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Tuesday, June 20th, 2000

  • Fresno County
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      Water Temp: low to mid 70's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out about 5:00 pm with bro in law and started tube ishing at the irst large point that extends out rom Winchell Cove. No bites on the tube until the sailboat docks where one SMALL spotted bass was landed. Switched to worm (tex rig) and ished around the docks and back into the launching ramp (still in Winchell) with no takers. Did, however, see a lot o surace busting with big splashes and igured out that it was striper hanging out in the marina area. By the time I tied on a larger plug, the top action was over and they were nowhere to be ound. Guy parked in his slip said that this happens every night at the same location and minnows or sardines are usually the only baits that work.Anyway, worked around through the cove and inally ound ish in some submerged trees. Boated some nice 1 1/2 to 2 lb spots rom these trees. Most ish came rom worm rig, bro in law had a couple on spinner bait.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Keeper 1049R worm, 6", texas rigged. Very slow presentation, dead sticking a lot o the time. Fish were coming rom submerged trees in about 15' o water. The spinner bait that worked was a small (I think Horizon) in white and chartruece with a chartruece trailer. Slow rolled in about ive to seven oot o water paid o on this. One hint about time: the closer to dark the better at this lake. This is my third summer o aternoon ishing at this lake and have never really had good luck until the point where I am getting pack it up to get o o the lake in time. Night ishing here would be awesome!

Monday, June 19th, 2000

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      Water Temp: 70-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started out with top watter plugs caching 1-2.5lbs bass around 2:00 swiched to plactic worms around 5:00 i started useing chicken liver caching catish 1-3lbs over on ishermens point
      City: Red Blu

      Tips: i use alot o top watter plugs and diving minnows also chicken liver or catish

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Skipper Cliff and I launched out of Holland. I caught my first keeper on a triple wing buzzbait. Later I landed a larger one on a split shotted strawberry blue flake ringworm. Skipper caught a few small ones on a junebug weinie. I missed a strike on the buzzbait, and a nice one spit out my white tandem spinnerbait. We came upon a spot where there was a swift outflow and white birds were circling. Casting a blue/chrome rattletrap I was soon into schoolie stripers. Skipper imitated my lure with the same color in a slim minnow plug and we had double hookups. He also caught the largest bass ever, a 6.2 largemouth who was also hanging around the current. In the span of about two hours we caught and released about 45 stripers. All the predators were taking advantage of the largemouth bass babies that were being swept over a low rockdam by the outgoing tide. There were two anchored fishermen with a stinger of catfish nearby.
      City: Alameda

      Tips: Look for fish near current when water is warm. They'll be looking into the current to dart out and snatch food, in this case, fingerling largemouths. If you're lucky enough to happen upon a school of feeding stripers, try chrome or shad pattern lipless crankbaits. Use soft tipped rods to absorb the hard strikes and runs, and check your line often for nicks and fraying.

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      Water Temp: 72-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went out of the Break today, and hate to tell you Dewayne and Ryan, But I had a great day. I ran all the way to Potato Slough and caught six fish to 4lbs on Splash's ITS and Spitin image in the first hour, then I managed a couple dinks on 8in worm waiting for the tide to go down and the sun to come up. I fished Sycamore, Beaver and Hog until 2:00 pm and managed 12 fish on frogs, I probably had that many miss'em too. My 5 biggest probably went close to 17lbs. Better luck next time.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Get out early and avoid the Jet skiers!!!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I haven't ished eastman in about a year but just got a new boat so i'm back in action.
      City: resno

