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Sunday, March 21st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 40 boat turkey shoot today and it was slow or overs and everything else in the slot. First place team had 8.8 lbs or 5 shaking worms in the south. Lots o ish up sunning and easy to see but hard to catch. Several boats went without limits.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Dart headed worms, or baby brush hogs split shotted rom the steep shoreline out to 30 eet.Throw a blade a ew casts beore slowing down to your plastics.

Wednesday, March 10th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54.5

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water is warming up but ishing is stii toiugh using artiicals. Today my partner and I caught 20 plus ish using live crawdads. 2 under 12inches and 4 over 15 inches one about 3 lbs. You still must ish in 30 plus eeto water we did not see any bedding ish. We stayed in the main lake all day inthe creek channels leading to spawning areas. The weather was calm but cold.
    City: Modesto

    Tips: Fish in at least 30 t. o water.

Wednesday, February 24th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 48-50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Eight boats went out around 6:45am. Fished til weigh in at 2:00pm. Six boats came home with nothing. Large ish o the day was 2lbs. Winning weight was 4 ish at total 4.8 lbs. Next un tournament scheduled or March 24th. Metting at 6:30am Lake Don Pedro Blue Oaks boat dock. Thank You rom new to unn bass tournaments and a new owner o a 14t. Alum. boat that I"m converting into a bass boat. Thanks Again, Willie b1rddawg@aol.com
    City: Modesto

    Tips: n/a

Monday, February 1st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: well ater 135 boats two weeks 30 on sat. our 16 teams hadA tough day o ishing. the morning started out pure h*#~to launch the boat you had to have your big motor in reverseand on the gas or the 50+ winds put right back on the trailerater blast o you got to ride the 3+ rollers till noonthe wind was out o the south with a sprinkle o rain thruthe day. almost all the ish where caught on 4" oxblood wormsand a ew on jigs, black/blue we had to hide on the backside o points out o the wind and throw out to 25 to 30eet o water. wining weight was 4.19 one over and 5 under.
    City: concord.ca

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, January 31st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fish the Walton's Pond monthly tourney at McClure this Sunday. The bite was extremely tough, we ished the slot. This means you weigh-in ish that are over and under the 12-15" slot limit. The weather was rotten again. In the AM, the wind blew hard and rained all AM. The weather inally settled down a little towards the middle aternoon. My partner and I only had a ew ish in the slot so we didn't weigh in anything. The top three all weight-in ish under the slot! Go igure.
    City: n/a

    Tips: n/a

Sunday, January 24th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 52'

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fun ishing last riday with my cousin down rom Portland, ore. waisted 1 1/2 hrs on main lake.Fished various locations up river,big rock,gravel, points, deep stu, it didn't matter. Boated 21 ish in our hrs, up to three pounds.(Mostly spots) Jigs (Bro/bro),shakin a brown worm, and a carolina rigged b/brushhog worked well. Missed several more!!
    City: San Leandro

    Tips: Main lake being pounded,nobody ishing river!!!!!!

Saturday, January 23rd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished A.B.A tournment. Started in Horseshoe and had a limit at 8am. I was throwing 1/4oz black Duh jig with black/bule plastic rog. The big spots were just slaming it.My partner was thorwing Basscetomy Spot Remover Plastics in the red lake. The blacks were eating that. Caught 20- 25 ish during the tourney. The key was ishing sloooow. Most o the ish came in 25-40t. Fishing up hill was the key. our best 5 weighed in at 9.61lbs.
    City: Caruthers

    Tips: Fish up hill and slow.

Sunday, January 17th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished WON team yesterday overall still a tough bite or larger keeper ish. First place by Kyle Rasmussan and partner ishing spoons over suspended ish above the shad.Bass were biting above the bait instead o below. 1st place wt. 7.9 lbs. Lots o 5lb limits and several boats without a limit. Fish 40 eet plus and go slooow. spoons, 4" purple ghosts, baby brush hogs. A lot o pressure bites.51 boats in tourney. Good Luck to all.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Purple Ghosts at 40-60 eet deadsticking. All pressure bites with spots spitting out 4" shad.Spooning chrome blue castmasters in and above bait schools.

