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

Clearlake Conditions: Clear sky’s with a North wind Air Temp: 38-58 Water Temp:48-50 Clarity 3-5 feet Wind 10-15+ Clearlake Practice Headed to Clearlake on Friday January 31st launched from redbud. We started fishing the mouth of Cache creek, throwing swimbaits and A-rigs worked our way back into the first cove but had no success. Then […]

Shasta Lake Bass fishing Wild West Teams 2020 Conditions Weather Pre-fish/Tournament Cloudy/ Cloudy light rain early Air temp: 46/37 Wind: 2-5mph/5-12 Water Clarity: Clear/Clear Water Temp: 51-53/50-52 Pre-fish: Saturday/Sunday 4th & 5th of January My partner and I arrived at the lake and launched from Bridge Bay around 10am Ready for some Shasta Lake bass […]

This past weekend Ron Howe and I fished the inaugural California Swimbait Challenge on New Melones lake. The first word that comes to mind is “Tough”! Swimbaits in November are normally a staple but this year has been quite a bit different. The high heat and dry weather has made for a tough bite. Normally […]

Collins Lake 5/9/18 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 on the water and see if the giants were active in the spawn but what I found was very interesting. My friends Colin […]

Water Temp 58-60 Air Temp 65-71 Water Clarity 6-8 feet Winds 2-5 mph Skys Clear 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 was being held there (This […]

Delta Report Water Temp… 75 Air temp…96 Weather… Cloudy no wind Water Clarity… Stained This Delta trip all started with an invite from my friend Anthony Souza. This would be my first major venture away from the house since my injury. Let me tell you I was extremely nervous and almost told him no. I […]

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 […]

Scotts Flat Report By James “Big Ed” Everhart Water Temp…..59-60 Air Temp…..61-64 Water Clarity….. Clear Wind…..5 to 10 mph and gusty Alright the warmer weather has finally got the Smallmouth in Scotts Flat thinking about spawning. I was finally able to get out on the water this past weekend, it wasn’t as long as I […]

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 […]