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Friday, May 16th, 2003

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    Water Temp: unk

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: All right!! A nite trip to Amador!! Full moon!! Gonna get me dem BASS!! Sandwichs, snacks, two thermos o coee. Get to the lake about 1pm. And the motor won't start... oh well ...the grass needed mowing anyways. But! I just paid $21 and I got a trolling motor!! Ease out on the lake and the trout ishers are killing them! My third cast I catch a 2.5 bass on my avorite Disco plug. And then nothing. I ease my way down to Jackson Creek tossing crankbaits, spinner baits, and a 10" black worm...nada. Not even seeing any bass. Wind is blowing straight into Jackson Creek and it's a long ways back on the trolling motor. And now my depth inder in the ront o the boat dies. Zip (well..crawl) into Cat Cove and decide I'm gonna see i I can get the damn motor running. Duck into a windree cove, ease up to the bank. Pop the cover and I'm getting uel. Pull the plugs and clean them up. As I'm leaning over the back o the boat putting the plugs back in, a pair o 5 pound bass come cruising by! I start tossing hardware and no takers. Engine still dead. Putting the cover on the motor and I look down and sitting there by the prop is the biggest bass I've ever seen! I ain't never had my hands on a 10 pounder but this was at least that!! Fat! Hadn't spawned yet or been eating good on those trout. I could have sworn that the ish were there to entertain me and now I'm entertaining them! Troll my way back to the dock and pack it up. It just weren't meant to be. Now I'll be up all night. Got two thermos o good coee that I can't let go to waste.
    City: Sloughhouse

    Tips: Can't help ya on the bass. Troll or trout. they were culling anything under 20 inches on some boats.

Monday, May 12th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We started ishing at 9:00 am we caught 25 ish Drop-shoting near the Carson Arm, all the ish where close to the banks, Most o them were small, one or two nice ish and then got o the water or lunch at 12:00 pmAt 1:00 pm we got back on the water we picked it up where we let o and slammed them again till 2:00 pm! We caught 10 or 12 ish then me and my buddy started ishing or Blue Gill we caught 29 at this point it was about 3:30 pm, so we started ishing or bass again and caught 10 ish and got o the water.We had a good day on the water, We was using Robo Worms and Magic worms it seemed they liked the darker colors.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish slow, and Dress Light, It was HOT

Sunday, May 11th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I'm posting this about a week late, I just orgot. Jordan Emery called and bugged me to go ishing the other night, so o we went about 3pm. We spent the irst ew hours looking around in shallow water and saw quite a ew nice bass catching some aternoon sun, including a couple hogs. We started ishing the north side o the main body just beore dark were I picked up a nice 6-2 in some drit wood in the back o a cove. We caught a ew 2 to 3 lb. ish going down the bank and then I got another bigger ish about 7-4. We ished or a while with no bites so We went down to the dam where I caught an 8-3 and Jordan caught a nice 3lb ish. Then we caught a couple more 2 to 3 lb. ish hal way in the back o a cove on the south side and went home. It was a beautiull night and a good ix, thanks or bugging me to go Jordan!
    City: Saramento

    Tips: There are a lot o pre and post spawn ish relatively shallow. Use big Black worms real slow!

Saturday, May 10th, 2003

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    Water Temp: low 60's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Great day. On at 6am, o at 2pm. Got 10. They like my senkos and reapers. Biggest was a 6# on a reaper.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: senkos and reapers usually work or me.

Sunday, May 4th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Me and two o my ishing buddy's ished rom about 4:00 PM till about 2:00 AM, We caught 25 Bass, we ished jackson creek. While we still had day light we caught some real nice ish a [4.8] [4.2] [3.9] and a lot o 2 to 3 LB ish.I was using a brown Jig with a 4" Double Tail Yamamoto Hula Grub Color #221.One o my buddy's was Drop-shoting a Roboworm 4" SCULPIN in Aaron's Magic.My other buddy was just throwing everything he had, He was also eating eveyting we had like a hal dozen o doughnuts LoL! But even he caught ish!Later that night we where able to catch more ish, I decided to use a Zoom Brush Hog in Green Pumpkin and it was great ishing.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish Really Slow, and dress warm.

