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Tuesday, March 20th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started ishing at 5:30p.m. on the shore at Beals Point. Caught 4 2lbs bass on deep diving Rattlin Rouge trout color. Switched to Morning Dawn plastic worm caught our more ish.Lake's hot i I'm catching them.Kept three or the rying pan.
    City: Folsom

Monday, March 19th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Somebody moved our cheese. Worms not working in south or north. Switched to rip baits and spinnerbaits and whacked 8- 3 were smallmouths. (all released, not whacked, including removing a lead sinker rom a split shot rig broken o in a spots' throat.)
    City: El Dorado Hills

    Tips: Mix up the reaction with worms. Avoid carpel tunnel injuries. My doctor said the cure or this injury is to quit ishing. My cure is ish with worms- they work or everybody else.

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    Water Temp: 62.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out with Newman Monday evening 3:00 to 6:45 to the usual haunts. I spanked them good with a darter head worm,ive ish in the irst thirty minutes. Newman was trying every color in the boat then started throwing his secret jig( custom made ) He started spanking them, all the ish between two and three lbs. We moved to another spot and the second cast by Newmanproduced a eight lb ten oz. monster. His very next cast was a three and a hal lb spot. We ended up with a 25 lb sackor our best seven. We ended up with twenty ish total. Not a bad eveningat all.
    City: Granite Bay

    Tips: Get Newman to give his secret jig recipe out!

Saturday, March 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 52-56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I ished every day last week at various times with good results each trip. Thursday I went out with Newmanto the North Arm rom 2:00 to 6:30 pm. We ended up with30 ish with the largest seven going 15.5 lbs. Caught mosto them dartheading plastics. Friday I took my Dad out who ishes a ew times a year.We went out at irst light,(5:45 to 2:00)headed southto a spot where in 20 minutes I had 5 ish 14 lbs. One 3.5,one 3, and three 2.5. We moved around all day picking upish in various locations. End o the day tally was 33 ishwith my Dad catching 9 or 10. Not bad or a guy who could'nteel a pressure bite.We had more ish over 2lbs. than under. Saturday went out with Newman again,lots o boats! Wewere thinking o the Newbass tourney on Sunday, but with allthat pressure were going to pass. We ended up with 18 total,best 7 ish going around 15 lbs. I assume it will take 19 to20 lbs to win the tourney and I don't eel like donating toplace one or two spots out o the money.
    City: Granite Bay

    Tips: Throw reaction baits in the morning i you have wind

Tuesday, March 13th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 55-57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: (First report I've entered, new to this game. Sorry about the lack o lingo.) Set in 11:30 out o Granite bay, ished east side points up north arm with only 1 2.3lb spot at 10' on carolina rig with green 6" magic worm over small rocks to show. Headed back to ramp to pick up wie and girls. We ate lunch letting the wind drit dragging plastics just o the ramp. Caught 4 1.5-2.7lb spots at 8-12 eet 100 yards rom the ramp. Even my 5 yr. old had a hit on her pink "Snoopy" pole!, I orgot to teach her how to set the hook, my bad.. caught one more 2lb.11oz smallie later on 6'stick-up and called it a day at 4pm.
    City: Meadow Vista

    Tips: Thanks or all your tips and previous reports.

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Couldn't stick it out with jigs or bigger ish- went back to green weanies on darter heads. Caught 6 to 2lbs 12 to 20t on rocks with access to main lake. Suprise- got two on chartruese spinnerbait shallow mid-day. Sometimes even a blind squirel inds a nut.
    City: El Dorado Hills

    Tips: 3/16 darters with 6" weanie worms. shake em, drag em, and set on any resitance. Cranks and blades on rubble rock points. A couple brush piles thrown in makes or the best spot.

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a day walked rom Rattlesnake bar all the way to dotins point what a walk. Did mange to catch 12 ish my buddy caught 5 and I got 7. We were ish morning dawn worms in 4inch on rocky ponits and in trees in 5+ t o water. Saw alot o boats catch some nice ish they were ishing lizards and spinner baits.
    City: Roseville

Saturday, March 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 49-52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched granit bay...4:00 pm ran south,hit 2 points i knowand hold great ish..throwing trusty spinner bait wht/chrome2nd cast 3.0 smallie 4t water....picked up a couple more ishwithin 25 yards smallies/spots...changed up to lucky crat jerkbait ghost minnow...ripped a good spot 3+ and couple smallerkeeper spots...changed up again blue/yellow crank bait pickedup another good ish 2.5 smallie and couple 2+ spots had a greatevening there got o the water at dark....have un and keepyour presintation slow...(slow roll) everything i've done betterthat way....big dave
    City: sacramento

    Tips: slow rolling all reaction baits.....work rocks and secondary pointsand smile and have un and remeber to release you ish....big dave

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    Water Temp: 48-50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Salmon Falls or trout and caught two on power bait and one on a kastmaster. Missed three or our. Tried or bass in some coves and near trees and couldn't catch nothing. Tired next day at Salmon Falls and didn't catch nothing. Fish were jumping though. Looks good or spring and summer. I anyone has some tips would you please e-mail me. Thanks.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Power bait and kastmasters near Salmon Falls or trout.

