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Saturday, February 16th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53 -56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished yesterday rom about 12:00PM to 5:30. First three hours I caught about our, biggest was about 2.5 pounds. I thought well the waters still a tad cold and at least I got out ishing. I was all the way down Sandmound, (57 degree water temp. back there). About 3:00 it started getting cold and I headed back to the Barge where I launched. Stopped at the ive mile an hour signs and started ishing my way back to the launch ramp. About the ith cast with a bright chartruese spinner bait I stuck a our pounder. Destroyed my spinner bait (don't have titanium). To make a long story short, I caught about 20 mostly at two to three pounders in and around Franks Tract. there here....

      Tips: A couple o Senko ish, one crank bait ish and the rest, crawling a chartruese spinnerbait (overcast day

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished till 2:30, nothing.Then i remembered the huge balls o bait i saw on my graph in the narrows,(pond smelt,shad?)At 55-70 eet deep,tied on a spro jig in white put some shad smelly jelley on and letter down.Dried about hal way through the narrows,bam 2lber.(bass) Then BAM! a 10lb.catish,then a 3lb. catish and then my son AUSTIN,catch his irst catish almost 4lbs.
      City: ELK GROVE

      Tips: I beleive i just didnt ish deep enough and slow enough Eariler in the day

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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: well, the bite was tough. I ended up squeaking out a small limit but the ish were deinitely not active. one cranking, one split shotting, one on a jig and two shaking. how's that or a pattern??? my limit weighed just under 7.4 lb. and the tourney winner had 4 ish or around 8.8 lb. the winner said he cranked all o his ish but the bite shut down by 8:00 or so. not a bite ater that. sorry, not much inormation but this lake is going to turn on any day now. the water temp was a ull 2 degrees warmer than last week.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Camanche with my buddy Rich. Been several years since we ished here. But no luck. Out about 0700 and ished all morning with no bass, a ew hits we missed, and one nice trout. Talked to a ew other boats, they were having a tough go o it too. Nice day, good water, good temperature, just no ish. Picked up another nice trout trolling. Maybe next time....
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 52.4

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We got skunked....Could not buy a bite and caught a nice 21/2lb. rainbow on a stick bait. I talked to a guy at the dock where a tournament was weighing in a he said 6.5 lbs. was the best total.......Wow did the barometric pressure turn o the bite or what? We tried twenty kinds o worms drop shoting and I tried several stick baits. Twelve years o bass ishing and still learning. Good Luck. Should o stayed on Folsom.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Stay home until it warms up.

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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water about 8:00 am and split shot silver grey paddle tail worms. Immediatly caught a ew spots on steep banks in about 15 t. o water.I igured they were on a hot bite so decided to try some dierent stu.I jerked a luckycrat pointer and hooked one ater about twenty minutes.Then cranked and hooked one on the second or third cast,ater throwing twenty more minutes I had no more action. Let the main body to go up the Bear arm and ish the steep walls and had no luck at all. Ater two hours o skunk decided to go back to the main body and ish the warmer coves.Water got up to 53 deg. and I had a great time ishing the brush and trees. Any tree or bush in seven oot or more o water seemed to hold ish. I ished that pattern or about two hours and caught ive more, all told a nine ish day.
      City: Granite Bay, Ca.

      Tips: weightless 5'' senkos in the wood. Color did'nt seem to matter.The bite is tension.

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

      Report: I live up here on Clearlake, have a deck over the water with a ramp leading down to my dock and boat . Moved up here rom Orange County over a year ago.This last 2 weeks were the best or me as ar as ish size. On 2/2/02 I was out or ten minutes and landed a 9.2 oz Large mouth . Went back in with it to get some pictures and let it go . A ew days later ishing or Bass I got a 3.4 oz Crappythought I was hooked up to a bass until I got it in the net.Than on the 7th I got a 9.6 oz, and an 8.4oz Bass in 2 casts. So Im happy all o the ish I released but Im wondering should I have one mounted one o these day.Oh well stay dry, and Good luck to all.
      City: Clear Lake Oaks

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Due to a noncooperative boat we didn't get out Friday until the aternoon or a couple o hours (1:30 to 3:30). The weather was unstable most o the weekend, spotty showers and a light breeze Friday which made or an interesting blade bite that didn't hold through Saturday. A small club tournament produced ish to 2.5 lbs, with most ranging around 1.5 lbs. Rocky points were the best producer with sot plastics in 15' to 25', imagine that? A ew ish were a tad bit more aggressive taking an occasional rip bait, blade etc... ...but not requent enough to ill a live-well on Saturday.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Now wouldn't that take all o the un out o the hunt? Ok, only or the kids, green weanies ished too slow or me will stretch your lines rom time to time. Good luck and Happy Hook'in...

