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August 6, 2010 Calero Reservoir

Posted by Rus Snyders on Monday, September 6, 2010, In : Calero Reservoir

July 12, 2010 Clear Lake

Posted by Rus Snyders on Friday, July 30, 2010, In : Clear Lake

September 26-28, 2009 California Delta

Posted by Rus Snyders on Saturday, October 3, 2009, In : California Delta

Launched at Big Break Marina Saturday morning before the sun came up at 6 am. I was with two other anglers. Both were experienced bass fisherman but neither have targeted striped bass out on the California Delta. Just as the sun was coming up the tide turned and started rising. We exited the marina and immediately started seeing smaller sized stripers busting smelt on the surface. Throwing topwater lures by the boils, we each caught a few 3-7 pounders. Poppers, Vixens, and Lunker P...

September 17, 2009 California Delta

Posted by Rus Snyders on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, In : California Delta

Launch the boat at 6:15 just before sunrise at Big Break Marina. The tide was going down and we still had a good four hours until it bottomed out. We started on a weedy flat just outside the marina. I was throwing a Lunker Punker and David was using a popper. About 15 minutes into the day, David misses a good sized striper on the popper. Not more than a couple minutes later, I see a guy fly fishing about 100 ft. away from me miss an absolute monster. It looked like someone dropped a V...

August 29, 2009 Lake Berryessa

Posted by Rus Snyders on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, In : Lake Berryessa

Started at the mouth of Skiers Cove and caught a few on topwater, Vixens and Poppers. Went up north to Putah Creek and caught a couple more on senkos on the bridge pilings. Worked farther up Putah Creek and waisted 3 hours, no fish. At 1pm we went back out toward the main body. After being dead calm all day, the wind finally picked up. Fishing main lake ledges we caught about 15 bass in the next two hours. DD22 crankbaits caught a few 2lbrs, and the rest of them were caught drop shoting...
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