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Thursday, June 28th, 2001

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well, got out in the loat tube today and started throwin' a spinnerbait along the reeds. 3rd cast, WHAM! I nailed a 4#. I igured, well, 3rd cast with a spinnerbait and I already got one. Might as well just keep throwin' this thing all day and see what happens. Well, I ended up catching a limit on that spinnerbait. Which is quite an accomplishment or me seein' as to how I've only caught a total o maybe 8 bass in my lietime on a spinnerbait. It was great. d:o) I got more conidence in my blading skills now. har har! Anywho, it was about a 15lb limit, with that 4# bein' the biggest one. I my loat tube hadn't gotten a hole in it ater being on the water or only 1 1/2 hrs, and I had been out there as long as I had hoped, I probably would've been able to bring that 15lb limit up to about a 20lb limit. Oh well, it was a good day on the water anyways. d:o)
      City: Antioch

      Tips: With all the wind and slightly cooler weather we got goin' on over at Contra Loma right now, that spinnerbait really seemed to be the ticket. Cast towards the reeds, and burn it back so that your spinnerbait stays about 1t under the surace.

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      Water Temp: 72-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: What a day, we came here thinking we were gonna smoke em just like last week. But the lake had other plans or us.We caught three ish rom 6:30 til 3:30. Two were 2lbers and one was a 4 incher what a haug I think he was as big as the spinnerbait that caught him. I caught one on a luke and Pete caught his on a SENKO, all three ish were in the weeds. Morning was calm and overcast and couldn't get nothing on topwater or crainkbaits. Fished the whole damn lake, north to south.
      City: Salinas

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 75-77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The youngest son let without going ishing and I was let with just honey doos this am and wish I had o gone with Johnnie Mac instead o running a rototiller, went out this evening to hook up with Eric and Todd, i had met Eric at Phils while he was looking or something to catch a ew ish, in the water ast 6pm at Packers, lake down just past 45 t, air temp 84, ran over to Deadmans and hooked up with Eric and Todd, went over near Marshmallow or about and hour and boated about 10 with as many jumping o, went back to their houseboat or a tri tip dinner and back out or a ew more hours in Elmore Bay with a lot o hookups but only about a hal dozen in the boat, did get one decent ish at 2 lbs, we were throwing jigs on ootball heads and listening to the tales o working in a prison by Todd, I can't imagine doing that or a living as he is a correctional sergeant at Pelican Bay, went back to their boat at 130 am and had a great time, Eric, hook me up with ur e-mail and such when u get back to Fresno.
      City: Redding

Wednesday, June 27th, 2001

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 77cloudy

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I had to laugh at the report about inally eeling like you got your moneys worth. The ew times i ished out here this year it has not been to good or me. I also ish at the wrong time o the day alot because o amily stu, but still not very good. Today was dierent and i got my moneys worth. At least my girlriend did. I igured with the weather the ishing would be good. We started o with 12" black and junebug worms in 10 minutes she hooks a 3lber. I presided to lose a couple o good ish on the black worms somehow i ended up with scales on my hook on one o them. Felt like a heavy ish too. Started to ish senkos and i caught a dink. My signiicant other landed three others two were 3lbers and one was a 4lber. That was all, but all were quality ish. Except mine anyway. No topwater. That suprised me a little with the cloud cover. We saw some ish busting shad, but they weren't very big. The worms worked coming out o the weedline. The senkos worked on the inside o the weedline. The ish were all airly shallow nothing outside o 15 eet. I tried deeper but no luck.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: The senkos worked better than the worms at least in the aternoon. Smoke was the color. good luck.

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

      Report: On the water at 3 p.m. Saw Dave McKenzie leaving and he said the topwater bite was on, but I had my heart set on using my new Cameron crankin stick. Hit a couple points and tried a few different baits, but nothing doing. Headed to the far back cove and missed a frog fish right away. Then another. Then decided I needed to slow down my froggin, so threw it out there, three tiwtches and let it sit. About 20 seconds later turned to look for the seat to rest my butt real quick, and when i turned I heard it, looked back and the frog was gone and felt the tug. 2.5 lber. No more frog fish, but got 6 more on my new black and purple persuader buzzbait. Overall, pretty good day for 4 hours fishing!!!
      City: sj