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, what should I do? The last ew weeks at D.V. have not been what I am used to. Last winter at this time 25 to 35 ish days were the norm. Two weeks ago I spent all day at D.V. and had 3 bites and missed them all. My irst time skunked at this lake in probably 8 or 9 years. The 2 trips prior I scratched 3 or 4 bass. No trout or salmon on the troll. No catish on stink baits and not even the sign o a striper near those big plugs I have been tossing. The water is cold and still pretty high or D.V. at this time o the year. The good thing is it is not the color o coee. The lake has retained some o its beautiul green tint.Well, I was thinking Amador, New Melones or D.V. Once again I chose D.V., as you just can

      Tips: Go deep!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 50-53'F

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hello again. My buddy Chris and I headed out a little late. We got on the water around 9:30 am. We started out on the penisula. The wind was a little strong, so we worked Beale's point. Nothing. It wasn't until the wind died down that we caught ish. We eventually went back to the penisula when the wind died, and there we roped some nice ish. Working the rock pile and the shoreline. I caught 3 nice ish. 2 spots and a 2.5 lb smallie. I love those smallies. Chris hooked into a couple o nice spots also. The ish seemed to be a little more aggressive as the weather gets a little warmer. This may be the year or a BIG ONE. Lets hope. I'll see ya out on the water. Look or team Rope a Dope.lol. Good catchin.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Chris used split shot worm, and I caught all mine on a split shot tube(browns and black leck). Slow rollin and hoppin it every now and again. Check lines or kinks, I lost a nice one due to that act.

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: no idea, wish i

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished around the main rec area. Trying out my new swim bait. Its got good action but nothing was hitting it. Decided to go to the handicap dock and drop shot some 4" worms. Hoping or maybe a shaker or two. That i was snagged in the tules but hooked up with a solid 3 pounder. Very surprising! Fished around the whole dock with an uplited conidence, went back to the same spot and hooked up with a 2 pounder! One o my best winter days rom shore in a long time or this lake.
      City: Moraga

      Tips: Small worms, color doesnt seem to matter. Catch and Release.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 45-48.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished BFL!These people run a Clean game! Blast o on time! On the water or not. Loved it! Limit by 8:45 18 all day.Drop shot 18-30 Lost GOOD ONE At 2:45 main body on pointW/ Grub inished 49 W/6.11 Big ish loser I am that was the $ ish we all waited or all day.
      City: AUBURN

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      Water Temp: 47.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED THE WALMART BFL THIS WEEK END. FINISHED 1lb. 11 oz.OUT OF THE MONEY. USED IN-LINE JIGS HEADS WITH ZIPPER WORM(CINNAMON OXBLOOD 3 1/2" GRUBS) AND (4 1/2" ZIPPER CURL TAIL SHAKER WORMS GHOST PRO BLUE SHAD). FISHED SANDY BANKS WITH ROCK AND WOOD. 10 TO 30' DEEP. HAD A FIVE FISH LIMIT BY 10:15. GREAT TOURNAMENT 89 BOAT FIELD, TRY THE BFL NEXT MONTH AT FOLSOM,THE GUYS AND GALS OF THE BFL PUT ON A VERY GOOD TOURNAMENT EVERY TIME! THANKS CLIFF
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: FISH VERY SLOW ALMOST DEADSTICK WATCH YOUR LINE FOR TIC.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 45.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Bailey at 10:00AM. Went across the Sac.and ished main lake points and cuts. Took the son in law or his irst time bass ishing. HE'S HOOKED. He caught on to the darter heads real ast, ended up with 6. I ended up with 7 in the boat, largest just under 2lbs. I lost 3 more right at the boat and missed quite a ew on slow hook sets. Had a good day even with the threat o rain. MGM #109, 54, and 157 accounted or most o the action. Most o the bites came in 30 to 45 eet o water. Out at 2:30PM
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Slow presentation a must.

Friday, February 15th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out o Buckley Cove. Launched around 10:00. Fished our avorites and came up with one 2# in about 1 oot o water. moved to the outer edge o the Delta looking or clearer water. No luck. Fished the rip rap and got a couple more. Senkos and plastic. Still waiting or one o those 30 plus ish days.
      City: Mod

      Tips: Senkos and plastic ... didn't catch enought to give any hints...

