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Saturday, June 9th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 71-74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We launched at Jones Valley at about 7:30am and went up the Pit Arm. Started out with Spinners and caught a dink . Tried drop shotting and caught a ew more dinks. My cousin got a lot o dinks and 2 Bluegill dragging a 6" brown worm. I went to the Senko and could not keep the dinks o. Then at about 1:00pm I caught a nice 4 pound largemouth on the green senko.Out o the water at about 2:30pm.Watch or crazy jet skiers.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Release all Largemouths to be caught again.

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    Water Temp: 71-73

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: lake at 33.28 t and dropping rapidly now, almost a oot per day, in a centimundi at 745pm with the oldest son, Russell who likes to bet breakast on the irst legal bass, he is 8 out o nine so ar, that is he has lost 8 out o nine bets so ar, hammered him most o the day and got him to up the bet to a steak dinner at Jack's downtown and he went or it, light wind out o the south, water lat, ran over to little backbone and get tapped on irst cast, second cast got a dink on and Russ is getting nervous but elt better when the little guy jumped o, then he loses a dink, move down the bank and get another dink on that is a 1/4 inch over the minimum 12 inches and dinner is on RUSSELL, we move down the bank or three hours getting blasted on almost every cast but they are hitting short, he inaly gets a hookup and boats a 2.5 lb plus, then it is dink ater dink, didn't bother to count, we were throwing twin tail skirted jigs, 3/8oz and 5/8 oz. things cooled o nicely rom a high o 94 to 76 when we got out at 1130pm, the bite went lat at 1115 just when the nearly ull moon came up, tons o carp up on top inishing o their spawn, we will probably be down 150-175 t this all with the lack o water and the draw down, Hey Russ, keep practicing and move up here, i won't have to go to the grocery store anymore, we can ish every day! Make mine medium with sauteed mushrooms!!!!!!!!!!
    City: Redding

    Tips: surace stu good early, spooks, aurora black, jigs good all day and worms to 25-35 eet as the sun gets up high, went to salt and pepper the lat ew days, pumpkin pepper and watermelon green a close second, the MGM #72 in a 4 inch is becoming very productive

Friday, June 1st, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I ished at night with Jerry Waltman. All I can say is that Jerry does not stretch the acts. I anything, his description o our is trip understated.During daylight hours I caught many ish on topwater, but only one keeper. I caught better quality ish shaking a worm 25 to 35 eet deep.
    City: Oakland

    Tips: Read Jerry's reports.

Thursday, May 31st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 70-74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: in the water at 5Am with Jim Lowery who hadn't ben out lately and wanted to ind some ish or a teen tournament put on by the cottonwood bass team, they are taking some kids out tomorrow, 84 degrees, lake at 26.7 t, we ran down past the bridge rom Bailey Cove over near the sandy beach area and got on about 30 real quick with Jim baoting the largest just under 3lbs, lots o dinks, Jim was tossing a crank bait early or 4 ish on the irst 5 casts, i threw my jigs and the MGM 109 4inch or 7, Jim hadd the rest, we ran up the McCloud just looking around and got o the water at 1030 as the heat was starting to build. Went Back out the same evening to ind and meet up with Jim Conlow who came up with amily and riends, put in at Centimundi at 730 pm and over to the dry ork inlet and ound Jim, ran over into big backbone at 9pm and stayed in there tossing jigs until 2 am or about 55, jim caught more than I did and averaged a little better weight than I but I got lucky or the big ish with a 3.2 at 130 am. Jim hadn't ished Shasta at night beore but I think he will ish it in the uture! windy and cool evening but the spots were in the mood, Jim must have caught at least 35 ish, a couple were around the 2.0 mark, most were dinks with mine being the dinkiest but a lot o un, about 11pm something rolled a large rock o the bank and we got a good look at a good sized bear, they are moving down early this year, poor eeding conditions and the attraction o ood on houseboats is going to make or an interesting bear season. Jim was stossing a 3/8oz rig, mine was 5/8 oz most o the time, the bite was the best rom 11pm on.
    City: Redding

Monday, May 28th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished pit arm out o jones valley this weekend . caught lots o small schoolies in the coves on 3" pumpkin seed worm. also caught a ew on top with a crickhopper. tried lots o dierent baits , but best bite was on the small worm. biggest ish was only 1.5 , but was a un day on a very beautiul lake. bluegill bite was excellent too.
    City: oakland

    Tips: go deeper or bigger ish , but tons o small ones are irresistible. check the coves and submerged trees or good sight ishing, they're everywhere right now!

