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Wednesday, October 4th, 2000

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: out o Jones Valley at 130PM and over to Squaw Creek, the bass I ound two days ago in Frenchman Gulch were gone, went to the top o Squaw Creek and nailed 3 to 2lbs, 2 on jigs and one on a small crank bait, all three were spitting small 1 1/2 inch shad, ound big batches o bait all over but nothing much going on, water lat, no wind, was very windy in the early AM, lake dropping slowly about 3 inches a day, water clearing with visibility down to about 15 eet, upper squaw creek very dirty because o little or no low coming in, trout can be caught on top in upper arms, salmon at the dam are holding in 60 to 90 eet o water, the river salmon has slowed a bit, averaging less than a ish per rod, dry ork and the little squaw are the place to go or trolling up trout rom the surace to 35 eet down.
      City: Redding

Monday, October 2nd, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: Na

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: white slough we used 082 keeper red flake, baby bush hog black red flake caught 7 nice fish 2-3 lbs work bait slow
      City: Modesto

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: EAST BAY BASS CLUB TOURNAMENT OCTOBER 14TH, SUGAR BARGE. TEAM EVENT. $40.00 PER TEAM INCLUDES BIG FISH. E-MAIL FOR INFO.
      City: WALNUT CREEK

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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of the Break late, about 9AM. Picked off the first fish (2.3 lbs) on a spinnerbait near the launch ramp while waiting for my non-boater. Wow this is going to be a great day, a 2 lber on the third cast! Wrong, turned out to be a slow day. Ran to Dutch and into the sloughs. Nothing. Back out to current, picked of tow more and missed a couple of bites. Largest fo the day went 3.9 lbs. Ended the day with three keepers for 8 lbs total. Slow bite. Most hits on worms in current. nothing on crankbaits, smaller fish on spinnerbaits (except for the first fish).
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Toss worms in the current near tulie and weeds.

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched after Redman blastoff out of the Hook. No fish in the barge cove for me, ran to Frank's, four 0.5-1 lbers on rattletrap, nothing pitching brush hog. Couple small stripers as well. Ran to Middle river, four hits, two fish, 0.5 and 2.5 lbs on Norman Little N in red. No fish pitching black/blue jig in pockets. Tourney boat came in, so I let them have the water, and moved to Mildred. Caught several from 1-2.5 lbs, fish were scattered along weedlines, used red Normans crankbait. Switched over to rattletrap, caught several smaller bass and another small striper. Tried for big stripers where I had hit them during the weekday - no bites, fair amount of boat traffic, may have put them down. Fished channels outside Mildred with cranks, no luck. Ran to area in Whiskey that holds some fish, cranked biggest fish of day, maybe 3 lbs, lost couple smaller ones. Decided to run down to Coney to an area that has generated jig fish for me in the past, one small bass, switched to rattletrap, pitching it along floating docks, two fish, 1 and 2.5 lbs. So, had a limit by 2:00 of maybe 10 lbs total - not that good, but consistent action made for fun. Decided to keep fishing, ran back to Mildred and hit a good stretch of shoreline that gave up a several 1 - 2 lb fish on rattletrap as well as another small striper. Noticed that area where big stripers had held was free of boats, so ran over there to try stripers again. Missed two good fish, landed a small one of about 5-6 lbs. Decided to finish out at Franks, caught several small fish from0.5 to maybe 2 lbs. Fish were real fat, looked to be feeding well. All told, maybe 20 or so blackies and 5 or 6 stripers for a long day, but still had fun and found another new area with fish. Good luck to all. Rob T.
      City: Half Moon Bay

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Made a last minute decision to head down and do some night ishing on Monday. Only had a hal hour o daylight when I got on the water or one blow up on a buzz bait. Took a break at the campground and headed out around 9. Wind was blowing lightly but there was enough chop to toss my little boat around. Finally got behind Rattlesnake and ished out o the wind or about an hour landing three ish rom 4.0-5.2lbs. The wind soon dimininshed and I moved around to the ront o the island and started ishing some rockpiles. I landed six more bass rom 2.5-7.8lbs and a 2.4lb crappie! The big bass slammed a crankbait in 10' ater I was hung up or a minute and popped it ree. It was one o those ish that jumps and you think its ten or sure, but then you lip it and its all head. The bite died at 1am but I stayed out until 3 just in case.
      City: Arcata

