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Saturday, December 8th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Jerry, here's another report or you!!Launched at BB, at 8:00 and the wind was pretty good down the Sac, so I decided to see i I could get any takers on cranks and Blades- a ew ish in the irst hour, 1.5's with a subtle bite. Thats all I needed to eel, get the jig out- they dont want the horizontal stu today.I learned a good lesson today, when you are ishing new water, it really helps your conclusion as whether a spot is good or not, i, you already have a pattern established, which I did. So, I really took my time and just ished 3 areas- 3 hours a peice, and it turned out to be a good day. I boated around 30 ish, with 3-4 over 2 pounds, and no dinks.. all on brown and green jigs. The hits were, the rubber band pressure bite, the whack-whack-whackkkkkkk bite, and the kerthunk bite with no dierence as to size. Danny Miller and talked about all the smallmouths we had been catching, I had a 2.5 today- what a beauty. Being relatively new to Redding I cannot say there are an increased number o smallmouths, but whatever Im doing its working, I'd say every third ish is a smallie, and these are good 14+" ish. Two unny things happpened today: 1) I get my jig hung up and and as Im trying to ree it, a bass starts nailing it, I could eel him, and he was %^&%&**^ o-- he/she wanted that jig, and right now. Eventually I got it out and let it sit, and sit, and then whack--- 1.75!! The second occured while I saw some ish eeding in the deep water, sometimes these are not trout and I decided to ind out, so I have my jig in the water and I put that down with the pole up against the cleet, and I pick up my spoon and chuck it out into the boil. The whole time I know Im gonna get smacked on that jig, so Im watching it as Im reeling in the spoon, bad news- my jig rod gets hammered and I stick a trout!!, I didnt even have to think about this, I put the trout rod down and stepped on it, picked up the jig rod and reeled in the bass- about 2 lbs:). Oh, the trout was about 15" amd wimpy!!!Go Raiders!!
    City: Redding

Thursday, December 6th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 54.7

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On water at 8:30, went to bass cove, caught a couple small spots on brown jigs. Over to waters gulch, still more small spots on brown jigs. Up to Squaw creek arm one smallie and more spots, Fish were scattered on points and in coves with running water, 2" to 25" Biggest ish 2#
    City: Redding

Wednesday, December 5th, 2001

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    Water Temp: don't know

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: got home yesterday aternoon with sun shining on my ace. got a number o messages concerning my succeslul return to the living ater suering a series o heart attacks. I kept up on the reports while in bed via a nice nurse but she didin't know how to use the ncb site. keeps them coming guys, I will be back out there soon. jerry
    City: Redding

Tuesday, December 4th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: To begin with, Jerry, I hope you are doing well!!I havent been out or awhile, so I had the itch to catch some spots with the break in all o the storms. Hit the water @8:30 out o BB, it was 35 degrees. I went up the sac. and with the absence o any wind, I dragged lizards and tossed some jigs.Good choice- no big ish but a total o close to 40 ish. They wanted the bait moving,some jig hits were in 1-5 eet o water, as the day progressed they went deeper. My deepest ish was around 35 t.Through the all the 17-25 t mark seemed to really concentrate the ish, today I did graph alot o ish in ront o running water at that level, but I wasnt ishing or those guys:) However, I did try to spinnerbait and crank some o this water, but, no takers.Kinda nice to be the only trailer at BB. Got o the water and the temp was only 46- oh well, had a pot o spaghetti and meatballs waiting with a ire going- and the sharks are on tonight..
    City: Redding

    Tips: Brown/ green jigs and watermelon red 6" lizards- dont look at the graph, ish points. Today red clay had no luck, but the tan colored was the ticket.

Thursday, November 29th, 2001

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Anyone who uses this site knows o Jerry Waltman. Well, Jerry is back in the hospital with heart problems. I have been in e-mail contact with his daughter and wie since last Mon. He apparently had an artery cleaned out earlier in the week. He is now waiting to get over pnemonia in order to be lown to Sac. or another proceedure. Our prayers and best wishes are with him. Get well soon tournament partner.
    City: Cottonwood

Sunday, November 25th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went with my buddy Richard again. Got out about sunrise. Cloudy and cold. Went to Dry Creek and Backbone. Did well with spinnerbait, deep wee-r, and shad rap (Rich won't use anything else). 12 in the boat, 9 keepers, nothing over 2 lbs. Good time. Back home by 11.
    City: Redding

Friday, November 23rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Me and my buddy Rich went out Friday AM. Went over to Dry Creek. Saw a beautiul sunrise, and got a double right away. Caught ish til about 11, then went trolling home. A ew trout on the troll. Using spinnerbaits, shad raps and wee-Rs. Got aobut 15 in the boat, lost a ew. A ew to 2+ lbs, lost my avorite spinnerbait. Saw the "killer pack" o otters, several bald eagles, the obligatory deer, osprey. Had a truely great day.
    City: Redding

