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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: 47-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bob, Fished this am got three with craw rattle trap all in about 6-8 feet of water. Brush hog is my favorite and got zilch. They aren't spawning, cause the water is the same Temp as in Feb. My guess is they are bloody from sturing up crawdads. I am relativly new to Cottage grove and am glad to exchange ideas.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The fish I got from Cottage Grove Lake yesterday was 18" and 2 lbs., 12 oz.. Roof of the mouth was all red and the tail was all beat up- probably fanning a nest!! Didn't get a bite today- tried the jig, a craw colored crank and a clown colored jerkbait. I guess it's about time to bust out the brush hogs- I've caught a bunch of fish off those. Senkos would probably work good too- got a big box of them- might as well use them.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Get out and go. And if you catch some post a report. I don't get out in the afternoons much but if I had my choice I'd fish from 2-4PM with the sun we've been getting. And wear polarized glasses and keep your eyes peeled. It's amazing what you can see especially if you stay up the bank a ways until you're ready to cast.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: almost there

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Cottage Grove again. One fish again. Jig and beaver again. Along rip rap again. Iced up guides due to cold again. Did not fish jig slowly this time due to reaction of 3.4 the previous morning. Cast out beyond edge of rip rap, let jig sink on semi slack line, watch line closely as jig sinks, hop jig in 2 foot hops, when you start feeling it banging into rocks keep the 2 or 3 foot hops going and hold on! This fish hit it hard. Tried a 5" swimbait and a speed trap but no takers on those baits.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: I'm selling all my other baits and lures. I'm gonna carry nothing but jigs from now on since that seems to be all the bass want!


      April Fools!!!!!!

Monday, March 31st, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: closer to right

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Greetings from Cottage Grove Lake. Fished the rip rap between the dam and the big ramp this morning. I tossed a black/blue double colorado spinnerbait with a black/blue flake chunk trailer and of course the jig/beaver combo. It was cold enough to freeze up the guides again- said 30 degrees when I got to the lake. I tossed the spinnerbait around some shoreline wood- a few big logs with a bunch of debris washed up against it- with no bites. I started tossing the jig way out to see if I could find any staging fish. Nothing doing. As I was slowly hopping the jig along I noticed some surface activity off to my right near one of the bigger logs. I tossed the jig out in the area and kept it hopping pretty aggresively so it wouldn't get stuck in the rocks and to try to get a reaction strike. Three feet from shore a nice looking bass came out from the log and chased the jig. Two casts later she came out and ate it. This fish was full of energy and wouldn't stop flopping around- despite the 30 degree air. She was 3 lbs, 4 oz. and 19" long. Got her weighed and measured as fast as possible and back in the water. The roof of her mouth was all red- probably from chasing crawdads down in the riprap.
      So I guess that means I finally got a five fish limit- only took 5 weeks! Let's see- 3.7oz.,4.8oz.,2.13oz.,2.10oz., and 3.4oz= 16 lbs, 10oz.. By no means tearin' it up but I will take it for a pretty cold month of March.
      One of my old fishing friends from California called yesterday and said he got 18.2 pounds in 7 fish (In 75 minutes) from one of the ponds we used to fish there. I said "Was it 30 degrees while you were fishing"? He replied "Nope, I wore shorts and fished from noon to 1:15PM"! Caught 'em all on watermelon/red flake senkos. You think I'm stuck on my jig beaver combo- that's all he tosses. But hey- go with what works.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: I'm hoping to have the fishfinder installed in the old kayak by the weekend so I can hit a few areas I can't reach from shore. I also like to try different angles and the kayak works great for that. Maybe I'll actually have a multiple fish day or possibly even catch a limit so I can call my pal in California and give him some crap!
      I'm for sure gonna try to get a rattle trap/ crankbait bite going. Love tossing those squarebills up around shallow wood. And even though I havn't had much success with it so far I've got to keep tossing the spinnerbaits. A nice older gentleman told me about his best day ever at Cottage Grove. He and his wife caught and released 18 bass over 5 lbs. one windy afternoon..... tossing spinnerbaits. Even 10 or 11 5 pounders and I'm a happy man!! See you out there.

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in a two day tourney, braved the snow, sleet and 30 mph wind gusts, but fishing was good. Found the males in 2-6 ft depths and females 10+ depth. Jig-n-pig worked good also rattle traps for deeper. Pitch to the brush with the jig and off the points with the traps.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: gettin' there