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took the boat out today and started ishing the Main Body. Got irst ish on a clown rogue in 9 t o water. Threw everything we had at them they woudnt bite. Nice day but I would give it another week o good weather or this lake to be hot.
    City: Roseville

Friday, March 9th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50 - 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished tues. evening and stuck a ew ish on darterhead worms. Fish are really shallow. Just beore dark hit some spinner bait ish as well. ished 3:00 - 6:30 with a ten ish total. Largest went about 2.5 lbs.
    City: Granite Bay

Saturday, March 3rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: SOME WHERE IN T

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I STARTED FISHING "FOLSOM POINT" AROUND 11.30 AM IN MY KICK BOAT.I ALWAYS NOTICED EVERYBODY WAS CATHING FISH WITH THISE PLASTIC WORMS CALLED SENKO'S,SO I WHENT OUT AND I BOUGHT A FEW BAGS EARLY IN THE SEASON.I TRYED OUT THISE WORMS ON SUMERGED TREE'S AROUND THE POINTS AND NOTICED AGGRESSIVE BITES ON THE FALL THE FIRST FISH I LANDED WAS A HAWG #8.5 LB FEMALE BLACK BASS.THAT FISH WAS DRAGGING ME EVERYWHERE IN MY KICK BOAT UNTIL I LANDED IT.THISE WORMS WORK GREAT.
    City: ELK GROVE

    Tips: SENKOS,SENKOS,SENKOS.

Saturday, February 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished GCB tournament Saturday. 12 Boats in tournament. Fished as a nonboater or the irst time in a long spell. Started out throwing reacn stu early. No bites. This was in the north ork. Drug 4" #39 worm in 20-40 eet or 4 keepers and one dink. Caught biggest ish on peninsula rockpile, a beautiul smallmouth that went 4.45 lbs. Winning stringer was 5 ish or a little over 8 lbs.
    City: Yuba City

Tuesday, February 6th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 48-51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started ishing at 3:00 at the usual haunts with the usual baits.Sunny , slight breeze airly calm.My partner and I had 9 ish 2lbs to 3.5 lbs .Extremely dark cloudsstarted to move in , bite stopped.At 4:30 we had our rain-gear on and one minute later we were deluged with rain,iceand very strong winds.Temp elt like it dropped 20 deg inten minutes.I hope the wind dies down,i this pattern continues I'll ish the anglers choice tourney this weekend.
    City: Granite Bay Ca.

Saturday, February 3rd, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Does anyone know when the Golden State Bass club is having its tournament at Folsom this year? It know its in May, but when? I have to make my vacation schedule and need to make sure I get those days o.Thank you
    City: El Dorado Hills

    Tips: Its too cold, ish in the spring or bass

Thursday, February 1st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 46-48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 1:00 to 5:00 with my Dad.Tried everything without much success. I gave my Dad a split shot worm on a spinning reel,[i I give him a baitcaster I get a birdnestin return ]We ished a creek channel up north, I had enoughwas telling him to reel in and lets go in,he did and had a 13'' spot on the end o his line. So much or my day as a ishing guide.
    City: Granite Bay

    Tips: Fish painully slow or wait til it warms up !

Wednesday, January 31st, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Rolled out with Zipperworm to use our ishing licence one last time or the year. Caught a couple about 2.5 lb. each and Zipperworm caught one slightly smaller. Zipperworms comment "the bottom is eatureless" or "I am not marking any ish here" preceded all ish caught or what it is worth. Two caught split shotting (the humanity) and one caught on a jig and pig. P.S. Props to Zipperworms wie or the great meal she prepared New Years Eve.
    City: Gold River

    Tips: Fish in areas with no cover/structure or anr evidence o aquatic lie. Water is clearer in main lake and rising ast!

Sunday, January 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out to olsom today to try a little bass ishing and a little trout ishing. I started bass ishing at beals point took a hour to get my irst ish alright 1.5 lbs. Then started to trout ish on the bank and caught a nice limit o trout.BassMan,Nick Charles
    City: Roseville

Friday, January 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out o browns at daylight and went straight south.Started marking ish on the point o new york cove.Looked like a good spot or a drop shot rig.Landed a 2lb spot in the irst 10 minutes.I caught another one with a splitshot rig i had out behind the boat.I soon got board with this and i began jerking a rattling rogue.WHAM a 3lb in the boat ollowed by several keepers.Now this is ishing.All in all a great day on the lake.
    City: citrus hts

    Tips: DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY DIFFERNT METHODS.SLOW ISN'T ALWAYS THE BEST WAY TO CATCH FISH BUT IT'S CERTAINLY THE MOST BORING WAY. CATCH & RELEASE

Saturday, January 20th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 46-47

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My parnter and I went out this past saterday preishing or our up coming NewBass Tournament on the 27th. We had a really good day rom what I,ve been hearing. We caught 10 or 11 keepers or the day and was o the water by 3pm. We started o in the south ork cranking the rist 30 minutes, we did pretty good the week beore ripping.Then those cold ronts came through water temp. dropped 3 degrees, so that did,nt work, we then got back to dart heading and drop shotting. Noticed our ish came o o steep walls with atleast 25-40 eet o water. Was working real slow, using both 4 and 6 inch worms, color really did,nt matter, you just had to work real slow. Tried back o coves, lates, points in main body only caught 2 ish on them. Anyone who knows me, I use mainly 1/4 oz dartheads on a 7 oot rod with only 8lb line. This combo is working verywell or me right now, my partner and I have caught aroung 18 keepers the past two weekends on Folsom.Mike likes to dropshot alot,and is doing verywell with it,see you all this weekend and good luck.
    City: Suisun

    Tips: When the water temp drops 3degrees in a week, slow down, when you think your ishing slow, go even slower.