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Sunday, May 14th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I hit the lake rom 4pm to 7pm in the Jones Valley Inlet. I was ishing the Clickapudi Trailhead area between the campground and the boat ramp. The water was very clear or a Sunday. There was little jet ski action in that part o the inlet. The bass were not in the trees or in the back o the coves as yet. We need about 10-15 straight days o HOT weather to warm up the water suiciently to get the bass up to start spawning. I hit two small bass in 30 eet o water and didn't get a single bite in the trees or brush. I was ishing 4" Oxblood Magic Worms in a Texas Rig, both Salt/Pepper and Yellow/White 1/2 oz SpinnerBait with no chaser, and a 3" injured Minnow ished both slow and medium. Ater 10 or so days o hot weather, most anything you throw in the water will catch ish.
    City: Redding

    Tips: Fish 4"--6" magic worms with texas rigs with 1/64 oz weight ished rom 25 to 40 eet over sandy to slightly rocky areas. I you ish Shasta all year round you might want to take some pictures o the areas you ish in the spring to see what you are ishing in. When the lake drops 40 to 50 eet up to November each year, take some pictures to show yoursel where all o the drop os, tree lines, sandy vs. rocky areas, etc. are so that you know what type o structure you are ishing and what lure will do the best. Also remember to do something or the rest o us, Pick up some o the trash you see on shore. Some people don't care, but we should.

Thursday, May 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: on the water at 12 noon andout at bridge bay at 4pm, went to area o main lake points outside terry cove or 31 in the boat to 2 3/4 lbs on salt&pepper yamamoto jigs on 1/2 oz jig heads, also used green pumpkin jigs, ished in and around brush piles rom 12-30t, larger ish came rom deeper water, water very clear with visibility to 30t with the sun straight up, ish are skittish and require long casts, I ish them rom the bank about 10t oshore and throw to the deep water with a jerk stop jerk stop quick retrieve, spots still spawning, water still rising but slowed down to 1/2 t or less per day, things should just improve when water stabilizes
    City: Redding

Sunday, April 30th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 58-61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: water clear down to 25t, lake at 14t level, went to the O'Brien Inlet area, doe cove, 2 dinks in 2 hours, ound lots o ish but couldn't get them going, let early or breakast ater my backseater bet breakast on next ish, he lost, salmon in ront o the dam are picking up on cut anchovy tails, water still rising and lots o debris loating around, be careul
    City: Redding

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: would like some ino on where to ish on shasta lake rom any local resident who ishes the lake or bass and trout any tips would be great i will be up in shasta irst week o june thanks my email is quentin@ap.net poles up and tight lines every one
    City: rohnert park

    Tips: p.s i got two teens going or the irst time ishing

Thursday, April 27th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: water clear ddown to 25t in area o terry cove, caught 3 dinks, storm coming, ish are suspended at 12-14 t in 25-35t o water and won't hit much o anything thrown in , storm should be over quickly and things should pick up by late riday or early saturday, used 3/8 oz jigheads and salt and pepper twin tail shirted jigs. Large pieces o trees are loating in all arms with the pit being the worst, watch ursel and don't damage your boat/engine
    City: Redding

Sunday, April 23rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: water clear down to 25 t in main body o lake, went to the O'brien inlet and sandy beack area near bridge bay or 15 in the boat to 3lbs on salt and pepper plastic and green pumpkin, beautiul easter day, very little boating traic, not much wind, the smallmouth I caught are getting ready to spawn, the spots are spawning now, didn't see any largemouth, the main body and Sac arm are clean and debris ree, the Pit is a mess, lots o debris loating, The dO'brien inlet area was the warmest at 61 degrees in some areas, lake rising rapidly, at 15.5 t now. great day, out again 2morrow.
    City: Redding

Friday, April 21st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 55-57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: the cold rain o last week has cooled the lake o, releases have slowed, lake coming up 1 1/2 to 2t per day, Wed aternoon at arbuckle lat caught 9, 8 dinks and one 2 1/2 lb spot on brown jigs in 12 t o water, water stained and a bit muddy, went to Clearlake on thursday, water cooled o 7 degrees in last week, all ish suspended in 12-14 t o water, very ew on the ban ks, only managed 3 or 8 lbs and went home, Friday, went up the pit, water is geting cooler with all the inlow, 53-55 up in the top o the pit, caught 9 more, 8 dinks and one nice 3lb smallmouth emale that was losing eggs as I boated her, upper arms are ull o debris, the pit is dangerous right now with a lot o large logs loating around so be careul and keep your speed down in the morning or risk damage to your boat
    City: Redding

Sunday, April 16th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: caught the shit out o the ish on rip baits and jigs
    City: weed ca.

Thursday, April 6th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: in the water at 0615, out a 1230 at jones valley, hit main lake points rom Clickapudi to Arbuckle, early ish caught in 2-3t o water on any brown worm, ater 0730 shited to brown jigs on 3/8oz jig heads to collect a dozen at 1 1/2 lbs in 12-20t o water, lots o carp rolling around and a lot o debris loating due to rising water levels, water coming up a oot a day, i u ish early watch your speed as there are logs loating mid-channel, the debris will only get worse until the lake stops and starts going back down.
    City: Redding

Monday, April 3rd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 56-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: a ella e-mailed me about why I haven't posted a report or the last 3 days so here goes, in the water yesterday at 0650 out at 1230, 11 ish on, 7 in the boat, all released and all were large mouth rom 2 1/2 to 8lbs on brown brush hogs and jigs in 2-8t o water o o rocks with wood around. I this sounds a little "Fishy" its because I went to Clearlake or the irst time and ollowed Cooch's advise, the ishing was great and I wish I could stay or a week. So, Sir, rom down south, here's my report!
    City: Redding

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished both Saturday and Sunday 4/1 and4/2. Caught 6 or 7 keepers each day. The ish were in less than 15 eet o water.Most o the ish came rom where you could see cuts in the bank and a ew o the ish came rom points. I ished in the cove between Squaw and the Pit River Arms. The bait was a our inch power worm with a curly tail on a 1/8 oz. dart jig head.
    City: Weaverville

    Tips: Three o the bass came in a iteen minute period, draggingthe worm behind the boat as the boat was blown down the bankby the wind.