Thursday, November 22nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went the other way this am, big Daddy neded to gedt the ull impact o the low water levels, in at jones valley around 8am, lake still 100t down, temp 44, clear and windy, ran over into squaw creek or awhile with the oldest boy along, Gary got one on a worm but my usually good locastion wasn't holding much, let or the lower pit, gary tags one more small ish on a drop shot and I miss two with jigs, picked up and ran up the Mccloud and ooled around a couple o spots with nothing happening until around1130 when I stuck a good one and had it get o back downstream near the pit, got a good 2.8 and a 2.0 on a new jig color then stuck a very lively 1.8, gary begged me or a sample and promptly we had a double on with the oldest boy, Russell inally getting one himsel and yes, he made another bet and lost again, breakast tomorrow and that is 12 out o 13 bets won, when is this kid gonna learn? wind came up bigtime around 130 pm so we headed back or turkey day with Big Daddy eeling better than when he got here, got him 20 yesterday and 3 more today ater he had a bad week down south. bright shiny day today, no rain and the ishing was much better yesterday with all the rain and heavy overcast.
    City: Redding

Wednesday, November 21st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Back in Business! went out this am with Big Daddy, in a bridge bay at 1030 am, rain coming down at a pretty good clip, wind about 10 out o the south, air temp 49, ran over into the main body on a ew o my good spots and put Gary on a bunch right o the bat, stayed in the area till 130pm when I inally managed a small ish just ater Gary caught a 2.4 on a lash minnow, at 144pm I put 6 in the boat in 5 minutes on a jig, we poked around till 2pm and picked up a ew more on worms, i got some on the mgm156(brown bomber) and big daddy pulled at least 5 out with the rainbow #99(ormerly known as the big daddy special)our total was 26 in three and hal hours and it sure was great getting back out on the water ater my last week. The wind came up big time on the way back in with some 3-4 ooters blowing up the sac arm. Back out tomorrow, weather permitting.
    City: Redding

Sunday, November 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: it was thursday evening about 630 pm when i elt like I had a big one on. The wie was there to help me play this one. She got me to Mercy Hospital just as someone parked an old Packard on my chest. having seen olks go through this in the past did not prepare me one bit or what was to come. The prompt intervention by the ER sta at Mercy In Redding saved my lie. I now know why people use opiates, I got a double blast o morphine and it was great. It still hurt, but I didn't care anymore. Soooooooooooooo, I am home this evening and just inished about my thirtieth e-mail rom you nutcases regarding my present situation. I hve passed with lying colors, I don't smoke anymore and I want to thank all o you who sent me cards and supportive e-mails. Thanks guys, jerry
    City: Redding

    Tips: keep ur weight down, don't smoke, a little merlot in the evening is good.

Saturday, November 17th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Going ishing tomorrow. Just to wish Jerry a quick recovery and hope to see your ishing reports soon!!
    City: Redding

Friday, November 16th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I have been to busy to go ishing lately, I bought a new boat which will be delivered at 9:00 A.M. tomorrow I am really excited to say the least.I am sure all o you who read these ishing reports enjoy the posts by my good riend Jerry Waltman, Jerry didn't go ishing today, the last time I saw him was this morning, he was sleeping in a bed at Mercy hospital having a good recovery rom the stent that they put having suered a heart attact thursday night. I know that i all o you who have enjoyed his writings in the past will join me in praying or him he will be ishing and writing again real soon.
    City: Redding

Friday, November 9th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out with my neighbor, Walt, this am, in the water at 620am at centimundi and they need to scrape this ramp again, one bumpy lane only, air temp 48, light wind out o the north, ran over into the sac arm and started thorwing some top water with two 1.6's in the irst three casts and we are thinking HooHa and that was that or the top water bite, I did have three more blowups and one was good as he jumped right over it, started thorwing some worms about 7am and gave walt a handul o the new 001's, 20 minutes later he is wanting some more ater 4 ish, I got 4 mysel on the same worm and some more on a 6 inch 109, we have 10 in the boat by 830 with 4 tht jumped o, all were 14 inches and about 1.4 lbs, nice and at but not very big, we kept at it or 2 more and one was a small mouth, lost about 5 more and pulled out at 1045. the 001 was really picking them up olowed by a ew on the 109 and one on a 145 but I didn't ish it much. Had a couple o bites on my jigs but no takers. got warm again but the overcast is showing up and rain is in the orecast or the next 10 days o and on.
    City: Redding

    Tips: the brown bomber mgm #001 is new and working great.

Thursday, November 8th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hey was it just me or the weather. No topwater and superslow with all others. Used dropshot, darter heads and jigs. Had a ew hits, but not like over the past week or so. Guess the cold ront, low back to high pressure, reallyslowed down the bite. Had a nice day anyway, and saw a lot o the Pro/Am boyspreishing on thursday.. Try again another morning.
    City: susanville

Wednesday, November 7th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: In at Sugarloa at 7:00am, a little cool. I think I igured out how to out ish the little woman,besides tying her hands. Take her out when it is windy and cool. Today was my day, 8 to 3. All mine coming on darterhead with a MGM 109, o steep banks. Most were 12" clones, one went 2.0, nothing on topwater. I probably lost as many as I got in the boat. Out at 1:00PM.
    City: Cottonwood

    Tips: Very SLOW presentation. barely eel the bite, the line just gets heavy.

