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Wednesday, September 13th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70-72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished south and stayed there. Morning bite was tough, no topwater. Pumps were running so outgoing was incoming. The stripers have made it South, found a school of 3 to 5 lbers and played with them for a while. Cranked a few keepers off current points, flipped a couple more in tule pockets in current. Crank bite was best and continued to out produce flipping. Cranked a limit or two around until noon. The better fish were still in 6 to 10 feet of water even at high tide. Caught fish but the size was not that good.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Cranked red(trap and bomber) flipped senkos and worms. No jig fish for me on this trip.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: cooling

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I auctuall caught a couple o ish today. First a 7.0 and about ten minuts later i stuck a 4.2lbder Thats a good day or chabot. Fishing might be picking up.
      City: cv

      Tips: ish oten

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out again, caught 3 up to 3 lbs on zoom t-rig worm.
      City: Sac

      Tips: Go weedless

Tuesday, September 12th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: mid 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing at Calero is pretty good - no complaints - bagged a few largemouths (3.5lbs and 4lbs). "Reality," maybe the "females" weren't biting for you because your rig was a little derisory for their tastes, rookie.
      City: S. San Francisco

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      Water Temp: mid 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing at Calero is pretty good - no complaints - bagged a few largemouths (3.5lbs and 4lbs). "Reality," maybe the "females" weren't biting for you because your rig was a little derisory for their tastes, rookie.
      City: S. San Francisco

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Once the clouds came in bite busted wide open.My best day ever on Delta for # or fish.Fished south side of mildred using a rattle trap,I was catching fish on every other cast,it was awsome.Biggest only went 3lbs. but talk about fun.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Caught them off wood next to current.Color I was using was chrome and blue 1/2 oz. once I got on pattern I was catching 3 and 4 fish off one spot.Have a felling cloud cover triggered a feeding frenzy.If you see clouds coming in hook up the boat.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: getting colder

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Nothing but catish is being caught right now. The only bass that seem to be bitting are the The pet bass at the boat docks and let me tell you they are bitting nightcrawler beore they even hit the water! Trout are going to be stocked in a couple weeks hopeully that will trigger the bass into bitting.
      City: cv

      Tips: you got me....ish every day or a month and mabey you'll catch a ish that seems to be what im doing

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took the tube out, caught 3 (12-13") on t-rig worm. No takers on Frog. Buddy caught 6 or 7 on trick worm.WEEDY!!
      City: Sac

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started north o hwy 49 bridge at 6:20 am,caught one bass,14 1/2 in on a keeper 1038,texas rig,app 10 t deep.Fished coyote creek,nothing..caught 4 small bass on a small reaper at app 11:30 am in the main lake area across rom the marina.We let at 12:30 pm.They have moved the boat docks too the secondary ramp at Tuttle town ramp now.Could be pulling more water ????
      City: Riv

Monday, September 11th, 2000

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

      Report: went knocking on the door nobody home,mr&mrs bass took the weekend off,offered up rattle traps harvested about 1/2 ton of grass threw senkos till my arm fell off,even tried trolling for strippers thats how bad is was water temp dropped a 8 degrees and fall is in the air

      Tips: two words DE CAFF

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 71-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Stratos boat owners team tourney out o Lakeport on 9/9-9/10hooked into a 9.6 on about seventh cast cranking red poe's in eight eet o water o o a tully point. Ended up with just shy o 16#'s or the dayonly two ish the next day or 21# plus. All ish (except toad)caught on Senkos watermellonred 5". Ended up two spots out o the money, dang'it!
      City: turlock

      Tips: Fish it just like the delta; weed lines and tully edges. Once the sun comes up hit the shadows under the docks. Cover as much wateras possible as long as you get bit. I bite slows, slow down and let Senko sit.

