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Wednesday, August 14th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: NO REPORT
    City: elverta

Monday, August 12th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 78-82

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fish Main Lake points early morning,okie shad spook with marks tail #26,silver/black woodchopper,rico rainbow,excal-advantage deep crank.drop shot silver ghost on 6lb. p-line.salt & pepper spider grubs also worked wellsalt & pepper senko produced big ish
    City: MARIN

    Tips: carry wrist rocket with marbles or wake boarders and water skiers who get too close!!!!

Saturday, August 10th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 80+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 8-7,8,9 this past week. Had my ather and one o my nephews in town or some ishing. Wed. evening ished until 8:00 up the pit. Solid action with very ew under 13". Dropshot and texas rig. 3" smoke w/large black lake predator dropshot worm was the ticket. Used all sorts o colors but this seemed to be choice. Texas rig 6" rootbeer/green predator slugo, shakin' and crawlin'. Thur. and Fri. ound ish behind Wood Island. The slugo was the preerred bait with ish over 2#s.
    City: redding

    Tips: 12 to 18" leader on the dropshot. Fish as deep as 90t. Caught suspended ish on the dropshot by reeling up,shake it, reel it up, shake it, etc. There is a deinite color and size preerence. Good luck!

Friday, August 9th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 76-80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught all my ish on bleeding shad, super spook, with #15 Mark's Tail, one hour beore dark til about 11:00 pm. Fished until morning, everything really slowed down, but picked back up at 4:25 am until almost 5:00 am, Catching my ish pitching jigs & throwing spooks. Really recommend a trail hook by Mark's Tails.
    City: Los Vegas, NV

    Tips: Big baits will catch big ish right now, you just have to throw alot. Good ishing.

Thursday, August 8th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 76-79

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had an old bowling buddy come in rom Salinas so we had to show o Shasta to him. In at Jones Valley at 5:15PM. Ran up to Susanville Canyon and started rom there. My riend is a crankbaiter so down the bank we came. Ater I had boated a couple o dinks he inally got bit on his little crankbait. He stuck with it and ended up with 4 crankin.I ended up with about 7 or 8 to 1.5 on a variety o MGM 4" worms. As the sun set I switched to top water and things started happening. About every other cast I had either a blow-up or a ish. Boated 4 or 5 more and then Kevin wanted to know i I had another one o those top water things, so I handed him one and said, have un! He got bit right away. Just beore dark we moved out to Jones Valley Point and boated 4 more on top. These were better ish, 1.8 to 2.2, nice at spots. We were out o the water by 10:00PM and my riend said he had a great time.
    City: Cottonwood

Tuesday, August 6th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 79.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: In at Jones Valley at 5:45 PM. Light wind rom the north. Ran up past Browns Canyon and started ishing the steep rocks on the north side. The wie caught the irst one, actually she caught the irst three. I inally managed to hook a dink. Ya got to let em win sometimes. We ended up with 13 total, back seat 8, ront seat 5. Susan caught the largest, a 1.8 spot on a june bug zipper carolina rig. We had 4 small mouth in the mix. Most came on hulla grub jigs. Caught 2 on topwater just o the bank. Only caught one ater dark. Out at 11:00 PM. Another beautiul evening on Shasta. Just beore sunset a Crown Royal boat blasted by us and the driver sure looked like Aaron Martins. Is there a tournament coming up here shortly?
    City: Cottonwood

Monday, August 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 71.6-78.6

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: coling trend the past ew days, in at Jones Valley at 510am, lake down near 58 t, air temp 52 degrees, waited or a bit at the ramp or Ryan to show but no show, sems he couldn't make it out o bed, caught one small ish out in ront o the loat then ran up the Pit above Howards canyon on a small lat with red mud banks and wood with rock on both ends, ound some shad there and caught 3 ish quickly, a 1.6, a 2.2 and a at 2.8 all on the shasta crawler in root beer on a mud bottom in 11t o water, missed one more next to a stump and the whole thing only lasted about 15 minutes, moved down stream trying to keep up with a ball o shad but they went deep and I couldn't ind them again, took 10 minutes to get the shad pieces o the carpet, these ish were chocked ull o shad and at as ootballs, started throwing a rip bait but no go and tried some other top water stu but no hits. Ran back downstream near arbuckle and worked over a patch o stumps but no ish. The lake is very dirty, even 10 miles up stream and every houseboat that can be rented is out there, skiers were out early but only one other bassboat came up the pit near me at 8am, out at 9am, air temp 72.
    City: Redding

