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Friday, April 27th, 2001

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 58-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got in the water at Centimundi at 0545, ran over to the dam or a litttle salmon ishing, 17 boats out early saw 3 ish landed so let at8am, ran to Dry Fork inlet and started picking up a bunch o dink males on anything thrown in, and I mean anything, probably caught 30 plus in an hour and went home, lake dropping a little to 18.60 t southwest wind, picked up the wie and we went to jones valley and ran up the pit to meet Carol and Steve rom Reno, had lunch,lied a lot and went upstream near Flat creek or 6 but I couldn't connect on the MGM worms a ront was coming through and we inally managed ish on some jigs and my uncle caught 4 on a small crank bait, wind howling at 25 plus, I inally managed one keeper on a 109 4 inch, the wie caught hers on a jig, the tournaments tomorrow are going to ace a tough bite, got to looking at the calendar and I have only 13 days let and back to work. Did open up a emale that inhaled a jig, she had already spawned and looked as thin as a ruler, no cruisers this evening, the weather put them down.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: been doing ok till this week and it looks like im not alone,mostly small buck bass with the occasional 5 lbr,ish senko's slow rom the bank out or bigger bass ,my big ish or the week is 6lb 14 oz .2nd spawn is a good thing
      City: healdsburg

Thursday, April 26th, 2001

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 64 - 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wide open - Landed 50+ fish, about 30 of which were 13" or longer. About 80 percent smallies, 10 percent largemouth and 10 percent spots. Caught fish everywhere I stopped (fished east side of main lake to Putah Creek). A couple fish came on a white spinnerbait, but the majority fell for a suspending ripbait (silver and gold) or a 4" Senko (every color I tried worked). The bigger fish, to 3 pounds, came on the Senko.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Even with the relatively warm water temperatures the smallies are still spawning. There are a lot of empty beds, but there are just as many with fish too. Didn't see any largemouth or spotted bass beds.

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Windy, caught 6 all came in about 10 feet of water. got the fish on worms and jigs. jet skiers are assholes one cut me off big time he almost got killed. nothing to big
      City: Los ALtos

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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Windy, caught 6 all came in about 10 feet of water. got the fish on worms and jigs. jet skiers are assholes one cut me off big time he almost got killed. nothing to big
      City: Los ALtos

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: UP TO 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I READ THE REPORT FROM JON AND I AGREE!!!! WHEN YOU GO OUT ON A WENS YOU DONT THINK THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WATER TO FISH . I MYSELF HAVE THAT BASSBOAT AND TRUCK BUT I ALSO HAVE RESPECT FOR THE OTHER FISHERMAN IT DOESNT MATTER IF HES ON THE BANK OR IN A 35,000 RANGER LETS NOT ACT LIKE THE JETSKIER OR WATER SKIERS THAT MAKE ALL OF US MAD AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. I FOUND MY FISH IN THE TREES SOME RIP FISH BUT VERY SLOW NO JIG BITE JUST WORMS FOR ME GOODLUCK OUT THERE AND REMEMBER I DONT OWN THE WATER. WE DO !!!!!!
      City: YUBACITY

      Tips: THE FISH ARE IN THE TREES GOOD LUCK WATCH YOUR LINE WHEN IT STOPS YOU GOT A FISH ON

Wednesday, April 25th, 2001

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught mostly spotties and smallies up to 3lbs .fished the narrows .used 5'' senkos and dropshot
      City: clayton

      Tips: dead stick senkos in the weedline .

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

      Report: Fished for a couple hours from shore. 3 bites fishing soft jerkbaits. Hooked into 2 of them. Lost a 2lber and caught a 1lber. Fishing shallow. Saw a lot swimming close in. I think this warm weather is bringing them back in. Hopefully no more cold fronts. This weather pattern (or lack of) is really doing a number on the fish and the fishermen. Water is still rising, no wind that morning.
      City: fremont

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      Water Temp: 60 ?? (water wa

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Shore fishing. Not the greatest day, but better than last week. I only got three bites during the six hours I fished. I landed two and lost one. The large fish was 18 inches, and the other one was only 13 inches. The lost fish was maybe 14 inches. The lake needs about another week of warm weather, and then the fishing should take off as the bass move in for a late spawn. All of my bites were in shallow, stained water adjacent to deeper water. The fish were tight to cover. My retrieve was slow to moderately fast, stop-and-go, and I bumped the bottom. I also caught a beautiful King Snake (brown and white with green markings on its head).
      City: Campbell

      Tips: There are plenty of ticks out there, but they aren't as bad as last year, and the mosquitos were a bitch in the evening. The asshole water skiers were just as annoying. Take some insect spray with you (and if you don't mind going to prison, bring some heat-seeking missiles for the pussy water skiers).

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a couple hours from shore. 3 bites fishing soft jerkbaits. Hooked into 2 of them. Lost a 2lber and caught a 1lber. Fishing shallow. Saw a lot swimming close in. I think this warm weather is bringing them back in. Hopefully no more cold fronts. This weather pattern (or lack of) is really doing a number on the fish and the fishermen. Water is still rising, no wind that morning.
      City: fremont

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      Water Temp: 60 ?? (water wa

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Shore fishing. Not the greatest day, but better than last week. I only got three bites during the six hours I fished. I landed two and lost one. The large fish was 18 inches, and the other one was only 13 inches. The lost fish was maybe 14 inches. The lake needs about another week of warm weather, and then the fishing should take off as the bass move in for a late spawn. All of my bites were in shallow, stained water adjacent to deeper water. The fish were tight to cover. My retrieve was slow to moderately fast, stop-and-go, and I bumped the bottom. I also caught a beautiful King Snake (brown and white with green markings on its head).
      City: Campbell

      Tips: There are plenty of ticks out there, but they aren't as bad as last year, and the mosquitos were a bitch in the evening. The asshole water skiers were just as annoying. Take some insect spray with you (and if you don't mind going to prison, bring some heat-seeking missiles for the pussy water skiers).

