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Sunday, April 6th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Big Creek rom 8:30 am to 12 pm. Bite a little slower than last week probably due to the cold ront that came with the recent rain. Split shot 4" & 6" green craw pattern worms caught us six with the biggest going 4 lbs.. Bites were just pickup pressure.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Fish on secondary points just outside spawninng areas in about 15' o water.

Saturday, March 29th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6:30 am to 11:30 am in Fleming, Rogers, and Middle Bay. Caught 7 keepers rom 1 to 3 lbs including a at smallmouth. Spawn isn't on yet but it's close.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Fish caught on a variety o plastics in 10' to 20' on steeper sloping banks.

Saturday, March 8th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 51 - 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 6:30 to 3. 6 keepers and 5 dinks. Partner had 3 with a 2.65. No reaction bite. Saw a couple o cruisers but they weren't interested. Best bite was spider grubs in 20-30 t. Dropshot 1 keeper and 4 dinks. Dartheaded blue worms worked also.Fish are really healthy and at but none showed any signs o bedmaking.
    City: Castro Valley

    Tips: Bottom contact seemed to be the key. Dropshot leader was only 4 inches. Blue worms and purple grubs.

Friday, March 7th, 2003

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    Water Temp: NA

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished out o Mocassin up to Woods Creek. Got our in the 2 pound range. Drop Shotting a dark blue , our inch plastic with red metal lake. Had to practically drop it on their head. All ish were between 30-35 eet and quite sluggish. Got one 7 pound up towards Tuolumne o o some stick ups at about 25 eet two days beore. She was quite at and didn't put up much o a ight. I was quite suprised when I got here to the boat because I was expecting a much smaller ish. Both times I got blown o the water by 2:30.I'm going out right now (3/9) and taking my wie with me. Why is it I never do as well when she comes along? I'll let you know how it works out.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Drop shot. Be sure when you tie your Palomar that the hook aces up! Don't weed proo your rig. Just run it through the irst 1/2 in. o the plastic you're using. Careul around structure or you'll lose the rig. Bounce the wieght o the bottom to get thier interest and use your avorite attractant. Almost orgot......30 to 36 tag line ater the hook.

Sunday, March 2nd, 2003

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 1st time at lake. Caught 7 ish rom 12in to 2lb on main points very deep (20-30t). hope they come up shallower soon!!!

    Tips: split shot worms 4in.

Saturday, February 22nd, 2003

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    Water Temp: 51-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The Bass Classics o Santa Clara Valley had their tournament at Don Pedro on March 22 and we had a pretty tough time. There were only two limits caught out o 22 anglers. The winner with 11 lbs was Patrick McMurray he was ishing all the way in the back o Woods creek and caught 15 ish using Morning Dawn worms on a light Carolina rig with brass & glass. He was ishing rock piles and shale back in the skinny water in the back o the cove.The ish seemed to be sunning them selves on the rocks in shallow water. In second place was David Malley he was using Carolina rigged cotton candy lizards or three keepers and he had three on Spider grubs mostly in the same area near the ive mile bouys in Woods Creek and in between two points in 20-35 eet o water. In third was Izz Byrd he was using Carolina Rigged Senkos to catch his ish in the back o the Moccasson point Cove in 20 - 30 eet. He also had one o his three ish on a spider grub on the main lake on the side o a secondary point. There were also ish caught in Moccasson cove on Witches T worms also deep 20-30 eet in the creek channel. We all had a great time the night beore when orteen o our club members rented two houseboats that stay at the dock and we stayed the night playing cards and Bar-B-Q'ing steaks. It was only 100 per night or two nights and we split it between 6-7 guys so it was a good deal and very comortable. They provide all the blankets and sheets and everything to eat on and cook with, they have a microwave, a stove, and oven and two rerigerators and propane Bar-B-Que. We all recommend i you want to stay at Don Pedro the houseboats are a great way to do it. Right now they are haveing a sale beore the season starts.
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Spider Grubs in the cinnomon Brown color and Carolina rigged lizards or worms but the majority o the ish were deep.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished sun up to sun down out o FlemmingMeadows. Caught 8 LM-bass and 1 SM-bass.Fish are scattered amd sluggish hanging in the 25-40t range. Talked to guys ishing the Tournament and they reported not much success. The ish are gettin at and starting to bed. We caught 9 ish total1ing 19.7 lbs.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Strike zone is small so be ready to set the hook. We used small plastics and ished'em slowly. Good Luck

