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Sunday, April 25th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished ABA Pro-Team (13 Boats) on Sunday. Had nice ish goin on Sat.,while shaking several o. Heard the weigh-in or Nor-Cal and got real excited or our tourney. Ater I launched my partner,while walking back to the dock's I lipped,turned my ankle and went down ace irst. As I'mwreathing in pain this nice lady asked i she could help. I tried to shake it o, and limped to the boat. Dave (my partner) asked "what was that loud noise" ? I told him,and o course he laughed. Wethen went to our irst three hot spots, an came away with one 13 1/2" ish. I had a eeling it was going to be a tough bite, especially ater noting that the water temp. had dropped six degrees overnight. What the ?????We did get some jig ish up north on main lake points and docks. Ater around noon,the sun inally came out. Fished a couple o sloughs(can't give them up over penalty o death)and inally got hot.Dave lipped a 4 1/2,then a 4. We both dropped a couple o nice ish which cost us the tourney. We ended up in third and won some $$$,inally.THE JINX IS OVER FOR BIG DADDY!And wehad the ish ,i only! We weighed 15+, the winners had 17+.A pretty tough bite or everybody.Big ish was 6+ caught on a rip bite.Others reoported green lizards, and brown jigs as producing well.Tips Boy once the sun came out,the bite really turned on.Go shallow and lip jigs and lizards.
    City: San Leandro

Tuesday, April 20th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Made it down or a one day trip again, this time launching out o Nice. Only had two smallbites until noon, when I spotted a big emale 8+ sunbathing in the trees. Finally got her to hit aweightless worm on 8lb line but ater a good run she sawed me o. Almost impossible to look orish with wind and murky water so I just kept lippin. I landed nine ish but our were 3-4lbs, ANDI managed to get a kicker. A 12.5 lb giant lipped out o tules next to wood just as the sun wassetting. Found someone to snap some pictures and let her go. Made all that driving a little easier!Tips Downsize baits, ish slowly, and set the hook at anything dierent. I did not get a solidbite all day. Letting the bait set on a semi tight line, I would barely eel resistance but therewould be a ish there.
    City: Arcata

Monday, April 19th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 57 - 63

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught plenty o ish on white spinnerbaits and albino lutes, just no big ish, the largest we had was ive and a hal lbs. My partner lost one over 8lbs and another large ish we never got to see. Most guys that had large ish were sight ishing ish on beds.Tips The ish on beds were right next to stairs in trailer park sometimes one or two on bouth sides o the stairs going into the water. White jigs or any really bright colored worm or lizard will work just stick with it. white spinnerbaits in sparce toolys and willows will work, I was using 1oz with #7 gold willowlea.The albino luts were weightles in the same stu. good luck J.D
    City: San Jose

Sunday, April 18th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fish are a ull moon away rom spawin and they are spooky. Down size baits. Flukes andloatin worms in white. There are still rip ish and blade ish to catch but you need a little windto help that bite out. The lip bite is better towards the evening. lots o beds!!!!!!!Tips When you go rom cold to warm this time o the year and these ish are in spawn mode down sizeand slow down. you know the ish are there just make repeated cast to an area and be patient.These ish aren't chasin much. Pray or a little wind this time o year!!!!!!
    City: Suisun

