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Friday, May 9th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 70s

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: As a part of my Dad's (Earl Dodson) 70th birthday week, we decided to get his line wet after a 10 year plus drought. And what better way to do it than with some serious BLUEGILL fishing. San V is known for it's monster bluegill and Redears and we hit it just right this time around.

    We caught 30 plus during the day. Our best 17 (9 bluegill and 8 redear)tipped the scales to 17.05 lbs! My dad caught a 1.25 lb redear (best of the day!). We used medium nightcrawler pieces, meal worms, and redworms worked mainly in 10' with a split shot. Tompkin's cove and the Chimney were the most productive areas.

    Just wanted to thank my Dad for a nice day of fishing with his son!! Can't wait to indulge ourselves with the first bluegill fry in years!!

    Your son,
    Mark
    City: San Diego, CA

    Tips: medium night crawler pieces or meal worms in 10'-20' near tules and rock.

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 4" smoke pepper fluttercrafts, 4" smoke neon purple/blue curl tails, 8" choc/neon blue vein for fish 1-5 lbs.
    City: OB

    Tips: From ramp to Aquaduct and up to island.

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 2006 Western States Police and Fire Games and won with a total weight of 24.55 lbs for 7 fish. Great topwater bite in the morning on fish chasing shad. Vixens, gunfish, spooks, sammy's and poppers all produced. By the way, Sorry Leroy for making you cull all morning and I hope someone returns the gunfish that you broke off (15lb line, WHAT?)on a 3lbr. We all had a great time, again, thanks WSPFG and Rod Parker and Gary Marks.......see ya next year
    City: Visalia

    Tips: Throw the topwater as much as possible before the sun gets up. Some 3+ lbers still caught on topwater in the middle of the day though.

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 15 Bass 5/16/05. Magurita Mutalater 3. Split shot 12" up 20' Big rock Walls. Larger bass. 2.8- 3.5.
    City: Lakeside

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was fair today. Caught all three fish dropshotting in 15-20 water. Also saw people catching fish shallow on reaction baits. Fish appear to be moving into a prespawn pattern, the big ones should be on there way up.

    Tips: Be careful of your motor overheating due to all of the floating debris in the water clogging the water hole on the outboard. Three people had to take their motors in to have cleaned out after last weekends outing.

Friday, March 14th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well took the day o rom work. Fish are on beds and staging to move up. Small plastic crawdad(under 3") on beds produced well. stopped counting ater 10 ish. Biggest was a 3'12. Was a beautiul day with winds calm well into the aternoon. Fish chased cranks but no takers. Every thing on plastics.
    City: Oceanside

    Tips: Be patient!!!

Tuesday, January 21st, 2003

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ADDITIONAL INFO VIA THE LAKE BIOLOGIST: OVER 40 BASS CAUGHT OVER THE WEEK-END DIED. THEY WERE CAUGHT DEEP, 70 TO 80 FEET, AND BROUGHT UP TO FAST. NO AMOUNT OF NEEDLING WOULD HELP.
    City: RIVERSIDE

    Tips: DROP-SHOTING

Saturday, January 18th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED IN A CLUB TOURNAMENT, ONE OF THREE ON THE LAKE THAT DAY. VERY HARD FISHING, THE BASS ARE JUST OVER FISHED SINCE SO MANY LAKES ARE CLOSED, TEN FISH CAUGHT-FROM 1.2 TO ONE OVER 5 LBS., SIGHT FISHING. WORD FROM OTHER CLUBS FISH WAS THE SAME, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SKUNKED.
    City: RIVERSIDE

    Tips: DROP-SHOT WITH SMALL PLASTICS, OR WHATEVER, NO PATTERN.

Friday, November 22nd, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom shore. Jerked "sluggos" back to shore. Fished to the let o the launch ramp. 8:00 - 11:00 am caught about 20 dinks and two keepers 1.5 lbs. It was still un despite lack o large bass.
    City: Lakeside

    Tips: sluggos are a sure ire way to catch a lot o small bass. Make sure the hook its the bait, otherwise the action isn't right.

Saturday, May 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ambient 83 arhe

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: A riend and I were using "Smirnho clear" with red,silver and blue large lake.We only caught 4 ish between the both o us by 12 noon (texas rigged.) Then we switched to oxblood drop riggers and caught over 15 dinky bass and my riend caught a 7.2 and were very close to keeping it.
    City: Fort Bragg/Mendocino

    Tips: Bring a digital camera,the right tackle and the proper rations or a good trip.

