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Wednesday, April 5th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weekdays are the way to go. Headed out ater work and was on the water by 5pm almost by my sel (one other boat). Fish the latson the south end and the bait ish where jumping like crazy ater the wind died down around 6. Coved a lot o water with w/ purple worms and brush hogs (nothing) tied on a white spinner bait or the last 30 mins and picked up 2 o o the x-mas trees.Can't wiat til sat morning.
    City: livermore

Monday, April 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 60-65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: howzit ellow bassers went out 6-3p caught two nice smallmouth 1 beore 7:00 straight across r:marina o some rocks. then went south knot broke upon hookset(great)nice largemouth jumped out water laughing at me,re-tiedput a blk/red 7" worm on lost another ish inside tullies.drove up north or deeper water hooked into another 2.5lbsmallmouth (these ish both gave great ights! thought theywere lunker largemouths)anyway continued to enjoy great dayand lost what probably was the biggest ish o day poor hook-set still used to the sot winter bite these ish werehitting very aggressive!2nd small mouth hit worm three timesin a row.another guy caught a largemouth on spinner bait didnot get to talk to again that day. aloha r:dakine isherman
    City: newark

    Tips: same as i use on the delta lots o plastics dark colors,best advice is be ready lost 3 on very quit/hard hits musto been the sun ha ha.

Sunday, April 2nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: high 50's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Today is the third day in a row i went! My dad and i went rom 5-8pm . I was wading and my third cast ( tules/south end ) i pulled out a little 1 pounder in the same spot as yesterday.and i managed to get 2 more( 1 was about two pounds and the other was like 12 oz). My irst two were again on a tequilla sunrise colored worm. The 12 ozer was on a 3" rainbow trout colored sot jerkbait. But the highlight was when my dad nailed a 4 lb largemouth. He texas rigged a tequilla sunrise colored worm and lipped near a loating log ater he say its tail swimming. This is gerald your 14 year old riend signing o. P.S. no prob BigVal.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: The purple sot plastics are really getting to the bass. But you have to really work the tules thoroughly. I missed my second ish about 6or7 times. Then i inally got'em. Also sot jerkbaits worked in the later hours ater the boils started raiding the water.

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    Water Temp: 57-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: almost got skuned, almostFished rom 6-11 all the coves in heron bay were hammeredsaw ish and marked ish but din't catch ish.Last hal hour ish the lat along the e. shore trail stucka couple (1+ and a soild 3#) useing a white spinnerbait,iI only had a little more time.p.s. thanks lil gilligan
    City: livermore

Saturday, April 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: about 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Today i went rom about 4-7 pm. Not as many ish jumping but i managed to catch 2. But i only landed one. I say it was about 1.5 lbs. I got him on a 7" tequilla sunrise colored worm while wading in the south end. Many anglers were landing ish. These bass are really laying in the tules. This is gerald your 14 year old riend signing o.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: The bass are hitting sot plastics and sot jerkbaits. Work the tules in the south end and you should be able the pick up a ew.

Friday, March 31st, 2000

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    Water Temp: high 50's low 6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went ishin ater school rom 3:30 to about 6:30. Got only 2 (1.5-2) on a Tequilla sunrise colored plastic worm. Fish ed the weeds and tules on the south end. Alot o ish jumping near sundown. The bass are comin' alive. More experrienced anglers should be able to limit easily. This is gerald your 14 year old riend.
    City: livermore

    Tips: Use sot plastics and your trip will be successul.

