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Saturday, June 19th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out of Holland about 7:30 AM and fished what I believe is Rock Slough (didn't venture too far from the marina. Landed 5 and lost 1 when buried it's self in the grass.1 on a chart. rattletrap, 1 on an albino fluke, 3 on a black red brushhog. Brushhogs flipped and pitched into isolated clumps of tules right in the middle of the clump. Set on line movement only,never felt them. Rattletrap across a point and the fluke over a grass bed. Only my fifth time on the Delta and the first out of Holland.
    City: Newark

    Tips: Watch your line and flip into the center of the cover

Monday, June 14th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out today from 9:30 till about 5. In the morning the tide was about half out and there was a decent blade bite around grass clumps near harder cover such as wood and pipes. Slow rolling...I mean SLOW seemed to be the ticket then. When the tide got real scratched out bites by flippin isolated grass clumps that were near large grass beds. Multiple flips convinced the fish to bite a jig/claw. most flip fish came after 5 flips to the same spot. One took 12. When the tide started coming back in the bite turned on pretty good. I could only get bites on a jig. No bites on a zipper but plenty on the jig/grub. Pitchin' seemed ro take the better fish. Those litte dinks sure can rip your Yamamoto grubs up real quik! Had about 25 fish on but lost about 5 and missed some bites. Also had one snap my 25 lb Big Game..that left me stunned. All and all it was a decent day...best five would have pushed 18 lbs. Most of the better fish came at low tide, and most bites came after 2.
    City: Antioch

    Tips: Tips: At low tide make lots of flips to cover.

Friday, June 11th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out yesterday and tried float tubing a few spots. Caught a limit by noon with a Six, a four, two threes and a few 2 and smaller fish . All were caught on a charteuse spinner bait dropping it into opening in the weeds in Jackson Slough. A great trip, even with the wind!
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: Tips: n/a

Monday, June 7th, 1999

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    Water Temp: mid 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Rock Slough yesterday. weather was great until about 1pm. Hooked 6 fish, 2 dinks, 2 shook off, other two were nice fish of 3 and 5 lbs. All the smaller fish hit worms fished slowly on the bottom near tulies. The big one slurped up a slow rolled spinnerbailt as it was pulled through two tulie clumps.
    City: San Ramon

    Tips: Tips: SLow roll white spinnerbait in the tulies. Drag Texas rigged worm around the outside edges of protruding tulie clumps.

Sunday, June 6th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The spawn is over in Discovery bay Lake. Fishing has slowed down. Can still catch under 2# on spinners and rattle traps. The bigger ones will bite on a slow workin' brush hog or worm. Watermelon and dark greens are working best.
    City: Discovery Bay

    Tips: Tips: n/a

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    Water Temp: 70-72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started 6:00 am in piper slough near Franks Tract. By 7:00 my friend and I had 2 each on spinnerbaits (char/white). Lost a real good one. Spinnerbait bite slowed down so we started flipping zipper worms in 1-3 feet of water. Most came off tule with wood. I caught 8 my friend caught 6. Most fish were small (1 to 1.5) but I caught one that was O.K weighing 3.6. We caught all of our fish near high tide. Once it got low it was tough.
    City: San Mateo

    Tips: Tips: Found that black/blue and junebug worked best when flipping the zippers. Tried red and brown/orange with not as much luck.

Saturday, June 5th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got a late start...went with a buddy out of Big Break and were on the water around noonish. It was perfect when we started, then the wind picked up to about 15 knots around 1:30...and never died. I fished Flukes and Z-shads all day, landed 10 (not much size). My partner caught 6, one on a pig-n-jig, 2 on a buzzbait, and the rest on flukes. Biggest fish of the day went only 2.5 lbs. Although we both got burnt to a crisp from the sun and wind, it was still a good time.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Tips: Don't forget the sunscreen.

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at Ladd's at 6:00am. Caught 20 fish to 4 lbs. Several 3's, pitching in tulles. Morning very enjoyable.
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Tips: Clicky-Click.

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    Water Temp: 72-78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished White, Dissapointment and King Island area. Did best early during high tide with blue/chart/white Vyper blades, 3 2-3# fish. Switched to Flipping as tides got low, got 3, all bucks. Saw the beginnings of some nice froggin areas, but did zilch. Spent an hour helping two cruiser lunkerheads try to get their boat out of shallow water.
    City: Belmont

    Tips: Tips: n/a

Monday, May 31st, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Took daughter fishing using anchovies at Franks Tract, I caught a few small one's but my daughter caught a 23incher, didn't have scale to weigh. It was really windy but felt the sunburn the next day.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Tips: Pray the day before!!