    Tips: root beer shasta crawler rom MGM good on a 1/2 or 3/4oz ootball head.

Tuesday, July 30th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 81.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bailey Cove is out o the water, lake at 53.34 t down and dropping 3/4 to a oot perday, air temp 70 and in at Jones Valley, the ramp is down to 2 lanes, the island is up and should be usable or parking in 2 days, the loat is on the beach making loading and unloading a problem. in at 430 am and stated throwing a MGM shasta crawler in root beer or 7 rom 1.6 to 2.4 and no dinks by 6 am with one more on top water all inside jones valley, skiers and jet skiers started at 0600 so I headed or the ramp throwing a rip bait but no ish, carp jumping all over the place and swimming around sucking air on the surace, no dinks today or a change.
    City: Redding

Saturday, July 20th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 81.8-84.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: out with the Cottonwood Bass Team or a night tournament, in at Packers with the lake down past 45 eet, air temp 106 degrees at 5 pm, poor Ryan Pearson was unortunate enough to draw me as his boater, spent the evening dealing with dinks as did most everybody else withe the exception o Je Pyles who won the event and John Coyle who managed a 7.40 largemouth or the big ish prize. There were a number o short limits, me and Ryan included but I did manage to put a 2.41 smallmouth in the boat and got the smallmouth pot, everybody had trouble inding ish and when they did, they were usually small, no breeze to speak o and the lake is a mess. Since then I have been out once or more dinks in the Jones Valley with most coming on rip and topwater baits very early. Drop shotting the MGM #109 3 inch sluggo and smaller baits have been productive including the #127 in a 4 inch. Things are very slow, heavy boat traic and we are nearing 50 t down which will put the ramp at bailey cove out o the water by the 27th.
    City: Redding

Wednesday, July 17th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 77-79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Out rom 6-9 pm on Sac. Still too many boats in the lake. Main lake spots are hard to ish because o wakes. Got my limit again, but no size. Spooks and spinnerbaits giving me much pleasure. Had a great blow-up on a spook ater dark...couldn't see it but sure sounded great. Lost him at the boat. Thats OK, don't like removing double treble hooks in the dark.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Have to keep at it. There is oten a good lag between ish.

Tuesday, July 16th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 81.8

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: In at Packers at 5:30PM. Boat traic not too bad or summer time. Went to Dry Creek to troll or salmon till dark. Ended up with 2 trout and 2 salmon to 2lbs. Just beore dark started topwater plugs around Slaughterhouse, picked up one 1.8 spot right beore dark. Moved to Bass Point and switched to jigs and worms, nothing. Moved to Packers Point and ished back to the marina where the wie picked up 4 small spots to 1.5. Out at 12:00 midnight. The ishing was a little on the slow side but we had a beautiul evening on the lake. Try again closer to the ull moon.
    City: Cottonwood

Sunday, July 14th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 80

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Shasta Cascade Bass Anglers held a club tournament out o Packers Bay this AM. It was a 6hr. tournament, ive ish limit, 13 in. min.length. We had 11 boats with 4 non-boaters.It was a tough bite, with only a couple o limits (about 8.5 lbs. won it) with several ( mysel included) not bringing any ish to the scales. Big ish was about 2.5 lbs. Most ish weighed were about one lb. average.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Many ish are suspended and not very eager to bite. Most were caught on worms or drop shot. Our club is always looking or new members and is a great way to learn rom some really good ishermen with like intrests. E-Mail me i you would like more inormation.

