. Fished buzz bait for first two hours. Caught several small fish. Finished up morning throwing senkos and t-tigged plastics.
      Producing several small fish.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: DON'T KNOW!! Still alot of small fish. Must be a post spawn pattern. Still alot of unstable wheather. One week 95+ then the next low 80's.
      I hope the lake stays full for along time. Looks great. Still only one ramp open!(the first ramp)

Friday, June 10th, 2005

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

      Report: Caught several small bass using minnows in the horse creek area. mid-day kinda windy.
      City: 3rivers

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got to lake late windy as hell and everbody was leaving. I use a fire tiger and yellow lipless crank to catch 5 2# smallies and 7 3# largemouth
      City: osos

      Tips: fish the area across from the marnia no wind there keep a ten foot depth. leave when sun does not shine

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

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

      Report: Fished Sat. and Sun. using Kalin 3" Blue Pearl Salt/Pepper grub, 1/8 ounce darter jig. Caught a dozen spots up to 3 lbs working points and submerged island (20') due south of Oak Shores marina just west of the point.

      Mostly late morning (couldn't get out of bed).

      Other wise slow.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Saw a guy using June Bugs on 1/2 ounce jigs off same island doing very well.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sat. and Sun. using Kalin 3" Blue Pearl Salt/Pepper grub, 1/8 ounce darter jig. Caught a dozen spots up to 3 lbs working points and submerged island (20') due south of Oak Shores marina just west of the point.

      Mostly late morning (couldn't get out of bed).

      Other wise slow.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Saw a guy using June Bugs on 1/2 ounce jigs off same island doing very well.

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: wiiddee open!!! throw anything you havn't caught on in the past. You'll get rid of all those undesirable plastic baits you give away at club raffles!
      City: toluca

      Tips: they is on the bank! Be quiet your hunting wabbits!

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

  • Medeira County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Didn't catch anything but spoke with a guy that caught several large bass near the Dam with Night Crawlers and Crayfish (the nightcrawlers are available at the tackle shop near Bass Lake).
      City: Stockton

Friday, May 27th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have been in the worst fishing slump in my life but yesterday it ended with a nice 7 LBS bass off lime cove useing crankbait.
      City: Bakersfiled

      Tips: Water has came up so much it opened up some good fishing areas. Try using deep diving crank and bounce off bottom and over the rocks!! I had a few chase it up to the boat so thats why I stayed with the crankbait.

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Rocky Point for 5 hours. Caught 12 bass on cranks, big was 6.75 lbs. several around 3 31/2. A pretty good day.
      City: Bakersfield

      Tips: The bass were 10 to 15 feet, so use a deep lil end , sahould do the trick.

Saturday, May 21st, 2005

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 68.3

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing with Frank Kaiser on Sat. afternoon when I caught a 8 lb. 3 oz. Black Bass. I was using a Texas rigged Iovino 6" worm in Oxblood. Fishing was pretty slow, so I must have hit her on the head with the worm! The strike was a little tap, tap like all the dinks we were catching until I set the hook. Then all h*ll breaks loose, she jumped & I new she was big! She just spawned or she would have gone over 9! She was caught in a secondary cove near the mouth of the river & was in about 6' of water. Realeased her right after weighing her! This is the second big fish in a couple of days for me as I caught a 10+ at Success. Sometimes you're better off being lucky than good!
      City: Visalia

      Tips: The fish are scattered so move around & pay attention to your electronics! Firh 5-15 ft. of water.

Friday, May 20th, 2005

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake looks great. Hope it stays like this all summer! Started fishing at 3 in the afternoon. Caught fish all afternoon on senkos and jerk baits. For me, all the fish were small. But still alot of fun.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Take alot of senkos.....used about 50. Throw right up against the bank. Grass banks mixed with rock seem to be the ticket. Fished east end of lake towards slick rock and beyond.

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 73...6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was fishing Thurs. night using a Carolina rigged Hulagrub fishing shallow when I thought I snagged a stump. The "Stump" started pulling back & turned out to be a 10lb. 4 oz. toad! I was fishing shallow to deep near the East side of the dam. She hadn't spawned yet & I released her after I weighed her! She put up one heckova fight!
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Fish shallow to deep & pay attention around 10-15ft. Medium slow presentation.

Monday, May 16th, 2005

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake at 8:30pm. Landed two 2lb LRG's in the first 45 minutes. I was using a 4 1/2" crankbait. Stayed til' 11:00 with out any more action.
      City: Reseda

      Tips: Use bright, odd colors, and a jerky presentation, this lake gets a lot of presure and the fish have seen it all.

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water around 7am. Went to Bee Rock and fished all the way to the boat docks picking up only one keeper spot on a t-rig worm. Went up the lake to the next set of boat docks and fished all the way to Oak Shores marina area...NOTHING! Headed up the lake more and started fishing rock walls with a Rapala Jerkbait and started catching fish. Ended the day with 7 spots and one nice white.
      City: Atascadero

      Tips: I think the weather system moving in combined with a busy weekend turned the bite off. Fish around mid-week and it should be better.
      All fish came in 4-10' of water.

Friday, May 13th, 2005

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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The morning & evening bite is the best times too fish senko's and jigs are the two top lures to use.top water is also starting too heat up with baby zara spooks in baby bass color working best in the evening. bass from 1.5 to 2 pounds are hitting senko's in the shallows watermelon w/red & black flake also 1/8oz brown jigs w/ watermelon red& black twin tail grub as a trailer ( yamamoto ) fish the main points in 5 to 15 feet of water and also fish rock piles the bigger bass have been comme on jigs. traffic is heavy on weekends. watch for snakes.
      City: kerman ca.

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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The morning & evening bite is the best times too fish senko's and jigs are the two top lures to use.top water is also starting too heat up with baby zara spooks in baby bass color working best in the evening. bass from 1.5 to 2 pounds are hitting senko's in the shallows watermelon w/red & black flake also 1/8oz brown jigs w/ watermelon red& black twin tail grub as a trailer ( yamamoto ) fish the main points in 5 to 15 feet of water and also fish rock piles the bigger bass have been comme on jigs. traffic is heavy on weekends. watch for snakes.
      City: kerman ca.

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 67+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out early got a 2.5 largemouth in the morning and believe it or not a 6.5 largemouth at 3:00 p. The big bite is picking up!
      City: glendale

      Tips: live bait and a lot of patience

Monday, May 9th, 2005

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 64 to 68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Water is very high and lots of debris all over the lake. The lake is soo stained that it affected the fishing. Be very careful there is so much debris in the water that its a hazard to navagation.
      City: Chula Vista

      Tips: The white were biting on the surface very early in the morning on the points. VERY early bite, be on station before sunrise the the bite only last about 2 hours. Pop R's were the ticket.
      Spots were biting mostly on the main lake. Fish the rocks and points.