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Monday, June 14th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I did not have a a lot o luck with bass, the blue gill were hitting like crazy. My wie caught a couple o nice bass on a green shad rap. A large bass also tried to take my lure very torpedo next to the shore line but missed. I saw many bass schooling but they did not seen in a mood to play.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, June 6th, 1999

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    Water Temp: nice

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The grader and i went to olsom or a little shore ishing. We entered Beals Point at 12:30 and walk a ways rom whatused to be the boat ramp. I was ishing a small broken backrebel in hopes o catching a spot. Instead I caught a nice 2# salmon, which the hooked me. Ater a battle removing the treble rom my hand I was able to catch several small spot on a green shad Rattlin' Rapala. I am looking orwad to lowerwater levels.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: n/a

Wednesday, June 2nd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The ront that moved through, with a little rain, cloud cover, and wind, combined with the tail end o a ull moon phase made or an awesome morning o ishing. Caught over 20 keepers rom6:00am to 11:30am. Best ish was 8.2 lbs. Best 5 went between 20 and 21 lbs. Caught ish on main lake o wind blown banks and island tops with a suspending rogue (black / chrome) and spinnerbait(white/white). All ish came out o 12 eet or less and were a combination o largemouth and smallmouth. There are still largemouth spawning as evidenced by bloody tails and a couple that were still at with eggs.
    City: Orangevale

    Tips: n/a

Tuesday, June 1st, 1999

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    Water Temp: Low 60's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WENT OUT IN GRANITE BAY FISHING LIVE NIGHTCRAWLERS AND TOOK 7 FISH, 1 1/2 TO 3 LBS,ABOUT EVENLY SPLIT SPOTS AND LARGEMOUTHS (ONE WAS A SMALLY).HAD BEEN WHACKING BIGGER FISH ON LIVE CRAWDADS EARLIER IN THE WEEK,BUT I USED 'EM ALL.
    City: North Highlands

    Tips: RIGHT NOW THEY LIKE CRAWDADS, BUT ITS ABOUT TIME TO THINK ABOUT MINNOWS UNDER A BOBBER.

Sunday, May 30th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at Granite Bay at about 11:00 AM. Fished in the Rattlesnake area and caught 7 bass in about 3 hours. Mostly small spotted bass. It was real windy and diicult to ish. Caught almost all ish on brown salt and pepper grubs. Caught a couple on a green Yamamoto grub with red lakes.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: n/a

Friday, May 21st, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Not too amiliar with this lake, so bare with me. My buddy and I lauched out o granite bay, and headed east, to some bridge.We ished alot o dierent colors and only caught them on naturallooking stu(blacks, withches Tea, brown). Mostly small spots, anda ew smallmouth. Our ishinder was broke, so I'm gussing 10-30'o water. Then we headed back up towards Rattlesnake bar, andthe ishing was a lot better. We stayed with the brown wormson darter heads, and carolina rigs. My riend landed a nice one!It was about a 4lb spot. I was lucky enough to stick a smally about2.5lbs. All day I'd say we caught about 30 ish, and a buzz.Good luck.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: n/a

Wednesday, May 19th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 60-62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched rom rattlesnake bar at 5:30 wednesday evening. went right towards the main body. caught ive bassin two hours one on a white spinner bait. the others on plastic wormsalt and pepper with chartreuse tail all were about one poundlot o ish around rocks but mostly small in size.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: carolina rig salt and pepper or cotton candy worms with chartreusetails. also white spinner baits. last week had good successcanking a shad rap. also just beore sunset weedless grass rognear shore.

Saturday, May 15th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 62.0-63.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out o Granite bay at 06:00. Second cast o the morning produced 2.5lb spot on pop R.Fished worms until 11:00 and caught a total o 22 ish mostly smallmouth and spot mixed. Biggestish 3.00lb. Had my son and his buddy with and they landed their share. No ish on jerkbaits although they showed but would not hit threw worms back and shook this produced 3 ish. Good time toish olsom use electronics. Most ish active in the 13-15' level.Largemout seem to have already spawned now concentrate on spots and smallmouths or a good limit. 5 best ish 11.50lbs.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Topwater early. then when the sun is up shake worms in shad color, depth 10-15'. Fish areextremely active and now is the time to ish. Sot jerkbaits should produce soon.Fish relating torocks.

Wednesday, May 12th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 58-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Bite is wide open. Caught 8 ish (all spots and smallies) on Rico's in baby bass and trout patterns between 6:00 and 8:00 am in the north ork. Then cranked 14 ish (mostly spots and twosalmon) to 3 1/2 pounds using silver/black Shad Raps. Fish were suspended on big lats next to deep water with no obvious structure nearby. Also ound some late spawners on beds. Let them alone but saw several over 3 pounds and one monster that looked like an easy 10+.
    City: Fair Oaks

    Tips: Water was very clear. Had to use lead thread on the shad raps to weight the ront hook and long casts on light line to get down below the light penetration depth (about 11 eet) once the sun got high.

