Fishing Report

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Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

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

      Report: Do not use Packers Bay ramp Shasta rec was there today with a tractor to move the dock and did not clear the ramp. One of the BASS guys prefishing almost didn't get his rig out

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: conditions have changed drastically, 28-35 mph winds with gusts to 60, the lake has come up 4 inches and is a mess with the winds out of the SSW. Any patterns discovered by the BASS folks over the past 5 days are probably not of much use now. It is going to be interesting to see what they come up with. I would expect much bigger sacks brought to the scales for those who can figure it out. The weather should improve this evening as this storm blows through leading to ideal conditons to finish the prefish tomorrow. The sugarloaf float has been blown onto the bank. Temps should hover round the mid 50's with a bit of warming after the storm is over.
      City: Redding

Monday, October 18th, 2004

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

      Report: Caught 8 LM bass with my son in 3 hours this past weekend at Alder Point. Most were one pounders but the largest weighed two and a half pounds, which bit on a white fluke with silver flakes on a 3/0 Gamakatsu offset hook. The others were caught on a popper and drop shot. Bass were deep (12-15 ft.) outside the weedline.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: If it's windy, go with a fluke. If it's calm, use a popper.

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

      Report: COULDN'T STAND IT HAD TO GO FISHING ON DAY OFF COLD FRONT OR NOT.PUT IN AT AROUND 9AM RAN UP EAST FORK PICKED UP SMALL LM ON LIGHTING SHAD CRANK IN SMALL COVE DIDNT GET ANOTHER BITE UP THAT FORK TRIED SOME SOFT BAITS JUST TO WINDY TO FISH THEM.LEFT WENT UP WEST FORK AS FAR AS I COULD GO BEING LAKE IS SO LOW PICKED UP 2 SM DINKS OFF POINT WITH THE LIGHTING SHAD.SWITCHED TO A CHAR AND WHITE SPINNER BAIT MOVED DOWN TO NEXT POINT PICKED UP 1 SM DINK AND A KEEPER LM . MOVED ACROSS LAKE ANOTHER ROCKY POINT GOT ANOTHER SM.MOVED TO POINT ACROSS LAKE FROM BOAT RAMP PICKED UP 13" SM ALSO ON SPINNER BAIT. CAUGHT 2 OTHER SMALL LM ON ANOTHER POINT. OFF WATER AT 4:30
      City: CENTRAL POINT

      Tips: ALL KEEPER FISH WHERE ON ROCKY POINTS AND IN 2 FT
      TO 6FT WATER. ALL AND ALL BEATS WORKING

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

      Report: Fished Lake Merced in SF. Fished from 4:30-6:30. Not much going on. Caught one dink and that was it! Felt a few short bites but not much else.
      City: SF

      Tips: Fish slloooow! Be creative!

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake for about 3 hrs yesterday in some windy and rainy conditions. But managed to fool about 8 fish into biting. All were about 1/2LB to 1LB in range and were holding in about 2 to 4 feet of water. I did hook into one nice fish that I couldn't turn around on the hook set as it headed for the tulles and spit out my lure. I'll get'em next time as all fished were released to fight another day.

      Tips: Fish it slow. Crank it slow.

  • Westchester County, California
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      Water Temp: NA

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake Elizabeth hasn't been stocked in years. There were a few very nasty catfish in there and I would see an occasional bluegill yanked out but it's not a fishing spot anymore. They did a lot of dredging and stuff last year and I don't know if a fish has been caught since then. One of the rangers was hopeful they would start stocking again next season but he admitted that was more of a fantasy on his part than anything else.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Catch and release!!!

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 56.9-66.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Centimudi is down to a lane and a half with the strong north winds this week pushing some sediment into the #2 lane, Jones Valley is 2 lanes, Packers still down to 1 lane and it isn't likely that it will be cleaned out now that the rain has started, Sugarloaf is in and all others are out, Bridge Bay is a bit of a problem in the sand and the ramp has flattened out a bit requiring backing your tow vehicle in quite a bit, you are going to get wet there, The rain has arrived with winds out of the south at 20 and gusts this afternoon expected to go to 40, more rain on the way through Tuesday with high pressure building in for the BASS event, lots of folks out today for the trout derby and the 2 clubs down from Oregon and the BASS guys out pre-fishing, On the 13th we had the old guys monthly tournament won by Lloyd with 4.61, second by Paul with 4.41 and Dick close behind at 4.29,(2 fish limit) I had 3.81 and got mine on the hoo-dun-it in color # 109. We fished in 20-25 knot winds all day making things a bit difficult, out on the 15th with a friend and we had about 15 with 6 between 1.8 and 2.4 with the larger ones coming on the MGM #109 HDI and got off the water at 1230. Upper arms starting to cool down now, main body temps nearly 10 degrees warmer. I expect a great pre fish for the BASS event but the high pressure comming in shortly thereafter wil toughen things up a bit. The BASS checkin has been changed to the Holiday Inn on Hilltop drive. Best to come in from the north especially if you are towing a boat.
      City: Redding

      Tips: my guess is that it will take 32.5 lbs to win the BASS event.

