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Sunday, February 16th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 49-53'

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: GOT ON ABOUT 0600 AND THREW A CRANK FOR 1 FISH & SPINNERBAIT FOR 1 FISH(2LBS EA.). BEGAN THROWING 7" ZOOM DEAD RINGER AND PICKED UP SOME MORE. STORM COOLED WATER OFF AND THEY SEEMED TO MOVE DOWN ABOUT 10-25FT. DROP-SHOT ROBO AARON'S MAGIC AND NAILED A 5-03LB AND 5-08.THESE FISH ARE SO SHORT AND FAT. THEY ARE FEEDING LIKE CRAZY!!! TOTAL OF 15 FISH.
    City: SAC

    Tips: AARON'S MAGIC(ROBO) AND BLK/RED DEAD RINGER TEXAS RIGGED WITH 5/16.FOLLOW CRAWDAD PATTERNS.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 48'

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: GOT ON THE WATER @ 0600. FISHED MAIN ROCKY POINTS, NO REACTION BITES. USED TEXAS-RIG 7" ZOOM DEAD RINGER BLACK/RED IN 5-15FT.CAUGHT 7 IN AN HOUR AND IT BEGAN TO RAIN WITH HIGH WIND. TRAILERED THE BOAT AND WAITED IT OUT. GOT BACK ON THE WATER 45MIN LATER AND STROKED THEM ON 4" ROBO WORMS DROP-SHOT 10-15FT. TOTAL WE CAUGHT WAS 18 FISH IN 5HRS. ALL THE FISH WERE 2-3LBS. GIVE IT A COUPLE OF MORE WEEKS AND IT'S ON!!!!!
    City: SAC

    Tips: THE MALES ARE MOVING UP, FISH MAIN POINTS AND HUMPS. WHEN YOU CATCH ONE, THERE WILL BE MORE. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Saturday, October 19th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 65-69

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Clovis bass club tournament.First place with 14.40 lbs drop shotThat lake was just about to turn, some early morning reaction ish and ater that it was iness,Big ish was 7.26lbs spinner bait
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Lake has most likely turned over by now.split shot & drop shot.shad colors.

Saturday, October 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at lake about 6:45 a.m. ished rock bank in about 6-12t water caught 2 ish one on black/blue jig and another on crank bait. Started ishing senko on any tree in 6 eet o water or less. Caught at least 15 more ish in 2 to 3 lb class with one at 4.5 lbs. all beore 11:30a.m. Lake is very low got to be careul. Fish look to be in excellent condition or the level the lake is at looks like they are eating well.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Five inch senko any natrual color in the middle o the tree.

Thursday, August 15th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The lake is low. Be careul! Fish the dam and main body points and islands. Split shot 4 to 6 inch worms in crawdad or shad patterns. Buzzbaits in the late evening are producing.
    City: Merced

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

Sunday, August 11th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 79

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 7 am. Low water level and murky water clarity topped w/algae. Started at the south end o the o limits bouy line and picked up three 13" to 15" ish right away split shotting plastics. Nothing or the next two hours until we ished the mid-lake rock piles. Wie and I picked up one more 14" bass each and then called it a day at 11 am as the air temp. start rising.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Caught our ish split shotting watermelon baby brush hogs and 4" curly tail motoroil worms. Be careul because o multiple unmarked submerged humps and rock piles. Enough algae loating to gum up the reels so we'll have to strip o the line and clean them beore we respool.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The morning and evening bite are best. Target the lats and rockpiles. Start the morning out with topwater poppers. During the day use brown jigs with watermelon grub trailers. Senkos and Baby Brush Hogs lipped into the trees in watermelon works too. In the evening go back to topwater.
    City: Merced

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

Tuesday, June 4th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Does anybody know what the lake level is? I am going night ishing riday and I thought maybe I could get a heads up on the level o the lake. thanks
    City: Hughson

