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Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: 53.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Tenmile on Friday, 4/23/11. Clear and 55-60 degree air temp. Water temp 53.5. Lake depth 11.5 ft. Bass are still deep. Went to 8 favorite spots that produce every year and did not see any bass on or near beds. Fished deeper 6-12 feet off docs and submerged logs, no fish. Bait fish and small bass were not to be seen. Lake has dropped 6 inches in the last two days and warmed up to 54+. Looks like another week or two until the action starts.
      City: Eugene

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: caught 17 bass on april 16th and then caught 11 bass on april 17th great day on the lake biggest bass was about 6.5 pounds smallest bass was about 2 pounds pretty average day on cottage grove reservoir can't say what i was using because that's the secret lure . ha
      City: cottage grove

      Tips: would like to tell secret lure but cannot due to promises to people but use abu garcia revo line of reels they are legit ! booraa

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: felt ok

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Finally got to hit Cottage Grove before work today. There were 10 or 11 trailers in the main ramp lot so I assume they were having a small tourney. Fished 3 or 4 spots from Lakeside down to my ditch spot with no bites. Used a senko, jig and beaver and a 4" trout swimbait. On the walk back to my car I saw a man walking his dog so I stopped to pet him (The dog!!) and then went on to work. By the time I got home and jumped in the shower I realized I shouldn't have done that! The dog wasn't on a leash and I noticed a lot of poisin oak everywhere I walked while I was fishing. Most of my left arm had patches of it. I used to get it really bad when I was 9-12 years old. I had to wear a long sleeve shirt at hoop just so I wouldn't give it to everyone else! Time to get that boat out and not have to worry about that itchy stuff. Got a 2 day trip planned for mid May to Tenmile Lake. And then a bass tourney there in mid June- should be fantastic- I love that lake.
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: Avoid petting cute little black dogs not on leashes unless you like the smell of Calamine Lotion! Sooner or later the rains will stop and believe me I'll be making up for lost time. Need to order up a good supply of swimbaits for July and August. Got some relatives coming from Minnesota in August and I want them to get a couple swimbait fish if the bass will cooperate.

Monday, April 4th, 2011

  • Jackson County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for about fours hit four fish lost nicest one at boat around 3 to 3.5. Lot of debris in water so be careful. Dad went out following weekend had three in a short period of time nicest went 3.25 all smalls.
      City: Eagle Point

      Tips: Cranks jigs soft baits

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

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

      Report: This lake used to be a top producer of bass not just along the coast but anywhere in oregon many years ago. Nobody seems to know what happened to it.
      Last time i fished it it was full of stunted perch which may be part of the problem.
      Perhaps some sort of algae bloom or even over fishing caused this lake to be a dud.
      Wonder if the ODFW have bothered looking into it.
      Would be nice if just a little of our licence fees went to Oregon's warmwater fishery.

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

  • Ferry County
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      Water Temp: 42-43

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out for a few hours Saturday in The Dalles pool. It was COLD. Did manage to hook 8 and land 6. Fish came from 5-25ft. Mostly all on soft plastics in the deeper range. Fish ranged from 2-3.5lbs. Nothing big but they are out there. Was not finding the fish schooled up which is odd for this time of year. Picked all of them off here and there.
      City: Lyle

      Tips: Dress warm and good luck.

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      Water Temp: 48 - 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Crater Bass held a tournament at Tahkenitch lake on Saturday March 26th. 10 boats took part in the event. It was a tough day fishing with the winning boat having five fish for around 12 lbs. Most fish were caught on senco's or jigs in the North Arm. Fish were scattered from 2 feet to about 15 feet. The lake was very full but the bass did not seem to be up in the flooded areas. The largest fish was about 3.5 lbs.
      City: Central Point

      Tips: Fish around 8 - 10 feet on points. dark colored senco's seemed to work best with a slow dead stick presentation.

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have fished this lake on many occations and have done very good at it. The water is a tea color and plenty of cover for Mr Bass! In summer months I have done very well with jigs flipped up under the tree limbs or next to laydown logs and have pulled out some big fish. The crawdad population must be high in this lake because any bass that I have ever kept have always had crawdad in thier tummy's. I have also done good with crankbaits along the shore bumping the logs with them. One of my top lakes to fish, not very big and easy to figure out a pattern and locate the fish.
      City: Reedsport

      Tips: Fish slow, they are in the lake!

