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Saturday, September 23rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 73-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started ishing app 6 am,caught 20 to 25 bass rom 8in too 14 3/4 in.All on plastic's,rom small worms too 6in.Caught 4 bass on salt & pepper,rest came on a varity o colors.Line size,4 to 8 lb test & 1/32 to 1/8 oz jij heads.We hung it up at app 1:15 pm.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Wind blown coves

Tuesday, September 19th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Mid-Cal Bass will hold an open team tournament on october 22nd at barrett cove (north ramp).Entry ee is $50.00 per team with a $10.00 big ish option, entries must be recieved by october 18th or a $10.00 late ee will be charged at the lake. or more ino e-mail or call Kevin at (209) 664-1286 . see you on the water!!!
    City: Denair

Wednesday, September 6th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 74-76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6am too 12:30pm.Caught app. 10 bass,one on top water & rest on small worms & grubs.Fished the main lake area & small coves o the main lake...My partner caught the only ish over the slot limit,on the top water bait.
    City: Riv

    Tips: "NONE" it's been tough lately

Monday, August 28th, 2000

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    Water Temp: Not known

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: 08/28/00 - McClure, weather sunny and warm, in the 80's, with a good breeze, just what wasneeded or top water action. Started at 10:30 on the West side o ------------ with a Fenwick.Nothing was working. Moved around the island and whammmm, a 4 plus pounder o the NEpoint, got a picture to prove it too. Pulled our more o the same point beore it went dead.Noticed ish working shad in 60-80 eet o water o the SE island point. Put the Little Fenwickright in the middle and was paid o with another 3 plus pounder. Pulled a couple more 2 pluspounder beore it died. Anchored o the point waiting or the ish to turn on again. In 20 min. thewind came up and so did the ish. Something big broke the water and missed the irst strike. Hereturned a second time taking it under. He almost unspooled me beore I got him turned andcoming my way. Fighting all the way I got him within 20 yards o the boat when my line wentlimp. Pulling up the lure I noticed one o the back hooks was straightend, that was worth the ighteven i I didn

    Tips: Bring a good selection o top water baits. Look or the ish busting shad when the wind is up and the water has good wave action. I was throwing a crome belly black backed Fenwick Darting Bait. Sorry, they're not made any longer. Also a Rebel, 4 1/2 inch, Jumpin' Minnow, bone color. Those can still be purchased locally.

Thursday, August 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 76-79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6 am too 12:15 pm.Caught 11 bass,two on spinner baits & rest came on grubs & 4 in worms.Only one over the slot limit,most were rom 12in too 141/2in.Salt & pepper colors,rom 3t too 35t deep.Most o the ish were caught in coves,piney creek area.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Light line & light darter heads,1/32 & 1/16 oz

Tuesday, August 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 80-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We ished rom 5:30am too 12:15pm.Started rom the island across rom the so ramp & ished main lake points into cotton wood cr.....Caught app 13 bass rom 8in too 16 1/2 in.Most ish came on worms,4 & 6in.Caught one on a raddletrap,nothing on top or jerkbaits.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Watch or ish eeding on top & cast too where they came up

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out o Barretts ishing a night tournament with club.Ran up the river arm to just beore the bridge. We managed about 25 ish or the night so there was decent action (at least or us)I was mainly managing my ish on a Black/Blue Midnight SpecialSpinnerbait (yes the one rom Walmart with Rattle and big Colorado blade)I was slow rolling it right down on the bottom to pull my ish. This wasthe irst time I ran a spinnerbait so slow, was bumping the rock all night and got hung up quite a ew time. It eventually wasted the 2 spinnerbaitsI had. My partner pulled most o his ish in on Cranks (Evening beore) and topwaterin the morning starting around 4AM. We managed 5 over the slot to win the tournament.The top 2 teams came rom up the river. All other teams headed towards the dam.Most all other teams were trying to worm/jig their ish. Got too love those Spots. They may be smaller than your largemouth but they put up twice the ight.Good Luck.Zack
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Look or schooling baitish and toss reaction baits.Get it deep.

Sunday, July 23rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 81

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched rom Berret's Cove at 6:15 and work the island straight out rom the ramp. We threw Yamamoto grub#157 at 'em and had two nice ish in the boat by 6:45. Switched over to a baby brushhawg and put one more in the boat by 8:00. Big ish was 3lbs.10oz. taken on the Yamamoto grub. We let at 10:00...Too HOT and Too many IDIOTS on the water by then.
    City: Modesto

Thursday, July 6th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 74-79

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started in the back o piney creek at app 5:40 am.Caught 7 ish,2 over the slot limit.Went too main lake points & caught 15 bass,2 over the slot.irst ish (15 3/4 in) was caught on a white spinner bait.the other 3 over the slot were caught on a cali. worm.15 1/4 in...rest o the ish came on grubs & keeper worms,only one small ish on a tube bait.Nothing on a top water.
    City: riv

    Tips: main lake points & points in large coves.30 to 40 t or spots & 5 t0 15 or blacks

Sunday, July 2nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 78-83

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6:00am to 1:00pm. ished in Horseshoe bend area and Cottonwood. caught 20 ish. All but 5 ish came on a 3/8oz brown ootball head home made jig tipped with a 3" browm split tail grub. The other ish were caught on a White spinner bait. All ish were caught on rocks.
    City: modesto

