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Sunday, July 8th, 2001

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: me and pal went out to the lake nice place. i was using live minnows mt pal was using a plug. around 7 the smallies were biten good caight some up to 3 pounds. move up river a bit and ound a cove with heavy brush. my pal and i pulled out a couple o big mouths up5 lbs around 10:oo the bite slowed than 11 it just stopped. let went back out that evening caught a ew smallies o minnows but nothin to brag about
      City: manteca

      Tips: i suggest using live minnows in real brushy areas and plugs out in the clear water

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 70-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ish r small!

      Tips: WATER IS CCLLEEAARR!!

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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I have gone to this reservoir 3x now and haven't had a single bite. I have been ishing or trout o the DAM using a 3' leader and Rainbow Powerbait. I have also tried numerous bass lures in some brush o the, still no luck.I have seen a ew people bringing in some trout using the same setup, but maybe they caught the last ones :)I have heard that a good place to ish is near the boat ramp and picnic area, anyone else have any comments, or advice or me?--Eric
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I've heard that Powerbait with a 3' leader is working well or trout, even though it didn't work or me!

Saturday, July 7th, 2001

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My partner Rich and I hit the water aboutr 5:30. Did not get our irst ish until around 7:00 on a red buzzbait, a 1 1/2#. Fishing was slow or most o the morning. I got a blowup on a yellow jitterbug. We had quite a ew blowups on topwaters until about 9:00. I got my irst jerkbait ish(baby bass pattern) 2+. Around 11:00 the sun broke through the clouds and the bite went dead or us. Had un, even though we landed two.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Topwater early. Go deep in the aternoon.

  • Benton County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this lake or the irst time with plastics. Craws, inesse worms, grubs, in all colors. 0 ish. Nice day on a scenic lake.
      City: CV

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i ished a couple hours midday in the heat,i caught 2 dinks on white/silver blades 3/8 oz. spinnerbait,cast parallel to large rip-rap on the bank.i caught the ish on nearly consecutive casts,both hit very solid.no hits either beore or ater,however,seems strange since i continued to ish identical looking areas.i tryed about 500 t. o rocky shoreline in 3 dierent locations.i also tryed a Fin-S-ish ished weightless,with no results.
      City: San Raael

      Tips: maybe a chartruese spinnerbait would work better in this water color,other isherman i talked to didnt seem to have any luck at all,however most others were dunking bait or mini jigs under bobbers or crappie.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 79.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Pardee or the irst time Saturday, pretty lake and I need to learn this lake better I enjoyed it. Got a 3 lband a 1 1/2 smallie right o the bat on a spook jr. Then stuck and got pictures o a 5lb Largie around 8:15 in the morning. Caught 4 other small ish all on dart heads 15 - 25 t. The big girl was up in 7 t on a point she must have been lost or up eeding. Cloudy, rainded a bit and overcast all day I thought the bite would be better with the weather. Thanks to all the nutcases who sent me ino on the lake.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: When olks tell you to use 6lb. test do it, I stuck with 8lb and beleive it aected the amount o bites I got. AlsoI was the only bass boat on the main body eveyone else went up the river HUM! what does that tell ya, But hey i got a 5 bet they didnt HAR.

Friday, July 6th, 2001

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

      Report: My 13 year old son and I ished Amador Friday nite started about 7:30 pmWe started with crank baits or about 45 minutes and nothing, he switched to a top water and still nothing. I tried a senko and about the 4th cast had a bass hit the senko as soon as it hit the water and almost pulled rod out o my hands as I wasn't paying real close attention! I caught another shortly and my son swithced to senkos. We ished to about 1:00a and caught about 20, he caught the biggest slightly over 3 lbs! We had a great time and my son wants to go again this week! It was a great nite even i the moon did not come out rom the clouds!
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Fish were in the weeds shallow, just toss the senko in there and have un.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: warn

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took o out o Granite Bay on the North Fork. Windy but then it's Folsom. Caught a couple on top water --Poe plug.Then one trolling across a rocky blu. Then took two more on root beer worms. so it was a real mix. I ended up catching seven bass but three were undersized. One spot went three and a hal pounds on a worm.At the boat ramp, some guy said he was trolling the dam and took 4 nice trout and a 13 pound catish!!!!!!! Flashers and worms. He said they were about 15 eet down.Another riend ished the mouth o the south. Lots o bait and ish marked deep. they got nothing. Forgot their weights or the downriggers.so, that's was about that. First water skier at 6:30.
      City: CARMICHAEL

      Tips: keep moving and keep switching...