Saturday, May 11th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Clovis Bass ClubTeam Tournament 5-11-02Lots o Drop shots and Senkos being used.Some rip bait ish taken in the morning.Fish rom 2t to 20t. BIG ish was only 3.61 lbs15 teams, 11 limits, it's the post spawn blues-lots o 1" ry
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Watermelon Senko's, Curl tail worms,Go shallow to deep, don't orget your drop shot.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Lake is the lowest I have ever seen it. There is also a algae bloom going on. Very thick nasty stu. Made sight ishing impossible. Drop shotted in the trees or the ew bites I got. Trees in about 20 t. did the trick. Caught a 3 lber on a senko.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Should be shallow ish, but I couldn't ind them. Good luck.

Monday, January 28th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 47 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had to go out and try the new electronics. Got out about 11:00 and ished till dark. It drizzled a little bit and it was reaken cold. Only other boat on the lake pulled out at about noon. So I had the lake to mysel. Fished up in the ront o the lake and my partner lost two on a lizard. We moved to the back and I got a 2 pounder on a grub shallow. Got one more tap on the lizard but that was it. Moved to some rockpiles and picked up a 2 1/4 and a good 3 pounder on a crankbait ished shallow. I was amazed they slammed the crank in that cold water. Got dark and called it a day with a bitchen sunset.
    City: Madera

    Tips: Fish slow and cover water till you get bit. Coldest water I ished this year and they still want a crank. Better ish were on the cranks and were generally shallow.

Sunday, October 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Water is low w/only 35'-40' o water at the dam ace. Algae bloom in ull orce w/enough on surace that when your bait hits it SPLATTS!. Started at 7 am w/top water then switched to shallow & medium diving crank baits both shad & craw patterns w/no action. Started at the midlake islands. While I cranked my wie split shot worms & she boated a 10 incher at 7:30 using a green weenie w/chartruese tail. I inally switched to worming & missed a strike at 9 am. My wie then boated a 15 incher using a motoroil 4" curly tail worm at 10 am. We then moved to the north bank just west o the day use area & my wie boated another 11" dink again w/ the motoroil curly tail worm. Worked our way down to the dam & at 12:15 pm I inally split shot a 14 incher w/a green weenie. Finally boated one so we could go w/o me getting skunked.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: The ew we caught came rom slowly dragging a split shot motoroil or green weenie worm & they came out o 10' to 20'. Maybe deeper water might produce better?

Saturday, August 25th, 2001

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a 12" bass below the damn and 2 small blue gill. Water really low. Noticed a tournament going on, however, no one was catching... We arrived at 5:30pm and let at 9:30pm. Good lighting with hal a moon out. Fished with blade, jig, and split shot worm and no luck.
    City: Selma

    Tips: I artiicial lures don't work, try live night crawlers.

Saturday, June 30th, 2001

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got out there just beore the sun went down, tied up to the tower. Started catching bass in the 2lbs + range on jumbo minnows. Some stupid punk ass bitch who wanted my spot to ish or trout began circling us and the bite turned o. I drive over 100 miles to ish my avorite lake. I that happens again I will starting shooting assholes with my wrist rocket. I hate arogant okies. I stayed tied to the tower or about 3 more hours just to piss him o. Began working brush hogs and spooks in the back west side. Lake is hella low and droping ast. I havent seen the lake this low since '93.
    City: Salinas

    Tips: When you drive as ar as I do, only live minnows can ensure bites. I dont have to tell anyone that plasics work year round on this lake. Junebug/chartruse is my avorite.

Thursday, June 21st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 85

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 7:30 PM started in the 5 mph area working between the islands & the no boats bouy line. Split shot smoke colored w/purple bloodline 4" curly tail zipper worm. Hooked a 5+ that wrapped around the tree it was hooked next to & broke o. Tried to work our way along this bouy line to the backside o the 5 mph area but the water has dropped to where the boat area is to shallow to get by. Worked our way back out & hooked what elt like the same 5+ near the same tree but this time she straightened out the hook. Worked around the other way & missed a couple more bites on the smoke zipper beore switching to a green weenie 4" straight tail. Boated 5 rom 12" to 17" in the next hour. Bite really slowed when it got dark so moved back to the southside ramp. Worked a black ruby brush hog to boat three more 15" then loaded up at midnight.
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Shad or craw pattern worms along with brush hog ater dark. Pig n jig would probably be a good choice too.

