Fishing Report

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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sam thanks but I was being sarcastic. I messed up and forgot to put what I was going for. I watched this guy pull in a smallmouth that looked to be 10" from about 80' away, but I know a small fish when I see one. I know what the size limit is but this guy didn't.

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      Water Temp: Dunnow

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Walked the bank around Smittle Creek. Lots of wind into the coves but found no fish on reaction baits. All coves had huge balls of shad, but no bass amongst them. Caught one Salmon about 3-4lbs. that took a sp 100 LC. Saw no bed fish but saw empty nests. Are you allowed to keep 10" Smallmouth? Trick question.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 63 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I got lucky again fishing waters off the Mokelumne
      River. I broke my record from April 22,2011-9 lbs 11oz. I caught an 11 lbs 0 oz on a Lucky Craft BDS3 crawfish colored on the outgoing tide at 9AM.
      That same day Allan Fong from Fisherman's Warehouse caught bass weighing 10 lbs and two 7 lbers. He caught those also in the Delta.
      City: Sacramento, CA

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      Water Temp: 60 - 64 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at 8:30 a.m. and out by 12 noon at Ladd's, with less than 4 hours to fish today the game plan was to run the Custom Valco "BASSBUSTER1" to Paradise Point Marina bridge and back. Fished different spots starting with reaction baits( double willow spinnerbait chart/white with large gold blades and Smithwick Rattlin Rogue Jerk bait in sunfish color pattern). When hooked up switched to pitching a Zipper Worm. I was able to muster a 5 fish limit, biggest fish went 3 lbs on the spinnerbait.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: With the high blue and sunny skies and also an out going tide the fish were holding in 10 feet of water along the outside deeper weed lines. Don't be fooled out there with all the carp spawning. they were ERKING me to throw my from LOL in the slop.

  • Coos County, Oregon
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      Water Temp: feels warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent almost 2 hours this morning before work hitting 4 different spots. Didn't catch a bass! The lake looks great- getting towards full and good water color. Weeds are growing fairly well and should be a fantastic spring/summer. I need to get the boat or kayak out ASAP!
      City: yoncalla

      Tips: Hit my best west shore spot, creek dock, a small grass filled cove and Shortridge. They didn't want my craw or bluegill cranks, a 6" watermelon Zoom trick worm or my old reliable jig and beaver. Spending 2 days at Tenmile in a week and a half- 10,9,8,7,6......! By the end of May trust me it'll be on at Cottage Grove too!! See ya at the lake.

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fish the Buckingham area from a pontoon float tube and the fishing is the best I have seen in years. Water is looking good on this end of the lake and the fish are active. Senkos and River Bugs have been working well for me, working around docks and tule pockets. Seeing lots of BIG fish cruising around. My fish have been between 3-6 pounds and looking like very healthy females that are already spawned out.
      City: Kelseyville

      Tips: Look for a hot top water bite soon!

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: walked perish cove last evening threw some spinners with no luck. then went to a roboworm landed three spots the bigest was around 3 lbs the others were sloters. my son caught a slot size largie on same bait.
      City: paradise

      Tips: it seemed like you had to drop it on ther head. couldnt get a reaction bite. all the fish looked ready to ready to pop.

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 58°-62°

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 2nd and 3rd, skunked in the morning of the 2nd, then got one big girl (didn't weigh her, was too busy fishing, but 6+ for sure) at dusk up near Buckingham point on on of the little islands on a t-rigged yumdinger in pumpkin. Pretty windy. Pulled out a couple of two's and one 3+ or so, and called it quits just after dark. hit it again next day, better results in the AM. Fished Windflower side of the Rattlesnake arm, bagged several little guys on tule points, then ducked into the keys to flip docks and rocks for a bit. Latched on to a pig across from the campsite by the inlet flipping a seawall with rock, got a glimpse by the boat, and she spit the jig. Aaaargh. Bummer. She had picked it up and swam away with it when I set the hook. The bite had been really subtle, so when she tapped it, I gave her a little line...too much, it turned out! I had previously missed a couple of fish by setting the hook before they'd had time to pick it up. They'd give it a tap, then take their sweet time grabbing it. They're still a little sluggish. Picked up a few more in the Oaks and headed to the flats by the Elem reservation and picked up 2 more on the yum worms, called it quits. Just a taste of what's coming. It is about to break wide open with the weather. Nice to be out and not freezin' my ass off!
      City: Clearlake Park

      Tips: Go slow, soak your bait a little. Flipped a revenge jig with rage tail trailer, Mann's Augertails and Yumdingers. All subtle colors, green pumpkin, watermelon candy. etc. Most fish in tules with some rock, 5-10'. Also tossed a blade along some sea walls and likely spots, but nada.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 66.4

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Myself and two friends hit the lake today and started in Whittenberg. Pretty quiet so headed to the back where we scored last outing. Hit the banks and weeds with Senkos aand jigs. Scored some nice fat ladies and s few good smallies. Green Pumpkin b/flake, Natural Shad and a few assorted Robo worms worked well.
      City: SM

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 59 - 63 degrees

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Kept the custom Valco "BASSBUSTER1" in the garage today and hooked up with a co-worker in the afternoon who's not use to fishing the delta. So I showed him around a little bit today. With low tide and heavy weekend boat traffic the bite was tough until the tide changed in the evening. A reaction bite started up slamming our spinnerbaits back in 14 Mile Slough. I was throwing a 1/2 oz chart/white with large gold blades to get that extra thump in the murky water. Plastics were slow today.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: I mentioned to my co-worker if you plan on throwing Senkos here in the delta that he should add some weight like a split shot to help give it a faster sink rate. The incoming tide was pretty strong today combined with the afternoon delta breeze.

