Fishing Report

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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

  • California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: for all concerned about boat access.I can tell you I had meetings with both parks n no rec and valley water.have lots of info.I live on the lake so you can imagine my anger at watching the rowing club daily off my deck. hasnt stopped me from having an epic year of fishing!!
      City: los gatos

      Tips: slow slow roll your blades drag bottom near offshore stumps in 15 feet plus

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: not as cold as

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: here's what i meant to say from the start:

      me and my 'wanna' buddy went out and fished beaver, hog, and sycamore...picked up 1ea in each slough...slow going but did pick a couple up on a speed trap worked like a rip bait, long pauses between the rippin. rest were picked up on junebug senkos.
      City: sac

      Tips: worked outside weedlines to deeper water and even though we hate it, forced ourselves to fish slow, even anchored and that produced 2. don't discount an occasional reaction but work that slow too...pausing triggers the strike.

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      Water Temp: warmer than tfi

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: tfish..so what's your point? do you have one or is it just you sitting on top of your pedestal? give a report and be helpful or take your self-glory somewhere else.
      Name: tfish
      Date: 2010-11-29
      Location: molesto
      E-Mail: dll.com
      Water Temp: cold
      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 feet visibility)
      Report: only the tuff go out this time of year. the rest of you guys are wanna. anyone who can bring a limit of keepers is a stud.

      Tips: read the truth from guys like steve sapp and dee. a limit is a good day this time of year. dont leave fish to find fish

      me and my 'wanna' buddy went out and fished beaver, hog, and sycamore...picked up 1ea in each slough...slow going but did pick a couple up on a speed trap worked like a rip bait, long pauses between the rippin. rest were picked up on junebug senkos.
      City: sac

      Tips: worked outside weedlines to deeper water and even though we hate it, forced ourselves to fish slow, even anchored and that produced 2. don't discount an occasional reaction but work that slow too...pausing triggers the strike.

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Found fish on rock piles off main lake points in 15-35ft of water. I hate drop shotting, so that is all I did today and I managed a better understanding of my electronics. Four fish hooked in two hour period all off the hook before I had a chance to see them.
      City: Granite Bay Highlands

      Tips: Drop shot. soft bite. I also lost one on a gold spoon.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 57 to 58.5 degr

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 3:00 pm afternoon. Trolling motor batteries were low so couldn't really fish for long. Found out my batteries were corroded. Caught a couple fish off the drop shot and that was it and missed a couple other bites. Will get out again by the weekend. Cold afternoon.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: So far dropshotting. Will keep all posted later.

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 57-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I did a "teach-the-lake trip Friday with a client who is really getting into bass fishing the past few years. His new boat should arrive in a few weeks! He is quite good already, though he missed "all" the bites he had - 5, I think. With the 30 degree morning - the bite was very tough. As one would expect - we ran around everywhere learning some basic ideas on how to approach various structure on the lake. We didn't fish all the time but did cover a lot of water. I caught a 2 1/4 lb largemouth on a Basstrix Flashtrix 4" "smelt" minnow - about 20 feet deep. About 4 pm, just before we quit, I showed him a nice spot to fish when the wind came up, which it had already. I decided we ought to fish it for 5 minutes or so. I was going to show him how to use a swimbait so I threw a 6" Baitsmith trout. I think the lure was about 20 feet deep when something slammed it! My client saw the hit - looking at my rod tip at that time. I was out of position for a good hookset (so what else is new when running the trolling motor in wind!) and I lost her right away. Could have been a fun way to end the trip!! I do think he will be buying some swimbaits!!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I really was hard to believe that the water temp was still 57 degrees after 3 very cold nights - at the END of November. I think the best fall bite is still ahead of us! I saw bait that had been in 40 to 50 feet of water had dropped to 70 feet. Wow! Didn't see many fish around the bait. We did not get a single spoon bite at all Friday. That might be a first for me at Berryessa in the fall. Maybe we were too agressive in our presentation. Drop-shotting morning dawn Robo worms were the best bait for my client.

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started the day trolling for steelies and caught a nice 15" steelhead by 8:30. Top lining a Rapala CD-9 on 8lb test. Fish hit as I completed a turn near the Sheriff's cove. After 9:00 I headed to the Warm Springs area to try for some bass. Fished main lake areas with various plastics, but did not get a bite.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Marked a lot of fish while trolling at the 70'-80' depth. Didn't have a downrigger to get that deep so if you do, give it a try.

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

  • California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: water up 20ft temp tropped 10 deg since last trip a week and a half ago. caught one fish spoon. lucky to get that

      Tips: dont ask me

  • California
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      Water Temp: 56.5 to 59.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: bass here are from 11 to 14 inches and well hit 1/4 bullet head jig and 3/8oz arkie head jigs in brown and purple or black and blue yamomoto 5"single tail grubs as trailers in 221 cinnamon w/lg black &
      purple flake and 179 smoke w/black & blue flake . FISH LONG DEEP POINTS AND ISOLATED ROCK PILES HUMPS WITH DEEP WATER fish in 20 to 35 feet of water.
      City: madera

      Tips: Fish slow keep solid contact with the structure your working on the bitr is light.

