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Monday, August 28th, 2000

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: out o Jones Valley at 830pm or 14 in the boat by midnight, lots o missed taps on nearly every cast, lots o dinks chasing my jig, only two legal ish, had trouble getting down through the small ish, lake down to nearly 57t, water starting to cool, smoke coming in rom the Storrie Fire over near Oroville, used a buzz bait or about ten minutes, it was hit repeatedly but was too big or the little guys to grab on to, put a spot light on the water and watched at least 40 5 inch bass try to attack the buzz bait, shrimp spawn deinitely over.
      City: Redding

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake Fri., Sat and Sun. The ishing was best onmain lake points in the mornings and evenings, but I caught a ew keepers during the day as well, I just had to move rom point to point to keep the action going. I would catch 2 ish, then have to move because the bite would shut o at that point. I didn't catch a dink all weekend - strange. The biggest o the weekend was about 14", the smallest about12". Not a good outing or big ish, but a steady bite o 13"ers. Most daytime ish came on a carolina rigged 4" zoom lizard.Evening ish were caught on a texas rigged 6" lizard. Colordidn't matter so much. Most ish were spots with a largemouthhere and there.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Slow down, and ish at 40+'. Several o my heat o the day ish were caught within stones throw o a jet ski by just being SLOWWWWW. Go easy on the trolling motor, just use to hold you in place and go Slow way down. There's ish on almost every point. I outished a lot o expensivebass boats this weekend on my crappy, rental ishingboat because I'm not araid to sit and ish deep.Good LuckJim

Sunday, August 27th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 72.5-74.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: TODAY I WAS BIGBASS. STARTED OFF WITH A 6# THEN TWO 3.53ERS IN THE FIRST HOUR OF FISHING. SORRY COOCH, THEY WERE ON BUZZBAIT NOT SENCOS. NAILED A ABOUT 4 MORE FISH AROUND THE 2# SLOT. THEN TIDE DOPPED OUT. NOT ANOTHER BITE UNTIL THE TIDE HEADED BACK OUT. THREW THE JIG AND WATERMELON 6' SENCOS ON OUTSIDE WEEDLINE CURRENT, LANDED 5 MORE UP TO 3.5#S. STARTED THROWING THE TRAP AT NOISEY STRIPERS SPLASHING AROUND THE BOAT, WELL IT WAS A FIRST LANDED A 3# CATFISH. ALSO ABOUT 1/2 DOZEN STRIPERS TO 1.5#S. WELL BEST SEVEN FISH WENT EASY 21#S. SO UNTIL NEXT TIME OUT. I'M BIGBASS.
      City: Concord

      Tips: TOPWATER BITE, ROLL THE BUZZ SLOWLY, JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE BLADE ABOVE WATER. SENCOS ALOT OF SHORT STRIKES, WEAVE THE HOOK BACK TOWARDS THE TAIL MORE. GOOD LUCK, TIGHTLINES (babybass)

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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Turkeyshoot out of Ladds, fished around Mildred early with no results on topwater. Changed to cranking with dinks for results, pulled out senko rod, and started to catch better fish, bite was great between 7 and 9:30 fishing east side bank with shade pockets in current below Mildred. Caught 10 fish or so during that period from 2 to 4 lbs.
      City: tracy

      Tips: Not sure whats up with the topwater bite this year as it comes and goes, Senko's seem to work just about everytime.

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      Water Temp: 74 - 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tried new areas (for me) in middle delta. Bite was good in the morning tho nothing over three #s. Bite died with the tide, tried some running to find current. best five would have been under ten. lots of fish tho. bite seems to be coming back.
      City: belmont

      Tips: did not get bit on jig. couple on buzzbaits early, a couple on spinnerbaits, rest on senkos and weenies fished weightless. Water is clear and baitfish abound in franks.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Alright Chris, your going to Lexington on Monday! See ya out there! Why dont we meet at the launch ramp(no charge or tubes) and I can tow us with my 40 pound Minn Kota! We can troll all the way along Highway 17 and work the island by the dam, were I can show you my 'Glory' holes and Texas wormin tricks o deep points! Then we'll go to your creek to catch that 9 pounder you were talkin' about (trout imitations!) Give me a time to me at the ramp ASAP and were on!
      City: Los Gatos

      Tips: Go to your local tackle shop and pick a pack o watermelon seed andor green pumpkin worms, my avorite is the zoom speed worms and magic 7" hand pours. I am great success with these with 15-20 ish day averages, my buddy Joe caught a 7# by the island with a zoom 7" mag worm in green pumpkin.

