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Friday, August 31st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 76-78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: nyon or two more hits and that was that . got out a 0930, temp up to 76.
    City: Redding

Wednesday, August 29th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 77-80

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: or those not in the 530 area code, MGM lures has a new 800 number 1-800-376-9555, or in the 530 area its 246-3663, in the water at 530pm at packers, air temp 99, met up with Bryce and Susan Fuller newly retired to Cottonwood rom Salinas, we ran up the McCloud to just south o Hirz Bay witha 20 knot southwind behind us, stopped on the west bank and I immeddiately got bit repeatedly on an MGM #109 twin tail skirted grub on a 3/4oz ootball head, all must have been smal until about 630 pm when I got two in the boat at 2.0 and a 1.8. most were jumping o at the boat or near the boat, lots o dinks, Susan and Bryce were having the same luck with Susan in the lead or a bit, she says that Bryce has a tendency to stretch things a bit and she insists that they must be in the BOAT to count. My boat owner(the wie) had the same opinion when my ish were jumping o. Most o the better ish came between 630pm and 730 pm. We ran back downstream near shallow point where the same thing happended, lots o hits and ish jumping o and small or the most part. My best size came where some clearer water was mixing with the narrow mudlines on windblown banks with rock on it, the steeper the slope the better. The wie and I took o at 930pm the Fuller's decided to hang around a bit longer. Mr. Coyle poured me 8 o the 109"s they are all gone and chewed up. Most ish came out o 20 t or less, the better sized ones were close up to the bank right at sunset. I think the morning bite is getting better but the evening bite seems to last a little longer.
    City: Redding

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    Water Temp: 79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took the labrador with me ishing today, she loves it. She is especially ond o throwing ish back- she gets to jump in and go swimming:) A lot o dinks between 40-15 t. during the day (1-4pm)so I decided to go deep and around 5:30 it turned out great. I had 7 ish over 2lbs all on the same point, must have hit em just right. When I brought my jig up and didnt have a ish on, the dog was looking at with a "wheres the ish" expression. These ish all had great bellies on em, and the ight was better than the typical spot.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Still waiting or the topwater, still too hot, will get out in the am next week or that.

Sunday, August 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My wie and I took the boat out or the irst trip and spent the night on it. Spent more time learning about the boat than ishing that evening. Wind blew all night and was pretty cold. Up at 0500 and pulled anchors and ound a likely place by 0530. Water pretty muddied up rom all the boat traic rom the day beore. Threw a jitterbug I'd had on rom the night beore and stuck 3 with the biggest about 2.5#. Had several blowups that the ished missed the bait and had one come un-buttoned. That bite died about 0730 and I drop shotted 2 more getting one at a solid 2#. The other 3 ish were typical 14" Shasta clones. 5 bass or about 8.5# beore 8 am.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Sleeping on the ront deck is like sleeping on the sidewalk! Bring a good oam pad and remember, even i it's a 100 degrees at 4 pm, it's gonna be cold at 5 am.

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    Water Temp: 75-78

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: In the water at Packers at 540 am, air temp 63, lake muddy, ran up the Mccloud near the birdhouse point or a couple o dinks as the wind came up to approx 15 mph which using top water a bit tough, ran up urther to Shallow point to get out o the wind and no top water bite to be had or me, started thowing jigs and getting hit short or a bit then put 6 more in the boat with two at 1.8 and 2.4, moved over to a little lat point that is very shallow and got bit big time in 15 t on a MGM #109 twin tail grub, the ish ripped o some line towards the rear o a houseboat and I got him in at a solid 4.5lbs, nice at spot. Moved upstream again about a 1/2 mile and poked around in the back o some coves, nothing happening, wind picked up a bit and tried some more main lake points until the jet skis started up at 745 am. All my ish this am came between 705 and 725 am. Traic got heavy in a hurry so I ran back to packers bay, out at 830 am, air temp up to 76 and climbing ast, temp will hit 105 today and maybe thru tuesday.
    City: Redding

Friday, August 24th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Let Bridge Bay @ 5:45 A.M. run over to the Big Backbone, wind calm, water lat. The lake is still dropping ast and we can't expect any serious rain or two more months,the lake you see today is not like the one you see next week, it is hard to establish any pattern that is consistant.My irst ish today was a 3.5 spot on topwater boated a total o 10,two on a jig and the rest on topwater, lost another 3+ spot at the boat line broke and he got away with my lure which was ony three casts old, Bite stopped about 8:30 A.M. so it was back to work at MGM Lures.
    City: Redding

Thursday, August 23rd, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fish were biting good on the McCloud arm. A mile past the Lake View resort. Used Slider green grass snake rubber 4 inch worm. All were caught out on points, not in the coves. Fish ranged rom 10 inches to 15.
    City: Redding