Tuesday, June 5th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched Tuesday night at 7Pm and ished til 2Am. Fished large rocks in the 5MPH zone in 6 to 12 oot o water the jig bite was wide open. I caught between 20 and 30 ish in the 2 to 4 pound range no real small ish and no huge ish but a great night.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: They must have been eeding on crawish because the bite was really agresive and quite oten pounding it on the all.Brown 3/8 jig with Yamamoto twin tail trailer

Sunday, June 3rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 78 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water by 7 am & started in the coves south o the dam. Buzz bait, spinner bait, spook, jerk baits, & diving cranks zero. Switched to 4" & 6" split shotted worms/leeches & ish on. All our ish ound in post spawn mode. nothing caught in less than 10' on deeper submerged point areas or break line o creek channels. Color o plastic did not seem to make a dierence you just had to work the worm slow or slower. By 9 am we headed into the 5 mph area on the East end. Again the ish were o away rom the banks near submerged structure or submerged humps w/brush & weeds. Again our pattern was slowly ished split shot plastics. Headed in by 1 pm. Boated 20+ ish w/only one under 14". Fish averaged 2 1/2 to 3 lbs w/big ish pushing 4 lbs..
    City: Delhi

    Tips: Back o rom banks slowly ishing o shore structure, humps, trees/brush, & channel breaklines. Green weenies & oxblood worms. Shad colors produced but not as many.

Wednesday, May 30th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 75degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a ew on reaction baits and plastics. No topwater what so ever. Morning bite not as good as it should o been. Alot o the ish would ollow right up to boat beore hitting or tuning away. Biggest almost 3#. Three weeks ago had the best day at Eastman in my lie. Lake was all to mysel ater I got out o school and only one small boat trailor in the parking lot besides my boat. Right o the bat caught around 15 2 to 5 pounds on reaction baits. As the sun went down I caught a pair o 6#,8#,9.5# and one pushing the 10# range. Got pictures o them all, then were released to be caught again another. I guess Eastman still has the ish you just have to hit it right.
    City: Madera

Saturday, May 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: One o my best days in a long time. Caught alot o 16-21" but no keepers. Me and my buddy boated 20 total between 5:30am -2pm. Lots o action in the no wake zone in the shallows and near the dam bumping jigs and sluggo's. They will take any plastics though. The temp was about 90 degrees, and the ishing was just as hot.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Fsih the shallows slow, keep your shades on and watch the shallows or opportunities to spot ish. smill jigs with trailers and plastics work best.

Tuesday, March 27th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 62.5 to 64.1

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Several pounders were around the dock, like a school o Piranha. No wading! Arrived at 7AM water temp 62.5. Went to the North end behind the 5mph bouys. Ater about an hour o not even a smell on all sorts o plastics in the rocks and trees, decided to throw a crank. This is not a commerical or Bill Dance, but I was using a Suspending Fat Free Shad in the Threadin Shad color. Nothing complicated on how it was worked. They didn't want it ripped, stop and go, or paused or a count. Just throw it out and crank it in; walla, crankbait. 5:1-1 reel used. Caught 3 ootballs in the 2 pound range and one skinny gal about 4. The ish were in the cockel burrs, but had to stay back so as not to spook. They were skidish. All o the ish ate the bait almost as soon as I started moving it. I let at 11:30 and the water had warmed to 64.1
    City: Easton

    Tips: Not a an o crankin' as it is not un ishing. Try any place that has cockle burrs on the bank. The steep banks, thus deeper banks produced better. Good luck