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Saturday, May 29th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of Tower Park. Caught 5 but the largest was 2.5 lbs. One on a red speed trap and 4 on an orange craw rat-l-trap. Missed a few - maybe they were the bigger ones I was looking for. Nice day to be out - not hot or overly windy. Also tried spinners, soft plastics and chatterbaits without success.
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Did ok yesterday, not great, but not bad considering the storm that came through the day before.Did more gardening than anything else.The moss growth is a lot like Clear Lake.Looking forward to warmer water temps and a good top water bite!
      City: Eastbay Grease

      Tips: Don't break yer buddy's rod tip

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent Memorial Day at the lake...ooops.Well..so much for fishing.I did see some fish trying to reposition for a second try at the spawn.They raised the water level 10 plus feet in a week or two.It put the spawn in a "STATE".I did see lots of trout jumping all over the place though.Will go up in a week after the water settles down.
      City: Hayward

      Tips: Take a kid fishing !

Friday, May 28th, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough day 4 bites 2 fish. Biggest 3.5 on a Speed Trap, other on Senko. Fished out of B&W to Franks Tract. Spent too much time trying to perfect Punching technique. They can have it!! I'll wait for the frog bite to get those mean nasty mat bass!!

      Tips: Fishes appeared to be still affected by recent cold front, very sluggish.

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.. Fished coves and points. My partner and I both caught 3 ea. Only two were keepers (we did release them) the others were around 8- 12 inches.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Weather was so windy warm.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Overcast and windy. Put 5 fish in the boat on 1/4 oz. drop shot rig along rocky banks using Roboworms. Fished around Big Island and back of coves with reaction baits and drop shot...no action. Others anglers at the dock reported catching a lot more than than I. All under 2 lbs.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Bite is incredibly soft, fish slow & take the kids!

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      Water Temp: 62.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm with my buddy Russ. Weather couldn't have been nicer; cloudy most of the day with a bit of wind.

      Boated 36 fish to 2 1/2 lbs on just about everything we threw: Senkos, shaky head, dropshot, tubes, and crankbaits. No big fish but what a fun day. Fish came on main lake rocky banks from 5-25 feet of water.
      City: Benicia

      Tips: Just go out and have fun, it won't last forever.

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

      Report: Forgot the date in the previous report

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a great few days from the shore. I hit areas that no boat could get to and the bass were there. My biggest was on Optimum Furbit frog and caught bass on baby brush hogs in watermelon. You had to punch the wood chips to get the bass to see the baits. I also used spear worm by Minda Lures. Got them on buzzbaits,frogs brush hogs and spear worms.Had about 20 bass my biggest 7 pounds.
      City: Camarillo

      Tips: When fishing these back areas becarful of rattle snakes, I alsmost stepped on one. tight lines Chief

Monday, May 24th, 2010

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Monday, 5/24/10. There was a SE wind that we couldn

      Tips: Fish slow drop-shotting small plastic baits. You will have fun catching a lot of fish.

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

      Report: Ditched the boat again this time because of the weather and boy was it a good day just walking the bank. First fish a solid 4 lber. Next cast to the left a solid 3.5 lber. Right then I knew it was gonna be a fine day. Missed a few then another 3 lber. My 7 yr old nephew was with me and he caught a 4.3 lber and a 2 lber weighed on the digital scale. Took some pictures and video for memories. 7 fish total for me and 2 for the young pro-angler. He even got big fish for the day :). All fish caught on various plastics, jigs, and one on a spinnerbait.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Walk the bank and take a kid fishing. He may out fish you! Tight lines.

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

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

      Report: Buddy just moved with his boat. Any thoughts any of you may have about someone showing up at a launch ramp looking to hitchhike and fish? Wife won't let me buy my own boat. Been married too long to ditch her!
      City: Pleasanton

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      Water Temp: 62-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM 6-11 BEFORE BEING BLOWN OFF THE LAKE. CAUGHT 6 AND LOST ONE, FOUR CAUGHT EARLY WITH LIGHT WIND AND OTHER TWO AFTER IT PICKED UP. PLASTICS IS ALL I COULD BIT ON, MOSTLY IN 10-20 FEET. I DID MANAGE ONE FISH IN 3.5-4 LB. RANGE IN 45 FEET OF WATER.
      FINAL SCORE: FRONT OF BOAT 6 - BACK OF BOAT 0
      City: LINCOLN

      Tips: RIGHT NOW BEATING THE FISH IS EASIER THAN BEATING THE WEATHER.

