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Thursday, January 20th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 52-56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out fishin last Thursday in the back of a dead end slough, normally a great winter time spot fer me the last couple of years. I was hell bent on catchin some fish in the AM, as I haven't had any success doing so till after 11:00a since early December. Thursday turned out to be no different. I through every jig in my arsenal. I split shot 5 color worms and I dropped shot the deep holes. NADA! I then move to some shallow & deeper grass flats to 8' feet and cranked my favorite Mann's lipless crank, and a baby Speed Trap. Nothin. 3.5 hours and not a single bite. At 11:00a I headed on down the San Jaquine near Ladds, pulled up on a rock wall and grabbed my 7A Red Bomber. BINGO! 3 pounder. I fished on and off, around and about that main river all the way to Venice Island. Caught a total of 14 keepers from 2.5 pounds up to and including four fish over 5 pounds. I can't say that I've ever run into this kinda fishing, in December & January, over the years, maybe because I overlooked it, (NOT!) but it's still working. Get on them river levees and crankem in the afternooon. I think I'll do myself a favor and sleep in next trip.
    City: Oakley

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at the banks of Whiskey Slough around 4pm. The rain was pretty heavy at times though it didn't last very long. My friend Jim and I put out several baits and rigs: Anchovie, Mud Suckers, Grass Shrimp, and till dusk I was throwing a fat A crankbait, and a similer crawdad crank. After 6 hours of fishing we didn't get a single bite. We relocated twice but it didn't help. Although the fishing wasn't good at all the time just to relax an talk about old times made it worth the trip. Anyway, that's my report...good luck to all of you. Troy
    City: Brentwood

Tuesday, January 18th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

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    City: FRESNO

Monday, January 17th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Tried fishing this morning. Hooked a total of 8 bass, landed 6 largest was 1.7 lbs. Still sluggish. Caught all but one off suspending jerk baits in the back of marinas. Fish jerk baits with long pauses and small jerks of about 1 - 2 ft. Quit at noon when the rain started.
    City: San Ramon

    Tips: Suspending jerk baits in 4 ft of water. Back of marinas. use long pauses and short jerks.

Sunday, January 16th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Hook tournament Sunday, My partner and I took 3rd place, 7 fish 21.13 lbs. Of course my partner stuck the 5.66Lb blackbass, I did contribute a couple 3s and 2s in the weight. Fished outside the break in deep weedbeds.Threw the dark green Yomomoto spider looking grub thing, with a 1/8oz jig head, heavier depending on wind.
    City: Concord

    Tips: FISH IT SLOW WITH SHORT PULLS, SET HOOK ON EVERYTHING THAT FEELS DIFFERENT ( MUSHBITES) P.S YOU DID'NT THINK I WOULD HAVE STUCK THE 5.66 LB BASS, IF I DID I WOULD HAVE TO THINK ABOUT CHANGING MY NAME (babybass)

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    Water Temp: 48-50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bite seems to have improved a little with the water warming. 4 fish today for 11.55#. Early in the AM flipped a couple of 3.5-4#s in about 4 feet of water in tules. Had several other bites in same area but straitened the hook on a couple. OH well! learned something new. The two other fish came off a drop shot rig (Thanks Bob) and a crank bait out of 10 feet of water. Fished Big Break and Middle River.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: I am liking white crank baits and brown plastics. Water warmed about 4 degrees this week and the fish seem to be moving shallower and getting more active.

