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Saturday, January 12th, 2002

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught ive ish ranging rom 2.5 to 3.5. No big bites today.Got most ish o rocky structure up near the dam.
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: Slow slow slow... the water is so cold now. Most ish seemed to be in 10-16 eet o water.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Misty & oggy start at 7 am working a crawdad crank w/no hits the 1st 1/2 hr.. Switched to split shot 4" green weenie style worms & had a limit in the boat by 9:15 w/the biggest going 2 1/2 lbs.. Missed a couple drop shotting 1st a shad pattern luke & then a morning dawn curly tail. Dead or the next couple o hours & then mid-lake picked up three dinks & two more 13 inchers.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Work split shot worms slowww on outside weed lines o o gentle sloping rocky banks.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ishing the dam area with drop-shots and split shots is producing some nice spots. go slow in about 40'-50'. ished smaller baits or bigger ish.
      City: turlock

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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We ished rom 7am to 1pm..Fished horse shoe area & between the two ramps.Caught 18 spots rom 13 to 15 1/4 in. & 4 rom 12 to 13...We caught them on senko's,skirted grubs,4 in worms & leach's...Fish were caught in 15 to 30 t o water.
      City: Riv

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 50'-53' C'

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Greeting to all, What a weekend. It was just a mad house Sat. Three tournies. 45 min. wait to launch and to leave. It was a mad house. Kevin and I inally got on the water about 8:30ish. The og was so thick or another 2 hours, that we had to stay airly close to the ramp. Oh, and speaking o ramps, someone needed to put a sign up at the spillway saying it was closed. We ished between Saddle and the Spillway to start o and we caught 3. I caught a couple o dinks and Kevin caught a nice 2lber spot. We ished there until the og dissappated and then moved up the North Fork. When the sun came out, the bite was on. We tageted rocky points and lats. It seemed to work. We each bagged to more nice ish. That was until I roped a 4 1/2lber. She was a long thin spot. She is going to be nice this spring. We caught a lot, missed a ew and the 9 we caught were deinetly some good lookin bass. I'am stoked about this year and everyone else should be too. Good luck to all. We'll see ya out on the water.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: We tried a lot o things and the things that were producing were jigs and worms. 7" pumpkin seed curly tails and 1/2 oz rootbeer gitzits. Jiggin really slow, just keeping contact with the bottom. It seemed with the worming the leader had to be a little long. Usually Im about 12 to 14 inches. Sat. it was 16 to 18 inches. Pulling SSSLLLOOOWWW. That seemed to be the ticket or us.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: in ast antlers at 7am and very cool at 35 degrees, water at 47, ran to the I-5 bridge abutments or two real quick on jigs, ran over to another at dobbs creek or another and keith went to a jig, we moved around a bit or 8 total and I was reezing to death, ended up down by Sugarloa and let, lots o debris and u can't get on plane because o it, almost 2 miles o stu loating in big rats o logs etc. no size today. I went to a 1/2oz ootball head which seemed to work better than the 3/4 oz, guess they wanted it alling slower.
      City: Redding

      Tips: twin tail skirted grubs by yamamoto and chompers by Bass Pro shop did the trick in pumpkin pepper and smoke tinsel

Friday, January 11th, 2002

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched the boat at 8am. Me and Dave Fished up near the dam till noon and only got 1 small 2lb ish.Quit at noon. Brrrrrr, it is cold.
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: Slow down. I am now using 12" power worms in Grape sparkle.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Bailey Cove at 9:15, no loat yet. Ran up to Ycotti Creek, picked up a ew there on MGM 156-4" 15 to 25 eet. Crossed over to other side and worked points down to Shasta Caverns. Ended up with a total o 17, o course Susan caught 10. Fish ranged rom 1.0 to 1.7 with a couple o dinks. Out at 4:30.
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Slow presentation used MGM 156-4", 106-4",and 109 dinky bugs.