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a couple of hours on Sunday. Caught one 4 lb. Large Mouth in a cove in 2 feet of water. Fish was next to willow bush. Caught the fish on a smoke and black flake hula grub. Fished in deeper water on points in main lake with two bites but no fish.
      City: Central Point

      Tips: Water is very dirty. pitch to cover and hope for the best.

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

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      Water Temp: 49-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well we had a club tourney here last week with 13 teams and fishing was slow. This being my first time on the lake I was hoping to see some big bags brought in based on the stories I have heard about the lake but for this weekend it was not to be. First place won with just over 7.5lbs for two fish. My partner and I finished second and got big fish with one fish for 6.95lbs. Five other teams also brought in one fish of varying sizes. Most of the fish were caught flipping blowdowns. My fish was caught on a chatterbait throwing to offshore structure.
      City: Lyle

      Tips: Make sure you check your drap before you go out, I broke off a second fish as big as the first but broke it off because my drap was fully wrench down.

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

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

      Report: I hate to be the one to post this, but I have tried to fish this lake the last two years (2009-2010) and the fishing is really poor at best. You may or may not catch a fish out of here. Most of the guys I have talked to have not caught anything out of here either. It seems that the Bass have just died off.

Monday, March 7th, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hey bassnbob from yoncalla???..... i just got the new abu garcia stx reel and am dying to use it!!

      do you know what the water temp is on the coast?? those fish seem to wake up faster than around here in cottage grove.....possibly tahkenitch or tenmile....thanks....oh and i'm looking to fish around spring break when school gets off , so march 21st.......
      City: cottage grove

      Tips: want to flip some lily pads for bedding bass. etc....

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: gettin' there

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I'm usually not one to listen to gossip or rumors but has anyone else heard anything at all about a 12.3 lb. bass that someone caught at get this- Creswell Pond! I would find it absolutely hilarious if it was true. I refer to that place as the "Dead Sea". Fished it a handful of times with nothing to show for it. Woundn't it be right on if the new Oregon state record came from another highly unlikely place like that! If it's true I may give up fishing Cottage Grove Lake and concentrate on getting my kayak into every pond within 20 miles of my house!
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: Don't wait until the start of the bass season to decide to put power disc brakes/rebuild the suspension on your '56 Chevy. I should have started ordering parts the day after Christmas!!! Go and let us know how you do. See you out there soon.

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: water level ris

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: the bass season is about to start. hoping for three to five days of sun so i can hit up my secret water level spot , usually land 4-15 bass every early year. bass master classic is just killing me to watch. but thats how it goes.
      City: cottage grove

      Tips: stay calm cuz fishing with this cold weather is a waste. even if you catch one remember you will always catch your share when the weather warms. small worm in the face makes em bite if you know what your doing. ha.

      biggest fish = 8.8 pounds on white spinnerbait of all lures !

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      Water Temp: too cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just put the rod and reel away and learn to go into hibernation november- most of march. Sometimes we'll warm up enough to start catching a few during spring break. That is my starting point. Don't waste your time before then. I've only had one occasion where I hooked up in Feb. They were monster females though!
      City: Salem

      Tips: Play golf. Try to keep your mind off fishing. Don't watch fishing on T.V.

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: 48 to 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished tenmile today for about six hours didnt have one bite at all seen 3 three pounders together up shallow how do you catch bass this this time of year the lake has dropped quit a bit from what i heard it was at
      City: yoncalla

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: who cares

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took a drive by Cottage Grove Lake today to see how full it's getting. It was actually fuller than I thought it would be but pretty mudded up. I found a way to keep my fishing mind going through this 3 month off season. I'm planning out a trip for some time in June/July. Gonna go out and fish for 24 hours straight. I'm sure lots of guys have done it before but I never have. It's been fun trying to figure out how to pack just enough stuff without cluttering up the boat. Trying to figure out when to start the day has been fun too. I'm gonna try to let the moon help out with the lighting if at all possible. It should be fun and once I catch up on my sleep I'll be sure to post a huge report about the trip right here.
      City: yoncalla, or

      Tips: If the weather continues (Semi steady rain) I'm thinking I may have to start tossing a jig about Feb. 20th or so. I never see anyone else bass fishing that early usually but the fish are almost always egg laden fatties! Dress up warm and give it a shot!