Saturday, April 17th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED THE NORTH END WITH MY FATHER. LEFT THE RANGER AT HOME AND USED MY FATHERS TRI-HULL TOGET SOME TIME ON IT FOR HIM.IT WAS TOUGH WITH NO TROLLING MOTOR, BUT I THINK IT PAID OFF FOR US. MADE US CONCETRATE AND SLOWDOWN THE PRESENTATION. I HAD ONLY 8 FISH, BUT ALL GOOD SIZE. STARTED THE DAY WITH 3 FISH JUST OVER3PD ALL ON A CLOWN HUSKY JERK. IN 4 FT OF WATER. PITCHED COVER WITH NO SUCCESS. MOVED NORTH WEST TOSMALL CANAL AREAS JUST PAST RODMAN SLOUGH AND REALLY GOT INTO SOME NICE FISH ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OFTHE WEED LINES IN 6-8 FT OF WATER I LANDED TWO 4 PDS AND A 6 1/2PD FEMALE ALL 3 ON 4 1/2 INWITHCHES-T MAGIC WORM. MY FATHER ALSO CAUGHT HIS ONLY 3 FISH OF THE DAY ON THE SAME WORM SET UP(1-4PD, 2-3PD). THE FISH STILL SEAM TO BE PRE SPAWN. THE 6 1/2 HAD NOT SPAWNED OUT EITHER.SAW SEVERAL BOATERS TRYING TO BED FISH AND NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK THOUGH. ON THE WAY IN WE STOPPED ATTHE VERY CORNER(NORTH EAST) OF THE LAKE AND SAW 3 YOUNG BOYS(10-12YRS) FISHING FROM A 10FT BOAT WITHA TROLLING MOTOR JUST HOLLERING AND LAUGHING. IN 2-4 FT OF WATER THEY WERE RUNNIN AND GUNNIN ANDHITTING FISH. THEY HAD AT LEAST 4 FISH AS WE TALKED TO THEM. THEY WERE THROWIN INTO THE BUSHES ANDTREES WITH A ZOOM FLUKE AT BED FISH THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN SEE AND HOOKING UP BIG. I THREW A COUPLEOF TIMES AND GOT MY LAST FISH A 4POUNDER, AND MY FATHER LOST ONE THE SAME SIZE AT THE BOAT. PRACTICECATCH AND RELEASE ON THE BIG FEMALES!! I DID!Tips JUST KEEP IT SLOW AND METHODICAL. THE JERK BAIT PRESENTATION I MADE WAS SLOW. I WAS PAUSING INBETWEEN EACH TWITCH OF THE BAIT 3 SECONDS SOMETIMES LONGER. I CAUGHT ONE OF THE FISH AS I TALKED TOMY FATHER AND THE BAIT WAS STILL! THE FISH MAY MOVE ONTO THE BEDS THIS WEEK SO FISH INSIDE TOOUTSIDE. DON'T RUN A WAY FROM THE SMALL FISH AS THE WILL BE HEARDING UP THE BIG FEMALES TO FORCETHEM ON TO THE BEDS. AGAIN PLEASE PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE!!
    City: Yuba City

Thursday, April 15th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 50-58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished around Rocky point rom my stump jumper rom 10 until dark on Tuesday. I had 10 lipbites on jigs, brush hogs and tubes on any wood cover or males to 2.5, one big ish tied up intree. Not much o a reaction bite or me one each on spin, crank and jerkbait. Just beore dark i pulled in along a west acing sea wall nailed a 4# on irst cast with worm and a 5+ came up with it.Put on a Yammamoto Senko and ish were blowing up on it right on the surace. In the next hal hour had ten more bites all on the surace. In the excitement I didn't check my line and busted o thebiggest ish o the day, 7+ hit right at the boat.Tips Water is warming ast and ishing should be excellent by now. Always check your line ater a decent ish, that was the second big ish I have dumped this year in a lurry o bites because I didn't take a second to retie. Rookie mistake!
    City: Arcata

Tuesday, March 30th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out couple o weeks ago looking or staging ish gettin ready to head back in tospawn. Found ish rippin, bladin and throwin lukes. I the conditions were right the rip bite wason. We were catchin ish early as mentioned above. As the day wore on we went lippin or biggerish. I don't think the bait matter as much as location. We caught lip ish on rubber and jigs.The thing we ound lippin this time o year is slow way down and ish an area or tree or whateverstructure your on completely. Most o the lip bites were pressure bites ater the bait hit thebottom and sat there or a minute.Tips This is the rippin time o year i the conditions are right. But rom Early Feb on there is alip bite somewhere on the lake. The main thing is slow way down whether your rippin or lippinbecause o the water temp. As boat traic increases the ish burry themselves arther back intocover.
    City: Suisun

