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Wednesday, June 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 68-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started out at about 2:30pm and headed o the main lake to start ishing the shaded areas. A very hot day so I igured the ish would be in deeper water or shaded trees. Zero, zilch, Does anyone have any ideas on how to ish when it is 102 on the water?Finally headed all the way back to where the river comes in and at 7:00pm the bite turned on.We tried everything at irst and then went to the plastics landing about 5 all in the 1-2 lbs with one almost 3lbs.4'purple and clear with black leck was the trick...we lost about 5 more and many bites took hal the worm o...I almost put a trailer hooh on but always catch and release so decided not to.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Most had moved in close to shore ater in cooled and were inder loating debris.Move the worm slow and wait........don't set too soon and use salt impregnated worms so they won't spit it to soon.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2002

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: strippers are all over the lake. very close to shore best time would be around nine oclock. i got o work late last night. i did not get there till about eight. ished along the shore. rom about 9 to 40, must have caught and released about 15 to 20 stripers. the ishes are about 15 to 20 inches. a lot o un. i am planning to go back again later today....
    City: resno

    Tips: lure blue on top gray or silver on the buttom (best). but they will buy anything the move.....have un.

Monday, April 1st, 2002

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: many may not believe me on this but i caught an 8lbs. black bass and two others ones about 16 to 17 inches. the small ones were biting like crazy too. i have not have this much un ishing at millerton since the irst year i moved here......
    City: resno

    Tips: the bait o choice would be the baby brush hog watermelon color or the zoom salty super luke smokin shad. with the brush hog bounces it along the buttom. with the luke just try to make it swim at the surace o the water. you will get some good action with it.live bait use night crawlers (can't beat that)

Wednesday, March 27th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I thought with the warm weather and the ull moon, I would be able to ind some ish on beds. I was able to ind a couple and caught them both. Found a cut that had some blacks and caught one that was locked on. It was a 3 lb black and was the male. I saw the emale cruising around, and she was at least 5 lbs or better. Cool to see at Millerton. Also caught some luke ish near the Christmas trees.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Keep your eyes peeled or bedding ish. The beds were not very distinctive, but the ish I ound were really locked on. Couldn't beat them o their spot with a stick.

Sunday, October 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had the greatest day o ishing in my LIFE! I was loat tubbing in Winchell Cove using a 6" pink worm. Caught 23 ish (small, large, spotted, and stripper bass)
    City: resno

    Tips: pink worms

Sunday, September 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60s

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: stripper actions in the same spot. i was ishing with night crawlers, almost every cast rom about ive to six. the ishes are about 10-12 inches. lost o un. there were bigger ones. i lost three might have been bigger, i lost my avorite bass lure with one o them.......that one was the biggest bite. baby carps are everywhere. a guy caught a whole bucket using shredded wheat..... he was reeling them in by threes, BY THREEs. i have never seen anything like that since the last time i ished or mackels o the shelter island piers in san diego and the was about seven years ago. very un! most o the ishes are very small, very small.
    City: resno

Saturday, September 15th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60s

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: i ished at millerton yesterday. lots o bites both large and spots, but no size. so i went back to the city bought some crawdads.... caught a ew bigger size spots.... the biggest was the bullhead (about close to 5 lbs.) lake is very dry; driest i have ever seen.....
    City: resno

Thursday, September 6th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My son and I ished rom 6pm till dark upper end o lake 500 yards down stream rom Temperence. Tried top water, dark worms and spinnerbates. Maybe two bites the entire trip. Saw something interesting....minnows (shad?) jumping out o the water close to shore, not like they were being chased but a constant jumping rate o maybe 10/min.
    City: Madera

Saturday, August 11th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 83

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Wie and I ished rom 6 to noon. Caught 17 Spots and 1 LM. 5 on a Splash-It, 4 on a Deep N, the remainder on Big Dog Baits 4" at boy worms in Black Gold or Erin's Choice colors. Out o the 18 ish we could have culled a tournament limit (5) o appox.12 pounds, with 3+ pounds being the largest.
    City: Easton

    Tips: All the ish were shallow, with none coming deeper than 10'

Thursday, August 9th, 2001

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ishing between 6pm to 8pm is good. plenty o small ones. every cast with night crawler. or bigger size need to cast out about 20 30 eet. i ished with a red watermelon brush hogs caught our ishes 16"-20". three are spot and one largemouth.
    City: resno

Saturday, July 28th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Me and my riend ished at Millerton rom about 5:30 to 7:00 and caught 10 ish!!! However they were these little ass bluegill. We kept all o them, and on the way back we threw them on the highway. It was great un!!!! (just kidding)
    City: resno

    Tips: Unless you like catching little ass bluegill, stay home or ish somewhere other than Millerton.