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This report is for Cottage Grove Lake. I fished Monday and Tuesday mornings. Monday I got no bites but Tuesday was interesting! After having to de-ice my car before leaving the house you'd think I might look at the temp gauge in the car to see how cold it was. But..I didn't. I got to my spot, put on my boots and extra clothes and headed down the bank to my starting point for the day. I had at least an hour to kill so I was trying to figure out how much water to cover. As I got to the bank I looked out to my right while walking and almost walked on 2 guys in mummy bags lying on a tarp. I'm almost positive they we're more startled than I was! I just held up my rod and said "Just fishing" and walked right on by. I didn't know if they were homeless or what but it was odd. Once I got down to the water I almost bust out laughing- there was a drift boat with an outboard tied up to a rock with a handfull of bass rods hanging out the back! Those psychos in sleeping bags (And freezing their butts off!!) were a couple of kids on spring break doing what any hardcore bassers would like to do- eat,sleep,FISH....and frrrreeeze. Anyway I hiked and fished about a 1/8 mile stretch and finally got a 2 lb., 10 ounce bass on the same lure I've got all my bass on this year- a jig and beaver. I made a cast and had to put the rod butt on the ground while I tried to clean out the really iced up guides on my spinning rod. Took about 45 seconds and when I lifted the rod and tightened the line the fish was on. I got it from a spot that looks like it would be loaded this time of year. Very deep water real close to shore and near a known spawning area. This fish was the hardest pulling 2.10 I've ever hooked. I was already congratulating myself for gettin' a 5 plus before April 1st! When I saw it I was kinda let down. I didn't bother with a photo 'cause it was sooo cold out. At 8:15 when I got back in the car it was still 32 degrees- it was probably 29 or 30 when I got there. Yes- the heater felt great!
      City: yoncalla.or

      Tips: I used a 10" worm in a brownish color with red flake. I texas rigged it with a 3/8 ounce brown sinker and a red bead. I thought sure I'd get bit on this. I even trimmed off the grub style tail so it wouldn't have too much action. I'm gonna try a Tequila Sunrise 10" Powerbait worm and see if the scent and/or tail helps. And I may toss that brown jig a bit too! I'm taking a Rogue with me also 'cause it seems to me the last 2 fish were suspended out in deeper water and you can rip it down and stop it for a bit- hopefully long enough for that elusive 6.....okay 5 plus to eat it! See ya out there! Oh yeah, one last tip- big, fat, thick, warm......SOCKS!

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

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      Water Temp: fairly warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just got back from Cottage Grove. Got me a decent Easter bass. It was 17 1/2" and 2 lbs.,13 oz. and of course came on what else? A jig and beaver! It came from a small bay along the west shore. There was a branch sticking up so I tossed across it and when it got to the branch I hit it then let it drop. Then my line took off sideways. She fought really hard and once I went to get the jig out I could see why. She only had one good eye- the other was all milky and glazed over. Great- the only bass in the lake that would hit my lure and she's half blind. Hardly seems fair but I'll take it. Like all the other one eyed bass I've released (three or four others) she went sharp right and darn near beached herself. Got a picture of her "good" side. Water looks great and I can't wait to get the boat out. It sprinkled about 1/2 the time today and actually rained hard for about 2 minutes.
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: I tried a dark green/silver blade chatterbait and a reddish/orange rattle trap. There's a reason I love that jig and beaver combo. Get out when you can- it should start picking up from here on out!

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      Water Temp: gettin' close n

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The water has come quite a ways up over the last week with all the rain we got. I stopped by Cottage Grove Lake on Saturday morning and there was a 8 or 9 boat club tourney just dropping their boats in the drink. I kinda miss doing those. I only had 25 minutes to fish so I didn't go ask what club they were- would have liked to check the results and see how they all did. Made about a dozen casts with my jig and then hit the road for work. No bites but who cares- great way to start the day. Was going to take the kayak out Sunday but the weather report doesn't look too good so I'll do my shore milk run instead. I'd be happy to get a couple of good bites- that is if the tourney guys didn't "sore lip" all the good ones!!
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: I'll post again real soon and let you know if my lure choices (I'm actually gonna toss something besides my trusty pig and whatever) and locations worked or not. Ed and Rod- get out and go man! It's time to catch some oinkers!!!

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 42-53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: started at 11am. As per usual graphed many with no bites. Monitored the water temp and it was higher on the I-5 side(shallower). tried cranks, spinners, c-rigs and swimbaits and finally caught 2 to 4 pounds on jigs. First wave is on the move I believe. Minimal eggs but the feed is in process.
      City: Medford

      Tips: Watch the graph, water temperature is absolutely paramount in the location of active feeders.

Friday, March 7th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Bassinbob..... Been reading your reports for Cottage Grove res and was wondering if you might like to fish it with me sometime this spring... I live down near Grants Pass and have only fished C.G. once... Went way down to where the channels through the weeds are and fished hard all morning with now bites at all... Came back to the dock and saw a little kid with a Wally World pole and a stringer of about nine bass that looked like they might have gone a couple of pounds apiece... So much for the big fishin' guy... I have a Stratos boat and would be happy to take you out just to get an idea of where the big 'uns are hiding.... If you are interested give me a shout at my email address and I will try to find enough change in my piggy bank to cover the gasoline... My bass club fished Dorena twice this year, and it was great if you like sleet, snow, wind and rain all at the same time... I didn't quite make it through the first day, and then it got really nasty the next day..... Give me a shout.... Rod.....
      City: Williams

