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Sunday, February 10th, 2002

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50-53'

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Should have believed the thursday fishing report in my local paper that said the "fish have extreme lock jaw".That wasn't necessarily the case. The fish had disappeared from the 50'to 0' areas. We fished all day in all my favorite areas and only got one 17 1/4 " smallie. We checked points, wood,weeds,deep,shallow,nada.Got the smallie dropshoting in 43'. Couldn't see any fish on the graphs either. Hope these fish move up a little in the near future.
      City: Sabn Leandro

      Tips: I'm confused,,,,,,,they catch loads at Clear Lake this weekend, and we struggle at this lake......

  • 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.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 49-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started on the rock wall ,on the sunny side,at the narrows.It was 9:30 heading towards china gulch i was throwing a storm suspending wiggle wart in crawish.I would throw it out and crank it down and just kill it and let it suspend,it produce a beautiul 8.lber.Also had another bass about 2lbs.come o at a point by campers cove.
      City: Elk Grove C. A.

      Tips: Crawish pattern crankbaits (suspending) steep banks or wood near deep water Tried other baits ,just couldnt get bit on them Careul on those deep ish,catch and release,and have a great day ishing see-ya PAUL-N-SONS

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      Water Temp: 49-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started on the rock wall ,on the sunny side,at the narrows.It was 9:30 heading towards china gulch i was throwing a storm suspending wiggle wart in crawish.I would throw it out and crank it down and just kill it and let it suspend,it produce a beautiul 8.lber.Also had another bass about 2lbs.come o at a point by campers cove.
      City: Elk Grove C. A.

      Tips: Crawish pattern crankbaits (suspending) steep banks or wood near deep water Tried other baits ,just couldnt get bit on them Careul on those deep ish,catch and release,and have a great day ishing see-ya PAUL-N-SONS

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      Water Temp: 49-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started on the rock wall ,on the sunny side,at the narrows.It was 9:30 heading towards china gulch i was throwing a storm suspending wiggle wart in crawish.I would throw it out and crank it down and just kill it and let it suspend,it produce a beautiul 8.lber.Also had another bass about 2lbs.come o at a point by campers cove.
      City: Elk Grove C. A.

      Tips: Crawish pattern crankbaits (suspending) steep banks or wood near deep water Tried other baits ,just couldnt get bit on them Careul on those deep ish,catch and release,and have a great day ishing see-ya PAUL-N-SONS

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out and hit some sotballs around on Sunday morning, inishing up around noon and decided there was enough time to take a little trip to CFW. I love this little lake because it has all the ish that Folsom has in it with about a 1/4 o the pressure. The two guys I went with are just getting in to bass ishing, but already have the bug. I have been taking them to the delta quite a bit, but this lake ishing is a much dierent animal.around 2:30 we started ishing and I told them that I was going to start out dragging a majic worm and that they should either throw a darter head or a jig, just to mix it up. We didn't get anything or the irst hour or so, but that didn't matter because the weather was gorgeous. Around 3:45 Tim sets into a beautiul 2 1/2 pound spound on a w/red baby b-hog. About 5 minuts later I hit a 1 1/2 pounder on a witches T darter head. John had a ew hits as well but missed them. We worked the area or another 20 minutes or so, but couldn't get any other action. To inish out the day, we worked a wall with some good rip-rap and structure and got one more 12 inch spot on a darter head.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Noticed that our ish came out o 10t o water. Not a horrible day or three hours o ishing. It did eel good to use some light tackle or a change. The weather was a bonus.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 47'C to 53'C

