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Thursday, June 29th, 2000

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: anotyher great late night trip, out o Jones Valley at 1am, irst ish at 105, 20 total and a 4.5 lb largemouth at 305 am all on pumpkin pepper twin tail skirted 3/8oz jigs on the humps across rom the jones valley ramp just east o cowpasture cove, managed to make the thumb bleed again, all ish caught in less than 6t o water
      City: Redding

Wednesday, June 28th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 76 to 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Buzzes and frogs today- Caught 12 keepers with a 5.5 and a 4.1 - left home at 2 pm fished weed flats areas on the middle river. My largest fish came out of a ski ramp area between the berms on the middle river on a black frog. Someone had been in there before me and I could see frog trails on the scum. I could see blow up holes. Nearly gave up when I cast and retrieved the frog though a blow up hloe in the red scum- Whooosh- 5.5 lb fish- They missed him.... LOL
      City: Discovery Bay

      Tips: Surface bite holds up all day

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: mid 70's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 6-28 6:00-8:30pm, caught 3 keepers up to 2.5 lbs 20-22 eet around submerged bushes on 1/4oz brown rodstrainer jig/double green yamamoto grub trailer, drag that sucker slow, 2 nicer ish beore the sun went down on a buzzbait.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Throw that buzzbait and have some un, around trees 5-15 eet. Yeehaw!

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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sunday, June 25th. Launched at irst light. Fished w/Steve rom Galaxy Marine in Auburn. Man, can that guy catch them. He's showing me how to use the GPS on my new Triton and landing ish at the same time. Lots o dinks and couple o good ones. Let the lake about 10:30 a.m. -- Not early enough to beat the skiers and jet skis. These people were mobbing the ramps to get in and we could hardly get the boat on the trailer. Had a great morning learned a lot romSteve. These Tritons are great boats!JR
      City: West Sacramento

      Tips: Finnesse - 4" worms - 6# line - light colors

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 50-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: very slow in the morning.i saw alot o cruisers on the south end but couldn't get them interested in anything. later towards 5 oclock, in the east cove i caught a 2 and a hal pounder on a red brass and glass buddha worm.then on the next cast in the same spot i got a 4 and a hal pounder the same way.
      City: Moraga

      Tips: in the middle o the aternoon, try split shotting 4 and a hal inch red inesse worms o the corner o the L DOCK

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

      Report: Fished the 2000 Police & Fire games on Monday & Tuesday. First time on lake. First day ished the rock piles on east side & south o island. Had a couple o ish chase a white spinner bait but caught six on 4" green winnie w/red & green lake worm. Only our made the 13" tourney limit so weighed in at 5.65 lbs. Winning 5 ish limit or irst day was 13.72 lbs & big ish was 3.25 lbs.. Most ish caught on worms, jigs, or grubs. 2nd day ished rock climbers cove & caught 3 keepers on green weenie 4" worms. Then inished o day ishing the rock piles on north side o island. Caught 13 ish total & 12 were keepers. biggest was only 2.5 lbs.. My 5 only weighed 8.25 lbs.. Again winner had 13 lbs w/only 4 ish but their big ish was 7.75 lbs. A lot o ish caught this morning on top waters like zara spooks. Bigger ish came rom SE section o the dam or the weed lines on the southeast side o lake.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Split shotting 4" green weenie worms caught my ish but I was 19th out 60 on the irst day & 10th out o 30 teams the 2nd.

Monday, June 26th, 2000

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water about 2pm, ished a carolina rig with a plastic worm at about 20', got a ew hits. About 5:30 hooked a 4-5 pounder but lost it. Going back out Friday to try and get him again!!
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: ??????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a ew small ones on top water. Fishing seems to come and go just ater nightall. Also tried worms around 7ish with no luck. Need to arrive a little earlier or that. Spoke with a gentleman that caught a 4lb bass in the channel with a mouse.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Throw out the top water has soon has the sun sets all around the channel at the back o the lake. Fish seem to hit the top water just has it lands. Frogs are also hot out here.

