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Friday, June 11th, 2010

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 70ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tried for some topwater fish and got 2 on a LC sammy. Fish went down and switched to a jig and got 2 more (big one was just over 6 lbs). Ended the day chasing some schools and getting a few on a spinnerbait and spoon. Ended the day with 9 fish for two peeps...not too shabby
      City: Moorpark

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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started the morning with swim baits and had a ton of followers but no takers. So we hit the shoreline with buzzbaits and had no followers. So we we back to the place we had follwers with the swim baits and started throwing senkos and connected with a few good bass.We also threw a drop shot rig with oxblodd worms and scored some bass. The bite died off at 11am. we had about 10 bass and the biggest was 4.8 pounds.
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: If you find the active bass start throwing senkos it worked for us. tight lines chief

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

      Report: Tips for Mike: Go under the green bridge and stay to the right for about a mile or two. This puts you in the South Fork. Look for sloping dirt banks and points with rock outcrops into the water. I like the left side. Stay casting distance from the bank.

      For bait use dark green/brown 4" or 5" Senkos with an octopus hook ran through the center of the bait. This is called "Wacky Style". It is helpful to add a very small split shot about 10" above the hook in order for the senko to fall slowly to the bottom. Once on the bottom lift/reel very slowly back to the boat. Often the senko gets bit before it hits the bottom so watch your line! If you lift and feel weight SET THE HOOK. There are a lot of ways to catch fish at Lake Oroville. This method give you and your family a good chance of catching some fish.
      City: Orovillle

      Tips: Stop in at Oroville Outdoors on Feather River Blvd (first left off the Oro Dam Exit).
      They will get you pointed in the right direction.
      Be sure to put a few fish back for the rest of us!

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70 - 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thursday, 6/10/10. The strong wind in the morning forced my fishing buddy, his grandson, and me to fish a protected cove near the narrows. On the way there coming out of Capell Cove, one wave did get my buddy wet. By midmorning we only had a few fish. By then, the wind had calmed down so we moved first to Putah Creek and then to the Big Island. I wanted by buddy

      Tips: Fish on and around points. Take a young person fishing and watch them get excited when they catch a fish.

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

      Report: can anyone give me a few good tips for bass fishing, Im taking the woman, dog and boat camping for the week and would like to make the most of it fishing wise, any help on what part of lakes to fish would be great, also love to night fish, thanks!!

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent all day caught a few smallies. Where is Sugar White when you need him. Drop me a email about Toullich
      City: castro valley

      Tips: Fish deep

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fishing is a little slower than it should be but you just have to slow down and you will catch fish. there are fish on beds everywhere if thats what you like to do. Fished north last tues. and put 12 to 4.5 in the boat and did not sight fish.fished rattlesnake arm yesterday and put 10 in the boat { 5 were sight fishing]The frog bite is slow but you can catch a few that way.
      City: lakeport

      Tips: 6-7inch senkos wacky has been the most consistant for me.frog fishing is getting ready to bust loose but we have been getting a few.
      SLOW DOWN [DEAD STICK]

Monday, June 7th, 2010

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My sons and I found a good pattern. We worked shad robo worms around weeds and came up with 25 fish. Mostly around 1#, but a few in the 2# range. The water was really clear in the morning, but mud lines developed around noon with the wake board boats buzzing us.
      City: Felton

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

      Report: Thanks Oldbass and tritonfish foryour reports. My son and I caught them good today. Keep up the reports. By the way we followed your pattern from your report. My son got his personal best 5.5lbs.Fun!
      City: Brentwood

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      Water Temp: 64 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: left B&W 5:00 am was a tourney going on fish bite was suprisenly tough today don't really know what happened threw crank bait, senko, blades , top water,sweet beaver, could not really get on a pattern. Maybe one of those days! Took friend out with me from work he landed one and lost a few more. I boated one myself, but nothing like it should be this time of the year, threw the whole boat at them could not find them, not even dinks. oh well maybe just a bad day fishing.. but a good day cause I was able to get out and get my lines wet and out of the house before it gets blistering hot.Had a good time!! Lets go again Charlie and give em hell
      City: Elmira