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      Water Temp: 49-51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launch 6:30 a.m. rom Lazy M (as always) this morning with no conidence o catching bass. I know I know.... 50 ish here 50 ish there but I haven't caught 1 this year until today! I got 1 under a pound right beore the 3 posts on my way to Widows. Came at high tide when I was on the phone not even trying to ish. Bout 30 eet o the bank in weeds around 8 eet-O-water on a 6 inch green with char tail. So it wasn't the 20-1000 ish some are catching but most o my riends are inding the delta real tough. Never mind...I'll be back in the morning and may be I can catch 2 by noon. That would be just ine!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Green weenie 6 inch and ssslllooowww.....

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: N.A.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Jones Valley 7:30 a.m.,overcast with little orno wind. Caught 16 total, 4 under and the other 12 up to 2 lbs.1 on rainbow 99 - 4 on watermelon baby brush hog -11 on MGM 69 all on dart head, shaking just o bottom.Fish were about 20 eet deeper than last time.All were caught between 40 and 55 eet.Wind picked up and started to rainabout 1:00p.m. so headed or home. Really a beautiul day to bad the ish were so deep.They move up and down so muchit takes time to ind the magic depth.Added note or those who enjoy watching nature,I had an eagle come down and takea ish about 30 eet rom me, what a beautiul thing to see.
      City: Corning

      Tips: try dierent colors, some years you can use the same colortime ater time but this year it seems they want some dierentcolor each time out.

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 47.2-53.1

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: great. using top water poppers caught 3 largemouth in 3-6 lb range and about 14-19 in caught 9 little dinkiy largemouthon purple jigs.Got there at 7:30a.m. got boat in the water in7:57.LEFT AT 4:16P.M.BIGGEST BASS 6LB.18OZ
      City: norco

      Tips: AARONS MAGIC WORMS PURPLE OR GREEN TOP WATER POPPERS PRESENTATIONWILL BE GREAT.LEFT WITH 19 BASS ALL TOGEATHER LET ALL GO.GOOD LUCK!!!

Thursday, February 14th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Should have posted this on Sunday night but got tired and next several days got busy. Launched out o south delta on sunday morning at 9am ater waitng or my buddy who was 2 hours late. Stopped to pay or launch at dock on way out. Saw guy in tan Hawk bass boat coming in that I had seen launch earlier. He asked i I had a scale he could use. Sure, had my trusty 0-50# digital no lyin or guesstimating scale. He pulls up to the dock next to me and my buddy jumps out on the dock to take the scale to him. I'm trying to ind rope to secure my boat when I hear my buddy say ," OH MY GOD!" I turn around to see the biggest, greenist lunker I'll probably ever see. This pig weighed in at 17# 3ounces on my scale!!Another senko victim- Thank you Gary Yamamoto. Guy said irst cast landed him a 2# and second cast hooked the 17# 3ouncer. Said she didn't even ight, just loaded up the rod and he reeled her in and she rolled right over at the boat.Said he knew it was big by the way the rod was bent but didn't imagine it would be that big.Still can't get over how absolutely huge that ish was,especially those big round protruding eyeballs that looked like they came o a 25# rock ish that was just quickly reeled up rom 350 eet.The rest o my day and any ishing day ater rom now on didn't even compare . Caught one 1.5# on brush hog and at end o the day hooked a nice 5# striper on a clown colored jerk bait. Took a picture and let it go. Can now inally say that I've caught a striper while ishing or largemouth.Buddy blanked and said he thinks my boat is bad luck because out o 5 trips on my boat, he's only caught one bass. Fine with me- stay o my boat and use your little 12 ooter.

      Tips: No mystery here, as always Senkos rule.Water temp started o at 48 and by 2pm was up to 52 and even hit 53 in shallower areas.Day time high was around 69.

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      Water Temp: 50+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took a riend out yesterday (Wednesday)in my tin bote. Had a good time and caught ish. Used Senkos, jigs, T-rigged worm, and rip baits. Caught over 20 ish, no biggies, largest 3.6 lbs on digital. Still good level o action throughout the day. Was showing him areas I ish and how and when. Probably had 30 bites or so. Tried several areas, had hits rom most o them, so ish were airly active and easy to catch. Took a huge step, and paid my Amateur entry ees or Western Bass Pro-Am at Clearlake. Looking orward to this new experience. Watch out, Bill!
      City: hal moon bay

      Tips: It's pretty simple right now out there. Clear water with some current, resh weeds, depth nearby, and bait. Any place that had this combo had active ish.Good luck, and God Bless,Rob T