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Saturday, August 25th, 2001

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: 6 am started at the N end o the dam & worked its length w/top water, cranks, & worms or two strikes on Shad Rap & 1 dink on split shot 6" purple death worm. Headed to N bank W side o day camp & worked it to the blus again w/top water, cranks, & worms w/same results but this time my wie boated the dink using a 4" motoroil culy tail worm. Moved to the west side o the creek mouth still ishing the N bank & worked it to the upper end. Our son got several hits that seemed to be very small bass on a golden shiner color 4" Fluke. Headed to south bank tules across rom creek mouth & we all boated a couple more dinks & I caught one 12 1/2" keeper using 4" green weenie style worm split shotting. The biggest thing hooked all day was when I slipped tryin to change my crank bait & ran the rear treble past the barb into the meat o the tip o my middle inger. My wie & son wanted to cut the line & throw me back since I was just a big trash ish but they let me sit down & slowly push the barb orward until it was exposed so I could bend it down then back it out so long as I promised not to whimper to loud & interupt their ishing.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Water level has dropped 4' to 5' since July. Talked to a guy who boated 4 keepers to 4 lb. & he caught them early working the tules & weed beds in 10' o water at S end across rom creek mouth using top water & jerk baits.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 78-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom irst light till noon. Fish are deep to 50 t. ater the sun is up, some action on top water early. Main reason or posting, there are several islands coming up all over the lake. I was looking or an Island top in the middle o horseshoe and ound it unmarked less than a oot deep not ar rom a huge water trough that is only 2 eet deep. I lagged down the sheri and we marked the hazzard but I know there are a lot more coming up soon. The old railroad tunnels are about hal way out and the tressels at Barrets won't be ar behind, you're gonna see stu that you have never seen in that lake beore i you're new to this sport and McClure. Be careul.
      City: Le Grand

      Tips: Dropshot 40-50 t. there is a ton o bait in this lake.

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

      Report: First time to the lake,went out with two buddies loatubing water was super clear you could really have alot o success sight ishing here.tried throwing some blades with no luck. ended up with three ish and my buddy Randy with our nothing with any real size but we did see a ew lunkers down there.All ish came on brown or whiskey colored 6" curly tail or o course yes you guessed it a reakin SENKO.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Fish dark colored plastics just to the edge o the weedline or ish parallel to it Good luck

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went to trinity and caught all dinks saw some big ish cruising but couldn't catch. lake is really low does anyone know how to catch bigger ish in these conditions
      City: redding

Friday, August 24th, 2001

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

      Report: Went out Friday night from the Putah creek area. Fished from 11:00 Pm to 3:00am landing only two bass (partner landed). Shaking 7inch black power worms with brass and glass set up. Cought the two with in the first hour, and lost one at the boat biggest going 2.5. (off of a rocky point. Fished several other rocky points and nothing. tried brush hogs and jigs with pork. nothing!! Tried shallow, 2-7 feet and all the way down to 18 feet. nothing. Would sure appreciate any advice. Wanted to send a big shot out to Roseville Ron for the help at Wallmart. Best of luck in the Clear lake Tourney.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Wouldn't want to throw off your pattern, because it probally works.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, my buddy and I went up Friday morning with high hopes. We were on the water around 6:00 am. It was a great morning no wind shad juming everywhere but, no bass. We ended up catching 4 dinks all on Senkos. We tried the usual buzzbaits, spinners, speedtraps to no avail. We were o the water about noon. Hope it will be better next time. That's why they call it ishing no catching!
      City: Alameda

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I started early and took a dozen small to medium largemouths an smallies on a Heddon Tiny torpedo at the mouth o the river. They were on the lats near the mouth o the river and hit the lure as soon as it hit the water. The bite lasted less than hal an hour and then like someone threw a switch-it was over. I couldn't buy a topwater hit. Over the next ew hours caught several nice smallies on Berkley Frenzy crankbait. All-in-all a good day.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: topwater early seems to be hot. Crankin at 10/12 oot depths seemed to work also.