Friday, August 11th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 81-83

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took a couple o riends out today or some good clean un. Launched at 5:45 a.m. Went back into Toll Road Arm as there have been some very big ish breaking bait. The breaking ish continue to be very picky. The ish did not want anything on top or in the upper 3-5 eet o water. Tried every topwater I have Spooks, Sammy's, Dog-X, Pop-X, Rico etc. Tried Flukes and Assassins. No takers. Started randomly throwing spoons. There was so much bait and so many bass that showing the spoon to ish was not a problem. I caught 3 nice 3+ pound ish on the spoon and one o my buds caught a 5+. The bite there turned o and we went worming. Caught a ton o small ish and several good ish. Most o the ish were caught on the drop shot rig with a 4" robo worm in 10 - 25 eet o water on the grass lines.
    City: Lakeside

    Tips: Same tip as last week. Worm ish are holding to the outside o the grass lines in deeper water and are not hard to catch. Secret: I I told you it wouldn't be a secret!

Friday, August 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 80-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at the lake about 5:30 am. Launched the boat and ran to the back o Kimball arm. Lots o big ish breaking on bait. These ish have been very pressured and are diicult to catch. Only saw a ew small ish caught and decided to go worming. Caught a ton o little ish split-shotting a 3" robo reaper and a ew keeper ish on a 4" worm on the drop shot. All the ish came rom 15-25 eet o water. Switched to 1/4 oz Duh jig in the spring moss color caught a couple o 2 pounders on the jig. Switched again to 8" Green Weenie Red Flake worms. Partner caught a 3+ on a topwater on breaking ish. I lost a 5+ on a split-shot worm, broke me o. Well good luck. El Cajon Ford tourny held there today and tomorrow.
    City: Lakeside

    Tips: Grass is growing. Fish seem to be holding on the outside o the grass lines in 15+ eet o water. Try texas rigging large worms around the grass lines. Hope this helps.

Saturday, February 12th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Club Tourney South Orange County Bassmasters held here todayAlittle rain in the am but calm wind. Perect conditions orworm ishing. One member caught a 7.81 lber on a crank.Another member won with 16.42 lbs. Good worm bite at 15'Metered ish everywhere suspending in 15 - 19' Give the lake another couple o weeks and it will be goin o..All ish caught were released alive. Average ish caughtduring the tourney was 2.76 lbs.
    City: San Clemente

Monday, November 29th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished over the Thanksgiving weekend. Weather was cool in the morning and warming in the aternoon to the high 70's. Fishing is still good with some top water and plastic worms in 20 to 30 eet. Top water lures such as spooks, Little Gorges and spoons , casting them into the breaking ish and letting it all 10 to 20 eet and slow retrive back. Catching in the 4 to 6 pound range. This bite is was in the AM. and a ew in the aternoon. Later in the morning I switched to worms a choclet blue vain 6" curl tail. on a split shot rige and ished in 10 to 30 eet o water. I caught 8 ish all day with the biggest being a 4+. Keep a tight line, i you want to know more on any other lakes in the San Diego area just e-mail me.......
    City: Lakeside

Friday, June 18th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This is a test o the automatic report cgi
    City: San Jose

    Tips: lets hope it worksFishing Reports or San Vicente Lake

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: best set-up that worked was a drop shot rig using 6in black plastic about 18 in above shot.this kept worm just at or above top o grass.caught and released 3 bass one at 4.5lbs rom a kayak.using this rig i was able to drit back with wind and lit and drop rig or drag.i ished just deep enough to where i could no longer see bottom.spawn is on and warm weather is causing an agae bloom which will only be worse or the next ew weeks
    City: el cajon

    Tips: use drop shot with reapers or 6in plastic in black or grape i sun is high.

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    Water Temp: 54-57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: club tounament today 11+# won with 3 ish.chocolate blue 8" slowly shaking it rom 3'-20' o points and rocks pretty much a pressure bite. the split shot rigs were getting bit too, just smaller ish all in all pretty tough had to really slow it down and be patient.
    City: perris

    Tips: i it doesn't eel right swing, the're ree