Fishing Report

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I am going to be at shasta 14-18, I usually do just fine fishing in fact I usually catch more fish than anyone on the houseboat. But I have never fished with the water as low as it is, does it change the places you fish? We usually spend the most time on the pit. But it doesn't relly make any difference to me. I usually just use 4-5" powerworms or sencos and catch a lot of fish.
      City: Creswell OR

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 62 deg

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of Markly coveat 7:00 amcaught 20 fish all small dinks had a good time top water was on fire this morning barely made it out of markleys .finnaly picked up and went around lake on some of my favorite spots . did well till 11:00 bite died of . had a good day lots of fun going to the delta tomorrow hope wind lays down . took some pictures going to post up in photo section. nothing in size Dave , got to go to the delta for the monsters , lake was like a duck pond today and hot
      City: Elmira

      Tips: senko 4 inch finnesse worm with tail watermelon they were all over it..... went through bag and a half, pop- r for top water

  • Santa Barbara County, California
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Out on water 9:30 and had no luck, 2 short smallies on dropshot. Threw senko, dropshot, small swimbait and jerkbait. Few strike but couldn't set that hook. Weather nice gut wind picked up around noon, off water at 2.
      City: Santa Maria

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of Holland and ran to the south side side. Started fishing at 8 a.m. Had my limit by 9:30. Two 3 pounders and three 1 pounders. All on bleeding spinnerbaits. Didn't have anymore bites until about 3 hours later. Then caight one more 1 pounder. My fishing partner also caught a 2 pounder. Those two fish were on watermelon senkos.
      City: El Sobrante

      Tips: The water is warming up now so the fish are getting more active now. The spinnerbait bite is picking up. We threw jigs, crankbaits, worms, lizards, craws, everything. Only caught them on spinnerbaits and senkos. They are right inside the tules so if your baits isn't hitting the tules, they wont touch it.

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: North end was awesome early. caught 22 up to 6.4 most on cranks some on grubs. white colors worked great. caught 6.4 on 2-1/2" grub. late in the day bite was off. post spawn should be on soon. (saw a couple of fish that were at least 10-12 lbs near Nice and would not bite.
      City: willows

      Tips: try something different than the norm.

  • Oregon
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      Water Temp: Not warm enough

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out to go fishing and arrived at the lake to find it white caping. I hate this lake this time of the year. Luckily enough we did find some LM spawning. Surprised the crap out of me. I was able to incidentally hook a female about three lbs or so, after seeing the male sitting on the bed. She jumped out of the water and threw my hook. Figures. I think this lake is about to turn on. Lets cross our fingers.
      City: Medford

Monday, May 5th, 2008

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Markley cove was hot for the spots. Caught 10 in an hour using darter heads. Biggest was 3lb.
      City: west sac

      Tips: Take your kids they will have a blast.

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

      Report: When do they typically get the crappie bite at this lake?
      City: Redding

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

      Report: Creature bait flippin the outer weed lines during the out going tide was the ticket today. Lizards, brush hogs, and Power craws. Mostly guarding males up to 4 pounds were cuaght today in 14 Mile Slough.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: The frog bite is starting up as well. I missed a cuople good blows on the out going tide.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 70-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Managed to make it out 2 days this week. Went out on Sunday and got to fish a few hours before the biggest rain storm i had ever seen came through and soaked me from head to toe!Sun- Starting fishing at around 4:30 in the after noon..Lots of boat traffic so headed to some back copves for calmer water...Found 74 degree water and starting throwing spooks right off the bat, caught 8 fish in about 45 minutes including a 6.7 pound largemouth.Caught a few more on a shakey head then the rain came. then on 5-06 hit the water at about 1:00 p.m. and off at 8:30 and caught at least 40 fish but NOTHING over 2 pounds. caught them on dropshot, shakey head, spook, senkos, and a few on cranks. Most fish were shallow(under 8 feet) but did catch fish in up to 18 ft. the fish were schooled up big time. If you found one you more then likely found 8 or 10 fish. mainly fished sloping banks with small rock. Concentrated on flats..Saw a lot of fish cruising but they were very skittish. All main body.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Fish are VERY active...Really no need to fish very slow. Fish were chasing bait and seemed to be agreesive. Fish up tight, and look for shade if you can...Mudlines created by wakeboarding boats are clutch for senko fishing too.

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out there around eight, Started at the dam and worked swim bait, two hits, moved to rock creek and started throwing senko's, got three small ones.
      Moved up the south fork and kept at it, two more dinks.
      Switched to rattle traps, fire tigers and craw dad colors. two more.
      Had a friend tow me close to the ramp after engine trouble and my friend nailed six smallies along the bank on drop shot.
      Hopefully I can get my motor fixed and I'll be out there again.
      City: Antelope

      Tips: Work the brush just off the banks with senko's and throw top water in the shady cover..

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-70!!!

