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Friday, January 28th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the lake at 8am. Fished muddy water on south side with no luck. Went looking or clearer water. Found stained water around the spawning cove and started catching ish 7-25' pitching to brush and trees. caught 12 ish up to 2.8 lbs. Tried splitshoting or 1 dink.the ish were deinatelyon a jig bite
    City: madera

    Tips: black 3/8 jigs with blue plastic pork. shake & S L O W DRAG.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the lake at 8am. Fished muddy water on south side with no luck. Went looking or clearer water. Found stained water around the spawning cove and started catching ish 7-25' pitching to brush and trees.
    City: madera

    Tips: black 3/8 jigs with blue plastic pork. shake & S L O W DRAG.

Thursday, August 5th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water about 4:30 pm air temp 90 slight breeze rom the north .i ished a yamy #187 sngltail grub pegged on a 3/8dart head good bite or about 1.5 hrs ish to 3.5lbs.,bite stopped ,switched to purple shad spinner baitsilver/gold blades 1/2 oz.unit ,ripped the lips o o them until about 9:00pm . Boated around 25 ish 1 went 7.62 at green lady. Give it a try bite is good
    City: madera

    Tips: was ishing all o my presentations o the shore into the water,try this technique no splash they hit it so hard it's almost scary

Friday, June 18th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This is a test o the automatic report cgi
    City: San Jose

    Tips: lets hope it worksFishing Reports or Eastman Lake

Friday, June 11th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water was extremely clear. I backed o and made long casts over rocky rocky structure with a Rico. Caught 15 bass on top water until about 9:30 am. Largest ish was 3 lbs. Caught about 5 more ish split shotting a Bassectomy summer moss worm out deeper (15-25 eet). Got o the water at 11:30 very satisied. I you like to trout ish, they were working the surace every where. Had a ew hits on a cast master, but never hooked up.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Any variation o a summer moss or green weenie 6 in. worm.Flukes and top water are a sure bet early.

Monday, May 31st, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 3rd cast hit 8.5 HAWG with rico. Three more in 300 yards on top. Slowed down. Three more in 2 hours on brush hog and worm. Note: 8.5 was very clean, healthy and well proportioned. Signed out at 11:00am with a smile!
    City: Modesto

    Tips: n/a

Friday, May 28th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: caught several nice 3.5lbs. to 4lbs. one at 10lbsone at 6.5lb one one at 6lbs. and one just under 5lbs.At Hensley Lake just southeast o Eastmen Lake.we were ishing in the late aternoon about 2:30pm to 8:pmtrolled around the banks about 20' to 30' o the banksin 3' to 15' o water with lots o underwater and above waterstrucure split shotting plastic and a little top water.averaged about 6 to 10 ish per hour each, most where releasedthey are hot in there right now guys.
    City: Madera

    Tips: slow presentation, split shot plastic mostly motor oil, andshad pattern worms 4" to 6" couldn't keep the ish o.

Wednesday, April 7th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 55-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with my dad. he caught a 3lb on a purple worm w/lourescent tail. i caught 5 ish...all over 2lbs on pig n jig. purple jig with no rattle. blue pork. had 6 ish equalling 15 lbs. great day but it never stopped raining.
    City: Denair

    Tips: jig ishing is hot!!!

Saturday, March 27th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Basin Buddies o Manteca tournament i got skunked nothing,one ish i lost at boatpatner caught 4 ish(limit) or 7.25 came in second winningwieght 7.35 ished 10 to 35 t o water split shotting purple 4 and 6 in. wormsvery windy made it tough next tour. don pedro i will reportthanks dominick
    City: Tracy

    Tips: bass very spooky because o clear water down size and innessanything in purple seemed to work patience is the key.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: MARK: Good to see report. What is water level like? Keep posting. Hoping to get up a few weeks after superbowl.
    City: PacificGrove

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Ok this is the end of my reporting and helping people try too catch more bass i was informed by are local newspaper sports editor that ive pissed off a few bass tournament anglers that are fishing the lake with my reports im guessing the 30 too 40 boat nights that have been turning out the last 6 or 7 weeks now have put a dent in there fishing time. Too all the everyday anglers i hope you keep fishing the lake and get info from your local tackle shops. Im signing off for now
    City: madera ca

    Tips: good luck too all

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: update and 11 pound largemouth was caught around the dam area in 30 feet of water on live bait nightcrawler and there are pictures it a nice fishproizai65

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    Water Temp: Hot

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the lake early the morning bite was good for top water spooks and buzz baits. Best fish came on Texas rigs with baby craw dads and grubs. They hit some crank baits in shad and crawdads for a few 2 to 6# fish the big fish of the day was a 7+# and that was about it for the day. Slow is the name of the game right now. Boated about 15 fish total.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Slow and steady seems to be the name of the game right now. Swim baits are working also.
    If you can get on the lake early and I fished till about noon and got off before it got too hot. The water temp seams to push the fish a bit deeper as the day goes on.
    Good luck and be careful.

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    Water Temp: Who cares

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: You two ladies quit fighting and let the real fisherman talk about what works

    Tips: If you are going to argue........shut up!!!!

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: your full of it, get a scale and stop telling lies!!

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Throw swimbaits all day and don't stop 3-3-07

    Tips: bbz-1 and hudds

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Mark I just wanted to thank you for all the great information you have posted in regards to this lake. It is really appreciated. I have fished Eastman twice now and going for number three this weekend. By taking you advice my fishing partner and I have had two, and hopefully three, of the best days on the water. Keep up the good work it's truly appreciated!

    Tips: Listen to Mark he knows this lake very well.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: From the looks of the photos looks like some nice fish are coming out of eastman and millerton lakes.
    Are you guys afraid others will fish your spots?
    There are plenty of fish to go around!

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: im posting a heads up ...this time of year the bass in eastman will hold up on the first drop from the coves. go to 15 to 25 feet drop a black with red flake or dark colored custom worms with noticable blood vien. i prefer a gulp turtle back 4" in blk/rd flk with split shot 12" to 18" from worm. on days with warm weather look to the shallow spawning big boys ...remove split shot go wieghtless and drag ....S.U.P.E.R..S.L.O.W !
    City: merced

    Tips: SLOW AND METHODICALLY

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hey i you need any help i would be happy to take you out i eel i have alot to teach you about bass ishing.