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My riend and I went to laayette and went to get two dozen nightcrawlers at about 3:30. Then went to the other side and stopped at the secret dock on the let which has a little table on it. Since the clarity was so great we did sight ishing or bluegill. At irst we didn't catch much because the worm was too big (hint,#1). But when we cut it down to a quarter inch the little blugill began to bite like crazy. Saw a big bass about 3 or 4 pounds! By the end o the day which was about 8:45 we had racked up about 90 bluegill and yellow perch and baby bass. No big bass. We released all the ish that lived and the ones that were going to die we ed to a nearby heron. It was one o my best ishing days.
      City: Orinda

      Tips: Try to go when it is not windy.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had our irst Summer Night Tournament...19 boats.... Butch and Bonnie Hall won 3 ish over 15"at 10.60 with the big ish or 6.85 2nd place Bridges&Bridges 5 ish or 9.50 3rd was Rainey & Olivera 5 ish or 9.40 and orth was Maney and Rodgers with 4 ish or 7.71..... Thanks to all that attended... Our next night tournament is Friday night July 27th... You can sign up anytime up until 6PM o the 27th at the store only!!... $60.00 entry.
      City: oroville

      Tips: Blades and Buzz baits

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: yi all...... lake sonoma record stands at 15.75 lbs. nothing recorded or smallies. have caught ones over 3lbs mysel.. large mouth 8.1 lbs is my best. all certiied in tournaments......thank you very much!!!!!!!!
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: never give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, July 5th, 2001

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake at 8 and fished till 1:30. Cold and foggy in the morning. Threw the buzzbait alot today; didn't really feel like worming out in all those ski boat wakes on the main body. Wound up getting 6 blowups, landing 3 small ones. Also got 3 small fish using worms on points. Not a great day, but the topwater makes it worth it!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: For numbers, go worming. For fun, throw a topwater...and remember, topwater DOES work in the afternoon if you are in the right area!!!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 4 from 8pm-9pm on medium chug bug. All fish caught 10-20 feet from shore on right side of launch ramp. Have been going out for 1-2 hours 3 times a week and haven't been skunked yet using poppers and chuggers. Best has been around 3 lbs...
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Take some bug repellant...fish are blowin' up all topwater...

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today was tuff. Couln't get a bite all morning on anything. Fished buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, worms, senkos without a bump. Then Pete finally hooked up in the big shallow bay in the creek channel splitshoting a z shad. The fish was about 1 1/2 lbs then I caught one about a pound on a senko off a weed line. After not getting any more fish back there we moved to main lake points and I caught a little guy on a carlina rigged big ika. Then a couple more hours went buy and I hooked up again. This one was a little over 2 lbs and was caught on speed trap on shallow mudlines. Also tried frogs on matted weeds but couldn't get any bites. Hope you can do better.
      City: Salinas

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake at 8 and fished till 1:30. Cold and foggy in the morning. Threw the buzzbait alot today; didn't really feel like worming out in all those ski boat wakes on the main body. Wound up getting 6 blowups, landing 3 small ones. Also got 3 small fish using worms on points. Not a great day, but the topwater makes it worth it!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: For numbers, go worming. For fun, throw a topwater...and remember, topwater DOES work in the afternoon if you are in the right area!!!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 4 from 8pm-9pm on medium chug bug. All fish caught 10-20 feet from shore on right side of launch ramp. Have been going out for 1-2 hours 3 times a week and haven't been skunked yet using poppers and chuggers. Best has been around 3 lbs...
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Take some bug repellant...fish are blowin' up all topwater...

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today was tuff. Couln't get a bite all morning on anything. Fished buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, worms, senkos without a bump. Then Pete finally hooked up in the big shallow bay in the creek channel splitshoting a z shad. The fish was about 1 1/2 lbs then I caught one about a pound on a senko off a weed line. After not getting any more fish back there we moved to main lake points and I caught a little guy on a carlina rigged big ika. Then a couple more hours went buy and I hooked up again. This one was a little over 2 lbs and was caught on speed trap on shallow mudlines. Also tried frogs on matted weeds but couldn't get any bites. Hope you can do better.
      City: Salinas

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I'm 17 years old, and have benn having Some awesome ishing going on lately. I've been ishing Disco Bay, and Big Break Marina, and killing them.the best patterns have been white and chartreuse spinner baits, as well as black buzzbaits, poppers, and rogs right on top or the grass. the buzzbaits also produced well o o rip rap. my largest ish however a 8.06 lb. bass was caught about 9:00 wednessday morning. I caught him an a Castaic thread in shad. my all time avorite lure.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: try throwing Castaics. yes, i know they are very expensive, but they really pay o. Just try not to lose 6 o them in one day like I did. its a good idea to buy some o the expensive lines like spiderwire etc. also spend time ishing grass and weedbeds, that lie adjacent to rip rap. i this pattern doesn't produce or you, you may as well drive your boat on in, and kiss the day goodbye. good luck, and I hope to see ya on the water. and remember, Jesus Christ loves you, and He died to save you rom eternal damnation in hell. God bless!!!!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just ound this site thanks to Greg Keier. Results o Thursday nites big bass tourney out o Lime Saddle. Winner Wade Wheaton rom Chico catches a 17" bass on a blade to win $320.00. 32 isherman in 25 boats (our smallest ield o the year). Fishing every Thursday nite rom 5 till 9 and a chance at some serious cash. Check it out.
      City: Paradise, Ca.