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Lots of fish a week ago at the turning basin, all sizes. Fishing is slowing down though, follow the birds feeding on the shad on the top of the water. They are still out there you just have to find them. Find the schools and throw Mag-traps, chrome with a blue back. Although most fish are 3 to 8lbs. the big ones are out there, keep trying. Fresh shad are also good.
    City: Stockton

Saturday, January 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 47-48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED THE HOOK TOURNAMENT, LAUNCHED THIRD, RAN TO TAYLOR, CAUGHT A COUPLE 2#ERS RIPPIN EXCALIBUR ROUGH? NOTICED HALF OF THE TOURNAMENT FOLLOWED ME INTO TAYLOR ALSO, MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS ONTO SOMETHING, NADA TO MUCH PRESSURE THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, THEN JOINED THE OTHER HALF OF BOATS IN SANDMOUND, CAUGHT A 2#ER IN END OF THE SLOUGH, DECIDED THERE WAS TO MUCH PRESSURE IN THERE ALSO. WENT OUT TOWARDS FALSE RIVER, WHERE NAILED A NICE 3# STEELIE ON ORANGE RAT L TRAP. FOUND A COUPLE MORE ON BRUSH HOGGS, TOUGH TOUGH DAY, WEIGHED IN 5 BASS 9.54#S LOST TWO BASS 5+#S . THIS TIME OF YEAR YOU DROP A NICE FISH, YOU MOST LIKELY WILL NOT GET A CHECK.
    City: CONCORD

    Tips: FISHED BILL DANCE FAT FREE IN CRAWDAD, SLOOOW, WHEN HIT WEEDS LET FLOAT UP, AND THE RIP BAIT SHAKE IT IN SAME PLACE UNTIL SOMEBODY COMES AND GETS IT.

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    Water Temp: 45-47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club event out of Holland Tract today.Had 4 fish for 8.6# with big fish at 2.7#... All on Cranks.. Craw Trap during low tide and Craw Model A when the water came up. All came off of rip rap.. (+(
    City: Dublin

    Tips: Chuck and wind till it hurts...

Wednesday, January 12th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: LAUNCHED OUT OF THE BREAK ABOUT 8:00AM, TOOK OF TOWARD THE ANTIOCH BRIDGE, FISHED ALONG THE EDDIES JUST INSIDE THE CURRENTS FOUND A BUNCH OF HUNGRY SCHOOLIE STRIPERS, OR SHOULD I SAY PRE-SCHOOLIE STRIPERS ALL WENT UNDER 20 INCHES, ALL WERE SIAMESE OCTUPLETS WEIGHED ALL ABOUT 1 1/2 LBS EACH. WELL WENT TOWARD PITTSBURG MORE TO LOOK FOR BIGGER BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYBODY HOME.
    City: concord

    Tips: MAYBE IT WAS THE DAY ONLY DINKS WERE BITING, OR MAYBE I SHOULD REALIZE WHY THEY CALL ME babybass ( RATTLE-TRAP ) SILVER/YELLOWISH-ORANGE

Sunday, January 9th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 46-47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The bait has been thinned out and the Largemouth and Stripers were biting. Threw reaction baits for the Stripers and caught 1 Largemouth and 5 Stripers on cranks and one spoon. Swithched over to Largemouth exclusively and caught 11 of them on plastics. Fished near Big Break. Major tide today with a 7.1' tide and fullish moon to help out. Delta took on some size from the last decent rain and things are looking good. A lot of active fish going. Just fish confidently and cover water. Fish are bunched up. Found all Largemouth in weed beds in 12-15'. Stripers on the flats of Franks.
    City: Mountain View

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    Water Temp: 44

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished south until lunch. Cranked two about 2 lbs on red Crankbait on rip-rap. Caught a 7.5 lb toad on a grub in about 15 ft. on a dropoff. Caught four other fish on the brown grub ranging to 2.5 lbs. Bite died for me about 11:00 am.
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Fished same grub as last year at this time on Dropshot. Brown with green flakes and fished it slow almost deadsticking it.

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Ok - so the day started badly when the trolling motor died first thing. Hooksettr & ET & I tried anyway to spoon up some stripers in Disco, using the big motor to move us around. It is truly a sucky experience. Graphed em, not as many as previous weeks, definitely.. Not a single fish.
    City: belmont

    Tips: don't look at me! I suck! So when is Spring?

