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Tuesday, March 26th, 2002

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      Water Temp: 55F

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tubed or a couple hours in the morning - no bites, no ish. I was ishing worms on a carolina rig. Water is 50 eet down.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: I imagine that with the better weather coming, things will improve.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had the day o, so took my 3 1/2 year old daughter to Hogan to ish o the bank. Hit the Bear? creek area irst. water a little low & stained like rust color there .Tried about an hour, no hits not even crappies in the brush.Decided to go to the north side o lake. Hit the mouth o a cove there, water looked much better, airly clear with some weed growth starting up. Started chucking traps, nothing. Switched to 5" watermelon Senko, nailed 3 nice spots in the deeper water that I could reach. Only ished or about 45 min. beore my daughter scratched her hand & the 'I wanna go homes " started. Well at least she reeled one in.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Its starting to happen, gonna hit it again tomorrow, this time solo so I can get serious. Plastics on the drop.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Larry, Jerry will probably answer you also. Check out theMGM banner on top o ncb site. Call John or go by his shopand purchase them directly. He has a display up ront and will show you his shop operation.
      City: susanville

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      Water Temp: 49.2-51.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: water cooled o over night as it got down to 32 degrees last night, put in at Hirz Bay at 0630 to avoid the cold trip rom Bailey Cove, ran up near ellery creek and got bit quickly or 3 by mysel, the wie and my uncle. At 0730 the wind came up out o the north at about 25 knots and made things miserable, we let at 930 am with a total o 9 to 1.6, your truly got 5 and threats om the wie. Back out at 230 pm in at Bailey cove, air temp 72 and ran north again to same area, water up to 54 but the ish I have been catching were gone, ound them out in deeper water near 40 t or 6 , 3 or me and three or the man rom Indiana, water lat and I must have missed 4 others, did ind sosme cruising some red mud banks and visible in 12 eet but couldn't get them to go.
      City: Redding

Monday, March 25th, 2002

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

      Report: Fish the 21st Annual Fairfield/Suisun Bass Reapers Open. On Beryessa April 13, 2002 Entry fee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. Entries must be recieved by April 8th (no entries the day of) so hurry. We offer 80% pay back, yes 80% pay back, to 20% of field. Great raffel and fun. For more info go to our main web page http://www.geocities.com/bassreapers, Once on the site click on "The Bass Reapers 21st Annual Open Team Tournament". This will take you to a print entry form for the open tournament and has telephone contacts etc.
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: buy l0ots of raffel tickets. The proceeds go to project to enhance bass fishing on Berryessa (Bass and structure plants.

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      Water Temp: 51-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: MY NEPHEW AND I, FISHED WITH GUIDE; RICH THEIL, AND HAD A GOOD FISHING DAY,DESPITE,COLD WATER TEMP. BLUEBIRD SKY AFTER A SERIES OF COLD/WET FRONTS. WE CAUGHT MAINLY SPOTTED BASS, WITH ONE 3+ LARGEMOUTH, OUR FISH CAME FROM 25+ FEET.I WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO "RIP", RICH TAUGHT ME GOOD I HOOKED TWO INCLUDING ONE LARGEMOUTH OVER FOUR LBS, YES I LOST HIM. WE CAUGHT FISH ON JIGS, CAROLINA RIGGED GRUBS, AND WORMS AND RIPBAITS. THE WATER IS THE CLEAREST IV'E SEEN FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. FISH APPEAR TO BE STILL HANGING IN DEEP WATER WAITING FOR SOME CONTINUED WARM WEATHER, TO MOVE UP. TIPS; HIRE A GOOD GUIDE LIKE RICH THEIL, HE ADVERTISES ON THIS SITE, HE IS GOOD. MOST OTHER BASSERS WE TALKED TO WERE HAVING A TOUGH TIME. FISH SLOW, A WEEK OF WARM WEATHER TURN THIS LAKE ON,BIG TIME.
      City: HAYWARD

      Tips: JIGS-FISHED SLOWLY. RIPBAITS W/LONGER PAUSES

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

      Report: Fish the 21st Annual Fairield/Suisun Bass Reapers Open. On Beryessa April 13, 2002; the Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. Entries must be recieved by April 8th (no entries the day o) so hurry. We oer 80% pay back, yes 80% pay back, to 20% o ield. Great rael and un. For more ino go to our main web page http://www.geocities.com/bassreapers, Once on the site click on "The Bass Reapers 21st Annual Open Team Tournament". This will take you to a print entry orm or the open tournament and has telephone contacts etc.
      City: Fairield

      Tips: Buy lots o rael tickets. The proceeds go to projects designed to enhance bass ishing on Berryessa (Bass and structure plants).

