Here is a short report I just wrote about one of my favorite fishing techniques, Topwater.

November 5, 2018                               The First Tournament Tournament day like any other day starts by waking up. Some days you never slept so waking up is just a fantasy.  Your first tournament can bring you this sleepless, restless and anticipating evening. […]

Water temp….62 Air temp….56-80 Water Clarity….Crystal clear Clear sky’s Wind…. 1-3 mph   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 […]

Scott’s Flat Report May 30, 2016 By James “Big Ed” Everhart Air Temp….82 Water Temp….68 to 72 Wind…..5 to 7 Clarity…..Clear Another great day on one of my favorite lakes. My son Cole and I decided Sunday to fish Scotts so we headed out Monday morning at 8am to hit the Smallmouth honey hole we […]

Shad bite on the Delta Water color…Clear Water Temp…44-51 Air temp…74 Wind… 1-2 mph On a recent trip to the California Delta I found that the crawdad bite was not to be found, the shad eaters were out in force though. I took a buddy and his dad out to the delta recently, I was […]

Clearlake Fishing Report Date February 7 2016 Water temp…..49 to 53 Air temp…..65 to 71 Water clarity….. Stained Wind….. 5 to 10 Just A fun Day at Clearlake It was boat pick up day for me again this Saturday so my son Cole and I jumped in the truck and headed to Clearlake. After a […]

Scotts Flat Fishing Report By James “Big Ed” Everhart Date…..February 14th, 2016 Water Temp…..47 Water Clarity…..Clear-Murky Air Temp…..68-72 Wind…..10 to 0 Well the bite is very slow right now and I don’t just mean the number of bites, if you want to get bit you need to go slow! Winter still has  firm grasp on […]

Delta Championship By James “Big Ed” Everhart I had pre-fished for this tournament for five days in two weeks, finding that there was a really nice Frog and Crankbait bite the first week and a Frog and Buzzbait bite the second week. The common denominator was the Frog. So, on tournament day I was prepared […]

Jig Fishing in the Fall By James “Big Ed” Everhart   The days are getting shorter, nights longer and the deer woods are calling, it must Fall.   This is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only for the cooler weather, the hunting seasons and the comfort food that’s on it’s way […]

Pre-Spawn Bass By James “Big Ed” Everhart It”s that time of year again, bass start moving up to the banks to begin the life cycle anew. This can be one of the greatest times to put a wall hanger (replica please) in your boat. Weather Weather this time of year is vital to success. Stability or slight changes […]