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Sunday, April 1st, 2001

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

      Report: This is not an April fools report!!!The fishes are biting. Fished in my float tube early, but not as early as the other three guys who had already beaten me there. Talked to them and they were fishing soft plastics. I was throwing a terminator buzzbait, and landed a fat 2 lber around vegetation. Wind started to pick up a little and couldnt buy a bite with the buzzer, so switched over to a Texas rigged baby brush hog, and was slaying them to death. Fished by a couple of guys in a boat who offered me some weed(you know who you are) but I wanted to concentrate on fishing. Well caught 7 fishes, the largest one going a solid and fat 5.5 on my stren digital scale. All fishes were shallow, was observing a dude fly fishing for crappie and he was killing them on every cast. well see ya on the lake, keep the dope at home though.
      City: san jose

      Tips: baby brush hog worked from the shore out seemed to do well for me.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Paradise Marina at first light and fished in the Honker Cut area. My partner and I boated around 20 bass to 6#'s and 3 striper to 3#'s. Most of the fish were caught on dark plastics and rattle traps. Located some beds, but most of them only had small males on them. Battled wind most of the day. We got off the water at 2pm and our best five probably went around 17 #'s.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Look for clear water. The delta is starting to get some run off and heavy boat traffic, so the water is getting murky.

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      Water Temp: 50-60 DEG

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The right side o the lake acing the dam has some rocky above water exposed areas that yielded 2 and 3 pound catches driting rom the island to the shore with plastic worms.We caught a total o 4 Large mouth in the coarse o less then an hour.
      City: Rocklin

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 60 (north)-65 d

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water still 5' rom ull pool so not much water on the south end - tulies still out o the water. Fished north end in a real strong north wind. All I could do to hold the boat and cast on wind blown points. Best bait was crawdad Bomber crankbaits right up on the point where thewind was blowing into it. Three nice smallies caught this way along with a catish.
      City: Livermore

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was the ool on this day. Took out the spare reel and the spare spinnerbait to the southork wishing or a 6lb accident. I I only had a spare right arm. Caught 12 rom 7am to 1 pm between the old bridge and the 5 mph zone. 2 largemouths, 2 smallies to 3 lbs. Fishing around the trees when the wind didn't blow my cast into them. Stopped at a couple shallow coves to look or beds. April ool- the south ork is dirty at best, and there's crud loating on the surace. Front put the ish tighter to cover. irst cast to one tree was o by two eet. Next cast within 8" same tree and BOO Yaddie! Another clone spot. (pregnant 15"er)
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: Adjust with the weather- change is the only thing that's permanent. Cranks not as eective as spinnerbaits. There's better techniques or bigger ish anyway.

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished bear creek arm. got 5 , all small. using grren weenie/ red lake. ish were on beds, saw them all coming.un to tease them when they are gaurding a stump or their avorite rock.largest about 2 lbs.
      City: linden

      Tips: watch the water carully.

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      Water Temp: 59 to 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 0700 till 0930. Caught 2 nice ish on Chartuese 4" worm. 1 smallie and one largie. Both went to about 2lbs. I'm sure i we woould have stayed i would have been a record day.
      City: Markleeville

      Tips: Fish are up on the bank and down to about 15 eet. Some ish on beds, alot still in that last spot o staging beore the spawn.

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

      Report: Went out in the aternoon about 2:30. I caught 3 ish the irst weighed 1 lb and was about 12inches long , the second one was 14 inches long and weighed 2 lbs, the third and inal one I caught I was 15 inches and weighed 2.5 lbs. All my ish were caught in shallow water. My girlriend went along on the trip and lost a big one it spit out her lure. She also lost another one but it seemed much smaller. We had got many bites throughout the day. Idid see a young boy catch a small bass on a rattle trap.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: I caught all my bass on Pumkin brush hogs and my girlriend was using the brush hogs also. Fish are up shallow and ishing is gettin un.

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got to the lake today at 1:30 p.m. started out ishing a plastic caught several ish ranging rom 13" - 18". about 3:00 p.m. switched to a tube jig and caught a nice 21" bass, continued ishing or another 1hr caught 3 more nice bass 14" - 16".
      City: Moreno Valley

      Tips: I was doing alot o sight ishing today, cast up onto where the ish are bedding and hold on. the plastic i used today was a 4" reverse green weenie(split shot), also used a 4" white strike king tube jig. all lures where rigged on 6# berkely low vis green line. GOOD LUCK ALL

