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Saturday, April 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: VARRIES,57-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I FISHED A CLUB TOURNAMENT SAT 4-14, DIDNT GET TO PREFISH AT ALL, SO WE WENT IN BLIND. WE STARTED IN THE BACK OF MORMAN CREEK AND STUCK A 2.4 BLACK ON OUR SECOND CAST, THEN NOTHING. WE THEN MOVED OUT TO THE LARGER CUTS IN MORMAN AND STARTED CATCHING A FEW UP SHALLOW. THE FISH WERE ON A REAL LITE BITE. ENDED UP GOING UPRIVER AND STICKING A FEW MORE FISH IN 5 TO 25 FEET OF WATER. CAUGHT THE LAST FISH AROUND THE TUTTLETOWN RAMP 10 MINUTES BEFORE WEIGH IN IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE ONE WE NEEDED AND WE ENDED UP WINNING THE TOURNAMENT BY A LITTLE OVER 1 OUNCE WE ALSO HAD BIG FISH WITH THE #2.4OZ BLACK. ALL FISH CAME ON RUBBER WORMS 4 INCH 082 RED FLAKE. IN ABOUT 2 TO 25 FT. OF WATER. OUR WINNING WEIGHT WAS 9.47#S FOR FIVE FISH LIMIT. CAUGHT 12 FISH TOTAL WITH 9 OF THOSE BIENG KEEPERS.NO REACTION BITE WHATS SO EVER. SHOULD IMPROVE WITH THE WARMER WEATHER.
    City: MODESTO

    Tips: THE FISH SEEMED TO LIKE THE SMALLER BAITS, FISH SLOW AND WATCH YOUR LINE, MOST STRIKES WERE DETECTED BY LINE MOVEMENT NOT FEEL.

Sunday, April 1st, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out in the aternoon about 2:30. I caught 3 ish the irst weighed 1 lb and was about 12inches long , the second one was 14 inches long and weighed 2 lbs, the third and inal one I caught I was 15 inches and weighed 2.5 lbs. All my ish were caught in shallow water. My girlriend went along on the trip and lost a big one it spit out her lure. She also lost another one but it seemed much smaller. We had got many bites throughout the day. Idid see a young boy catch a small bass on a rattle trap.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: I caught all my bass on Pumkin brush hogs and my girlriend was using the brush hogs also. Fish are up shallow and ishing is gettin un.

Saturday, March 31st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 59-64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished early morning and into the evening. Caught 9 bass. Biggest was over 2 pounds at night on a magic worm(witches T). Great day on the lake, except or the loser pleasure boaters running around wasting gas and making waves. I elt like throwin my rattle trap with treble hooks at a dumb ass wake boarder coming into the smallest o coves at Melones. Dumb asses. Bass should be climbing onto the bed big time this week. Might have to call in sick(cough, cough).
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Slow, shaking worms did the trick or me.

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    Water Temp: 58-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ,ished primarily way up in the Angels creek arm but also ished area above Parrotts erry bridge . First ish o day on char/white spinnerbait real shallow (3 lbs). Once sun was on the water started split shotting with Iovino small tom cats in S20 color. Caught 2 ish @ 10 t (1.5& 2.5 lbs)Tossed a watermelon Senko by big rock and got 2 lb bass.Went to above Parrotts erry and ished down to Angels arm. Caught two more ish on tomcat worm (1.5 & 2 lbs) on two casts 5-10 t. deep. It was now around 11:00 and the bite abruptly stopped. Bites now on worms were just pecks and when ish did hold bait you would lose worm on hookset without hooking ish .Went back to Angels creek at 1pm and caught a small keeper and a 12"er on Senko .Caught a at 2.5 lb bass on brown jig /craw combo around running water.Threw 8" Bastrix swimbait down creek channel in same spot and caught a 14! Thats inches not pounds I couldn't believe a bass that size would hit such a big bait. Probably a male on a nest.
    City: Pioneer

    Tips: Every ish I caught was 0-10' deep though I saw lots o ish deeper on sonar.I did see some small males on nests and abandoned nests too. Fish latter cuts and coves and all the better in water is running in. The ull ledged spawn is not on but they're thinking about it so ish around spawning type areas . Brown/green worms w/red& green lake, senkos

Friday, March 30th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 56-66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My partner and I got on the lake at about 9am. Water was pretty cool. Not much action until ater noon. I caught one, maybe three pounds on a craw pattern crankbait. We got a couple more bites, but nothing to write home about. Never got onto the ish. I heard rom my other buddy that he ound water as warm as 69 in the south end. He said he caught ive 2-lbers in an hour on a white spinnerbait. Then they just quit. We saw a ew small males in the shallows, and one 10+ sow, but they weren't guarding anything yet. Next ull moon - April 8th.
    City: sonora

    Tips: The ish were STILL in about 15 eet o water.

