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Thursday, April 20th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished with my Dad rom 9am-4pm.I caught and released 12 spots rom 1.5- 3.0 lbs . Mainly ished the Willow Cove area,since my ather doesn't like to move around much.Tried all kinds o plastics or 2hrs.,not one solid hit, so I went to nightcrawlers.Had to drag these Carolina style( only 3/8 oz. weight ) across the hard sandy points , in 5-20 eet o water.Bite was tentative.From the depth , seems like pre-spawn . Lots o un , the ish ought past their weight,the weather was great, and so was the company.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: A better plastics isherman than me could probably clean up on those sandy points...not much happening in the rocks...good luck to CBC isherman next Saturday.

Wednesday, April 12th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: STARTED MY DAY AT 5:30AM AND BOATED 19 KEEPERS LARGEST ONE AT JUST 4.2LBS BUT THAT DID NOT BOTHER ME AT ALL. ALL WERE TAKEN AROUND DUCES BOAT DOC ON GOLD BLADE SPINNER BAITS. FIRST TIME ON BASS LAKE BUT IS WAS A MESS OF FUN. MY STYLE WAS VERY SIMPLE SLOW ROLLED SPINNER OVER ROCK PILES AND UNDER DOC COVER THIS PRODUCED MANY FLASH STRIKES. I GOT MAYBE 6 FISH RIGHT AFTER THE BAIT HIT THE WATER.
    City: OAKLAND

    Tips: GOLD BLADE SPINNER BAIT WITH CHARTRUESE SKIRT WORKED VERY WELL FOR ME. AGAIN IT IS IMPORTANT TO RETREIVE SPINNER AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE WHILE BANGING SOME STRUCTURE AND BOTTOM ALONG THE WAY.WATER IS ONLY 4-13 FEET AROUND DOC AREA 3/8 OUNCE WILL DO THE TRICK.

Saturday, April 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the lake about 0630. Got o at 1500. My partner and I had caught 40 ish, most about 1.5 to 2.0 lbs. Spotted some ish in some docks that were making a bed but not ready to go yet. Threw a Fluke but would not go on it. Used jigs, and 4" worms. 6" worms were getting there tails taken o. Good Pre-spawn bite. Nothing over 3.0 but we did not ish or the early spawn ish.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: 4" worm with red lake. brown jigs with green trailer. go slow as the ish seem to just know its there and they will come.

Thursday, April 6th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got to the lake hoping to sight ish some spots,but couldn't ind any beds.two o us picked up 21 spots up to 1.6lbs no reaction bite all ish came on 4 and 6" worms color didn't seem to matter as long as it had a chartruse tail.most o the ish were at little ootballs so the spawn is yet to come.
    City: madera

    Tips: all ish caught on split shot or 1/8 oz texas rig , try keeper 082r/chartruse tail.points and lay down trees

Thursday, March 23rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Has anybody been there? Whats up!
    City: Clovis

Wednesday, March 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: City: coquille

Sunday, March 5th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: not much happening in the morning on reaction baits, however, when the sun was over head ishing the docks was awesome. avearage ish was 1-2 lbs. big ish or the trip was a ine 5 lbs. spot and also had a 4 lbs. spot. in the evening the ish started to respond to the super luke. great day o ishing 25 to 30 ish total.
    City: Visalia

    Tips: ish the docks with a tube bait on a 1/16 oz. darterhead jig light brown and coloring the last 1/2 inch with chartreuse dye

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    Water Temp: 65.5 degrees

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My friend Dan Gee and I caught some enormous bass yesterday off the Mokelumne River. His two biggest went 10 lbs 7oz and 6 lbs 13 oz. My biggest went 9lbs 11 oz. After we took pictures, We returned them to their waters so that they could spawn.
    City: Sacramento, CA

    Tips: Fish slow near deep water. Reaction baits aren't as good as old faithful plastic worm during the spawning season.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: um i love haters who cant fish and get their feelings hurt lol.. plus get ur facts straight world record spot is from ca.. from pine flat and its 10.27 pounds ...idiot
    the spots i caught were 20-25 inches so if a 25 inch spot isnt about 7lbs then i guess i dont fishing.
    City: fremont

    Tips: i fish about 8 times a month around california. north and south for 17years.. if you dont wanna take my word for it then so be it.. but dont waste my time saying i dont know what im talking about..losers.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: threw carolina bluue black flake senko 6:30 landed a 7 and a 9. around 7 i landed three fish around 3 lbs great day of fishing
    City: discovery bay