Saturday, August 26th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70-73

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Franks Tract up to White's slough today. Had a great day. Everywhere I thew a Senko it got eaten. Had 15-20 fish by noon with best 5 going about 18#. Most fish came on black w/red flake Senkos including one about 4.4#. Caught a couple flipping ReAction Gatorpup Tubes on tules with current. Caught one frog fish that went 7.5#. Lots of 1.5-2 pound fish out there that were bitting good. Sure wish I could make that Turkey shoot.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: CURRENT!!!!!!

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 68-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sat 6am and the three o us (Eric, Ryan, Todd) are in search or piggly wiggly.We combed the lake and not until Noon did Eric land our irst Bite & Fish in Honker Bay. Fish was small but it gave us hope ater no bites all morning. Continued ishing honker Bay and tulies with no luck. Heading back to the marina about 1:30 we decide to pitch and lip Coots Landing along the wayback when BANG!!!!! There was Piggly Wiggly. Floated a sinko right onto the door step. Eric always on point pulls out a scale and Ryan who does this on a regularbasis goes or the measuring tape. 10 pounds 10 oz and measured like a ootballat about 23x20 (I think that's what you said Ryan). What a Hawg to inish theday on practically our last casts. Looking orward to next time.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Even when the lake seems to not have a pulse, You never know when you could get lucky.

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

      Report: third time is the charm??"Tips" rom previous report.Big ish equal sot bite! Watch out or the pressure bite!!! it was very sot.absolutely NO MOON LAST NIGHT! not only was it a sliver, but it didn't show until the drive home. The lake was the lattest and calmest I've ever seen, ished in a T-shirt all night! - Good Luck.
      City: sacramento

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: "FOLLOW UP TO LAST POST"my "tips" didn't copy, so here they are i anyone cares to know?Big ish
      City: Sacramento

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WOW what a night! Best night bass ishing in my lie, thanks Clear lake!started out at 7:00 p.m. out o M&M. Hit the back side o Rattlesnake.Second cast with the green rog (Thanks or the tip Larry) put 4.3 lb'er in the boat! Fished there until dark, had one more blow up on the rog, but all we saw o her was huge "Bucket" coming straight at us, missed that one! Nothing on spooks either.Ran to Dollar island, and Buckingham, no luck. Then headed to shag around 11:00 p.m. and the un started! Lost a 12" camo power work on a big ish that screamed straight out o o the bank into deep water, should have had a stinger hook in the rear! But then in the exact same spot 15 mins. Later, stuck a 10.2 LB pig! Biggest bass o my lie! Might have been the same ish? Picked up a 2.2 as well out o the same "hole".Ran back to dollar island around 12:30 a.m. and nailed 9.4 Lb'er! Second biggest Bass o my lie! My hooked popped out as the ish rolled next to the boat and my partner Tim took a blind swipe at it with the net and came up with the ish! Phew, thanks Tim!Best two ish went 19.6 lbs.!!! and I had 26.1 lbs. with 4 ish! Both pigs came on 12" camo power worms in 5' o water or less. We ished until 3:00 a.m. and headed back to Sac! What a night!!!iSh On,biGjOhn
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Big ish

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Never ished Merced beore; went there Saturday and it was a complete waste o time. About two iteen ishermen scattered along south shore o north lake, looking glum, with nothing to show or their eorts. Saw only one person catching anything; he was ishing or catish with anchovy pieces. He caught two large catish (app. 10 lbs) but one was sick-looking and had maggot-like parasites all over it. Talked to a couple o guys ishing or trout; they said that ishing "isn't nearly as good as it was last year," and blamed this on the person in charge o restocking, who, they said, stocks only 100 ish at a time, which are quickly ished out.As or the south lake, there is no place to ish rom except the one boat pier that is not closed o, and it is so beouled with bird dung that the stench is overwhelming. Indeed, the whole area around the boat docks reeks, and the water itsel looks stagnant and oul.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: None, except that anchovy chunks seem to work or the catish.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A couple weeks ago I Float Tubed the Island Pond.I caught two on a white spinnerbait. Both ish were about 4lbs.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Pitch a white spinnerbait close to the brush.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: talked to at least 15 guys today while at work, lots o small dinks being caught with only a ew keepers reported, shrimp spawn is over, lots o small shad up on the top but not much going on below them, watched my ishinder as I traveled around and the ish are spread out, ound a couple o large bait balls in 40t o water at the top o Squaw creek in Flower Gulch with some ish working them, ski traic is very heavy and the ishing is slow in those main lake areas, the upper Pit is catching most o the ishing action above the no ski buoys, the lake is down to 55 1/2 t and dropping about 6 inches per day, the temp is slowly starting to drop, down orm 80plus to about 77 in most areas, things should improve quickly ater labor day is over with.
      City: Redding