      Tips: I have a ew tips or you i've used these tactics in all weather conditions and time o year..i you can stand minnow ishing, ish the big cove at the island and by the ranger station.when the wind is calm use light tackle,no weight(unless the minnows keep coming to the surace when you cast it,i so a small split shot)pitch the minnow tight to the brush and trees and leave your line limp and just wait or the line to twitch on the surace o the water.i you don't like using live bait, sotjerk baits in the same places.everyone seems to like the "lukes" but i've always had my best luck with MANN'S Bait co. "Shadow" i started using them beore they were put on the market and have not been let down.also the big tree in the north west corner o the lake is a good place to pitch minnows.i you can get behind the tree do it, but be very quit.right where the creek eeds in i have got two lunker up there 8 & 11 pounds.and have seen several spook out.cast onto shore and drag it in.............when the wind picks up at midday it usually blows rom the south.on the north end o the lake rom the bouys to the islands there are a ew long underwater rocky points a couple have brush down there too.ollow the point out about 200 yards rom shore.then i use a 6" augertail worm with a small bullet weight about 6-7 inches up the line,cast it out and let wind do the rest.i have picked up ALOT o ish there in the middle o the day but nothing larger then 16" ........i you want big ish and have the patence then drop anchor on the rockey point that curves to the east north o the islands and use live waterdogs or crawish.well good ishing to you.remeber save some ish or our kids."catch and release"

Sunday, June 18th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 71-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished last monday and tuesday. over the 2 days my dad and i caught 45-50 fish. Almost all of them on soft plastics. We were using a Carolina Rig from about 2-20 feet of water. Got a few fish on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. 20 of the fish were from 1.0 to 1.5 pounds. not any big ones. We are going to fish this monday and tuesday also. hopefully we will catch the same amount.
      City: Santa Rosa

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I also had my first fishless day on the delta also. fished the old River all the way to Mildred Island and all the sloughs around it. Fishing buzzers, spinners, flipped jigs, and frogs. Two blow-ups on the frogs but didin't hold on. Must be the moon. Be back next week.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Had my first fishless day on the Delta this year today. Boy that post full mooon makes it tough. Took my father in law out for his first day of bass fishing, He did catch one about 13 inches while dead sticking a buzzbait. He backlashed the reel and when he went to reel the like in there was a fish on it. Tried slowing down after that but it still didn't work. Fished buzzbaits, frogs, and flipped jigs/plastics with no success.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: About Tuesday or Wednesday the bite should improve.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a very small team tournament today with my ather, a nice sentiment seeing as it was athers day. The tournament was put on by O'Shea productions and a good time was had by all. Thanks Shaun or putting on a good tourney! Me and dad were lucky enough to win this one,with a ive ish limit o 18.10 lbs.. This was the best stringer I've ever taken out o Folsom. We caught all o our ish in the North ork suspended in trees. We were shaking BLUTO worms in a all craw pattern,with most o the ish taking it on the sink,shaking the worm as it ell. Landed seven ish over 2 1/2 lbs. with the largest being 4.55 and the primary bite between 6:30 and 7:30 A.M. Hope this helps somebody!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Try shaking worms slowly and thoroughly in the trees or the bigger ish. Most o the bites seem to be on the all rom 3t. to 8t. o water. Had no luck with topwater.

Saturday, June 17th, 2000

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

      Report: Fished our local club tourney rom 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Daylight hours were hot and we got to enjoy the pleasant company o the ever courtious pleasure boaters. Started in the river arm just above Moccason. Started with crank, jerk,and top water baits but ater my partner caught a keeper split shotting a worm I made the switch. 4" green weenie style worms w/red and green lake got me a limit and culling by 6 p.m.. Partner was using the same color but a 4" leech and he had 3 keepers. Nothing great w/ the biggest being only 15" we started working our way back down. Fished the power line area but could only catch dinks so as it got darker we headed to the dam. I switched to a 4" black ring worm w/ire tail and my partner was throwing a 6" black ring worm w/chartruese tail. 10 p.m. on the Blue Oak side o the dam my partner caught a 4.65 lber. which ended up being big ish or the tourney.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Worming was the ticket or us. Ater dark worm with larger dark colored plastics.

