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Wednesday, March 20th, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 56-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake about 11a.m. and threw everything in my box or an hour or so. (waste o time) Decided to go in close and hunt or beds. Pleanty o beds but ew with ish "Locked On" Worked the biggest ones I could ind (couldn't ind the big-uns) cought 5 in the 31/2 to 5 lb. range. Averaged about 20 mins. per ish. A couple o trouters in 28 t. Runabouts decided to race in and out o all the coves about 3pm and pretty much blew the lake out or sight ishin' and my luck.
      City: Lotus

      Tips: Piss em o, Beat em up, Catch em, PUT THEM BACK!

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Throwing Lucky Craft 128 Chartreuse SHAD With Matching Marks Trailer On Long Points With Rock On Them Produced MY Best Fish Of The Day. Caught Fish Suspended All The Way To The Bottom,None As Good As My Rip Fish. Big Fish 3.78 And A Good Limit To Go With It. Good Fishing John
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: Use A Marks Tail (WWW.MARKSTAILS.COM) This Is Important As He Matches Trailer To Lure Identically Specify Ripbait Tail As They Are A Shorter Than Nomal Length Trailer. Rip Rip Pause......Then WAIT Some More......Then Hang On.

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      Water Temp: 49-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the first part of March in various weather conditions and found the bite varied in location of the lake. The winds from the North were the worst in condition's. Fished mostly in the south end of the lake finding the fish on long tapered points with shale type rock. What I found was one fish per point, their where a couple that had produced two. The ones that I or a client had gotten came from 15ft or less. Water clarity this year is clearer than the norm. You had to lay off the point and make a long cast. Most of the time I placed the boat between 25 and 30ft mark. Couldn't buy a bite below 15ft. The weather outlook is the key to this lake turning wide open and it does look good. The storm's that are to arrive this coming week are from the south instead of the North. Has of Sunday March 17th the water was 52 in the afternoon and 53-54 in the back ends of the coves that ran deep. 55 degrees was the warmiest in Skiier's Cove. Sunday, March 17th I guided Mike Buglirrello from Orangevale. It was is lucky day has he boated a 10+ largemouth in Wragg's Canyon. It came on a Bait By Boyce 1/2 Brown football jig in about 14ft of water (point). Most of the days that I had caught fish all (Most) came on Jigs laced with a Snoozer's frog trailer in Roadkill. I couldn't get any Rip fish to go, but other fisherman that I had seen or talked too had caught them in the Mid day period on. Im looking for this pattern to turn wide open. Picture's of Mike's fish will be posted has soon has I can get them. I'll be going back up soon and many times within the next 4 weeks.
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: In the next couple of weeks until the lake stables out look for long rocky points and move to the next one after 6-10 cast. The fish will hit right away if there up. With the water has clear has it is this year, try throwing a spook at the ends of the coves or on the secondary points has you approach them.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: One Person Guide Trip. 12 ish average 2lbs with one ive pounder tough day. Fished rom Franks tract to Union Point. Most ish came o points with current and deep water close by. Tide didn't seem to be a big actor. Hit about every good spot and point I know and just ound a ish here and there. The ish we ound were in about 3-5 t o water and we caught them on tubes, jigs, speed traps and the Blk/Blk Persuader Spinner Bait.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Today it was hit a spot get bit or not and move on.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the south hard. Nice day, but tough ishing starting out. Hit all the normal Redbud areas and into Cache a little and all the spots on the way to Konocti. Tried everything and couldn't get bit. Headed all the way North at noon and started to ind stained water and 53+ temp(p.m.) and FISH biting in Lakeport area. Caught two nice keepers (3-4 pounds)slow cranking a speedtrap. Caught a toad 7-8 dragging a Senko and another good one on a swimbait that was about 5. I know.....only 4 ish, but all in the space o about a hour and in one spot! Ater all morning South doing the same things without a bite, I was jazzed. I just ran out o time or I would have caught more I know.
      City: Lakeport

      Tips: Fish hard and ast. I you catch one slow down and try a ew dierent things.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched today at jones valley and went up the pit, tryed cranking, and spinerbaits on points and nothing. Went back to throwing jigs which have been working well.
      City: Shasta Lake city

      Tips: the mccloud arm has been more productive or us the past couple o weeks

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 47-49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The water has warmed enough to start the smash mouth action.Caught 7 smallies and one large mouth rom 2-4 lbs on a darter then went Crankin. Wow, I'd almost orgotten how much un that can be. Fish were hitting a crawdad Frenzy but the way they were hitting I guess about anything would have worked. The only thing was you had to have it banging on the rocks.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: Here's a tip or a plug knocker. I wind mine on an old loat marker bouy. When you get hung up hook the knocker over the line and toss it and the bouy over board. 90% o the time i you keep your line tight it will knock it loose irst try. Keeps the rope organized and your hands ree.