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    Water Temp: 60-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: inally got to meet Terry Antrim rom red blu, we have corresponded back and orth or about 2 weeks, i extended the invite and he accepted, in the water at Bridge Bay at 620 am with a bunch o Won Bass people getting ready or the pro/am this weekend, wind steady out o the n/e at 15 mph, 46 degrees and a bit nippy, ran over into the sac arm to a point and Terry gets one on second cast with his top water and then another, i miss one and can't get anything going until his third blowup and I inally get one on but it jumped o a the boat, I picked up my jig rod and get bit on irst cast with a at 2.2 and again on my third with a nicer 2.5, Terry inquires as to what I am throwing and I tied some stu on or him and away we went, had a even 10 in the next hal hour averaging 1.8 with 3 more at 2.2 and a little bit. i tied on some worms, the 109 4inch caught 4 , the 145 4 inch caught 3 and the new 001 accounted or two more with one that jumped o, Terry got a ew more drop shotting and one small smallmouth on a 109 3 inch sluggo, we ended up with 16 by 1030 am and pulled out about 11am, my best ive just on the other side o 10lbs
    City: Redding

    Tips: caught them on the mgm #109,001,145, in the 4 inch and the idget and 3 inch sluggo, a ew on my usual jigs and one on Mr. Coyle's secret top water bait.

Monday, November 5th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got started late, in at Bridge Bay at 9:30 am. Surace ish still working around Beaver Island but only one blowup. The wie caught 2 spots and 1 smallie carolina rigging MGM #145-4", as usual I couldn't get bit. Went to upper McCloud and caught a ew more on jigs and worms. I think we were the only ones on the lake, it was beautiul, and the ishing wasn't too bad. Ended up with 18 total, largest ish came on a spook at 4:00pm, 2.5 spot.
    City: Cottonwood

    Tips: SLOW-25 to 35 eet

Saturday, November 3rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: First o all Jerry didn't have to talk me into ishing the WON Bass Team Tournament, I was more than eager to give it a try. This was my irst tournament o any kind. I have been ishing Shasta since May. We are recently retired and I ish with my wie most o the time (She's the one Jerry gives me a bad time about because she usually outishes me.)Well i she beats me and I beat Jerry, where does that put him? HA HA. Thanks or everything Jerry, I really enjoyed today. I had a good time watching you raise the lead content o the lake. You can be my net boy anytime. Ater the preish Fri. I thought we should do air to good today. Like they say,"you should have been here yesterday and tomorrow"
    City: Cottonwood

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    Water Temp: 60-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I imagine that some o you have had this happen and it sure tastes bad, now or the rest o the story,I talked my buddy Bryce Fuller into jumping into the Won Bass Team tournament on Shasta, that was last tuesday, we couldn't get on the lake till riday and we went out yesterday to pre-ish, We knocked them dead yesterday with about 10 lbs by 10am so went home thinking things were gonna be hot today, got going this am out o bridge bay and ran to our spots in the lower pit and started throwing, Bryece gets one right o and I am throrwing top water just knowing the ish are going to be there, THEY WEREN'T. I couldn't buy a bite, we moved around a little and Bryce gets another one and some more dinks, We run up stream above Browns Canyon and I inally get a legal ish and about 4 dinks, ater that it was dink ater dink ater dink,We took o or the upper McCloud and get some more short ish, went to the weigh in and saw some very nice ish, a 4.9 spot was the big ish when we let. Bryce is now looking or a new partner even though i promised to be his"net boy" in the uture, I didn't miss a single one o his ish with the landing net. At least the weather was beautiul!
    City: Redding

    Tips: my MGM 109 was again consistent, now i I can just throw it in the right spot, tried out a new MGM worm #001 and called the brown bomber, used the 4 inch variety yesterday and had 4 in a row on to 2 lbs on our casts, caught 3 more today and one was my only contribution to Bryce's eort. Gonna have to get some more o those, its a great color.

Wednesday, October 31st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Yeeha- Launched at Jones Valley 6:30am. Worked on the Pit or about a hour with nothing much going on. About 8:00 threw out a spook and got hit hard. 1.7 spot. My buddy threw out away rom the bank and was hit also. We continued ishing this same area or 2 hrs with spooks and caught 12 or 15 Shasta clones. No dinks, but nothing over 2 lbs. We moved o or 3hrs, drop shot and texas ishing with a couple 13" ers and some dinks. About 1:00 went back to the irst site and started thorwing the spooks again. Caugt another 12 to 15. what a blast! They were right out in the middle in 70+ t.
    City: Red Blu

    Tips: Look or the bait ish and don't discount throwing top water baits at anytime or anywhere.