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Saturday, August 8th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I FISHED THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE STARTING AT PIRATES COVE AT 5:30 AM. I WENT TOP WATER WITH A ZARA SPOOK AND A SPITTIN IMAGE. PRODUCED ONLY ONE FISH. THE WATER WAS CLEAR UNDERNEATH THE SILT. I MOVED OUT TO A COUPLE OF LARGE ELEVATED DOCKS WHICH FORMED A POINT TO THE SLOUGH AND FOUND FISH UNDER THEM. PICKED UP 3 NICE FISH UNDER THE 1ST DOCK(2.5,3,& 4POUNDS) PITCHING A BABY BRUSH HOG, AND A 7IN. POWER WORM TEXAS RIGGED. ALL HIT ON THE FALL OR AS I JIGGED HARD OFF THE BOTTOM. THE WATER WAS QUITE DEEP(18-30FT).MOVED FROM THE DOCKS TO WHEELER POINT-KONOCTI BAY SECTION, AND PICKED UP 2 MORE NICE FISH ON THE BABY BRUSH HOG(2.5 & 3PDS), BUT HAD A 5 OR MORE POUNDER SHORT HIT MY SPINNER BAIT AT THE BOAT. SAW SEVERAL MORE CHASING IT BUT NO TAKERS. MOVED OUT TO MONITOR ISLAND AND HAD NO ACTION.STOPPED BACK AT THE PIRATES COVE DOCKS ON THE WAY HOME AND PICKED UP 3 MORE NICE FISH (2-4 PDS) IN JUST 20 MINUTES TIME(BABY BRUSH HOG). LONG TIME BETWEEN BITES, BUT QUALITY FISH EACH TIME YOU SET THE HOOK!
    City: YUBA CITY

Friday, July 24th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We wen't out about 4:00 pm we wen't and ished the south east part o the lake. We cought 1 5pounder about an hour ater we got there.
    City: Cobb

Sunday, June 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 75+

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had to drive by the lake so I couldn't resist dragging my little boat down or a couple o hours. I launched out o the M&M campground in ront o the keys at about 2 a.m. and ished until 8:30 a.m. The water had dropped about a oot and the algae bloom had reduced the visibility several eet down there. The moon was bright and the wind was not there. I caught a 5 and some smaller bass to 2 lbs on big brushhogs right in ront o the keys, moved out to some o the close rockpiles and didn't get a bite. The sun was begining to rise so i moved to the area were we caught ish last week. Started o with the brushhog but couldn't get bit, moved around a little then came back with a splitshot 6" spade tail had to ish it really slow but they were there. Landed 7 more nice ish to 5.5 in the irst two hours o light, then they quit. Nine ish over 1.5lbs, best ive were about 21.5, well worth the lack o sleep or me.
    City: Arcata

    Tips: I had conidence that ish were using that area again so i scaled down and slowed down. I would hook a ish and move out or several minutes then come back in and get another one, couldn't get bite right away again. I you ind active ish stick with that area or a while and get out there early.

Saturday, June 20th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out about 5:45 am , worked the docks on the north end near Lucerne.was using natural colored paddle tail worms rigged carolina style, most hits are on the drop.28 bass or the day rom 1 to 5 pounds. water was very clear. saw a number o bass over 10 lbs. but they were spawned out. even dropped a jig on the head o one and she never even moved.went back out in the evening had a number o short strikes on a buzz bait, but no hook ups.
    City: salinas

Tuesday, May 5th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I AM GOING TO CLEAR LAKE WED 5-13-98. HOW IS THE FISHING. IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT THE FISH ARE HITTING ON. WHERE CAN I FIND THE FISH. HOPE THIS ISNT ASKING TOO MUCH. HOPE I CAN RETURN THE FAVOR. I WILL REPORT WHEN I GET BACK....
    City: Lodi

Saturday, May 2nd, 1998

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Our club CVHH had a two day tournament on May 2nd and 3rd. Weather was nasty Saturday. Windy and raining. At times 3-4 oot swells. Big ish or the weekend was 7lbs. 13oz. Winning weight was 21lbs. 11oz caught by our premier emale isherperson. Fish were shallow moving up on beds. Splitshotting plastics was the ticket. Brush hogs worked well in all colors. Key was to ind shallow, wind protected areas. Six ish over 4lbs. were caught.
    City: Fresno

Tuesday, April 7th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I caught 4 ish with the biggest wieghing 4.5 lbs. I was throwing a Brush Hog and retrieving it as slow as possible and would let the ish take the bait about 4 or 5 eet beore i would set the hook. TIPS: Throw Brush Hogs into the bushes and let them sit there or about 8 to 12 seconds without moving the bait then slowly reel the bait in dragging it on the bottom.
    City: Clearlake Oaks

Sunday, March 15th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My partner and I caught 10 bass in 4 hours o ishing in the Lakeport area. Two came on a spinnerbait and the rest were caught on a Baby Brush Hog in June Bug color. All the bass were in less than 5 eet o water. The size ranged rom 2 to 4 1/2 pounds. Water color perect.
    City: Lakeport