Saturday, January 9th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a Club tourny (Diablo Hawg Hunters) on 1-9. It was cooooold and oggy. Caught 6 ish (2 keepers) dragging a 4" blue ghost worm around in 50t. o water. Fished steep banks around the dam area. Fish were also caught (by another club member) in 20t. dragging the same color and size worm.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: In whatever depth you ish, ish it extremely slow.

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    Water Temp: 50-55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water around 7am,real oggy, visability about 50t. water very clear, managed to boat 2 keeper ish,1spot,1lack,ish came out o 30 to40t.o water on a 38 oz. black jig with blk&blue plastic craw trailor,hey guys and gals i planning to head up here be extremely careul about the og ,in some areas when driving up.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Basic winter pattern ind the ish on your electronics,and stay on the spot and ish real sloooow!!!,light line is also a plus due to the gin clear water.

Friday, January 1st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched out o Barretts South Jan 1st at 8:00 am. Fished or 6hrs and caught two ish, one in the slot in cotton creek dartheading a salt-n-pepper 4" magic worm at around 40 t. The other ish, under the slot, was caught in the narrows shaking the same worm in 50t. Talked to other people out there and they said about the same thing, SLOOOOW.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Stay deep.

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished or 3 hours rom 12:30 till 3:30 with only 1 bite on a jig at 33 eet. Foggy with hazy sun. A buddy arrived at 8am and casught 3 in the slot and 6 short ones on 4" worms at 40 eet. Lots o pre ishing olks on the water. Lake at 810 eet and appears stable.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Brass n Glass worms at 40 eet.

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    Water Temp: 81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the south end of the lake from Barrett's to Cottonwood. Started at 2pm and fished until 9pm. Wind was blowing pretty strong on the main lake. We caught about 15 fish. They were all small largemouths and only 1 spot. Nothing of any size to report. Caught them on jigs, worms, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits. Caught them from the bank out to about 30'. I thought we'd have a better bite in the evening but no such luck. I plan on fishing McClure again on the 30th. I think I'll head up river and see if I can find some more spots.
    City: Atwater

    Tips: The best bite came right at 9pm as we were leaving so maybe we just left too early.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: fished from 0730 until 1130. Had a difficult time figuring out what they wanted. Got a few tugs on a senko but too slow to set the hook. Finally figured them out and managed 5 bass and l crappie.

    Tips: watermelon/red brush hogs.

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out last riday to see what the lake could produce. Well it did not produce much. Hit a ew topwater ish in the morning, but they just where not aggressive hits. Went ishing the steep banks in cotton wood and had alot o little hits. Saw a ton o small ish in the 2 to 6 inch range every where that I went. All in all not a good day on the water, but better than being at work.
    City: delhi

    Tips: Threw topwater in the morning and then went to split shotting and drop shotting in the late morning.

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I used brown jigs all day - ishing cottonwood aera 20 to 50 eet ishing slow got 15 or more spots 1 large mouth ,,,
    City: sonora

    Tips: 3/8 brown jig dead stick jump it now and then,

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Spots are deep 50 to 70 deep and grabbing Texas rigged worms and hammering jigs too. Two pound average is tough but should come with work!

    Tips: As long as its brown and purle drag it, Hop it or swim it. Lake really need to cool a bit as the bait is scattered still or the most part.

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Barrets cove to horseshoe bar getting lots o activity. i was in steves bait shack and was shocked to hear that mclure was producing big 10-13 lbs. Oxblood and salt n' pepper with blue blood lines seem to be the key.
    City: atwater

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    Water Temp: 62 to 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Spent the weekend at McClure Fishied both mornings and one aternoon with my daughters. The irst morning I spent in Cottonwood creek, cauaght 2 solid blacks 16 inches a peace and missed one. Used spinnerbaits and lukes close to wood.Spent the aternoon by house boats ishing minows with my daughters and also caught Blacks in 15 to 20 oot o water multiple ish inside the slot.Sunday I went to Pinney and caught 9 spots in the morning, all in the slot using the same baits as the irst day. Only saw one ish on a bed the whole week.
    City: Modesto

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: No morning bite. Picked up mid day caught some nice ish. All on the bottom and all on dead sticking. Bring coee and lunch. Mabey a book. Too booring or me.All ish were in 40 tto 35 eet.
    City: Gilroy

    Tips: Fish somewhere else.