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Friday, December 31st, 2010

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

      Report: I have only fished this lake once some 6 years ago; li am ooking to go out this Friday and was wondering if anyone had any tips on locations and what baits seem to be working this time of year?

      Thank you in advance for any advice...Have a Happy New Year!!!
      City: West Sacramento

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at New Hope - Fast running chocolate water, at least we didn't run into too many floating trees! Ran past Hog, Beaver, Sycamore sloughs looking for less chocolate...no hits, even in stained. Used everything in the arsenal. Guess I'll clean out and detail the boat.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Wait a couple weeks unless you know exactly where to go for clearer water...we don't. May try Folsom Lake for some dropshotting since it's our backyard. But prefer the Delta.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7-3 caught 10 fish 9 on deep diving crank baits and 1 on a spinner bait. Fish were up shallow in the morning and backed off into about 15'-20' in the afternoon. We caught all of our fish in one spot. Best 5 fish went 16-17 lbs. Big fish was a 4 lb large mouth caught by my partner.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: bang the bottom and fish slow.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 52.9 to 54.6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The second ramp on the east side or back side of the lake is now closed as water is up on half of the parking lot so the east main ramp is holding the dock now. Bass fishing is still good on bass to 3 1/2 pounds most bass are hold in 15 to 40 feet of water and are still hitting jigs.I added a color as the water is getting more stain to it so i went to Green pumpkin black,green crystal/blue,black flake and a 5" single tail yamamoto grub in chartreuse w/black flake (156 ) as my trailer. Most bass were holding on or around rock piles. water temp was 54.6
      City: madera

      Tips: fish slow bass are hold to more structure now as the water comes up new structure is back in the water and there are some nice rock piles that are now in 18 to 30 feet of water and more trees and brush piles are also in deeper water.

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 49-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Brown's revine at 09:00 hours. Temperature at 36 degrees with a light breeze out of the SW. 3 rigs in the parking lot as I was launching and 2 others arrived as I was pulling away from dock. Water Temp at 49.7 degrees to start with and warmed to 50degrees by 2pm. I fished only the South as I am trying to disect this side. I haven't fished the South much over the last year and a half. I had 3 bites all on a green pumpkin jig. I threw tube, dropshot and dart head as well. I caught a 4lb 10oz and a 3lb 4oz from one area and I am sure there were more fish there. I also caught a 2lber. All spotted bass that looked like footballs. They are eating real good and that is great news. Bait was scattered today. I found some bait in 20 feet as well as 50 feet. All bites came in about 15 feet of water away from the bait. What a beautiful day to be on the water. I needed to get the boat out and test it since I just got it back from the shop. I was told that water reclaimation dept will not let lake water level drop below 404. We will see. Get out there and fish...Happy New Years everyone. There were about 6 other rigs in the parking lot when I left.
      City: EDH

      Tips: One other guy that I spoke with also caught a 4 plus pound spot as well. He had two bites all day. So bites are few and in between but good quality fish. I hope this information is helpful. I notice that not many other fishermen are willing to share their information. I don't know why.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched at G.B. around 11. fished up north for a couple dropshotting. cold and slow. then when pulling off ramp to go tie up to my suprise, here comes the california kid Skeet Reese. what a nice guy. i got him to sign my folsom pass and even talked to him a little. he said he was not there to fish but to shoot for berkely. so an all right day turned in to a great one.
      City: Sacramento

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Been out five times in the past two weeks with today being the slowest of all the days. With that said still caught twenty+ fish today between myself and my old man. All spots, with the biggest just over four lbs. Most fish came dartheading in 10-30ft, some jig fish, but fewer than the previous trips. Also caught two swimbait fish, which has been about the same every trip (the big spot caught on my first cast with the big bait today).
      City: Turlock

      Tips: The darthead has been pretty consistent with fish in the two plus pound range. However the majority of the big fish have come on the jig and swimbait. Fish have consistently been in the 30ft range, but it seems like they have been moving up as shallow as 5ft at some point in the day (even today after the cold front moved through lastnight). Good luck, Mcclure has been hot for me and producing a bigger avg fish than I can remember!!

