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Wednesday, March 6th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I AM GOIN TO SHADOW CLIFFS THIS WEEKEND TO DO SOME BASS FISHIN, GOT ANY TIPS ON HOW TO FISH THE BACK PONDS? MY FIRST TIME FISHIN EM FOR BASS, THANKSNATE
      City: danville

Tuesday, March 5th, 2002

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 51-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We started around 8:30 in the granite bay area. The wind was blowing pretty good, so I had to keep moving to ish. I got a ew ish rippin, and my partner got one on a jig. I got tired o gettin blown all over, so we went in a somewhat protected cove. Nothing going on the way in, but in the back I got a bit and broken o twice. We decided to go back to the main lake. The wind died down, so I started dragging secondary and main lake points. It paid o. I caught 3 ish on almost each point I ished. The bite was aggressive and the ish put up a good ight. All in all a great day. good luck.

      Tips: All the ish were caught in less than 15 eet. No big ones, but alot o quality ish in the 1.5-2.5lb range.

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, we went here to check out the new lake and rent out one o their boats or the day and get out and do some bassin'. We got there and they said that a big wind storm had come through the other night and totally messed up their boat docks and thrown their boats all over the place, so they weren't renting them out that day. We were pretty disappointed by that, but we decided to go and try and do some bassin' rom shore. Didn't get one hit all day! We were there or a good 6 hours too. This lake reminds me o a lake I ish up in Utah or bass, and I'm almost positive that I could've caught bass i'n we had a boat. However, we just couldn't ind 'em anywhere rom shore. So...i you don't have a boat...GOOD LUCK!!
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Fish or bass rom a BOAT

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in a loat tube at Yorty Creek rom 9:30am to 1pm and caught 5 bass. Two were 3lb and 2lb, the others were undersized at about 11 inches. Had several other takes and bites. Used a carolina rig with a variety o worms and colors - it didn't seem to matter, they were biting everything, although I used mainly worms with chartreuse tails on account o the heavy overcast. Pretty good pre-spawn action!
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Stick close to the brush. Bites are just subtle tap-tap-taps.

Monday, March 4th, 2002

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

      Report: Im sorry i i oend any hardcore bass isherman on this site but im looking or some trout and have never ished Amador beore. Ive heard troll close to shore and all that but am looking more or tips on types o lures, colors and stu like that. As or the bassin' im looking orward to a summer night ishing expidition since ive never done that but hear its intense! Now im not askin or someones hot spot or anything, just a start is all. Feel ree to e-mail me with tips to keep things conidential i you'd like.....thanks in advance! Jason
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Take a kid ishing, at least you know where they are at and what they are doing and who they are with!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Super muddy water in Franks and it lowed south. Fished north o Franks. Cranked a 3 lber at irst stop on a speed trap Blue Gill pattern. Went up the bank 50 yards hit a second ish or 2.64. Second stop lipped two ish on IN-LINE JIG (CRAW DAD PATTERN) with a MONKEY BUG trailer both by ZIPPER WORMS, both ish just over 2 lbs. Ran down towards Mildreds until water started to clear. Stopped and worked a spinner bait, third cast bought a 2.74 ish. Started cranking grass hit ive ish culled two. Finished up with seventeen ish or 12 plus pounds.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Ater three days o high winds I had to change my approach ish move out and scattered.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was a un day on the water today! caught two smallmouths and a couple largemouths, all on senkos right on the rocks!good thing it's warming up pretty soon these ish will be spawning. I also have a odd story to tell as I was heading in I trolled a crankbait and hal way in I had a hit so I stopped, casted out in the spot where I had the hit and BOOM! hooked it I thought I had a striper but then I brought it up and it was a northern pike! I work or east bay and I don't know nothing about pike in del valle.
      City: livermore

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was a un day on the water today! caught two smallmouths and a couple largemouths, all on senkos right on the rocks!good thing it's warming up pretty soon these ish will be spawning. I also have a odd story to tell as I was heading in I trolled a crankbait and hal way in I had a hit so I stopped, casted out in the spot where I had the hit and BOOM! hooked it I thought I had a striper but then I brought it up and it was a northern pike! I work or east bay and I don't know nothing about pike in del valle.
      City: livermore

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I've caught bass here using crawdad cranks.ish around rocks and brush.drop-o's next to deep water points.you'll catch some trout also.
      City: oakland

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i would like to know any techniques,colors,hotspots,lures, basically any ino on this lake -thanx
      City: Hayward

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What a great way to start a new week.Launched at Jones Valley.7:15 a.m.light breeze and clear but cool.Decided to ish 30'or less today no matter what.Went to the mouth o Murphy'scanyon or a quick one 13" on MGM m-28 in 25' Decided to go up the Pit as ar as 1 mile above Browns caynon.Wind pickedup some so I tried ripping,got three ish in about 10 minutes and no more.Moved out ron the bank to about 25' and caught21 more on dart head and drop shot -double hook set up.Gotish on m-28 m-54 m-97 m-156 m-157 and tiny brush hog.Anothergreat Shasta Day.
      City: Corning