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Only one ish on a senko in the small pond. Threw rogsand plastics all day without success.
      City: Livermoe

      Tips: The cold ront isn't helping the bite.

Sunday, June 25th, 2000

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

      Report: Went to holland tract, caught buzz bait fish first thing. My partner threw speed trap, and caught a 6lbr, next had a 2 eat the buzz again, anothe trap fish (5lbr), had about 15 -16 lbs by 07:30. Total for the day 20.45. Special thanks to Gene over at the hook, for helping me with my frog problem
      City: Milpitas

      Tips: Buzzbait can last all day, if you maintain your confidence.

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      Water Temp: 68 - 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched from B & W at about 0800. Took 2 in the 4# range and 1 3# in Taylor slough using 6" senko's. Started throwing the white rat and grass frogs on grass mats between 1100 until about 1430. I had many blow ups, but the fished seemed to have a hard time finding the bait. I added a rattle to my frog off a jig and that helped. I took one 5+# and an 8#. This was my best weed bed fish. I also lost two others, but they were not as big as my biggest that day.
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Fish the grass mats during the heat of the day and try adding a rattle to your snag prood frog.

  • Palo Pinto County
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      Water Temp: 74-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished The Pajaro Valley Club Tournament today and as usual Pinto was reluctant to give up her ish, but the ish she did give up were quality. I threw jigs, lukes,worms,brush hogs,reapers and could not buy a ish. Winner weighed in only three ish but they totaled 12.44 with a 5.76 kicker that also took big ish money. Only two other ish were caught, a 5.67 and a 4.92
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: Jigs,jigs,jigs,jigs and i you don't like jigs try a jig!

Saturday, June 24th, 2000

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

      Report: Fished at Dark Day ramp, caught 4 Kokenee then water skiers ran us out. Moved to the Dam, Caught the rest o our limit down to 48 eet. Lost as many as we kept. Good ishing though.
      City: W. Sacto.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in a Holland. Fished all morning with little activity. Threw worms and crawdad. Switched to a Rapala Shad and caught 3#er. Caught a couple more small ones and then lost a hog on a spinner bait. Geez it was big. I'm still crying.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: I like my old rapala.

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in a Holland. Fished all morning with little activity. Threw worms and crawdad. Switched to a Rapala Shad and caught 3#er. Caught a couple more small ones and then lost a hog on a spinner bait. Geez it was big. I'm still crying.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: I like my old rapala.

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      Water Temp: 69-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Holland Track at about 6:00 am then made a little run down the ole river caught two fish right off the first one about 2-2.5 on a frog then about ten min. later caught a 4.5 on a buzzbait. Thats is it for all day got off the water around 2:00. Tough bite.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Find areas with current and no wind.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Water is clear and the ish are deep. Started at 6 AM trying top water with no luck. Caught 2, missed 1 early. Caught another dink later in the day. All catches/bites came on worms - dartheaded and split shot in 20 to 30 eet o water. Try a salt & pepper ringworm w chartreuse tail, 6" oxblood or morning dawn weenie.
      City: L Town

      Tips: Use plastics and ish deep.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish are in the grass. 3-20 eet where ever they are ound.Try reaction baits early and throw your avorite plastic ater the sun gets on the water. Don`t worry about boat traic, it doesn`t bother the ish.

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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish are in the grass. 3-20 eet where ever they are ound.Try reaction baits early and throw your avorite plastic ater the sun gets on the water. Don`t worry about boat traic, it doesn`t bother the ish.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 77 - 79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished South Fork rom 5:45 - 9:00 am Saturday, threw a super spook, Salt & Pepper senko and a Fluke until my arms ell o, no takers, 7:30 picked up old reliable Dart Headwith a homemade Green Weenine 30 t. and wham our keepers and a shaker in an hour. Lots o Boat traic and it got ugly at the ramp early. See ya Mark
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I should have adjusted sooner and got o the Grass and Weeds and threw the reaction baits on Rock and gravel, I know better. Lots o Bass in the Willows, will ollow yourbait but no takers.