Saturday, July 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 78-80 deg

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Couldn't run n gun so due to spun prop so just went ishing. Best ishing was on sloping main lake points and road beds with the wind blowing in the point or bank. All ish caught were 20' or less and you could get 6- 10 ish on a point beore they shut down. Fished Yammie 1/4 oz spider jig #208 (watermelon seed / red) and shad colored 4' worms on darthead. Between the two o us we put 50 ish in the boat and 10 over the slot. The ish are bunched up so when you get one keep working the point and you'll ind some more. Never did a topwater bite but then again we were messing with a prop or a while. Caught quite a ew blacks up shallow on the grass edges with the water so high. Jig bite will be subtle so be awake.
    City: Livermore

Saturday, June 17th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 77-81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Decent topwater bite the irst two hours o the morning along step banks. Once the shade was gone went to jigs on main lake points and did pretty well. Lost one really big ish that I could do nothing with beore he pulled loose. At 11:30 the bite died completely. Could not ind ish on jigs or plastics anywhere I went. Even the ish that I had seen all day on the graph were gone. Called it a day at 3:30.Mike Niemi
    City: Modesto

Wednesday, June 14th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 75-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We ished rom 5am too 12;45pm.Caught 40 to 50 spots and blacks.Most o the ish were caught on grubs and tubes,some on top water,rom 8in too 18in,only 4 over the slot limit.Small ish came on the top water bait.Long points were the most productive.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Light wt line and jig heads,try dierent colors.It was mostley light bites

Saturday, June 10th, 2000

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    Water Temp: ??????

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Ninja and I ished rom 6:00 AM to around 5:00 PM. What a day! We got 80 something Spots and largemouths. Biggest spot was 16.5 inches and biggest largemouth was 17 inches. Caught around 8-10 ish over the slot. Most ish were caught on 1/8 Darthead grubs. most o the strikes were pressure bites. Thanks or the great day Chris - David
    City: Palo Alto

    Tips: Watch your line careully or strikes that occur during the all o your lure

Wednesday, June 7th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 73-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 4:30 am too 1 pm.Caught app 45 spots rom 10in too 17in,only got 2 over the slot.We ished the east bank in the main lake area.Most ish were caught on tube bait & 3in grub on 1/8 tube head & 1/4 ball head,line was 6 too 10 lb test.Caught ish on keeper,cali & predator worms,4 & 6 in
    City: Riv

    Tips: Long points that droped o in to deep water & steep banks.Bite was real sot.

Saturday, June 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 72-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Spent Sunday ishing McClure. The bite was not super easy, but decent. Caught ish mainly in the 20-30 eet depth on a variety o baits rom darthead grubs to 1/2oz jigs. The key was to ish slow and in the right depth. I you were not bouncing on the bottom, you will not get bit ... right Buzzbait?
    City: San Jose

    Tips: slow down ... make contact with the bottom.

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    Water Temp: 73-78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started ishing at 4:45,south o barretts so ramp,west bank.Partner was useing a 1/2 oz spinter bait,caught 2 bass over the slot limit.I threw a jerk bait,rattle trap & a zoro spook.Nothing!partner did land a 14in black on a pop R plug.We started useing 4 & 6 in worms on dart heads,also tube baits.Caught app 40 bass,most were spots.Fishing sharp drop os & mud lines.Fished dierent areas rom the ramp too cottonwood ck.Caught 13 rom 15in too 17 3/4 in.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Use light lines & heads,didn`t catch much splitshotting.Color didn`t seem too matter.Will be some spots spawing,come ull moon.Fish sharp drop o`s by deep water

Wednesday, May 31st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 71-77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at barrett`s so ramp at app 4:30 am.Fished west side o the middle part o the lake & cottonwood creek.Caught app 40 bass,app 30 o them were rom 13 in to 8.4 lbs. Had 9 ish over the slot limit.BIg ish came on a tube bait.All ish were caught on tube baits,4 & 6 in worms on 1/16 to 1/4 oz jig heads (dart heads)ished on 6,8 & 10 lb test line rom 5 to 35 t deep.We ound ish everwhere we ished.We quit ishing at 12:40 pm.
    City: Riv

    Tips: 41/2 in tubes,cal worms in coves with grass that drop ast,set in app 25 t o water & cast too the bank or the blacks.Most o the spots were caught,setting in 10 t o water & casting out too 30 & 40 t.Sot bites.Colors were pumkin & summer moss

Wednesday, May 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 71-77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WE lanuched at barrett`s cove(so) ramp,app 4:30 am.Started at the second cove on west bank.Parnter caught one small ish on a crank bait,I lost one on a jerk bait & a good ish on a skirted grub.nothing on a spinter bait.Let this area & went too the east o the dam.Caught app 35 bass 1/2 blacks &1/2 spots,rom 10in too 181/2 in.Got 6 over the slot.Most came on tube baits.NO split shot worms today.We were useing 1/32 to 1/4oz jig heads on 4 to 10 lb test line.Caught a couple on grubs & some on 4in worms.We let at noon
    City: Riv

    Tips: 3 to 10 t o water was more productive.Watch your line,could`t eel some o the pickups

Tuesday, May 16th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 61-65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at barrett's (south) ramp 5:30 am.Came in at 1:00pm.rained or app 3hrs.Wind,no problem.Caught app.35 ish,3 blacks & rest were spots.Caught ish on keeper,cali. & pro worms. Four & six in worms.never got any uther then a mile rom the ramp.split shoting & darter heads.Fish caught were rom 10in too 171/2 in.Seven over the slot limit,rom app 3t too 35t deep.Caught 2 trout,3lb & 11/2 lb on plastic worms.my parnter caught the 3 pounder.
    City: RIV

    Tips: color didn't seem to matter.at times it was better to let the bait set on the bottom or a while beore you moved it