Saturday, March 25th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: trout everywherepicked up 2 trout on deep crankbaits also stuck 3 largemoutho deep structer on the lats still kinda slow and looking orsize the wormers seem to be doing a little better o well
    City: livermore

    Tips: the weekend are way to crowded and where your lie jackets

Friday, March 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: unkown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched at 7:30 and went straight across rom the marina. started o with orange spinnerbait with son using purple worm. son caught 2.8lb bass o the tulies in 4t o water. worked the upper end o resevoir or the next 4 hours with purple worms and caught 3 limits. all came in 3-5 t o water. most ish in the 1.8-2lb range o tulies and submerged christmas trees. smallmouth o gravel shorelines. lots o un.
    City: hawyard

    Tips: talked to couple other bassers who all caught ish o purple. bigger ish at lower end o resevoir but tougher to catch.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on 3/18 rom 6am to 4pm!! No bites! I've only been ishing about a year so I'm learning by trial and error. Any advice would be great!! Used: worms, lures, salmon eggs, rubber worms, you name it I used it.
    City: San Jose

Wednesday, March 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ish 3 hrs ater work got 2 dinks on deepdivin shadrapwater warming ish getting more activeoh ya was ishing points with drops
    City: livermore

Monday, February 7th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The water was clear in the north end but stained in the south. Fish (trout I assume) were rising like crazy around the marina/boat launch at dawn, hitting what, we don't know. Aiming or bass but all shoreline structure was exposed due to low water level and we had no electronics unortunately so trolling was the ticket today: 12" bow on a spinner, 15" bow on a Kastmaster, and 13.5" bow on a Rapala. Baitishing in north end yielded nothing. Plant was made in the aternoon. Trout in AM in north end, bass in PM in south. 14.5" largemouth on a crank. A pleasant outing I must say.
    City: Pleasant Hill

    Tips: I you're not having un, you're doing it all wrong!

Saturday, January 29th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 50 deg.

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Ok guys,i you ished today you know it was nice.My ishcame on 4in. Oxblood worms.Fish 20 to 35t.I you thinkyour going slow enough, your still to ast. Look or rockbanks with lots o depth.Launch ramp area,DIRTY had to goto main lake to ind clean water.Keep it deep and slow.Well my margerita is almost empty,so rember,it's just ishenso relax,dont sweat the small s@#* and have un.DOG OUUUUUTTTT.
    City: San Lorenzo

    Tips: Hand poored 4in. worms.Nothing bites,just weight.

Thursday, January 6th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished today rom 11 to 3 on the north rocky bank by the dam. Caught 5 or about 10lbs using a 4" oxblood worm on a 1/4 oz. darthead. I just deadsticked the worm in 40t. and all bites were pressure bites. Had 2 bites on a brown/purple jig, but could'nt land them. Got to ish sloooow.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Slow and deep(thats what she said)this time o year.

Sunday, January 2nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: COLD!

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Water is darn cold and I know that because when I pulled my boat out I had to step in the water and my boots leak!!!Arrived at the gate at 7:05 AM (I hate being late!!!). My strategy today was to ocus on stripers as I got a couple o those MS Slammers in my stocking. They look great and are similar to AC Plug in appearance. I trolled rom boat ramp down the narrows and to the irst bay. Took about 1.5 hours with no bites. Had the MS Slammer on the surace about 150 to 200 t behind the boat. Had a broken back Rapala in Rainbow at 9 t on the down rigger. I couldn't stand it anymore as I passed 3 o my avorite spots to ish that have been very productive the last couple o months.I tied on a white at gitzit with a split shot and hit my irst spot. This is the same spot I caught a 9.25 lb largie out o last Saturday. Fished rom 9 to 10 AM with no bites in 25 t o water.Hit my second spot (holding small stripers the last 3 months) and ished a point on a rocky shoreline right across rom the sandy shore in the irst bay where lots o people walk to and ish or trout. My irst cast in 35 t o water was slammed by a 2.5 smallie. It hit so hard I thought it was a striper. On my second cast I landed a 2 # smallie. Worked up the shoreline towards boat ramp or another 20 minutes with no luck. Moved up near a big tree lying partially in the water. The bite was hot rom 10:30 to 11:30 and I landed 5 largemouth that were all very aggressive. First one was a solid 3 #, ollowed by 2.5, 1.5, 4.25 and 3.75. Moved down towards the dam and ished a small rocky point or about 30 minutes with no hits. Moved urther o the point in 35 t o water and hit 2 largemouth back to back. One was a very at and healthy 3.5 lb ish. Extremely short but ootball shaped. The other was 2.25.Moved down to dam in 25 t o water and ished all in ront working rom let to right (acing dam). First ish came in 28 t o water right in the Right corner. Fat 2 # ish. Moved up the shoreline and landed a 2.5 lb at the "bird cage". Moved up the shore and around the side to the glory hole. It is now about 1:30 and I am eeling the "stripers call". As soon as I get around the corner I nail a 1.5 smallie. I toss out again and a 2 # largemouth ( I want to striper ish but cant stop!). I caught 2 more in the 2# to 2.5# range and then stopped. It was now 3:10 and I wanted a striper.I dropped the same 2 lures down and trolled in ront o dam and spillway a couple times. Fished the whole bay one time and started trolling back to the boat ramp. I trolled till 5:05 and made it almost to the narrows. No luck!Total released: 12 largemouth, 3 smallmouth.Did see a ew trout caught by boaters and shore ishermen. One guy in a boat said he caught an 8# and a smaller trout rom 3 to 5 PM.
    City: remont