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 3 p.m. Saw Dave McKenzie leaving and he said the topwater bite was on, but I had my heart set on using my new Cameron crankin stick. Hit a couple points and tried a few different baits, but nothing doing. Headed to the far back cove and missed a frog fish right away. Then another. Then decided I needed to slow down my froggin, so threw it out there, three tiwtches and let it sit. About 20 seconds later turned to look for the seat to rest my butt real quick, and when i turned I heard it, looked back and the frog was gone and felt the tug. 2.5 lber. No more frog fish, but got 6 more on my new black and purple persuader buzzbait. Overall, pretty good day for 4 hours fishing!!!
      City: sj

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished up by the break today and caught my limit on worms and rattletraps. Little ish are everywhere but the bigger ones seem to be less active and wont chase a crank or blade. All my bigger ish, 2lbs and up have been caught lippin worms. Senkos and others.....Didnt ind any in the tulles but on the riprap in the weeds. Still looking or a pig!
      City: tracy

      Tips: launch ind a nearby slough and ish it all day long

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

      Report: Camped at Clear Lake on Tues. and Wed. o course the weather was terrible. I only ished or about 45 minutes near Cache creek entrance. I caught one 3# bass on a 6 inch brown senko in shallow water. This was my only ish o the trip but I was happy to catch anything in the terrible weather. I plan to go back this weekend when the weather is better.
      City: Yuba

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 82-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 7pm tell 1230am with my brother. Two ish or the night (one each), one on a spinnerbait just beore dark by cotton wood water 81 degrees back through there. The other ish came on a jig/pork in the canyon between Barrets and Horse. Water temp 77 degrees through there. Slow night
      City: Modeto

      Tips: Slow, and let it sit or a while. Steep rocky banks.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Actually started out going to the Aterbay with Greg who is listed in the partners page o the orum and one heck o a good isherman. Greg stuck a nice 3 pounder on a watermelon/red lake Senko near tules and grass. That was the only one landed so ater about 3 hours we decided we had enough and shot over to Oroville and drove up to Limesaddle as we wanted to ish north and west. The rest o the day was overcast and rainy but a very enjoyable rain as it was warm and came straight down.........nothing like the sideways winter rains! Caught 20-30 slot ish and a couple long, lean ones that were close to 15". All in all a neat day with no boat traic at all and water lat as glass.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Caught all our Oroville ish on dartheads o deep banks and rocks. Some were right on the bank, others were 10' out and no particular color.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My son and i went out to the lake and the ishing was outstanding i was using a bright red crank bait and my son blake was using a spinner. 4-5 minutes ater we irst started i pulled in a 41/2 lber then 2 ater that my son caught 2 small mouths and a 3lber big mouth we were down at the woodpile cove. ater we decided to catch some sun ish we pulled in 18 bluegill and 9 crappie ising salmon eggs and live minnows. we caught a couple perch to but real small ones
      City: lathrop

      Tips: I you go or sunish i recomend live minnows or crappie and salmon eggs or blues i you want bass cranks and spinners are working great

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I WAS LOOKING AT THE MORNING PAPER AND IT SEEMS WE HAVE A NO FEE BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP AT TURNTABLE BAY. IF THIS IS TRUE ,WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR LAUNCHING BOATS AT OTHER FOREST SERVICE RAMPS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT TURNTABLE WAS FOR BOATHOUSE OWNERS ONLY.IF ANY ONE HAS ANY COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEM. I SEEN THIS IN THE B SECTION OF WED 24 OF THE RECORD SEARCHLIGHT.I WOULDNT MINE HAVING THE FEES BACK I HAVE PAYED OVER THE YEARS IF THIS IS THE CASE.
      City: ANDERSON

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I WAS LOOKING AT THE MORNING PAPER AND IT SEEMS WE HAVE A NO FEE BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP AT TURNTABLE BAY. IF THIS IS TRUE ,WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR LAUNCHING BOATS AT OTHER FOREST SERVICE RAMPS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT TURNTABLE WAS FOR BOATHOUSE OWNERS ONLY.IF ANY ONE HAS ANY COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEM. I SEEN THIS IN THE B SECTION OF WED 24 OF THE RECORD SEARCHLIGHT.I WOULDNT MINE HAVING THE FEES BACK I HAVE PAYED OVER THE YEARS IF THIS IS THE CASE.
      City: ANDERSON

Tuesday, June 26th, 2001

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 78 Cloudy

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Whoa son, the ishin was great. Caught atleast thirty bass biggest just a little over 4lbs. Just about everything was working as the bass were ound schooling working the shad up and down the bank.

