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Sunday, January 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50 -51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Spotted bass are beginning to get active as we turn the corner towards spring weather. As usual, the spotted bassare the irst ish to turn on in Folsom. On Sunday, westarted around 9 am in the North Fork and shook our inchworms or 6 bass in the 1 to 2 pound range. What makes methink the bass are ready to turn on is the act that 3 outo the 6 swallowed the bait. Whereas, most spots in thewinter mode seem to spit baits out. Most o the ish werecaught in the 15 to 25 oot zone on the outside o coveson the points. I tried both 6 inch worms and 4 inch worms and the 4 inch clearly outperormed the larger bait.
    City: Lincoln

    Tips: Late winter on warm days, try split-shotting points anywhererom 15 to 35 eet.

Thursday, December 21st, 2000

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    Water Temp: NOT TO COLD YET

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I STARTED FISHING ABOUT 8 AM IT WAS NOT TO GOOD AT THE SUOTH FORK. RUN BACK TO THE MAIN BODY AND FISHT A SPOT WITH JIGS. BLACK BLUE .IT WORKED GRATE GOT A 5 AND A 6LB SPOTED BASS THEN IT WENT BACK TO NOTHING!!!!!!! ABOUT 2PM IT WAS ON AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS A 2LB LARGMOTH WITH A FUWE 1LB DRES THEN LOW AND BE HOWLD IT WAS HER 8LB 4OZ A BIG FAT FISH THAT WAS THE BIGIST BASS I EVER GOT.
    City: CARMICHAEL

    Tips: STAY WITH IT IT WIL PAY OFF THRO JIGS ALL DAY LONG GOOD LUCK MARRY X MAS

Sunday, December 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 53 degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My partner and i were out preishing, got out there @ 7:00 am. It was pretty chilly and the og did not burn o till about 9:30. went rite to boulder eild (beals point) or those who dont Know, went with the drop shot 2" magic worm reeper.got one spot that was 1.7lbs and that was it or the day. the bite just slowed way down. we got bit probably twice the rest o the day.
    City: Roseville Ca.....

    Tips: I had a slow day. thats really rare or me @ olsom. But this time o the year ish slow pay very close attn to your line,the bite will be very sot.also be persistant you will get ish. good luck.

Sunday, November 26th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 54-56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Really cold day or us ishermen and slow or the ishing too. Did manage two bites and one was a 4.5 lb. Largemouth that hit a Pointer 100 in about 6' o water. Dad had one on about 8" long, but that was about it. I'll let Scooter tell everyone about his day.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: Water is still surprisingly warm or all o the cold weather we have had. Still some reaction ish going, but best bet is to slow down with jigs and plastics.

Saturday, November 11th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out at noon and came in at our. Caught a limit(8 and a hal pounds) dragging hal ounce jigs (brown and purple) in about 30-35 eet o water. Bite was sot, just a little pressure. The ish were mostly on points and some in creek channels. 4 ish in the north ork and 1 in the south. To windy to ish main lake, at leats or me. A ew bites on the granite boulders but mostly on the regualr size rocks. Good luck!!!

    Tips: SLOW!!!!!

Saturday, November 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I also ished saturday on the banks hopeing that the bass would be in the shallows hitting shad but they werent the trout were. I saw the weigh in on saturday i saw the monster bass (10 pounder). I ished rom 5:30 am til 6:00 pm my buddy and I walked the banks rom dotins point to the north ork. we caught 5 ish> we caught three in the mourning o a spittin image(topwater)then two at night o the same thing.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: Don't know threw every thing hardly any ish

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 6th Annual Shambre Invitational is now in the books with alot o IMPRESSIVE ish weighed in. Todd Crockett and Chuck Zaulers win with 15.6 lb. bag and a 10.1 big ish. They caught this ish "towing" a Castaic Trout in deep water. The top three all stated that they had caught their ish deep and mostly on plactics, but there was a brie reaction bite irst thing in the morning (although I didn't notice it). 34 ish weighed in or 60.6 lbs or a 1.78 lb average. The lake is on the verge o turning over, the bait and bass are still deep, so the Classic boys next week should have their hands ull with a totally dierent lake than when they preished prior to the cuto.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: move ast and cover water.

Saturday, October 21st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 65.6 - 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Was supposed to get up @ 3:00 and go to Oroville, Slept inwent up South Fork got two nice 15 - 16 inch Spots on a Baby Bass Shad Assasin in 20 eet o water. Then got a 14 incher on a Yamamoto Spider Jig. Hit a ew more spots and realized these darn ish are still deep. Went to Where Pulled all my ish out two weeks ago in a Club tourney and it was thick with bait spooned and wormed nothing. Ran into Toad on a wind blown bank by Brown's he had ew nice ish. Next cast bam a 18 inch Salmon in the well and on the Barbee Que tonight. Went back to my tourney spot and stuck a nice 3 1/2 lb. smallie then the wind blew me o the lake.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Lake is just starting to turn over and better ish are still 30 plus eet. Spoon, worm jig deep. Maybe another week and all hell should break loose