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

      Report: Fish the 21st Annual Fairield/Suisun Bass Reapers Open. On Beryessa April 13, 2002; the Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. Entries must be recieved by April 8th (no entries the day o) so hurry. We oer 80% pay back, yes 80% pay back, to 20% o ield. Great rael and un. For more ino go to our main web page http://www.geocities.com/bassreapers, Once on the site click on "The Bass Reapers 21st Annual Open Team Tournament". This will take you to a print entry orm or the open tournament and has telephone contacts etc.
      City: Fairield

      Tips: Buy lots o rael tickets. The proceeds go to projects designed to enhance bass ishing on Berryessa (Bass and structure plants).

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I took my loat tube out to the lake today ater work, was on the water at 4:30. I caught three spotted bass two o which were Quality ish the other was your typical 13 inch olsom bass. All seemed to be at with eggs, the spawns close. I caught them split shoting a 4 inch original magic worm in about 12 eet o water. Wasn't a great trip but not bad or just an hour and a hal o ishing.
      City: El Dorado Hills

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish the 21st Annual Fairield/Suisun Bass Reapers Open. On Beryessa April 13, 2002; the Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. Entries must be recieved by April 8th (no entries the day o) so hurry. We oer 80% pay back, yes 80% pay back, to 20% o ield. Great rael and un. For more ino go to our main web page http://www.geocities.com/bassreapers, Once on the site click on "The Bass Reapers 21st Annual Open Team Tournament". This will take you to a print entry orm or the open tournament and has telephone contacts etc.
      City: Fairield

      Tips: Buy lots o rael tickets. The proceeds go to projects designed to enhance bass ishing on Berryessa (Bass and structure plants).

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ish the lake around 2:00 p.m. looking to catch some crappies but no ish to be ound yet. So I got my bass rod rom my car and put senko on and walk back to the lake. The very irst cast I hook up a nice 6 lbs.Overall ish or about one hour and caught 9 ish, smallest is 2/hal pounder. Average about 4-6 lbs and lost a really nice ish maybe over 10lbs.
      City: san rancisco

      Tips: look or water plant any structer will do. Pitch you bait on top o these plant and let it sink. Most bite on the all or they would ran away with your line. Good luck.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: low 50's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 8:30-4:30. Nothing beore 10:30, but once the sun started on the water or a bit the bite was on. Boated 15, with about as many missed hook sets or ish coming o. Biggest went or 3 pounds, with most in the 1.5-2 pound range. Best ive in the boat
      City: Chico

      Tips: Fish slow split shot worms in darker colors.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 59-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISH ARE UP SHALLOW LOOKING FOR NESTING SITES. WILLOW TREESAND BRIDGES IN 3-18FT. WATER ON SAC. UP IN SALT UP IS MUCH WARMER THAN ANY OTHER PLACE ON LAKE. CAUGHT 2 NICE KEEPERS ON WHITE SPINNERBAIT, CAUGHT 7 FISH IN THE 1.5 TO 3.0 RANGEON LUCKY CRAFT FLASH MINNOW IN RAINBOW TROUT WITH A MARK'S TAIL. I ALSO CAUGHT 11 FISH FROM KEEPER SIZE TO A APPROX.4.5 SPOT ON RED WITH BLACK FLAKE BRUSH HOGS. IF YOU STAY IN THE SHALLOW BAYS ON UPPER SAC. ARM YOU WILL DO WELL.I HEARD BIG FISH WERE BEING CAUGHT ON THE Mc CLOUD ARM AROUND HIRTZ BAY WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE RAMP.I WILL TRY IT TOMORROW IF IT IS NOT TO WINDY.
      City: LAKEHEAD

      Tips: UPPER SAC AND UPPER Mc CLOUD.