Wednesday, March 24th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: HELP!I signed up or the WCB Pro-Am this weekend at Clear Lake but I justreceived a call rom WCB inorming me that they were short o Pro's orthe tournament. Wanted to know i anyone out there knew o any Pro's that need apartner or would consider ishing this tournament. I guess the turn outwas not as big as they expected. In any event, could use some help tospread the word out to any Pro's out there who may be in need o apartner. I am available and would love an opportunity to ish thisevent. I'm be up at the Lake tomorrow(Thursday)and Friday just in case there isan opening. I can be reached up at Clear Lake 707-279-8873 or at home925-676-3322.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Tips n/a
    City: Concord

Saturday, March 13th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished old and new keys, bladed,cranked and lipped brush hogs. No luck. Went outside o keys and ished lats. No luck. Went west near Anderson Island. Still no luck. Went west to Gazebo area just west o State park. Saw SteveLarson catch a nice 7 pounder on a gold jerk bait. Helped him land the ish.His one and only bite o the day. We then went to the slough next to the Gazeboarea. Caught one ish 2lbs 09 oz. Let and went to north shore ished docksand old tule line. No luck. Ended the day back in old keys. Results o theday--- one bite-- one ish. Very windy day. Rollers 2-3 t. Bad day ishing,but better than sitting at home watching a ishing show and wishing I werethere.Tips n/a
    City: Yuba City

Tuesday, March 2nd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 49-51

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the north end on Tues starting about 10:00. Pitched jigs andbrush hogs to every piece o cover and ran spinnerbaits through the tulles. Finally ound a decent bite in looded wood shallower than two eet. Onlyproblem was they were males 1-2 lbs. Landed eight ish lost two, one big ishbroke 17lb stren sensor on a bad angle over a 3inch branch.Tips Fish slow and use scents in the muddy water.
    City: Arcata

Sunday, February 7th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 44-46

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launced out o Lakeport, and did'nt go any urther than Rodman.Fished mostly docks that had tule s in between them.Caught six ish up to 4# on traps and jerkbaits,lost a biggun by the boat that was over 6# i'm sure(chartruse trap). Lots o muddy water lowing in. It looks like the lake rose 2-3t rom a week ago.Tips n/a
    City: Santa Rosa

Friday, February 5th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 48-50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Clear Lake on Friday 2-5-99 caught 20 nice Bass in about 2 hours. Didn't get started until about noon. Fished the south end o the lake, in 10 to 17 eet o water.TipsThrow a no. 7 shat rap work it slow. Fish are just hanging on to the lure.
    City: Clear Lake

Saturday, January 30th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 44

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: clearlake has really been on all winter. not only numbers o ish, but many quality and BIG ish have been caught.many o the isherman have been using minnows....... (still practicing C&R, thank goodness!) and catching large numbers o ish and ish up to 13 pounds! i ished with a guy who used minnows last weekend and almost kept up to him using small 3" worms on a 1/16th dart head. most o the ish at the south end o the lake r between 0'and 20' deep. i am catching more ish in this month o january than i do in the summer. As o last weekend, the rip bite has turned on and the hotbait is a Rattlin' Rogue - chrome w/blk back.Tipstwo good crank bait choices at this time o year are a Rattle Trap and a Speed Trap. (color o your choice)
    City: Clearlake Oaks

Friday, January 29th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 42-44

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on the North end on Fri rom noon until evening, we ound an excellent bite on crankbaits and jerkbaits or ish up to 3.5 lbs. I tried jigs and brush hogs mainly but only had three bites or ish to 6.3 lbs. Wish we could have covered more water with reaction baits but we were ishing rom my 10 t boat with only trolling moter power. Sat we went to the Rattlesnake arm to get out o the strong south wind but only caught our average sized ish on jerkbaits.Tipsn/a
    City: Arcata

