Fishing Report
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Shadow Cliffs Lake
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Trees are blommin and the sun is shining, for the most part. Hey basshole! did you fish the main lake? im so stoked for this new season. Cant wait to hit the water. If anyone can tell me how clear or dirty the lakes are, thanks a bunch. I going to try a 1/8 double colorado spinner, kreature, and doodlin tube. Tight lines and good luck this season.
Tips: gonna test a new bait, the kreature. i'll let you know if it works.
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Joe Pro, it's been awhile buddy. I was just thinking the same thing. I came down here the other day and the water was still butt-ass cold, but I did see a couple of nice bass swim by in the murky arroyo. We should hit the main lake, it's so clear you can see 15-20 feet down. We'll chat on Sunday.
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: If I were you I'd call the manufacturer and ask them the expense of sending in your rod to be fixed. Either that or you could buy a cheap repair kit from k-mart and try to replace the tip on your own. Personally I've never tried repairing them on my own, I just pay the company to replace it.
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: just a quick question, i just bought a new spinning rod (on sale, pretty good quality). i was testing it and i got my weight stuck on a tree. i pulled and th tip broke. that sucked. should i repair it my self via rod repair kit or is there a place that can fix an im7 rod?
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Dudeman, you need to read up on your target species. Almost everything I have learned about bass fishing can be found in print or on web pages like Bassdozer which I personally think is a good site for newer bass dudes just as a source of reference for the many, many questions that will come to mind in your quest for BASS KONG!. If there is some question that you still cannot find the answer to there is one more option(actually, I reccomend this one the most) There is a place where you can call if you have to but it's 10 times better to go hang out, listen and learn, and absorb everything that you possibly can. That place is Walton's pond in San Leandro. The owner's name is Jon Walton and he is a helluva nice guy who's always been there to help me except when he goes on his little vacation's and forget's to clear it with me first.(jk) seriously though, the guy is like a walking fishing report, and I don't mean like that worthless one in the newspaper or the 1-2 week old one in the fishsniffer. He told me about the crawdad molt(color change once but I don't remember how it went exactly. Click on his link on this web site, get the # and call him to see if he's there and then go down there and look around his shop wich is pretty small so it's mostly good, hi-end, proffessional bass tackle like the pro's use and he will answer just about any question that you could have. That's where I learned of the concord salmon run. In regards to your SM question: Del Valle has some really nice SM. The creek that comes out of Del Valle is the same creek that feeds the backlakes of Shadow Cliffs. In all my years of fishing the many ponds and creeks this side of the dam at Dv, I have only caught one smallmouth. In theory, if it rains and rains, and rains and freakin rains and the water stays high enough for long enough anything that swims in Dv could, in theory, could make it as far as niles canyon or anywhere in-between. I've checked that theory out and have been informed that it is not out of the realm of possibility. blah blah blah...
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: they change? could you describe the colors of the craws throughout the year? i never see prey besides the small baitfish.
Tips: any smallmouth here? thats my target fish for the new year
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: just a quick question, will lm bass strike crawdad type lures (jigs, plastic craws) even if they don't naturally occur in the lake? Cause i don't think there are any craws at shadow cliffs
Tips: just let me know when its prespawn
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Will do....Thank you SIR!!!
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: gotcha...can you still let me know the location. If you feel better about it send me an e-mail.
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: It's all catch and release....
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: where in concord? My smoker is ready!! Please help a brother out!!!
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Water Temp: cold
Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: no fish. the water was stained and pretty cold maybe even 50 degrees. I ran out of my senkos and the fish wouldn't hit anything else. are the fish in cover or deep water because i read fall bass are usually shallow and active
Tips: i've never fished cold, murky water. I only saw one jumping bass. what are some good lures for these conditions?
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Thanks a lot basshole, my friend appreciates the tips. I tried my other confidence bait which is the jig and pig but i had no takers. On other lakes i have had some decent strikes on the combo so how come im not producing any strikes. Is there a better alternative like a texas rigged ribbontail or something? Good Luck Bassaholics!
Tips: Tubes, senkos still working. I don't know if the waters' changed becuase of the rain. Hopefully the water level will increase and the weather will warm up. I've never bassed in the fall but I hear its like the best time. Is that true?
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: i have a friend who wants to learn how to fish for bass. does anyobody have a tip on what lures work, what depth the fish are in, and if spinning or baitcasting is better.
Tips: man those senkos werke wonders. tubes too. i thought i had a spinnerbait fish but i guess i didn't set the hook. i see small splashes in the back lakes. are those shad or small sunfish breaking the surface?
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: why do brushhogs work? are there salamanders or somehting?
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: the only time I've ever used a crank bait with any success was on the main lake(rat-l-trap, red) in the backlakes you can rip dinks all day long on spinners. I use larger soft plastics, target bigger fish. One of the bass basics is you can use smaller bait and catch more fish on the small side or you can use bigger bait and catch less fish but of a more quality size.
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Thanks for the info basshole, shady and homerhomer
Tips: what are some good crank colors? does green sunfish work?
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: two years ago the back lakes were stocked with 2000 florida strain largemouths, which as we all know are more aggressive and grow faster. my guess is that they are making up most of what are being caught and hopefully released. Someone asked about trout plugs, fish the main lake with them right after a trout plant.
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Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: arent thier only 2 places to fish off island pond form the shore? did they ever stock the back lakes/? c
Tips: when i fish crank bates i just rell them in at a good pace if im not getting bites i reel it in about 5rotations then jerk it a few times it give off a stronng reflection and change up speeds with reeling in
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Another decent day. Still no spinner hits or crank hits or Pop R hits. Tried a rainbow swimbait for fun with no hits. Had to use a senko to get some. They were buried in the grass.
Tips: Any spinner and cranking pointers would be great. Is there any action using castaic or other swimbaits in the main lake? And did I see a fat carp in the island pond?
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