Wednesday, March 28th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Gloryhole recreation area. Got ishing about 3:45. Within 15 minutes caught my irst bass or the day. She was 2 lbs 13oz and was 15 long. She was a beauty. Another hal hour I caught one. This was a nice emale who weighed 2 lbs and was 14 inches long. I then Caught another one it was a big one and snapped my line. I was pissed o. I caught another bass about 5:00. He was a male that weighed 2 lbs 2 oz and was 14 inches long. Got a ew more bites but nothin. Let about 5:45. They were all caught in shallow water and in coves.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Use brush hogs , slowly drag them along the bottom. I caught them all on pumpkin brush hogs.

Monday, March 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a tourney last saturday,2/16.Fished around Angels cove in the timber with a rat-L-trap and all I caught were trout and one 2lb. bass.Decided to go up river a little bit and ended up near the bridge.Come to ind out the FBI had made a huge discovery o 5 bodies with concrete Nikes on at the bottom o the lake.Holy crap!Thats riggin' reaky!Anyway,got third in the tournament and had a helluva story to tell when I got home.Good Luck
    City: Castro Valley

    Tips: I you get snagged under the bridge in the middle o the lake,I'm just warning you,but be aware o what it could be,you'll either have a at reward on your hands or the hand o some guy who pissed o the maia.Don't say I didn't warn you.

Saturday, March 24th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got to lake around 3:00. Fished in the Gloryhole recreation area. Went down the hill rom where I parked and started ishing. About 10 minnutes rom when I got to the water I started getting bites. Caught one a ew minnutes later. It was about 3lbs. Another ten minutes I caught one. It was about 20 yards rom where I caught the irst. He weighed 2 lbs. The ish were biting and got several more hits but couldn't get em. Around 4:45 caght another one he was a nice 2 lb 13 inch bass. Let ater that. All the bass I caght were emales and already had eggs. Good luck.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: The bass are already moving into the shallows to spawn. I caught all 3 on brush hogs. So use Brush hogs in pumpkin or rootbeer and salt and pepper. I also caught them all on the bottom.

Thursday, March 22nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Rick and I hit the water at Angel's arm about 6:00. Plenty o other bass boats at the ramp and on the lake. Fished the cove area around the ramp with the sun behind us or about 30 minutes. very windy. Used 3"shad Rap and green zipper worms, lizards and gr /red Yamamoto double tails, 5 to 20 eet. NOTHING. Went up Angels arm and hit some potential spawn and staging areas with only some very light bites. Took o or Mormon Cr. with same lures plus a char. spinnerbait. light bites but no ish. Water got very calm but absolutely no action on top. Fish south side o the dam area and picked up 2 ish on green weenies w /red leck. Headed to 49er bridge but it was too crowded and ended upstream past Parrots Ferry. Picked up 3 more on green worms. Every time we caught a ish we would ish ddeper,(just in case) but picked up nothing.
    City: Hayward

    Tips: We used sot plastics - There were no bites and no tugs. Fish slow, lit your rod and i there's any resistance, set the hook.

Saturday, March 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: Upper 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished NewBass Goldminers on Saturday. Caught ish shallow, 15 eet or less preishing. Started out the same, caught one 2lb. black. Our ish wouldn't bite. Decided to go ind some spotted bass. Moved to the 49 bridge about 1pm. Pitched Pro 266 worms in laydowns and brush on the steeper walls. Most o our ish were on the bank near open water. Caught 6 more keepers. Weighed in seven ish or 10.64 lbs. Good enough or 4th. Partners also ished shallow. They had seven or 14+lbs. They ended up taking irst. Top ive teams caught their ish in less than 15t. Those ishing deep didn't do as well.
    City: Fresno

    Tips: The spots were ull o eggs. They are moving up. I the weather holds this next weekend should be great. Look or isolated laydowns and brush. Pitch right into the middle and shake your baits. Leave that drop shot rig at home.