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      Water Temp: 71-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Stratos boat owners team tourney out o Lakeport on 9/9-9/10hooked into a 9.6 on about seventh cast cranking red poe's in eight eet o water o o a tully point. Ended up with just shy o 16#'s or the dayonly two ish the next day or 21# plus. All ish (except toad)caught on Senkos watermellonred 5". Ended up two spots out o the money, dang'it!
      City: turlock

      Tips: Fish it just like the delta; weed lines and tully edges. Once the sun comes up hit the shadows under the docks. Cover as much wateras possible as long as you get bit. I bite slows, slow down and let Senko sit.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went ishing two days last week. The irst day caught one ish on topwater and had several other boils. Then switched to plastics and caught three others. Overall, pretty slow. The second day we got on the lake beore daylight. Fished top water but did not even get a bite. Once the sun came out we ished plastic worms in about thirty eet o water. Caught six ish, all small. We missed about ten others. The ish were so small, they were biting the tails o the plastic worms and not getting hooked. Probably going to try again this week.
      City: Santa Rosa

Sunday, September 10th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71-74.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED THE OAKLEY FESTIVAL TOURNAMENT. TOUGH! TOUGH! HAD 4 KEEPERS TO 8LBS CAUGHT ABOUT 12 FISH. THE BIGGEST GOING ABOUT 4LBS(WHISKER-FISH) ON A RATTLETRAP. NO TOPWATER, NO JIG, AND NO SENCO. MOST FISH CAME ON BLADES AND A COUPLE ON THE TRAP. WE FISHED WAY DOWN SOUTH. THANK GOODNESS THE 6 HOUR TOURNAMENTS ARE OVER. THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY TIME TO FISH, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS NO MORNING BITE, WITH STRANGE TIDES.
      City: Concord

      Tips: TIPS, GET OUT AND FISH, FISH, FISH. WE HAD A PATTERN 2 WEEKS AGO. BUT EVERYTHING CHANGES SO MUCH ON DAILEY BASIS. TIGHTLINES

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Found a ew on top water and ripped one early, nothing to write home about. Then went to drop shottin 30-50 t with baby Senkos and small leeches ( pearl blue) or spots up to 2+ but most o the ish were on the small side. Fished main lake points and cuts.Caught enough or 3rd place at the last WCB Future Pro event. The lake is way down so it might be a good time to check out all the spots or next year.Dan B.
      City: Carm.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: nearly ull moon and I know I should have stayed home but I just had to go, only 2 dinks rom 8PM to 1AM, air temp 81 going in 67 coming out, the lake is cooling down gradually spoke to two other guys just getting out as I was getting in the water at Jones Valley, they didn't catch anything, a tournament on Sunday was won with just undr 9 lbs, the water is dropping very slowly, now at 57.25 t down, the salmon in the river down below Woodson Bridge are turning on with about a ish and a hal per rod but the size is reported to be bigger this year, The diversion dam count at Red Blu jumped up big time last week with about 1,200 ish per day being counted, up rom as little as 150 per day, guess I will do some yard work until the moon shrinks down a bit. Everything suspended last night in 8-12 eet o water, sur wish I knew how to get them biting when they suspend!
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its 8th event o year @ Spring Lake on Sunday, Sept. 10. Winning weight was 5 ish or 19.18 lb, including 7.47 lb toad. Second was 5 ish or 15.67 lb, anchored with day's big ish o 8.61 lb. Third was another 5 ish or 10.97 lb. Twenty-one anglers participated, & 50 bass came to the scales.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: I you'd like more ino about the club, send me an e-mail and/or check out our website, http://scbbbc.homestead.com.

Saturday, September 9th, 2000

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took out my son and riend both 10yrs and a lot o twinkies and ho ho's. Good thing.Started with crank bait and spinner bait (white) at aprox 10:00 am. Caught one keeper right o. pretty slow thereater, just small ones.Trolled back or un just trailing a silver repala minnow (large) and caught 3 nice keepers in the deeper water, no vegetation.Thank goodness the kids both got ish. All the old man got was a big smile ;-)
      City: Chico

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hugo kicked my butt again. 8-1. He caught all his fish on his magic Senko, the same one that he used at the Rally. Most of the fish came on the weedline. Biggest was 3 lbs. All were fat bellied. Tried some other stuff, blades, worms, nada. Off to Yamamoto website to order somemore magic.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Go fishin', and keep smilin',!!!

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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished late afternoon on Saturday hoping for a topwater bite. Launched out of Cappel and ran up near Berryessa marina fishing the exposed humps. First and fourth casts produced two nice smallies to 2lbs each on topwater. Worked the humps with 4in grubs taking two more fish. Worked our way down around big island and found the large mouths to be feeding on the surface where we landed two, 3lb and 4lb, bucket mouths on a zara spook. All in all not a bad outing for a couple of hours. Went up to Putah creek and found it full with a heard of ski boats blasting through the 5 mile zone!
      City: Fairfield