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Wednesday, October 11th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This site is or ishing reports and not or idiots to chat in.Bubba/Livermore: don't you have another nick name u can use?Silver Bullet: you sound like an idiot. Suggest you stay in your trailer and work on your little .22. No reason or you to get nasty with Bubba/Livermore. Love to bump into you at Dell Valle and give you a lesson in lie. However I doubt your Gremlin is road sae or operational.BigG little-ary: need your email address. I did not get it beore I let the last job.I apologise or lowering mysel to Silver Bullets level (curb level) but I hate rude people! I will not chat on this site again but will continue to give reports.
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Avoid silver bullets!

Monday, October 9th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on Friday 10/6/00. Lake level has been lowered but not all the way yet. Water was clear and still warm to the touch. Excellent bass day! Within 45 minutes I had caught a limit o bass. All ish in the 2 to 3 lb range. By 11 Am I had caught 12 bass (9 largemouth and 3 smallies). Biggest largemouth weighed 3.5 lb and largest small mouth went 3 lb. Also hooked 2 catish (5 to 6 lb range) while bass ishing.Got a little exciting when a "huge" striper attacked a 2.5 lb largemouth I was ighting. Amazing to see!!! I was hoping the striper would swallow the bass and take me or a ride!! Ater seeing this I devoted an hour to tossing large lures in the are. No luck! I switched to troit trolling rom 12 to 2 Pm and caught 2 trout (12 to 14 inch) while trolling.At 2 I started striper ishing again and worked it till 5 PM. No luck. I also ished Del Valle lat week with the same results (7 bass, 2 trout, 1 catish & 1 salmon).
    City: Fremont

    Tips: split shot white worms along rock piles in 20 t o water.Use silver and blue Kastmasters or salmon. Fire tiger needle ish or trout.For stripers try depth charges or hand grenades.

Wednesday, September 27th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Great morning to be away rom work. On the water at 8:00am just in time to enjoy a donut and coee - and caught a ish on my 5th cast. Worked the drop os or a ew chubby bass. Topwater action was non-stop once I igured what they wanted. I also tried the "white worm special" as reported by "Bubba" but can't say it was the thing the ish were looking or. Hey, Bubba - send me an email when you get back to work.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Try crawish pattern in bright red.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Dear Bubba:How can you suggest white, white, white when you ain't catchin' jack?
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Go get some ishing lessons.

Saturday, September 23rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 60-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My partner and I hit the water about 7am and went straight to the dam. Caught a dink ongreen worms and a 2 lber on a jig in about 30t. Nothing else till that evening he got a 2 lber onblades up in the straights.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: White, White, White.

Thursday, September 21st, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sunday 9/17/00.Wasted 1 hour driving to Hayward to PU a "riend" who begged me to take hom ishing. He never answered the door!!! Reminds me o whu I usually ish alone. Even with the 45 minute delay I was still at the gate (2nd in line) prior to opening.Seeing as how it was still dark I thought I would change my normal routine or the day. I bought 12 JUMBO minnows the day beore and ocused on Stripers. I hit every spot I had ever caught, seen or heard o a striper being caught. I kept 2 poles ready with dierent LARGE top water lures. I drited them deep, I drited them shallow, I tossed them into deep holes. NO LUCK! Hey it was a long shot anyway! How many people do you know who actually have caught stripers at Dell Valle. I have caught 2 and I believe hooked 2 others in the last 10 years.I strted ishing or bass with the let over minnow and had a great day. Caught 5 bass in about 2 hours. 1 at about 4 lb (at!!), 3 at 2.5 and 1 13 inch. Not sure how that little one ate that JUMBO!Switched to trolling about 11;30 Am. Trolled at 27 t deep and had 3 dolid hits in 1.5 hour. Caught a 13 inch trout and a 3 lb trout. Third one wrapped up in the down rigger cable and broke o. No salmon today!
    City: remont

    Tips: 4 inch white worm or JUMBO minnows! Rocky shorelines in 15 to 25 t.

Monday, September 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: warm!

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at lake or 6 AM "unlocking o the gate". Fished ultralight with 4 inck white worm and split shot. By 7:30 Am had 6 bass landed (3 largemouth & 3 small mouth) rom 13 inches to 16 inches (1 lb to 2.5 lb). Fished rocky shorelines that run at least 100 yards in about 15 t o water. Slowed down rom 7:30 to 9:oo AM. Strted ishing in 30 t o water in ront o dam. Landed 2 largemouth about 2.5 lb each on irst 2 casts.Tried trolling or salmon and trout. Trolled or 1.5 hours in ront og "glory hole" and hooked 2 salmon. First was about 14 inches but ought like a 5 pounder. Caught on a needleish at 40 t. Second caught 1 hr later on same lure at 50 t but was only 11 inches. Tried 2 spots or catish with liver and mackeral, only 1 bite but no hook up. Started bass ishing again and hooked a 3 lb largemouth and a 17 inch striber.saw a striber eeding on trout but he was gone beore I could toss a top water lure at him!!!
    City: Fremont

    Tips: I ish Del Valle reguarly over the last 15 years. Stick to Rocky Shorelines in 15 to 20 t o water and slowly work lures back to boat. Smallmouth were plentiul 1 to 3 years ago. Last 10 months or so Black bass are more plentiul 10 to 1. Stop keeping the smallies!!!! Have seen a lot o striper action in the last 2 years. Hear lots o stories o 20 to 25 ish days. Problem is they are are 16 to 17 inches.