Sunday, April 2nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 57 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The Bass are in 20 to 25 eet o water in the back o the coves during the late aternoon. I caught two 2-1/2 pound largemouths in just 45 minutes rom the bank in the Clikapudi Trailhead area o the Jones Valley inlet. I was ishing around the willow trees in that area. Some o the bites I got were rom Bass suspended at the 20 oot level just next to the trees.As the water warms up in the next ew weeks, the Bass ishing should go rom moderate to extreme. The Bluegill are already spawning in the rear areas o some o the coves that I was ishing Sunday, so the Bass won't be ar away in their spawning.
    City: Redding

    Tips: I was ishing a Texas rigged 4" OxBlood/Blue and a OxBlood/Blue with a light green tail Magic Worm with a 1/64th oz weight very slowly on the bottom. The two ish I did land hit the worm just ater it hit the bottom.Try to hit the lake on the weekdays because the Jet Skiers are really messing up the water on the weekends. I was just ortunate to get the two ish I got in this one protected cove. My other two coves were so murky that you couldn't see your hand just two inches under the water.Good Fishing All!

Friday, March 31st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 54-57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: short trip, in a 1pm out at 4pm, went to the McCloud arm near shallow point, 2 in the boat on jigs in 12 t o water, missed a couple o others, wind howling(again) hard to keep things on the bottom, all arms are getting very clear, warmest area is still the Obrien inlet, prowled the edges or sight o any bedding ish, none ound yet, caught the two just outside o mudlines caused by the wind stirring things up, had one chase a suspending crank but he wouldn't hit it.
    City: Redding

Thursday, March 30th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 68-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: in the water at 530 out at 9 rom Freeway bay and ished the area o the north end o the I-5 bridge, irst two casts ound 2 to 2 1/2 lbs, nothing ater that, should have got on the water at 430am, ish are suspended and the spot spawn is apparently over with, haven't seen a largemouth in two weeks, lots o wind out o the northwest to 20 knots and the lake is starting to all slowly at about 1/2 t perday, used a carolina rigged twin tail jig and a 1/4 ounce weight, tons o ish suspended between 8-20 t but not on the bite, the memorial weekend madness is over but all the traic put things o
    City: Redding

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    Water Temp: 51-58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: man, was the wind blowing today, went to 1/2oz to try and keep things on the bottom, tried blades and cranks with no luck, went to carolina rig and jigs to miss about 5 and boated 2 keepers in the McCloud near Shallow point, lots o traic due to pre-ish or WCB, most o those I watched or spoke to were not doing to well, two other locals stopped to shoot the breeze, only one ish between them, wind at 20+ knots, supposed to be worse tomorrow, went around some quiet spots looking or bedded bass or ish raoming around shallow, none seen
    City: Redding

Tuesday, March 28th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 51-57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out o Jones Valley this am and did a run and gun on the pit arm,caught 5, missed at least 15 others in the brisk winds prior to 1pm, things slowed down at 1pm and I ran back down rom Flat creek to Brushy canyon, 51 degrees at lat creek, upper coves discolored and it is gin clear down around Sugarpine, jones valley area at 57 degrees, abeautiul day on the water, the spots should be geting in the mood soon. Hit mostly main lake points but did spend some time around the middle o Reynolds creek, all small ish, only one keeper size.
    City: Redding

Monday, March 27th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: i have been caughting tons o ish lately. riday i got 20 bass in 4 hours. the rip bite is wonderul on small rocks..i want to complain about the water level. i think the lake should be more ull. it helps the ishing i think. the big bass are hard to ind at the moment but should be up shallow real soon. good luck to all you isherman. adam
    City: redding

    Tips: i would trow crawdad color cranks, or rip baits. speed dosent matter on rip baits...i was getting ish at 300pm so work them all day.

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: did something a little dierent today, went out to the dam and caught some salmon to 2 3/4lbs on cut anchovy tails, 30-60 t deep, 3/8 to 1/2 oz egg sinkers on red #2 gamatsku hooks, the salmon are starting to pile up at the ace o the dam, its un when the bass ishing is slow and a great way to break in a kid. It should really improve by the middle o April. going back on the east side tomorrow or bass.
    City: Redding

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    Water Temp: 51-59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well I ished the WONBASS PRO/AM last weekend at LAKE SHASTA. I had two AM

    Tips: As the day warms up look or ish in the wood.

Saturday, March 25th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 50-56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: the weather has been great the past week unortunately the ishing has been real slow, I ished the Sac arm all week and only managed 2 ish per day per 4-5 hour outing, many others report the same. The WON tournament 1st day results had the leader with a little over 12 lbs or 5 ish anchored with a 7 1/3 lb ish. The average was about 6-7 lbs or ive ish, not to good. the lake level is coming up slowly at 1/2 to a oot per day which will help things in two to three weeks, no rip bite, just mostly jigs and worms worked slowly in 25-35 t o water. The warmest water is in the Sac arm now in the O'brien Inlet, ound some up to 58 degrees at 1-2pm, the spot spawn should kick o around 60 degrees, rain is expected on Monday with good weather to ollow.
    City: Redding