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 52-55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a Mid-Cal tournament sun...Was tough,caught 6 bass or 10 lb plus..irst place was 13 plus..All ish came on worms,rom 25 too 40 t.We never got bit ater 11 am..Had too stick 3 ish.
    City: Riv

Saturday, March 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the BFL. Threw Zipper worms on a darthead and brown/purple jig in Bear Creek and the South end. One bite on the worm or a 2-10. Was getting bit on the jig but they were not taking it, just hit and run. Partner lost two on the worms but caught two in last 15 minutes on dropshot. Colors were green-wienie and Aaron's Magic. Good weather should crank-up (no pun intended!) the reaction bite.
    City: Salida

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Wal-Mart BFL. Only landed 2 or 4#. Had the bites to do OK, but did not put them in the boat. I was working largemouth in 10-25 eet o water on the west side o the main body. Fish were relating to bolders and chunk rock. No reaction bite or me, did best on brown purple jigs and carolina rigged lizzards.
    City: Brentwood

    Tips: Bite will change quick with the upcoming spring weather.

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    Water Temp: 51.4/54.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Not much to tell today. We didn't get up to the lake till about 7:00am and ished till 3:00. We started deep, out by the damn, shaking worms and caught only two small ish around 50 eet. As the day progressed we began to ish shallow using split shot 4" worms and drop shot. We caught three more ish doing this but a two pounder was our biggest. (When I say shallow I mean less then 30 eet which, as o late, seems shallow to me). Gradual points with brush seemed to work the best.
    City: Riverbank

    Tips: It looks like the ish are inally strating to move up. I'm guessing next week will be pretty good ishing. Just my cent worth.

Wednesday, March 7th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 53-56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Pre ished rom 6 am too 1:30 pm...Got bit 6 times,caught 2 & lost 2...All on cali worms rom 30 to 40 t deep..Tried everthing but a spoon & top water bait..Five bites came on drop shot & the other on a 1/16 oz darter head & lat tail grub...
    City: Riv

Saturday, March 3rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50-51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We ished the won bass tourney today at New Melones. We started out throwing reaction baits in the backs o coves with no luck. We then backed o and ished these same coves at about 45 eet and caught two pretty good blacks shaking paddle tails. Ater that my partner caught another two pound black throwing a jig up shallow in the same area. We then spent the remainder o the day throwing cranks and spinner baits but only managed to catch two more 13 inchers. Our inal weight or ive ish was 8.63#s. Not good enough or a check but it kept us alive in the points race.
    City: Riverbank

    Tips: I did hear o a ew people catching ish shallow but the majority o isherman were still ishing deep.

Thursday, January 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 53-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started in the angles creek area at 6:30am..Got 4 hits,caught 3 bass rom 13in too 2 1/2 lbs.All came rom 20 too 35 t deep.One on pork & jig,one drop shot ish & the other one on a skirted grub..Real sot bites.First 2 were rom bare banks & the third one came out o a submerged tree top.Weather was cold & wind came up later.
    City: Riv

Sunday, January 14th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished club tourny today. Bite was very tough. Caught 2 keepers on brown jig in 25 eet on main lake points. Only limit caught was shaking worms in 20-25t around tuttle town.
    City: Turlock

Wednesday, January 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We were on the water beore daybreak...Caught 3 bass,lost 3 & got a couple more hits.All on grubs & 4 in. worms. One on a carolina rig,rest on darter heads in deep water,rom 20 too 60 t.We let at noon,wind had started coming up at app. 10 am & it got too rough too ish.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Pick better day then we did

Saturday, January 6th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED FROM GLORY HOLE EARLY MORNING HOOK SOME NICE BASS.COUPLE OF 3# AND GOOD FISH FOR A WEIGHT OF AROUND 12#.FISH CAME EARLY MORNING TO ABOUT NOON.
    City: FRESNO

    Tips: USE A PURPLE HULA-GRUB FROM SHORE OF ROCK TO ABOUT 20 FEET.THE REST CAME EITHER SPLIT OR DROP SHOOTING.