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Sunday, April 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Stockton Bass held a team tournament at Buckley Cove on April 19th. 30 boats competed for first place with Aaron Buckholz and Jeff Berg bringing 33 lbs 9 ozs to the scales to claim that honor. In their bag of fish was a 10 lb 5 oz big fish which also ga ve them big fish for the tournament. In second place was Gary & Mark Howell weighing in 33 lbs even. Third place went to Bill Spence and Ron Blackstone with a weight of 25 lbs 1 oz. Steve Sapp & John Varanai took 4th with 22 lbs 9 ozs. The father so team of Dennis & Mark Ding rounded out the top five with a weight of 22 lbs even. Next Stockton Bass Tournament is scheduled for May 9th at Buckley Cove. No associations to join, no point standings, just a full 80% payback and hundreds of $$$$ in boatr aws from local sponsors. For more information E-Mail: JKMB@aol.com or Kenprint@cwws.net. Or call 209-478-0215
    City: Stockton

Monday, April 13th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 57-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the WCB team on Saturday April 11. Steve Sapp won this tournament wih an unbelievable bag of 38+ pounds. Barrack & Dobyns took 2nd with ove 33 pounds, Reynold & Stitch took 3rd with over 32 pounds and I believe maybe Dee Thomas had 28 pounds for 4t h. With the passing of the full moon it did bring out the big fish in the South Delta. Knowing these top four guys, It was a big time jig bite! The water tempeature in most of the Delta is still too low to trigger spawning. but in the South end, it does w rm up faster and by the weights appears that bite is on. Rick & I struggled with the Jig bite in the Central Delta. We than found one good bank that I cranked 7 fish to weigh 17.42 pounds. Purty poor showing for this team.
    City: Oakley

Saturday, March 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for 4 hours in the morning. Hooked 4 fish in the 2-3.5 pound range. All off the tulie beds (middle river). Hooked three on 7in purple jelly worm rigged texas style and one off a black and red jig with powercraw trailer. Missed two other fish. No others were bass fishing and day was somewhat windy with gusts every once in a while. Fished water 3-5 feet. Fished for 4 hours in the morning. Hooked 4 fish in the 2-3.5 pound range. All off the tulie beds (middle river). Hooked three on 7in purple je ly worm rigged texas style and one off a black and red jig with powercraw trailer. Missed two other fish. No others were bass fishing and day was somewhat windy with gusts every once in a while. Fished water 3-5 feet.
    City: Oakland

Wednesday, March 25th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My partner, Pat Ferriera & I won the Redwood Empire Bass Club March tourney on the Delta on Saturday the 21st. We fished the S. fork of the Mokelumne to get our 6 fish, 20.54# limit. The bigger fish came on white/chart. spinnerbaits w/ white/chart. blade s. My pard caught some good fish flippin' a brown/purple jig. The better fish came off the tule islands not the banks.
    City: Santa Rosa

Sunday, March 22nd, 1998

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    Water Temp: 60-64

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing the south Delta ,Victoria, Coney Is. partner and I picked up 12 fish 11/2 to 5 lbs . Fliping jigs and plastic's Best action for us when the tide was high . Talk to other anglers who were doing better than we were, claim they were cranking flow a reas and using plastic.
    City: Brentwood

Saturday, March 21st, 1998

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED DISAPOINTMENT AND PICO SLOUGH GOT 5 FISH . IT SEEMED A LITTLE SLOW NOT MUCH CURRENT MOVEMENT BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH TIDE IN THE MORNING I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. tips: FLIPPED A JUNEBUG WORM WITH CHARTRUSE TAIL . FOUND FISH A ROUND RIPRAP AND SPARSE TULIES
    City: Alemeda

Thursday, March 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My friend took me out to false river and we got 13 fish total with both of us catching big fish of 3.1 pounds. We threw spinnerbaits to scattered tules. No flip bite. He just won the tourny we prefished with 14.? and big fish being 4.5. Fished with Gilroy Bassmasters.
    City: Morgan Hill

Tuesday, March 17th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: striper are hitting hot and heavy on soft- shelled bugs and pile worms. cut baits aren't really getters right now. fish anywhere from Rio Vista up to the mouth of the Feather. tips: rivers are fairly clear of debris right now...don't know how long thatw ill last. try live baits or broken- backs trolled to get the big ones. good fishing!
    City: NorCal

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: striper are hitting hot and heavy on soft- shelled bugs and pile worms. cut baits aren't really getters right now. fish anywhere from Rio Vista up to the mouth of the Feather. tips: rivers are fairly clear of debris right now...don't know how long thatw ill last. try live baits or broken- backs trolled to get the big ones. good fishing!
    City: NorCal

Saturday, March 14th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Mildred Island area produced about 20 bass in the 2-3lb. range on 3/12 just before the rain. Most of the bass came on Bomber A & Wiggle wart cranks and several flipping plastics. We saw only saw 2 bass boats for the whole day. With the water temperatur e on the rise, bass fishing should be awesome!!!
    City: San Francisco

Thursday, March 12th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the delta 3 times in the last week. Each time it got a little better than the last.Today went out of big break, fished from 8.00 am till 1.30 pm, Caught total of 15 Bass from 1 lb to 5.8 lbs,great day. Find clear and warmer water, and and you can't miss. Best lure today was the speed trap, It's bound to just keep getting better as water warms.
    City: Oakley

