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Tuesday, February 2nd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 48-51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on Tuesday, caught about 10 ish wityh 4 over the 15" limit. Fished the north ork. ished the steep banks.
    City: Dixon

    Tips: Shacking a spot spanker in 20to50 eet o water. Light bite, look or a little extra weight, and set the hook. Also try a red colored worm in the 4 to 6" size, shake on a dart head.

Sunday, January 24th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a Gold Country Bassers club tourney with Dale Tuord as my partner. We caught ish on points using 6" purple ghost worms on a dart head. THe ish were in 15-35 eet o water. I think the shallower ish were actually ish that were living deeper, but had moved up to eed. I had 3 ish over the slot and Dale managed one. Our tournament winner, Fred Preston had 4 ish or 10.4 including a nice 3.9 pound spot.
    City: Marysville

    Tips: Fish points, use electronics to look or bait and ish activity.

Saturday, January 16th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Decided at 9am to go ishing ater all.I called my buddy Brad as i didn't want get in trouble by mysel as my wie didn't know yet.Got to the lake about 11:15 and the wind was blowing bad.We ished or about 2 hours without a bite. We inally ound a spot in the middle ork with less wind and picked up 8 ish on jigs in about 35t.It was worth getting trouble ater all
    City: n/a

    Tips: 35t brown jigs seemed to be the ticket.

Thursday, December 24th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished points and boulders. Green worm. Caught ish at 15'. Very light bite. 4 ish all slots. 8AM to 1PM. Very cold. Slight breeze.
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: Work baits real slow. Even letting it sits or a ew minutes.

Friday, December 18th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 51.2

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: used 4inch green worm
    City: Chico

Friday, December 11th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 55.2

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Bait ish in backs o coves, Bass active in depths o 5'+. Magic plastic worms in original #1 or any light translucent color. Split shot worked better then Texas style. Lot o ish graphed to 40'. Spoons didn't seem to work at deeper depth, nor did doodling. Active bite in shallower depths. Water temp airly consistent all around North end o lake. Laucnhed out o Limesaddle marina at about 9 a.m. Heavy cloud cover and air temp drop at about 3p.m., active ish turned o.
    City: n/a

Monday, October 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 4ThreeBartsWe were on the lake at 6:30am ished till 5:00pm, it was tough, the only thing that worked was a blue and silver Horizon Pirk Minnow. Spooned in 45t. o water, still tough.Jig n pig drew a ew strikes (sot-ones). Wind blew all day rom the north,bright and warm water temp. was 66 degrees. Lots o ish marked suspended at 12 to 15 eet o o points and clis but nothing biting. Stacked ish were in 45t. o water,on rock piles and over brush.Tried everything rom soup to nuts, any suggestions would be appreciated.
    City: Paradise

Wednesday, October 14th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing currently has been TOUGH!When you have two boats working together in the West Branch ishing hard and can only get dinks (NO BIG FISH) you know ishing is at it's worst. Used top waterSpook, spinner bait, buzz, worm, bass bag hidden secerets, and all you get is dinks!Reports received rom the last tourney show me how the lake has not been producing. No size no weight.Give it a couple o more weeks and possibly the lake will turn over and make ishinglie a little easier.
    City: Oroville

Wednesday, September 30th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Little cove north o Lime Saddle has a ton o bait ish and school o bass chasing them. Silver popin R worked well bagged several to 2.5 lbs
    City: Chico

Sunday, September 6th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 79-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tough ishing due to weekend boating traic, caught several nice sized bass using a variety o dierent methods. Bites were ew and ar between however. They would take a jig, spinnerbait or worm, albeit very sotly. Bites were nearly undetectable.
    City: Chico, Ca

Tuesday, August 4th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Good top water bite, in low light conditions ound in the West and North Forks.Crank bait used early mornings - and around pillers.During heat o the day (And it has been hot) I used hand poured lukes I bought at R.A. Stike Fishing Supply located on Oliveon Highway 162 near Cosby Shopping Mall up on the hill. Found all all inormation I needed or ishing bass at this location. Thanks Russ or your help and un day on the water. "I GOT FISH!
    City: Oroville, Ca.

Saturday, July 11th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This last weekend on Oroville lake A.B.A held it'ssecond Platinum PRO-AM. The top 5 to go on to the Championship. In the irst day Russ Greenlee Had
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: just about lost all in last place but as the PRO he is went out

Saturday, July 4th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the north ork early this a.m. with only marginal success. Crankin 1/4 oz. rattle traps and picked up 6 ish up to 3 pounds 10' to 15' o banks, points, and willows . Wave action rom the ski and wave runner crowds making or muddy water near sho re.
    City: Yuba City

Monday, June 15th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 66.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: tons o spots everywhere, lots o small ones by the wilow trees use any kind o small 4in worm on a dart head. brown and greens seem to work best. couldnt get a spinnerbait bite going. did have a short top water bite in the am.
    City: Sacramento

Sunday, June 14th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 67.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I ished the 13,14,15, each day my partner Bill the net boy and I went somewhere diernt and it was pretty slow going or keepers but we all know what the lake is like this time o the year. Our keepers came within the rist 15 eet o water we had big ish the second day o our T.O.C. i you have any question on what we used please eel ree to e-mail me by the way Bill the net boy is the best isherman i have ever ished with ...
    City: Sunsanville

Monday, May 11th, 1998

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    Water Temp: Cool

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My buddy Grits and I made our annual spring trip to Oroville on April 26 and 27. Caught 100 bass to 3 lbs over two days with second day better than the irst. Caught ish on main and secondary points on 4in reapers and oxblood worms and topwater. Fished south ork irst day and main body second day. tips: The main thing at this lake is to ind a pattern and stick with it even i the bite slows down. The ish will eventually come back to it.
    City: Fresno

Tuesday, April 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Slow in quantity, but good in quality. Fished all day, stuck a total o six, but all over 16 inches. I igure it a good day on Oroville.
    City: Paradise

Sunday, April 26th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Chico Bass Club held their Spring Spectacular on the 24th, 107 teams showed or the sping event. A well done to the Chico Club. They run a tourny as good i not better than most Pro circuts! It was a day to remember ormysel and my parnter Back Seat Wi lly. We had been on ish in this particular location in the South Fork since the New Year. It proved its sel once again! Willy and I started there that morning and stayed there all day. The bite was on early that morning. Throwing brush hogs rigged inve ted to make it immulate a live dad, we pitched the 6in blue saphire with a 2/0 Berkley o set and a nail weight in the head so the head alls irst and the lippers or claws react to the line when you lit the rod tip! Ten lb. xt and 20t. o water arou d wood and you've got the key ingrediants. We caught ish all day, but, the high pressure and the N. wind put the bite o. We weighed 14.26 with a 4.77 kicker to win the tourny. Try this method with the brush hogs. I would like to thank Willy or being great partnet and Ryan Olenberger or the help durring pre ish. Hawg Man
    City: Orland

Sunday, April 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sat. my partner (Back Seat Willy) and I ventured to Oroville. We arrived at 9am, ished till dark and did very well. Big ish 6lbs. 8ozs., caught burning Rainbow trout 1/2 oz. Rattle Traps, on steep walls in the north ork. We caught aprox. 40 ish with a lot o ish in the 2-3 lb. range. So i your heading out don't orget your traps. Hawg Man
    City: Chico

Thursday, April 16th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: put in 5 hours around Lime saddle with no luck. NO PIKE!
    City: Chico