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Me and two o my ishing buddy's ished rom about 4:00 PM till about 2:00 AM, We caught 25 Bass, we ished jackson creek. While we still had day light we caught some real nice ish a [4.8] [4.2] [3.9] and a lot o 2 to 3 LB ish.I was using a brown Jig with a 4" Double Tail Yamamoto Hula Grub Color #221.One o my buddy's was Drop-shoting a Roboworm 4" SCULPIN in Aaron's Magic.My other buddy was just throwing everything he had, He was also eating eveyting we had like a hal dozen o doughnuts LoL! But even he caught ish!Later that night we where able to catch more ish, I decided to use a Zoom Brush Hog in Green Pumpkin and it was great ishing.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish really slow

Wednesday, April 30th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I caught 8 bass between 1-4 lbs, using inesse worms, senkos on the rock creek arm, and jackson creek. I was pleasantly suprised, irst sunny day ater storm had come through. Fished rom 6:30 am to 3:00 pm.Better bite in aternoon. 2 biggest bass caught on senkos.
    City: hayward

    Tips: 4" plastic worms, senkos ished slowly. North side o lake. Talked to one Bass isherman who caught 15 in a evening ishing using worms, lizards in creek arms.

Saturday, April 26th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 62+

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Partner and I had a great day. Hooked and released over 20 ish with the largest being 3.3. Lighter colors were best in the morning and darker ones in the aternoon. Looked all over the lake and did not ind any beds with ish on them. Located a ew areas where beds might have been but looked abandoned. Water was in the low 60

Friday, April 25th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 59-62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Boated 11 rom 6am to 1pm. Most caught on senkos. A ew on poppers in the early morning. 2 on spinners. Most in the 2-3 pound range, partner landed a 6 pounder right beore noon. Fish were all over, most caught 10-15t. Not a bad day.
    City: Ione

    Tips: Slow senkos and poppers early

Monday, April 21st, 2003

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: This report is a ew days late because I was getting a new computer! I guided Tues and Wed evenings and the ishing was good or quality bass but not or big bass. The most amazing thing about the two trips was that the lake was DEAD calm both nights - no pesky east breeze because o the cloud cover. Two clients and I caught 11 bass up to 3 1/2 pounds Tues evening, mostly on 6 and 8 inch worms in black/chartreuse and junebug. The ish were airly shallow and were caught all over the lake. Wed evening the bite was a little better - maybe because the cloud cover was thicker. One client and I caught 12 bass but missed several or some reason. Our 5 biggest were right at 17 1/2 pounds with a 4-10 largest, caught on a black/chartreuse Weapon Jig. I also caught a 4 pounder on a #301 Senko just beore dark. My client caught several nice bass up to 3 3/4 pounds, using worms. Our quality ish ater dark were a little deeper or some reason. We both lost a good ish! Again, we ished all over the lake - no real hot spots.
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: The slowed we ished our baits the better the success. The ish have seem to have moved out o the coves, at least or the time being. Most o out ish were caught in main body areas. The quality was excellent - only one or two dinks or the two trips. I think the bass averaged about 2 1/2 pounds!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: hey guys great work on the ishing...but ar as i know there are no "SPOTS" in amador...only lorida strain and actually a very ew smallies have been caught...but great work guys
    City: sacramento

Sunday, March 30th, 2003

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched about 3:30 pm and started in Mt Cove. Caught a 12" on irst cast on Senko in less than 1' o water. We caught about 20 ish until sunset and then it slowed or about an hour and then bite picked up again. We ished until 10:00pm and probably caught 35 ish biggest went 3.5 and a couple other near 3 lbs. Great trip, ish were active and we had plenty o action. No 10 lber, maybe next time!
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Plastics and Senkos kept us active all aternoon and evening. Avoid the crowds and ish late aternoons and evenings!

Saturday, March 29th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 7 am to 5 pm. First time on the lake, so take that into account.Caught six ish, the largest about 3 lbs -- nice ish, nice ight. Didn't see many people catching more bass, but saw some nice trout being pulled out by trollers. Lost two big ones, including one that dived under my boat and disgorged the hook. Too bad, but that happens.I tried a little bit o everything, but caught all o my ish on red w/black speckled Yamamoto 4" grubs. No luck in the main channel but did OK in the coves. Graphed a lot o ish on the bottom, in ~ 30' o water.
    City: Belmont

    Tips: Like I said, red w/black speckled plastic was the only thing that worked or me.