      Tips: Fish came on a bit o everything 10" power worms, 6" zipper, big spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Pick a ew good areas and rotate around them sooner or later they will move up.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 71.2 - 72.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: spent irst two hours throwin topwater and spinnerbaits, no takers!! Went too wormin and it was like the light switch went on. Nothing big but caught some keepers. Ran into a scholl o Smallies also but they were all 8 -12 inches (must have been a good hatch this year. All my keepers we 13 - 14 1/2 inces. Fish were anywhere rom 8 t to 35 t.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: They are still deep, lake has not started turnover and water is still warm. Wed. I am going to ish wind blown rocks and big boulders looking or better ish.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 74.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake Monday aternoon rom 2pm till 5pm. very slow at irst, but at 4pm lost a nice 41/2 pounder on a brushhog ished split shot style o a nice point on the west end o the lake. Had several more hits, but could not hook up. Lots o un and the lake was perect. Will try again this weekend at the tules with senko's. The brushhog was watermelon red/black lake. I want to thank everyone or their reports on all the lakes. I have always been a hush hush isherman; not willing to give out my secret ino, but have ound great joy in sharing ino with ellow anglers at this site. Thanks again and tight lines. victor
      City: NAPA

      Tips: the weed lines about 16 eet out and 12 eet deep hold many nice ish this time o year. they are staked up and you can catch several in one spot on crankbaits. I like craw colors. Good luck

Sunday, October 1st, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched of of Big Break, started out in the Sherman Island area and caught one on a buzz bait in the 2 pound class. We worked the area until about 10:00 we mad a run to Holland Track, I caught three in the 3 pound class. All three came off senkos, I caught three small fish on white spiner bait and my partner caught one small fish on white spiner bait. We did run into several boats that we catching lots on fish on crank baits, but nothing with any size.
      City: Salida

      Tips: I like the senko, I haven't caught one yet that wouldn't go in the live well. Good luck!!

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

      Report: Finally got onto some ish yesterday. Hooked a big one (probably 7#er) on a crankbait but it shook o. Stuck another just shy o 4# on the same crankbait along the weedline by sh*tter tree. Pick up the last ish (about 2#er) pitching senkos down the burner. It's about time since I had not been bit there in our weeks.
      City: Benicia

      Tips: Weedlines, weedlines, weedlines.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: upper60s-low70s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Found a ew ish down by the ramp,boy is that place dierent(They should have done the bathrooms too). Fiehed mostly top water until 11a.m.,then went to spinnerbait. Lar rys right. the water is gin clear, although I did run through some o that thick green stu that gets all over your boat that the lake is amous or. Largest ish was over 6 (sumo rog early), best 5 maybe 22-26 lbs. Don't think it will last until the end o the month, so this week I'll try Cooch's method and see i it holds.
      City: Milpitas

      Tips: Try tha rog, and remain conident. The bites although slow may surprise you.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First light topwater was decent with about 8 strikes with 2 keepers landing in the net. Tried to rip a ish, but no go. Mojo rigged a senko and caught the third keeper. Not much to report once the sun was up and on the water strong. Might suggest looking or ish blowing up on the shad schools that are beginning to orm. Found three big pods o shad with ish busting them, but the ish were small.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Fish are suspended chasing bait, look to more o shore stu in the coming weeks until the lake rolls over. Surace ishing should be good until late November.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 68 F

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its 9th event o year @ Annadel State Park's Lake Ilsanjo on Saturday. Winning weight was 6.34 lb or 5 ish. Big ish was 1.65 lb. Twenty-one anglers participated, & 68 bass came to the scales. Bass went or a huge variety o lures - blades, crankbaits, topwaters, sot plastics, etc. Fish were caught both shallow & deep throughout the day. Lake level was down, water was clear, weeds were thick in spots.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: For more ino about the club, send me an e-mail and/or check out our website @ http://scbbbc.homestead.com.