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Even though it was scheduled to be wet and rainy yesterday, I decided to head out for Amador for some trout. Got to the lake about 11:30. Well, the trout were jumping all over the place. They werent biting though, not like they were when I was there on Thursday. At any rate....

      Luckily for me, I had all my bass gear with me so I headed out for the spillway to fish the drop off and adjacent points.

      Despite the rain, wind and mud, I did very well catching about 15-20 or so fish, many of them rats, a few in the 1-2lb range and a 4lb kicker off the point west of the spillway.

      Fun Day to be out.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Fish were holding about 5-15 feet deep, on or around large main body points. I used watermelon and green pumpkin Baby Brush Hogs. I didnt try out any reaction baits, but im sure they would have worked as the fish were all over my 'Hogs.

      I fished on Thursday the 14th with the same pattern, and had about the same luck. Hopefully I can get out again this weekend to catch the tail end of the fall bite.

  • Mason County, California
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      Water Temp: 68-71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Dude thow the biGGGGGG swim baits Bass are on them---6.60 to 7.9lbs bass plus smaller...on hit for the momma baits!----get the fish where the boats and the wake boarders are they seem to like the turbulence of the wakes....crank baits to 30+ feet on in line sinkers

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

      Report: Dude thow the biGGGGGG swim baits Bass are on them---6.60 to 7.9lbs bass plus smaller...on hit for the momma baits!----get the fish where the boats and the wake boarders are they seem to like the turbulence of the wakes....crank baits to 30+ feet on in line sinkers
      City: San jos

      Tips: Dude thow the biGGGGGG swim baits Bass are on them---6.60 to 7.9lbs bass plus smaller...on hit for the momma baits!----get the fish where the boats and the wake boarders are they seem to like the turbulence of the wakes....crank baits to 30+ feet on in line sinkers

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Yes the boat and ski traffic can be really irritating especially when they use your float tube as a bouy. But I've found that in the morning before most of those guys are out there that the topwaters, and high speed baits work on the aggresive fish. As the wind and boat traffic pick up and the fish hunker down a little more, I switch to slower baits such as a senko, jig and pig combos, or a drop shot rig. I've fished this lake for many years and have caught HUGE fish out of here. The most important thing is to change tactics and strategies as the boat traffic gets worse. I hope your first visit doesn't keep you from comming back. This lake can reward you with some trophy fish.
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: HAVE FUN!!!!!

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

      Report: Dude thow the biGGGGGG swim baits Bass are on them---6.60 to 7.9lbs bass plus smaller...on hit for the momma baits!----get the fish where the boats and the wake boarders are they seem to like the turbulence of the wakes....crank baits to 30+ feet on in line sinkers

      Tips: Dude thow the biGGGGGG swim baits Bass are on them---6.60 to 7.9lbs bass plus smaller...on hit for the momma baits!----get the fish where the boats and the wake boarders are they seem to like the turbulence of the wakes....crank baits to 30+ feet on in line sinkers

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I guided Thurs, Fri, and Sat - "teach the lake" trips, mostly in the south end. Each day was similar - except the wind on Sat - wow! Each trip produced 17 to 19 tournament keepers up to 3 1/2 pounds, plus numerous smaller bass that are getting in their final feed while the bigger fish are offshore. Fri produced larger fish including two that my client broke off because of his line being too light in test. One can use a minimum of 12 pound test in the dirty water. I, too, had problems. I was using a Strike Pro Bad Boy 80 crank (lemon-lime) with good success Thurs. Fri. morning I had a big bass just attack it on a rock ledge and snap my new 12 lb test and fresh knot! I didn't even have a chance to react - just snapped it!! I saw the fish briefly under the surface and she was big. Of course, that was the only Bad Boy I had. The bass seemed to love that bait. Might be time to chanbe to 14# test! We used Senkos, spinnerbaits (my client Sat was a pro at fishing them!), crankbaits, Power Worms and Dead Ringer worms. Could not get a jig bite to go, but the Yamamoto Kreature bait was again a winner. We fished tule-rock areas with good success. We found shallow and deep bass, but the shallow ones seemed more active.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Since these fellows are fishing upcoming tournaments, I won't be specific about how, what, and where. I will say that experimenting with different colors will pay off. We did find a "hot" color with the Kreatures - definately. But that has to remain a secret for my clients. It looks like an earlier fall than previous years. If heavy rain happens at the lake Tuesday, it could help the bite for larger bass and bring them all a little shallower. I expect the water to cool off by several degrees in the next few days. One may need to slow their presentations a bit. Who Knows?!

