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Friday, February 22nd, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Disappointment Slough or 1/2 day on Friday. Water temp has risen 3-4 degrees since Monday.Managed 4 cookie cutters at 2 lbs, using a black 10" Power Worm w/1/4 oz weight, and a 5" Watermelon w/red lake Senko rigged Texposed.Fish appeared to be keying on tule points with deep water (14-20') adjacent.Baits were cast up-current and worked into 8-10 t range beore the pickup.The tule points I worked also had shallow bay like areas on the other side.With warming water and milder temps, can the big girls be ar away?Next stop....White Slough!
      City: Manteca

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 46-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED THE WEST BRANCH WITH A FRIEND FROM 7;30AM - 3:30PM. CAUGHT 1 RIP FISH RIGHT OFF THE BAT. FISHED ROCK WALLS WITH SPIDER JIGS AND CAUGHT 8 FISH. JIG BITE SLOWED DOWN AROUND 10;30. SWITCHED TO DARTER HEAD WITH WORMS AND CAROLINA RIG WITH WORMS. CAUGHT APPROX. 8 MORE FISH. DIDN'T CATCH ALOT, BUT QUALITY WERE GOOD - PROBABLY A 9-9 1/2 LB. LIMIT ALL CAUGHT IN APPROX. 10-20 FT. HAVE FUN, AND HAPPY FISHING!!!
      City: PARADISE

      Tips: FISH SLOW. JIGS IN AM. DARTER HEAD WITH WORMS LATER IN THE DAY - PINK WORKED WELL.*GOOD TIME FOR A GUIDED BASS TRIP. CHECK ME OUT AT www.norcalbassin.com.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 9:00am. Alot o debris in the water. Ran up to Clickapudi and caught a dink on irst cast with MGM#109-4". Nothing ater that. Moved to Dark Canyon and switched to a 1/2 oz. jig and started getting bit. Fished back towards main body and ended up with 15 total, largest going 1.8. The wie ended up with 5 on a variety o dierent worms. The weather was great and the water was like glass. Out at 4:30PM. Will probably go out again Mon.
      City: Cottonwood

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      Water Temp: 46.4-47.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: what a dierence a day amkes, went to jones valley and in the water at 650am, cool this am at 42 degrees, the gravel area adjacent to the ramp is down to about 7 rigs, lake shot up to 30t with all the rain, got going up the pit and a lot o stu loating and some partially submerged, water very murky unlike the main body yesterday, went into clickapudi and ooled around or about an hour with nothing on any o my worms, picked up a jig rod and parked over some ish in a cut at 38 t deep, shook the jig or about 5 seconds and stucka dink, back in again and nothing. moved west down the shore line back towards jones valley and got bit short on a mgm 127 and got back hal a worm. went home early to take my bride to a movie and I think I should have gone urther up the pit to get out o the loating junk and dirty water. so it goes.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 52.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Put in about 9:30am.Fishing was ok. seen ish and put ish in the boat.3, 3.8 4.5 lots one over 7lbs.all my ish in 6FT.
      City: Fulton

      Tips: SLOW Down

Thursday, February 21st, 2002

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: Old Rock&Roll

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Three old men, still looking or an old bass guitar player.35 to 50.
      City: I live in Santa Rosa.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: N.A.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well another great day on the water.Put in at Jones Valleyat 7:15 a.m. No wind and slight overcast.Went up the Pit and caught 25 all legal rom 1.2* to 2.2*. 1 on a home made jigand MGM craw trailer- used a dart head or the rest, shakingand keeping close contact with the bottom.1 on rainbow 99 -6 on Baby Brush Hog - 2 on MGM 69 and 15 on MGM Dinky Bug.The jig ish was in about 25 t. The rest were between 40and 55 eet.Lots o ish showing in the deeper depths andthey were active.It will be great when the waters warm andthey move up.
      City: Corning

      Tips: Keep bait in contact with bottom and shake-shake -shakeCreature looking baits seemed to make them aggressive

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      Water Temp: 46-48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: the rain is inally gone or now, 5 inches over past 2 days, in a bailey cove at 750am, lake up to 33.3 t, light wind out o the north, high thin overcast,54 degrees going in, stopped out in ront o the inlet and tried some blades , no go, got out the MGM 157 and get a light 13 incher at 1.2 lbs, pull out and head over towards big backbone and stop near dolly point, stick another small one on the 157 and started tossing the MGM 109 4 inch and get bit good and up comes a 3.0 out o 12 eet and 47 degree water, get 4 more on the 109 in the next 100 yards, two at 2.8 and one at 2.9 with a at and short 2.6. Move north a bit and put on a rainbow worm #99 and get 6 in the next hal hour rom 1.1 to 1.8. caught 6 more in the same area on the mgm 127 4 inch and the 127 also in the 4 inch, no jig ish today. caught mine rom 12 to 22 t and the bite is not so subtle today, had the biggest snatch and grab the worm like it was mid april! chunk gray rock was the hot ticket today on red mud banks, out at 1230 pm, temp up to a shirtsleeve 70 degrees.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Mr. Ng's #99 caught the most, the MGM 109 caught the biggest and just about any worm I threw was bit. no jig bite or me but I didn't throw it that much

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

      Report: Hey, I said it once and I'll say it again. I people are really catching these continual huge bass, why don't they post pictures o their catches on line. But i people do that, there will be a lot less lunkers stated on this web site.
      City: Santa Rosa

