Date : 08/20/21 Location : New Melones Launch: Tuttletown Air temperature: 56-87 Water temperature: 75-77 Water Clarity: 2-6 feet Wind direction/speed: Northeast 5-10 mph Seasonal fish pattern: summer transition Moon phase: waxing gibbous On 08/20/21 my father and I decided to go bass fishing at New Melones Reservoir. New Melones’ water level is super low, […]
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California Delta Pre-Spawn Bass Tactics by Michael Birch
Introduction Prespawn on the famed California Delta is my favorite time to fish. Any cast can be the proverbial “10 pounder”. The California Delta has been listed in the Top 10 fisheries of the country for many years, and with good reason. The big females are coming out of the winter lairs and moving […]
New Melones Fishing Report by Christian Ostrander
Melones is still fishing better than most motherlode lakes at the moment. Over the last 2 weeks I’ve started to see more quality bass being caught. Run offs from heavy rains have spiked oxygen levels in the water, while also washing down food for baitfish and crayfish making every species of fish on the hunt. […]
Drop Shot Tips from Mike Rogers
This is something I learned from a pro sometime ago and I still use them today. When fishing brush piles or fallen timber with a drop shot, rig your Robo worm or other bait that you like, either with a nose hook, or wacky hook it for more action, depending on the water temp, or nose hook […]
Delta Comprehensive Fishing Report 1/16-23/21 by Alex Sanchez
Happy New Years! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays. Here’s a quick Delta report from January 16th to 23rd. Water temp on the Delta is anywhere from 48-52 degrees. The largemouth bite is picking up! We’ve been averaging 10-15 keepers a trip with an occasional fish over six pounds. Areas like the Mokelumne River has […]
Lake Berryessa Fishing Report by Rob Clarke
12/18/2020 Lake Berryessa Water Temp 53-57 Clear skies, light wind We started our morning launching out of Markley Cove at around 7am and spent the first 20 minutes of the morning cruising around looking for bait to get an idea of what depth the shad were at. We found a couple of small balls […]
RBBASS Winter Trip – Collins Lake by Mike Rogers
12/4-6/20 Early Sunrise till Zero Dark Thirty Collins Lake Weather: Freezing, warm, hot then cold again Water temp 53-56 Wind 0-2 North Water Clarity: 20 feet It’s RB Bass Christmas Tournament Weekend and you found Chris Perez and me caravanning up to Collins Lake, with boats in tow. Ron Howe did the usual job of […]
California Delta Fishing Report by Christian Ostrander
I’ve been spending a few days a week on the delta and things are definitely slowing down, but still finding a few here and there. My last trips, catching 25 fish a day hasn’t been the problem as any dead end sloughs or areas right outside the current has been holding lots of fish. I’ve […]
Lake Oroville Fishing Report by Mike Rogers
11/29/2020, Lake Oroville Water Temp 53-56 Blue Sky – full moon Wind at 0-2 variable This early Sunday morning found several of us at the Spillway Launch Ramp at Lake Oroville. The ramp is mostly closed, with the exception of the far left lane, which is a single ramp and dock. The lake is down […]
Folsom Lake Fishing Report by Ryan Hall
Date: 11/26/20 Weather: 34-56 degrees Wind: 10-20mph North Water Temp: 57-58 Myself and tournament partner Chris Perez made a quick trip out to Folsom Lake the morning of Thanksgiving. We arrived at the boat ramp at approximately 6:45 to a brisk 34 degree morning. The winds we moderate and only blowing about 7mph. We […]
