Fishing Report

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Sunday, January 2nd, 2005

Saturday, January 1st, 2005

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My friend John and I had a hard time getting to the lake, lots of mudslides on the road. We got there kind of late around 9:30 and the boat was covered with mud from the drive up. Lot's of timber floating by the dock and made getting the boat back on the trailor a little tough. Winds around 30 to 40 mph and heavy rain. Found some fish in the narrows in about 30 feet of water. Three around 1 1/2 pounds, one around 3 pound and one running about 6 pounds. John caught them all on a 3/8 brown/orange jig with a crawdad trailor. Oh I got skunked.
      City: Millbrae

      Tips: Work the jigs slow, find one fish keep fishing you might catch more there. Wait till weather gets better took hours getting all the mud out of the boat.

  • California
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      Water Temp: air temp:48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: What water clarity?!? it was like fishing in chocolate milk except for being swirled around by 60mph winds and getting soaked by the horizontal rain...i only saw one other guy fishing. i was goin to take my pontoon boat out that i just got but it was too windy so i shore fished by the dam after waiting an hour for the wind to slow with no chance of that happening...third cast of fishing a yamamato 7" dark green worm really really really slow on the bottom caught me a 2lber and that was it for me because the winds picked up and, like in forest gump, it seemed to be raining upwards...
      City: santa clara

      Tips: SLOW!!!!!! and with dark colors to show thru the chocolate milk...if you cant do that, dont go until the rain stops! but honestly, im waiting til March to go back so i can try my new swimbait rod/reel combo!
      -Fish on!

  • California
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      Water Temp: 51 to53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing here is a little tougher the water clarity is stained and the bass are depper than over at eastman. Jigs here work well as fish are still on the long points and still in the cuts off drop offs fish are 1 to 2 pound range and are falling to brown and purple w/brown pork & brown w/watermelon single tail yamamoto grub as a trailer. there are some fish holding around the base of rock piles. The river area is muddy main body is stained also there letting water out but lake is stable. Again dont shy away from this lake when it rains. Fish slow work and area before moving to your next spot patience is very important here this time of year at this lake.
      City: kerman ca.

      Tips: Long points dropoffs cuts base of rock piles are your best bt here slow slow slow is the key to putting some nice bass in the boat.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 0700-1330 hr., dozens of small one pound and smaller fish from the no fish area South to the dam. Moved to the North end about 1100 hr., found quality fish at the base of isolated bouders/rock piles, dropshot/crank. Jigs and creature bates were NOT the ticket today, dropshotting was all they seemed to want. However, once the wind blew lipless cranks with a lot of flash produced 2-4 pound fish. Oddly enough the majority of the lager fish came right off the bank from under the rocks. We probably caught 25-30 fish with 8-10 in the 2-4 pound range. The lake is coming up and is in good shape for this time of the year with a substantial amount of logs and debris in the water so be careful. Dropshot worm was a Reactions Innovations 4" Oxblood and Watermelon Red Flake. Crank - Lucky Craft American Shad slowwwww rolled. What a way to spend New Years Day.
      City: Turlock

      Tips: When the wind blows and puts a little chop on the water throw the crank!!!

  • San Francisco County, California
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      Water Temp: 60's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the southwest shore of south lake from my pontoon midday last Sunday. Caught nothing in 3 hours while listening to the Giants lose another one on my radio.

      Anyway, almost hooked up on the senko by the southern fishing pier, but I lost it.

      I wonder if the City would let me plant some bass in this lake. It sure could use it.
      City: san francisco

      Tips: Catch, Photograph and Release!

  • Fresno County, California
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Can't remember what the temperature was but it had to have been 60 or below. Fished a tournament here with my partner and ended up with close to 20 fish today. Only weighed in at 6.16 lbs. Most fish came off on drop shotted plastic 4 inch worms. No jig fish today. All fish that were caught today were in the 1 lb range but the winner of this tournament here had 13.94 lbs to win it. It was a rainy afternoon as well but the fish were on.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Fish slow. Work the river channels and rocky structures from below. Fish are deeper this time of the year.

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 52.3

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Happy New Year. We have color in the water now, and the lake is up in spite of all the water they are dumping. My first fish came on a rock pile that had been visible the week before and was now submerged. Two and a half pound largemouth. Not a bad way to start the day. Did catch a lot of fish but none as good as the first one. The bite seemed to come in deeper water and I think we fished a little faster only because of the wind. Then it got ugly and we left at 1 P.M.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Best bite came on muddier banks and in deeper water, but if you don't mind the crappy weather you can still catch some nice fish.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 92

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: U guys needa update ur shit. why have it if u havenot been there. fuckin posers.

