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Saturday, March 30th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The bass are preparing their beds. Not really hungry at all. I watched them swim around and chase any intruding ish away, but couldn't get them to bite. My brother targeted one ish with quite ew lures until it inally bit a small inline spinner, apparantly out o exasperation. I ound crappie a little more inclined to strike, but still not real hungry.
    City: Atascadero

    Tips: I'd have to say my best advice is to come back in a week or two. The ish seem to be getting ready or some action.

Tuesday, January 1st, 2002

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing has been pretty tough lately with the water temp between 50-55 and stained. The water is down about 8' and all the shore weeds are gone. There are still ish to be had at 30' depths on jigs. I've heard o some ish going or the trout plugs and big swimbaits. It seems that alot depends on what day you go and what the weather is doing.
    City: Santa Maria

Saturday, June 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was very slow. I was able to pick up a couple with the biggest one being 18" and 3#. Picked them up in the Jackass Bays on Senkos.
    City: Santa Maria

    Tips: It gets hot early. Get out there at dawn and get out when you get overheated.

Monday, April 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 53-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom dawn until 1pm and caught around 8 ish, the biggest at 6-7lbs. Allish were caught on Senkos. Tried Senkos, lukes, 4" purple powerworms. Fishwere caught in the Jackass Canyon bays across rom the White Oaks boatramp. It was a beautiul day on the lake with a cold morning that warmed up ast once the sun came up. Water temp was around 53 degrees when we started but by noon most bays were up to 59 or 60. Only bad part o the daywas hitting a deer at 50 mph on the road to Margarita...that can ruin yourmorning!
    City: Santa Maria

    Tips: Watch or deer

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a limit on jigs and cranks

Saturday, March 31st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 68.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a beautiul day at this lake. It warmed up to 84 degree's and the water temp was close to 70. The ishing was ok. I managed to catch two bass. One I caught using a 4" powerbait plastic worm and the other on a at ree shad (crawdad pattern). Both were in shallow water and probably males.
    City: Santa Maria

Friday, March 30th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a couple along the edge o the old, dead tule weeds on a Senko. Threw spinnerbaints and small worms, also, without any luck. Wind seemed to be pushing the murk and debris into the back o the coves.
    City: Santa Maria

Thursday, March 15th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 54-57

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The ishing was pretty horrible the water was muddy but starting to warm up. I caught one bass who looked like he was preparing a nest because he had a red coloration on his lower ins. I also lost one, both ish were caught on chartruse senko's w/a 1/4 bullet sinker in less than 2 eet o water. I could not locate any staging bass. Fished rom 7:30 til 3:00, I talked to 2 other boaters and they didn't get anything. Good luck
    City: Salinas

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

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    Water Temp: I dont know

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Give the lake a ew weeks to clear up. The weather has been VERY unstable lately, and the water is like chocolate milk. But i you need to ish, go ahead, just a little warning to bring the BIG willow blades, jigs, and black worms.Till Later,Joel
    City: San Luis Obispo

Monday, September 4th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hit the lake with Kramer. roll on white rog early. then zippo. ront came thru with cold winds, threw wood. no deal. about noon Kramer got three ast rolls on brown rog. no hooksets. wind quit--went home.. tough day or ish but great to be on tye water again.
    City: sanya ynez

    Tips: dont quit on rogs.

Saturday, May 20th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 70 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: irst time on the lake. real nice... reminds me o lake del valle in livermore.water was real clear with a weedline on the shore. i only caught3 bass (14 inchers) and lost 2. irst one in the morning on a lizard. saw a ew on the bankschasing minnows. 2nd one on a rattle trap in the weeds. 3rd on a s20 on theoutside weedline. my partner pulled a 2.5 pounder on spider grub. it was a tough bite.the air temp was 97 degrees. everyone tells me i should have been here a week agowhen the 4 pounders were spawning. a lot o empty nests on the shore. when you get thechance check out my website http://members.home.net/scy33613
    City: CA

    Tips: get the reaction bite irst thing in the morning. i made the mistakeo trying to catch a big one on plastics. use the plastics ater thesun comes up. bring alot o drinking water and suntan lotion. it getshot.

Saturday, April 22nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Did great in the Jackass bay area using the 5" baby bass super lukes. The best bite was rom 6am to 11 am. Caught over 12 between two o us(catch and release, o course) several in the 5-7 lb range. The big ish o the day was a 23" hog (don't have a scale) taken later in the day in the coves opposite the Vaca Flats launch ramp...still using the lukes.
    City: Nipomo

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished rom the shore today and landed a ew bluegill. Saw a some bass, but they weren't biting. tossed a spinner bait in the kids cove and had about a 6 lb. bass chase it right up and strike, but it missed. Other than that, nothing. There are alot o good looking spots on this lake, but not always ish in them. ANyone have any suggestions or lures to use or weeds during the heat o the day?
    City: Santa Margarita

Friday, June 18th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This is a test o the automatic report cgi
    City: San Jose

    Tips: lets hope it worksFishing Reports or Santa Margarita Lake

Sunday, May 23rd, 1999

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My son & I started the day way up the lake past the Narrows, in the very shallow upper end. It seemed every boat on the lake had the same idea so there was too much o a crowd or us. We had no luck there so we made ouy back down the lake. Everyone we saw was casting chartruese spinnerbaits to the shore. We had luck on dierent colored spinnerbaits out a distance rom the shore, on bass in 1.5 to 2# range. They were suspended over the weeds at 8-10' in water 16-18' deep. Also caught a 3# bass on a small silver spoon (Timber Doodle) tipped with a clear/sparkle plastic grub. That one came rom right at the shoreline in the Swimming Pool Cove. Fun ight since it was on ultralight tackle.
    City: Monterey

    Tips: We've had luck recently at Santa Margarita and other lakes (San Antonio and Casitas) using presentations very dierent rom what everyone else is using. The bass can really get conditionedrom seeing the same lure over and over again. For example, we've put our Chartruese and White spinnerbaits away or a while.

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    Water Temp: 47-51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went to S.M. after a year away, hit the maine lake with nothing, water wasrmer and less stained up rive so headed here. Caught 2 fish approx. 2.5 each one on flipped drop shot in the tulles and the other in the tulles as a whacky ( trying 0ut the new whacky rod. Nice rod)

    one caught on green pumpkin lg black flake senko and the other on a worm whacky style watermelon candy.

    beautiflu day on the water. Is starting to clear somewhat, but the main lake near the dam is the worst
    City: Lompoc

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Tri Valley Meet -

    Heard rumors that only one boat had a 6 fish limit and won the meet with 13 or 16 pounds.[?] Second place had three fish and more weight but the bonus with 6 fish took the win
    City: SM

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: hey bd ,I justed wanted to let you know i was at naci in january and dec. and caught fish in 3' of water, i bet i probably could have caught 1 or 2 on top water, imagine that , in dec. and jan.
    City: tehachapi

    Tips: top water any time.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: HEY DONNIE!
    Glad to read that your up and about. Hope things are going well for you. Anytime I am free to hit Margarita your always welcome in the left seat! Keep in touch and we will chat at you later.........
    City: SM

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hey bd. learn how to bass fish. topwater in february and ur wondering why ur not getting bit. come on bro.
    City: b hood

    Tips: never toss out topwater in january or february