  • Fresno County
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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just under Millerton on the San Joaquin River, I caugt a two ive pound bass one about 19 inches and the other about 18 inches. I caugt one on crank bait and one on spinner bait.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Fall is here and the leaves are changing rom a green to a golden, orange, brown color. The water temperature is cooling and is at a stedy degree. Best bet to catch bass is to use a colorul cranck bait such as an bright orange green combo. Popper's at night work well. I would suggest an all white popper. Hint;don't ish the popper to ast. Pop it and allow it to sit then proceed. Bass love to hide in drop os and under lilly pads or in weeds.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished oroville main lake points and channels saturdayrom around 7am to 6pm. dropshotted ish allday in aprox30-50 eet. caught approx 40 keepers. biggest ish 17"when the shade lines appeared in the aternoon I rippedaround 10 ish rom 10" to 15" on staysee chartuese color.ater 5 with some steep shady banks the rip bite is startingI ripped 3 good blacks rom 2.5 - 3.5lbs in a short time.typical pattern o deep in the day and very shallow in lowlite times.
      City: san jose

      Tips: small dropshot baits - 1/8 0z sinker - 4-6lb testmost ish appear to be eeding on pond smelt.

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      Water Temp: 68 maybe

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i went to the back ponds today and did well. i got 9 ish in all . 8 were keepers. all on senkos!!! i got a 1lb on my tenth cast or so , then my very next cast i stuck a solid three. then it cooled down or about 20 min then two i got one and again , my next cast i got another. then it died down or 15 , 20 more minutes then i got another then a ew minutes later i lost a good 2+ than i got one. 5 minutes later i caught one more. than boom once agian two casts , two ish,(one was a 2lb) i think that is it . i might have got a small one later then i ran out o senkos so i used my big huge senkos or one bite
      City: castro valley

      Tips: senko , senko , senko , senko , SENKO!!!!!

Saturday, September 30th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: worked rattletraps on outside edge of weedlines seemed to be the most stable pattern for me early.The bass seemed to be holding on the outside of the weedlines even at a higher tide...2lb average. Fish are moving around alot right now so at times its a little hard to stay on them right now but if you find the right school you can clean up.....My afternoon bit was very good,had a couple of really nice kickers that would have gone well with a solid limit.5+and a 7+....Now if only I could do this tournement day!!!I was flipping and will share the details after my tournament on the 14th. Good Luck and God bless.
      City: galt

      Tips: electric blue rattletrap 1/2 oz slow outside edge of heavy weed lines. flipped a gitzit more info lat er.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Redman.North 2 bites ,2 fish on a frog and a buzzbait.Sandmound ,7 bites,5fish.Senkos.Tough day.Most bites came in the 4 hours of the turning tide.(2 before and 2 after).My partner weighed in 12 lbs for 4 fish and I had 3 fish for4lbs.
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: Senkos(just about any color) still seem to be primary choice.I think crankbaits work every other day.Frogs in the right place are still dynamite.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I seen a lot of shad flippin on the surface at first light.With in a few minutes of starting I stuck a 5lb 4oz frisky bass.A nice way to start but the day got tuffer after that.We added a 3 a couple of 2s and some 1-1 1/2s.Only about nine fish all day,with the best seven going about 16lbs.
      City: manteca

      Tips: Junebug brushhog---white frog---brown/purple jig---white/chart spinnerbait---black/blue senko

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      Water Temp: 70-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched from River's End (Del's) at first light. Fished Old River and various slough's. One 5# striper on a running pipe on a Chrome/Blue Rattle Trap. Multiple rises on buzz baits. Moved up to Mildred Zippo there too. Moved South and fished the slough behind Fay Island, one 2# Bass on a spinner bait and multiple boils on frogs and buzz baits but no hook ups. Back down to the pipe near Sugar Cut and hooked but lost several fish on cranks. ONE TOUGH BITE TODAY!
      City: Daly City

      Tips: Bring high explosives for a follow up confidence bait when all else fails.