      Tips: Have been giving my plastics a dierent look, it makes the ish try to really kill the bait.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wow!!! What a weekend!!! Put a lot o hours on the outboard. Got blown around on Sat. Caught a lot o jig ish in 25 to 30 t. o water. In the channels o cuts. Sunday the water warmed up and I was able to ind water as warm as 56 degrees. Most o the best ish were still in 25 to 30 t. o water. Not a whole lot o reaction ish but both days my very best ish came on the manzanita rows just outside Bridge Bay on the south shore. I ran all over the lake and I probably only needed two gallons o gas or the whole weekend being as the best ish were in the manzanita rows .Did not get a single ish on the spinner baits. Did get 4 quality ish on weighted rip baits with matching tails by Mark's Tails. Good ishing. Tom
      City: Redding

      Tips: I would concentrate on the manzanita rows near Bridge Bay as all the tournament ish are released at Bridge Bay Marina and are stacking up in the manzanita and the cuts. These are very good quality ish.

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

      Report: got out there at about 9 on sunday and it was a nice morning, wish i got out there sooner though. anyways imade aew runs at all the points and good lookin structure i could ind, but nothing. inally at like 11:15 i was using a baby brush hog, i wasnt even paying attention i got a huge bite, that starteled me, it turned out to be a nice 3 pounder. tried that cove or alittle longer, but nothing. Everyones saying its hella good, so ill be up there next weekend earlier.

      Tips: slow down, use sot plastics and get out there.

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      Water Temp: 51-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started in cherry very early working plastics with my buddy Tony, got hit right o the bat. Went to the spinner got nailed on the 2nd cast, appeared to be at least 6 to 8 lbs snap my line quickly. Suck. Tony landed a nice 2lber shortly ater. Very cold this morning but it heated up a little in the aternoon. 8 ish in all, best 5 would have been around 12lbs. Big ish was 3.1 lbs. Not to many people catching alot o ish but every but had a ish. Toni was dangling his worm o the side o the boat when a nice steelhead nailed it. Scared the #$!* out o the both o us!!! Never made it in the boat!!!!!!!!
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: Slow down!!!!!!!!!!!1

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: See tips
      City: Alviso

      Tips: When it starts getting dark around 7:30. The crappie ishingshould pick up. A water temp o 60-64 deg. I your rom shore,use your avorite mini-tube jig and inject it with crappie power bait. Use a pencil bobber about 36" above jig.Anything larger than 6 lb. test is too big. A ew good spots is the trees next to ace o dam, below the rangers house, and the power line at mouth o lake (i not silted in). Theres a ew other good spots or the crappie but a boat is needed i you want to be able to work the heavy structure. Shore access is ull o too much poison oak and overhanging tree branches.

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 63-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start (11:00 a.m.) and only ished 'til 3 or so, but had a beautiul day on the water. We ished both Green and Black creeks, using cranks, s/baits and 4" Senkos. Managed 4 small bass, but only 3 would have made it to the scales. I spoke with several other ishermen, and it appeared they weren't haven't great success either.Since I primarily ish the Delta, Tulloch is like a dierent world. No current....clear water....looong 5 MPH zones, and multitudes o "mansions".Think I'll stick to the Delta.
      City: Manteca

Sunday, March 3rd, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started about 2pm, ished till sundown. Fishing backs o creek channels in 6-12t. My best 5 were 4-6 lbs. all on a 1/4oz.Purple Magic Duh jig w/4" Junebug Mad Man trailer.Janet caught 3 nice ish 1 1/2 to 3 lbs on a sour grape Brush Hog. We both missed several bites.
      City: Sac.

      Tips: Purple, Purple, Purple !!!

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      Water Temp: 55' - 61'F

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well Ladies and Catchermen. The time is near. The Catchermen Trio Kevin, Chris and mysel, hit the water at about 7:45 am. Headed over to the Mountain Spring arm and started throwing jigs and worms and bass assassins. I picked up a nice 4 lb trout on a ox blood plastic worm. Ya a plastic worm. Three casts later a nice 2.5 lb spot. I thought it was gonna be on. Over the next 5 hours we caught only 3 more ish. Chris got on the board witha 2lb Lg mouth and a smaller lg mouth. I caught one more dink. Kevin had the big O. He was gettin a little rustrated. Then at about 3:30 the bite just went crazy. We caught 20 more ish between 3:30 and 6:00. We couldn't miss. All the ish seemed to be in the range o 3-10 o water. Kevin ended up with 12 ish. Not bad or getting skunked or 10 hours o the 12 hour day. It was a great day or all. A lot o boats but didn't see any other boats pulling anything in. Just trouters. I know we had a blast. Just want to shout out a " ish on " to my pops in Montana. Wish you were here.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Work the shorelines rom 3-10 t o water. The late bite was the best bite o the day. Using Jigs and worms, bouncing o the rocky point and in the channels. Good Luck

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished The Hook Tourn on sunday. What a great day calm and Warm. ished the south delta and hit 2 on blades, 1 on jigs and on a 6" CO plastic. We took 11th with 4 at 11.78# Not to bad. Great Team work Dave!!! We are in the TOC only ishing 4
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Through dark (black) blade in this stained warm. It worked o us.

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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Rivers End at 830am ended up in Paradise Cut ished tell 1230 & nothing. Used senko, jig and crank.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: go some place other than the south Delta.