Water temp 63-65 Air temp 61-81 Wind 1-3mph Clarity 15-20 feet Clear Skies This past weekend I fished the inaugural California Swimbait Challenge on New Melones lake with Ron Howe as my team partner. The first word that comes to mind is tough! Swimbaits in November are normally a staple but this year has been […]
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Summer Transition by James Everhart
The spawn is over, the days are heating up and the big fish are becoming rarer than just a few weeks ago. Where have they gone? The answer is back to the places they were before the pre-spawn and spawn took over their brains. Bass are a creature of comfort and predation. The hardest part […]
Lake Oroville Fishing Report by James Everhart
Water Clarity: Clear Water Temp: 62-64 Wind: 2-10mph Air temp: 75-85 I fished the North Valley Tackle Open this past weekend. I had pre-fished for it the Friday before and the Friday before that and can tell you the fishing is off the hook at Oroville right now. Practice Day one I fished the 26th of October […]
Scotts Flat Fishing Report by James “Big Ed” Everhart
It’s just another beautiful Northern California fall day 56 degree morning and a 80 degree afternoon. Just a breath of air on the water, enough to make it cold on your wet hands. Soon the breeze dies and the water goes flat and Scotts Flat’s crystal clear water shows off its beauty with 20 feet […]
River2Sea Open by James “Big Ed” Everhart
James “Big Ed” Everhart October 17, 2018 River2Sea Open/Clearlake A tale of two lakes This past weekend October 13-14 2018 was the River2Sea Open on Clearlake, the weather and the time of year played some serious games with us one day we passed the test the next was a fail. One Lake that fished like […]
Fall Transition by James Everhart Sept 30th 2018
Catching Bass during the season of change The slow drop in temperature, the shortening of the days and the removal of the masses from the waterways, this is a signal of change. Hunters can’t wait for this time of year, it rings a bell inside of them, it signals great times and memory making days […]
Collins Lake 5/9/18 fishing report by James Everhart
Water Temp… 73 Air Temp… 78 Water visibility… 2-4 feet Wind… 1-2 mph Moon Phase… Waning Crescent After my last trip to Collins Lake I wanted to get back out there and see if the giants were active in the spawn, what I found was very interesting. My friends Colin Peirce and the person best […]
Fishing Report Scotts Flat by James Everhart
4/22/2018 Water Temp 58-60 Air Temp 65-71 Water Clarity 6-8 feet Winds 2-5 mph Skys Clear Scotts Flat Spring 2018 The first trip to Scotts Flat for the season and it sure was fun. Made it to the Scotts at about 9am and the first thing I found out was that the NorCal 90 Championship […]
Fishing Report Collins Lake By James Everhart
4/20/2018 Water Temp 58-61 Air Temp 70-80 Water Clarity 2-3 feet Wind 2-5 mph Clear Sky Collins lake fishing early spring Its been a long time since I fished Collins lake but since I was giving a fishing report live on the radio that night, I thought it would be a good idea to check […]
It’s December and tournament season is about to kick off
This would actually be the third pre-fish day for my partner and I but the first we had together. Oroville is currently at 699.77 feet a 3 foot drop from the last day I fished, the water temp is currently 49.9 a 4 degree drop in the same time. Previously we broke the lake into […]