    Tips: Hug the bottom! Wear boots with out holes!

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    Water Temp: 48 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: With the post ront conditions (bluebird skies, north wind) we had to work much harder than a ew days previous but still pulled in 9 nice bass up to 3+ lbs again using the light dartheads and 4" worms. Once again, slow and deep was the key. Never could get a jig bite in the past two days. Fish were also sluggish when ighting but then again the water is COLD!
    City: LIvermore

    Tips: sloooowwwww, deep !!

Thursday, December 30th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 49 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished steep banks near lats or spring spawning areas. Caught 14 bass between the two o us rom 1.5-3 lbs using 1/8 oz dartheads and 4" worms - mainly shad worms but also some on craw colored worms. Fish were 40-50' deep and bite was real sot so pay attention to those 'rubberband type ' bites - set the hook! Also cranked a 3 lber rom the dam ace irst thing in the AM.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: ish slow and deep!!

Sunday, December 12th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 53+ -

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 11am till close...tough bite ...cought our keepers...lost one and missed one...Main lake points shakin worms. wasn't there in the early am so I can't say how the morning bite is...but the aternoon bite seems like it picks up ater 3pm or so...nows the time to hang a big smallie....water has come up a couple o eet in the last two weeks.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: this time o year put in long day's....there's good ish there.

Saturday, December 4th, 1999

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got skunked with the bucketmouth however practiced new drop shot technique learned rom Bass-o-Rama using Castaic baits new shad sot plastic baits. Got some trout though with my ive year old using the ole Powerbait
    City: Walnut Creek

Saturday, November 20th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I don't know why the guy on the last report said it suck,because my buddie and I went today and caught 10 bass ranging rom 1.5 lbs to 11 lbs.Caught the 11 lb and 4 good size on a jig plus 5 on spoons.And the lake was'nt muddy it was stained,but not on the dam end it was pretty clear.Thought it was a pretty good day.My irst ish over 10lbs.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Don't believe everything you read.

Saturday, September 25th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 72-74 deg

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water level dropping and lots o baitish present. Caught a couple nice 2 lbers on Sammy around let over weedlines. When sun was up started ish steep blus with a 1/8 oz darthead and 4" blue shad worm. Caught a couple more 2 lbers and 7-8 lb catish. Started lipping some allen brush and trees near deep water and hooked up with a couple more 2-3 lbers. Graphed lots o ish activity and baitish and tried spooning but only caught a squawish on the spoon.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: 4" worms, dartheads and brown jigs with purple trailers. Steep banks as thh water level is dropping and with all the abitish the ish seemed to be suspending. Also lip wood and shade.