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: still pretty co

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Cottage Grove every morning on my way to work for 20-45 minutes each day. Nothing on Monday or Tuesday but Wednesday I got a real nice bass on the old jig and beaver combo. Got it on the first cast from the same spot I got a 3.7 out of a couple weeks ago. This one was about 20" also but the scale read 4 lbs., 8 ounces. The air temp was 31 degrees just like the previous fish. My wife let me use a spare digital camera but I couldn't get it to shoot a shot- turns out you have to actually charge the darn battery every once in a while! That makes no pictures of my 4 biggest fish from that lake- a 5.10, a 5.4, a 4.8, and a 4.6. Someday I'll have a camera surgically attached so I never miss a shot. Fish jigs slow PERIOD. And dress warm! See ya out there.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

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      Water Temp: actually the ex

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Island pond over at the Jackson Expo for 2 hours. 1 fish @ 6 lbs on a Baby E swimbait. Dont know much about these ponds but they seem to be getting ready. Low night temps might be a hold up, let me know where u have any luck.
      City: Medford, OR

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey bassnbob, I'll keep close watch on your reports. I'm fishing in the willamete valley around salem. It will be interesting to see when we both start hooking some fish. I went out a week ago, late Feb, and caught nothing.
      City: Salem

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: This report is not for emigrant but the surroundin pounds in the valley. The bite is starting to come around in the ponds the big mommas are feedin. Went out the past weekend to two separate ponds Caught a 7# 6# and two 5.5# clones. We also caught several other smaller fish. Not to mention the one that got away, you know how that goes, she was very large.
      City: medford

      Tips: Just because the lakes are no good doesnt mean the ponds arent. So swallow your pride and go catch some fish. We were throwing swimbaits and jigs.Have fun. And put up some reports it nice to hear how others are doin.

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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      Water Temp: 39-44

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Emigrant for the first time since this spring to see if some fish are feeding up for spring. Graphed lots of fish in the 15-50ft zone with lots of activity and streaks across the screen which is usually feeding activity. Cranked major points and bluffs, threw jigs and C-Rigs even some swimbaits and flipped a few trees. Not a bite! The air is nice but the water is very cold. It went up about 5 degrees during the day but only in the shallow areas. I am new to the area so I dont know how long it will take to clear up with the run off.
      City: Medford

      Tips: Good Luck. Maybe try milking schools on the graph and see if they will turn on.

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

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

      Report: Went to Cottage Grove Lake today. About 30 degrees when I left the house. Fished from 7-9 AM. Tried a shallow crank and a spinnerbait for the first hour with no bites. Tied on a jig and 10 minutes later got a 20" 3 pound, 7 ounce largemouth. She bit it pretty good- I was able to feel it even with frozen hands. Measured, weighed and shot 3 or 4 real fast pictures of her including two of the release. Checked my line and cast back out to roughly the same spot. It felt like my line was dragging on a guide so I checked and for the first time ever all the guides on my rod were crusted up with ice! On a spinning rod no less. Cleared 'em off and kept on casting but no more takers. Overcast and foggy and darn cold. The water has come up a bit since the last time I was there (Feb. 19th). If they keep it rising and we get our usual rain it should be looking good about May 1st or so.
      City: yoncalla, oregon

      Tips: Dress warm, wear something on your hands, fish crawfish type lures slowly, take at least mental photos of the better looking areas that will be under water by next month or do like I do and draw in a notebook and take real photos of the best areas. I've got half a dozen spots I know will have good bass on them come early spring. And most importantly believe that you'll get a bite- a positive attitude is THE most important thing to bring along on a 30 degree morning!

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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      Water Temp: 30`s low 40`s.

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: still early for around here. thought i would try anyway.tried spinners and worms.no prespawners yet. i`ll try again in a couple weeks.
      City: clatsop co.

      Tips: for people wondering all the lakes and sloughs around here hold big bass! start fishing heavy in late march or early april.hope to see you out there.

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Any fish being caught on the coast yet? I would like to know before i make the drive over.

Friday, January 11th, 2008

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      Water Temp: not known.....c

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for a couple of hours by the damn. I was casting a black/chartreuse 1/4oz stanley jig with a black and orange YUM craw on the back. Hooked up with one in the two hours I was there..he was about 2-3lbs.
      City: Springfield

      Tips: I really like to fish the west-11th side in late March early April. Fish the channels with a chartreuse or bleeding shad color FAT RAP..SLOW..just enough to get to the bottom. Caught a few 6-7lbs there last year.

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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      Water Temp: 39-40

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: WENT OUT AGAIN TODAY THE WIND WAS BLOW AND IT LOOKED LIKE AN OCEAN OUT THERE. WE WERE ABLE TO FISH ONE POINT WERE THE WIND WASNT TO BAD AND MANAGED TO GET 1 FISH, AND SHE WAS A GOOD ONE,6.7 POUNDS AND ALSO LOST TWO. THE BITE HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN REALLY SLOW BUT THE FISH ARE QUALITY. PICKED HER UP IN ABOUT 25FT.
      City: MEDFORD

      Tips: TOUGH OUT THE COLD AND FISH SLOW