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Friday, September 15th, 2000

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 73to77 in p.m.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing at 4:00p.m. Began catching spots right away drop shotting at 25 to 45 eet on main lake. Fish were all in the six to ten inch range. Moved to other main lake points and ound some larger ish in same zone up to two pounds.As sky darkened some moved to shallower water and were caught texas rigging.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: During high sun times o day bass school in large numbers and attack shad o sloping points.Look or bait on meter and ish directly in schools.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out early(6 AM) out o Packers Bay to Bontabile Bay, Terry Cove and over to Deadman's Gulch, out o the water at 930AM, not a single tap on blades, cranks or jigs. The ull moon has once again bit me in the butt. Lake stable at 57 1/2 down, water clearing up nicely, visiblity improved down to 12 t, got some hot weather coming. I am not going back out until at least tuesday, yeah right!
      City: Redding

Thursday, September 14th, 2000

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

      Report: Hey im heading up to the Delta to fish for lg mouth, and i have never fished the delta before and i wondered what i should throw. In some of the reports guys talked about Senkos, i was wondering what size and colors to throw. I have heard that 'Traps work good up there, what size and what color of those should i throw. What else should i use. Ill be up there the 26 through the 29 so if there are any patterns you think i should try please, any information would help.
      City: Santa Barbara

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, now I am going to have to show crankbaits more respect! Ater some successul cranking by my clients the aternoon beore, I tried it yesterday near the ront o Rattlesnake Island near a dropo, and at 7:15 am, had a 10 lb 9 oz monster just stop my chartreuse/blue crankbait. No strike or tick, it just stopped! Finally, she moved o to the let and the un (terror) began. I will have to say that my G. Loomis crankbait series rod (845)really handled the ish well. This was my second largest bass ever on a crankbait and I was pumped when we got her in the net. I don't do a lot o cranking, so this was a very special ish to me. The previous aternoon I had two clients rom Washington state, and ater they caught a couple o 3 lb jig ish, I had them switch to chartreuse/blue crankbaits and taught them how to "tick" the top o rockpiles. Within 10 minutes (around 7 pm) I was in the boat with 2 o Washington's happiest citizens, with one landing a 6 and the other a 5-7. Got a terriic sunset photo with them standing together (ather-in -law, son-in-law). The wie will be proud o her husband and ather. They caught another 2 1/2 crank ish beore dark. It just got better ater dark on jigs, 10" Power Worms, and Terminator spinnerbaits. We caught 10 ater dark, with ather-in-law sticking the biggest on a jig - 7 lbs 9 oz. His limit alone was around 24 lbs. Those guys cost me a lot in ilm!! O the 15 total ish, our ive largest weighed an ounce or two over 31 lbs. A weird, cloudy, humid night, with not a breath o wind. I think the lack o moonlight really helped us. We ished rock structure all over, rom the narrows south. We did catch 3 on Shag Rock, an area that is just a shadow o it's ormer great years. I enjoyed my ride home rom Clear Lake yesterday!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: When I ish crankbaits, I try to ish them as much like a jig (slow) as I can. Suspending cranks are not the answer on rock piles unless you're wealthy. When you hit a rock, you want the bait to be able to loat up, out o the crevice. I you ish the crankbait too ast, they will slam into the pinnacle type rocks and get stuck, and then you mess up your area getting them o. I you can master a steady, slow retrieve with occassional pause - ticking the rocks, you will have success, especially in the all. I like deep divers, even in shallow water, because I can adjust how deep they go by the speed I reel it. I you use a plug that doesn't reach the rocks, they will not be eective. Chartreuse/blue was obviously eective or larger ish (5-5, 6, 10-9). I have ound the Berkley Frenzy in both sizes to be very eective or large bass at Clear Lake. A riend o mine caught a 10-15 on one last year. I was using the smaller one or my big ish. I thought the small one might be better because o the relatively clear water.

Wednesday, September 13th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught 25 pound spottes cat bass
      City: oroville

      Tips: use hot dogs bbqd last sunday from aunt ethels wedding

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

      Report: ANYONE WISHING TO FISH EAST BAY BASS TOURNAMENT ON SUNDAY SPETEMBER 17TH, HOLLAND TRACT, E-MAIL ME YOUR FAX # AND I'LL FIRE OVER A TOURNAMENT FLYER. TOM MULLIKEN
      City: WALNUT CREEK

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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