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Thursday, May 3rd, 2001

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Remember that Great Basin Basser's(Reno, NV) have a opentournament on 5-5-01, sign-up open to irst 60 boats. Then on 5-6-01 Inter Mt Bass(Burney,Ca) have their open Both leave the Dam ramp at irst/sae light(0530 or so). You can sign up at the dam. Some o them came to our open(Honey lake bass) so some o us will support thier's. Thank you.
      City: susanville

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FLOAT TUBED PERRIS ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK.TUBED THE BERNASCONI AREA.GOT STARTED AT ABOUT 7AM FISHED UNTIL NOON.I CAUGHT 5 BASS ALL AROUND 3-4LB.ALL WAS NICE FISH.GRANDSON CAUGHT 3 BASS AND HIS DAD HAD ONLY ONE BITE.STILL A GREAT DAY ON THE WATER.UNTIL NEXT TIME FOLKS.WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK ON YOUR NEXT FISHING TRIP.
      City: POMONA

      Tips: I MYSELF WAS USING DARK GRUBS.THE GRANDSON WAS USING GREEN WEENIE COLOR PLASTIC.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: low 50`s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished sonoma on sat. caught a ew small ones on lukes @ inesing. Hadb to work slow thou.Wind makes it tu! Late morning,went ater dinner,caught a nice mess o 13"to 15" crappies. At least their on a prespawn eed steadally!
      City: cloverdale

      Tips: What ever you use work slow.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2001

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went about a week ago. we started to trout ish, we caught a limit o ish, nothing under 20 inches, biggest being 25 inches and 5 lbs. Then we started to see large bass schooling next to the spillway. We hooked up to a ew, i lost about a 4 pounder. the water was very stained compared to normal.

      Tips: This time o year ish to deep part o jackson creek or everything bass, trout, and cats. Fish the docks at night or large crappie. Some o the crappie are pretty crappie. :)

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I agree, more reports should be posted, so here's mine. The other night I ished all night and caught about 25 bass between 2 1/2 to 5 lbs. useing a 1/4 ounce blk./chart. Duh jig with a sour grape brush hog trailer. I ound most o theish in 1 to 8 t. o water between the spillway and the dam.
      City: Sac.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 62-67'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out in back of Skires cove friday, got a 7lb and several more on the way out. 1/4 oz darter head grub. Went to narrows, fishing mudlined points, ripping and thowing the grub. Caught several more in the 2 lb range. Sat same deal, but the fish shrunk. Ended up with 11.46 lbs and 22nd place. Sunday, fished ABA, stayed North.Got carolina rigged fish in A.M., moved around quite a bit, hitting honey holes. Grub bite still hot. Found two giants up the creek, but they wouldn't go. Ended up with 8.45 lbs and just out of the $$.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: The majority of the fish still havn't spawned yet. I would venture to say they are making their beds as I write this.

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out early, tho my pals are telling me best bite is ater 4 PM. Startedin Santa Cruz . Nailed 3 smallies on grub. Moved to narrows and nailed three more in stained water ishing slow and deep.
      City: Santa Ynez

      Tips: I you go out early, beore the wind comes up, ish slow.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to McClure or the irst time in two years. Got there about 6:15, so missed irst light. Tried topwater, nothing. Tried cranking, nothing. Figured we would go to plastics.......Nothing. Fish were suspended. Tried a Fluke and got nailed a couple o times. Slowed it down and caught two ish right away. Partner tied one on and missed a ish once, then it came back and missed it again and we both saw it, BIG ish. Came back to the spot about 1/2 hour later. Partner throws in there, huge "shark" shadow comes out and inhails it, ish on!!! Got it in, went 6 pnds 12 onc. His new big ish. Went to a marina where they took a picture or them and one or us 'cause we orgot the camera at home. Only caught about 8 more ish rom 1 1/2 to 2 pounds ater that. Called it a day around 1:00.
      City: Hanord

      Tips: Fish big boulders with shad imitations. Work slow in the shadows. Keep inding shadows as the sun passes. Let 'em eat it good beore setting the hook.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched boat at tuttle town ramp 6;30 am. hard wind blowing hard.ished Mormon creek and whatever protected main lake points we could ind.maneged 8 ish and got o the water at 10am.ish came on 4 and 6 inch ox-blood worms and baby brush hogs. we kept a couple males or table are.
      City: sonora

Tuesday, May 1st, 2001

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 66 to 71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 9 Lg.Mouth,1Sm. Mouth,1Trout. Fished the narrows irst pitchin'a 1/4oz. Blk.& Blue rattle jig w/ Blk' Bo-Hog Jr.in 1 to 10 t. Also used a 1/4 oz. Wht.& Cht.Spinnerbait.My partner threw a Wht. spinnerbait in tules and grass areas and did well. Dropshot in the main body in about 20t. along rocky shoreline with 4in. shad pattern worms. Saw some nice ish trying to bed, but couldn't sight ish em', got to windy.With the ull moon this week the ishing should be better.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Try a trailer hook on your spinnerbait, alot o short strikes and by all means, Catch & Release during spawn, then only keep what you eat. Goodluck!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We ished Shasta this past weekend and had consistent results or the 3 days we were there. Two o us averaged about 30 bass each day with a mix o spots, largemouth and smallmouth. Dark colored plastics and jigs on rocky points did the trick. While not every point held ish, the ones that did usually held good numbers. We were able to pull multiple ish o o every point that we ound ish on. They were out o o the shore in about 20 eet o water. They ranged in size rom dinks to about 3 pounds. We ished the McCloud arm and the Pitt arm, with the Pitt being better by ar.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Small dark colored plastics on rocky points is the key. Drag them slowly along the bottom and you will surely ind ish.