Saturday, July 13th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 80.7-83.5

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: shoulda stayed home but Big Daddy was up to check on his new home, went out to dinner and headed or the lake at 745pm, 106 degrees at the house, 96 at the ramp at bailey cove, water going down near 40t and lots o traic on a choppy and muddy lake, ran up the McCloud looking or some cooler water and end up near Dooles Creek right at 9pm throwing jigs, usual bet is on with the big ish getting a ree breakast, Gary got the irst, the last and all in between(6) and I did nothing but miss 5 or 6 bites with a big one lost near Moore Creek, nothing or me in the boat and Big Daddy was all smiles. He took it easy on me anyhow, a beautiul night with some shooting stars and no moon to speak o ater 930 pm, we ished down stream to Hirz Bay with little or no wind most o the night. Got out at 110 AM and 88 degrees with a bunch o olks in the back o bailey tied up and ishing, man the lake is a mess. Be glad to see Labor Day arrive.
    City: Redding

    Tips: call Big Daddy, don't call me

Sunday, July 7th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 77-79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got out several mornings and evenings over the 4th holiday. Used cranks, spinners and topwaters. Most o my spots were taken by houseboats, even rocky steep banks. Saw many isherman's delights though. Got a ew ish each outing. Many dinks hit and miss. Usually had 1-2 over 2 lbs and got one over three. Mostly pulling ish up rom 15-30 eet o water. inally got a spook working well and enjoying the new bait.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Can't wait or October when we get the lake back.

Friday, July 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: not a lake report, went down to the Red Blu Diversion Dam or some shad ishing with a local legend, Bill Quinn Sr. Bill operates a guide service on the river and Shasta Lake(530)474-3213 and lives up near Shingletown. I have known Bill or a couple o years and we talked about some shad ishing a ew days ago so o we went with my bride included. Got in at the dam at 0515 and ran downstream about 3/4 mile near salt creek and got onto ish right o the bat, Bill caught the irst and my wie,Bronla had one on just as Bill got his in, both at hens o about 4lbs. I got hooked up and brought a small male to the boat ater he surged around and under the boat. We averaged about a ish every 15 minutes and the wie caught a at emale at 9am that went over 5 lbs or the ish o the day, we lost as many as we had on. Gotta love these Sacramento River "tarpon". They are a great ighting ish and are beautiul in their spawning colors. Most olks up this way haved not gotten on the ish lately but Bill sure knew where to ind them. We moved twice and got bit in all three places, boat placement was very critical. We had a ball and I am looking orward to the salmon opener on the 16th, Bill's salmon inding skills are well above the norm. ended up with 20 ish total ater I kept hearing that "they ain't up here yet" rom a number o people. great trip on a beautiul cool morning. The rive is currently at 10,000 cs, put in at 68 degrees, out at 88 and the water is gin clear.
    City: Redding

    Tips: pink shad darts(crappie jigs) with a chartreuse tail did the trick or us

Monday, July 1st, 2002

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    Water Temp: 78.8-79.6

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: You just can't count on these kids anymore and it makes me wonder what the youth o today is going to do whe it's their turn to run this country, I took Ryan ishing this am and he went and caught the irst ish which I think is pretty rude. It is getting so that you just can't take these kids out!@!@ we got in at bailey cove at 4am, ait temp at 75, water going down past 32t and dropping like a rock now, water muddy upstream and stained downstream. ran up the McCloud ishing points with jigs and I get bit on irst cast but it hops o then this nasty kid sticks a dink and puts it in the boat. I am going to have to call Ryan's mother as he needs a beating. we go on down the bank and he does it again three more time beore I get my irst ish to stay on ater the next three hop o on the way to the boat. Ran up past Dekas Rock or some more dinks and then go to worms about 630am, Barry Ng's rainblow #99 proved to be my ace in the hole today, no size but I couldn't get them to go on anything else except an MGM #26 in a 3 inch curly tail, the ones I caught just inhaled the #99. The hotshot kid in the back seat couldn't get bit on a worm so air is air. Had a good time and Ryan is a credit to his mom and dad.
    City: Redding

