Northern California Lake Fishing Report
- Almanor Lake
- Berryessa Lake
- Cachuma Lake
- California Delta
- Camanche Lake
- Casitas Lake
- Clear Lake
- Diamond Valley Lake
- Don Pedro Lake
- Folsom Lake
- Iron Gate Reservoir
- McClure Lake
- New Melones Lake
- Oroville Lake
- Perris Lake
- San Luis Lake
- Shasta Lake
- Sonoma Lake
- Almaden Lake
- Almaden Reservoir
- Amador Lake
- Anderson Lake
- Barrett Lake
- Black Butte Lake
- Blue Lakes
- Bullards Bar Lake
- Calero Reservoir
- Camp Far West Lake
- Chabot Lake
- Chesbro Lake
- Collins Lake
- Contra Loma Lake
- Coyote Lake
- Del Valle Lake
- Dixon Lake
- Eastman Lake
- Guadalupe Lake
- Hennessy Lake
- Ilsanjo Lake
- Indian Valley Lake
- Kelsey Bass Ranch Lake
- Lafayette Lake
- Lake of the Pines
- Lexington Lake
- Loch Lomond Lake
- Los Banos Lake
- Los Vaqueros Lake
- Mather Lake
- Mendocino Lake
- Mendota Slough Lake
- Merced Lake
- Millerton Lake
- Modesto Reservoir
- Morena Lake
- Murray Lake
- New Hogan Lake
- Nicasio Lake
- Oso Lake
- Pacifica Coastline
- Pardee Lake
- Pillsbury Lake
- Pinto Lake
- Piru Lake
- Quarry Lakes
- Radio Lake
- Rollins Lake
- Ruth Lake
- Sacramento River
- Salt Springs Lake
- San Francisco Bay
- San Justo Lake
- San Pablo Lake
- Shadow Cliffs Lake
- Shastina Lake
- Skinner Lake
- Soulajule Lake
- Spring Lake
- Stevens Creek Lake
- Trinity Lake
- Tulloch Lake
- Turlock Lake
- Uvas Lake
- West Delta
- Whiskeytown Lake
- Woodward Lake
- Woollomes Lake
- Yosemite Lake

Saturday, November 11th, 2000
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Merced Lake
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Water Temp: unknown
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Decided to give Lake Merced another try. Got there about8:30 a.m., stayed until about 1:30 p.m. Not many peopleishing--only maybe 10 or so altogether--possibly because o cold weather. Again, it was a waste o time; didn'tcatch anything and didn't see anyone else catch anything.Heard a couple o stories about "six-pound trout" thathad been caught last week, or maybe it was the weekbeore. . . you know how it is; there's always "some guy"who caught some whopper "last week." I don't put much stockin ish stories, especially when all I see is a bunch o people sitting there catching nothing, hour ater hour. Talked to a couple o people who said the lake is poorly and inrequently stocked. Now, THAT I believe!!
City: San FranciscoTips: Everybody, including me, was using PowerBait, not that itdid any good.
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Oroville Lake
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Water Temp: 57
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Not being a tournament, we decided to stay around the main body in a eort to conserve uel and it really payed o. Worked the walls on the let ater leaving the spillway launch, past the irst main point as you are heading north. Wind was coming rom the north and I casted an orange rattletrap into the wind and caught 6 over 15" in the irst hour, running it parallel to the bank in about 10-15' o water and realllllll slow. Later went to the wall on the right side o the irst bridge heading to the south ork and picked up 5 more just past the bridge in the deep water throwing a brown/orange Rodstrainer jig with a Yamamoto #180 single tail grub. Really good day, only used about 4 gallons o uel all day and had un catching some nice, at Oroville spots. Average size was 3-4 lbs. This is Oroville time and it will only get hotter in the coming weeks. See you on the water.
City: WheatlandTips: Red or orange 1/4 oz rattletrap worked really slow in 10-15 eet o water and especially points, primary or secondary. Jigs 1/4 or 3/8 oz and again almost dead sticking them and they really slammed it!
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Shasta Lake
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Water Temp: 58
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Went to the upper Sac this aternoon, in at Antlers Public Ramp at 1:15Pm, air temp 54, ran up to a rock wall across rom Antlers Resort, 2 dinks out o 28 t on a jig, ran down to Charley Creek or 5 more o the rock wall to 2.6 lbs, only 2 legal ish, a 1.2 and the 2.6 both on jigs, nothing interested in my drop shot rig, out o the water at 5pm, weather getting cold quick in the aternoon, roze last night or the irst time this all, supposed to get down to 29 tonight, hills surronding Shasta got a bit o snow, lake down to 62.60 and stable water a bit murky in the upper sac which means I will go back up there soon, visibility down to about 4 t
City: Redding
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Skinner Lake
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Water Temp: 63
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Hit the lake about 8am (cause the dogs ate the wiring on the trailer)went to the east end rom ramp 1, one o thecoves in back tossed in a worm nothing tried a castaicswimmer (shad) as I was retrieving it, I could just see itbreaking into the clear when I saw something black behide it, stoped or just 1/2 second,and started agin, and pulled up a 3 1/2# Lg mouth. Tried it agin and saw 2 more but notakers. Moved on by ramp 2 got some hits on worms & lizardsput on a at ree shad(deep running) got a hold o a 3#.Not a bad day had lots o un.