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

      Report: I am going to the lake on Friday and wanted to ind out how the bass bite has been? Has anyone been in the last week or so and i so what were you catching tem on and where?Thanks,Je
      City: Palmdale

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 63 -70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake with client on 4-25. Water temp. warming up. In early AM was in low 60's to low 70's in PM. Found some bed ish. Client caught his largest bass ever, a 5lb.plus on a nest lipping a grub. Large numbers o l-2lb. range bass caught along the dam and bridge area at North end o lake on white lukes. Greg Childers and daughter had several nice ish up to 8 l/2lbs. caught on beds using a chartreuse grub. Reported by Don Levett atwww.norcalbassin.com.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Tip: For larger ish look or beds.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went aterwork on tuesday and threw spinners and cranks or about an hour with no luck until my last cast landed me a 1 pounder. Caught the little guy on a green/yellow crank on the reeway side o the lake.
      City: Los Gatos

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      Water Temp: 64 to 68 degree

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing a little slower than last time we came here. Started at 6:30 am but no top water bite today. Switched to wht. & chart. spinner bait & boated a 13" at 7. Headed to the upper end & ished the tules on the north side w/no luck. Moved back down to the south side tules across rom the creek mouth & could see the bass cruising in about 5' to 8'. Slowly worked a split shot 7" curly tail smoke colored worm & boated a 5 lber. My wie boated a 13" split shotting a 4" grn weenie then I boated 2 more keepers & a dink w/a jerk bait. Caught one 3 lber in a cove in the creek. Let at 11 am. 5 & 3 lber still hadn't spawned.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Jerk bait along the outside edge o the tules or slowly work a worm thru the outside weed line.

  • Fresno County
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      Water Temp: not sure

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Wednesday or a couple o hours. Did not get on the water until around 0900, saw about ten other boats. Fished towards the back o the lake just prior to the 5 MPH no wake zone along the east wall. Caught several spots, no blacks, and the water was COLD! I dont have a temp gauge, so I cant tell you the temp. Sorry. I caught all ish on Texas rigged our inch Keeper worms, 1044C and 1059R's. Overall a good day, it should get much better here really soon.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Look or small grass clearings along the rock clusters in about 15-20 t. o water. Move the bait slowly, you probably wont eel a "bite", just heavy weight on the end. Kinda like drop shottin'.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: WARM

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent most o the day in the south ork,couple here couple there, max inally igured the pattern out, the bass were in the tree's!!!!! darter heads with green weenies was the ticket,I pretty much got my butt spanked yesterday, as i reused to go to a smaller weight and worm till he was about 8 or 9 ish up on me, but live and learn. We had a douple hook up o a couple 2#s that was un. The wind was a little strong at times and was blowing us into the trees, but the worst thing was that other isherman, just had no courtesy HEY GUYS when you see two or three boats in a cove what are ya thinking, I'll just slipped in between these two guys, it allmost looked like a parade o people just ollowing each other around.one ater the other kept comming till we had like 7 boats in there So when you see a boat with its bow pointed down the bank, that's the direction its going, so going up 50 yard in ront and start ishing you have just totally cut them o, but i guess in the world o 30,000 dollar boats and a 25,000 dollar rig to get it there i guess your entitled to act that way, I you like combat ishing wait till the salmon are running and head down to the combat line at the spillway!!!!!
      City: BROWNSVILE

      Tips: Fish the tree's slow, dropping green weenies on darter heads, rip any cover you see good luck

Tuesday, April 24th, 2001

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the south end o the lake yesterday.Launchedout o redbud got on the water about 8am and ished toabout 2pm.Did not get a whole lot o bites but the ishthat did bite were all good ish.Finished the day with5 ish or a total weight o 24lb.12oz..My partner Mikecaught his irst 2 senko ish ever(he's rom back east)with the biggest ish weighing 6Lb.11oz.Caught 4 ishthrowing senko's,caught last and biggest ish o the day7Lb.3oz. lipping a 6" powerworm.
      City: Woodland

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

      Report: First time out this year had no luck. partner had a couple o bites but none landed.
      City: livermoe

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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM 5:00PM TIL DARK. CAUGHT A 4 LBR RIGHT OFF THE BAT FLIPPING WEEDLINES WITH YAMAMOTO SPIDER GRUB. CAUGHT 5 MORE IN THE NEXT HOUR RANGING FROM 1-3 LBS. TOSSED A FROG FROM 7:30 TO DARK, HAD SEVERAL BLOWUPS ONLY LANDED 2 FISH. ONE OF THE FROG FISH WENT 6-1/2 LBS. FISHING SHOULD GET BETTER AS WATER BEGINS TO CLEAR. MY BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT AT THIS LAKE CAME LAST YEAR AND WAS 9LBS, HAVE CAUGHT SEVERAL RANGING FROM 5-7LBS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. HOPEFULLY MY FIRST 10LBER WILL COME THIS YEAR.
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: FLIP THE EDGES WITH TEXAS RIGGED PLASTICS OR GO WEIGHTLESS. THROW TOPWATER TOWARD THE END OF THE NIGHT.