Fishing Report

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Sunday, February 6th, 2005

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

      Report: Launched at Clear Lake Oaks and ran up to Shagg Rock to get in on the hot Crappie action. Fished for about 15 minutes when we decided we didn't want to fight the wind any longer. Then, my starter broke and the motor would not start. In trying to move batteries around and pull-start my 125 I sprained my ankle. It was HORRIBLE. No bights and stranded at Shagg Rock. Partner and I trolled all the way accross to Glenhaven where Al Martin, owner of Lake Place Cottages saved our day. Drove us back to Clearlake Oaks and helped me get my boat on the trailer at his private dock.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: If you are looking for a place to stay on Clear Lake I highly recommend Al at Lake Place (707) 998-3331. His whole operation is set up for bass boats with a private ramp and boat slips. Rates are very reasonable at $60 to $125 a night. He helped a wounded basser in a time of need.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 100

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i went fishing at dixon with my buddy on sat. we went and fished it all day. i got 4 bass one was about 2.5 pounds. my buddy got 1 bass and 2 trout. we were fishing a fire tiger crank and also a white buzzbait.

      Tips: if u catch bass all the time then plez dont keep them cuz there not stockers.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 56 degs at 8am

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: After having been skunked for all the trips in 2005, I really needed to prove I still have a capability to catch a fish. So I decided to go to my most reliable lake, Lexington. I checked the water level on the Santa Clara website and saw it was on the rise. As expected the water was quite muddy with about 11 inches visibility. I started about 7:50am and it was cold. While launghing my float tube, I saw a bait fish jumping in one cove. So I headed directly to that cove and threw spinnerbaits, worms, and Rat-L-trap but didn't get any bite. Then I fished a point near a summerged creek channel with dropshots (without any success). It was about 10am and I was ready to change me game plan. I kicked all the way across that point to the submerged pipe and stayed there for an hour and a half, mostly fished dropshot and Rat-L-Trap. I graphed some fish in 26 feet of water but couldn't tricker them to bite. About noon I was almost ready to quit, so I headed back to the launch point but for some reasons I decided to try my luck on a large flat. I fan-casted a Carolina rigged worm most toward deeper water most of the time -nothing. At one point, I was desperate enough to throw the rig into a brush. The first cast returned me with nothing. The next cast, which was off the same brush about 5 feet, the fish was on! Yahoo, my first fish of 2005 (largemouth, 15 inches long). The fish looked healty, very fat, very pale, and had red upper lip (indicating they are eating crawdad). It also told me I was wrong targeting only the deep water bass. For the next hour, I mostly fished brushes and got a very similar-looking bass on a 7 inches Texas rigged worm, pitching to a brush and working back to 16 feet of water. I called it a day about 1:45PM, ready for the Super Bowl. Well, 2 bass and I am a happy man now. :-)
      City: Palo Alto

      Tips: Water is pretty muddy now and scents seem to play a critical role. A interesting part was that the same brush I pitched to many time didn't seem to hold a fish. Then another cast with a fresh worm right off the package gave me a fish. This also happened to the first fish I caught.

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

      Report: Sorry about the faulty tip(no pun intended)! It's been awhile since I repaired a rod tip, but the person who said NO SUPER GLUE, is right. If I remember correctly, the super glue might not even want to dry amongst the fiberglass. All ya need is a lighter to glue that sucker on. Again, sorry about the bad info.
      City: Oakland

      Tips: bASSHOLE, cool. See ya Sunday!
      (Just got back from Chabot... 0 fish.)

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I got in the water around 10:15 and caught my first fish about 10:45 a nice 3.8 on a suspending jerkbait fished very slow. I continued on down and caught several on drop-shot in 10 to 15 feet. I finished out the day at 3:45 and caught the last on in 25 feet on a carolina rig which was a nice fat 4.4. Altogether a 5 fish limit for around 12 pounds.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: All fish came on the outside of cuts fishing slow.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: how is this lake in spring, im planning a trip. do they have campsites? boat rentals? largemouth,smallmouth any thing else? thanks so much
      City: the bay

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

      Report: Water level is kinda low right now. Alot of debris (i.e. tree's and schrub) in water. Was out there from 8 A.M. to noon and no bass but switched to trout and caught 2 Med. size trout.
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: Stevens Creek Res. will probably be better in a month. Water is still to muddy.

  • Oregon
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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The fishing was very slow, but I was suprised with the water temp. I fished in some deeper water 15-20ft, and had no luck. How ever I am new to this area and have a lot to learn. Any pointers would be great. Oh also I was below the falls. Now at least you have an Idea of where I was at.
      City: Sandy

Saturday, February 5th, 2005

  • Mason County, California
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Very slow. Fished from 1100 - 4:00. Only picked up 4 LM up to 2.5lbs. Tried crank, spinner bait, dart head and drop shot - nothing. All fish were caught on Carolina rig brush hog in 15-20 ft. Talked to another fisherman that picked up seven (2 people) all on drop shot. Water is still pretty cold and muddy.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Recommend waiting a few more weeks before trying this lake. The water needs to warm up and clear up for the bite to improve. Use electronics and try drop shot or soft plastics from shore to 25 ft. and fish slow.

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 50-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water was Stained to Clear. Fished from 9 am to 3 pm. Launched out of Markley Cove with a buddy. All in all we landed 4 spots and a smallie. All fish from 1 lb to 2 lbs. Beautiful day with bass boats on every bank. Our two bigger fish were caught on 1/2 oz. white spinnerbaits. The other three on darterheads with 4 and 6 inch green weenie Magic Worms. Fish were between 15 and 30 feet deep. Had no luck with tubes and crankbait.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Work slow, very slow. For us ... the bite from 9 am to noon was best.