City: Whittier
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Friday, November 10th, 2000
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Amador Lake
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: I brought a 1st time bass isherman out today.On our 1st deep rock spot we hooked up a double.What a way to start.His irst bass on a worm,mine came on the ol aithul jig.The ish started at about 20t.On the 2nd spot he gets another then I stick a 4-6 in 8 to 10 t.We continued with deep rock banks and managed 11 keepers along with alot o missed/short strikes.By the end o the day we got bit as shallow as 1t.The rookie lost what appeared to be a quality ish that was rippin drag into deep water,duh he was so excited he orget to RIP them lips.Alittle razzin rom me then a 3lber spits my jig at me.Live n learn, it was a un day!I got 5 ish or 14-1 and the rookie is hooked.He said "This is easy"
City: MantecaTips: Nothing on shad pattern All ish came on Brown/Brown jig and Witches T
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Don Pedro Lake
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Water Temp: 61-62
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Fished rom daylight too 2 pm.Caught 5 ish & lost 4...From 11 in too 3 lbs..all ish came on cali. worms in 20 too 30 t o water,sharp drop os.Between hwy 120 bridge & moccasin creek..Nothing on spinnerbaits & spoons
City: Riv
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Perris Lake
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Water Temp: ???????
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: RAIN. BASS ARE GOOD. GO TO ME WEB SITE WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/JESSSE55/
City: OCEANSIDE -
Water Temp: ???
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: rainy bass is is good, but some guy ound a 17-9 loating in the water sitll alive because to mach sun. GO TO MY WEB SITE WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/JESSSE55/ THINK
City: oceansideTips: SPINNER BAITS ARE GOOD
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Thursday, November 9th, 2000
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Lafayette Lake
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Water Temp: ?
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: I have read a lot o reports o anglers who have come upempty handed with big bass, although everyone sees themhanging around at the boat docks.My riend and I do verywell in the summer months ree weighting worms and dartingthem along the surace. In order to catch these pickyish(5-10 pounders) try using Castaic yellow perch.People say that yellow perch are pests at Laayette, butI see them as just the opposite. I see them a a stable oodsupply or the largemouth bass there. They are easier orthe bass to catch because they are slender, unlike thebluegill there. I have landed bass up to eleven poundsduring the late hours o the day(6:00pm-7:30). Think aboutit. How many times have you landed a yellow perch and seena bass ollow it to the boat? It is tempting to use itas bait but that is unortuately illegal there.The big bass congregate around the baot dock duringall months o the year. Try the Castaic Yellow perchand see i you have any luck. Laayette has the healthiestpopulation o bass in the bay, but the are all REALLY smart.GOOD LUCK! Gone ishin'NOTE: I you catch a big one, let it go and take a picture so thepopulation stays healthy. I your going to keep your ishmake sure you dont keep them during pre spawn and spawn toensure a uture poulation.
City: PiedmontTips: Castaic TROUT and Castaic YELLOW PERCH
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Perris Lake
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Water Temp: 67
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Fishing was slow, we caught 2 keeper bass. 1 o the road at Bernisconi Beach and another o o waterslide point.1 ish was caught on a split-ahot brown worm and the other was caught on a brown worm drop-shot rig.
City: costa mesaTips: Where are the ish ?
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Shasta Lake
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Water Temp: 59
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: went back over near the Rockpile with my knot tying problems over and put two in the boat in 5 minutes, a 2.7 and a 1.7, both spots were tossing very small shad when boated, the smaller o the two swallowed my dropshotted worm and committed suicide, water clear to 15 t, lake at 62.5 and stable, no wind but a storm is on the way, some surace activity noted, trout and small bass chasing the little 3/4 inch shad, thanks to all you nutcases or resolving my palomar knot problem, I was getting one loop over the other instead o them being side by side on the eye o the hook.
City: Redding
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2000
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Berryessa Lake
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Water Temp: 60
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: I fished with a client yesterday in a very cold wind, oddly enough, coming out of the west. After 3 days of high winds, the bite was tough for numbers of fish, but the quality was excellent. We fished Markley Cove, the narrows, and part of the main lake. The day started poorly for me, as I lost a great smallmouth between 2 1/2 and 3 pounds. on a Rodstrainer jig. We were targeting larger fish with jigs and 6 to 8 inch worms. Our 5 largest bass weighed about 10 1/2 lbs, which I though was good considering the weather. We caught 3 nice spots to 2 1/4, and 2 largemouth about the same size. We caught 3 other tournament keepers, and one dink on a crankbait. We did well on windy points, but it was tough to fish, since the fish were deep midday. We tried all the reaction baits and topwater, but no response from the bass. which was not a surprise.
City: Yuba CityTips: It was proven again to me that jigs and larger worms will produce bigger bass, if folks have the patience to fish them slow when conditions dictate.