Monday, January 13th, 2003

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    Water Temp: January

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ish out o Mocc point 'to the S bay rom 8-12.Caught 12 ish in the 1-2 lb range.Most darter head with green,white grubs.Few with split shot plastics,ish were 25-50 eet deep. Points and drop o. I you get on'em stay cause there are more there.Fish slow as the Bass are still slugish.
    City: San Jose

Sunday, November 17th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 58-59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished club T.O.C. irst ish came on jenkins hill on yama grub 1/4oz. darthead next ish caught in big creek 35 t.deep splitshotting pro-gold,Next ish caught on black and red crankbait-muddy point, overall real tough bite my 3 was 5.96 toc was won with 7.32
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Fish were suspended, and scattered, tough combination.

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2002

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished lower lake areas rom 7 am to 11 pm. Picked up seven total but only three over 12". One was 15 1/2". Two dinks on a shad pattern Rapala crank and the rest were split shotting salt & pepper plastics.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Fish came o o gradual sloping banks o clay w/wood in about 10 to 15'.

Sunday, October 13th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the lake at 0715AM. Tried top water around wood with no luck. Saw some schooling top water action but they were not interested in Pop R, senko, skitter pop or drop shot. Moved to a lat that bordered a deep water drop. The bass were stacked up on the drop. Picked up 8 very nice ish in about an hour. The biggest was the one I never got to the surace. Ater a long ight and taking some line I could not wear him out or get him close enough to the surace to see the ish beore it came unbuttoned (8lb test). Got most o the ish on drop shot with one on carolina rig and two on TX rigged worm. Fun time. I normally don't do well on this lake or some reason. Bite was over by 10:00 AM.
    City: Foster City

    Tips: Sot plastics on steep drops. Drag it rom shallow to deep and they will hit on the break line rom 10-22 t. Only tried sot plastics. Cranks may have worked but I stayed with my conidence baits that were catching ish.

Sunday, September 8th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had a great day o ishing a Contr Costa Bass event yesterday. The day started out clear an cool an then warmed up to around mid 80s.Light boating traic on the lake, but i've got to say that the boarders an jet skiers are right up there as ar as little or no gray matter in there heads, a couple times on the lake i I was not the one who did the turning out o the way, we would have been hit an this is out in the middle o the lake. Found some pretty good ish in 6 bit arm on chunk rock and vertical rock walls ish at 20' with deep water in ront. Fished with Don Avino splashit 2 chartuse color got nailed with a 2.75 in the irst hr and lots o dinks inbetween. My partner did well on a green weenie with a plack tail. I did ok later with senkos little an 5' blues an blk and chartuse lake.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Fish the senkos dead stick an the Avino cast out and then wait untill the ripples are cone untill you chugg it just once then wait agine. ish are there but spooky.

Thursday, August 15th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Early morning and late evening topwater bite. As it warms up, ish main body points and creek channels 20-40' deep. Shad colored and crawdad colored worms are best. Ater dark, big black/red or black/blue worms.
    City: Merced

    Tips: For more ino. stop by STEVE'S BAIT SHACK at 137 W. Main st. in Merced or give us a call at (209)722-0800.

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Customers reporting catching good numbers o ish urther up the lake towards Mocassin and the headwaters. Sot plastics seem to be working best. Try split-shotting or drag-shotting baits rom the bank to 20 eet o water in the early morning and late evening. Most hits are coming between 10 and 15 eet o water.
    City: Merced

    Tips: For more ino. stop by STEVE'S BAIT SHACK @ 137 W. Main st. in Merced or give us a call @ (209)722-0800.