Sunday, August 19th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: got in at Packers at 645pm,heard the ABA was won with 17 plus lbs, lake down past 86.75 t and muddy, air temp going in was 97 coming out at 72, ran over to waters gulch or 7 between 730 and 930pm, they were all smallmouth to 2.2 lbs, irst time that has happended since the early 80's or me, used to be just smallies and largemouth, early ish out o 25 to 30 t, as the sun went down they were hitting me right at the water line and I missed a bunch, got out at 1045pm and ound a lotation device laying on the loat at Packers, probably let by a isherman, u e-mail me with the description o the let behind item and I will get it back to you, threw jigs most o the time, did get the bigger one on a blade right at the bank at 915 pm.
    City: Redding

Monday, August 13th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Out this morning at 5:30 am ran over to the Big Backbone, water is still droping like a rock. It has been serveral weeks since I ished there. Took the irst on a jitterbug a 3.25 lbs and landed two more 1.5 and a 2.2 switched to a brown jig and managed to catch about 10 more all appox. 1.75 lbs out o tne water @ 8:30 am and backed to work at MGM LURES. I may try the pitt tomorrow. This past week's ishing at Shasta has been awesome
    City: Redding

Saturday, August 11th, 2001

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    Water Temp: UNKOWN

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WENT FISHING ABOUT 9:30 P.M. TO 4:OOAM HAD LOTS OF HITS ON A RUBBER WORMS CALLED PURPLE GOHST AND BLUE GOHST. FINALLY HOOKED A FEW 2.0 TO 3.0 LBS. TRIED FOR SOME CATS BUT NO LUCK. WATER IS VERY LOW SO BE REAL CAREFUL. JERRY I REALLY LIKE READING YOUR FISHING REPORTS. MAYBE SOME DAY WE CAN GET TOGETHER AND CHAT. MY FATHER IN LAW LIVES IN REDDING MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM.
    City: KLAMATH FALLS OR.

Friday, August 10th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I was lucky today to have John Coyle o MGM LURES as my ishing partner it's always a pleasure to ish with John. Let Bridge Bay at 5:30 this morning and headed up the McCloud arm o the lake, Started throwing topwater (Jitterbugs)and stayed with them until 9:30 am when we decided to call it quits. The topwater bite was amazing one hook-up ater another in all we landed about 60 bass mostly spots with a ew smallmouths, most in the 1.5 to 2.0lbs. with several ish over 3.0 lbs. All ish were tight against the bank. A truly wonderul morning on beautiul Lake Shasta
    City: Redding

    Tips: casting is critical, you must throw tight to the bank

Thursday, August 9th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: murky water this am, in at Jones Valley at 510am, air temp 68, ran over near pit point and tossed a spook and some others , no takers. picked up the jigging rod and got 5 on seven casts until 605 am and that was that. tried some other stu in the shade and one pulldown on a worm, ran up to Dark canyon and nothing, got o the lake at 930am temp up to 87, jones valley only had ive rigs on the beach and nothing in the upper lot, lots o houseboats ands some early skiers, didn't see anyone ishing, guess I'll stick to the night ishing as it is much more productive.
    City: Redding

Sunday, August 5th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 80-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: weent to Jones valley at 610pm, got in line and the guy ahead o me backs down and THEN spends 15 minutes pputting his stu in the boat. He inally gets it in and it won't start and now he sitting sideways across the ramp, I put in and he continues to just sit there and the guy behind me inally loses it and walks down. I though oh oh here it comes but he walks up and calmly unties the guys line rom the loat and pushes the boat away. Boy i wish I would have done that! I get going over to brushy canyon to meet Chad orm Morgan Hill and we hook up and take o with his riend Steve. Right away Steve starts lying ater he boats the irst bass over in Blue Canyon. We move around all evening and pick up a number o ish, about 28 with Chad getting the largest a just under 3 lb spot near Jones Valley Point around 1130pm. Both these guys are accomplished sticks and Cchad and I end up riding Steve pretty hard throughout the evening, air temp going in was 96, coming out at 67 and the lake is down past 76 t and murky, lots o traic early on but things slowed down by sunset, we were all tossing 3/8-3/4 oz jigs mostly dark colored. Tonight the bite slowed when the ul moon got up but picked up again around 1130 pm and was steady till about 2am when I took them home. Had a great time and these two will always be welcome in my boat.
    City: Redding

Wednesday, August 1st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79-81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: as o 830am today the McCloud arm above Dekas Rock is also included in the "no ski" closure People on houseboats who don't ski are going to be happy but the majority o lake users this time o the year ar going to be upset along with the marina operators.
    City: Redding

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    Water Temp: 79-81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: just heard today that the orest service is shutting down a number o asreas on the lake to skiing and tubing, all areas north o the gooseneck on the Sac arm are going to close to skiers today, the Squaw creek arm north o monday lat will also be closed also, this might sound likea good idea to us isherman but it is going to push the law abiding skiers into other areas ished and create some problems, the olks who don't care will be running into these areas closed anyway so the alling levels will create some dangerous traic problems until ater labor day. This dows not bode well or the isherman looking or some quiet water, the night ishing can be a bit dangerous or those not amiliar with the lake at low levels so go slow in the dark or risk damage rom the many trees and rocks coming up that haven't been a problem or about 9 years. This will deinitely have an adverse impact on the ishing until the summer ends. I will keep ino posted as sit develops.
    City: Redding