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or three hours with pink and chartreuse pwr-bait (noonish) rom the picnic area. Air temp was about 70F! Only a single bite. Look out or the lotsam and jetsam. It is a regular log jam. Will be tubin' it next time. Plan to give a another try soon. Got laid o so plenty o time. I'll be the guy there like this
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: TROUT: I have had luck there B4 on a ew occasions rom the shore and tube. Nothin big, however. Power bait or hal a night crawler. Medium slip sinkers and i you use crawlers, blow some air into them to get them o the bottom. Not with your mouth, use a worm blower-upper.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or three hours with pink and chartreuse pwr-bait (noonish) rom the picnic area. Air temp was about 70F! Only a single bite. Look out or the lotsam and jetsam. It is a regular log jam.Will be tubin' it next time. Plan to give a another try soon. Got laid o so plenty o time. I'll be the guy there like this
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: TROUT: I have had luck there B4 on a ew occasions rom the shore and tube. Nothin big, however. Power bait or hal a night crawler. Medium slip sinkers and i you use crawlers, blow some air into them to get them o the bottom.

Wednesday, February 20th, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Good ishing on the northern side or trout. Excellent on the eastern side o the lake with very little snags. Don't go there during october, november, and december, it is very slow, extremely slow.The southern side has some hot spots but be careul where you cast,as you might catch some weeds. Trolling is excellent ollowing a northeast to southwest direction, at a very slow pace.Bass begin to come out in ebruary and ive-pounders are not uncommon.Be sure to bring a good dependable baitcasting rod and reel,and a dependable spinnerbait rod and reel.
      City: Galt

      Tips: Kastmasters seem to be working pretty good, especially roostertails or trout.Rapalas,SPROs, yo-zuri's,and megabaits seem to be eective and deadly or bass. PINNACLE is tha' bomb. CHELSHAM AVE.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Surprised at how clear the water is...........In at Moccason Point. Weather cloudy and light rain all day,wind 05-15 mph......No reaction bite or us. Seven ish caught rom 1.1 - 2.6 lbs. texas rigged 6" green weenie, and a brown spider jig.Fishing secondary points,10-20'........
      City: San Leandro,Ca

      Tips: Fish are moving, but presentation must be slow........

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Jeremy Notch, I lost your e mial address and i'm wondering how the ishing is over there in chico or you. I'm sure you're checking up on Coyote, so send me an email and let me know.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished here or bass. Use senkos and white spinnerbaits!
      City: P-town

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Weather was very nice today however the bass ishing wasn't. I saw people with trout (very small), but I didnt' see anyone else giving the bass ishing a shot. I ished the coves to the let o the boat ramp with senkos, spinnerbaits, lizards, and dierent colored 4 inch worms. I caught 4 bass on senkos a week ago but today not even a bite. I couldn't get a bass to hit anything iness. So ater about 4 hours o ishing without a bite i decided to slow roll a red and black spinnerbait. My second cast I hooked onto about a 2 pounder but he shook my hook beore i could get a good look at him. About 20 minutes later on my second to last cast I nailed about a 5 pounder or so. I wanted to stay longer but I just couldn't miss my class so i'll have to wait or next time. One ish and I let a happy guy.

      Tips: The bass didn't want anything to do with a worm. Try crankbaits or spinnerbaits sloooooooooow.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: LAUNCHED BRIDGE BAY. FISHED ROCK PILE AT MOUTH OF PACKERSBAY ON WEST SIDE, CAUHT 4 FISH IN 15 MINUTES, ONE WAS A 3LB.WENT OVER TO BASS COVE TO FISH INCOMING WATER, I WAS ABOUT 100YRDS. WHEN A GUY IN A CHAMPION BLOWS RIGHT PASSED MECOMES RIGHT OFF PLANE IN FRONT OF me AND STARTS THROWING HIS BLADE,(this happens 3 more times SAME GUY IN 1 DAY.)YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, I HAVE 4OZ. SPOON ALREADY RIGGEDUP SO NEXT I SEE YOU I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU, FREE NO CHARGE!!I FISHED INCOMING WATER MOST OF THE DAY AND CAUGHT SOMEQUALITY FISH ESPECIALLY ON THE SAC. WHITE SPINNERBAITSROLLED ON THE BOTTOM WAS THE WAY TO GO.
      City: SHASTA LAKE

      Tips: keep a 4oz. spoon handy you never know when you will need it.

Tuesday, February 19th, 2002

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: caught an 8 pounder and a 4 pounder on a tequila sunrise roboworm. I was sight ishing one o the ingerlings rom shore and ound these two attys setting up what looked like pre-spawn beds. continued to cast all around them, and inally one struck! deinately worth my trip!! Didn't see many people catching anything else?? Musta been my day!?
      City: hollywood

      Tips: maybe in another month or so...it's gonna catch ire!

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started out on island pond around 8am. Weather didn't look good. ished wall rom 8 to 10. Had no bites until around 9 when I was twitching a black with red lake curl tail and nailed a nice 2+ lber. No hits around the tules. Let back lake around 1 and went to ront. Fished along docks and about 1/3 o the way to the pan handle I hit a beautiul 5+ lber on a small crankbait. Other than that not too much action.
      City: Sunol

      Tips: try a variety o baits

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey guys I orgot to mention in my last report the I am sponsored by Vic's mobile marine. Victor Van Orden well service your boats at your home or at the dock. He has 15 years experience in outboard, sterndriveand inboard engines. I have an older 1985 ranger that he rebuilt and runs better now then when it was new.He is awesome!! His number is 530-275-1382 Cell number 530 - 524-5596, Toll ree 1-877-641-7184. Give him a call i you need any work done.
      City: Redding