Saturday, January 2nd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started out crankin rocks in the morning with no success.Fipped the tules in the State Park area without a hit.Switched to wormin in the early aternoon around the docks in the Nice-Lucerne area.Caught 7 bass with the largest going over 6lbs.The other ish were in the 3lb class and all at and chunky.TipsDress WARMLY in the morning as a 70 MPH boat ride will put you in pain.As the water temp warms in the aternoon it seems to make the bite better.
    City: Windsor

Wednesday, December 23rd, 1998

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Was out last week or about 3 days. Last week the temperatures were very kind in the 60's. Fished the north end lippin jigs in the tules and ended up with a 5 and an 8. Also got one crankin. Next day tried the Lucerne Nice dock areas with little success. Back to lippin tules produced only 2 ish that would have had to stretch to make 13". Next day went crankin in the Rattlesnake arm and ound 4 ish 3 between 4 and 5 lbs with 1 just at 3 lbs. These ish were cranked out o 2 eet o water.TipsDress warm!!!!!!!!
    City: Suisun

Sunday, December 13th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 46-47

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Departed Lakeport ramp around 1pm. Fished around rocky point area. Started ishing wooden piol docks in 8' o water. Pitchedrod and strainer brown and orange jigs with Christmas tree spit tail grubs. Caught a three pounder within the irst hal hour. Went towards rocky point, ound rock pile in a bout 30 ' o water. Was able to pull another ish around three pounds out o it. Lost the big ish o the day, between 4-5lbs. Fished with a crank bait long and hard, but caught nothing. Departed 3:30pm.TipsI you plan on throwing a jig, don't hop it drag it very slowly, and only about ive inches at a time. I you eel something that just don't eel right, set the hook.
    City: Yuba City

Saturday, December 12th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 49-51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED OUT OF THE LUCERNE/NICE AREA. FISHING WAS SLOW AT THE BEGINNING(7AM-8:30am)COULDN'T DRAW A BITE. FINALLY ROLLED UP ON A SET OF DOCK AND BEGAN TO PICK UP A FEW FISH IN THE 2 TO 4 PD SIZE. HIT SEVERAL FISH UP TO 3PM.ALL FISH WERE WORM FISH. NO SPINNERBAIT OR JIG/BRUSHHOG FISH AT ALL! THESE FISH SEEMED TO BE MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE DOCKS BUT IN 2 TO 6 FOOT OF WATER. ALSO ALL FISH CAME IN THE WARMER(51DEG) WATER LOCATIONS. WITH 3 OF US IN THE BOAT WE CAME OUT WITH 14 FISH.TipsTHE COLD FRONT HAD THE FISH TURNED OFF IT SEEMED AND I FEEL A LITTLE FINICKY. REPEATED PITCHES TO EACH SPOT AND DEAD STICKING THE BAIT WORKED BEST. USED A PADDEL TAIL WORM IN 6IN. WITH SOME SORT OF FISH SCENT TO IMPROVE THE BITE DEFINITELY HELPED. HOPEFULLY THE WATER CAN WARM A COUPLE OF DEG WITH A LITTLE RAIN AND THE FISH MAY TURN BACK ON.
    City: Yuba City

Sunday, November 8th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club hel tournie @ Clear Lake onSunday & big bass bite was on. Average weight was 3.79# or ish brought to scales. Big ish included 7,6.5,6,5,4.5&4# bass. Fish went or spinnerbaits,brush hwags (lipped into tules) & rattlebaits. Light rain & cool temps did not hurt ishing. Few boats on the water despite calm conditions.TipsAs usual in late all @ Clear, rattletraps in chrome/black & chrtreuse/brown were top producers. Bass were posted by boat docks & scattered throughout big weedbeds (hydrilla).
    City: n/a

Saturday, October 24th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started earlier Sunday morning behind Rattlesnake, tried deeper areas or big ish but only managed to get one around 3lbs rom the spot. Worked down towards the keys, lipped brush hogs and jigs in heavy cover or 5 ish rom 1.5 to 3lbs, lost one about 4.
    City: Arcata