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Sunday, August 10th, 2008

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well i guess i am the only one who fishes imigrant anymore, so here you have. 30 to 35 fish one 4.3lm and 3 other lm between 2.5 and 3 pounds. The biggest small mouth was 2 pounds but most were rats. Threw swimmbaits,dropshots,jigs, blades, and darter head worms. It really didn't seem to matter. Then the skiers started to show up and the typical emigrant wind started to blow so we got off the water about 11:15am.
      City: medford

      Tips: I am pretty sure i saw other bass boats out there so how about some reports.

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I've got a great idea for a documentary. Next year starting on July 1st I can find a fellow fishing addict who likes to run a video camera and he can film every fishing trip for 40 days. We could call it 40 Days/40 Fish. Or wait...40 Days/60 Fish! Yeah I like the sound of that better. You could open to the sound of an alarm going off at 4 AM. Zoom in on my ugly mug and see the smile that appears when I realize it's not a dream- I'm going fishin' ! It would be at least as exciting as that "Documentary on Mullosks" that Monty Python was always mentioning. You could also maybe try to give it that "Hoop Dreams" flavor. Any fishing/film students out there want to waste a month of their life....fishing and um...filming? Imagine for a moment the excitement of watching someone take 3 tries to attempt to tie the perfect uni to uni knot- spellbinding!! The touching scene where a father and his young daughter tie up some new jigs! The cussin filled moment (properly bleeped of course) when I snap off yet another good bass. If we got really lucky maybe we could get Brad Paisley to do the background music. He'd probably be up for some bass fishin'! I wonder if Herve Villachez is still alive- "Look boss- de bassboat, de bassboat!"
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Quit clogging this website with silly ideas.

Friday, August 8th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: 72-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took a new friend out to Cottage Grove today. We went in my boat this time and had a real good day. We started the day off with me hooking a good fish and then having it pull off 1/2 way back to the boat! That's fishing. Two casts later we each hooked one- a 19"- 3 lb.,13 oz. for me and a 17"- 2 lb.,9 oz. for him. Seven minutes later we get another double and this time he gets the big one. An 18"- 2 lb.,12 oz. for him and a 17"- 2 lb.,8 oz. for me. Then 10 minutes later I snap off a good one on the hookset- darn adrenalin! Tie up another jig and get a 17"- 2.11. Then the bite kinda died so we moved a bit. The next spot wasn't producing so we tried a 3rd spot. Five minutes apart I got a 19"- 3.7 and a 16"-2.4. The 3.7 looked kinda nasty. It had sores on the tip of both gill plates and seemed like it should have went at least 4 plus- big frame but kinda skinny really. Then it died off again so we headed up the creek. I got a chatterbait fish that was 15"-2.1. Then my buddy got a nice hard fighting 19"- 3.7! Five minutes later I got a 14 1/2"- 1.13. What a whopper. We ended up with 27.7 for 10 fish between us. Best 5 went 16.1. I ended up with 14.11. We had a little over 14 lbs. before 7 AM. The coolest catch of the day was when my buddy was tossing a firetiger squarebilled crank and he reels in and says "Look at this". I turn and he's holding the lip of the bait and a 3" bass managed to spear itself in the back of its tiny little head. It's for sure my favorite picture of the whole trip. Looking forward to fishing with him again- he knows how to fish and we had a lot of laughs. Amazingly enough we didn't talk hoops/sports for more than 5 minutes of the 6 hours we were in the boat. Next trip- I know he loves hoop as much as I do so I'm sure we'll go again.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Grab your favorite heavy rod- tie on a jig- drive to lake- cast- be patient- hook good bass- smile- repeat! Summer only lasts so long so don't cry to me- make the most of it!! 40 bass since June 30th- 119 lbs., 6 oz.. What are you doing this weekend?

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

  • Clinton County
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      Water Temp: 72 to77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 4 days at lost creek lots of small mouth dinks with a few pushing a lb . the trout were good up in the arm past payton bridge we cought lots to 17 in
      City: medford

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

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

      Report: hey bob, my buddy and i went to the lebanon farm ponds last tuesday. I caught about 15 bass. My biggest was about 4lbs, and I landed 9 fish from one of my favorite holes in about 20 minutes. Great day of fishing, swallows were dipping in the water like they do at many farm ponds, and big lunkers were jumping out of the water I believe attempting to eat them. Pretty exciting thing to see, but nerve racking at the same time because they wont look at any of my baits.

      Tips: I caught all my fish on various colored 4in senkos. I tried a jig bob, but these ponds are filled with weeds making my attempts pretty discouraging.

