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Thursday, August 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had a nice trip with a riend o mine in his boat - ished rom about 6pm to 1 am. His caught the biggest - a 4 pounder on a power worm in the evening. The heat slowed down the topwater bite, but I did manage to get a 3 3/4 and one nearly 3 on Chug Bugs. Lost two nice ones. Ater dark we did catch several nice bass on worms rom 1 to 2 1/2 lbs. Big thrill o the night was a terriic strike on a crankbait ater dark - a 5 lb catish!!!! Talked to guys that were catishing on a boat - they didn't catch anything. Leave it to the bass guys!!
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: As has been mentioned beore - ish were right on the bank - but mostly smaller ones. Deeper ish would not bite. Some nights it's like that.

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I cought a Black Bass right inside a grassy point across the lake on the right side o the dam and down a waise. I let all o my spinner baits at home that day as I had orgot them on the bench in my garage. So I put on a Git-Zit rog, and was making some cast o the point. When we got just inside o the point, I hooked this monster Bass, I must have hit him in the head with the lure because he swollowed it as soon as it hit the water. He made some jumps, and I dont think that he could make up his mind to witch side o the boat he was going to come in on, but ater a ew minutes, with the help o my son Matthew, we got him into the boat. I was not sure, but because o the size and the girth o the ish,My irst thought was that he would go 8,9, pounds. We headed back to the dock and took sime pictures o him, then I carrred him up to the store to weigh him on the digital scale. Well, he was 6 lb. 15 oz. What did I know? My biggest Bass caught to this point, and I must say that I have been ishing Bass or 35 years, was 5 lb. 4 oz. We took this bass back down to the dock and the boat and my son and I let it go. As we bid arwell to him, we said to each other that we would continue to to ish or that 10 pounder. I that day ever comes, thats the day that we will have a trophy on the wall...
    City: Antioch

Thursday, July 27th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Yesterday's trip was a guide's dream! Took a nice ella and his 11 year old son - who really knew how to handle a rod and reel. They had ished Amador a ew time, but never had caught any bass. The boy caught the irst ish - a Warmouth bass. Don't see many o those. The worm bite was slow, so we tried topwater as the sun dipped and the shadows ormed. I had the ather and son using Storm chug bugs. In the irst 10 minutes the boy landed his irst 2 bass ever - on topwater - a 3 1/4 and then ater a big explosion and good ight, I net a 4 pounder. Incredible!! The look on his ace reminded me why I'd rather guide than ish tournaments. He caught another, about 2 lbs. I got one or two on a spook. Dad never got one - but he did catch a ew worm ish at night. Ater we started night ishing in the Mountain Spring arm, who caught the irst bass - junior, o course!! He landed a 3-7 on a 7" Berkley Power Worm. A pro in the making!!! Dad and son were using 6 and 7" worms and catching nice ish - I was using a 10' Power Worm catching smaller ish. Go Figure!! I did get a nice one on a crankbait about midnight. We wound up with 13 - no monsters, but a great trip!
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: I think Amador is turning around a bit - not great ishing, but better than earlier months. Crank bite is good - I need to do more o it!! Lake hed good color, too.

Saturday, July 22nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 82-84

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ished the late aternoon on 7/22/00 to the morning o the 23rd.Caught ish prior to darkness on rogs,buzzbaits,and drop shotting, nothing big 1.5- 2.25 lbs. As night ell and through out the night, we caught quiet a ew ish throwing salt craws in 0-10n t. again nothing big, The best bite was at day break till around 900am.The bass were all over buzzbaits on lat banks outside the weededge, the ish were alittle better. 2.5 -3.5lbs,we only had 1 dink,overall not a bad trip,we had around 17 keepers.
    City: Salida

Friday, June 16th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 88-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Amador rom 7:45 pm till 1:30 am Friday. Got 4 hitsand almost landed two average sized ish. Fishing waslousy. Water temp started out at 88 and dropped to around 82 by 1:00 am. No surace or eeding action wasnoticed evening or at night. Many bass boats were on the water - probably pre-ishing or tournament the ollowingnight.

Thursday, June 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I ished on the evening and night o the ull moon. I saw some activity a point and caught one nice 1.5#er on a 10 inch purple worm. I also got a ew bites here on a lizard. Ater dark, I caught one more on a junebug baby brush hog. Near the same point. Overall, the day and night were slow.
    City: antelope

Sunday, June 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 79

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Amador sucks right now! Fished rom 7-4 and caught two bass with poppers by the tules. The lady at the lodge said that the bass ishing was extremely slow and only 4-5 bass reported caught.Saw a lot o people catching trout at the dam trolling.
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: Use poppers near shore in the morning. During the day bass go into 10-18 eet o water in coves.

Saturday, June 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got skunked at Amador. Bass are deinitely in the post spawn mode. Through everything in the tackle box. Maybe a ew more weeks, things should improve.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Try green Grolsch

Friday, June 2nd, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I was on the lake at 5:30am and ished till about 11:30am. Only got about 8-9 and none o them had any size what-so-ever. Fishing was very slow, got them all on 4.5 in. Magic worms.
    City: Elk Grove

Saturday, May 20th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at 7pm started throwing ripbait and lukes but no luck. Fished worms and brushhogs til 1am. When the moon hit the water the bite was on. The ish were right up against the bank. Bite lasted or about an hour and a hal. Must have caught 25 to 30 ish all about 2.5lb. Landed one that was 4lb. on a brushhog. We got tired and let at about 3am.
    City: Parts Uknown

    Tips: ish shallow at night dont waste time ishing deeper than 5t. ish are hitting on the all be ready!