Thursday, August 10th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 78-80 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hooked one nice ish dropshoting a bump. Got a ew bites here and there but no real satisaction.

    Tips: Use dynamite about 20-30 t. deep. You'll get'em.

Sunday, August 6th, 2000

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    Water Temp: high 70's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out rom 7 to 12 ang got nothin all day. The only bite was on a carolina rigged senko. My dad was dragging it slowly across a small point next to the clis at about 20 t. I talked to a guy who got one early morning on a buzzbait.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: ish 20 t or so

Saturday, August 5th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My brother came down to go ishing rom seattle. Took him out o b&w marina.Caught 3bass at willow berm. slow today Went and had lunchat tower park with both wies. ater a good ishing day. Strike king spinner bait white willow lea
    City: Elmira

    Tips: send e mail to chat.

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My brother came down to go ishing rom seattle. Took him out o b&w marina.Caught 3bass at willow berm. slow today Went and had lunchat tower park with both wies. ater a good ishing day. Strike king spinner bait white willow lea
    City: Elmira

    Tips: send e mail to chat.

Saturday, July 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The lake wasn't to crowded today and the weather was nice (high 70's, light wind).Fished rom the bank today and only landed one 3 pounder.
    City: Hayward

    Tips: Plastic worms or grubs with chartreuse.

Tuesday, July 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68-70 deg

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Nothing on topwater but saw a huge ish (striper?) at the dam chasing some trout or baitish. Staretd working points and weedlines with split-shot 4" worms - shad colors and caught 8 ish to 3 lbs. Lots o baitish and ry cruising the weedlines so the ish are in that area ready to eed at any time. Graphed lots o ish in the 30-32' range but not willing to bite. Bite was sluggish so be attentive.
    City: Livermore

Monday, July 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out rom 6 to 12. Pitched a chart. tailed/ black power worm at the tree's on the south end. Got nothin all day. went and ished the clis. Nothin. The bass are deeper.no luck this time.
    City: livermore

    Tips: ish deep

Saturday, June 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water is clear and the ish are deep. Started at 6 AM trying top water with no luck. Caught 2, missed 1 early. Caught another dink later in the day. All catches/bites came on worms - dartheaded and split shot in 20 to 30 eet o water. Try a salt & pepper ringworm w chartreuse tail, 6" oxblood or morning dawn weenie.
    City: L Town

    Tips: Use plastics and ish deep.

Wednesday, April 26th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68deg.

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got sick so needed some bass theropy.Water looks great all over,started at south end ishing spawners,caught 4. Went searching and caught some nice ishon the outer edge o the weedbeds.GREAT THEROPY.Feelin mutch better.Dog OUTTTTTTTTTTTT
    City: San Lorenzo

    Tips: Wacky the edge o weedbeds.texes rig Witches T.

Monday, April 17th, 2000

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    Water Temp: around 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Weather was real bad to start the day at around 8:30. Me and 2 riends ished the boat dock irst, got a ew hits. Weren't bass, weren't trout. Millions o baitish swimming real close to shore, being chased. Went to the creek and caught 8 total on spinners/crawlers. Fished the lats to the let o the mouth, caught one (2 lbs.) on plastic worm, went back to dock and saw around ten ish. Caught one, turns out they were suckers? Caught onother bass using shad lure. 2.5 lbs. overall pretty good day.
    City: Piedmont

    Tips: anything that looks like a one inch shad

Saturday, April 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 59-62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had to work today but still got out rom 4 -7:30 pm. When north to hit the covesbut the wind was a little to much tried the other side out o the wind saw a loto ish but wouldn't take anything. Headed south or the last hour and boated 9out o 16 hits all dinks(hell o a last hour) was throwingablack and clear slug-o
    City: livermore

Monday, April 10th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 65-68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: started the morning throwing blades,and rip baits across rom the launch ramp missed 2 ish on the blades,worked are way down the bank going south ish some tulles and weed patchs started catching ish on lukes,pearl, and albino super lukes, letting them all into the weeds, also wood no big ish all about 1#-1-1/2# lbs headed north ished some tulles ound some bed ish caught some on white gizits,and purple lizards saw alot o ry and alot o bait ish swimming in coves saw 2 nice trout that were about 3-4 lbs chasing the bait ishearly moring next to the launch ramp,talked to other bass isherman they also were having a togh time catching any big ish all were small.
    City: san jose

    Tips: try throwing top water in morning and lukes in a small size,as day warmms up move o shore and throw lizards and c-rig plastic craws.

Saturday, April 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62-68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: inally got a ull day o ishing and it was a pretty good one we got 7 in the boat and one was a 6 pond monster(yes i do have a scale 6.2)the big one came on a purple worm dragged super slow and rest where on brush hogs and spinners
    City: livermore

    Tips: (still think weekends are to crowded)watermelon brush hogsover weed lats and you can't miss