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 0630 to 1130. Caught 8 bass, largest 2.9lbs. Most were in the 1.5-2.0 lbs class. Caught one on a rapala jerk bait. The rest were caught on using lizzards and a brush hog. Seven ish were caught on muddy lats in 6-9 eet o water. Caught my biggest ish on a loating worm lipping the tules.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Sot plastics, shallow 6-10 t slow.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sunday I sight ished the main lake I saw a lot o ish in the 3lb to 5lb class. Only managed to catch one on a brush hog with a split shot rig.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Fish the beds.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 51-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Met up with Steve and Carol rom Reno, they are spending a week on a houseboat, lake up to 20.50t, in a bailey Cove at 0545, temp 53, out at 1230 temp up to 74, steady northwind at 10 mph, ran up the McCloud with Steve to Nosoni Creek or three with one smallmouth, irst came on the Rainbow #99 the other two went or a #109 MGM at weenie, ran downstream hitting some points and getting tapped here and there, went in near Potter creek where Steve picked up another short spot, the ish have gone a bit deeper with this cold ront approaching, expecting a 20 degree drop over next two days with a alling barometer and I thought we would do better, the wind picked up as the day wore on. Major hubbub about to go down over the private docks and garages in the water at turntable bay, the orest service is issuing eviction notices to the 125 olks who berth there and the people ain't going or it. I would expect a minor showddown when the gov't tries to move them out, the wind is scrubbing o the temps and the cold ront won't help either, the pre-spawn activity is slowed or now, no ish seen cruising this am.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 55-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished cherry, caught 8 ish about 1lb. a peice on shottin lizards and throwin em on the bank and dragin them back to the boat. Fished about 3-10 t o water. Got 1 hit in dry o a sinko, stained water still. Aternoon ished warm caught 1 ish , 1lb. draggin a grub in clear water. Then ished the private boat launch in the back cove and caught 1 ish, 1lb. on a jib under a dock near the shore, about 10 t o water. Water still tiny bit stained not much in cherry,but clear in warmsprings.
      City: petaluma

Saturday, March 31st, 2001

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 64-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My Wife and I fished from the farm house north on rocky banks in 15-20 ft of gin clear 64-68 degree water using Magic Worms OxyCraw and Baby Bass and caught 21 keepers, smallies and spots to 16 in. Tried Lucky Craft in the morning no luck, tried spinner bait no luck, tired jigs no luck, tired tubes, caught one smallie 13 in. went back to worms and caught fish all day.
      City: Napa

      Tips: split shot 4.5 in Magic worms in Oxycraw or baby bass, very slow presentation, bite was subtle, on one fish I felt nothing until it jumped!

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Float tubed it from 1 till 5 pm. Landed one right away about 2 lbs on a 7" watermelon senko.. went all the way back in the south end channel with no luck then came back out to the first set of submerged brush and got a dink then 2 more decent ones on a green pumpkin 6"senko Missed about a 6 lber when i let her get in the brush...1 good thrash and she was gone!!!!!!! Overall, an ok day, but not as good as last week
      City: San Jose

      Tips: All fish were DEEP in the brush..... get your baits as far back in the cover as you can

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Calero from 9-4 today w/ fellow NCBF'er Dave Chaen. It was VERY windy the whole day. We managed to put close to 20 fish in the boat up to 3lbs throwing soft jerkbaits in shallow water. A few of them also came on a worm, shallow crank, and blade. All fish came out of 5' or less today.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: If you want bigger fish, fish deeper!! I didn't because it was too hard w/ the wind.

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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Float tubed it from 1 till 5 pm. Landed one right away about 2 lbs on a 7" watermelon senko.. went all the way back in the south end channel with no luck then came back out to the first set of submerged brush and got a dink then 2 more decent ones on a green pumpkin 6"senko Missed about a 6 lber when i let her get in the brush...1 good thrash and she was gone!!!!!!! Overall, an ok day, but not as good as last week
      City: San Jose

      Tips: All fish were DEEP in the brush..... get your baits as far back in the cover as you can

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Calero from 9-4 today w/ fellow NCBF'er Dave Chaen. It was VERY windy the whole day. We managed to put close to 20 fish in the boat up to 3lbs throwing soft jerkbaits in shallow water. A few of them also came on a worm, shallow crank, and blade. All fish came out of 5' or less today.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: If you want bigger fish, fish deeper!! I didn't because it was too hard w/ the wind.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Wiskey Slough at 6:00. Fished tule banks in the middle of the slough with senkos and spinnerbaits. Caught 6 fish between 1lb and 3lbs all on senkos next to the tulies. Left, and headed to Empire cut at 8:30 and caught three more fish, two on spinnerbaits and one on a senko. Fished Empire Cut until afternoon, then fished a wind protected bay and caught 6 more fish within 30 min. all on senkos. All the fish were between 1lb and 3.5 lbs. Left at 1:00 and headed to work.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: If you don't have any senkos, you better get some.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ?? still cool-c

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with "silver ox" all day rom 7am - 430 pm he lit one up 3rd cast but it was a small one. 2 hrs later i casted a spinnerbait o all things and a 3# hit it as soon as is hit the water inront o the tules. then we ished all o the eastern shore with no hits even. lots o trout loppin pissed us o but we were determined to get more bass. hrs later silver ox hooked a good 2-3 #'er and had another ollowing it too the boat. i through in but couldnt get the other to bite and didnt want to tangle lines. ew more hours went by we moved closeer to the marina and no hits. wind made it tough to control boat at times and sun was hot so we decided to call it. all in all a typical chabot ishing trip nothing special except passing the time with a great riend and isherman "silver ox"- thanks
      City: hayward

      Tips: some ish seem to have moved up but still none that are bedding more warm weather needed to bring on spawn.