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      Water Temp: WARM NO TEMP GA

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My Brother Benny and Sister-in-Law Sandi came down from Oregon to fish and I dropped the boat in at Red Bud and fished the south end. Fished deeper docks and off shore reefs with drop shot and senkos, only 2 fish on senkos and 38 fish on drop shot. I cought the numbers in am, Sandi caught the larger fish in the am and than my brother schooled us in the evening catching 8 fish to my 2 fish, calm in AM windy in PM that was Saturday. Sunday we caught about 15-20 fish on same set up. fish were 1/2 to 2 lbs with mostly about 1 1/4 lb.
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: Don't fish dock that do not have deeper water close by like the one at Red Bud, you will catch fish there but not as many as you would docks with deeper water close by and rocks, for example if you fish Red Bud pier the closest deep water is about 1/4 mile, this is great in the spring but not in the summer fall or winter, yes you will catch some but not numbers and yes I have caught 5 lb fish in 5 inches of water but again if you want numbers fish deep water close by. Dead stick that worm with drop shot, lift rod and lower rod and don't move the weight, sometimes don't even move the worm, a lot of bites came with out even moving the worm like live bait.
      Purple worms 4 inch strait and 4 inch curly tail.

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

      Report: went to lake siverwood on sunday hoping for some stripers. it was pooring rain and very windy. we tried everything but no luck. only a bunch of real small ones.
      City: twentynine palms

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: raining........

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: out of all the days this week (my vacation) i go fishing today...WOW WAS IT RAINING!!!!...well i tried senkos, spooks,ripbaits, split shot 'n, texas rigs, buzz baits, and a jig...i got to the lake around 12noon and fished till about 6pm...did i mention it was raining...
      well i don't know how to understand what fish do during the rain. nor do i know how to make them bite...
      but i did get one and dat swas all i needed was one. she was a lm that weighed about 4lbs on a texas rigged worm, but she was fouled hooked and released....so like i said how do i get them to bite during the rain???
      City: san francisco

      Tips: just keep on fishing, you'll figure it out!!!

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

  • Mason County, California
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A bit late for posting this report, but here it goes. Fished Anderson on Saturday Oct 16, 04. Condition looked good, pre-front, overcasted sky. First time fishing there. Went with two friends. At the gate, paid $5 to enter and a ranger gave us some precaution about mercury in the fish. Well, we normally catch-and-release, so no problem. Started fishing at 8AM near the boat ramp (from shore). Shoreline access was quite limitted. Nothing for the first 30 mins. Moved toward the dam and started catching fish. Caught 5 on Rat-L-Trap and 3 on Brushhog. Bigger fish (well not that big, around 2-3lbs class) were caught on brushhog. Stayed until 2PM and drove to the other side (east side??). Water was a lot shallower. Couldn't get any bite there. Called it a day around 3PM. (Not bad for the first time. Might come back with a float tube.)
      City: Palo Alto

      Tips: Brushhog in watermelon color. (The dam is loaded with crawdad.)

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished our two day club tourney this week end. bite has been tough for me lately . saturday i did get 11.7 good for first day lead in our club including a 4.94. got 9.71 sunday includind a 4.48 but dropped to second as one member brought in an 18 + bag including a 6.25 and a 5.8. both days we caught bunches of dinks... keepers were tough to come by .. we spent most of sat and all of sunday in victoria canal. saturday 90% of fish were caught on wacky worming a yamamoto cut tail worm .. the few others on spinner baits . sunday just the opposite 90% of keepers on spinner baits and rattle traps and the rest on the worm. both days the bite was the best for keepers on the end of the tides and the first hour after the change... dinks bite all day ..broke my trolling motor cable sunday.. luckily only had an hour to go when it broke. rained on us sunday but just a little. wind came up around 10 am each day ..
      City: SUNNYVALE

      Tips: fish tight to the tules . after sun comes up fish are tight in shade pockets..chart/wht spinner baits and watermelon worms seem to wotk the best .rattle trap fish were caught on the rocks .

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on the 16th with my fishing club. Windy, difficult for boat control, or baits for that matter. Flip/pitch bite was nothing for me, started cranking. Areas with current and bait was the ticket. Caught a small limit, with a four pounder for the kicker. Had a big fish bite, but never turned on the bait. That fish managed to blow out a crank loaded with Gammie trebles and not one hook touched it. Amazing.
      City: Rio Vista

      Tips: The was a Timber Tiger DC-8 color light tan or 203, had to go down to ten pound test as it was high tide. Crank the submergent grasses, with moving water. Have fun with it!
      A.G.