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Cottage Grove on the 30th, 31st and Aug. 1st. The amazing fishing doesn't seem to be letting up. I fished 2 of the same spots that I hit last weekend. I got a 4 lb.,3 oz. from the first spot and a 3 lb, 2 oz. from the 2nd spot. On the 31st I got up real early and made it to the lake at just about the crack of dawn. I saw my line jump on the 3rd cast of the day and then it started tightening up. Set the hook and missed! I let the jig drop and 15 seconds later another bite- set and nothing! Now I'm beginning to wonder if it could be the huge beaver I scared off as I walked up to my spot. It wasn't happy and slapped his tail hard as it dove under and swam off. I let the jig drop again and didn't have much hope of getting lucky 3 times. Tap-tap! Who's there? Five pound, 2 ounce bass- 21 1/2" long! Only took about 20 seconds to get it in- it bit about 15 feet from shore in about 2-3 feet of water. I was still in a great mood the next morning. I got there early again on Aug. 1st. I got a 3 lb., 10 oz.- 19" from the 5.2 spot at 6AM sharp. And then tried 2 other spots and couldn't get another bite. All these fish came on the jig- I didn't even bother carrying a second rod this week- the jig is working that well. I've got my fingers crossed that I'll get the boat out twice next week- once with the daughter and once alone to see if I can break that 16.5 limit. What would really be cool is if she broke my record herself.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: From June 30th through Aug. 1st I've caught 33 bass for 100 pounds and 13 ounces. All but 2 came on a jig. This is by far the best month I've ever had! I'm hoping August beats it. The bite is still going strong and I've got a great supply of jigs and a half dozen good spots that are flat out producing. I'll try my best to get the boat out at least once a week- every week.I'll keep the reports coming but you need to get out there and fish. And punch up a report or two would ya!? It would be nice to know if someone else is having a good month.

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: warm and warmer

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wow!! We had a great day at Cottage Grove. We got there early and left about 3:30PM. We got 13 bass for a little over 30 pounds. The best 5 went 16 lbs., 11 oz.. We got a 4.1, 3.13, 3.6, 2.13 and a 2.10.. We got most in the morning on jigs at a couple of spots. Then we moved around and hit a couple 3 other spots and got nothing. At 12:30 we were thinking about going over to Dorena but there were probably more ski boats and jet skis there so we decided to stay. We headed up the creek to see if there were any fish still up there. And the added bonus was no jet skis or ski boats. We're happy to report that there are a few up the creek and they are eating too. The only fish we lost all day was a 3 1/4 to 3 1/2 that shook off against the side of the boat. That would have helped cull a 2.10 and would have put the limit over 17 lbs.. Coulda, woulda, shoulda- yada, yada, yada. At least my buddy knows there are bass(and good ones!) in the lake. I'm betting he'll be making a couple trips a year up to fish it!
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: All of my fish came off a jig and my buddy got his on jigs and a rattle trap. We tried swimbaits, ripbaits and crankbaits all to no avail. Tried senkos and small worms too with the same results. Did find one really cool new spot that I will add to my hot spot milk run when I take the boat or kayak.

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Only went to Cottage Grove twice this week but both days were good. On the 23rd I got a 17" and a 19" that went 2 lb,7oz and 3 lb,7oz on the jig/beaver. On the 25th I got a 3 lb,9oz and a 3 lb,3oz that were 20" and 18". These also hit the jig/beaver. Without looking through my log books for the last 10 years I'd have to say that July 2008 has been my best month ever. I've maybe had months where I've caught more fish as far as numbers but no where near the quality of the fish this lake has kicked out. The month started with a bang and I hope it goes out with an even bigger one! I should have a good post in a couple of days- I'm going out all day Sunday with my old tournament partner. Last year he came up and we really stunk up the joint- I couldn't get us onto anything. Don't think we'll have that problem this time. We'll fish half the day at Cottage Grove and half the day at Dorena.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Again- have your gear ready! I barely got the 3.9 to shore the other day! She buried me up in some shallow weeds and I had to keep pressure on her. When she shook her head I was able to pop her up and slide her the last 10 feet to me. I need to go buy another pair of rubber boots so if it happens again I can wade out and get 'em. I know that using 30 lb. braid and a 20 lb. leader costs me a few bites but it also saves me some heartbreak. 19 bass for 59 lbs,6 oz = One happy bassnbob! See ya out there!! Can't wait for August.

