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Sunday, June 25th, 2000

  • 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.

  • Fresno County
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      Water Temp: not to sure

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I havent ished Millerton in a while, but saturday was a pretty good day. Back in SQUAW Cove, the ished moved down to seceday humps, about 15-30 t caught alot o ish o o secedary structures. Then right there at the ramp, Lake is plum ull. Right there in the green trees, caught alot o ish there. Caught a 4+ black right there. I was using a jig head throwing 6' pro worms, mostly dark colors. Fishing was really good in the morning, but slowed down in the aternoon, I would say though you're best bet would get a evening bit, like go out about 3:00.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Most o you're ish now will be moving down to secedary humps and structures, I would go with jig heads using 6' dark worms, like pro gold or mabey even 266, like a shad color.

Friday, June 23rd, 2000

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 70-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished at Bullards all day Friday and caught over 70 ish.Although most were the typical Bullards clones (10"-12"),we had a blast at every place we stopped. Pitched alot o dierent baits and all caught ish. Incoming water was thekey to the bigger ish (13"-15").
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Crank small baits until you ind ish, then slow down with 3"-4" worms on small darter heads.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The topwater bite is inally happening! We have been getting 2 to 3 ish in the evenings on original size Spooks and bone-colored Storm Chug-Bugs - always a avorite o mine. I like - I mean the bass like - the orange bottom. A ather-son team caught a 3-4 and a 4-1 Fri. evening on the Bugs - they were excited! Look or developing weed beds anywhere in the south end. The isolated ones hold the biggest bass as the mats develop. I a lone patch or mat orms on a dropo - BINGO!! Had 3 clients during the week throwing 5" Senkos in the aternoon south o Buckingham. The our o us used 5 dierent colors - all o us caught bass to 4-2 on every color. Tule edges and the end pilings o docks had ish. Truly an amazing bait!!!Night ishing hasn't really taken o yet - only averaging 6 to 7 ish. The jig bite is pretty good, day and night. I caught a 6-10 and a 4-8 on back to back casts Fri night. The son hooked two, but lost them. I am using my usual black/chartreuse Rattlin' Weapon Jig with 6" #159 Yamamoto single tail grub. Even the catish are hitting jigs - another one o those years. I caught a 12-6 and a 6-8, and a client caught a 7-4. They are un!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Lots o pressure bites still on worms and jigs. I didn't eel the 6-10 - even with Fireline. Just saw my line move. Next cast, the 4-8 jerks my arm o. Be prepared! Check out insideline.net or all the Senko ino and tips you need. It's on the let column. Good Luck!!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: around 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tough bite today! There's too many o those darn jet ski's and water ski's buzzing around. Mostly in the main body. The only ish I caught was back up in the arms where the ish can't get spooked too much. Another big problem is people keeping bass. This lake get's a lot o ishing presure. The reason why you rarely here o people catching lunkers out o this lake is because the bass don't get a chance to get very big. The only ew bass that I did catch today were 10"-14". All on deeper diving cranks.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: I people released bass more in this lake, and gave them a chance to get big, this could turn into a good lunker bass lake. Because there are a lot o ish in this lake, but they just need a chance to grow!!!

Thursday, June 22nd, 2000

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

      Report: I ished Laayette Reservoir rom 6:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. I caught an undersized Largemouth Bass on a popper and a 13" 1lb 1oz Largemouth Bass on a plastic worm. I also caught two Rainbow Trout on the plastic worm (I thought that was kind o odd!?!) I caught a ew more undersize bass and a bluegill. For one reason or another, the small 6" bass seem to be very aggressive (all over the lake), much more than in years past. A good sign perhaps?
      City: Clayton

      Tips: However and whatever you ish, have patience.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The last week has been nothing but dinks, one ater the other. Woke up this am at 130am and decided"what the heck, might as will get out there" In the water at 2am at jones valley, moved over to the north side where all the little humps are coming up, GOOD LORD I HAD MY BEST DAY IN 2 YEARS!38 ish between 230 and 515 am when it came to a screeching halt, to 3.2 lbs and only two undersize bass, 7 largemouths and the rest spots on jigs, crank baits and a buzz bait. caught all in under 6t o water just throwing whatever I had on onto the bank and ripping them o except or the jigs. largest went on a black with gold specks yamamoto jigished till 6am when two other boats moved in, didn't see anything caught by the other olks. Had a 3.2, a 2.8, and 4 that were all twins at 2.5lbs. They were just crushing my jigs, had many misses on the buzz bait. I wore my thumb out and intend to go back to see i I can make that thumb bleed!
      City: Redding

Wednesday, June 21st, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched outta big break this morning about 8:00am. Started out throwing plastics and caught a 5 pounder.Later, flipped jigs in tules and lost a 5+ fish!! After that threw some lipless crankbaits around rock banks and caught a 3-4 pounder and a 2 pounder. Colors today: junebug plastics,red jig,crawdad and red rat-L-traps.Excellent day, except for the wind.
      City: Oakley

      Tips: Fish were very active early.Work with current, and look for areas that fish can hold in.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: EAST BAY BASS CLUB TOURNAMENT JULY 16TH, B&W RESORT. 6 HOUR EVENT, TEAM. $40.00 PER TEAM. BAR-B-QUE ON THE LAWN AFTER WEIGH IN. E-MAIL FOR MORE INFO. LEAVE ADDRESS AND I'LL MAIL YOU A FLYER. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
      City: WALNUT CREEK

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

      Report: Started around rattlesnake Island at about 6pm. Hot temp but only one bite on a senko. Went lipping in extreme south trees and had a double hook up w/ a 3.5 lb or Kris and a 4.2 or me. Brushogs on 3/16 oz wt worked. Caught 3 more in trees beore dark up to 3/5 lbs. Had one get me wrapped and I could see it below the boat. Another 3.5 or so. Was getting dark and we wanted to get north to Konocti beore dark. Broke it o but believe I could have hooked line w/another line/hook i I had a ew more minutes. Dumped 2 others in these trees also that spit hook when they jumped. Just beore absolute pitch dark, I picked up my athers day present a 7' enwick and made several casts into deep rocks. Tap tap tap, set, caught a 6.2 on a brushog on my new rod. Resumed ishing @ 10:30 pm and caught a 4.8 in a marina. Kris busts a 3.5 right around the corner. Find some other deep rocks and catch a 3.8. Kris yanks a 3.5 on a carolina brushog. Got tough when the moon came out. Next ish came at about 1:30 am 3.7 lbs. Dumped another in 20 eet o water next to a deep dock piling. Didnt have good tension or hookset. Fished till 3 am..........not another bite. Figured best 5 went 22.9 lbs. Very enjoyable tues night!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: all bites ater dark came in top 5 eet o water even when boat was sitting in 20+ eet.

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 10 lb big mouth bass with waterdog.Caught at the marina o o the rocks.
      City: Nuevo

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

      Report: Got the boat in the water a 8:00. We caught 10 or 11 ish on worms and jigs. Caught 4 ish on a oxblood red worm and oxblood red worm with yellow tail.One ish that I caught on the red worm went 3 1/2 lbs. The rest o the ish came on a cinnamon yamamoto grub.Caught two 4 pound spotts on the jig.Very good day, but we missed a lot o the ish.Caught some ish around Packers Bay and up by Silverthorn in those big inlets.
      City: redding