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Saturday, March 30th, 2002

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 48-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Trinity tournament local ather son team wins with a three ish weight o 14Lbs 14oz 5-7 Largemouth 5-3 Largemouth and 4-4 smallmouth
      City: Weaverville

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      Water Temp: 46-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today was one o those days you dream about or me and a couple o guys who came down rom Ore. For me,a 7-10 largemouth was the highlight, backed up by a 5-10 largemouth and 3 smallies in the 4 lb. range, 15 ish in all. Shortly beore I nailed the big largemouth I watched Chris Carpenter land a 6-8 smallie, which Robert Radbourne so ably netted. Those two guys were on a sweet spot and it was a joy to watch them load the boat. I have no idea how many ish they caught but just while I was watching I'm sure that it was in the high 20's. We got together or a weigh-in and photo shoot in the middle o the river and it was determined that between the 3 o us our best 5 would go over 31 lbs. Darter heads were the key or me. They will have to tell you what was working or them.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: The smallies were moving up and down. I the bite slows in a particular area, don't give up. They'll be back.

Friday, March 29th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tubed rom 9:30am to noon, nice production nail 5 bass all 2-3lbers, missed just as many, irst time out a bit slow on the hook set, all appeared to be males in the process o staking there territory. Most were caught in 5 - 10t o water on a 7" worm.Spring has sprung!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: 7" worm, purple and pumpkin senko on the bouncing on the bottom

  • Benton County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WENT OUT A 6AM. CAUGHT SEVEN RAINBOWS TROLLING RAPALAS.
      City: FELTON

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      Water Temp: Waders still ne

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went back again...ished the main pond rom 10:30 - 3:00. Caught 12, including a 5+ lber and a couple o 3's. The other tubers are starting to come out o hibernation...
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Avoid the weekends, practice catch and release, and watch out or the yellow jackets.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50.5-54.0

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: last day ishing with my uncle and Walt, my next door neighbor went with us, in at Bailey Cove at 605am, air temp at 54, lake up near 16t, ran up the mccloud near shallow point, not much debris as it was blowing big time at 25 knots, hit a small cove and ished it into the back or 16 to 1.8 , I had 10, Dick had 5 and walt got one, all came on jigs rom 9-25 t, I caught two sight ishing in 9t, they were cruisers and I didn't see any nest activity yet, but the ish are starting to move towards shallow spots and the back o the coves especially with water coming in. The spawn is close. out at 930 am as Walt had a dentist appointment, Steve and Carol will be here tomorrow, Carol Ann get ready or some bass catching! Steve, ur just gonna go ishing!
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 55 to 69 degree

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water temp cool in early morning, but warmed to 69 degrees in back o protected coves in aternoon! Fished the Warm Springs area. Got ish on a variety o baits: Duh jigs, 5" Senko, 4" Senko (both C-Rigged & Weightless), drop-shot & split shot mini lizard. Browns & Watermelon were best colors. Caught about 18 ish, most around 2 lbs. A couple to about 3 lbs. Fish were deeper early, but by mid aternoon they were stacked in the back o shallow coves. We'd hook one, and several would ollow her out. Great day on the water with terriic weather.
      City: Bay Point

      Tips: Fish the brush in the secondary coves. Didn't get any crank, spinner bait or rip ish.

Thursday, March 28th, 2002

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The Bass classics of Santa Clara Valley had there March tournament on the 23 and it was a cold rainy day with a very tough bite had by all 24 anglers. The winning weight was 9.85 lbs caught by Izz Byrd on pink worms and spider grubs on the north end. I had two smallmouths in the spanish flat marina area in the morning on brn worms with cht tails. Then I moved north and cranked a nice smallmouth on a rocky shallow bank back in a cove on a wiggle wart crawdad crankbait. Then we headed up into Putah Creek and back in a cove we found warmer water and a nice 17 1/2 inch smallmouth up shallow and ready to burst with eggs. I was glad our club uses the card system and after measureing this fish we released her back to make her nest. We proceeded to throw shad worms dragged in the creek channel and nailed two more keepers. Then I saw shad jumping and caught a bass on the bank chasing down dinner. The club had a tough time and 9 guys blanked but we had 4 limits and some nice bags of 3 and 4 fish.I ended up in third place with a limit 8.80 lbs.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Spit shotting backs of warmer coves brn worms Cht Tails in morning or dark days, shad colors when the sun comes out. Throw crawdad crankbaits smallmouths love them and this lake should bust loose any day now. There is also alot of locals catching crappie under lights with minnows and mini jigs (red/White)on bobbers.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55.7

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Frank's track and the deal or the day was to ish only water I had never ished beore. I had three up to 3.5 lb. beore the winds started and the stained water became downright muddy. Time to ind a tulie clump and take a nap which is exactly what I did. I ound a sheltered area at 6:10 pm and began 30 minutes o heaven. In that 30 minutes I caught 6 ish up to 4.3lb. and none below 3.0lb. All on a black jig with a purple pork trailer, lipping in 1.5 eet o water. I lost 2 more clones that gave me back my jig at the boat, with no help rom me. I can only think that a pod o ish moved in or one thing, eating and I was in the right place at the right time. Total or the day 11 ish , top ive weighed 17.5 lb.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Keep moving around and some days can be long and hard, hopeully i we put our time in everything comes together- at least some o the time.