    Tips: spro frogs templeton

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We celebrated our birthdays and 29th anniversary on Bass Lake in our brand new Bass Cat. It was slow but steady ishing. Kathy split shot a limit on Monday, I only managed 1, drop-shotting. Tuesday I caught 7 and Kathy caught 1. All o our ish came rom 27-32 eet o water, 30' being the "magic number". We ished some old outside stu that we haven't ished since '96 when we sold our Ranger. It was quiet, only 3 boats on the entire lake Monday, Tuesday there were maybe a dozen boats but most were trolling or trout, I love this lake! 6lb. P-Line, Robo Worms "Body Shad" (Aaron's Magic), and 1/4 oz. drop-shot and 3/8 oz. split-shot weights on #1 round-bend hooks. Had a blast, Pastor Will
    City: Atascadero

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ANYONE THAT PAYS THE OUTRAGEOUS FEES CHARGED AT THIS LAKE HAS THE RIGHT TO KEEP ANYTHING THAT THAT THEY CATCH WITHIN THE THE LAW.THIS APPLIES TO 13 INCH FISH AS WELL AS 13 POUND FISH.WHILE YOU AND I MIGHT CHOOSE TO RELEASE THE LARGER FISH,SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT NOT .GET OVER IT AND QUIT BITCHING.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: THis lake is great!
    City: Dublin

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Is this or bass lake Caliornia (near Oakhurst Ca?) or is there another more popilair bass lake in CAL?
    City: P

    Tips: my old ishing area

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    Water Temp: 77-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out early sunday morning had 3 nice topwater ish on Iovino splash-it.Ater the sun came up,went to the deep rocky stu.Drop shotted in 30 eet to get the better ish.anything shallower seemed to get the dinks.On Monday again started with the topwater but only had 1 on top.Again went out to 30 eet and got bit consistantly..No giants but a bunch o 1-2 pound ish. The best ish came on topwater 3 pounder.I was dropshotting 4"Iovino Fat boys in S1 and 4"Robos in Aarons Magic
    City: Burbank

    Tips: Fish topwater around small patches o weeds.Seemed to get bit better using a 18-24 inch seperation on the dropshot.

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went ishing or the sleeper bass at "Bass Lake" on riday. There were only our boats on the lake; which was great. We went ater a cold ront which wasnt the smartest thing to do but hey what else is there to do on a day o. Located ish everywhere rom 18t. to 25t. My buddy and I caught 9 ish all together with about a two pound spot average. 5 on pig n jigs, 2 on a split shot worm (shad pattern and purple blue), 1 on shakin (purple blue), and 1 drop shotting (shad w/chartruce tail). The sun really didnt creep up over the mountains that day and the wind became vicious. I really had hoped to have a good day there because it was the irst time my buddy had been to the lake and o us that ish this lake we know that this lake can put out some quality and quanity. Another couple o weeks and this place should be boomin!
    City: Fresno

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The ish there are biting on red colored jigs
    City: San Anselmo

    Tips: Use red colors

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    Water Temp: 68-69 deg

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished this lake all week, usually rom 5:30 AM to 11:00. No topwater action at all and some spinnerbait ish and crank ish could be caught early morning around weeds and rocks. Best bite though was on 1/8 oz dart heads and 4" shad colored worms o steep rocky points with some type o brush. Fish were caught rom 20-40'on these worms,shakin them and trying not to lose to many. Only had one ish all week on brass n glass. We caught a total o 60+ ish all week with many running rom 13-15" - 99% spotted bass. Bite usually shut down ater 9:00. No boat traic - NICE!! There was bait o these main lake points and that's where we ound the ish.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Be persistent - work that bait in and around the trees and bring lots o dart heads !!!

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: TOUGH!!! Started out trying to get a reaction bite. Partner got one about two pounds on a jerkbait o a allen tree, secondary point, about 8 t. Only ish or the trip except a crappie that was 1 1/2 pounds. SLAB!! Boat traic was minimal, the rangers have stopped enorcing the $50 ee now too.
    City: Hanord

    Tips: Go somewhere else or now.

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    Water Temp: 54-57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Friend had ive ish or 38 LBS the week beore sight ishing. He just missed the lake record with a 13.10.The rain brought the water up and stained it. The water temp dropped and the blacks went bye bye. Caught 35 spots rom 1.5 to 3lbs. All on split shot with green weenies. No reaction bite.
    City: HANFORD

    Tips: split shot the rocky lats with green weenies.