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Did you see that temp difference? From the oaks to above Shag Rock I found that much of difference, but those temps did not go up as I went south they were all over the place, very strange to me. OK, had my 4 year old and 6 year old in the boat so got about a solid 4 hrs of fishing out of 8 hrs on the water for a total of 8 hrs of fishing in 2 days, alot of swimming and eating:) Got 9 fish to 3.5 lbs on Mon drop shotting 4 inch worms, most were in a magic depth of 10-11 feet, I found fish in 8-30 feet but only the ones in 10-11 would eat for some reason, I did get a 3.5 bed fish, not the biggest girl but she was in 3 feet in the tulies right were she would be behind a under water wall out of the current & wind, out of 9 fish 2 were in 3 feet the rest 10-11 feet. Monday was 8 fish for 4 hrs also drop shotting also same depth. I did rip for about 30 minutes and cranked for about 45 minutes and did get one on the DT 10.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Find 65 plus deg water and look for fish in 10-11 feet, you may have to look around but you will find it, 6 lb line wacky rigged 4 inch worms, I will not say the color, got a tourney coming up:)but hey lets face it, I don't think it will be won on a drop shot but who knows its been a stange spring but its picking up, I would sum up Clear Lake this year as being about 2 months behind schedule but its coming. I release 99.9% of my fish but my 6 year old daughter wanted me to bring a few home for the plate, she loves fresh fish and loves watching me clean them, I took what I thought were 2 males, one about 1.5 lbs and one about 2 lbs, I get them home and clean them and they had eggs, these fish were healthy but did not have belly's like a female would with eggs, I felt kind of bad after I openened them up. Yes I kill about 2 fish out of about 400-600 bass I catch a year so don't hate:)
      One more tid bit, a 17 team tourney fished out of the Oaks and it was won by a husband/wife team on Senkos, big fish 8.5 lbs that was cought by the wife:)

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: launched a little late out of moccasin but fishing was great had 2 fish go over 4# and 20 from 1.5-2# jigs,shakeyhead,brush hogs,pressure was main bites no real hard hits.
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: Take your time and fish everything!

  • Oregon
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Emigrant from 1-7pm and caught a lot of dinks (all smallmouth). Most of the fish ate grubs and ripbaits. All of our fish were under 2 pounds, but at least they are finally shallow. A couple of these 12-13" smallies are very fat and I assume are full of eggs. I cant imagine females this size spawning can help to improve the average size fish in this lake I dont condone keeping fish, but I wonder if it would increase the size of these fish if someone weeded out some of these dink smallies??? I would love to hear everyone's opinion on this subject. I am sure someone is going to say that there are huge fish in this lake. I realize this, but they are few and far between.
      City: Central Point

      Tips: If you want to catch big largemouth fish the wood. If you want to catch big smallies then fish exactly the opposite as I've been doing!!!!!
      (CATCH AND RELEASE, AT LEAST THE BIGGER FISH)

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing has been good 10-15 fish a day on rip baits and fluks most fish 1-2 lbs all shallow 1-10ft
      City: roseville

      Tips: Rig your fluk with one split shot on the hook and leave the hook exposed and cover more water!

  • San Diego County, California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went fishing at jenkinson lake today got on the water at 6am got a few on a pearl xrap throwing parellel to the bank in about 8 ft of water. then I started picking up fish dropshotting robo worm hologram shad 4 1/2 curly tail all were males and shooting spunk all over. if you never have fished this lake it a great smallmouth lake there are some large mouths but smallies are the prodominate species most people fish for trout, their was only one other boat fishing for bass. I ended up with 10 fish for the day.
      City: carmichael

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

      Report: Wife and I fished the first of the weekly evening jack pot tourneys out of Spillway launch. She boated 8 nice spots with a fat 17.5" er for the win. She got'em on Grn. Pmkn. Senko's wackey rigged. 12'-15' depth. Her best five were over 12 lbs. A great limit for Oroville. I stubbornly stayed with tubes and worms and got a few bites but nothing in the boat.

      We had a blast!
      City: Oroville

      Tips: Strikes were very light so pay close attention to line movement. Main body points seemed to produce best for her. Be willing to throw what the fish want not what you want!

  • California
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      Water Temp: not sure

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: whoa...whoa....i never said i ever bass fished here with live or dead trout- i was just trying to make a point that the bass fishing is tough. i'm not a poacher by ANY means. sorry for the misunderstanding.

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

      Report: Fished Sunday morning for short 2 and half hr in the morning. Started drop shop can not get a bite. Switch to Jig and fish across side hoping to get that Hog again. No chance to see the big one again but I caught 4 total with the biggest one close to 3lb. Pitch in the jig under the trees and dead sticking in there. They will hit it as soon as it gets there. Use heavy line because you need to pull the fish out hard.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Jig with some attractant so the fish won't let go. trust me it does make difference. And u get a better time to hook. How's the island pond? anybody have any idea? Frog bite on yet?

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent 4 days on Pit arm with 13 other fishermen on houseboat out of Silverthorn Marina. Wind blew hard every day but fish were still biteing. I went to 1/4 ounce jig heads to get gitzits and worms down in the wind, fish were picking bait up off the bottom plenty of fish.
      City: Penn Valley

      Tips: fish sinkos, gitzets,rubber worms, patience throw to bank and let bait sink to bottom before starting your retrive. Most strikes occur on the fall. fish topwater at dusk with pop-r or something similar. water is low but still fantastic fishing. Hope this helps Brandon.