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fish are moving up. caught them on points halfway back and in pockets. 3 limits all under 2 lbs. mixed bag of spots smallies and blacks. afternoon bite best. Bass boats on every point saturday. Seems they left quite a few bass behind them? Graf showed fish in 85 feet but I didn't have the heart to try and catch them because they would die on the way up.my buddy pulled one up from 50 feet and it's eyes and air bladder sticking out of it's mouth looked like some rock fish I've caught in the ocean. Reel them up slow darn it.
      City: orangevale

      Tips: fish slow. fish deep. adjust to conditions.The bucks are moving into the area. females aren't up yet? use smelly jelly on everything.

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      Water Temp: 50 to 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Tired of fishing Folsom lake so I have spent the last few Saturdays here.Came late and fished 9:00 to 3:00, launched at Markely. Fished a few spots in the Narrows then around 12:30 went north past Putah creek to fish the little islands.Had three in the Narrows and three up North.All came on drop-shot 4'' purple robo curly tail worms.I certainly tried every thing else with no luck, jigs,senko,cranks,darterhead,and even splitshot.Water temp up North was up to 55 deg.I was amazed the bite was'nt more active.All fish were keepers but nothing over two lbs.
      City: Granite Bay Ca.

      Tips: Two rods going, drop-shot on the deck and what-ever in your hands

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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started off early, im still trying to learn bass fishing just got into it. Launched from markley fished a cliff face just off the speed markers land a 2 lb smally day went good took to the coves and the points, tryed grubs and spinners but what really took the smallies was purple death 6in from proworms and a puple with chartrues tail 6in from angler tech, me and my partner landed four each with only two not being keepers.
      City: vacaville

      Tips: 5-20 ft of water, i belive the water is to clear for them to be super shallow and keep it slow drag the worm if you have to slowly along your boat or pop it off the bottom, hope the helps .

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      Water Temp: 53 deg-noontime

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Berryessa today for good ol' Fashioned Skunk!
      Got to the water first light, a large tournament was just firing off. Started off very foggy on the water, 48-Deg. Started to work points , and channel drop offs. Threw the jigs for about the first 2.5hrs. Then went to Dart Heads W/ Grubs. Worked from Shore to about 45' feet of water. Marked some bait but could not really target the bass, or other fish for that matter. Fog lifted and it was awesome, little wind, bright. The Water warmed to 54Deg. Started dragging some plastics, and had one on 1.5lbs broke off at the boat-that draggin' really tears up the line sometimes. So off the water at 2:45 for a big zero. All in all, great trip , the lake was awesome and looking good. Coming up well. Talked to other boaters, the same story, one or two fish. Spring is almost here !

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: cold BRRRRRRR

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went fishing with my brother and my best friend today (2/5). Got to the lake at 10 am and left at 11:45 am. Only one fish was caught (2.5-3lbs).....bye me =) using a worm.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: still waiting for the water to warm up =)

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 47-49

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Ladd's. Only caught three LM and one striper. Rookie on the Delta!!! Got one LM on a tube off the deep weed edge in the Mildred area. Got one on a Senko in Franks. Went to White's, nothing, a bit colder water there. Got the striper on a Speed Trap off the main channel. Went to Fourteen Mile Slough and got one more LM on a Senko. Rough day for us. Six bites all day, executed on four of them. Lots of huge weed mats all over the surface.
      City: Hanford

      Tips: Lots of casts, you gotta hit 'em on the head. Use dark colors that show up in the muddy water.

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      Water Temp: 49 - 50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Wasn't muddy, maybe heavy stained? Anyway, launched out of Orwood and went to Disco. Threw a Staycee and found some grass on some rocks. Worked a jig for 45 mins, nothing. Threw a 4" Senko and got a solid 2 lb'r on the second cast. Fish hit it 10 feet from the bank in the grass. Pressure bite. Beleive it or not, I haven't thrown a Senko in over 3 years!! Went back to the Staycee and nothing. I saw a lot of activity in the cuts and were probably Stripers. Saw birds dive-bombing but I didn't bring any spoons to work the area.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Water is warming up and the fish are beginning the prowl. Get out before the next cold front comes in!! Senko was June Bug color. Staycee was Chart/Blue.

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bite was horrible. The three of us threw the tackle box and caught only one 13" fish on a carolina rigged 6" morning dawn Roboworm.
      City: San Jose

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the WON Bass Vineyard Region tournament on Saturday. We had a total of 39 boats. First place went 27 lbs for 5 fish tossing mainly jigs around the tullys. They took home over $1900. Second place was 22 lbs also throwing jigs (i think). A lot of limits were brought in although may anglers described the conditions as tough. For myself we only had 10.5 lbs using plastics in watermelon/red and green pumpkin. We caught fish from 5' to 10'. Later in the afternoon we picked up a couple of fish on a crankbait around docks in 5' of water. Check out the complete results later this week at www.Wonbass.com under Vinyard region. Next tourny is at Clear Lake so come out and get in on the action. Get all the info at the web site.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Based on the top finishers, I would have to say stick with the jigs. Anglers were also catching fish on rip baits. We found most of our fish on the areas where the bottom was either rock or gravel.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Can anybody give a crappie report for the last week? I heard the crappie bite was excellent a couple of weeks ago. I just would like to know before I make the three hour trek up north. Thanks in advance.
      City: Modesto