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    Water Temp: 78-81

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out with Uee Gustason rom Oakland to try and ind some bass, the ull mon is coming on and the ishing is getting tough, lake down past 73 t, went in at Jones Valley, the loat is o the track AGAIN, the houseboat renters keep hitting it when they tie up to pick up their stu, ran up to blue canyon or only one or two hits, about 815pm went over by pit point and the bite improved at 840pm, lots o hookups with most jummping o, lots o dinks, we must have had 15-20 jump o at the boat and in the boat, Uee did manage one decent smallmouth, I did not have a legal bass in the boat all night, only had two that might have been legal but they jumped o too, met a couple o other guys having the same problem and the bite shut down at 930 pm as soon as the moon got up a bit. I haven't heard o anyone getting on a morning bite, temp going in was 97, coming out it was 67, very pleasant evening with a light and variable wind out o the north that shited to the south later on.
    City: Redding

Tuesday, July 31st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 78-82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: we are getting close to being 75 t down so here is some ramp ino: Bailey Cove is out o the water, Antlers public ramp is going to be high and dry in a couple o days, The north ramp at Hirz Bay is out, the south ramp is good to about 115 t. Sugarloa is usable now but no loat in place yet, it will be good down to 160t, Packers Bay is ddown to two lanes and good to 115t, Centimundi will be down to three lanes in a ew days but is good down to 210t, jones valley is down to two lanes and will be good to 210t, it does however get down to a little less than a lane at 140t and most will launch in the dirt at Jones valley, the ishing is slow, a tournament last sunday was won with 15.8 lbs with a 5 plus kicker early and late is ok but you will still have to dodge the skiers and jet skis, the upper pit is getting a bit tricky or those who are used to seeing a lot o water, we are at late november levels
    City: Redding

Saturday, July 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 82

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: back out with John this evening at Packers Bay at 630 pm, lake at 69.20t air temp 101 and very busy, ran up the McCloud near Ycotti creek and grabbed a couple quick o a rolled point in 25 t, moved over to the east bank as the sun got o the water and worked an emerging island or a hal dozen and one smallmouth to 1.6, ran dwon near the shasta cavernsdock and picked up a near 2.0 at ater dark in 28 t, continued down the east shore hitting points on the steepeer stu or a totalo 13 with one coming on a blade that John was throwing, water very murky with huge mudlines as aras 200 yards o shore, took ish in 6 to 30 t with most coming out o the 12-15 t area, throwing the bigger jigs again and most hit with authority, didn't miss as many tonight but didn't get bit as oten as last night, out at 1130 pm on a beatiul moonliteevening, air temp down to 73 when we got out.
    City: Redding

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    Water Temp: 81-85

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Did the annual weeklong houseboat trip to Shasta last week. First time we spent the entire week on the Sacramento arm. Started the week o back in O'Brien, moved around some ater three days there. Had a hard time getting the irst ew ish and iguring out a pattern. Most o the ish started out well o the sides o points in about 12-15' o water, but as the water warmed, they moved up closer to the tops. Fish aren't too thrilled about chasing crankbaits, but picked up a ew with Fat Free Shads, Rebel Deep-wee craws and Yo-zuri rattlin vibes. Fish seem more interested in smacking the cranks than eating them- oul hooked quite a ew ish. Plastics seemed to do a better job... M-90's & Morning dawn worked best, but almost anything with some red in it will work too. Best bite seemed to come between 9:00-10:00 PM, never did that well in the mornings (but didn't get on the water that early most days). Biggest ish all week were 2 to 2.5# spots with tons o smaller ish. Most productive places were the points southwest o Marshmallow. Seems like ish are relating to the shorter points, didn't pick up as many ish on long, slow tapering points.
    City: Fernley, NV

    Tips: There must be an unwritten law or the "pleasure boaters" to get as close to ishermen as they can without actually getting in your boat with you. Had one stupid @**#!^$ pass between me and the shore while I was sitting in 30' o water working a point. A well placed cast with a big-ass Rogue got his attention. You're better o catching the evening bite ater the other boats get o the water.

Friday, July 27th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: met up with and old riend I haven't seen in years, John Wiley rom Sacramenttook o or jones vally and in the water at 630 pm or so, lake down to 68 t, water at 79 air temp 96 and tons o traicthe jones valley loat is again o the track, the two lanes ar down to about 3/4 o one lane. ran up to blue canyon or one and a ew hits, took o or the squaw pointand put point area at 845pm and got bit repeatedly or 45 minutes with 12 total including one decent smallmouth but all were small, missed 4 times as many as we got into the boat.moved back inside o jones valley as the moon went down and got what seemed to be the beginning o a blade bite but only 4 on and one in the boat, John did have a decent ish next to the boat but it promptly jumped o. not a killer night but cetainly better than some I have had, John has signed up or another go-around tomorrow evening, might do the McCloud, tons o skiers and jet skiers out water is cloudywith about 4t o clarity and murky. tossed jigs most o the time.
    City: Redding