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Friday, May 15th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the lake early around 6am. Went to north side first thing. Caught three keepers(1 to 2 pounds) before sunrise. After sunrise hit points that were sunny caught 7 keepers(1 to 2 pounds). Caught fish on mostly grub jigs(motoroil color) on a 1/4 ounce wei ght. Worked lure slow bouncing off the bottom. Also, caught a few on a 1/4 ounce white spinner bait. The rest were on a deep water crank bait. All fish were caught in about 12-15ft of water. the fish are not attacking the lure hard. Fish are still lazy an for best result use a spin cast rod (med. to light weight), light line (8-10pds) for best feel. Had no luck catching anything after 12pm. The sun was out but no action. Fished the sticks later in the day with no results.
    City: Concord

Monday, April 27th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We launched at the free lramp at the south end of lake. We headed toward the big island to fish some submerged trees where I site fished the previous week to produced a limit plus cull, of one to three pounders. Fishing was good. We found fish in the t ree tops even though the water was not as clear as previous due to unusual moss on the surface. My partner caught two bass one over three on a black 4in worm before I could even get the trolling moter down. That bite ended and we tried similar paterns f r the next two hours to produce only two more bass. We decided to head to the north end and fish Pope creek. Lost the biggest bass of my life on a chartruse spinnerbait. How big? Plus ten. Hung a couple more bass in the one pound range. Moved to Pu ah creek and contiued fishing using spinerbaits, crankbaits in crawdad paterns, and spinerbaits four more to two pounds. Found some submerged trees in a tributary off Putah creek, went to micro jigs in white and caug! Caught eight slab crappie to two pou ds. Twelve bass to three and a half pounds and eight huge crappie. Not a bad day. keeps you motivated on those off days.
    City: Fairfield

Saturday, April 25th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on Saturday. Alot of wind on main part of lake. Find calm water and you find fish. I caught 12 fish, 2 over 3lbs. 4in ring worms did the trick.
    City: Newark

Sunday, April 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I launched out of Markley Cove and fished a few coves before the Narrows. Hooked about 15 the entire day, and landed 11. Lost 1 nice 4lber right off in the morning. Water was very clear, sky was clear, and the temp was hot. I saw more fish than I coul d count, but only a few would bite. The only bait I had success on was a 4inch unweighted orangegreen magic worm fished in any shade or shallow, brushy banks (especially sunken trees).
    City: San Mateo

Friday, April 17th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the lake early around 6am. Went to north side first thing. Caught three keepers(1 to 2 pounds) before sunrise. After sunrise hit points that were sunny caught 7 keepers(1 to 2 pounds). Caught fish on mostly grub jigs(motoroil color) on a 1/4 ounce wei ght. Worked lure slow bouncing off the bottom. Also, caught a few on a 1/4 ounce white spinner bait. The rest were on a deep water crank bait. All fish were caught in about 12-15ft of water. the fish are not attacking the lure hard. Fish are still lazy an for best result use a spin cast rod (med. to light weight), light line (8-10pds) for best feel. Had no luck catching anything after 12pm. The sun was out but no action. Fished the sticks later in the day with no results.
    City: Fairfield

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the lake early around 6am. Went to north side first thing. Caught three keepers(1 to 2 pounds) before sunrise. After sunrise hit points that were sunny caught 7 keepers(1 to 2 pounds). Caught fish on mostly grub jigs(motoroil color) on a 1/4 ounce wei ght. Worked lure slow bouncing off the bottom. Also, caught a few on a 1/4 ounce white spinner bait. The rest were on a deep water crank bait. All fish were caught in about 12-15ft of water. the fish are not attacking the lure hard. Fish are still lazy an for best result use a spin cast rod (med. to light weight), light line (8-10pds) for best feel. Had no luck catching anything after 12pm. The sun was out but no action. Fished the sticks later in the day with no results.
    City: Fairfield

Sunday, April 12th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 57-59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: had some sucess using a smoke color super fluke and a black and blue jig. fish were holding tight to cover. found most of my fish tigh to wood.
    City: Hercules

Friday, April 10th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56-58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 17 fish mostly Large Mouth, all shot'n purple worms in about 13 to 20 feet. Fished from about 11:30 to 5:00. Stayed in the narrows. Alot of fish were beat up, must on their nests. No reaction bite, although I tried.
    City: Sacramento