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood on Saturday and got in a solid 5 hours fishing. Was cold and windy, and glad I keep a spare jacket on the boat. Picked up 6 on crank and drop shot. Crank was delta red speed trap. Worms were oxblood with red flake. Got a few hits on jib and senko but nothing substantial . Chatter bait and buzz were ignored.
      City: Danville

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started Late Saturday in the Wind and some Rain after most guys got off the water caught 3 nice 3-4 lb range largemouth and 2 about the size of my spinnerbait:). Also caught a 26" striper at about 7:30 along rocks near B&W Resort. I thought I'd done something on my spinnerbait when it took line and ran me around the boat a few times. Fun!!
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: They ate my orange and white double willow spinnerbait this evening. Got a few hits on a rootbeer senko but I think they were small. Also a few small ones tried to eat my frog. Hope the Frog bite is good this year it sucked last year for me.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nice comments about Bob Myskey on the previous post. He is a great guy and a good guide! We did have a few spring days last week but only one this week! I fished a father/son team for 3 1/2 days. Maybe the final team event for them for awhile - son is getting married - congrats!! The weather wasn't kind - we could only fish Thursday in a proper fashion as it was fairly calm and warm until 1 pm. The rest of the time - cold, rain, and dangerous wind Friday. Amazing Friday - we were going to launch at the Oaks at 7 am - no rigs - too dangerous. Went to Red Bud - no rigs - wow!! We put up the sail and sailed to Cache Creek and fished for 4 hrs. No bites. Thursday we did do well. Both guys hooked a lot of bass using the white Blade Runner jig w/#169 (chartreuse w/ chartreuse-white flake) Yamamoto grub. Size was disappointing - fish were from 2 1/4 lbs to 3 1/2 lbs, though they did lost a few bigger ones. Empty beds everywhere - I imagine some from the big tourney last weekend. After my guys landed 7 or 8 and the wind came up, I decided to have them drag Senkos off Anderson Island structure in hopes of finding a bigger post-spawn female. It is nice when an idea pays off! Dad hooked a nice bass that jumped 2 or 3 times and took a long time to land as the wind was blowing the boat at a good clip. I thought the bass was bigger than it was, but still a nice, skinny 4+ lb bass. Our best 5 were only about 15 lbs - but they had a lot of action!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: There is just no way to base a game plan on previous spring fishing trips. This is still winter in late spring! It looks like a lot of successful spawning has taken place as lots of fry can be seen - just hope they make it! Saw a few carp shallow and one crappie on a bed. No bluegill or bait anywhere - at least at the south end. Hope the belly-boaters had longjohns on for their tourney in the keys! Brrrrrrr!!!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water around 8:45 am when a new friend who has never fished Folsom. We started working trees with little results. We did managed a few out of the trees but ended up on catching most of our fish on Senko's. Boat position in 20-25 feet and then tossing up to banks. A lot of fish hit the bait on the fall or just as it hit the bottom. Most bites very lite. End up with 30+ fish with most being smallies and spots. Most fish around that 2 lb range with some bigger chunk's with some pushing 3.
      City: Lincoln

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

      Report: Fished both the north and southeast sides of the lake. Less than ideal conditions with the wind and the potential for showers. Stuck one LM off a fallen tree and that was it for about four hours of fishing. Spotted lots of fry so it looks like the spawn is over with.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Hennessy is usually a tough lake in the best of conditions, so wait until summer like weather arrives.

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

      Report: Cool mornings, fishing picked up as it warmed up. Had very little luck fishing rocky faces, bites from coho salmon mostly. Finally fished back of coves and my nephew caught the biggest spot at 15 1/2 inches. I caught and released a 17 1/2 largemouth at the base of a small waterfall.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Fished 5" Yamamoto grubs and had best luck with purple metal flake and pumpkinseed too. Fish back of coves with incoming water.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Cold front slowed thing a bit but not too dramatically. Boated about 25 fish with 4 over the slot. Best time of year to make a friend or kid become a "Bassaholic"!!
      City: Oroville

      Tips: Rocky outcropping most productive. Fish caught on rip baits, senkos, tubes, flukes, drop shot prism worms and even a couple on topwater baits. Looking forward to the next warming trend.