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Sunday, August 19th, 2001

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

      Report: Launced out o Lundborg Landing on Bethel Isle headed westinto the piper & taylor slough area's..... lipped/cranked/bladed ....nada/nuthin/zip.... headed into isherman cut... same result..pulled up the trolling motor and headed back across ranks and into the quimby isle areacranked the outside o the weedlines with and boated 3 ish, all about 3 lbs.headed into the holland tract area lipped some tules with lizards and brush hogs, boated another 3 ishall about 2 lbs. cranked and pitched jigs along the holland rock wall and boated about 10 ish, none o which exceeded apound.. ished some bethel docks beore beore calling it a day and picked up one dumbass catish that hit my pig n jig..
      City: oakley

      Tips: PASS A LAW THAT MAKES JET SKIERS TAKE A BOATER SAFETY COURSEBEFORE PURCHASING A JET SKI .....

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: launched out o dels boat harbor at 8 am and ished old river throwing blades (white terminator double willow ) picked up three 12 inchers on my irst three casts then it stopped took the turn and hit victoria slough and battled with the wake people able to pick up two more dinks on blades started to ish senkos (watermelon black lake) in the center tule burm and picked up about ive rom 6 - 12 inches. went to the speed trap in delta craw and pulled in about ive more little guys. 1230 0 the H20
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: all little ish around 15 o them most o my ish came rom the outer weed line. they all spit up red craw pieces. tight lines and good luck

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

      Report: Went ishing with zipperworm today. We got on the lake at about 6:00 A.M. He took us to a spot that looked good or bass. So my little brother gets a backlash while I'm working my bait, I turn around or a second and eel a tug and resistense. At irst I thought it was a snag then I saw my line moving so I set the hook and pulled up a tournament keeper that was about a pound. First ish o the day and MY last ish o the day.Zipperworm told you about the ish he lost cause it was nylon vs granite. Today I caught a ish while my little brother blanked this time. But as useual, every time we go out zipperworm catches all the ish. But he cant help it, I mean, he gives us the irst shot at everything but we just don't do something right, or the ish aren't in the mood or what we throw. OR, we sometimes don't work the bait right.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Chech your line or nicks and roughness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Several 2 to 5 hour outings since my wie let town with the kids culminated in a an epic break-o o a ish on 14lb XT this morning- more on this in a minute. Yesterday morning probably was the actual peak o the action. Two limits, best 15lbs. A 5.2 and a 3.7 largemouth and some 2lb spots rounding out the best ive. My tournament partner or next week called at 9:30 the night beore and said he couldn't make it. Stable lake level- it's dropping only a oot per week, and stable weather provide a remote chance it could be dulpicated next week when it counts. Blademan rolls up on me about 10 and I'm sitting on a point almost asleep. I told him the bite had slowed- I had just a couple snakes since 8. He wasn't too empathetic, but he shared another technique and I want to thank him. I caught a ew more spots to 2lbs and I'll have a more than a one dementional approach to the tournament or a change. To break up the monotony I'm hooking up with my buddy Swimbait and heading or the Delta. Big contrast between these two locations- normally. It took me ive minutes to put away one spinning rod, get the lippin stick out, and change the color o the bait on another one o my outits. For competitive courtesy I eel obligated to remain subtle on clues regarding the techiniques I used.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: Low water has it's advantages, and bass behavior is airly predictable in stable, summertime weather conditions. Hit another boulder with the engine while idling with the big motor. Nearest visible object was 100 yards away. Don't loan me your boat.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: ???warm???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got there around 6, and launched right ater a tournament. Only ran ew hundred yards and started ishing north bank o dam. Got into them hot right away, and tapered o airly quick. Only ished until 11:00, and probably had around 30 ish between the three o us, with two over the slot. Was ishing with some o my new colors I'm developing, all womrs are very translucent, some chartruese, some purple, and a ew greens. Most ish were in about 30 eet o water. Missed probably as many ish as I caught, as I kept getting short hit and coming up with about an inch let on my worm. First time on the lake, and am looking orward to going again.
      City: Dixon

