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Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Well Brian thats not a bad story but if you want to win the BS award for the year you will have to do better.

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: started off cranking rocky ponit,had 1 about 6 & 3 went over to piney point & cranked up 4 more all about 4 pounds left by 10am great morning
    City: bakersfield

    Tips: crawdad cranks

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: FISHING SUCKS NOT MUCH GOING ON. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT THE BITE IS PLEASE POST.
    City: bakersfield

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: A.B.A. had a bass tourment on saturday,4-1. Only 7 boats showed up, the weather conditions were one of the main concerns of the tournment with the wind blowing hard and about 2-3 foot waves things were pretty slow with only 2 bass being caught in the tourny. Bill Heinz caught a 8.66 lbs
    bass and won. Good job Bill. I fished but not in the tourney and caught 3 bass that day for for about 51/2 to 6 lbs , that was saturday.
    Now on sunday it was a little differt. Wind did not blow near as hard saw a couple of friends on the water after I had caught my 9lb 7 3/4 oz. bass
    you know just had to show it off.
    City: lake isabella , ca

    Tips: the fish are trying to get up on bed, when the weather premits. Fish in 4-8 ft range. Jigs and spinner baits are the way to go, atleast so far

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 40

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Been fishing everyday at Kissack Bay. Trout have been biting, but have patience, water has been a little cold, especially after all the snow.Power bait as always.Seen at least 4 to 5 trout weighing between 3 to 6 pounds pulled in the last few days.
    City: Lake Isabella

    Tips: Wore my cowboy hat today was windy.Hat flew off so I jumped into the water to get it.BRRRRRRR. So when it gets windy hold on to your hat!

Monday, December 5th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went bass fishing with no takers, swithed over to fishing for catfish, fishing with night crawlers. caught one 16 lb fish at rocky point. fish was caught early in morning around 8 oclock
    City: lake isabella, cal

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: W.O.N news reports that a guy from Lawndale CA picked up 41 bass in 3 days, the smallest being over 5 #. Sure looks like some one is trying to get some fishermen up there.

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: For thouse of you that read the fish report in the Bakersfield Califorian today. Its all B.S. We fished from 6 am to 1 PM and never got a hit. We were the only boat on the lake. Dead fish floating all over. The deep north fork stinks so bad we didnt go in past the old dog house.

    Tips: Go some place else. If they can tell us lies I can tell them the truth.

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey ax, he meant Lime Dike. Lots of healthy bait fish around the launch ramp. The plague must be over.
    1 bite all day 6.8 on a crankbait

Saturday, August 20th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club event on 8-19 /8-21 2005. Fishing was very tough. Prior reports only 1-2 weeks back from tackle shops, friends, etc. said the bite was decent on big worms and cranks. Things definately changed with the full moon and a cooling weather system passing through. Day time temps were 98 degrees with no wind until 2pm each day.

    An algea bloom was in full force that made the water look like pea soup. Lots of dead birds, trout, and dying shad sprinkled the lake surface.

    Fellow club members picked off a fish here and there. Obviously there was a ton of shad in the lake. Catfish were very active eating the dying shad on the surface.

    1st and 2nd place fish were taken from Sickle Point and in the saddle (between main land and the visiable island) mostly on dropshot baby bass roboworms. Super slow presentation. A few fish were caught on medium diving 2-4 ft. depth white cranks.
    City: RSM, CA

    Tips: Bring lots of lead mojo dropshot weights and sunscreen. Use lighter weights to keep from getting hung up as much.

Friday, May 27th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I have been in the worst fishing slump in my life but yesterday it ended with a nice 7 LBS bass off lime cove useing crankbait.
    City: Bakersfiled

    Tips: Water has came up so much it opened up some good fishing areas. Try using deep diving crank and bounce off bottom and over the rocks!! I had a few chase it up to the boat so thats why I stayed with the crankbait.

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Rocky Point for 5 hours. Caught 12 bass on cranks, big was 6.75 lbs. several around 3 31/2. A pretty good day.
    City: Bakersfield

    Tips: The bass were 10 to 15 feet, so use a deep lil end , sahould do the trick.

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fished rocky point for crappie,,,not a good as two weeks ago...my son and i caught 34 by 11:00
    most fishermen gave up on the spot at ten o'clock.
    City: bakersfield

    Tips: we used blue and white crappie jigs.

Saturday, April 23rd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: french gulch is getting some more bites caught quite a bit of crappie but still needs to be a bit warmer for them bass...
    City: ridgecrest

    Tips: bright jigs pink yellow worked great

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fishing is good at isabella,,,my son and i caught a limit each of crappie on sat. many boats on the lake and all i saw caught fish
    City: bakersfield

    Tips: blue qnd white jigs worked for us...

Sunday, February 13th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Ha Erik from Bakersfield, I heard you suck at Kaweak. Lose the Bobbers Buddy.
    City: not bakersfield

    Tips: Stay your B-ASS in Bakersfield.

Saturday, January 22nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 45 deep - 50 sh

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The Lake has risen about 7 feet in elevation from the storms. The main dam launch ramp is usable again. Water is very stained. I fished jig and pig all around Rocky Piont with out a bite. So I ran up to the south fork in the afternoon to look around. All the spawning flats are flooded and ready for the Big Mama's.
    City: Kernville

    Tips: I saw fish caught on spoons and small worms. Watch out for floating logs and trash.

Thursday, November 25th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had my best day ever. It was one of those foggy -hazy mornings. The wind was hard out of the north. It was blowing from Kernville toward the dam. That created a calm spot on the east side of Rocky Point. First cast with a 3/4oz FF Shad a 4 pounder missed it right at the boat. Then all hell broke loose. In the next 45 minutes, in a strech less than 50 yards of shore line I caught (in order) a 6.11 3.8 3.11 9.3 and a 5.0 By that time it had gotten light and they went deep. All fish were releasd. Later I ran into my buddy Mark Abler just as he was netting a beautiful 5.3 pound smallmouth. Thats got to be the lake record as one is not officially listed.
    (look in photos for 'Isabella Smallmouth')
    City: Kernville

    Tips: I went 4 trips without a fish, crankin my but off. Then look what happened.

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for Crappie in the morning with the man and the geez.. Almost limited out in 4 hrs at the marina. Bite was slow and light. The average guy may have been skunked! Fish were caught on a white dipsy-doo. Had to put some fish in the freezer before winter. Also witnessed a guy hual in a 17lb Cat.
    City: Bakersfield

    Tips: Use light line and light action because the bite is LIGHT!

Saturday, September 25th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started crankin the rip-rap on engineer point at day break. 1 keeper and 1 short. Ran to Orricks and headed north crankin the edge of the canal. no takers. Went over to rocky, still in the shade, and worked a rock pile with a t-rigged zoom u-tale in re-bug. nothing. Slowed way down with the t-rig and jig. Lake was dead flat. Beautiful morning. Headed toward camp 9 slowly casting to the largest trees. bam 5.4 on the worm. too many shore fisherman. Went out in the middle and threw a sb in the trees. 1 short. went home at 11am.
    City: Kernville

    Tips: The main launch ramp is in bad shape. the dock is completely out of the water. You can launch but nowhere to tie the boat up while you park. I'm going to try the launch ramp over by Reds marina next time.
    There is a giant rock just under the surface about 20 yds off shore....in front of the mobile home....toward camp nine.