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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Due to 6" o rain on Monday, there was debris in the extreme in the water. A 5MPH limit on entire lake. Fished jigs, worms, lizards - no luck. Found a small patch water that was not as muddy and picked up a 3# largemouth on a chartruse and white spinnerbait. Tough conditions.

    Tips: Wait until water clears.

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    Water Temp: COLD didn't mea

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got on lake at approx 12:00 It was a nice day with some blustery winds that made you want to get your jacket on. Only about 16 or so boats out on the water. I ished Wittenberg arm or 3 hrs. NOTHA! I saw plenty o birds and ish on my depth inder but no takers. I was ishing a blk/chat jig and my home made 'uncle wallie'spinnerbait. At about 2:45 I thought "screw this, I'm goin ater smallmouth." So I headed to the main part o the lake and began throwin my spinnerbait on rocky tapering ledges, just across rom the dam. In a small inlet with a tree I got a bite, set the hook and whoa! Big smallmouth I thought! Not! 6 lb. largemouth. I caught a small male largemouth about 4 casts later on a point. I let the wind blow me around a point and down toward the main channel o the lake. I was keeping my boat close to shore and throwin the spinnerbait about 3-4' rom shore and letting it sink with a slow variable retrieve about 6-8' deep. Ater I ished another inlet and was comig out I got another tap. I paused and the ish came back again. I set the hook and whoa! Again I thought big smallmouth. Very wrong, 9 lb largemouth. No BS boys,the big sow's are comin up. Both these ish were at and pregnant; and both are happily alive swimmin in Lopez lake were I put them immediately back ater yelling at the top o my lungs to the no persons that were around: only two boats were still on the water when I pulled out.
    City: Santa Maria

    Tips: right place, right time, right bait. I made this bait mysel ater years o expreimentation. Hint: Its not one thing you do that makes a dierence; it's alot o little things that collectively make THE dierence.

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    Water Temp: 73-78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a little on all 3 days. Very good crank bite on quality ish. #6 Fat Free Shad in craedad worker best or me. Downshotted Robo Worms (Aarons Magic) worked as well. Fish were all over the lake. Windy aternoon points and anywhere in the mornings.
    City: Bakersield

    Tips: Crank all day at Lopez.

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    Water Temp: 57 - 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Wasco Bass Club tourny was held sat. mar. 18th ishing was great! The winners had over 17lbs using lukes and spinnerbaits under the bridge in the brush. 2nd place did the samething with just over 15lbs, 3rd got over 14lbs using brown jigs and splitting smoke blue worms in the lopez arm. Big ish or the tourny was over 6lbs caught split shotting. Only two o 17 teams did not post a limit.
    City: Wasco

    Tips: ish are in 1 to 15 t o water, ish slow

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    Water Temp: 57 - 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Wasco Bass Club tourny was held sat. mar. 18th ishing was great! The winners had over 17lbs using lukes and spinnerbaits under the bridge in the brush. 2nd place did the samething with just over 15lbs, 3rd got over 14lbs using brown jigs and splitting smoke blue worms in the lopez arm. Big ish or the tourny was over 6lbs caught split shotting. Only two o 17 teams did not post a limit.
    City: Wasco

    Tips: ish are in 1 to 15 t o water, ish slow