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 79-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got in at Packers at 645pm,heard the ABA was won with 17 plus lbs, lake down past 86.75 t and muddy, air temp going in was 97 coming out at 72, ran over to waters gulch or 7 between 730 and 930pm, they were all smallmouth to 2.2 lbs, irst time that has happended since the early 80's or me, used to be just smallies and largemouth, early ish out o 25 to 30 t, as the sun went down they were hitting me right at the water line and I missed a bunch, got out at 1045pm and ound a lotation device laying on the loat at Packers, probably let by a isherman, u e-mail me with the description o the let behind item and I will get it back to you, threw jigs most o the time, did get the bigger one on a blade right at the bank at 915 pm.
      City: Redding

Saturday, August 18th, 2001

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Cappel at 5:30am. Tried spooks, bussbaits, pop-r's first thing with nada. Switched to a fluke and caught one to 2lbs no more fluke fish...the one fish must have been a fluke. Switched to plastics in 20-25ft. Began catching 1-2lbers but bites were far and few between. Did find some brush piles in 5-7ft holdin large mouths that were more than willing to play. Off the water by noon when all the looneys came out. Boat ramp was a mad house!
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Slow down and down size your baits.

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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Cappel at 5:30am. Tried spooks, bussbaits, pop-r's first thing with nada. Switched to a fluke and caught one to 2lbs no more fluke fish...the one fish must have been a fluke. Switched to plastics in 20-25ft. Began catching 1-2lbers but bites were far and few between. Did find some brush piles in 5-7ft holdin large mouths that were more than willing to play. Off the water by noon when all the looneys came out. Boat ramp was a mad house!
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Slow down and down size your baits.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out o Rivers End (Dels). Put in around 5:30am started ishing a buzz bait over the top o weeds. About 10 min into the morning had a massive blow-up, set the hook and hauled in a 7lb 2oz Hawg. Got to love that top water action. Caught some 20-25 ish going up to 2lb buzzing, cranking and spinning. O the water around 4pm.
      City: San Ramon

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      Water Temp: 73-75.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bombed out...5 ish rom sun up till 1:00 Pm...2 crank ish on Old River in the current and 3 with jigs in a channel bend at the bottom o the outgo..no excuses...conditions were good. Pulling alot o water out o the racks at Dels.. BTW, the new owners that bought Dels has done a hell o job cleaning up the place..Docks were good and so was parking..
      City: San Jose

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 80-83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 1/2 day on riday and only got 4 bites . Drove and looked whole lake over. Hooked 2.5-3lb bass in Woods creek with grub cast into surace boil but lost it when ish jumped. Caught keeper shallow on brown 3/8 rubber jig up river w/yamamoto #180 double tail trailer. Hooked another but lost it on same jig.Sat morning started up the river and caught 3 keepers and a bunch o dinks working rock walls with jig 2-5' deep beore sun hit the water once sun was out jig bite stopped. Tryed working jig down deeper then but nothing. around 10 am some bass started busting shad on the surace. I tossed a super spook into the boils and landed two more small keeper bass and lost another. topwater action stopped at around 11am .It was hot and I never got bit the rest o the day.Moved out to deep main lake stu and ished worms deep and worked mudlines but nothing. Lots o skiers and boats out.
      City: Pioneer

      Tips: Mocassin,Woods ,and up river all loaded with bait The only places I could get bit was where there was abundant shad present . Be prepared to jump in and cool o ! It was hot real hot!

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      Water Temp: 84- ??