Wednesday, October 18th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I STARTED FISHING AT 2:30 ON THE SOUTH FORK.I JUST BOUGHT SOME SENKOS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE EM A SHOT.FISHED AROUND SOME TREES, BUT WAS TOO SHALLOW.I WENT OUT TO ABOUT 15 OR 20 FEET, AND I CAUGHT A 1.5 SPOT. NEXT CAST I CAUGHT ANOTHER SPOT ABOUT THE SAME SIZE. I CAUGHT 3 MORE WITH IN AN HOUR AND THEN THE SUN WENT BEHIND SOME CLOUDS AND THE FISH SHUT OFF. THE LAST SPOT WAS NICE, ABOUT 3LBS. THE FISH WERE REALLY AGRESSIVE ONCE I FOUND THE RIGHT DEPTH. NOT TOO BAD FOR TWO HOURS IN A FLOAT TUBE. SENKOS ARE EVERYTHING I HAVE HEARD OR READ ABOUT.
    City: El Dorado Hills

    Tips: THE FISH ARE STILL DEEP, BUT ACTIVELY FEEDING. I USED THE SENKO WEIGHTLESS, AND EITHER TAPPED ON THE POLE OR JERKED IT OFF THE BOTTOM PRETTY GOOD. THE FISH LOVE THE ACTION ON THESE BAITS. GOOD LUCK!

Monday, October 16th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Let ramp around 3:30pm headed towards rattlesnake and targeted rockpiles in about 20 -30' o water.could'nt buy a bite.We tried jigs ,dropshotting ,even prayer but no go. But once the sun went down it was a diernt story the top water bite was on.Target shallow rock piles.

    Tips: Early morning and late evening seem to be the ticket with an ocasional prayer here or there won't hurt either.

Monday, October 2nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 71.2 - 72.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: spent irst two hours throwin topwater and spinnerbaits, no takers!! Went too wormin and it was like the light switch went on. Nothing big but caught some keepers. Ran into a scholl o Smallies also but they were all 8 -12 inches (must have been a good hatch this year. All my keepers we 13 - 14 1/2 inces. Fish were anywhere rom 8 t to 35 t.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: They are still deep, lake has not started turnover and water is still warm. Wed. I am going to ish wind blown rocks and big boulders looking or better ish.

Sunday, October 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: First light topwater was decent with about 8 strikes with 2 keepers landing in the net. Tried to rip a ish, but no go. Mojo rigged a senko and caught the third keeper. Not much to report once the sun was up and on the water strong. Might suggest looking or ish blowing up on the shad schools that are beginning to orm. Found three big pods o shad with ish busting them, but the ish were small.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: Fish are suspended chasing bait, look to more o shore stu in the coming weeks until the lake rolls over. Surace ishing should be good until late November.

Saturday, September 30th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70.0

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Pm, 4:30--7:30, 3 ish , 3.9, 3.6, and 2.7 lbs. all the others were small. Fish were in 25-30 t. o water and caught on drop shot. Nothing on top or jigs. Points and more Points.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Witch's T.

Sunday, September 17th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 73.9 - 75.8

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Folsom today no toads, three keepers all 14/12 to 15inchers three shakers. Threw topwater or 45 min. then Flukesor another 45 went to dart headed a Mark weenie and a morningdawn started gettin the bites. New Bass had a tourney and theskiers were a mess. I thought with school in Football etc.that maybe we would have the Lake back. Gotta wait tillwinter then it will gwet good. Oh well Deer Season next ew weeks.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Fish are still bit deep, gonna be about three weeks o coolingtemps to get the good all bite.

Saturday, September 16th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out Sat to research my home lake a little more. Ripped a good ish on a Mega Bite, on the main body. Splitshot 2 ish just into the south. Caught 2 more ish in the south, about 3lbs (scale quit). Went home about noon. Still a lot o boat traic.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Senko

Saturday, August 19th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out about 5:30 this morning, caught 5-6 ish 2-3# range throwing crank bait,12-20 eet o water. around 11:30 caught my largest ish to date, 9.06 lbs. 25" very nice ish or olsom.... happy to say took a bunch o photos and measurments and released her. catch and release, ( iberglass molds). caught her on white spinner bait.
    City: SACRAMENTO

    Tips: patterns change, no tips. watch or breaking bait ish.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out on the 1st and ished the american river entrance to the lake rom about 1730 to 2030. I caught an eleven incher and a two pounder on a brown worm in about ten to iteen eet o water. I tried a buzz bait and had a big ish hit it but no other luck. Seemed to be pretty tough ishing. The ish seem to be heavily pressured in this area and aren't prone to striking easily.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: Both ish hit the worm while it was alling. I recommend working it slow with a light split shot the will allow the worm to drop slow.

Saturday, July 29th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 77+

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 5:45 to 11Mixed bag o smallie and largemouth. All on brown 4" worms with ire tail, retreived in a slow swim

    Tips: Take hearing protection i you want to stay past noon on the weekend. Damn some o those ski boats are loud!

Wednesday, July 19th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Doltons Point in the evening (7-9pm) rom the shore.I tried throwing Senkos to see i they were as eective as everyone is reporting or the Delta. I got a lot o hits on the watermelon with black lakes and I landed a 5+# on a rocky point. The ish turned on at about 8:30pm and were mainly in and around submerged bolders. I got as many hitsrigging weedles as I did rigging wacky worm.Anyone else ishing Folsom? Things are very slow out there but the ish are there i you are willing to workor them!
    City: Folsom

    Tips: Try throwing a Senko and i you don't get a hit on the alllet it sit on the bottom and watch or line movement.Otherwise use a slow retirve! Good luck and have un.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2000

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    Water Temp: warm!

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a t-shoot here tonite. I heard, buzzbaits, jigs, worms were all working. Decided to throw buzzbaits all night--Only caught 4 ish--weighed best 3--8.03 lbs. Won the dam thing! Fished upper reaches o north ork only. I am in the zone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: Brush and big, irregular shaped rocks held ish.