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Monday, November 6th, 2000
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Amador Lake
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Water Temp: 63
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Guided Friday night and again on Saturday. The night trip was kind o tough - lots o short bites. We only put 5 in the boat but two were nice - a 4-5 on a 10" black/chartreuse Power Worm, and a at 6-4 on a Weapon jig. One was caught in the main body and the other in Mountain Spring. Our other ish were 2-12, 2, and about 1 pound, all on jigs. We tried very hard to get the deep, quality ish to bite - didn't work. We ound the two big ish on steep dropos in shadows. Crankbaits and spinnerbaits did not produce or us.The trip on Saturday was un, with 6 bass caught. The clients were late, so we missed the early bite. Didn't start till 7 am. All o our ish were caught on Rodstrainer jigs rom 10 to 35 eet o water. Client got the biggest - a 2-10 on an island top. We had a couple o 2 pounders and the rest about 1 1/2 lbs. Lots o pressure on the lake, mostly trout ishermen. Shad schools could be ound rom the surace to 70 eet. Amazing. The bass are at all depths now, but there was no topwater. We might have started too late or topwater, but we tried.
City: Yuba CityTips: Jigs seemed to be producing well, day and night. Maybe because o the sudden cold weather, the reaction bite seemed to die at Amador. No ish working shad, even the shad on the surace. Water had dropped rapidly, moving the ish deeper.
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Sunday, November 5th, 2000
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Berryessa Lake
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Water Temp: 62-67
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished Anglers world team tourney out of Putah creek marina. My partner and I finished 4th with 10.68lbs. 1st was 11.6lbs, 2nd 10.8lbs, 3rd 10.7lbs. We caught all our keeper fish on topwater in open water. Spotted lot's of suspended fish in open water so we patiently waited for the fish to break and made long casts to catch them. Most action came later in the day about 1 hour prior to weight in. Caught some smaller fish on 4-6in wennies on almost every point we fished. In all we caught 20-25 fish. Lot's of fun.
City: Suisun
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Calero Reservoir
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Water Temp: n/a
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Are there still fish in this lake? Launched at 8:30, fished till 4:45.....caught 1 13 incher on a c-rigged worm, and that was it!! I tried lots of other techniques, no luck. I saw other guys catch some fish....I think it was just one of those days for me. Next time I'll hit the Delta.
City: San MateoTips: Fish somewhere else.
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Water Temp: n/a
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Are there still fish in this lake? Launched at 8:30, fished till 4:45.....caught 1 13 incher on a c-rigged worm, and that was it!! I tried lots of other techniques, no luck. I saw other guys catch some fish....I think it was just one of those days for me. Next time I'll hit the Delta.
City: San MateoTips: Fish somewhere else.
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California Delta
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Water Temp: 58-60
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished the Hook Tournament Sunday. Had a great day on the water and caught a lot of fish, but only 4 keepers for 8.19#. I made a few bad decisions and did not have the tide timing right. I fished from Big Break to the south Delta with all my fish coming in the south. Fish were aggressive and hitting shad pattern crank baits. Fish were relating to weed lines that dropped into deep water and points with current. When I would hit an area that was holding fish I usually would catch 3-10 fish from that area. Lots of small fish with occasional keepers mixed in. Best fish (about 3#) came on a point that was covered with a huge school of shad.
City: BrentwoodTips: Cover a lot of water and when you find an area that is holding good fish slow down and figure that place out. In the Winter the Delta can be very productive if you find the areas that are holding fish.
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Water Temp: 53 degrees
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Son, John, and I again departed Paradise Point Marina at 9:00 a.m. to fish the northeastern part of the Delta. Enjoyed another fun day on the delta, with very pleasant weather (mild wind), and few fish to top it off. Caught four small (1.5
Tips: Crank the lure (red/black crankbait) down 'til it makes bottom contact, pause, resume retrieve, pause, resume, etc. Stikes came after resuming retrieve. Concentrate on outside edge of weeds, or on rock banks with few weeds.
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Clear Lake
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Water Temp: 56 - 58 F
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its inal regular season event o year @ Clear Lake on Sunday, November 5. Winning weight (4 ish) was 21.49 lb, including 7.79 lb beauty & another hawg over 7 lb. Second place was 5 ish or 16.35 lb, & 3rd place was 4 ish or 15.83 lb, including 6.71 lb toad. Another bass o 7.78 lb was weighed in as well. Sixteen anglers participated. Bass went primarily or crankbaits, spinnerbaits, & buzzbaits.
City: Santa RosaTips: I you'd like more ino about club, send me an e-mail or check out our website @ http://scbbbc.homestead.com.
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Oroville Lake
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Water Temp: 61
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: well i had a great day on sunday. I managed to take out three o my riends who have no idea how to ish and have a un time. Well i had un i manajed to catch 8 ish in our hours 10-2the biggest going 2.5. i only got to ish about hae the time because i was baby sitting my riends with thier snags and such. Oh well had un any ways. caught the ish on luckey crat stasy on all types o banks only picked up the worm rod once because my riends used them the whole day. good luck i igure that i i would have dropshotted or shock worms i would have loaded the boat on some o my avorite rock piles.
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