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished big creek area rom 6:00pm too 10:30pm.Got 4 bites,caught two & lost one at the boat that would go rom 2 to 3 Lbs..Tough evening
      City: Riv

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      Water Temp: 80-83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished during the day time but ater about 10 am was wishing it was night HOT!!! Started up the river and got three keepers with 3/8 oz brown rubber jig w/Yamamoto (bluegill) doubletail trailer. Fish were on rock walls. Biggest one went a little over 2lbs and caught several short ish as well. Went to Woods creek next and saw some surace activity but couldn't throw in ast enough. The day beore I threw a grub into a boil in the same area and hooked a 2.5-3lb bass that I lost when it jumped. Slow in here this morning so back up the river. Some ish were starting to work the shad on the surace and i you could get a lure into them you'd catch one. I was throwing a super spook and caught two small keepers and lost another.It was now around noon and no more surace activity and the skiers were out in droves. Went out to the main lake and tried worming some deep points and mudlines but couldn't get bit. The ish just wouldn't bite . Be prepared to jump in and cool o because you'll need to.
      City: Pioneer

      Tips: Lots o bait in Moccasin, Woods creek, and up the river. The only bites I got were shallow ish early where there was abundant bait. Once the sun was beating on the water it was all over.

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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey everyone, here's my latest report or Stevens Creek...Arrived around 4:30PM and began ishing to the right o the picnic area (near the narrow end o the lake). I wasn't having much luck so I kept working my way along the shore until I hooked one. The ish wasn't much, only about a pound but that was when the action began.The bass were biting non-stop until we let at 8PM (park rangers were on their horn telling everyone the park was closing in 15 mins).I was only using spinners this trip, ranging rom 1/4 oz to 1/2 oz. As luck would have it ater I caught my irst ish (on the 1/4 oz) the thing broke (damn Terminators!) and I was orced to go to 1/2 oz. That is when the un began, I caught 8 Bass total, ranging in size rom 1/2 lb to about 3 lb.I took a ew pictures o some o them and you can see them at the ollowing:http://www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-3p.jpg http:/www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-dink.jpghttp:/www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-dink-2.jpgI anyone has any questions, or wants some tips eel ree to e-mail me at skatter@gaschamber.net.Good luck ishing!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Find cover, use spinners, and o course check http://www.bayareaishing.net or more reports..

Friday, August 17th, 2001

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Tracey oasis and took the trailer over the rack damn. Headed south. never got a consistent bite. the ish seemed to be in the deeper water by the wood.only got 7 keepers.On the way back stoped outside the marina and hooked a 4.8lbs. or the big ish o the day.It was Hot! 100deg. no breeze???Nice day on the water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: One jig ish. No Buzzbait takers. One rog blowup in the bottom o sugar(Large Mat). The rest on senkos.

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      Water Temp: 77-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Stepson, rined and I ished New Hogan or stripers o Friday the 17th. No boils. Saw a couple o scattered jumps. Got on the water about 8:30 and ished till dark. It truly stunk. Did end up with a ew bass using rattletraps on the lats across rom the campground.
      City: Concord

Thursday, August 16th, 2001

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 79-81

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out o B&W around 3:30pm. Worked the Mulkolume with hardly any success. Could not get any reaction bite going, no blades, cranks or topwater. Caught 5 keepers on senkos in the weeds, 1-2lbs at best. Very hot on the water.
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Take lots o cold drinks and try working the ouside edges and breaks.

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Two person guide trip today a coupe o nice guys orm Louisiana a good day with about 35 ish total, the 1/8oz speed trap

      Tips: Use reaction bait to ind the bass then i you want slow down to catch a ew more the ish are bunched up in small areas

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 80-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Been ishing all week and have had lots o success. Caught lotsa o ish on senkos. Pitching them in the shade under docks has been the most productive way. Also gotten some ish early on buzzbaits and other topwater. Fished lots o smaller mats and have gotten lots o rog ish. I ind the weed/tule combination is the best. Most o my ishing has been done early morning at around 6 and then o the water by 11 or so. I the wind starts to pick up I have been having luck on a slow rolled spinnerbait.Average about 8 ish a day. Big ish or the week goes at 7# and about 6 more at about 5+#.
      City: Alamo

      Tips: Find the deeper docks as the day progresses. Find that most o the bass are hugging close to the shade and near the docks.

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

      Report: Did anybody bother to tell you guys that NCBF meansNorthern Caliornia B-A-S-S Fishing!!!I or one am getting tired o the Trashy Trout ReportsThis is a BASS Fishing site....lets keep it that way!!!!!
      City: Sacramento