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

      Report: Let Bridge Bay @ 5:45 A.M. run over to the Big Backbone, wind calm, water lat. The lake is still dropping ast and we can't expect any serious rain or two more months,the lake you see today is not like the one you see next week, it is hard to establish any pattern that is consistant.My irst ish today was a 3.5 spot on topwater boated a total o 10,two on a jig and the rest on topwater, lost another 3+ spot at the boat line broke and he got away with my lure which was ony three casts old, Bite stopped about 8:30 A.M. so it was back to work at MGM Lures.
      City: Redding

Thursday, August 23rd, 2001

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 72-77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I responded to a post on NCBF and took out a Nice isherman named Gregg out in my boat today, we had a great time. I had one o the best day I have had in the Delta in a while, we caught somewhere in the 50 range. About 20 o the 50 were keepers, we did catch anything ove 3 pounds. We caught them on Senkos(rootbeer, pumpkin, black), crankbaits(crawdad) and tubes(purple). We caught the tight to the bank and on the outside o the weed lines also, it was just a great ishing day. We launch out o Ladds and caught ish all over the Delta
      City: Salida

      Tips: Where ever there was baitish we caught ish

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

      Report: Fish were biting good on the McCloud arm. A mile past the Lake View resort. Used Slider green grass snake rubber 4 inch worm. All were caught out on points, not in the coves. Fish ranged rom 10 inches to 15.
      City: Redding

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2001

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      Water Temp: n.a.

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start due to P.G.E. they worked on a sub station all night.Started a 8:30 wind blowing and sun on the water so no top water. Trolled in 18-25 deep.Caught 3 bass over 12 and 3 under 2 crappi 1/2 lbs.One channel cat 16" 1 squawish about 19" it was covered with red sores it looked nasty.I sent it to ish heaven as I do all squaw ish as they arereally hard on the bass and crappi ry.Still windy so let at 12:00. Lake still dropping so I put in at Eagle Pass,you are still on concrete.
      City: Corning

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

      Report: I just wanted to say that its pretty Jacked, about whats happening to the Hook over at the Break. This is one o the Tournament Capitals o the Delta, and we may lose it and I think it really sucks. I think that a lot us eel this way. I anyone can think o anything that we can do to stop this, please give us some ideas. Let us know how you eel about this,
      City: Byron

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: FLIPPEN WARM

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the dam area 2 dinks,on the shore, throwing plastics, my buddy tried drop shotting but with no luck. So we headed or the main body and hit the points had 2 good ones on and got one in the boat and that was it, the wind came up and we called it a day... went over to the ish ladder and stared at 20 to 40 lb salmon jumping oh well at least we got to see some big ish, praying or cooler weather to get the bass biteing again!!!!!!
      City: BROWNSVILLE

      Tips: ishing was slow, so bring beer

Tuesday, August 21st, 2001

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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished at SCR today rom 4:30PM to 6:10PM. I ished near/around the picnic area and managed to bring in 4 Bass ranging rom 0.5lb to 1.0lb. The bite didn't pick up until about 5:10PM and stayed steady rom then on.I had a 2+ pounder on, but it shook o about 2' rom shore... damn!I got a picture o one o them, since they were all about the same size. http://www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-dink-4.jpg That's it or today.. keep ishing!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Go in the morning or evening or best results..

Monday, August 20th, 2001

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 79.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 8-16 7PM to 8-17-01,0630, started out fishing the narrows in the 15 to 30 ft range with no bites. Beginning about 9 PM, action started and it was on again/off again the rest of the night. Caught 8 fish, mostly spots on variety of soft plastics. Almost all action was from 5 to 15 ft deep on points and good rock walls. Two lagest were about 14 inches. Best fish broke me off in the brush and was likely 3 lbs plus. The bite totally quit about 0430, when I thought the best bite would be from about then to 7 AM.
      City: DAVIS

      Tips: Like Larry H. says, those 7" Berkeley Power worms are hard to beat.

