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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

Monday, December 29th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 41-45

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished this last Saturday in the Big Break & Taylor areas. With all the fronts and winds of late the Delta has been hit very hard with cold area and mud. Needless to say fish is very tough. I was able to catch fish on 12'-18' shakin a big 1/2 oz black rat tlin jig. All fish were 2-2.5 lbs and very silver, almost white. This is due to the mud and lack of light penetration. Caught a total of 11 keepers all after 1:00p. Then fished on Sunday with Pat Dilling, gave him a guided tour of Disco Bay, needless to s y no bass or babes were seen on this very cold bluebird day. 1st warming clear day these bass on the Delta just shut down. Give it a couple of warm days or a nasty storm and the bite will be back.I think if I had had my Color-C-lector it would have read G HOM la
    City: Oakley

Tuesday, November 25th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a short spell on Saturday. Water temp still stable at 62 degrees. Fish have definately begun to move into winter patterns. Caught fish tossing a lipless crank on the outer edge of weed flats located next to a channel. Also caught better fish out in 10-12 foot of water along rocky levees. Gotta slow way done and fish the jig from the bank out into this deeper grass. The water temp down there appears to be cooler, as the fish caught in the deeper water tend to be darker black in color with the pinkis red bellies. This also tends to be a good time for those worm fisherman to break out the split shot rods. Using 4-6in worms, in Rythym & Blues or Oxblood, will entice many strikes from these deeper fish. Dead end sloughs and the deeper Marinas can provid some very good fishing from now until February.
    City: Oakley

Sunday, November 23rd, 1997

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Stripers still active. Cranked 3/4oz chartreuse traps and pitched 1oz hair jigs on edges of flats North of Sherman Lake. Caught 20 up to 10 lbs. Didn't hit any schools, just one here and one there but action was pretty steady. Water temp in that areah as been at 56 - 57 degrees for the past week. Imagine pattern will hold until next COLD storm drops water temp.
    City: Alamo

Tuesday, November 18th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 60-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took 2nd in the WCB Pro-Am last week. During practice I noticed that the water temp dropped to the low 60s. This generally moves the fish from their fall feeding patterns into the staging patterns for winter. Knowing this, I checked a couple of areas wher e I find staging fish this time of year. Caught a 10+ on a jig and had 3 other big fish pick up the hookless jig. Also had a very large fish steal my hookless Red Bomber 7A. It is also very common this time of year for these delta bass to stack up and sch ol or hang out in an aera. The area that I was fishing was a long meandering slough with moderate to no current. The bank was a typicle rocky levee with very few tules. The bank was tattered with weed clumps up in the 1st 0-6 feet and then led to deeper w ter with very thick grass in about 8-12 feet. I decided to fish this entire bank for 2 days as I new it held extremely good fish and I had the best chance of catching a kicker here in two days. Upon 1st arrival I would toss the Red Bomber up to the bank w rking it down into the weed clumps. Most of the early fish would hit that crank ASAP, after the 1st couple of turns. After 2 hours of picking off the agressive fish I would then back off the bank and work it slower by pitching an R&B 3/8 oz brown jig wit a BoHawg Sr. pork. Initially I was working the the jig from the clumps right on the bank to the deeper grass. As the day wore on I began to pitch that jig to the outside edge of the clumps, let it drop to 6 feet and then work it into the deeper gras
    City: Oakley