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Friday, November 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Had a GREAT day on Pablo. With this cold ront, look or ish on laydowns and shakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke those senko's. or try dropshoting around the boat lanch. I caught 5's and 4's lbs ish. and let a DOUBLE DIG come unbutton, but i you hurry up and ish this last two days you can ind the one that got away!!!!!! good ishing
    City: American Canyon

    Tips: Senko's, Senko's, Senko's !!!!!!!!! Get them At Anglers World. Salt and pepper

Wednesday, September 5th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79'

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Rented a boat with my buddy. Got there at 7:30 and went to sandy point. (Across rom North Marina.)Tried many dierent color power bait and crawler o the bottom (Texas style) with no luck.Trolled the dam and caught one 6" bass on a red/orange bouyant.That was it! Nothin! Water murkey. The lip has begun!Got windy and couldn't hold a troll course...
    City: Milpitas

    Tips: Jig or bass along steep cli looking coast's and by allen trees...The trout are either ull or just not hungry!

Monday, July 30th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I ished San Pablo Reservoir rom 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. My ather and I ished poppers and spinnerbaits in the Preserve irst thing. We didn't catch any bass there, but witnessed in amazement as a 10lb+ bass jumped out o the water 3 times!!! We then motored over to Scow Canyon and ished the entire canyon with spinnerbaits. No hits, but saw a 2lb+ bass jump. Then ished along bobber beach and my dad caught two nice bass on a 3/8-oz Terminator. Ater a couple more passes we went back to the preserve and ished Senkos and spinnerbaits. Nothing. The water in the preserve is muddy. Went back to bobber beach and I caught a 16-1/2" 2lb bass on a Vyper spinnerbait. Made 4 or 5 more passes on bobber and got a ew more hits but no hookups.
    City: Clayton

    Tips: Try spinnerbaits and ind clearer water.

Sunday, July 1st, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well, once again I hit good old San Pablo. The trout bite stinks right now. No matter I went to catch bass. I usually use a 4" worm split shotted. I didn't get a bite on it all day. I switched to the trusty spinner bait and ended up landing 4 bass. One was around 3lbs and the others were small. They keep dropping the water level and I think it is really screwing up the ishing. I ished all day and talked to a ew isherman only 2 trout were caught by all the people I talked to. I will be heading back soon.
    City: Alameda

    Tips: CATCH AND RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, June 20th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hi, I'm planning on ishing at San Pablo this Saturday and was wondering i I could get some tips rom you guys. I'm thinking about renting a boat and doing some ishing within the lake as well as on the shore. How deep do trout like to be at? Bottom? Surace? Middle? It seems like powerbait is the bait o choice so I will bring some along.Thanks or any tips.
    City: San Jose

Tuesday, June 19th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: i really didn't mean what i said. i just wanted to see how otherbass ishermen eel about this ban. lets speak up and let theebmud know how we eel about this.
    City: benicia

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Wallratt, I totally agree with you. Bass killer- I'd like to think that you aren't serious, but i you are, YOU ARE INCREDIBLY SELFISH AND YOU DON'T BELONG IN THIS SPORT. Personally I'm pro conservation and preservation, as I know many o us bass anglers are. Even i NO ONE gets to ish the lake, there's no reason why it can't go on existing. Guess what, humans aren't the only ones who use the lake. You want to ruin what you can't have so no one, or nothing else can have it. Here's a question, when you ound out about the ban pending on all gas engines, did you go home and have a temper tantrum, kicking and screaming on the loor? And you call yoursel a bass angler. It's ignorent people like you who not only give this wonderul sport a bad name, but also make it harder or those o use who genuinly love this great sport, and who have great respect or the wonderul natural settings we devote our weekends to. For the record, I think that the ban will beneit that lake, and I'm very tired o hearing rom people who blame it or all o there hardships. News lash, we live in Northern Caliornia, a place illed with other trophy bass opportunities. You won't die i you can't ish San Pablo! Get over it! And i it means that much to you, buy a little "pond prowler" or what ever those things are called, or get a jon boat or something. That will only set you back around $1500 or so. That way you won't have to come complain to this board ater you have spent thousands getting a our stroke or what ever. PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT A GAS BAN AT SAN PABLO IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD! Besides, isn't San Pablo in a bass-less rut right now as it is? I'm sorry to all o you who don't need to hear this, and I'd also like to point out that not all o this is directed at Bass killer. I totally agree that this is a board to be used or inormation exchange, and not slinging mud, but I elt something had to be said. Good ishing to all o you true bass anglers!

Sunday, June 17th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hey bass killer, maybe it's so our kids will have somthing to actually ish or when they are our age ,or maybe just to be a nice guy, but killing ish that you are not going to eat just because your to riken lazy to ish with out a moter is a sad, sad reason. sounds like you have some deep personal issues you need to resolve. even a better Idea is an electric moter but your prbably still to lazy or that to arent ya, oh well I guess the rest o us will have to take it upon our selves to stop pricks like YOU!