Sunday, June 23rd, 2002

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 5 pm to 10:30 pm. Started at the mouth o the canyon split shotting 4" watermelon w/red lake lizards while the wie split shot 6" curly tail purple ghost & 4" curly tail motoroil worms. She had me down by three keepers beore I boated my irst keeper. Fish came o o steep rocky banks in 15' to 20'. Rode out the pleasure boat traic and ished this area until 7:30 pm. Let with 4 keepers in the well and also boated several dinks. Headed down to Graveyard Creek area and ished it until 10:30. Boated two more keepers and several more dinks again on lizards & motoroil curly tails. Ended with a 5 ish limit o about 8 lbs.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Work the worm slow down steeper rocky banks in 15' to 20'. 4" plastics in purple ghost, watermelon, or motoroil.

Thursday, June 13th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Customers reporting ish topwater in the morning or bigger bass. Once the sun's on the water, drag a worm in 10-25' o water. Darker colored worms are working best. Target mudlines in the aternoon.
    City: Merced

    Tips: Stop by and visit STEVE'S BAIT SHACK @ 137 W. Main st. in Merced or call (209)722-0800.

Saturday, May 25th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 66-69

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started ishing app. 5:30 am...Partner hung the irst ish abt. 6 am on a jerk bait,the 3 rd jump close to the boat,threw the bait.Fish would go 7 or 8 lbs.Then he lost another one abt 4 lbs close to the boat on a worm.I lost 2,one abt 2 lbs. & the other one ran or deep water & kept going..Ended up with 9 keepers.Best ive,between 14 & 15 lbs.& o these were caught on 4 to 8 lb line & 1/32 to 1/4 oz darter heads.Eight ish was caught on 10 lb test & the 9th ish came on a crank bait. Worm ish were caught rom 15 to 25 t deep.used 6 dierent colored worms . We quit at noon,tought day & it was a war zone out there.
    City: Riv

Tuesday, May 21st, 2002

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    Water Temp: 64.5 - 66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On water at 6:30 pm - O Water at 2:00 amCaught 15 to 6lbs - Best 7 (18 - 20 )
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Spooks ( no marks tails! ) at dark in the river. 10" power worms ater dark

Sunday, May 12th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 8 boat club tourney out o Fleming Meadows. Started in the Hatch/Willow area throwing top water, cranks, & spinner baits or 1st hr. w/no takers. Switched to watermelon baby Brush Hogs or our 1st bites by 8 am. Strikes were subtle pressure bites only & the wie & I were continually late on the hook set. Switched to split shot grn.craw pattern 4" worms & boated our 1st keeper at 8:30 am. Boated 2 more keepers by 10:30 am then we moved to Graveyard Creek area where we continued split shoting. Had 3 break os in a row including a 3.5 + just out o net range beore my wie boated her mothers day 4 lber. on a 4" Renegade curly tail worm. Boated our last keeper at noon then weighed in our 5 ish limit. Finished 2nd w/8 lbs. 14 ozs. w/the wie's ish as big ish. 1st had just under 11 lbs., can't tell you where or how because he is ishing a tourney here next weekend.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Our avorite style o ishing worked or us, split shoting plastics. Our ish came out o 20' o water, adjacent to steeper sloping rock banks, & no arther in than the middle o the cove.

Saturday, May 11th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 64-68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Escalon Premier Brands Tournament.Had 6 ish 13 lb 14oz..Second place was 13 lb 10 oz.Don't recall what 3rd & 4th were.It was a tought day or everone...We caught 2 ish on a raddle trap,one splitshotting a 4 in senco.other 4 ish came on 6 in worms & darter heads..all our ish came early but one & it was caught 10 min beor weight in. biggest ished weighted in was 6 1/2 lbs.
    City: Riv