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got my rat in about 9 this morning. LOTS o small bluegill and bass all over the place. Landed two ish. One just over two lbs, and the second just under. Lost three others, one o which was small. Don't know how big the other two were. Could not get anything to bite on shoreline cover. All ish were on submerged trees or brush out in the middle, at least 50t rom shore. Bites came on 4" appleseed and a 7" purple powerworm. Color did not seem to make as much o a dierence as location. Can't believe I couldn't catch any in that beautiul shoreline cover. As I went across the lake near the dam, noted that it gets over 95' deep. Marked some schools o ish in the 45 to 80 oot range. Looks like there may be a ew trout in there, but not a lot. As others have mentioned, I had a heck o a time getting my rat, battery, etc. down to the water. Not sure it was worth all the work. Next time I'll have to take a loat tube.
      City: San Jose

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 77-81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Decent topwater bite the irst two hours o the morning along step banks. Once the shade was gone went to jigs on main lake points and did pretty well. Lost one really big ish that I could do nothing with beore he pulled loose. At 11:30 the bite died completely. Could not ind ish on jigs or plastics anywhere I went. Even the ish that I had seen all day on the graph were gone. Called it a day at 3:30.Mike Niemi
      City: Modesto

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I STARTED FISHING ABOUT 8:30AM I MUST OF HIKED A GOOD 2 MILES BUT I DIDN'T GET A BITE I WENT WITH A FEW PARTNERS AND A COUPLE OF THEM DID PRETTY GOOD THEY CAUGHT A TOTAL OF ABOUT 5 SMALL BASS AND ONE 2 POUNDER ISTILL HAD A GOOD TIME AND THATS WHAT COUNTS
      City: FREMONT

      Tips: I RECOMEND THAT YOU USE MEDIUM DIVING CRANKBAITS THATS WHAT THEY WERE HITTING ON

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went ishing hiked all the way to the back ished along the way caught nothing had a ew riends with they had better luck than me there biggest was two lbs .I was a spectator not a player today.And by the way i you ind two crankbaits there mine.
      City: remont

      Tips: keep trying

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fly-ished East Fork Trinity River Arm. Lost 3.5-4.0# LMB at dawn, landed 5.5# LMB at noon (only strike in midday), and had terriic topwater bite at mouth o Squirrel Gulch in evening on loater-diver bugs: 10-12 quality strikes, but only landed 2! (1.5 & 2.5# SMB). All action was in looded trees in 5-10'. Fished deep (15-25')rocky bars at midday w ast-sink lines, but w 0 results. Any other bass ly-ishers out there?
      City: Arcata

      Tips: ? My irst time there, but I'm sure goin' back!

Friday, June 16th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 88-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Amador rom 7:45 pm till 1:30 am Friday. Got 4 hitsand almost landed two average sized ish. Fishing waslousy. Water temp started out at 88 and dropped to around 82 by 1:00 am. No surace or eeding action wasnoticed evening or at night. Many bass boats were on the water - probably pre-ishing or tournament the ollowingnight.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched @ B&W about 3:00PM. Went into Potato, Hog@Beaver. Looked for the Toads, Managed 5 bass all around 2.5 pounds. They did not seem real active, Compared to the 1LB Frog that clamped onto my Frog. Noticed at about 6:30 PM The moon was as big as the sky. I believe the fish feasted the night before. Thanks for the advise SPANKY, use that POWER PRO LINE and could only stick two pounders. I GUESS IT DOESN"T matter what line I use, still land the babies.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Used Frogs mostly, then found a spinnerbait bite on the current.

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      Water Temp: SEMI WARM

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ME AND A BUDDY CAUGHT 7 BASS LAST NIGHT THE BIGGEST ONE WAS MINE AT 8 1/2 LBS. THE OTHERS WERE MOSTLY KEEPERS EXCEPT FOR TWO OF THEM. WE WERE SOMEWHERE ON THE WEST END.
      City: RIVERSIDE

      Tips: TOPWATER AND SPINNER

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

      Report: Caught a 10lb. catish by the dam on chicken liver.
      City: san jose,ca

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well ather and i went out o Granite Bay at 5:20 with no one in the parking lot. We went up the North Fork and into the irst big cove. First cast with a White/Black broken back Rapala cought a 2#'er. Nothing or 30 minutes untill we went urther into the Fork to an area with a point with an island next to it. We ished the point with pumpkin-seed/chartruse tail worm. Cought 5 nice keepers with the biggest going about 4#s. Moved to the point and cought a dink in the trees. Over all a good day on the lake. Out by 8:00.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Use the pumpkin-seed/chartruse worm SLOWLY. Fish just suck it up and all you ell is a tap and you see your line move to the side. Top-water would probably work beore sun comes out.