    Tips: catch and realese unless your going to eat it!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, June 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: why should we release all our bass rom this lake. next year, they are going to ban all gas engines rom this lake. i will never ish ater this year. so, why save the bass population?
    City: benicia

    Tips: 4" morning dawn around 20-25 eet.

Sunday, June 10th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: NO BASS,NO BASS,NO BASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    Tips: GO FISH ANYWHERE ELSE BUT SAN PABLO FOR BASS

Monday, April 23rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 61-64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well, I went to Pablo planning on landing some bass. I did manage to catch one and missed a ew more. I decided to throw out a little powerbait on my other rod because the Bass ishing was so bad. I have never caught so many trout. Honestly I stopped counting at 20. I missed at least ten more. I decided to troll or a bit and bam 3 more in a hal an hour. I heard later that they had stocked the lake with 3,600 pounds o trout so that may be the reason I caught so many. I was using chartruese lake bait about three eet o the bottom. Berkely attractant was the key I think. I am going back Friday so hopeully I can get some bass. I saw people casting with all there might and they asked me why they weren't getting any. The ish are no more than 20 eet out in shallow water. Don't over cast.
    City: Alameda

    Tips: CATCH AND RELEASE. I did it on all but two o my ish. They wouldn't have survived.

Sunday, March 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom Bigpoint to Launch ramp with worms crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Not a bite. I dont even think a bass even looked at my baits. well I guess you take the good with the bad maby next week i the water warms up a little they will come up.
    City: Richmond

    Tips: cant wait or CLEARLAKE

Saturday, March 17th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took my irst boat out to the reservoir or the irst time Saturday. Did not do too much bass ishing, kinda just got amiliar the motor, trolling motor, and depth inder. Did some trout ishing though, around 11:30 I was throwing a Finnegan's Minnow(rainbow) and Wham!!! A 10lb. 1.6oz. rainbow. What a nice way to break in a new boat.
    City: Antioch

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 50+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED FROM BIG POINT TO THE BOAT LAUNCH USING WORMS CRANKBAITS AND SPINERBAITS HIT EVERY ROCK GRASSBED AND TREE WITHOUT A BUMP WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND WARM WITH LITTLE TO NO CLOUDS THESE BASS SHOULD COME UP ANY DAY WITH THIS KIND OF WEATHER.
    City: RICHMOND

    Tips: CANT WAIT FOR CLERLAKE NEXT MONTH

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    Water Temp: -------

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: ished rom bigpoint to launch area with worms crankbaits spinerbaits not a bite weather was nice and warm you would think these bass would come up with this weather but noooo. mabe in a coulple o weaks these crazy bass will come up.
    City: richmond

    Tips: cant wait or clearlake next month.

Friday, February 23rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went to Pablo last week and it was pretty rough going. I tried early on or Bass but, the cold water and the low vis made it tough. Swithched to trolling. Missed 2 ish and inally caught one. It was a 18" rainbow. Thought I was doing good until a boat pulled up and showed me his 5.5lb rainbow. Wow what a ish said he caught it on a broken back rainbow trout rapala. I can't wait until summer when it is bass time. I did great last year on about 10 visits caught at least 30 bass up to 5lbs. Missed a ew hogs though. I WILL get them this year. Oh yea, catch and realease is the only way to go.
    City: Alameda

    Tips: For bass I have ound that they love the green-weenie black pepper lake 4"-6" Katlins hand pours. Good luck, remember you can't ish a plastic worm too slow. The preserve rocks!

Tuesday, January 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: this lake sucks. I started out at 6 am. Used everything rom spinner baits to crankbaits rom plastics to buzz baits. i trolled everything i cold i used everything rom top to botttom o the lake. I say just ish or the catish. they are always pleniul and big here.
    City: Oakland

    Tips: ish or catish. Dont even try or bass. o catish use shrimp or cut mackerel.

Monday, December 18th, 2000

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    Water Temp: Didn't know

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished near the dam tossing blades and worms. Had a ew hits at Scow Canyon but nothing special. Moved to boat launch area at noon. Tossed zipper worms (texas style) around the dock and caught three 4lb large mouth at 2:00pm. The day was slow but worth it.
    City: El Sobrante

    Tips: Keep one thing in mind, "ish very slow and on the bottom." I used the new robo worm or so called zipper worm. They are very sot and perorm well in thick cover rigged texas style.

Friday, April 21st, 2000

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished about 2 hours at the south boat ramp area. I'd say this lake is ished out or the bass are smarter. I've been the last ew years and it's been pretty bad. Might as well give this one up or a ew or more years and pray that they can come back. Go Raiders!! yeah I know it's a little o track..oh well
    City: Alameda

    Tips: as someone once said.....DON'T GO!!

Tuesday, April 4th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Partner and I ished rom 7a to 5p starting in the preserve or bass. Threw everything I could think o and not one bite. Let preserve and immediately started trolling or trout hitting irst one ater about 10 minutes. Trolled over to Scow without another bite, so started dunking powerbait, nothing major until the cloud cover passed and then the ish woke up. 9 trout to 3# in about 3 hours and probably lost just as many.
    City: San Francisco

    Tips: Fish the banks to either side o Scow Canyon, use Chartruese Powerbait.