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      Water Temp: 48 F

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I have not posted a report recently, even though I been doing alot o ishing in my new boat, even in the bad weather we had in November and December. The reason I have not posted is, through my ailation with MGM Lures I get eedback suggesting that I am hurting others and mysel by revealing where I ish and what I throw on any given day.Well the last two days are proo that i you think you can ish Shasta the same as any report, you are dead wrong!Witness yesterday I ished the main part o the lake with great success with 12.5 lbs. by 9:A.M. Today I ished with a buddy o mine throwing the same baits or a total o three ish weighing 5lbs.In the last two years I have ished Shasta over 400 days, in all those days no two were alike. The lake, the weather and the patterns change every day. I guess thats why I enjoy it so much. There is no place in this world I would rather be. I very much enjoy reading the posts o other ishermen and will throw in my two cents once in awhile with my regrets i I oend anyone.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Keith here rom Medord with his new boat so o we go this am at 0700 and get in at Bailey Cove, Keith has a problem so I drive back down and his oil alarm is going o, we check the tank on the engine and it is not ull so o we go to Ca. Custom, we ill the reservoir and try it agian and it works so back to Bailey Cove, in the water at 0900 air temp about 49, ran over to the shasta caverns and get two on the mgm157 but now I am out, keith gets another one on the 157 and I shit to the rainbow 99 or 2 and another on the rainbow 286 and lose one that rips my 286 o the darter head and split, go down to the pit river bridge and we both get one on a 3 inch idget in the mgm109 color and keith was throwing a clear worm, move to the island in ront o Allie Cove and he gets another on the clear worm and I get one on the MGM 54. We took o or horseshose cove in the pit and Keith gets another on the clear, we run to squaw creek and I get a smallmouth on a 156 4 inch,keith gets another on the clear worm, the worm he is throwing is made by Thunder Baits, in Medord Or. We head or Bailey cove and get out at 4pm
      City: Redding

      Tips: caught ish on the mgm157 and wish I had some more, keith and his clear worm was very eective.

Thursday, January 10th, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50'C

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Things have been pretty slow with the water down as low as it's been. I ish the lake quite oten and have never seen it this low. The ishing has, or me anyway, has been hit and miss. The bites are not strong . When in doubt, set the hook. My buddy Kevin and I pulled in 7 ish our last trip. Mostly on points and rock walls. Kevin pulled in big ish honors with a chuncky 3.5 lb'er. I caught 4 dinks. The trip would have been un without ish. Good riends and just being in the water is good enough or me. The tackle we used was magic worms in a pb&j pattern, and brown or black jigs, 3/8 oz., and SSLLOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW. I you think your ishing slow. Fish slower. I hope to have a good year. I understand that its tough being a catcherman, and some o you are just that, and to them Im looking orward to seeing you out there on the water. To the ishermen out there, keep on hooken and someday you can graduate to the catchermans class.lol To all, have good and sae 2002 and look or us, team rope a dope, the catcherman division.lol out on the water. Good luck Matt,
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Slow plastics, worms, and jigs.

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

      Report: launched out o holland @ 0800 and ished holland cut or about 4 hours. ishing was slow or me but i was able to pick up 2 bass one went about 3 pounds on a white blade and the other went one pound on a black jig with brown pork. i was planning to do some running but the og changed my mind. i was so thick i couldn't get my boat on plane without ear o colliding with shore or boat.
      City: san rancisco

      Tips: both o my ish were caught in less than 5 eet o water. slow rolling blades and crawling the jig produced or me

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53 to 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Glory Hole and stayed in that area. The trout isherman were everywhere. Started throwing a Angler's worm on a 1/8 ounce dart head around drop os 15 to 25 eet. Caught several ish in these areas. Jiged a spoon or a while with no takers. Slow ripped some points with no takers Then started throwing a Rainbow Trout Castaic swim bait on a hump about 15 eet deep. Got slammed and set the hook. Thought or sure it would be a good one being winter and all, but hanging onto the tail was a Spot about 2 1/2 pounds. Glad I added a treble hook to the tail.
      City: Galt

      Tips: The Spots were aggressive on the dart head.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: DIDNT FISH NICASIO!,tryed Kent lake(MMWD water supply reservoir) ished with a buddy or about 2 hours,hiked 4 -5 miles down rom alpine dam,ished a cove near a pumping station,tryed pumpkin brush hogs,several crankbaits,spinnerbaits,etc. inally got one 13",1-1/2 lb. largemouth on a yozuri crystal minnow(rainbow trout,4-1/2") with an owner tournament trailer in iretiger color, we saw a couple ish jump, the lake must be less than 5 t. rom ull capacity......didnt see any other anglers at all...why no ishing reports rom the MMWD reservoirs? Kent,Alpine,and Phoenix all have quality bass.
      City: san raael

      Tips: the upper mile or 2 o Kent lake is ull o brush,trees,etc. when the lake is this ull,there is a tremendous amount o cover or bass,large areas o this lake are nearly inaccessible. i know o anglers who have caught quality ish here on brush hogs.