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy Chris and I headed out on the water at about 7:00 am. The sky was clear blue and a little brisk. We decided to start at the north side o the peninsula. With the trolling motor the still on the schnide, we had to limit our pick up and move to another spot tactic. We ished or a 1/2 hr or so and moved to Beales Point, thats where we had to re-rig the trolling motor.(nice huh). From there we worked the wall just north o Beales Point. NOTHING. We threw everything under the sun. We inally regrouped and decided to try a little urther up the peninsula to the north. Thats where we caught all our ish. We only caught 4 but they were all 2 1/2lbs.+. I caught a nice smallie o a rock pile in about 12 t o water, that seemed to be the magic number.12 t, on a gitzit tube, and the spots were hittin the same color worm (Motor oil). All ish were caught on plastics. Couldn't ask or better weather and the water temp is on the rise. So not the greatest day, but it beats workin. See ya out on the water. I want to shout out a hello to my Dad. Capt. Bitteroot. Thanx or gettin me started.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Brown/motor oil jigs ,worms or tubes seemed to work or us. 12 t o water and slow across rock piles. Look or warmer water 50'C and above. Good luck and be sae.

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

      Report: Fishing Orville or the irst time next week. No idea what to throw or where to go. Any help is appreciated.
      City: Clovis

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

      Report: HAD SOME FISHING BUDDYS COME UP FROM GRIDLEY AND FISHED SAT AND SUN.WE ALL GOT LIMITS OF KEEPER FISH BOTH DAYS BUT NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT,ALL SHASTA CLONES THE BIGGEST BEING CLOSE TO 2LBS. WATER TEMP WAS 45 DEGREES IN THE MORNING A LITTLE COOL. A SLOW PRESENTATION WAS IT AND DEPTH WAS ANY ONES GUESS. CAUGHT FISH FROM THE BAMK TO 60 FOOT OF WATER. USED PLASTICS BOTH DAYS AND MOST ON MGM 109 AND MGM BLUE GHOST, SAT WAS WINDY AND WHITE CAPPING AND SUNDAY WAS A GREAT DAY FOR FISHING VERY LITTLE WIND AND ALOT OF PLACES WITH GLASS WATER FISHED AROUND THE MAIN LAKE ON POINTS AND THE DEEP FISH CAME IN A DEEP CUT WITH LOTS OF ROCK ON THE BOTTOM. GOING TOMORROW BUT THIS TIME MY WIFES WITH ME WATCH OUT FOR A BIG FISH REPORT TOMORROW
      City: ANDERSON

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      Water Temp: 45 to 46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Packers at 9:30AM. A little windy early but beautiul later in the day. Fished the west side o Packers all the way around the island, the wie caught 4, the largest 1.6lbs. Moved across the Sac. towards the dam and the wie caught 8 more. I inally scraped out 4. All ish caught on plastics, dinky bug #109 and a 6" silver worm. Out at 3:45PM ater a great day on the lake, even or a Sunday. We usually ish during the week.
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Go slow with whatever you use.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 49-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The lake is in awesome condition. Took my 9 year old daughter out or a ew hours to try catch her a ew split-shot ish. NO LUCK or her. I had one bite- 7 lbs 12 oz. bass enhaled my jig-n-pig in 3 t o water up the Dry Creek arm. I cranked, ripped and carolina-rigged all the transition lats in Cherry and could not buy a bite. Do not understand it. Another week o this weather and I think the bite will go o. There must have been 20 ski boats out today...Here we go Sonoma!!!!!!!

      Tips: Take a trip during the week i you can...

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started at about 7:30 am, irst time there. tried baby brush hogs til about 10:30. not a single bite. 2 other people out there, they didnt do too well either, i dont know how to ish this lake so, ill try it in the warmer weather. good luck

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      Water Temp: cold!!!

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We ished rom 12 noon to about 4pm. Didnt catch a thing not even a bite.We used worms and power bait. Didnt see anybody catch any ish
      City: cupertino

      Tips: Dont go or another month or two, real slow

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: good ishing today caught our trout trolling kept two. used blue nickle and copper cripplures. Nice day, good ish, what more could ya ask or.
      City: redding