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      Water Temp: High

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: In the 16 + years I've been ishing Camp Far West Lake, I've only seen the water lower than it is this year a couple o times.It's so low that otherwise innocent structure is now a distinct hazard to boaters.Unortunately, regardless o these low water hazards, the jet skiers and hotrod boaters that the current management caters to continue to travel at very high speeds, making things even more dangerous and unpleasant or everyone else.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Wait to ish this lake until the rains return, the water levels rise and the hotrod boats stay home.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It is hard to believe that out o all the olks ishing Saturday night - and there were a lot! - no posts have appeared. I guess none o them have computers! I think I saw ive boats near Frazier Point alone - some day (or night) that area is going to run out o ish! Does anybody ever put any back there ater tournaments? Just a thought. Anyway, I guided a couple o wonderul clients in their Ranger R-93 - great boat! We started near Rattlesnake Island about 6:30 pm, and missed the irst 4 ish. Three hits on crankbaits and one on a jig - we never could hook them - they might have been small bass. We tried areas near Buckingham Point - nothing. The wind eased up a bit, so we headed or Henderson - I like to ish that area beore dark. Good decision - we caught 3 beore dark and one ater - biggest near 5 lbs. What did we catch them on you ask - the tried and true 10" Power Worm! We then worked Shag, Dollar, etc. - again, nothing. The wind allowed us to try the Wheeler Point area. We put two more in the boat, and lost one. We inished up on some rocky area, catching two more. and missing a ew. One o the clients broke o 17 lb test on a good ish. Since it was his rod, I'm not sure what kind o line he was using. That is always disappointing! We needed a big bass!! The average size o our eight bass was only about 3 1/2 lbs. Not a real exciting night ish-wise, but, as always, we had a great time!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The ish were agressive just beore dark, and again about 1:30 in the morning. The bass were taking the worm on a breakline - any type o rock lat with a quick drop. We were working the worm just as slow as we could without hanging up. Crankbaits and spinnerbaits might have worked well, but we didn't use them much. I do think there was a way to catch bigger bass that night, but we didn't igure it out. Some nights, the big bass just arn't active, and you have to be content with the smaller ones.

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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Fri. the 17th. Started in Rattle Snake Arm in AM then hit Soda Bay & inished o the day in Konocti. Small ish until last hour o light in Konocti. I hooked a 4+ on a split shot 4" watermelon with red lake curly tail worm a ew eet o o a rock point near a pump house then a 100' urther into the cove on a hard bottom lat abou 20' o the bank my wie hooks & lands a 6+ on a renegade 4" motoroil twirly tail worm. Today was her birthday & she celebrated by boating her biggest ish to date. A ew casts later in the same area she hooked a 7+ but it spit the hook.
      City: Dehi

      Tips: Their in the process o weed kill in the Lakeport area so the better ishing is in the mid to lower end. Better bite is early morning or late evening. Try to ind deeper rock piles or deeper hardbottom lats.

Sunday, August 19th, 2001

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I could start by saying my partner Dylan opens my eyes to a new approach many times when we ish. Actually, I believe he derives great pleasure trying to take me out o my game every time we strap it on, and this day was no dierent. I ended up with about 10 ish to 2 lbs. I told him about the great blade bite I'd established on the last trip, but in his own words the delta is just a great big pond with tides. His report below is quite sysinct although he omitted the part about casting his Long A into the trees numerous times. Then there was the occation when I lipped a little cast underneath with a spinnerbait and nailed one. Going under him was no great challenge- he was so ar up in trees nesting eagles would have been in great peril. And when he drug the treble hooks accross the rusty corregated tin roo o the marina he cast over it gave me the shakes. He's ruthless- laughter is an unair strategy. He took advantage too- my wie and kids let town and I've ished three consecutive mornings prior. My tank was empty. I put a ew twos in the boat with blades and rattletrapps, nailed a 9lb striper, and put together a three to zip rally at the end when the tide shited, but my dog Dylan did it his way and basically wore me out- again. See the report below.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: When the ish are cooperative it's a great day to ish with a buddy and not take the sport so seriously.

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      Water Temp: 76-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well, I inally bought a little bass boat(14'). My buddy and I headed out around 5:00p.m. We ished or three hours or so. It started slow then bam a 5 pounder on a senko(watermelon black lake). I got another 3lb on a speed trap(craw). My buddy got 3 ish all around 3 lbs. Got a ew more smaller ones all together 8 bass. I did have a little excitment. I threw my 1/4 speed trap but, the line got wrapped around the ront treble hook so as I was reeling it in it was spinning at the surace. Something BIG slammed it hard but, I missed him. I will never know how big it was but the splash was huge. I went out a ew days beore and had good luck on senkos watermelon, rootbeer, and black w/ red lake and chartruse spinners.
      City: Alameda

      Tips: Catch and release. High tide crank the speedtraps over the weed beds.