Thursday, May 24th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 66-71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I was out yesterday doing the sheri thing and was minding my own business close to the bank when i noticed this massive spot cruising by this particular piece o landscape, sooooooooo I just had to get out there this am, in a Bailey at 555am, air temp 66 water at 67, lake at 24t and dropping about 8-10 inches per day, ran up the McCloud to this place and eased back into a little hole and dropped a little bit o everything on this ish, she/he was still there and must have been asleep, so move out a bit and get into the dinks, dink ater dink ater dink, The MGM 127 and 109 accounted or the irst 15, ater that I went to a big jig trying to scare them away, that didn't work or 12 more dinks, provided lunch or an osprey when a 10 incher swallowed a jig not much shorter than the dink. Two other ellows rolled up on me and were throwing lukes with the same result, lake was lat and today was a beautiul Shasta day, heat started to build so i let , out a 1030, temp up to 89 and climbing ast, the Oregon group will be here Friday along with UC davis, this was the worst bunch last year, hopeully they will mind their manners this year.
    City: Redding

    Tips: 127 4 inch and the MGM 109 in a 3 inch reaper was used as well as a brown on brown jig with 3/8 and 5/8 oz jig head, the heavier jig got hit with great authority but the ish were all small. Oh well what the heck, I went up into Nosoni Creek this am, she's laying under the irst willow sticking up on your let as u go back in the cove, gotta go at least 6.5 maybe 7 lbs, shoulders like a linebacker, I gotta work the next 4 straight anyhow

Wednesday, May 16th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Let Bridge Bay at 5 A.M. 1st stop was Horse Creek tossed topwater or about one hour,1 smallmouth dink and 2 spots to 1.5 lbs.went to white spinnerbait no takers,{I am not much good at throwing blades) switched to 180 yamamoto and 103 mgm worms working points, caught a ew dinks and several 12" spots, moved to rock wall across rom Town Creek on the Squawpicked up 2 spots 12",back across to Town Creek, tried ripping and cranking around a submerged island, no takers.Went back to Terry Cove 2 dinks and a nice 1.8 smallmouth, all ish taken were in water 10' to 20' Lake was almost lat with a little wind rom the south.As always another great day on beautiul Lake Shasta.
    City: Redding

Monday, May 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 62-66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Lake is down to 20.46t, temps are holding but will drop a little with a cool shot we are now getting, more post spawn emales being caught with the majority being small males, just about anything working, cranks early, worms and jigs as the sun comes up, spinner baits still good, had our irst death in three years when one o the oregon state kids hit his head ater alling o a houseboat and drowned in ront o three hundred o his riends, many let the same night, a dierent bunch o kids this year, much better group with little o the problems o last two years, slaughterhouse is a bit messy but is being cleaned up, some good lats are at the right level in the mid and upper squaw or early and late cranking, the tournaments should dod well this weekend coming or those who can ind the bigger emales.
    City: Redding

Sunday, May 13th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Heard and conirmed a juicy rumor today so here goes:FLASH**********LOCAL LEGEND BEATEN BADLY BY FIRST TIME LADY FISHERMAN************ Local legend Ralph White entered a tournament against his old buddy Benny Lentz and Benny's wie, Robin. This was a un event with each participant weighing in their best ish and only one ish. Robin whipped, not only her husband Benny, but kicked Ralph's butt by taking ith place out o 82 entries, Ralph was a distant 7th with a small 2.37 lb spot. So heres to you Robin, I can imagine that Ralph won't have a lot to say or awhile. CONGRATULATIONS ROBIN LENTZ!!!!!!!!!!!!ralph, john coyle made me do it. jerry
    City: Redding

    Tips: Robin caught her big ish on a 127 MGM 4 inch worm.

Saturday, May 12th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at Jones Valley and went up the Pit Arm. Senko's slammed them all day. With three guys in the boat, we caught about 100 ish
    City: Redding

    Tips: Found ish on all structures.Any color.Crankbaits,Spinnerbaits,and even Topwater.Have un,we did!!!!