Thursday, April 9th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: LAUNCHED LATE,9AM,TRIED EAST SIDE FOR A FEW HOURS,VERY SLOW,FEW FISH DRAGGING 4 INCH WORMS.HEADED INTO PUTAH CREEK,MORE FISH,SAME SIZE 11 TO 13 INCHES.HIT MOUTH OF POPE CREEK FOR SHORT TIME.SAME STORY,SLOW BITE,SMALL FISH DRAGGING 4 INCH WORM.NO FISH ON C RANK BAIT,FLUKE OR SPINNER BAIT.WEATHER WAS CLEAR TILL LATE AFTERNOON,THEN CLOUDY.WATER REAL CLEAR IN CREEKS,LITTLE CLOUDY IN MAIN BODY.BOATED 25-30 FISH FOR TWO ANGLERS.BIGGEST WAS 2.5 lbs
    City: Fairfield

Tuesday, April 7th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56.4

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We fished the northern part of the lake from 12 to 4 and caught 9 fish to 2lbs. Blades and carolina rigs. 1 crank fish.Cold front conditions with showers and 10 mph wind.
    City: Windsor

Monday, March 30th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Water was a little cold for my 4 inch weenie worm. Fish were striking on it pretty hard. The little boys sucked it down really quick. It was a fun expierience for me and my children. If you go to lake Berryessa look for me in one of the coves tips: You 'll find me there in the summer months so I can work up a sweat and work wonders. I'm sure the worm size will grow from 4in to 5in. Color to use is black with a brown ring around it.
    City: Antioch

Friday, March 27th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a day, caught 29 fish between the two of us. Most of them largemouth, in the 14-16 inch range. All keepers. The majority of them were caught on four inch worms. In just about every color we threw, main getter, purple and chartreuse magic worm, nothin g on blades. Give the water time to warm up and watch out. tips: Safety first, and enjoy the lake.
    City: Fairfield

Saturday, March 21st, 1998

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    Water Temp: 59-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Early morning bites were slow around 20' to 25' feet. Lot of actions from 7:30am until rain started at noon, fishes around 1# to 2.5# at 5' to 15'feet. split shot with 4in or 6in green/brown plastic worm, slow motion
    City: San Bruno

Friday, March 20th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 58.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the narrows and small coves all day. Not many fish registered on fish finder. We caught 11 fish for the two of us one of them being a large crappie. Most were small mouth 12-14 inches. Fish were not aggressive. tips- Need warmer water to activate t he fish. Used salt and pepper twin tails, had no luck with plastic worms.
    City: So. SF

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    Water Temp: 58.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the narrows and small coves all day. Not many fish registered on fish finder. We caught 11 fish for the two of us one of them being a large crappie. Most were small mouth 12-14 inches. Fish were not aggressive. tips- Need warmer water to activate t he fish. Used salt and pepper twin tails, had no luck with plastic worms.
    City: So. SF

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    Water Temp: 58.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the narrows and small coves all day. Not many fish registered on fish finder. We caught 11 fish for the two of us one of them being a large crappie. Most were small mouth 12-14 inches. Fish were not aggressive. tips- Need warmer water to activate t he fish. Used salt and pepper twin tails, had no luck with plastic worms.
    City: So. SF

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    Water Temp: 58.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the narrows and small coves all day. Not many fish registered on fish finder. We caught 11 fish for the two of us one of them being a large crappie. Most were small mouth 12-14 inches. Fish were not aggressive. tips- Need warmer water to activate t he fish. Used salt and pepper twin tails, had no luck with plastic worms.
    City: So. SF

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    Water Temp: 58.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the narrows and small coves all day. Not many fish registered on fish finder. We caught 11 fish for the two of us one of them being a large crappie. Most were small mouth 12-14 inches. Fish were not aggressive. tips- Need warmer water to activate t he fish. Used salt and pepper twin tails, had no luck with plastic worms.
    City: So. SF

Sunday, March 15th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing is picking up. Fished from 10 to 2 with six keepers. I fished the mouth of Pope Canyon using plastic lizard.
    City: Fairfield

Saturday, March 14th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 55-66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 7am - 3pm on this beautiful spring day. Caught 7 bass 1- 2&1/2#. 6 of the 7 were caught shallow 4-6ft, which really surprised me. Yellow jig w/ yellow bow-haug frog trailer(execellent bait in stained water) took 5 largemouths. Most came from w ood. Water warmed to 66 in afternoon,caught 2 on fat raps...again shallow. Nothing on plastics. Had three good hits on the same main lake point about 2:30 on a Big lime green Shad Rap,no hook ups though. This warm weather should really get them moving...C n't carry those eggs much longer! tips: Jigs & Plastics in surmerged brush early, crankbaits after water starts to warm up.
    City: Vacaville