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: gotta be 50??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent about 3 hours over 2 mornings last Thursday and Friday giving Cottage Grove one last try. Tossed a small swimbait, a large jerkbait and a jig/beaver. Basically froze my butt off for nothing. No bites and no fish! Too many chores to tend to so the kayak stayed in the garage. Spent a couple hours going through my tackle. Got it all organized and found a couple swimbaits I'd stashed. Also inventoried my jig and beaver supply and I've got plenty to last 'till next May/early June. Finally finished doing a complete inventory of all the rods and reels. Over the next 3 months I'll work on lubing and cleaning all the spinning reels and maybe send another batch of Shimano baitcasters off to Dan at ReelEx. Middle of next February I'll be ready to "Say hello to my little friends" at my favorite lake. Have a great winter!!
      City: yoncalla

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: cooler

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tried Cottage Grove on the 2nd and 3rd with not even a bite! Used a jig and beaver mostly and did hear and see some activity but no fish. I'm gonna try to get out Thursday and Friday early and then launch the kayak Sunday morning. Curious to see how this shot of rain affects the bite- or should I say "Lack of bite". I'd really love to get at least one more good fish before the season ends.
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: I'll probably toss a jerkbait of some sort- probably a suspending one. A jig and beaver and also give the old drop shot a try. I've graphed some groups of fish holding on small edges and drop offs this time of year but havn't had any luck getting them to bite. Maybe a 4" Aaron's Magic worm dangling in their face for 30-40 seconds will interest them. We shall see.

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

  • Coos County
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      Water Temp: our pool-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to Cottage Grove 20 minutes before first light. Grabbed my stuff and headed down to the water at about 7:25AM. Tried 3 different lures for about 15 minutes each with no bites- a jerkbait, a crankbait and a 6" swimbait. So of course with my fishing time evaporating I tied on a jig and beaver. I got a bite on the first cast. It was a 12"- 1 pound bass! Not a monster for sure but it told me 2 things. There are fish here and they will bite! I tossed back out to the same area wondering if I'd get another one pound (Or even smaller!!) bass. I did actually say out loud to the first fish "Go tell your Mom and sister to come bite my lure". I got a hard bite- set the hook hard and the fight was on. This fish went 3.2 and was 18" long. Never really jumped just pulled hard. Got a couple photos including one of the release. Made several more casts and then got a real sharp bite-set the hook and missed. Let the jig drop hoping it would hit it again. It did not. About 4 or 5 casts later I feel a bite- set hard and the fish pulled hard enough to yank about 8-10 feet of line off the spool before I could tighten up the drag. This fish REALLY dug hard and wallowed on top a couple times before I landed it. It looked big enough to break my best Oregon bass record of 5.10 but not this time. She was 21 1/2" and 5 pounds, 4 ounces. Funny how the fish got bigger- happens like that in the postspawn sometimes too. This time I actually had the camera with me. And it was charged up and ready to shoot! Took 3 photos and gently slid her back in the water to go make some babies for my kids to catch. All 3 fish were caught in about a 25 minute period and then no more bites for the last 1/2 hour. I'm pretty surprised the big fish didn't nail my swimbait- I swam it right through the same areas I got the big fish. Now the question of the year- will this be my last bass of 2010? I think I'll have at least a couple more chances to go soon here so we'll see. The latest I've caught one was on Nov. 7th of 2008. It was a 3.11 and came from the same general area as these fish today. And of course came on my favorite lure!
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: Bundle up, grab some jigs and go. Don't be afraid to fish real shallow either. The biggest fish today was closer to shore than the smallest one. Normally our pool is "roughly" the same temp as the lake. I checked it about an hour after I got home and it was 52 degrees. So until we get either some really strong winds and/or some bone chilling temps to drop the temp down to the mid to high 40's there's really no reason to not go try to catch some nice bass. See you out there!