Friday, May 11th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I brought my boat home yesterday to change the oil and clean it up. When I arrived at the ramp at Bridge Bay at 4:45 A.M. this morning a young man approached me and asked or a ride back to his houseboat, he had went to the hospital with a girl riend who had allen while trying to jump rom the top o one houseboat to another, she remains in the hospital with a serious concussion. I took him back to his houseboat and was surprized to see appox. 60 boats all tied up togather, that must have been some party!Now back to ishing, started at Alder Creek threw topwater or 1/2 hour, no takers, tossed MGM 106 worm and Yamamoto 180 cut tail all dinks, ran over to Dry Creek started luking with cinnamon luke caught a ew that may have come close to 1 lb. could not keep the dinks o, ran back to Bridge Bay stopped at Lick Gulch or my only decent ish o the day a 1.6 lbs. on 180 cut tail worm. I've got a busy weekend ahead so I won't be ishing until Tuesday, hope I don't go into withdrawal.
    City: Redding

    Tips: I you don't want to hear ilthy rapp stay away rom those kids on the houseboats

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: current conditions only, haven't been ishing as I am back to work, lake at 19.8. lost a oot and a hal in the last week as the lows increase, college kids showed up yesterday and seem to be a more sedate group this year, they are on slaughterhouse so avoid that area i ur coming up, many dink males being caught and a ew post spawn emales, good crankin and rip bite early am and luke ishing would be a good bet o o rock walls, mid day will require a little deeper eort, the MGM127 and 109 are still producing as well as jigs and blades, temps are starting to coola bit with mid 80's predicted or the weekend, water is in excellent condition with a coating o pollen in wind protected areas.
    City: Redding

Thursday, May 10th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Let bridge Bay at 5 A.M. headed to Clickapuldl Cove caught 1 spot 1.5lbs on topwater northeast wind about 15 mph so I moved over to Horse Creek, caught 8 ish the best was 2.4 lbs. all on dierent worms, it seems that each bait was good or only 1 ish and nothing was working more than once, I even brought up someones line with a clear 4" grub still on so I threw it and wham! a 1.8 spot. Wind still blowing so I decided to call it quits or today, out at 11 A.M. be back tomorrow
    City: Redding

    Tips: could not get a pattern going on any one thing

Tuesday, May 8th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Large Mouth Bass hitting hard rom the depth o 4 to 25 eet. Average length o 14 inches. Seems like the brown and green Gitzits and minnows are the way to go around suspended willows.
    City: REDDING

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Thanks Jerry or the map ino.
    City: Vacaville

Sunday, May 6th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ryboy, you can pick up a irst edition Shasta Lake map at most marinas around the lake, a newer 1996 edition is usually available at most bait shops, you can come by my oice at the sheris oice at the Bridge Bay gas dock and pick a lake map up there also. the 1987 edition is the most accurate.
    City: Redding

Saturday, May 5th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: You the man Johnny Mac. Question or you, I see you are listing the dierent spots on the lake, such as, Bridge Bay, Sacramento Point, Waters Gulch, Alder Creek, etc...Is there a map that lists these? Or do you ish the lake so much you have just learned the dierent names? Looking or an expedited way or me to study the lake prior to my arrival. I will be purchasing a Topo map as soon as I arrive. I you can assist me in obtaining any ino, I would be eternally grateul. :-) Thanks
    City: Vacaville

Friday, May 4th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: In at 5:30 a.m. at Bridge Bay, air temp 57 Run out to Sacramento point, ished topwater 1st hour no takers, moved to Waters Gulch, tried worms and jigs same results, crossed to Alder Creek, boated 3 spots and 1 smallmouth all about 1.5lbs all on yamamoto 180 cut tail worm, moved aroud to Chester Cove on the Big Backbone, caught 6 or 8 dinks and decided to call it a day at 11:30 a.m. Headed back to Bridge Bay, water to the south was so lat that I cound not pass Lick Gulch without stopping on the third cast with the same worm I've got a 5 lbs. plus spot on who does not want any part o me or my boat, I had already put away my net so I would try to lip him, one look at me and he was out othe water and spit the hook, I think maybe I'll leave my net out till I am at the dock rom now on.AS Jerry has to work so much I will try to post some o my trips to the lake to help out.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Don't put away your net while on the water!

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Want to give props to Jerry o Redding. Thanks or continually posting your success. I really appreciate it, being I will be on the Lake May 12- 19th. Thanks my bass brutha
    City: Vacaville

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out tonight at 1005 pm and had the irst one on at 1013, a small spot in 12 t o water at jones valey, lake at 18.80 and starting to drop, wind out o the N/E at 5, beautiul clear night, third cast produced a 2 lb smallmouth and I'am thinking hot damn!, and that was that as the wind came up at 11 to about 15 mph. our recent winds have cooled thing s o about 4 degrees, stayed with it until 1 am as it got colder quick, in a 63 degrees, out at 50, going back to work sunday so the posts are going to drop o quite a bit, e-mail me or current conditions, both ish caught on the 109 4 inch, one other pulldown on a brown jig.
    City: Redding