Friday, March 28th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6:00 am. to about 11:30 am. with minimal success caught several ish but no size. Most were taken on ripbaits ished on the main body. Lost a nice jig ish in 20 t o water, snapped my 17# line. Water wasn't very clear but I didn't spend any time looking or bed ish.Caught about 7 ish biggest not even 2 lbs! lost several ish as well. Had un regardless o the small ish.
    City: Carson City, NV

Wednesday, March 19th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 55-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Spent the whole day at the lake shore ishing or my Birthday. First got started ishing or trout at the Marina with one small bow.In the aternoon I decided to try at the Steel Docks and ound one ish sitting on a bed and was able to piss him o on a 4in Magic Worm. Went 13 inches, threw him back.Around 2:30PM went out to the coves and points above the spillway and walked the banks. Spoke to another guy that was bank bassin' and said he hooked over 20 bass over a 5 hour period.I tried it out with my texas-rigged Magic Worms and stued 3 ish within a two hour period then it slowed down. Got another ish on a Carolina-Rigged Brush Hog, and one last ish on a blue jig&pig.Kept three ish or some ilets. Good day o ishing!
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Worms and Jigs are the way to go. Tried the reaction bite with nothing. 12-15t o water in drop-os and points are where the ish are.

Monday, March 17th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My son and I launched boat about 5:45pm with high hopes and only 2 other trailers in parking lot. We started ishing near the spillway heading into a sti breeze. Caught 2 small bass on senko midway into cove. Scot caught 2 on brown power worm and then switched to 6" black and caught some more up to 2.5 lbs. No action in the back o the coves headed back out to the points and switched to split shot, as temperature was dropping and moon had popped out o clouds. Picked up a ew on points and had about 10 ish in 4 hours with the best 4.2. Fishing with my son at Amador at night with a ull moon, hoping his next bite is a 10 lber, is worth $28.00!
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Due too dropping temperatures we downsized and caught some ish, I hope I can remember that at the next tourney.

Sunday, March 9th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 55-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished or about 7 hours and not a damn thing. Jigged or Bass and trolled and bait ished or trout. Talked to a lot o other people and not a lot o luck out on the lake today. We tried everything, but nothing seemed to work. Only one spot had catchable trout, next to the boat launch, but it was so damn clogged with people it was impossible to get a spot. Maybe next time.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Graphed lots o Bass o almost every point. Probably need to ish it slow.

Saturday, March 8th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 50-55 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Just a little report...Walked the banks above the spillway rom 2:30PM to dusk. Slow action but got two ish on a 4' Magic Worm. Took a while or me to ind the ish, but once I ound them I got quite a ew strikes. The ish were picking up the bait pretty sotly which suggests the water temp is still a little cold. Finished the evening ishing or Crappie at the Marina. Ended up with 6 slabs which are being prepared right now or the rying pan!
    City: Sacramento,CA

    Tips: Go Deep. Deep drop-os adjacent to points were where I ound ish.

Friday, March 7th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Friday morning or about 4 hours started out in the coves by the spillway with no luck. Threw a castaic swim bait or a while with no bites. Then headed to the mountain spring area and hooked the irst ish about an hour ater getting started caught in about 15 t. a decent 2.7 on a ootball headed jig trailered with a Kinami DT hula grub. O o the same wall about 10 minutes later hooked into another ish this one weighing 2.5.Partner hooked up with a small bass on a 7" crawdad colored culprit worm. Continued working deeper into the cove with no success, then headed back to the same wall and hooked up again into a 2.6. Began heading back towards the camp dock and stopped to ish the camp dock cove. Caught a 1.6 o the rocky bank. Partner managed to catch one more ish on that crawdad worm this one was a 1.9 in the cove next to the camp dock. All the ish I caught were on the same combo I mentioned earlier and all the ish had a raw lip rom looking or dads. Most o the ish were in about 10-20t.o water we ished rom 6:30a.m to about 10:30a.m. Had a blast as always, the banks were lined with ishermen searching or the elusive Cutbow.
    City: Carson city,NV

    Tips: Brown,Orange. Crawdads, need I say more?

Monday, February 24th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Sorry about the late report. I went up last Tue. evening, started about 7 pm. Spent the irst hour getting all my warm clothes on and getting used to the cold wind coming down the canyon, then I started catching a ew bass up in Jackson, but the bite was slow. About 11 pm I went into the back o Rock creek and ound several 3 to 4 lb. bass right on the bank. Then I went back into Jackson and ound a school o 3 to 7 lb. bass hitting big worms in 6 to 35 t. like it was there last meal. By 3 am I had caught about 25 bass and then the bite slowed. I continued to ish untill morning, started to rain, went home.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Full moon, storm ront approaching, go ishing. 11" Gator Tail worms, Dead Ringers and Camanche Water Dragons. Work the steep banks up-river.