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nice day on the water. I pulled into one of my favorate fishing spots and I could see several large bass. I tried sevaral differant plastics, but they were just not going for it. They must be spawning. Better luch next time.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Don't have any, do you have any for me?

  • California
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      Water Temp: 60-65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: 1/2 the lake was covered in green goo... looked like the alge crap that Clear lake gets. Got 5 on senkos up tight to the bank, plus got 4 more bites flipping a craw imitation deep in the tules and tight to wood, but didn't manage to get any of those to the boat. Biggest was 4lbs exactally.
      City: Hilmar

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 54-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Best Day I Ever Had on Oroville. Best Five 16.8 Big Fish 3.81 lb. largemouth. I had a 3.8 lb. spot, a 3.5 lb spot, 3.4 lb. spot, 3.1 spot and a 3.0 lb. spot.

      Started about 6:00 a.m. throwing topwater, then switched to a Spinnerbait and Senkos around 10:00 a.m. Once the wind picked up I started throwing the blade. Caught fish all day long, 46 fish caught. Off the water around 3:00 p.m.

      I asked my wife to meet me at Lime Saddle to take pictures. Best day I ever had on Oroville.
      City: Paradise

  • Calaveras County, California
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: just call the hotel at north shore they have all the information and don't ask questions here because this is only for lake info... ask qs at the forums that's what they are for... thx
      City: turlock

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

  • Leon County, California
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      Water Temp: 64-66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The rain last monday dirtied the water a little but cleared by the weekend. We went out and started throwing fish in the boat quickly. First fish was the big fish a 4lber on a 4" senko. Missed a big one on a swim jig. Really a morning bite with VERY little happening in the afternoon. Got one flipping but the post-spawn flip bite hasn't taken off yet. Saw a couple fish on beds but all small. Saw some males gaurding fry but none of them were super agressive.

      Tips: Fish hard in the morning cuz thats when it was happening. Senkos are working for better quality fish and drop-shot for numbers. Post-spawn flip bite maybe on soon with the high temps we had this weekend. Best 5 went about 14lbs. If you fish here, post and share whats goin on! As always catch and release.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 63-61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished yesterday evening from about 5:30 until sundown. The fish seem to be suspended no real pattern. Tried spinnerbait,crankbait,topwater,ripbait,texas rig,jiggs,shakeyhead.Caught 3 on a ripbait and 1 on t-rig. No topwater action at all. All fish caught seemed real sluggish. the biggest was a solid 2 3/4 to 3. The wind was blowing pretty good.Might have caught more fish if I would have pulled off the bank. All fish were caught about 10' off of the bank.
      City: Denair

      Tips: The reason why I threw topwater, I talked to a friend who fished there last Monday and had several blow ups.Used a Staycee 90 chartruse shad all fish hit on a long pause 30+ plus seconds or longer.Pitched a jig tight in the tullies no hits.

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Postspawn begins. A few beds with the 2-2.5lb bass, but the bigger fish have moved to the color line. Water continues to drop in anticipation of the snow melt, lake was at 812ft last I looked. Fished the Mike Van Guilder Sr. Tournament for my third year. Wasn't able to prefish but boated 8.82lbs for 5 fish , plus about 10 12" fish. I ended up 30th out of 43 boats...ouch. But My wife and son tournament partners are very inexperienced so I'm happy to have done as well as we did. My son caught his first bass a 2.18lb..so horray.
      City: atwater

      Tips: alot of baits are working, but senkos in the cottonwood area probably best choice.

  • California
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      Water Temp: getting warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Folks

      ATTENTION ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!

      Just want to let yall know that I have seen some Chinese fishermen out fishing illegal and harvesting their catch. Doesnt take much to hurt small fisheries. And a few focused chinese people can do just that.

      most of the people that utilise this fisherie are sport fisherman and its upto us to look out for it!! Most of the non sport fisherman are ingnorant on many subjects including fishing. Im not suggesting that we try to enlighten or make better of these people but rather let them know of the regulations and types of fines they could see if they get popped. Let them know your lookin out for their best interest and just giving a heads up.

      This can be a fun place to fish and if we take care of it it will remain that way.

      Aside from that fishng has been fair. have to work for them but with a little bit of luck who know what you may see. Get out and fish!!!

      Sand Bars a Thumpin
      City: near by

Friday, April 29th, 2011

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First time to Clear Lake, went for a 3 day trip.
      Stayed at Indian Beach.
      Fished entirely in the Rattlesnake arm.
      On Friday got skunked. Others staying at the camp reported similar results. Most attributed it to the freezing temps the night before.
      Next day was much better, caught 4 all over 3 pounds one pushed 5. 2 on senkos one on shakey head one on a zoom trick worm
      Sunday had only a couple of hours due to car trouble but got my first fish on a swimbait, 7" Osprey, top hook, in light hitch, crawled along the bottom = 4.12.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Plastics were the ticket. Most fish caught on the North facing bank of the the rattlesnake arm.
      Most caught near old granite boulders or cliffs.

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 60plus

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WINDY and cold this morning..On the lake at 6am.Thought I would get something on a jerkbait or a chatterbait today but no takers.Really hard to fish the dingers today. I could not get a good hookset.Had about 6 takers but only landed 2.one green and the other brown.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Just fish ............