Friday, May 19th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started the night ishing in the back o Moutain Springs cove, mysel and two other buddies. We ished it or 3 or 4 hours and landed only one ish on a Berkly 10in Blue Fleck worm. Ater getting our ass kicked in Mountain Springs we decided to ish the marina area. We ished it hard or two hours and nothing, I was about ready to call it quits. I tossed my worm over by the boat dock next to the dam one last time and landed a 9lb toad. Hard work does pay o sometimes,that was the only hit I had all weekend. By the way it also came on a Berkly 10in Blue Fleck with glass rattle.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Be patient

Saturday, May 13th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 66.7_69.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: started out twitching "pin minnows", i picked up one ish , 1.5# ater about three hrs.we ound shad busting the surace in the back o one o the coves. my partner started thowing a diamond shad, he picked up a 2# we ished out the rest o the day till about 4:30 without another bite. the weather was great, just a little wind at times but a beautiul day. the other ishermen that we talked to didn't do any better. we didn't see any bass on the beds, just graphed them suspended in 20 t. i we get some stable weather or another ew days the bite should improve. this was a tough bite.
    City: citrus heights

    Tips: try reaction baits, they didn't like worms,cranks grubs, jigs, topwater,or dynamite.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Looks like the bass are heading in to spawn as are party o three hooked a total o 22 bass on beds.The water is hard to see more than 2 eet in though even with polarized glasses.Looks like there just starting thoough as I did not see as many as in previous years.My dad also coaught 1 trout and had another big one on.Saw some bank isherman with 4 and 5 pound trout.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Using a weighted rog jig or worm rig.Powerbait and minnows or the trout.

Monday, April 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: mid 60`s

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on sunday all day with little action. Got subtle strikes using a split shotted worm and a baby brush hog. Caught one on the worm, about 1.5 pounds. Went to the back o mountain springs and threw a white tandem spinnerbait and cought a ish that weighed about 4.5 pounds. Fish are very scattered. Some are one the rocky walls, others are in the brush. No one was catching them o the points or other deep water structure. Weather is still a little cold and had some thunderstorms, but mostly sunny. When the weather stabilizes, so should the ishing.
    City: hal moon bay

    Tips: Try the split shotted worm around the rocky walls and drop os. throw a spinnnerbait around the brush in coves and work it slowly.

Saturday, April 22nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 5pm-9pm. Caught 5 ish no size. Had 5 short strikes on a buzz bait. One ish came on a buzz, rest came on a 4" red/black brush hog. Lost a nice ish i I had to put money on it I would say it was a solid 8. Spent most o the night on the let bank beore entering mountain springs.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Get ready or the top water to bust wide open.

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    Water Temp: 65-67

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished Amador last night, real tough launched at 7p.m.and got o the water at 2a.m. .Only got ive bites and no takers.
    City: San Bruno

Saturday, April 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well hit the water at 7am and got o the water by 9pm. Long day, irst 3hrs i got 4 ish up to 2lbs. Missed a ew hit up until 3pm when I landed a shaker. Talked to Gil a guide at Amador and he was having a rough day also, said his clients got a ew ish and he was skunked. Don't really believe him but ya never know. So I ished into the evening and at 8:30 hit a 5.5lb, then ollowed up with 2 more dinks and let at 9pm. Rough day, tried throwing blades and even a little ripping to no avail. All o the ish I caught threw the day were caught on a 6" green craw. Ater it got dark I caught those 3 ish on a 4" black/reg brush hog. All were used with brass/glass, all ish came rom the 8-10 oot range. Was really but not a drop o rain, Thank God!!!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Green Craw 6" has worked or me the last ew times out during the day. Throw Brush Hogs at night. I I wasn't so tired I would have stayed out longer, 3 ish in 30 minutes is pretty good! Have Fun out There!!!!!

Sunday, April 9th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at about 1:00 and wasn't expecting much. Just wanted to get the boat set up and get back into the swing o things since it was only my second time out this season. My 2nd cast I nailed a 7 pounder! Not bad. It was the biggest one that I caught all day long! I boated about 22 or so, I lost count. Caught every one wormin' with Magic worms. Lots o un, I love this lake!
    City: Elk Grove

Saturday, April 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We were ishing early evening,small & keeper ish (2-3 lbs.)on jig & grub (brown & purple) combo. My partner caught on worms. ( Lots o weeds, too.)Caught an 11.8 Lb. Largemouth at 7:15 pm 3.5 t. deep, o mixed clay & gravel with chunk rock bank with no weeds. I was using a Lucky Pointer 78 Rip Bait. Jerk/Pause pace.
    City: San Jose

Friday, March 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My buddy and I ished Pardee in the morning with no luck or bass and decided to go to Amador. We launched at around 12:30 and went into mountain springs. We ollowed the bank in and ished the small cove. As we were throwing lipless crankbaits my buddy stuck a 20" trout. We hooked our more trout in the cove on crankbaits. We could see the ish in the shallows but couldn't get them to ake anything. We moved to the long cove and ished the west side. I caught two bass at 1-1/2 lbs. on pumpkin/chartreuse colored lizards. The ish came at about 4:30 pm
    City: Modesto