Saturday, January 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Orwood this Saturday. Fished GIANT reaper in Disco Bay area for 2 hours on deep and shallow structure. Not a bite, pitched blk/blu Jig&pig, one bump, missed. Cranked red bomber, chrome speed trap, ripped Staysee in Disco & cranked Indian slough in 9-12 ft with various cranks Still no luck. Got desperate, ran to Trapper last hour (2-3 PM) and cranked a 2 lber and a 4 lber and missed a 3rd fish off riprap/tule combos in areas that had at least 10 feet of water nearby. Only got hits on Red Bomber 7a, water was a little dirtier in Trapper than in Disco in areas that I had hits. No flip or pitch bite for me this time. .
    City: Half Moon Bay

Wednesday, January 5th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took my brother out for some striper action. No luck on deep diven broken backs. Dropped 1-2 oz. weights on with 2' leaders fishing jerk baits in various colors and landed 4 between 2# and 4# on sat. Sunday in three hours in afternoon, caught four more 3# - 10# same set up. Silver/black and blue best. Lost several lures dragging bottom so use dispensible tackle.
    City: antioch

    Tips: Fish dead end sloughs and keep it slow.

Monday, January 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got a late break on the day, launched out of Orwoods, about 11:00 went into Disco, beautiful day,high tide, clear water threadfin on the surface, birds working, what else could I ask for? how about one single bite, blackie, or even a striper, hell I would even of settled for a crappie. Well 3 hours later went into Cruiser Heavin area settled for two strikes and one dink. Sorry could not give anybody any help this time.
    City: concord

    Tips: If you find the blackies your a real good fisherman, and please feel free to give me any tips.

Wednesday, December 29th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 52 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Lake Kaweah. fished from 1p.m. to 5:30 p.m. . caught several small bass from 10-12 inches on junebug baby brushhogs with 1/2 tail dipped in chart/garlic dye. 30 ft. deep on c-rig. 1/2 oz. weight. light bite just slowly swam off with bait.
    City: visalia, CA

    Tips: too cold to fish unless your a die-hard. end of JAN. should start to see some big fish weather permiting. this lake has some BIG bass in it so watch out for this year. I have an 11 1/2 and a 10.6 out of here and have lost a few others. good luck.

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    Water Temp: 44-50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED POINTS ON INCOMING TIDES. DECENT RESULTS FOR FISH FROM 1-3#'S. SIX INCH WORMS PEGGED 4-6" ABOVE BAIT. ANSWER TO A LOT OF QUESTIONS I RECEIVE WHEN OTHERS SEE THE AQUA VIEW IN MY BOAT. YES IT WORKS IN THE DELTA! ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. 4-5' OF VISABILITY FROM LENS IN 6-8'OF WATER AND 2' OF VISABILTY FROM LENS IN 18-25'OF WATER.
    City: FOSTER CITY

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    Water Temp: 45 to 47

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tough!!! Fished for a few hours in the a.m. without much succes. Three sqweekers was what I had to show for my efforts, water is very clear for the Delta and the fish did not want to coooperate. Fished south and middle Delta
    City: Tracy

    Tips: Follow Cooch.

Monday, December 27th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Headed out of Big Break at about 11:00 am with my Dad from Texas and my 5 yr old son. Trolled Fisherman's Cut with Berkley Frenzy (firetiger) crankbaits, landed two 2 lb striper schoolies on successive passes and then nothing. Trolled False River with no luck. Headed back towards the break and trolled off the San Joaquin around 3:30 pm in about 10' of water and my son landed a 6 lb and 3 lb. Dad hooked a whale on the next pass and played it for about 15 minutes on 12 lb spiderwire. It topped 16 lb 6 oz when we weighed it in the boat. We like this striper fishin'.
    City: Pleasant Hill

    Tips: Berkley 3/8 oz shallow diver (0-5 ft) crankbait in firetiger