Wednesday, May 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: Unk

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 9 spots in Winchell Cove using a shad pattern ProWorm on a dart head jig. Biggest was 1 1/2# 17 in. Other were in the slot.
    City: Fresno

Wednesday, April 25th, 2001

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    Water Temp: not sure

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out Wednesday or a couple o hours. Did not get on the water until around 0900, saw about ten other boats. Fished towards the back o the lake just prior to the 5 MPH no wake zone along the east wall. Caught several spots, no blacks, and the water was COLD! I dont have a temp gauge, so I cant tell you the temp. Sorry. I caught all ish on Texas rigged our inch Keeper worms, 1044C and 1059R's. Overall a good day, it should get much better here really soon.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Look or small grass clearings along the rock clusters in about 15-20 t. o water. Move the bait slowly, you probably wont eel a "bite", just heavy weight on the end. Kinda like drop shottin'.

Sunday, January 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FBC Tourny went upriver, only got bit once with a 4" white/pepper drop shot. bass was skinny. guess I should have worked main lake. threw everything. most in tourny had to work hard or what they got. Lake up to 2nd ramp.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: small plastic and deep

Saturday, January 6th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Im starting to think this lake is a eeding ground or stripers. Friend o mine is a diver and says the caves up by the 35 bouys are ull o stripers. Bass were deep 35 -70 eet. Mostly dinks.
    City: Clovis

    Tips: Go with what you know! Or stay home and clean your gear.

Thursday, December 28th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 53-54 deg's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished 10 miles upriver. caught 1 13 incher and had big stipper come out rom under the boat and try and take it. stipper about 11-12 lbs. caught one other about 16 inches by inegold at 2 pm and that was it . slow and no patience or this lake.
    City: visalia

    Tips: Fish somewhere else.

Sunday, October 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Just under Millerton on the San Joaquin River, I caugt a two ive pound bass one about 19 inches and the other about 18 inches. I caugt one on crank bait and one on spinner bait.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Fall is here and the leaves are changing rom a green to a golden, orange, brown color. The water temperature is cooling and is at a stedy degree. Best bet to catch bass is to use a colorul cranck bait such as an bright orange green combo. Popper's at night work well. I would suggest an all white popper. Hint;don't ish the popper to ast. Pop it and allow it to sit then proceed. Bass love to hide in drop os and under lilly pads or in weeds.

Monday, September 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70-74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: PRE-FISHING 4 TOURNEY ON 9/23/00. MORNING BLADES SHAD COLORSAFTER 9:00 JIGS BRN/ORANGE W/T/TAIL/208 YAMA,SENKOS 194. SOME GOOD 3# BUT MOSTLY DINKS. HAVE TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE.AFTER THE EARLY BITE ALL ARE FISH CAME FROM 10-20 FEET.
    City: FRESNO

    Tips: AFTER 9:00 FISH VERY SLOW.

Saturday, June 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: not to sure

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I havent ished Millerton in a while, but saturday was a pretty good day. Back in SQUAW Cove, the ished moved down to seceday humps, about 15-30 t caught alot o ish o o secedary structures. Then right there at the ramp, Lake is plum ull. Right there in the green trees, caught alot o ish there. Caught a 4+ black right there. I was using a jig head throwing 6' pro worms, mostly dark colors. Fishing was really good in the morning, but slowed down in the aternoon, I would say though you're best bet would get a evening bit, like go out about 3:00.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Most o you're ish now will be moving down to secedary humps and structures, I would go with jig heads using 6' dark worms, like pro gold or mabey even 266, like a shad color.

Tuesday, June 20th, 2000

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    Water Temp: low to mid 70's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out about 5:00 pm with bro in law and started tube ishing at the irst large point that extends out rom Winchell Cove. No bites on the tube until the sailboat docks where one SMALL spotted bass was landed. Switched to worm (tex rig) and ished around the docks and back into the launching ramp (still in Winchell) with no takers. Did, however, see a lot o surace busting with big splashes and igured out that it was striper hanging out in the marina area. By the time I tied on a larger plug, the top action was over and they were nowhere to be ound. Guy parked in his slip said that this happens every night at the same location and minnows or sardines are usually the only baits that work.Anyway, worked around through the cove and inally ound ish in some submerged trees. Boated some nice 1 1/2 to 2 lb spots rom these trees. Most ish came rom worm rig, bro in law had a couple on spinner bait.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: Keeper 1049R worm, 6", texas rigged. Very slow presentation, dead sticking a lot o the time. Fish were coming rom submerged trees in about 15' o water. The spinner bait that worked was a small (I think Horizon) in white and chartruece with a chartruece trailer. Slow rolled in about ive to seven oot o water paid o on this. One hint about time: the closer to dark the better at this lake. This is my third summer o aternoon ishing at this lake and have never really had good luck until the point where I am getting pack it up to get o o the lake in time. Night ishing here would be awesome!