Saturday, May 8th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 58.5-60.2

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out o Granite Bay 0600. Plan to ish topwater 1 blowup on superspook. Swithced to worms early magic in shad color on darter. My son DJ and I caught 5 smallmouths largest 2.5. 2 spotsto 2.0. Boat on trailer at 0845am o to little league game. No takers on jerkbaits ish in 11-15 eet o water. Serenaded by tom turkeys beore daylight.
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Topwater should take o at any time. Fish are in 6-15 eet o water. ish magic worms in shadcolor on darter head 1/8 ounce. Pay attention to line color and size. Fish more responsive to greenmaxima 4 to 1 hook ups last week compared to clear. 8lb test is size that is working.

Tuesday, May 4th, 1999

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    Water Temp: Mid 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 8 ish to 3 pounds, all on small plastics. Threw top water and rip baits in themorning with no takers. Didn't get ish until moved out to 15 eet (not surprising since it was apost ront bluebird day). Water in the north ork was extremely clear. Main body and south orkhad nice green hue to it. Saw, lots o old beds so there should be a lot o suspended post-spawnbass about to turn on.
    City: Fair Oaks

    Tips: Top water and just about any reactionbait should produce lots o numbers as soon as thosepostspawners have caught their breath. You deinately want to be on Folsom this Thursday!!!!!Suggest Spooks and Rico's early. Shad raps and similar plugs in subdues colors ater the sun hitsthe water. Also, since the water is so clear, the ish will hang in the edges o trees or cover sorun those baits right threw the edges o the trees.

Saturday, May 1st, 1999

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Picked up boat rom galaxie and launched out o granite bay at 13:00. Wind blowing at about 20-25 mph no big you have to ish when you can. First main lake point had 14' smallmouth inhale apointer minnow in 15 eet o water. Moved to cove on north ork nothing else on pointer. Swithced to magic worms ound wind blown semi cove with a ball o baitish and bass in waiting within iveminutes my son DJ hooked a 3.9 largemouth, then a 3.3largemouth, added another 13 incher then the big one hit 4.8 all landed nicely by my son 11 yrs old and outishing me already!!!
    City: Rocklin

    Tips: Deinitley the time to ish olsom. Jerkbaits on main lake points,lukes should also work deadstick. Magic worms in shad color ished on darter heads i wait you wait they will come.

Monday, April 26th, 1999

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught two 2 1/2 lbe small mouth bass. Raining during the ishing.
    City: Roseville

    Tips: Used yellow Rooster Tail spinner

Friday, April 16th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Found ish suspended at 6' in 12' o water close to trees. On the water by mid day had 2 ish on reaction.Used a Rapala Jerk in blue and chrome. Not much more to oer.
    City: Shingle Springs

    Tips: n/a

Saturday, April 3rd, 1999

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    Water Temp: low 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Northern Team tourn. with partner, Randy Parker. Tookthird place with 7 ish limit o six spots and one smallmouth,Total weight was 16.50 lbs. Took two in main body and iveso.ork. o rocks and in trees. Also got two 13 inchers and acouple dinks.
    City: Shingle Springs

    Tips: Try reaction baits early, then move to inese baits, then reaction baits again in aternoon. Main body can be treacherous when windy.

Monday, March 22nd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 53.5am 55 56 pm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: great day on olsom.cranked 2 3# on succesive casts early about 7 or so.lipped bushs in 5 to 11 t. the rest o the day.caught between 25 to 30 ish. very ew o them were small ish.biggest ish was 6.8# best 5 would have went about 23# very good day.
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: crank or rip early. plastics in brush later in the day.

Saturday, March 20th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing Wasn't great. Had One bite on Carolina Riged Worm, another on live worm. Unable to get any in the boat.
    City: Sacramento

    Tips: n/a

Friday, March 19th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54main, 56coves

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: overcast 15mph w.sw.wind ripped 3 2# between granite and swim beach onvan dammit minnow.lizzarded 6 more # to 1.5# in the back o coves north.ish were on vertical structure(bushes) mostly smallish males up looking around.no signs o nesting yet on their bellies.good luck
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, March 14th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 52.8

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ripped one 2# at ramp at 9 am.went north and ripped two more in the backo a cove.all on van dam mystique i think?? got two on worms in 10! includeing a3# all in all not to bad a day.just a couple more degrees and it will turn ongood.no pass yet or would be there today. that 11$ is a killer. tight lineseveryone.
    City: Citrus Heights

    Tips: rip early points near rocks,kink o a slow rip , give them time to eat it good.move out in 15 to 20 as the sun moves up.

Thursday, March 11th, 1999

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Signups are being taken or NCC IV.5 at Folsom Lake - April 3, 1999. On the line is TopNut, BigNut and OddNut honors. Go to http://www.ncb.com/olsomncc.html or more ino.
    City: Soquel

    Tips: Join us or the un!