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Saturday, February 19th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 53-54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My riend and I had a decent day today. We caught 17-20 ish. Most were in the 1 3/4 lb.class to 2 1/2 lb. We did take one at about 3 1/2 to 4 lb. In the morning we worked deep 30-40 t. Took all largemouth, all good ish. As the day warmed we started taking ish in shallower water but they were mostly spots at about 1 3/4 lbs. Took all ish on jig and pig, and keeper worms.Good luck
    City: Galt

Sunday, February 13th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: CVBC had monthly tourney out o Camanche south. we all hoped or the storm to pass thru quickly, didn't happen. Cold rainy and windy day. Most ish were caught upriver. Winning pattern was on t-rigged plastics on ledges. No limits, 4 ish or about 8#s to win.
    City: belmont

    Tips: It'll open up with 3 - 5 days o warming weather.

Saturday, February 12th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the CVBC tournament Sat. and as TommyP stated the rain and wind stayed with us most o the day. Our boat only ended up with 3 ish. One 2.2#s and the other two were only 12"s. All 3 were caught on Junebug colored plastics. Baby Brush hog on a split shot, and two on a drop shot rig with a 4.5" straight tail worm. 27-29' is the depth they were all picked up at.
    City: Newark

    Tips: Work deep ledges until the weather warms

Wednesday, February 9th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 52.5-53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: First time out at Camanche - Cloudy turning in rain at 1:30pm. Fished with my buddy Tim.Most ish were in 20 to 36 eet level could not get em to bite. Fish north end - managed to hook a keeper with a White Blade in 12 eet o water. tight lines
    City: Hayward

    Tips: Clear water - white or shad color baits

Saturday, February 5th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 51.8-52.2

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started early in morning. Storm ront approaching. Took 1 Spot about 1 1/2 lb. -- 4 largemouth 3-4 lb. All ish came 20-35 t. deep on jig and pig. Fished main body. Wind started ripping across lake at about 10:00. Had to get o because o loading my boat on north shore side. 3 oot rollers breaking into ramp and I was by mysel. Tried up river to get out o wind.. Nothing.Good Luck
    City: Galt

Monday, January 10th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The ishing was great around New Years. My wie and riends camped at Camanche or new years, so the guys went out ishing. We caught some cranking but most were caught on a salt & pepper spider jij in 20 oot o water. One day we caught 15 ish rom 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 lbs, all on 1/4 oz jij with the salt and pepper spider grub. The ish are real at with most over 2 lbs.The Fisherman
    City: Livermire

    Tips: Fish Slow, Slow, Slow

Monday, November 15th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: It was a good and bad day. The ish were scattered in most areas.The tournament was won in the main body. The winning weight was 5 ish or 13+ . The pattern was plastics ished extremely sloooooow! Most o the ish were about 20 eet deep. My partner took a our pound largemouth in about eight eet up river. Those people that had a pattern and a place caught ish. We caught 13 keepers but most were scattered. Good LuckRoadmap
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Plastics slow and deep

Saturday, November 6th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 64-66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom sunrise to sundown. No luck at all. Caught a dink around noon o a rocky point in the northeast area o lake on a 6" magic worm witches T. Saw lot o ish on inder in a cove ull o stick up tules but they wouldn't bite anything. Any Ideas?
    City: San Jose

    Tips: I you know o any tips on how to ish Camanche, please post them. Also, please post all your ishing trips at NCBF. This site needs more up to date input.

Monday, August 9th, 1999

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I heard somewhere over Camanche Lake has a ishing pond. Please send direction and address.Thanks
    City: SACRAMENTO

Saturday, May 15th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished my club tournament today and it was a beautiul warm sunny day.Started ishing themain lake area with topwater and caught our ish.Once the sun came up topwater bite shutdown.Fishedthe rest o the day with 4" & 6" lizards and worms.The bite was real tu appears alot o the ishare postspawn and are not aggressively biting.Only caught three more with plastics and i didn't evenget a limit.My draw partner caught two ish on a spinnerbait.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Fish the submerged trees with reaction irst then go over it with plastics throughly.

Tuesday, April 13th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Sky clear, air temp 60-65. It appears the cold ront that went through orced the ish deep again. It may take a couple more days to get them moving up again. Fished rom 4-20' multi locations. Tried many colors. 2 ish on red/pumpkin baby brush hogs in the AM. Nothing mid day.
    City: Jackson

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, March 21st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Slayed a large portion o bass in the backs o coves, throughout the south ork. Caughtmost o the ish on 4" worms rigged with a dart. Fish were sitt'n 3-7' o water.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: They seem to be moving shallow!

Saturday, March 20th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club tourney with GCB ound better ish early on 6" worms in china gulch. caught ish swimming a grub and on a texas rigged 6" MGM worm. The bite was slow ater 10am and no reactionbite, very ew ish caught on jigs. Many reported reaction and topwater bites in pre-ish but none today.
    City: Sheridan

    Tips: n/a

Saturday, March 13th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 52-54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Time: 0800 to 1400 Clear skies no wind 60-65 air temp.Fished the back side o Hat island. Caught 8 bass 2.5 to 3.5 lbs. in 4' to 8' o water.
    City: Jackson

    Tips: All ish caught on light weighted Carolina with Baby Brush Hogs inGreen/Pumpkin.

Saturday, February 27th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 51-53.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went by mysel on Sat. morning. Tried some deep water or about 1 hr.got 1 hit in about 20 t. on jig. Started moving shallower and started hittingish in 10-15 t. o water. Tried cranking and spinnerbaits, no luck. Also triedsome ripping.Zip. Took all my ish on jig and pig, and keeper 6" worms. Stayeduntil mid aternoon. Ended with 17 ish. Two were 1 1/2 lbs.,the rest were solid2 lb. and I took one that was 6.3 lbs. Released all ish.Good luck.
    City: Galt

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, February 21st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ished waltons pond tourney we got on some ish on a lat in 15 to 27 eet.50 yards long ished or three hours and got 7 ish all on carolina rigged plastics.that wasthe irst time in my lie i ound ish and igured out where they were and how to catch them. they were all over the bait a school o 2pound ish best 7 went or 12.75and the 2 rookies won the tournanment.
    City: Oakley

    Tips: believe in your sel and ish slow. i learned alot today.to believe in your instinct and ish a area thoroughly.

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    Water Temp: 46-52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 1 short ish and got a couple more hits bragging a green 4"worm with red lake around the lake. Not much o a bite. Tried throwing up in the shallows with rip baits and cranks to no avail. Threw a white blade or a while with no luck.
    City: Soquel

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, January 10th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Family club, Delta Bass Masters, ished Sunday Jan. 10th on a cold and oggy lake. When we were able to ind where we were going, it was almost weigh-in time. Bite was very tough, but one team was able to scratch out 4 ish or 8 lb 8 oz.
    City: Stockton

    Tips: Take warm clothes, your heater, your hand warmers, your blizzard suit, OR STAY HOME!

Wednesday, December 30th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 51-53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Cold day, colder breeze. All we got were about 5 dinks. No reaction bite. Fish were caught on dartheads and split-shottin 4" and 6" worms 25-35' on main body. Best colors were shad colors-morning dawn,etc. Could not buy a jig bite.
    City: Pine Grove

Saturday, December 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Good day. Very cold, with og/overcast until ater noon. Caught ish airly regularly rom 7:00am to 3:30pm. 14 Bass ( large, spot and small ) with the best ive weighing 8lbs 4oz. Partner caught many ish too, including two nice rainbows.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Fished DEEP...30-50 eet, on structure(hopeully with baitish present), vertical jigging.It's that time o the year, olks.