Tuesday, March 19th, 2002

  • Amador 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • 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. 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 form for the open tournament.
      City: Fairfield

  • 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The bass are still near their nesting beds at this lake, but are now getting tougher to catch. A ew things are starting to change now. Some ish are now done spawning and are starting to move out, then the water has dropped a good 10 to 15 t. since a week ago which really makes the ish spooky when ished or, and let's ace it, most o the ish have been ished over or a couple o months now and are just not going to be ooled that easy! We did see a good number o double digit bass swimming around but when we pulled up, they (most o the time) headed or deeper water.
      City: Los Angeles

      Tips: There are several ways to succeed at this lake, live crawdads, drop shotting, sometimes hard baits, plastics on "brass and glass", big trout lures, etc. However a lot o people like to sight ish or bass here especially in spring. I have to admit this is not my personal avorite but it DOES work when the ish are holdind on a bed and won't tolerate anything coming into their bed area. With the ino mentioned above it's getting tougher to catch a ew. Three o us only scored two ish 2.5 and 4 lbs or 5 hours ishing. Egh! Tough! Also I should mention that right now the park is in the middle a remodle o the parking/boat ramp area and it's a mess! You'll have to drive over dirt right now to launch your boat. According to someone I talked to in the snack bar this will be going on or the next three weeks. Good luck!

  • 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • Tuolumne 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • Sacramento 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • Butte 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • Sonoma 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, 2002Entry ee $100 includes $20 Big Fish Pool per team. 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 orm or the open tournament.
      City: Fairield

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Finally got a chance to get back up to the lake last Fri. Fished rom 8:30 till 1:00 when I got blown o. Smallmouth ishing is in ull swing. I caught 10 ish with the biggest at 5.64 on the Jacktri Market scales. Best 5 went 16.74 on my Cul-M-Rite. Not bad or 45 deg. water. I couldn't get a reaction bite going but ound the ish in 6-10' on the south side o the tailings. They jumped all over a Pro Worm 4" shaker on a darter head. The best color was Pro Gold with red lake, but they also hit the mean green.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: Fish as light a darter head as you can,depending on the wind. The ish seem to like the slow all and the light weight will really reduce the hang up rate. Also when you do get hung wait a ew seconds beore going ater it. Three o the ish that I caught sucked the worm out o the rocks or me.

Monday, March 18th, 2002

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: joe

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I just am checking i HTML tags work here
      City: joe

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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sonoma on Monday. Beautiul day (as opposed to Clear Lake on Saturday--biblical sized winds and waves). Went straight back to the Warm Springs side, looking or likely spawning spots, then ishing the drop-os nearby. Caught two right o the bat between 7:00 and 7:30 on a Staysee in about 8 eet o water. Then the rip bite died, so I threw a C-rig with a Strike King giant tube craw in watermelon green. Nothin' till about noon, then WHAM! It was like turning on a switch. Either I just ound the right spot or the ish just decided it was meal time, but or the next 2 1/2 hours, I couldn't miss. Caught 6, missed 2, lots more bites. Boated a total o 8 or the day, but most o them came close together. Great day ishin'! I caught them all on the same piece o plastic, too. Got my money's worth.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: I'm sure there's lots o ways to catch these critters, but looking or gently sloping points, then ishing the drop-os adjacent to them with a SLOW C-rig worked or me once the bite turned on. Some o the ish came rom deep enough to have to pop, so keep a needle handy.

Sunday, March 17th, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to Amador at about 7am. Figures I'd go ishing on the coldest day o the week! Rained hal the day. Cold, cold wind. (ouch!) I threw everything I had. Nuthin! I had been there 2 weeks prior and caught a ew pre-spawners in about 10t o water adjacent to beds using Senkos, Baby brush Hogs, and Flukes. That deinitley was not working this day. According to the pictures they have at the lodge, there had been SEVERAL big hogs caught ranging rom 8-11 lbs caught the irst 2 weeks o Feb. I'll try again next weekend.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: All Amador needs is a couple o warm days to set it o. It's just too bad you have to pay $24 or the CHANCE to be there when it does!