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

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

      Report: Fishin45, THANK YOU for you insight and information, I appreciate you sharing that information and I do have the bait colors you suggested. Good luck to you on Friday and maybe we can compare fish at the ramp.
      City: West Sacramento

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: hey bass man,

      i have not been out for the last 2 weeks however i plan to be there friday as well. in the past weeks i have not been catching a ton of fish however the ones coming to the boat are ones to be proud of. most of the bass i have been catching are from 2.5 to 3.5 lbs and the drop shot has been king of the hill for the most part followed by a rip bait and a swim bait.. the fish are using all available depths but around 15 to 25 has been best for me. don't be afraid to go shallow especially if there is grass i got an 8 3 weeks ago off an island top surrounded by grass.
      City: san lorenzo

      Tips: im a stickler to colors at this lake, i use natural shad,prizm shad,green pumpkin and oxblood exsclusivly with the occasional showing of warmouth(all robo worms). ripbaits well ghost minnow and table rock is all i throw, and white will work if that's all you have. i hope some of these tips will help. oh yeah all main lake from mid lake north. and coves with creeks coming in.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: not sure, maybe

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Yup, the secret is out, the secret fishing hole had many boats in her today (6 total), caught none in there, but heard that some of those boats were fishing tournaments, great take more of the big fish out of there and release them some where else. Very cold out today but fun time fishing with my Bass buddy, thanks for the food buddy.
      City: Lathrop

      Tips: Do the opposite of me I have been in a slump for about a month now.

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Laurenzens Antioch, Fish Marinas in the area with Dropshot and Junebug Senkos, Caught about a dozen fish, Biggest a little 4#s, Had about 12-14#s for 5. Fish slow and tight to docks.

      Tips: Fish seemed to be more to the ends of docks, look for any structure near dock and shaded areas. Oh Ya, It is COLD out there.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Morning started out cold at a brisk 29 degrees. A lil wind put a decent chop on the water. Headed out to creek arms and coves past the spillway in search of so clear water. Visibility was 2-4 feet with a decent current. Caught 3 decent keepers up to 3lbs. Was using 1/2 oz. blue and black football jig with a blue and black rage craw trailer. found all three on shael piles on grassy banks on backside of points where the current was passing by fast. First bite was two hard taps. Other two were pressure bites. Pops hooked into a decent smallie using a texas rigged blueblack rage craw. Fished everything really slow taking up to about three minutes to bring in the jig. Went tto try the Claveras arm but water was very muddy with zero visibily and lots of crap in the water.
      City: Orangevale

      Tips: Fish very slow. When you think you are slow, slow down even more.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 50-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tight lips, managed 3 fish all day. Throwing a jig in about 40 feet. no reaction bite at all. Biggest fish was 1.5 Cant wait for spring.
      City: Shasta Lake

      Tips: stay in 40 feet, most fish were concentrated in that depth.

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sometime we all just need to talk less and fish what we know. That is what's wrong with a Bass fisherman, to caught up trying to be the next guy. We are all Pro's until we found out the guy that won stuck to the basic's. Bummer ey?
      City: clearlake

      Tips: Just cast baby. It's like paying the lottery.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 49 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tough 4 fish all day
      City: hayward

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Nice day on the lake. On at 11am and off before 2pm and the wind. One 3 on a drop shot and lost two others before I could see them. All fish hit a good distance outside of marked bait. Used a white spoon for a bit and the salmon seemed to appreciate it.
      City: Granite Bay Highlands

  • California
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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 9am till 3 pm on a cloudy day. Caught 25 spots in 30-40 ft with the biggest only 2 lbs. Hula Grubs and Jigs did OK. Best bite for us was on darterheads and T-rigs. Fished from Deer Creek to Windy Gap. Overall fun day.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Main lake points

Monday, December 27th, 2010

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of Stockton into 14 mile and fished very very slow with watermelon/red stick bait. The fish were out of current and extremely close to wood/tules and had to let bait sit. Only 5 fish between 0800-1300 total about 13#.
      City: Modesto

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

      Report: Hey Ray, all of the above what AB stated and my brother and I also throw senkos in watermelon/red flake at the docks, dropshot white or wtrmln/rf 4" yamamoto cut-tail worms at the rockpiles. Slow roll 3/8" spinnerbaits also works but we generally stick with the plastics. Increase the worms to 6" sometimes gets bigger fish but we've gotten 2-5lbers on 4" worms just the same. They're decent but at Clear Lake, they're not the big ones. Clear Lake has your homestate quality bass! Good fishin!!
      City: folsom

      Tips: All of the above...you'll get more tips when you hit the launch and the water.

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: was a great day on the lake drop shot and jigs in 20-45 feet of water. biggest spot was 2.5 pounds best 5 around 10 pounds
      City: Hollister

      Tips: fish the lake points