Monday, April 30th, 2001

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 68-71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught ivespotted bass the largest close to our pounds caught them split shoting anglers choice six inch worms Also caught three largemouths a 3.8.lb,4.lb,and a 10.8.lb two where caught on castic bluegill the other a watermelon red lake senko
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Take as much time o work and take your kids ishing release bedding bass their spawn is our ish o the uture take good pictures maybe that 10.8.lber will be 12-15.lbs next time ish smart,have un

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: warming ast

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Unbelievable numbers o Bass on beds. Had a great time playing with them. Shaking any worm, or a chart. gitzit got a bite. I saw several bass in the 6-10 lb. class, but they were not locked on beds yet. I also saw a school o catish that were all between 5 and 15 lbs. , hooked on but he broke my 25lb. line.
      City: Sac.

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 65 - 70 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went out Sunday, 4/29/01. I haven't been on the lake or a while so I just spent most o my time cruising around and making some casts. Later in the aternoon I went back into the East cove and ound some better ishing. I made casts to quite a ew ish in the 2 to 4 pound range, most o which were airly shallow and visible. I didn't have any problem getting there attention, it was just a matter o convincing them to bite as they hovered inches below my bait. I through a spinnerbait and various plastics, and my trusty Castaic crayish to a ew ish that were on a sand bank, but still nothing. I did manage about a 6 inch bass slit shotting a 4 inch worm, but I don't think that counts, lol. From what I can tell, the bass have not spawned yet, although I may be wrong. The water temperature was in the high 60's the whole time. I'll be out again in another week or two, I should have some better "luck" now that I know what to expect.
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: 4" worms are a given. Any conditions, any time, there the thing to have. I got more attention with that than with anything else. I'll have more advice when I have more ish.

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      Water Temp: 64-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Put the boat in the water at 3:00pm ished until 6:00pmFished Deer Flat area, Lots o bed ish in the area.most o them are blacks, Did ind one 3.lb smallie on a bed, Lots o big emales in the 5.lb range suspending over 20 eet o water holding in about 5 eet o water, could not make them bite.Fished rip baits, hula grubs, and gitzits, No top water ish this time.Brian Allen
      City: Valley Springs

      Tips: Catch and release

Sunday, April 29th, 2001

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 50 - 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well Honey Lake bass had it's open tournament 4-28. Goodturnout and some really nice ish caught. Most everyone caught ish. 1st place team had 17 plus, 2nd 15plus, 3rd13plus. Wind was up and it was cool. But overall ishing wasgood and everyone had a good time. Remember 5-5 is Reno's Great basin open and 5-6 is Inter mt.(burney) open. Should be better yet, warmer water andishing really moving up. Thank you to all that attended HLBC. Bill K.president.
      City: susanville

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: not bad

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nat and I tri9ed just about everything except Carolina rigged worms.. best bite on spinner baits {white/with pig}...caught two 1+...nothing to brag about except Nat caught all the the fish....
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: not bad

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nat and I tri9ed just about everything except Carolina rigged worms.. best bite on spinner baits {white/with pig}...caught two 1+...nothing to brag about except Nat caught all the the fish....
      City: San Jose

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tried clearlake or the irst time. Launched Saturday late aternoon in the south end near Rattlesnake island. The wind was terrible. We tried Senko's, worms, lizards, crawish, crankbaits, Jigs, Spinnerbait, topwater, even buzzbaits. Hard to keep the boat where you wanted. There were several ish rolling on the surace (not likely bass). Optimistic or Sunday, wrong, 5:30 a.m. 2 to 3 oot whitecaps. Tried the other side o the south end. Wind was not good saw alot o boats trying to ind calm water and no one catching anything. All 4 o us threw the whole tackle box at them. We let at 2:00 beore the small crat warnings would go out knowing that it just wasn't our day.
      City: Paciica

      Tips: We need some, that's or sure!

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      Water Temp: 53-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tri-Valley Bassmasters had a club team tourny on 4/21 &22/01.We pre-ished in the rain an Fri 4/20 and caughta ew very nice ish to 7 lbs. Sat. & Sun. saw improved conditions that resulted in some good quality ish to 7-05 being caught.Chartreuse spinner baits with chartreuse blades, drop shot, brush hogs, jigs, and all sorts o plastics were working. We didn't catch a lot o ish, but the quality was great!1st
      City: Livermore

      Tips: chartreuse spinnerbaits with chartreuse blades in tules with two rows. cast to rear and expect hits between rear and ront rows.