      Tips: Focus on the main points and matching the hatch as the local boys say to do.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We have been out at Bacon Island ishing or bass rom shore. In the later part o the day using spinner baits throwing at angels not straight out rom the shore. Running through weed bed was quite an experience. Spinner baits black and white or silver and black worked great. We were able to catch three or our a day in two hours. So i you bank ish try throwing a spinner bait into the weeds make sure the lure bumps the weeds and hold on.
      City: San Leandro

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 74 DEGREES

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: LAUNCHED OUT OF REDBUD PARK. TO MILD CONDITIONS, OVERCAST SLIGHT WIND COMING OUT OF THE S-E AT ABOUT 5MPH. STARTED ON THIS END OF THE LAKE, WITH A WHT BUZZBAIT VPR-PRO AND ON THE FIRST CAST A NICE 2.8LBS. LG.MTH. I SAID TO MY PARTNER WHO WAS STILL RIGGIN HIS ROD IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY!!!! BOY WAS I WRONG ,THE WIND KICKED UP A NOTCH ,IT STARTED TO RAIN ,AND BEING A NOVICE BOATER ON TOP OF THAT ; IT WAS GOING TO BE A HELL OF A DAY . WE CRANKED, BLADED,BUZZED,SENKO,THREW JIGS, WORMS YOU NAME IT !!!! NOTHING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SO WE HEAD BACK TO THE DOCKS AND I BENT MY TROLLING MOTOR ON A POLL WHILE TRYING TO TIE OFF THE BOAT IN PLACE. NOT A GOOD DAY!!!!!
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: I LOVE THIS LAKE FOR WHAT IT IS, THE BASS CAP. OF CA. BUT I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME!!!!!!!!

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 75-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Strong sources are catching ish in Woods Creek arm with bite being o and on all night. Standard night baits will work.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We started around 10 a.m. up north, but I got blown o the lake. I ound a cove to hide rom the wind, but caught no ish. The wind died down a little, so I igured I better try better places while I had the chance. We ished the Island by the peninsula and caught 3 in about a 45 min. all were good ish (2lbs.) 1 was a smallie the other two spots. They ought like hell, and made good dives under the boat too. Anyway that spot didn't last long, we moved up the peninsula ,and got 1 largemouth and here comes the wind again. We went over to browns area, and my girlriend does it again, and catches a 3.5 largemouth. We quit right ater because o the wind. This was the best day we've had in a ew weeks out here. Finally some agressive ish eventhough we didnt get to many. P.S. I understand both sides o the gaswasters debate that you guys are talking about. But a couple o months ago some kids come cruising up to us while we were ishing, and they were on a wave runner. They asked where dyke 8 was, so I started to tell them and the bastards come lying at us soaked my girlriend and I pretty badly. The deck o my boat was soaked with all my stu out in the open. Unortunately my 60hp tracker can't catch the wave runner and it is probably a good thing, but these people don't have a whole lotta respect or the ishermen. Any way good luck ishin.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: We caught all o the ish on 4 inch oxblood magic worms. In the 10 to 18 eet range.

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

      Report: Started out at 10:00 am, working spinnerbaits along weedline along the shoreline just o o the submerged tires. Really good spinnerbait conditions, (slightly overcast, slight breeze, with a good chop on the water) and came up empty. At noon started drop shottin 4" aaron's magic curltail near east point o the marina. Landed (4) around the 2 lb range in about 30 minutes. Fish were in the 20-23 t range, right where the rocks stop and the sand started. Well called it a day ater that due to other obligations (the wie), however the ish were deinitely eeding.
      City: Los Angeles

      Tips: Fish were schooled up very tight in a small area, might try dropping a bouy to mark the location. Good luck out there!

Monday, June 25th, 2001

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 78+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Evening topwater is still on.I'm sure morning is still better but with all the brain dead skiers and pwc drivers I will choose to wait until they have had enough and go in for dinner before I arrive at the lake.I can't believe how bold they are to come into putah creeks 5mph zone doing 50. Sometimes it's hard to keep my temper in check. I also saw one of "US" doing the same thing.Driving a green Ranger 519 with a 225 opti on the back.Mr 519,If you happen to read this-Shame on you.Please represent our hobby with a brain in the future. If you are that impatient, don't go in there in the first place.Most of us that fish putah creek do so not for the good fishing but rather to get away from idiots blasting past us. Sorry I had to vent. Back to the fishing. Lost a 5+ sunday evening and had a 8-10 give my splash it a chase.Luckily I brought extra shorts.Hope this helps somebody catch fish.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Don iovino's splash it.Purple with silver bottom.Use a subtle pop rather than tossing water 2 feet.Work just out side the weed lines and don't give up on your cast until you are 10 feet from the boat.