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      Water Temp: 51.5-53.1

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Back out or the aternoon, in at Bailey Cove, 63 degrees and no wind, lake lat at just under 18t below ull pool, ran upstream in the McCloud again with my uncle, oldest boy visiting grandparents, threw at a gentle sloping red mud bank in 8-12 eet or 5 to 1.8 on jigs and the MGM157 and Barry Ng's rainbow 99. The largest came on the 157(jerry's worm) continued north near Ellery creek or or 15 more with my uncle catching 7 and I caught 13. Most were clones at 1.5 but I had a 4 plus chase an already hooked dink on a jig. I wonder i he intended to eat the little guy? The bite was aggressive again and continued in the warmer water. a hal dozen hit the bait on the drop with great vigor, the little emales are at with eggs, two were stued with crawdads. in the water at 215 pm and out at 545pm at 60 degrees, saw 5 other boats all day, still some big stu loating around but vetry visible on the lat water.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 49.6-52.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: put inat centimudi this am at 615 am and ran over near dolly point or 15 total and my irst was the biggest at 2.2 and al on jigs, my uncle(Dick) caught 3 as did my oldest boy who did the right thing this time and decided not to make the breakast bet( irst legal bass in the boat)The bite was much more aggressive this am with the higher water temps and the spawn is close, 5 hit me with authority, nothing tentative, run up grab it and turn. tossed some worms and got hit on two, the MGM 54 and the 26C( withces t) but they hopped o. lake up to just under 18t, 39 degress going in and 58 coming out under mostly cloudy skys. The next ten days look to be clearing and warmer. gray chunk rock in 12-30 t was the hot ticket today with two coming o a sandy point in 19t, both were smallmouth.
      City: Redding

Sunday, March 24th, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I WAS TO SMART TO GO OVER THE SERRIAS. MY DIE HARD FISHING BUDDY MADE IT. WHILE I WATCHED GOLF HE KICKED BUTT. FISH ARE HOLDING ON MOST OF THE NESTS. LADIES ARE ABOUT 10 MONTHS PG. LOOK FOR GREAT ACTION FOR BED FISHERMEN BY THIS WEEKEND. LAST WEEK WATER LEVEL HAD DROPPED CAUSING MANY BUCKS TO LEAVE WHAT NESTS THEY HAD STARTED. BUT THEY ARE REALLY FLAPPING THEIR TAILS TO GET THE PRETTY LADIES INTO THEIR BEDS. SOME MACHO MEAT GUYS ARE HOLDING FEMALES. WISH SOMEONE WOULD EDUCATE THEM AND INTRODUCE THE TO TROUT.
      City: WELLINGTON,NV

      Tips: BENT THEM OUT OF SHAPE, GET THEM TO JUMP YOUR JIG, FIGHT 'EM, TOSS THEM BACK, COLLASPE AS YOUR HANDS SHAKE AND THANK THE BASS GOD FOR SUCH AN EXPERIENCE.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Clear Lake on the 23rd , the big Skunk and pouring rain all day. Started in the narrows on Berryessa on the morning of the 24th, nothing. I did see quite a few fish but nothing. I decided to go north and spent the rest of the day on the east side of the lake. The water temp was up to 57 here and I slowly put together a pattern for the day. Ended up with 10 bass up to 3.5 lbs, most were smallies in the 2-2.5 lb range, and one bass in a clown suit.Nothing on a jig, a baby brush hog carolina rig and a white spinner bait slow rolled worked for me. With the tourn. at Clear lake and Folsom I hardly saw another boat, all in all a good day especially when compared to the day before at Clear Lake.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Slow roll a spinner bait, and lizard type plastics again slowww.This Lake should break open in the next week or two.

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      Water Temp: ~55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Coyote o the bank rom about 4:00PM until the Ranger kicked me out at 6:30PM. First time at this lakeso I thought I'd try the upper end around the brush wherethe stream comes in. Tried worms, spinners, shallow cranks,even some chug bugs but no takers. Ended the day catching a dink on a Carolina rigged purple 5" Kalin's. I did see a guy in a boat across the way rom me pull an 8 to 9 lber out o the brush, so they are in there...
      City: Mt. View

      Tips: They are stocking the reservoir with rainbows (last one was March 12 I think), so I hear guys are picking up some ish using trout swimbaits. I didn't have any with me or I would've tried one.

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

      Report: was up ellow bass anglers.i`m going to olsom tomorrow and i just wanted some advice on what i should use tomorrow to catch some bass.Also, i you could tell me the depth levels they`ll be at throughout the day.Thanks
      City: sacramento

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      Water Temp: NA

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Good ishing on Sunday. Caught 6 decent bass, took photos, and released all. I ished rom the shore along the highway 17 rom 9AM-2PM. It was a clam day. Wind blew about 3-5mph. The water raised about a oot compared to a week ago. Ater throwing a Carolina rig about 15 minutes at a rocky point, I got an overrun. The bait dropped just a ew eet in rom o me in really shallow water. On the luke, a 3 pounder grasped the 7

      Tips: Fish really shallow water with carolina rig on 7" worm.