Wednesday, June 26th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 73-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished oroville sun,mon, caught many quality ish on custom made buzzbaits made by mark at mark's tails,marks dad also made me some hand lathed topwaters that proved themselves on shasta and oroville. big ish on oroville 5.7 bucketmouth,big ish on shasta 6.92 spot which i caught last night on the sac arm. i thought i had the big one on the pit at 4:30am but it turned out to be a big catish it was a nice ish but it tore up my trailer on my crankbait when i pulled it out with pliers. i hope i can get a trophy tonite.
    City: concord

    Tips: nite ishing is the only way at this time o year.

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    Water Temp: 78.6

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: John Coyle's buddy, Harlan whom I ished with the other night made me some o his newangled Shasta crawlers in root beer yesterday. They are a creature looking thing with twin tails that Harlan caught some nice ish on so I thought I would give them a try ater leaving MGM yesterday. Got in at Jones Valley at 2am ater I woke up and couldn't go back top sleep. Ran up near Clickapudi and caught 5 between 3am and 530 am which was a little slow ater the night beore. moved to a gray rock section and tossed the crawler up close to the bank and it dropped about a oot and got slammed. Good ish on and kicked the trolling motor hard let to get o the beach. A ew minutes later up comes a big spot. Get it netted and I got the shakes, weight it at/or near 5 .9 lbs and call my wie and Big Daddy down south and I am pumped. its 23 inches long. Stick it in the livewell and pray some one will come by so I can get a picture, move down the bank and get a 2.6 about 30 t away. continue down the bank and stick a 3.5 o a little red mud bank between two gray rock sections. This all happened in 15 minutes and I am sky high. slip the 2.6 and the 3.5 back into the water and head or jones valley with the hope o inding someone or a picture, out comes a gray looking ranger and I wave the guy down and ask him to take a picture. I haul the big one out and he says "damn" "what did you catch him on" His name is Greg and he snaps a couple o photos and I hand him a ew crawlers and slip the ish back into the water. HOT DAMN what a morning. get out at 715 am air temp up to 77 rom the 70 when I put in and lake is dropping past 27 t, water is murky with a major bug hatch underway.
    City: Redding

    Tips: 4 inch Shasta Crawler by Harlan in root beer, whooee what a bait on a 1/2 ootball head/

Tuesday, June 25th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 79-81.8

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: In at Hirz Bay at 5:30PM. It is HOT!!! Lots o boat traic. Went up the McCloud to within sight o the bridge and started jigs and senkos in the SHADE. Not much happening or us we ended up with 10 total, no size to speak o. Out at 11:00PM. Oh, I almost orgot the blonde in the back caught 6.
    City: Cottonwood

Monday, June 24th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 77.6-80.1

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Gave my buddy Hasrlan a buzz and o we went to Jones Valley, got in at 840 pm and ran out into the lower pit at 88 degrees and the lake is down past 26t, harlan got on them right o the bat on his own rendition o a grub, he had ive in the boat beore I got my irst and one was a good 2.5 or thereabouts. we hit a bunch o dinks ater that witha ew 1.8's to 1.6 thrown in or good measure. Harlan suggested a spot and we hit a bunch more dinks and a ew good ones and we are passing 30 ish by now, we move to one o my avorites and get a ew more and I stick a 2.2 and an hour later a 2.9 which ended up the big ish o the evening but Harlan had one on that was a good one but hopped o. Beautiul night , slight breeze out o the northeast and we actually saw two other boats ishing. got out at 130 am and the bite was still on. 70 degrees on the way home, GOTTA LOVE THIS NIGHT FISHING!!
    City: Redding

    Tips: mu usual twin tails on a 1/2oz ootball head, color didn't seem to matter ater it got good and dark. Harlan was impressed with the jumping around these spots do at night