Friday, July 25th, 2008

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

      Report: thanke Bentrod i am to lost creek for 4 days at the end of next week i will let you know how i do
      City: medford

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

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

      Report: is any one fishing lost creek ? talk to me whats going on
      City: medford

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

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

      Report: The water temp I put in was supposed to read "warm as our pool", not warm as our poo. First we had the deal where they dropped the f's out of the reports for a while and now they're losing the the l's at the funniest possible time. What next- the b out of bass! Bye.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

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      Water Temp: warm as our poo

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Cottage Grove the 16th, 17th and 19th. Did not get a bite the first two days. Saturday I got there about 5:35AM. There was only one boat at the main ramp but there was a tourney going on because I saw a few bass boats blasting around the lake with the lime green band around the motor. They must have launched up the creek. I walked to my first spot and tossed a topwater for about 12 casts. The way all the fry have been acting the last week I thought the Sammy in the baby bass color would have worked but it didn't. So I tossed out my brown/green jig and within 3 casts got a good bite. There was a small tap and then my line started going tight. The fish fought hard and wrapped a few weeds around it head. It weighed 2 lbs., 10 oz. and was 18" long. Fished there for about 8 more casts and couldn't get a bite. Decided to cover some water. Went back to the car and drove to another spot I like. Again tossed the topwater for 7 or 8 casts with the same result. Went back to the jig and got a real hard bite. Set hard and fought the fish to the shore. It looked quite a bit bigger than the 1st one but only went 3 lb., 5 oz. on the scale. It was 19" long. I added them up and the last 15 bass total 46 lbs., 12 oz. for a 3 lb., 1 oz. average. I knew if they'd fill this beautiful lake up with water the fish would bite great. They sure seem to like those jigs I've been tossing them.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Go fishing as often as you can because the daylights already shrinking. The day will come when I don't have enough light to go fish before work. And what a sad day that is every year! Make the most of summer and don't forget that this fall should be some fantastic fishing. I like to toss topwaters, jerkbaits and maybe a little bit of that jig also. Be safe on the water!

Friday, July 18th, 2008

  • Jackson County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a couple trips to Lost Creek Recently, I would recommend the evening, one evening got a 4.1 lb smallie on a zara, other evening a 3.9, 3.1, 2.5 on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits as well as a bunch of dinks. I havent fished lost creek at first light, but I bet the bite is good as well.
      City: medford

      Tips: Evenings with big spinnerbaits, buzzbaits or zara spooks

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey just a question to anyone on here. I am rather new to the area and would love to fish a tournament and Emigrant is really close by. Just wondering if there are any upcoming club events or turkey shoots in the plans. Thanks.
      City: Medford

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: At Cottage Grove I got a 2 lb., 13 oz. on a senko. Tossed it out next to a small stick up and after letting it sink straight down I gave a tug and felt weight. I set the hook and that was it. Fished a couple other spots along the west shore with no luck. Oh yeah- lost another jig darnit!
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Go now before all the 12-16" bass come out from wherever they are hiding.

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 72 to77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got on the water at 5:30 pm was hopeing to get some craippi .did not happen . but the bass did want to play 6 small mouth and 2 big mouth . all 2.5 or smaller off the water at dark .
      City: medford

      Tips: drop shot in M M . please post reports of our S .O . lakes

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: even warmer

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Cottage Grove for about 45 minutes on the way to work today. I didn't get a bite at my first spot but at 6:10AM at my second spot I tossed my jig way, way out there. About 2 seconds after it hit bottom a bass nailed it. I could see my line rocketing to the surface and 3 or 4 seconds later the bass was dancing and thrashing on the surface. I let it tire itself out a bit and then netted it. It was another one of those lean, almost athletic looking bass. It was 19 1/2" and 3 lbs., 2oz.. If I did my math right that makes the last dozen bass 38 pounds. I knew they'd turn on big time sooner or later.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Sell all your gear except your best jig rod and your box of jigs, quit your job and fish all day every day!

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: going to emigrant tomarow any tips ??
      City: medford

Monday, July 7th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Emigrant Lake is down about 6' now & the water is not quit as clear as it was a week ago, however the bass hitting anything you offer them. My fly rod popper did well. The best rubber was the 3" senko in any color you wanted to use. We started at 6A & had about 6 or 8 other bassers out there working them over also. Got real warm by noon so we went home.
      City: Gold Hill

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: pretty darn war

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Cottage Grove today and got 2 bass but not from the hot spot of a few days ago. I tried there but they were not biting. Had a nice 4 lb. bass follow my 5" trout swimbait all the way up to my feet but that was it there. So I walked down the bank about 400 yards and tried another good spot. I got a 2 lb.,7 oz., 17" and then a 3 lb.,1 oz., 19" on the next cast. And then nothing else for the next 30 minutes. Both came on.....wait for it.....the jig and beaver! I really have to almost laugh out loud when I hear people say- "Oh it's so hard to feel a jig bite." Are you kidding- Maybe if it's 28 degrees and you're 45' deep- but these Cottage Grove bass in the summer are not shy at all. They flat out whack your jig. The sound of a 3 pointer going through the net, a thundering strike in bowling and my #1 favorite sound- my Power Pro line snapping taut on the hookset with a 3 pound or bigger bass!
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Quit typing fishing reports and get the hell out to the lake! See ya!