Saturday, January 17th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had aba team tournament on 1-11-98 winning weight was 27lbs,or 5 ish. they were slow cranking metalic perch luhr jensen crank baits, and slow worming MGM lures worms in the babby bass color. Big ish o the tournament Was 11.52 Lbs. Big ish Was caughtshaking 6in power worms around pillings in 8' to 10' o water. Most o the ish came on plastics in about 5' to 15' o water in the south end o the lake
    City: Windsor

Thursday, December 11th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Clear Lake or 2 days. Thought I had a bite. During the day couldn't get bit. Fished till about 1130PM the irst night and caught a 9.5 and 7.5. Both ish were caught on 10in Berkley power worms, black around rocks. Take plenty o clothes asit gets down to about 30 degrees at night. TIPS:Night ishin rom Nov through Jan on Clear Lake is the best time to catch ish over 10 lbs. Shag Rock, Henderson and the rock piles around Rattlesnake Island produce using 10in Berkley Power worms with themallest bullet weight the wind will allow you to throw. Smaller the weight less snags.
    City: Suisun City

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Clear Lake or 2 days. Thought I had a bite. During the day couldn't get bit. Fished till about 1130PM the irst night and caught a 9.5 and 7.5. Both ish were caught on 10in Berkley power worms, black around rocks. Take plenty o clothes asit gets down to about 30 degrees at night. TIPS:Night ishin rom Nov through Jan on Clear Lake is the best time to catch ish over 10 lbs. Shag Rock, Henderson and the rock piles around Rattlesnake Island produce using 10in Berkley Power worms with themallest bullet weight the wind will allow you to throw. Smaller the weight less snags.
    City: Suisun City

Friday, November 28th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished all day caught my only ish at 2:30 in Horseshoe bend area. My riends in another boat had 3 or over 18 lbs. Said they only had 4 bites. I'm going back to look or some improvement.
    City: Marysville

Thursday, November 27th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 56-57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Day ater Thanksgiving, 4 o us went over in two Boats. Len Kovats and I paired up in mine. Fishing was tough or numbers, we only caught 4 ish, but they were pretty good ones. Our buddies in the other boat only managed 3, biggest around 2.5. I had a keeper and a 5-7, Len had a 5-10 and a 6-14. Total over 19 pounds or 4 ish and 18 or 3. Fish came o rocky banks and rom the ends o docks in 18-20 eet. Len caught his two on a brown/Orange jig and grub trailer and mine came on a brown sculpin o a 1/4 oz darter.
    City: Marysville

Saturday, November 15th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Morning o the 15 it was too windy to put in at the State Park. Launched at Red Bud. Limit on silver and gold white blades between docks in ront o tules in 8 to 12 t. Second day better weather. Still rained good and hard but wind laid down. 6.20 big ish o three caught that day. 23lbs or the two days. Won the tournament.
    City: N/A

Friday, November 7th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My partner and I picked the perect day to go to Clear Lake, 20 plus mile an hour winds and the coldest day o the year. Cranked ish with little and big normans white with a ligtht purple back. Carolina rigged brush hog with red lake. All o o rock. While you were crankin you really didn't know the ish were there crank just kinda stopped wobblin. Couple o ish hit right at the boat. Crank as slow as you possibly can and make sure your diggin rocks. Could have weighed 7 ish or about 20 lbs.No big ish just some good 3 plus lbers. Caught ish all day long. Stayed and ished into the night, wind got worse, but was able to pick up 1 that was over 6 and another that was over 5 plus some smaller ones. Fishin the same, rocks, just switched to12in power worms.
    City: Suisun City

Tuesday, September 30th, 1997

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On September,14 1997 I Billy Quinn caught a 48 pound Striper Bass. On that morning I was ishing the clear virgin waters when he hit I ought this ish or around 15 minutes.
    City: Pomona

Wednesday, September 24th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This lake produces quite a ew double-digits. I ish this lake ater hours. I just got back rom another night o HEAVY DUTY action. Total weight or Five ish; 34 1/2.LBs. Gear Used: Berkley Pulse med.heavy rod, Shimano Calcutta 251, Fire Line 12/30. Baits: 3/8 Jig & Pig, 1/2oz. Brass & Glass All Star Spinner Bait, Berkley 10in Worm. Last year I produced a 37 LBs. Five ish limit. Almost happend again. You can bet I'll be out here trying to break my old record. PS. I Would like to give special THANKS toryan Chapman at Reed's sports shop. He custom tied my jigs, along with suggested throwing Brass & Glass All Star spinner bait.
    City: San Jose

Tuesday, August 12th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 79-84

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club tournament on the 8th & 9th on Clear Lake. Winning weight was 24.21 lbs. or 10 ish. Quite a ew ish weighed in over 5 lbs. Buzzbaits and tournament rogs were the lures o choice around weed beds that are holding silversides in the North end. Deeper water and rockpiles were producing well in the South end. Fishing was a little slow but some nice ish were being caught. We did have a change in weather pattern on this weekend though.
    City: Kelsyville

Friday, July 25th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hook tail grubs, pumpkin seeds, brown sharteuse tail, both doing good caught 8 pound 7 ounce bass in early morning in cover near Lakeport. Hello RC
    City: Redding

Sunday, July 6th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Most o the bass are in deep water now. ound several near points in the lake, where you can hit deep water o shore. tips: Try Rattle Trap with chrome and black back. or buzz bait in the morning and early evening.
    City: Hayward