Friday, November 26th, 2010

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Threw crankbaits and jerkbaits. Jerkbaits were the ticket on the outside weedline landed 7 only 3 were keepers.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: fish slow with pauses

  • California
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      Water Temp: 54.6 to 59.7

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: we got to the lake at 7:30 am this morning and started off the east third ramp in 18 feet of water and on dwaynes second cast he boat a 4 pound bass.We added 8 more bass in the 2 to 3 1/2 pound range we also had 11 bass from 9 to 11 inches long again all the bass came on jigs.We use 1/4oz. 3/8oz. & 1/2oz. jigs in bullet head, arkie head,& football head.Are color patterns in jigs were Green pumpkin,black,green crystal, barbwire. Also we added two more colors today Brown,orange flake/pumpkin,black crystal gold Rootbeer,orange flake/pumpkin,green flake And for are trailers we used 5" single tail and 5 "double tail yamamoto grubs in color 186 pumpkin,black flake 208 watermelon,red & black flake we stayed in 18 to 35 feet of water traffic was light weather was cold in the morning. We were off the water by 2:30pm
      City: madera

      Tips: work isolated rock piles dropoffs work the baits slow Jigs fished slow brushogs texas rigged and 6"worms texas rigged both fished slow bite is light in some cases. Another fair day of fishing for us

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 10 Bass with the biggest 4lbs and the smallest 1 lb...our best 5 went for 14 lbs...Fished all walls, and rockpiles along the east bank ust north of Temperance..with Rainbow Trout Senkos, Natural Shad Senkos, and Baby Brush Hogs; Watermelon with red flake...
      City: Merced, CA

      Tips: Dead Sticking and letting it drift for 1-2 minutes in 25-30 feet of water seemed to be the trick...Most fish were in 25-30 feet of water, with my last Bass taken in 45 feet of water...slow down your retrieve and find the poclets of fish...

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 57.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and I started out of Markly Cove at 9:00am. It was a very clear, cold and a windy day with it blowing about 20-25mph. The main portion of the lake had about 3-4

      Tips: Catch and Release

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 58.6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: bite is picking up caught a few on dropshot
      City: Roseville

      Tips: fish slow look for bait

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

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

      Report: The lake was stocked at dusk with 10,000 pounds of Nebraska raised rainbow trout. Most fish are 1-2 pounds but this was a trophy stocking with 5-12 pound fish in the mix. To big and to late for bass food. Who ever is left trolling the lake for rainbows good luck.
      City: Ojai

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

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

      Report: Went to the lake to try out for the first time in months. About this time last year I did well ripping spinnerbaits aroung weeds. Fished around wind blown ponts and cuts. If you want large mouths you don't have to fish very deep.Try fishing from five to fifteen ft. of water. Throw jigs in weeds and rip it out from the weeds. Get a reaction bite. Give it extra action with whatever type of jigs or plastics you are using. Pop the bait a few times and let it sit for about four seconds and thats when the fish usually hits it. Also when thowing swimbaits work it the same around weeds an hang on for the hogs.
      City: fairfield

      Tips: If you want laremouths, fish around weeds. They're there all year long. Fish the windy areas. Points cut and wind blown in coves for the heavier stringers. For spots an smallies try fishing under water humps and look for baitfish. You usually find good size spots an smallies if you can make them bite. If you find bait, try spooning, drop shotting, shakeyheads and even heavy jigs to reach the bottom. You usually find the bait from twenty ft. to sixty ft. But usually around twenty to fifty.

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Redwood Empire end of year tournament. Weather, rain off/on, temp 30-48. 12+ pounds won it, 12 anglers. Shallow rattlebaits produced after many, many casts. Few taken on slower/dragged baits and the d/s bite was pretty much not there at all. Launch was from Red Bud and weather prevented many from venturing much further north than the Narrows.
      City: San Rafael

      Tips: Annual club open is 12/18 at Lake Sonoma. Stop by a meeting (Next mtng 12/8 at Rohnert Park Community Center) and say hello & sign up! Else fax your signed entry form to attn: James Ford at 415-364-2880. Should be a good turnout this year at the 'shoot!

  • California
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      Water Temp: 59.5 to 62.7

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We got on the lake by 10:30 am and started off working the third ramp on the east side of the lake in 15 feet of water the first bass landed by dewayne lucckesi was a 2 pound fish then we started moving into deeper water as deep as 30 feet and pickup several 9 to 11 inch bass before i landed a 3 pound bass we use 1/4 oz. bullet head jigs also 3/8 oz. football head jigs in light green pumpkin/barbwire and 4" twin and 5" single tail yamamoto 208 watermelon red/black flake grubs as are trailers. After 4 or 5 more 9 to 11 inch bass dwayne started carolina rigging a 6" kepper worm 082 red and green flake worm and landed a couple more bass about 1 1/2 pounds each. Then we pickup up and moved across the lake on the day use side and started fishing the second ramp in 18 feet of water and dwayne pick up a 3/8 football head jig in the light green pumpkin/barbwire and caught the big bass of are short day tipping the scale at 5 pounds we fished about 30 minutes on the day use side and then moved back too the east ramp where i put one more 11 inch bass in the boat and then we loaded the boat up and was off the water by 2:30 pm the weather was sunny a slight breezy at times very few boats. We still had fun even catching more smallier bass this trip over all still a good day. The week ahead calls for colder weather but you should still be able too land some nice bass here.
      City: madera

      Tips: Fish slow in the deeper water jigs brushogs worms will all work

  • San Luis Obispo County, California
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was insane! We fished the Anglers Choice Team Tournament. Caught fish from blast off till check-in. Jigs, ripbait, and dropshot were our ticket. We caught at least 50 bass for the day and our best 5 went for 8.38lbs. Not a bad wt. for Naci.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Fish were out deeper for us...25-35ft.

Friday, November 19th, 2010

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

      Report: Again, not a report. Just a response to the request for a fishing tournament on this lake. This lake is too small to support the number of fisherpersons that will show up to a tournament. That is why they quit tournaments in the past. Tournament fishing should stick to the larger lakes that can support the pressure of a large number of quality anglers over a day or two. Black Butte is not large enough to support this type of pressure.