Tuesday, March 10th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 53-67

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Just spent 4 days on the Delta fishing for the Viper tournament. The Delta bass are now starting to move to the shallows as the temperature starts to climb. Right now there are an abundance of big males moving onto the bank, especially on warmer days. Las t week provided a wide open bite with the bigger fish really slammin jigs. There was a report from many of the guys who were prefishing, that they also found a good blade bite. This bite was mostly in the areas of Big Break, Sherman, Franks and Mildred, all around the deeper tules. The better fish on jigs can be found in areas near these places that provide a transistion path way to the spawning grounds. Look for long meandering levees that wind and bend providing long stretches of edies with no current Due to El Nino these fish are probably a month behind schedule with the water being below 60 degrees. In some areas you can look for these males to begin staking out their territory in the spawning grounds. The big females should be close behind with the passing of the full moon. Normally at this time of year, we see the first spawn in March. I don't think it will happen until the first full moon of April. This will be good for the bass fisherman as we now will have an extra month to catch some really ni e fish. The next two weekends, we will see some extremely large bags weighed at the WCB & Hook team tourneys as well as the Anglers Pro-am the following weekend.
    City: Oakley

Saturday, February 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out of Orwood, caught five fish, three four pounders, and two under two pounds. Lost one about five pounds.
    City: Bay Point

Tuesday, February 24th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 50-53

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The Delta was opened to no wake boating last weekend. Took advantage of this opurtunity to hone some rusty skills. Been almost 3 weeks since we've been able to fish the Delta now since the last Redman on February 1st. I was the only boat to launch out ofB ig Break last Saturday and was quite surprised at how well the fish were biting considering the conditions. The wind was howling, rain coming down in sheets and the tides were very high. I caught 14 keepers between 2.5 - 4lbs. The fish were scattered ando n various shallow structure. Caught em all flippin jigs.The water is very muddy everywhere you go. There are very few, if any clear areas, except in the far back reaches of Disco Bay. Keep in mind that this is March, the temp is climbing and the Delta bas is just a regular old bass. He's very predictable this time of year. There are a lot of unpressured fish on the move following the warmer water in anticipation of the pre-spawn feeding frenzy. Although the lakes are slow to hit that trigger temperature,t he Delta appears to be there and fishing for the next 10 weeks should be awsome!
    City: Oakley

Friday, February 20th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The Delta is Closed to all recreational boating until otherwise noted. CDBW will re-asses Monday 2-23.
    City: Oakley

Monday, February 9th, 1998

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Due to high run off, continued rain, levees under critical pressure, some sandbagging being required, and heavy debris floating in the water, STOCKTON BASS is cancelling its February 15th Tournament. Hopefully, all will be well for the March 28/29 Pro-AmE vent. We sincerely regret the necessity to cancel this tournament, but, feel that it is in the best interests of all. Questions or comments are welcome: JKMB@aol.com or kenprint@cwws.net
    City: Stockton

Monday, January 26th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 46-49

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: After some period of clearing water and rising temps, the bite on the Delta had begun to improve. We saw the temp rise to about 55 degrees and the fish were moving into the shallow rocky areas to feed, late in the afternoon was best. Pitchin & flippin Jig s and Ring worms(blk/chart) to these shallow fish seemed to work best. This last weekend though, saw the temp plummit back down to as low as 46 degrees and the muddy water pouring down the Sacto R. has again made a mess of things. The bite the last 4 days has again become very tough. Best bite is tossing lipless cranks, working them very slowley on the grass flats. Shaking worms in the marinas has also been very effective.
    City: Oakley

Sunday, January 18th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold, windy, heavy rain, but fun. Fished the Stockton Bass Team tournament with my brother. Most of the Delta is very muddy due to the recent rains, but the water temp. rose 10 degrees since Jan. 1st. We only caught 4 bass for 6.9 lbs. on jigs. It too k 9 lbs. to place 3rd and 16 lbs. for 6 fish to win. Most of our fish were caught in 5 feet of water with steep rocks/structure key. Don't waste your time in muddy water.
    City: San Jose

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Cold, windy, heavy rain, but fun. Fished the Stockton Bass Team tournament with my brother. Most of the Delta is very muddy due to the recent rains, but the water temp. rose 10 degrees since Jan. 1st. We only caught 4 bass for 6.9 lbs. on jigs. It too k 9 lbs. to place 3rd and 16 lbs. for 6 fish to win. Most of our fish were caught in 5 feet of water with steep rocks/structure key. Don't waste your time in muddy water.
    City: San Jose

Tuesday, January 6th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 41-46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing in the Delta since New Years day has been very tough for most anglers. One or two bites a day are common reports. The bass have hunkered done in a very unusual winter pattern. Most active fish seem to be in the main river channels along rocky leve es with a good weed line. These fish are most susceptable to cranks. The Lure Jenson Speed Trap continues to be the hot bait. Although anglers are still catching fish on Bombers. Fire reds and Fire tiger (chartruese/green) seem to be most productive. Thek ey aspect of working these cranks this time of year, is to go slow, then slower and even slower yet. Just slow enough to tick the weeds. You may not even feel the bite. Most times the bass just come right up behind it and takes it while still swimming toa rds you. At this point there must be an extreme concentrated effort on what that rod and bait are doing. If ya can't detect the crank wobblin, SET the Hook! There are also a few guys out there catchin Jig & worm fish on this same pattern. These are probal e the most difficult to catch but will be better fish. Black & Chartruesse tail worms are working best as are black jigs with dark pork trailers. There is a secondary pattern that is producing on weed flats. These are most often found in dead end sloughso r marinas. Toss a rattle trap/lipless crank in Chrome/black or Delta Chartruesse. Last of the outgoing tide is best. This bait is an exceptional cold water, winter time bait for bass on the Delta. It too will produce larger fish and worked slow
    City: Oakley