      Tips: None today

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

      Report: Im fishing a local club and I've been to lake a couple of times, but wasnt able to locate any largie. Can anyone help me or give me some tips on how to locate largemouth in this lake. Thanks...
      City: Sacramento

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      Water Temp: 74-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FOR 2 HOURS IN THE EVENING WITH A ROOKIE. HE CAUGHT THE FIRST FISH ON DROP-SHOT ROBO WORM, THEN I CAUGHT THE NEXT 7 ON TUBES. MIXTURE OF SMALL-MEDIUM SIZE FISH, MISSED A COUPLE BITES BECAUSE I HAD THE KIDS WITH ME.
      City: LINCOLN

      Tips: EVERYTIME I FOUND THE BAIT, I FOUND THE FISH. SEEM TO BE KEYED IN ON BAITFISH RIGHT NOW.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 66-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished north end late last week with light rain.2 lb males were aggressive,while 3-4 lb post spawn females would bite very lightly.
      City: Eastbay Grease

      Tips: North end can and will turn into an ocean in the afternoon.
      PS If you camp,pick up after yourself.I couldn't believe what I saw left at the campsites from the Memorial weekend crowd...probably Dodger Fans!!!

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      Water Temp: who knows

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Guys, I'm with you, but I can tell you your wasting your time. I have complained to the water district three times. I've suggested self inspections with bond posted. I've suggested they alternate the inspection station at Stevens Creek between Lexington and SC in order to address the budget issues, and I've questioned the fact that the rowing club gets special priveledges because they pay them a ton of money in "special use fees" as being illegal (which I truely think it is). BTW, check out the water district's web site about special permits--its totally obvious the language in the rules was written by the rowing club's lawyers. All of this, and I have not received even the courtesy of a response, even though their web site promises one within 1 week. Bottom line, its the rowing clubs private lake because they pay for it to be that way.
      City: Palo Alto

      Tips: Find a way to make money off of quagga mussels--the state would then be all for them spreading!!!

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      Water Temp: --

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I agree with the last poster. This is absolute BS that we can no longer use this lake. Why can't they set up something like at Clear Lake where they have a local fire department or some thing do the inspections and state that if you get caught without a sticker, it will be some huge fine. At least I could use the lake again.
      Hell, I would be willing to pay a fee of say $15 to get in if it payed for someone to do the inspection and it got me back on this lake with my boat.
      City: ben Lomond

      Tips: Call the Santa Clara county park depatment and complain about Lexington being closed.

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

      Report: is the concrete ramp at trinity center in the water yet?
      City: redding

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 68-71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What a great day! Fishing was pretty good all day with 7 keepers out of 20+ fish caught. All but one of the keepers came from submerged vegetation in the backs of coves on a 5" Senko in Baby Bass color. The big one of the bunch went 3.8lbs. The other from a small (2") flat sided shallow running crankbait pulled over vegetation. These two baits caught all fish boated today. Be cautious of all the debris in the water!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Fish vegetation or timber in fairly shallow water (5-15ft). The Senko was fished slow while the crankbait was burned throught the water. I did not try deep structure so can't say anything about that.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fantastic morning!!! Took my 8 year old son with me and put in at B&W. My second time on the delta and only my 5th time fishing from my boat (first boat too by the way). Planned on getting on the water at 530, HAHA, rolled outta the dock at 715. Third cast, had a big bright white fish, probably striper maybe salmon, hit my chartuse and yellow rattle bait but didn

      Tips: Be patient...with the fish and your kids.

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

      Report: Drop shot the submerged rock piles in the main lake, or drop a wacky rigged senko. This time of year you can also crank on island points, throw wacky rig senko

  • Lake County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Aggresive strikes = spawning behavior? Feeding behavior? Tough to summarize what the bass were doing this last weekend. It's not worth mentioning how many or what I caught fish with, cause the bottom line is the fishing was the worst I've ever seen in the month of June and it doesn't say anything about what will work for folks wanting to fish clear lake in the next week. I promised my cousin she'd catch a bass and I didn't happen. Very bummed about that.
      City: Fort Bragg

      Tips: I think Mr. Hemphill had the right idea to fish deeper, it's just tough to do without electronics or without lots of experience on the lake.