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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Paradise Point at 9:30 a.m. Made the short run to Whites and started tossing spinnerbaits and Senkos.Caught a total o 4 keepers (one on blades-three on Senkos)1-2lber 1-2 3/4lber and 2-5lbers. Total weight 14+ lbs.I ound bedding ish, but was unable to get a hookup. Saw a nice sow o 8-9 lbs. They don't seem to be locked on the beds yet. I'll be going out again tomorrow to see i I can change her mind.O the water at 1:30 pm
      City: Manteca

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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water out o B&W at 6 and water was moving good but pretty muddy!? Went to main river and on to Frank's tract w/ no success.Had one COW roll on a crawdad crankbait but no hookup.Caught 1 at 10am on Senko and the 2 more on Senkos around noon in Potato Slough.Wind blew pretty good most o the day.Hopeully the Mokulme will clear soon and the bite will pickup like last week.Fish wer decent-2,3.5.and a 5.5!!NO jig or reaction ish.Tight lines.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Practice,practice,practice!

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      Water Temp: 59-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Mid-Week Tourney out o Lundborg Landind on Wed., 11 boats ished. Winning weight was 19.5 lb with a kicker o 6.5 lb. Finished tied or 5th with 14.10 lbs. Winners got their ish on Senko's and Jigs. We caught our ish lipping big worms and brush hogs. Had a great day, the bite was good we caught 25 ish and just couldn't manage to land the kicker, had her hooked and came o on a nice top water dance combo spit the hook move, it was deinitly a 10. Oh well, we'll get her next time. For anyone that can get time o during the week to ish this little tourney, deinitly worth the 60 bucks. winners took home $240 and 2 & 3 was a tie and earned $120 or their day. Not a bad pay day considering there was only 11 boats. Ed does a great job putting on the tourney and sure beats a day at work.
      City: Antioch

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Parker...check out this website or all your DS questions. Good Luck!http://www.insideline.net/2001/battisti-0102-01.html
      City: Chico

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I keep hearing the term "Drop Shoting", what is this please help. I just got my irst boat and I want to catch some ish. I have been ishing the banks o Folsom or more than ten years.. please respond any tips will help.JIM
      City: Citrus heights

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 54-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 6am to 5pm... boated about 20 ish total most on deep diving crankbaits in shad color ished very slowly.. all ish came in the south ork north shorline beore the 2nd bridge... also got a ew on watermelon lizards in about 20' .. all ish we got were spots all in the slot about 1.5 lbs...
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: Be VERY CAREFUL!!! Lots o loating wood on the lake I boke 2 transducers and bent a prop...

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished out o packers bay 3/27pm & 3/28am on 327 on water at 11.00 ater drive rom medord ished pitt and mccloud arms 11 ish pitt 3 mccloud all caught on plastics mostly on ootball head spider grubs. ew on 4" blue ghost splitshoting or down shoting. isher were all standard shasta spots. 328 on water at 6:00 went up sac arm east shore ound ew ish ish on points and red banks. by 9:OO had on boated 5 ish moved to wests shore and boated 21 more ish beore noon most ish were on spider grubs with ew on blue ghost, and oxblood. still some chunk wood and logs in water so drive with both eyes open
      City: Central Point. Or

      Tips: i you don't see ish on grat don't bother move to another location,

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      Water Temp: 51.5-53.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took Dck up to Antlers this am so he could see the north end o the Sac arm, in at antlers at 640am, air temp a balmy 51 degrees, water up near 16t, was wondering why I couldn't get my report in yesterday or the aternoon when another isherman kindly let me know it was on the Delta page, oh well, We went a little upstream rom antlers and i threw a spinner bait right o and caught a dink on the irst cast, went to jigs a little later and they worked great but not or me, My uncle had 8 in the boat beore I could stick a ish, his best was a nice at 2.2 and I inally managed 5 on an MGM 157 and the jigs we were using. Dick caught 11 and we were out o the water at 945am. ound some debris near lakeshore resort, we ound ish rom the bank out to 32 eet, his best came o a mud point in 18 t.
      City: Redding

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: BIG SPOTS IN CREEKS WITH TREES AND BRUSH, THE MORE WATER FOWING INTO THE LAKE FROM THESE CREEKS THE BIGGER THE FISH AND MORE NUMBERS OF THEM. I COUNTED 4 5LB. SPOTS IN ONE CREEK ON THE SAC ARM. PATTERN SEEMS TO HOLD TRUE ALL OVER LAKE, EXCEPT WAY UP THE PIT. I THINK TOURNEMENT THIS WEEKEND WILL BE WON ON THE SAC ARM SPINNER BAIT AND RIP BITE IS AWESOME THERE, IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF BIG BAGS TO WIN!!!!!!
      City: CHICO

      Tips: FISH INCOMING WATER, THE MORE WATER THE BETTER!!!!!!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went out on Monday, with no luck. I saw a ew trout being caught, that seemed to be along the Dam on Power Bait. About the piranha at Stevens Creek...that was caught like 6 yeras ago in the cove near the boat ramp, on a nightcrawler. To my knowledge that ish was killed, there hasn't been one since. I go out in my tube quite a bit, I'm not worried either. I did see a sturgeon caught about 5 years ago along the dam. It was caught on power bait, the guys were struggling to keep it alive, because I guess it was 3-4 inches short o the legal limit, they were waiting or a ranger to come. I'll be going out on Saturday morning, tight lines.
      City: Sunnyvale

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I wish there were sturgeon in that reservoir. I would be in there!!! There is piranha though, to all the belly boaters that go out there be careul. Someone on the ourth o july a couple years back caught a 3lb piranha. Now I know what they are talking about when they say I got a bite at steven's creek!!!!
      City: San Jose