Friday, August 25th, 2000

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 65+?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i dont know whyi keep leaving these reports, but oh well.me and jono hit the water at 6:00-11:00 beore we gae up. we ished lukes and castaics all day. jonathan got a bite on his in-s ish luke but that was all the action or the day .....accept or when i got "bit" on my castaic. it turned out to be a snagg! but i eventually got it out.well better luck to you other guys .
      City: Castrovalley

      Tips: i chabot is near your house than so is the delta a say go to the delta!

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      Water Temp: 84

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water about 5:30pm and was promptly greeted by about a zillion bugs, man they were all over the place. So were threw topwater or a bit with no takers, decided to wait a little later or the top water ish.Cranked about ten on a silver/black shad rap with biggest about 4+.Few more on a six inch magic worm; white/chartrues tail.All in all about iteen ish total.
      City: turlock

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Mark, Thanks or posting on OUR best kept secret. hehe I'm gunna put the tube in on Monday next week, so mabye I'll see ya. I've been ishing on the creek side and killing em. I've got them over 25" on jigs!!! 8#'s was my best rom this lake so shes probably in the 9# range now chompin on those trout. Hope to see ya, Cris (cv) PS: i you don't already have some, bring some summer moss colored brushhogs. The bass here just can't help themselves. Coyote Bait has em. Later.
      City: Mountain View

Thursday, August 24th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 72 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished Calero east from the launch ramp all the way to Cherry Cove from 9:00 A.M. til 6:30 P.M., the fishing was consistent with 14 fish ranging from 10"-19" until 12:30 when the bite shut out. The fishing picked up again around 3:00. They were caught a green pumpkin split shot worm fished in 15-30 foot of water. I hope my report will help you to have even greater success! Good Luck!
      City: Los Gatos

      Tips: It seems that the fish are going into the Fall bite mode, (with outside temperature being in the low 80's) the fish are moving up into the shallower water. Don't be affraid to fish to shallow!

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      Water Temp: 72 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished Calero east from the launch ramp all the way to Cherry Cove from 9:00 A.M. til 6:30 P.M., the fishing was consistent with 14 fish ranging from 10"-19" until 12:30 when the bite shut out. The fishing picked up again around 3:00. They were caught a green pumpkin split shot worm fished in 15-30 foot of water. I hope my report will help you to have even greater success! Good Luck!
      City: Los Gatos

      Tips: It seems that the fish are going into the Fall bite mode, (with outside temperature being in the low 80's) the fish are moving up into the shallower water. Don't be affraid to fish to shallow!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, I was able to fish the delta for about 6 hours today with a friend, and had a great time. My "annual" trip to the delta (that is about to change!) was greeted this time by a cold morning breeze. I think we were a day early. Tonight is much warmer! Launched out of King Island about 7 AM in the middle of the outgoing tide. I had a frog blowup right away but missed it. We fished near and around White slough and caught 10 or 11 which was ok since I thought I was fishing in April. My partner did well on small crawdad crankbaits, catching 3 nice ones up to 2 1/4 lbs, and several smaller ones. After missing several on 4" Senkos, he switched to a 5" Senko (297) and caught a nice 2 1/2. I got one about 1 1/2 lbs on a Weapon jig and then a nice one about 3 1/2 lbs on a 194 5" Senko in about 2 feet of water under the shade of a small bush. I sort of knew that fish would be there. Cool!! I, too, caught a few smaller ones on a chartreuse crankbait, but they really wanted the crawdad color. No luck on spinnerbaits. Since we did not have a chance to fish prime water movement, we didn't find much action on points, but got most of our fish on the edges of weed patches in 2 to 6 feet of water during low tide. Before we left, we returned to the mat area that I missed the first frog fish and I proceeded to miss another. It was a frustrating experience to see several fish move under the frog, but would not take it. Maybe they would have later in the day, but we had to leave. Beautiful day (cool) on the delta, and I'll be back soon!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Typical cold front day - lots of smaller bass. I'm not up on how the crawdad population is this year in the delta, but the bass really had a preference for brown and green colors.