Fishing Report

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Friday, May 6th, 2011

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 65-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for 7hrs starting at 6am in putha creek. White spinner baits early pick up 2 lg mouth around standing dead trees in 12 feet of water. Caught 4 smallmouth on crawdad cranks around rocky walls and 2 more on a sexy swimmer after letting it sink 10 feet in and around dead trees. Best five 8.5 lbs.
      City: Napa

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Find tule banks in the N. east Delta with no weeds, just hard clay south east facing banks and you will find fish. Early throw topwater and crank baits, but later in the day back off the bank and drop shot or throw jigs. For bedding fish throw a white damiki hydra or stinger...wow hold on. Thanks to Rodney who put me on to such great lures, and a 32nd place at FLW.
      City: Sacramento

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: May with 90+ temps
      WOW! The weather turned hot and the fish ran to the bank. Water temps were still in the low 60's but I would expect to see the temps in the high 60's if the weather will stay warm during the nights. The spawn is on, at least for the next few days anyway. I am starting to see fry and lots of bedding fish in the shallows. It won't be long before the bite really takes off. Currently, fishing slow and looking for bedding fish is your best chance at a delta giant. Drop shot a 4" Big Bite Bait finesse worm for bedding fish and for the big giants still cruising in the shallows I am throwing a Optimum Baits Titan Swimbait. Get out there and fish!
      City: tracy

      Tips: Fish are shallow!

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 60 PLUS

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the lake at 6am calm and clear with slight breeze.Started down the north bank watchig lots of big fish feeding on open water.Tried a spook for a few cast but no takers. Tried a spinnerbait no takers tried a jerkbait nothing.Moved down the bank casting a dinger with garlic .Caught 3 fish in 3 hours. The wind came up around 9am and switched back to a chartruese and white spinnerbait and nailed 5 nice fish in a half an hour.Total 8 for the day.
      City: SANTA ROSA

      Tips: Wind has been blowing me off the lake since we have been getting warmer weather but spinnerbaits and jerkbaits work good in the wind.........

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 64 - 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thursday, 5/5/11, beautiful day with a slight breeze most of the day and with temperatures to the mid 80’s. We started off-shore on the East side in 10 – 20 ft of water and only caught two fish. The water temperature was 64º. Next, we moved to a large cove on this side and caught 5 more fish. At noon we moved to the West side and fished from the small island south to Oak Shore Park. The water temperature in this area started at 66° and went up to 70º by 5 pm. We caught an additional 20 fish for a total of 27 fish for the day. The fish were a mixture of large mouth, small mouth and spots. Most were males in the 1½ to 2½ lbs range. A few were spawned out small females weighing close to 3 lbs. In protected areas where the water was perfectly calm, we saw a lot of cruising fish and were able to watch several pick up our bait. We also saw a couple pairs of fish which appeared to be on beds. All fish were caught drop-shotting 4½ in. shad-colored RoboWorms. They were mostly in 5 to 15 ft. of water on or around points with deep water nearby.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Fish on and around points drop-shotting 4½ RoboWorms and have fun catching a lot of fish.

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      Water Temp: 60° - 64°

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hi Zach,I don't know about trick, but largemouth,smallmouth,spots and redeye are all lumped under the rules for "Black Bass"(Ca F&G) and Berryessa is under the balance of lakes and has a 12" limit for those species.
      City: Richmond

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