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Saturday, September 26th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 70+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We had a NEWBASS draw tournament on 9/28 on lake Camamche.The wind was blowing be or we put on the water and did notlet up till just beor we weighted in. We had 17 boatsand just 10 managed to get a keeper in the boat or the day.>From what I could see in the morning blades and cranks workedthe best, colors where white or red, rubber was use ater that, all colors and types. This was not what I would call a good day to go ishing. One boat did get 3 ish, 3 boats got 2 ish and 6 boats got 1 ish. The water temp. was in the low 70'sand you could see 1 to 3 eet into the water. For me the ish up the river were smaller than the main lake at this time.The 2 keepers I got to the boat were on a white crank baitbut lost the smaller oneat the boat. I had 2 shorts, one on a spoonand one on a grub. "That was one very slow day". Well i you areishing NEWBASS I will see you at the TOC at the end o OCT.Keep it clean un and wet. Rick K. o Ca. or CHAMPION BOATS.
    City: Sacto.

Saturday, September 12th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tough bite or mysel and everyone I talked to. Fished irst light to noon. Finally caught two keepers (2.5 plus each) on a jig/grub and a split shot worm. ish were 25 to 25 eet deep. No topwater action early.
    City: Orangevale

Saturday, July 11th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Water was VERY warm. Fished three days with very little luck. Tried deep with crank baits, spinners, etc. Caught a ew small ones using Dark green and Shad red 6" worms along the rock clis near the river inlets and around submerged trees.
    City: San Jose

Saturday, May 16th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This is in response to Mr. Cliord Barnes's ishing report dated April 24, 1998. Mr Barnes, I have been ishing Lake Camanche or the past 15 years and eel that it is one o the premire bass ishing lakes in northern Caliornia as well as southern Caliornia. Now that I live in southern Caliornia I still make the six hour drive about once every othern month to ish Lake Camanche. All too many times anglers orget that the point o ishing is the act that we are away rom the oice enjoying the gret outdoors, possible with a loved one or a close riend. I have many memorable outting with my ather and best riend when the ishing was good and not so good. The point is I enjoyed each outing and have ond memories o them today. My advice to Mr. Brnes is to start ishing. Yes, dry the tears rom your eyes and and enjoy what Lake Camanche has to oer. By the way--three ive pound bass this weekend! Spring and summertime:Morning-- ish the coves and drop o structures o the river with 4 to sixinch pumpkin seed worms. Evening (i not too windy)--ish the causway with anything..Very productive during these months. GREAT COVER
    City: Huntington Beach

Saturday, May 9th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the NewBass Team semi-pro event today.The weather was cool, mostly overcast, and breezy. The water water was very clear, about 10-12 visibilty. My partner and I only managed to weigh in ive ish or 7.53 pound. Which was good enough to get a check that paid or the tourney. We used light line and long cast onto a lat, with trees near the south dike down rom the dam Lost three ish that got hung up in the trees and broke o. Winning team had almost 14 pounds doing the same thing we were. Big is or the event (about 80 teams) was only around our pounds. Most o the teams we spoke with said the bite really died or them around 9 a.m. tips: Light tickle with brown colored jigs or plastics around stickups and island tops.
    City: Sacramento

Friday, April 24th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I ished at Camanche with a buddy o mine, and my sister. We ished the south shore, and in two hours there we only saw two ish landed in the whole area. There were about 250 people ishing the area. All we ever hear is the big ish that are caught. I am here to tell the truth, Camanche is the worst ishing I have ever seen in my lie. I I wanted ishing that sucked that bad I could o saved 10 dollars and ished Folsom. Sorry people, but the truth shall set you ree. Camanche is a conspiracy, I would like to know how much people are paid to say they caught ish at Camanche. Come to think o it, the two ish I saw caught in the pond were not moving when they were landed. I could do the same thing spending 5 dollars at Raley's, and putting a ish on myine and casting it out and reeling it in and jumping up and down. CAMANCHE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
    City: Roseville

Sunday, March 29th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 59-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Main lake only caught one Large mouth on spinner bait. Went to the narrows caught three more on blades one was about 3.5 lbs. My partner caught 3 spots rippen and 4 shot'n.
    City: Sacramento

Saturday, March 21st, 1998

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    Water Temp: 60-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: N/AFISHING WAS EXCELLENT! BASS UP TO 3 1/2 #'S. 25- 30 FISH WITH 5 BIGGEST GOING 14 POUNDS. FISH HIT JUST ABOUT EVERY THING THROWN.
    City: N/A