Sunday, May 30th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out to paradise point on Sunday. Got there about 5:15am. Right away my friend caught a 2.5pounder off the dock on a crankbait. As the day progressed we managed to get about 4 over 2 pounds, I lost about a 2.5 pounder and at least a fish over 3.5 , needless to say some profanity was involovled. My friends dad managed to catch a tagged fish, i asked him how much, he showed me two fingers, i said 20 bucks? he said no, i said 2 bucks , he said no, i said 200???? he said yep, i had to look for myself and to my surprise there it was. Overall a very good day on the delta.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Tips: Flippin motor oil brushhogs into the tulees, or 4 inch power worms pumpkinseed. Neutral colors seemed to work very well!

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Had a real good day today. Went out with DanD. We fished right in the break and boated about 15 fish. All but 2 would have kept. All the fish came on jig/ grub combos. Dan caught a HAWG!! it went 10-2 on the digital. Think she was on a bed. Had eggs coming out and wasnt holding on anything. The wind had us at bay..but the fish were bitin our jigs thats for sure.
    City: Antioch

    Tips: Tips: n/a

Saturday, May 29th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started, False River at Fishermens Cut 9:00am. Bait fish 1hr. on sardines and reeled in (3 Cats, 7 to 10"). Way too windy, anchor was slipping, so we headed down Taylor Slough from False River, Drifting using crank and buzzbaites with no luck. Unable to control boat because of the wind, made my life misery. It wasn't until about 11:30am when our luck started to change. Still on Taylor, we come up to a couple of kids floating on innertubes near Anchor Marina, spinning with purple and brown powerbait 7" warms. We watched them 10min. pull out (4 largemouth). Need I say more
    City: Antioch

    Tips: Tips: Until the wind dies down and the water clears up a little bit, plus a little warmmer water, look for the fishing in Delta to remain the same. (LOUSY)

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I fished at Discovery Bay for stripers. My friend, my dad, and I caught 8. We caught them on anchovies. It was really windy! We only fished for a few hours. I took my little boat out and caught a 4 pound bass on a big crankbait in the riprap.
    City: Pleasanton

    Tips: Tips: Try to find spots sheltered from the gusty winds.

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Did great today for the first three hours, at high and outgoing tide. all fish were on cranks. biggest was about 3.5 When the tide hit bottom we lost the fish and could not find them again. Only picked up a couple after that. All together about 18 fish most & all but a couple were keepers.
    City: Los Banos

    Tips: Tips: Could really use some tips for a low tide.

Friday, May 28th, 1999

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    Water Temp: high 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished holland tract area with two friends visiting from out of town. Wind was a little tough on us (I have an aluminum boat). We managed about a dozen bass up to three pounds. They were concentrated on the tules, along the bank and especially around the tule islands. One was a female still with eggs, the others appeared to be post-spawn. all were caught shallow.
    City: Concord

    Tips: Tips: Fish in and around the tules in shallow water.

Wednesday, May 26th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 72-78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Decided to enjoy the Memorial Day Madness. It was interesting - lots of wind, skiers, cruisers and topless women. Yay. Fished the three spots that are fairly sheltered from wind. First spot, got 6, best went 3#, all on white/chartruese spinnerbaits pitched under trees, slow rolled. Second spot, zilch. Third spot, did great - five fish, all quality, biggest went 5#. All on jigs.
    City: Belmont

    Tips: Tips: A bit of wind makes a good spinnerbait bite. Watch the entry, as most of the bites are within the first 6".

Sunday, May 23rd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: GOOD FISHING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, FLIPPING AND CRANKS. FISH TWO - FOUR POUNDS. SATURDAY, WINDY FISHING TOUGHER - FOUR FISH - 2-1/2 LBS - FLIPPING.
    City: Alta Loma

    Tips: Tips: n/a

Saturday, May 22nd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started early, 5AM caught dink on buzz at holland. Next went to Franks Tract and caught small keeper on buzz, small keeper on crank, tiger speed trap. Wind started and it was Helllllllllllllllllllllll. Where did it come from? So fishermen and weathermen lie. Next to little mandeville two 2#ers on crank and jig (black and blue with black and brown plastic pig. Next to rock slough and 4 small keepers on jig. That is it for a bad day on the Delta.
    City: Castro Valley

    Tips: Tips: n/a

Tuesday, May 18th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: HELP.... we are fishing at the Delta this weekend and would like to get our hands on some updated information. Anything would be great. Are the fish still biting. The latest update is from the 10th of May.
    City: Salinas

    Tips: Tips: I'm not giving advice, I'm soliciting advice.