      Tips: dont eat yellow snow

  • Maricopa County, Arizona
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Didn't have much luck on the deep points, but found smaller fish biting in the back of coves all day in 2-10 ft of water. Happy to catch 20 - 25 1 pounders then a few bigger. Good way to start out the new year.
      City: Cottonwood

  • Calaveras County, California
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: 5 lbs and 4 lbs bass caught on shallow diver crank bait and rattle trap...caught at orange blossom pond
      City: modesto

      Tips: use shallow diver crank baitsand rattle traps use one that looks like a shad

Friday, December 31st, 2004

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: A frind and I saw a break in the weather here and dicided to try clear lake, we were in the water about 1115 and fished the north bank along hwy 20. We started getting bite as soon as we started, some of the smaler ones were not holding on very long and we missed a lot of them. The larger fish were biting real light but held on long enough to catch them. Yhe smaler ones were 11-13 in. ,the larger fish were 2-4#. most of the fish were in 2-8 ft. of water taken on baby brush hogs in sour grape and watermelon, took a couple drop shoting under docks.Good day for this time of year some rain and a little rain, beats staying at home watching the tube, good luck and good fishing
      City: orland

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Water clarity depends on location. Both arms are muddy, however the main body was clear last Friday. Two of us fished from 12 noon till 4 pm and bairly missed the afternoon storm. Two fish both on 1/2 oz hula grubs in 20 foot of water, one smallmouth and one spot. Nothin on rip baits, blades, or crank baits.
      City: Carmichael

      Tips: We spent most of our trip in muddy water fishing shallow in the new run off from the rain. Nata, or at least we did not find em. Dock talk was the North fork, ripping with loooong pauses. Did not try drop shotting or spooning. Rumor has it that high teens won the turkey shoot on the 2nd. I guess they gotta eat sometime. I also fished a trout colored 12 inch swimbait on the main body, sooner or later...

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

      Report: come out Jan 8th to Quarrys at 8am for christmas tree day. i have seen the trees at the lake. they have two piles of trees at rainbow and two at horseshoe. bring a pair of gloves and some old clothes. i believe there will be food afterwards. come out and support our lakes.

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

      Report: from my knowledge there are always craws in the waters of lakes, rivers, and small streams. just cause u cant see them doesnt mean there not there.

      i have used craw like baits here before and have done very well. good luck and tight lines to all this new year.

      Tips: come out Jan 8th to Quarrys at 8am for christmas tree day. i have seen the trees at the lake. they have two piles of trees at rainbow and two at horseshoe.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 52.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: a few breaks in the clouds suckered me into going and I knew I would feeze solid. In at Packers at 0700, the lake has come up some 16ft since the 24th and now stands at 87.5 ft down, air temp was 37 with a slight push out of the south, was going to run up the McCloud but stopped on some stuff outside Packers to toss a new worm rig after re-rigging everything because of some Xmas presents. I put on an MGM eel in #66 and tossed it in at the bank and get bit on the second cast with about a 1.6 that grabbed it on the way down, re-rig and go in again with the same worm and missed one in about 10ft that bit the worm in half. Bait up again and thorw a little further down the bank and the bait just stopped after going in so i reel up slowly and feel some weight and stick what turns out to be a good one. it's heavy and rips line off my reel for about 30 ft and pumps the rod hard. I get it up and in and it goes 5.24 lbs and I ain't got anymore of these eels. DANG! bolt things down and put this fish in the box to see how it is and plan to fizz it later if need be, run for the upper sac and get on a pile of rocks up in the gooseneck that just went under and was about 12 down, got six off of it and 3 over 2lbs on the MGM Hoo-dun-it in three different colors, the #22,66,109. Went baack south a bit near Sac Point and stuck another good one at 2.65 on the #35. everything I am towing is working and I am wondering why I can't do this when the money is on the table. Head back in around 1130 and stop and get the smallest of the 2's on a point inside packers and end up with 14.54 and 11 fish total. Got snowed on a bit up in the gooseneck and my hands feel like they are incased in ice. Got a phot of the smallest and the biggest and on home. Great day for me, maybe someday I can actually get a check doing this. (probably not)
      City: Redding

      Tips: The only hdi that didn't produce today was the smoke blue but then again I only fished it for about 10 minutes. The big fish today was my first over 5lbs on a worm but then again I don't throw worms much.

Thursday, December 30th, 2004

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

      Report: there are buttloads of crawdads in the main lake as well as the arroyo, the trick is to match the color because they change when they molt and that happens during specific times of the year.
      City: p-town

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 7:00am-3:00pm on Tuesday. Caught 3 small largemouth dropshotting 4" purple power worm around 2:oopm in 45-55ft of water. Tough bite. Jigs, texas rigs, topwater, jerks and cranks didn't produce all morning. Started going deep in shade on structure in afternoon and had a little action.
      City: san anselmo

      Tips: Downsize! Use 6-8lb flourocarbon and small worm hooks withh small worms on deep structure.

Wednesday, December 29th, 2004

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 48.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished tourney out of lundberg marina last wednesday of the month . winning weight for five fish 12.7 lbs 2nd place 11.5lbs the winner was throwing a worm in the middle of a dead end slough deep 5to12ft deep light colors my guess is that all fish caught in tourney were worm fish except my 8lb stripper what a rush

      Tips: fish with your back against the bank its hard but there is nothing on the bank worms

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

      Report: WOOHOO, cant believe it! went out thismorning at 6:00am. Casted out a nightcrawler under a bobber for bass and first thing it hits the water BOOM!! it goes under it was a 30 minute fight on 6 pound test but got it in.. you wont believe what it was!!!!! A 52inch STURGEON!!! i didnt know clear lake had sturgeon. Took pics of it and released it!
      City: Nice

      Tips: Watch out for that sturgie hes still in clear lake waters!