Friday, March 6th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got ive bass in two days, plus a trout on a purple-back crankingplug. One bass in a channel running between submerged treesnear the south launch ramp in 20 eet o water. One on black jig with blue plastic rog trailer, broke the hook on the jig when I set the hook ona ive pounder that got away. These two were at the edge oa submerged clump o trees in the back end o a eeder creek cove.Caught three on red shad Culprit worms, texas rigged with no weight. Got them in shallow brush clumps inhe back o eedercreek cove. The local reports said to ish the submerged islandswith 4 inch worms. We were new to the lake and wanted to lookaround, so we didn't spend any time looking or those islands.
    City: N/A

Saturday, February 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: What a beautiul day to be on the water! Only caught two 1#ers; one o a rocky point in 10' o water and the other o a bush in the back o a cove in 10' o water. Both were caught on a Yamamoto twintail grub, rootbeer w/green lake. Fished deeper withjigs but didn't hookup. I was suprised to see such clear water ater all the rainsand runo. I guess Camanche doesn't have the soil type that muddies the lake like, say, Lake Sonoma has. The lake level is 15' down rom ull pool and drawing down each dy. Don't know when they will stop the drawdown.
    City: Concord

Saturday, January 17th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 52-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Just wanted to check the lake out and get some sun. Felt i I could get 2 or 3 hits it would be a good day. Started in the morning on main body with jig and pig, worms. Took 3 ish in irst 2 hours. One was 7lb.2oz. the other 2 about 2lb. Fish were 30 to35 eet deep. Worked another 1 1/2 hours no ish. I then started moving shallower as water warmed. Started hitting ish in about 23 to 25 eet deep on island tops with scattered brush. It seemed like I needed to touch brush or wood then the ish would takthe jig or worm. Ended up taking 12-15 ish, most on worms about 1 1/4 lb. to 1 1/2lb. The larger ish came on jigs. Never made it up river. Ran out o time. Good luck.
    City: Galt

Monday, March 31st, 1997

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ishing is good! water is very clear. I caught ish rom ive to twenty eet deep. I used red worms purple, blue, brown and grey. It didn't seem to matter. ish were hungry.
    City: Sacto

Tuesday, March 25th, 1997

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    Water Temp: Warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I ished this lake the past weekend or the irst time. Great lake i you can aord the entrance ee. I caught 10 bass in our hours, all over 15 inches. Most o the bass came o o secondary points, in shallow water around brushy cover. I had good luck spilt-shotting rootbeer grubs. It seems like the ish are moving into the spawning coves,however I didn't see any nests. Good Luck!
    City: Blue Lake

Sunday, March 23rd, 1997

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom noon until about 4:00 pm. Caught 4 ish about 2lbs on purple our inch Power worms. Weather was clear and warm.
    City: Antelope

Thursday, March 20th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 45

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: we got 10,11 ounce bass and we all so caught 1,ten pound bass he was a lunker.let me tell you that son o a gun ought like the dickens,then we also caught 4 three pounders.It was a good day ishing on Lake Camanche i loved it.
    City: St. George

Sunday, March 16th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Good ishing in the shallows, near or around stick-ups, in the upper lake. Good success using plastic worms and catapillars in green or camo patterns. Many ish caught in the 2-4 pound range. Largest ish caught was 9 lbs, 4 ozs on a six inch green weenie in six eet o water near a stand o submerged brush.
    City: Fremont

Thursday, March 13th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had good action ishing shorelines 3 to 6 eet depth in rocky areas.Most ish in the 1 to 2 lb range.Largest taken today was 3 lbs.
    City: Elk Grove

Wednesday, March 5th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Good bite ishing 10 to 20t with jigs. Fished main body and river both were good. Brown/purple jigs seemed to be the best color in 1/4 or 3/8oz. Lots o keepers rom 2 to 2 1/2lbs. good ish'n
    City: S. Lake Tahoe

Saturday, February 8th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 53-54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 15 keepers (blacks and spots) on variety o lures - spinnerbaits, purple jigs, split shot purple/brown worm and dart head w/ paddle tail grub. Fish were 5-20' and most active with cloud coverpresent - sun came out about 12:00. Spots were at andlooked ready to spawn. Fished east o the narrows all day
    City: Livermore

Monday, February 3rd, 1997

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a B.A.S.S. ederation tournament on 1/25. Very wind and rainy day, 25 to 30 MPH winds. Fished a 3/8 oz rog hair jig all day - 15 to 30 t on breaks - 4th place with 11.4 lbs (5 ish) my non-boater took 3rd with 11.8 lbs - irst place was 11.12 lbs, - almost - caught 8 ish all day - big ish was 2.15 lbs - lots o 1-2 ish limits weighed in. Fished a club tournament the weekend beore and caught a 15 lb limit (7 ish). It took 20 lbs to win that one. I the wind lays down , the ishing can be verygoodthis time o year.
    City: Manteca