      Tips: blue seems to be working the best

Saturday, February 9th, 2002

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

      Report: Skunked Again! Getting rustrated and my kid's losing aith in me! I just can't seem to get bit! Out Sunday - on the water @ 2:00p.m. Beautiul warm day!!! Tried Sherman Lake/Sherman Island area again due to my late start. Water getting more clear back in the side sloughs. Fished last part o outgoing tide to beginning o incoming. Fished tule banks, weedlines, points, lats, slopes and drop-os to 15'. Looked or wood, hyacinths, etc. Slight current. To me, it looked like good ish cover. But what do I know? Not even a strike. Tried Senko's, brown jig n' pig, white spinner/gold blade, lizzards both t-rig and C-rig, zipper worms rigged same and as a jig trailer, rattle traps, "pointers". Heck, my son even threw a buzz bait! Someday we've got to get lucky!
      City: Pittsburg

      Tips: Any and all are welcome! When I catch somethin' you'll be the irst to hear about it!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: started trolling 7:30 am rom the boat ramp towards the loating john, no hits. Lake was lat all day little to no wind. Air temp was up r a change. Pulling lashers and 2 & 3 inch iretiger rapalas 6 eet deep...caught 3 stockers and had 3-4 more hitsbetween loating john and second ence line. Fish were caught between 8:30 - 10:00. Ran back towards the dam and caught another stocker by the handicap ramp, missed one more. Circled around the dam and towards the ences again and caught one o the back across rom the boat ramp. Them caught two more stockers between the John and 1st ence on a hot pink APEX. O the lake by 2:00. looks like the warm weather and ull lake got the bite going
      City: modesto

      Tips: Firetiger continues to be the stand by. Was encouraged by the APEX bites just ater noon. A small pinch o power bait or worm aded to the lure seems to help.

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Headed out o Paradise with my buddy John Kort at 7:30 and went straight to Mildred. We hoped to get on a some ish in an area that has always been good to us during the cold months. We are getting ready or the upcoming tournys and igured we better ind some good winter spots in case the weather decides to be nasty in a ew weeks. We tried a good unnel area where the bass usually school up to eed and couldn't get anything except 3 schoolie striper on lipless cranks. We then went to a very dependable tule wall that has a 4 oot shel and then alls o into 10 eet o water. We picked up a 3 and 2 pounder right away on dark plastics and got out o there. We then nailed a 2 1/2 pounder about 20 minutes later on a rip rap bank in 10 eet o water about 300 yards away. We decided to make a run to Potato Slough to see i we could get on some ish in the looded timber. We got on ish all right, the only problem is they were all striper. I know this is a bass site, but the striper bite we were on was incredible. We hit 18 striper to 10 pounds in 1 hour in a 100 yard radius. We really wanted to hunt or some blackies, but that striper bite was just too much un. Like I always say, " i it pulls, it's good". Finished the day at 3:30 with 3 blacks to 3 pounds and 21 striper (18 keepers) to 10 pounds. A great ishing day with even greater weather to ish in.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Noticed that our bass came in 8-10 eet o water. That is pretty typical or February in the Mildred area.

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Mac and I ished the Hook tournament. Headed straight or Taylor. Used Jigs and Senkos. Caught my irst Jig ish, in about 4' o water, and as the water warmed up got more action on the Senkos. Weighed in a 7 ish limit or 16.37lbs, and took 10th place. Sad part was we lost as many ish as we caught, it seems like the ish were biting short, I ixed that by moving the senko up a little urther on the hook.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish the eadge o the tulles, near deeper water.

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      Water Temp: 46-47

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the HOOK today. Took 13 out o 51 boats. The bite was a slow one, but was able to hit 4 or 16.?? with a 5.99 lb kicker. hal took jigs and the others hit 6" CO worm. Had to drag the worm slow and take our time covering the area. Bass picked it up very slow and moved o with it. Oh Fred, Get some sleep next time i you wont to keep up with the big boys.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Take your time. The water is warming and the emales are starting to move. When it hit 50-54 look out, blade bite is on.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 51 to 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Awesome day drop shot most o the day. got our drop shotting 1 good 3lbs Large Mouth Bass the other 3 spots. Most ish rom 30 to 50 deep. Caught one 2 1/2 lbs trout later in the day cranking.
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Fish the warmer waters. Drop shot 1/2 ounce on 8 lbs line.30 + eet.