Wednesday, January 9th, 2002

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water about 8:15 in my loat tube. Swam across and the lake and ished the shallow south end. Got and 8.7, 6.7 and 3.5 on live crawdads. All released. Chest waders leaked so I roze my #$% o. Swam or shore shivering about 11am. Need to patch those waders.Mike
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: Water is very cold. Fish very slow. Then slow down to 1/2 that ast.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got into Horse Shoe area at day break.Got two quick hits on a 6 in Keeper (Shark) worm.Missed them,bit o about 1 to 2 in & caught two spots.We caught 22 more spots & one black.Fish came on shirted grubs & 4 in worms. worms was ished on 1/8 to 1/4 oz darter head.We caught ish in all 3 areas we ished.We had 3 just under 13 in & the reast were rom 13 to 16 in & caught rom 12 t to 40 t deep.We also learned real quick not too set the hook when we elt a hit,had too let them play with it or a while.Only had one ish that was hooked to deep to take the hook out.Cut the line on him
      City: Riv

      Tips: Small worms & light weight.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 9:00am. Ran up to Arbuckle Flat met up with Jerry and Bronla. First thing Jerry tossed something into out boat and said "Here Susan try this and don"t let Bryce have any." Well they worked and she didn't share. I guess its called MGM 157. She carolina rigged the #157 worm and got bit right o, 1.8 spot. I was throwing jigs and inally started getting bit, but couldn't get any to the boat.(out o practice HA, HA.) Switched to Texas rig # 106 and got a 1.7 in the boat. The only thing I caught on my jig was a 14" rainbow. The wie said they don't count. She caught 4 and I had 2 + 1 trout. No dinks, they all ran between 2.0 and 1.4. with at bellies. The wind settled down a little ater 2:00PM. Out at 4:00PM. It sure elt good to get back on the water. The lake is coming up nicely. Some debris in the water so be careul.
      City: Cottonwood

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: the wie worked all night and came home and said lets go so o we went to Jones valley at 0845, the island is almost completely under so the parking got limited quickly, 22 rigs in the gravel, air temp 45, water at 49 at the ramp, wind out o the north at about 8mph, ra upstream in the pit near arbuckle and get one on on irst cast on a new worm by mgm the #157 which isn't named yet, moved around a bit and started inding ish on main and secondary points, the wie boats her 2nd and third worm ish but having trouble eeling the bites and trying not to get stuck in the timber with the darter head, move downstream near dead horse where she sticks a solid 2 and I get a couple o dinks, run across to Dark Canyon anmd i get bit hard and play a 3.5 - 4.0 up to the boat where it comes out o the water about 4 t and spits my darter head back at me, nice ish, again on the 157, I stick one more dink and the wie is starting to ade so home we go so she can get some sleep, wind starting to really gust on the way back up near 20mph, go back in at 1130 and the water came up nearly a oot while we were out.
      City: Redding

      Tips: wie caught hers on the mgm 156 4 inch and a 69 in a idget, mine came all on the new 157

Monday, January 7th, 2002

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

      Report: Hey guys I ished Amador a bunch as a kid and am now geting back in the saddle again. I ound this sight by chance and got really excited to hear that the trout ishing was so good. I can remember the bass ishing being awsome, but was not aware that the lake stocked rom its own ishery. I you olk don't want to see ino on trout on your BASS sight can you please tell me where I can get the news on ALL o the ish that Amador oers? Its a shame that this sight has to be so one-track minded.See you all on the lake
      City: Sacramento

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 49-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished the AC team tourny on Sunday. Our T-day ended up alot like our friday prefish. Not alot of keepers(4-5 each day). We found our fish in 10-20 feet of water on points in the main body(jigs). No reaction bite for us. We tried blades and cranks. I think the guys that did the best found better places to throw their jigs. Where you say? I don't know. It looked like the majority of the fish weighed were smallies. One thing I looked for was bait balls like in the summer but couldn't find any.
      City: Auburn

      Tips: Jigs.10-20'