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Wednesday, June 7th, 2000

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 73-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 4:30 am too 1 pm.Caught app 45 spots rom 10in too 17in,only got 2 over the slot.We ished the east bank in the main lake area.Most ish were caught on tube bait & 3in grub on 1/8 tube head & 1/4 ball head,line was 6 too 10 lb test.Caught ish on keeper,cali & predator worms,4 & 6 in
      City: Riv

      Tips: Long points that droped o in to deep water & steep banks.Bite was real sot.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Lake Shasta over the Memorial weekend and the bass bite was great. ished sunday, monday and tuesday and caught 40 plus ish a day. best bass was a 3.7lb largemouth on a sammy. caught several on topwater early and rom the late morning on to early evening caught them rippin the luckycrat in aurora black and crankin a bill norman in chart/blue. the key was ishing the mud banks on secondary points. my best spotted bass was 2.1 lbs and had alot in that 1.5 to 2.0 range, what a weekend.
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: rip rip rip until your arm is about to all o.

Tuesday, June 6th, 2000

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: this is a response to the Hawgman, dennis, I pulled my rig out o my garage that morning and drove straight to Black Butte, everything was intact when I let and I made no stops until I hit the ramp at black butte, the transducer eed was deinitely cut at the parking lot, I know that the area has ew problems, I have ished there o and on or 20 years, I just won't be going back.
      City: Redding

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

      Report: Caught 7 ishing rom 5:30PM to dark. Only two were keeper size. A couple were caught on our inch worm #33, a couple on three inch power grub, and a couple on Pop-R just beore dark.The ish seemed to be scattered in 15-25 t.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: The last ish I caught just beor dark missed the Pop-R so I immediately threw the 3inch power grub and the ish was onit instantly.

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      Water Temp: 70-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: guess I'm doind something wrong, bass are deinitely post spawn, 3 short trips over past ew days in early am, late aternoon and late at night, caught 3 small bass , one each trip, everything is suspended and some others I met on the lake are having the same problem, u name it, I pitched it in the water, cranks early and late, jigs, lukes, worms and zippers. NOTHING ZIP! Has anybody done anything in past ew days that was productive?
      City: Redding

Monday, June 5th, 2000

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

      Report: Fished near salmon alls,several largemouth on a 3in grub, biggest about 3lbs. Caught a couple smallies on a baby brush hog (watermelon colored). Fished near trees submerged in the water and ound drop os about 15 eet deep.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Find the structure ind the ish.

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

      Report: There is still some slots open or the Pajaro Valley Bass Club Charity Tournament at Pinto on June 17th( see Pinto report dated 5-2-2000). I heard some tubers were interested, well you guys are welcome. Call Rob Greenaway at (831)768-7950 or more ino.
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: The ishing is starting to get good, Flipin & pitchin is the name o the game!!

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

      Report: Good
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Using worm hooks in the tails o bait ish rom the Dry Creek deli produces subtle strikes. But the ight is on or a ive minute ride with ultra light tackle. Large night crawlers work well too but only in the early morning and late evening. Skunk Creek is hot and so is the upper west end.

Sunday, June 4th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Amador sucks right now! Fished rom 7-4 and caught two bass with poppers by the tules. The lady at the lodge said that the bass ishing was extremely slow and only 4-5 bass reported caught.Saw a lot o people catching trout at the dam trolling.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Use poppers near shore in the morning. During the day bass go into 10-18 eet o water in coves.

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched my kickboat at abou 5:30 am and tried the topwater bite...nothing. Started throwing a splitshotted worm and and caught fat 4.3 lber across from the picnic area. Caught four more with the same setup ranging from 1 to 2.5 lbs. Left at about 11:30 am All fish were caught on the banks across from the boat launch on a green and brown worm. I also tried crankbaits and a fluke but got nothing on them today.
      City: santa clara

      Tips: Watch out for skiers if your in a pontoon or tube, they came very close today. The weeds are choking out Bailey cove!

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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched my kickboat at abou 5:30 am and tried the topwater bite...nothing. Started throwing a splitshotted worm and and caught fat 4.3 lber across from the picnic area. Caught four more with the same setup ranging from 1 to 2.5 lbs. Left at about 11:30 am All fish were caught on the banks across from the boat launch on a green and brown worm. I also tried crankbaits and a fluke but got nothing on them today.
      City: santa clara

      Tips: Watch out for skiers if your in a pontoon or tube, they came very close today. The weeds are choking out Bailey cove!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out and fished the FWO - I didn't listen to others as I know it puts doubts. Fished the middle Delta with bites on the Black with blue flake senko the when low tide, fished a blue & silver chrome rattle trap outside on the weed line. A good consistancy in culling fish.
      City: Sacto

      Tips: Low tides - never forget the rattletrap - crawdad or blue & chrome outside the weedlines when you see small fry in pockets.

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      Water Temp: 70.2-71.0

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Big Break @ 6:30am. Tried to fish the break, but didn't have a 103#trolling motor to keep me steady, the wind was howling, Managed to get two toads blow-up on my frog. But was not able to stick them. Thank God it wasn't Tournament. Drove over to Sandmound & Fishermans cut stuck 4, 2#ers on blades, VERY TOUGH fishing conditions today.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Where waterproof fishing wear, the water is rough, and wind is cold. Be SAFE

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: hiked plus ished lake rom sunrise untill highnoon caught three little ones not worth talking about but than ater about one hour o hikeing i caught a three pounder useing a crankbait (bomber).
      City: remont

      Tips: keep casting and you will land a bass

Saturday, June 3rd, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got skunked at Amador. Bass are deinitely in the post spawn mode. Through everything in the tackle box. Maybe a ew more weeks, things should improve.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Try green Grolsch

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 66-72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Paradise @ 7am heading north into Whites, Little Potato and Terminous area. Should've fished Forrest Wood open with the limit I had by 10:30. Rodstrainer buzzbaits killed 'em early - special FruitLoop color is working by boating a 3.5 & 4.2 by 9am. Big fat PIG full of eggs came before 10am on a point loaded with wood on a outgoing tide. She hit a Rodstrainer Dinkster jig w/a custom Conroy Oakley barf colored trailer (you still Da Man, Conroy!). Fish weighed 8.3 and made Robert Lee a sick man as I held it before him as my my partner snapped pictures of it before releasing. A few other miscellaneous jig & Rico fish had me strong 18LB limit by 10:30. Put the boat up at 1:30 and home by 2:00.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Crawl you buzzbait as S-L-O-W as possible while maintaining it slightly above water. Spend a few moments opening the buzzbait hook with pliers and sharpen with file. Invest time with jigs in current situations.

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well, I'll keep this one nice and short. Caught a 3+ with a 1/4oz white spinnerbait. d:o

      Tips: So ar this summer I've caught ish on that Power Eel and a spinnerbait!!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fish the banks at doltins point around 6 am saw ish jump so i grabbed my junior zara spook and casted it right where i saw the ish jump. The ish jumped out o the water with my lure in his mouth thats when my dragg started signing. It wasnt the bigesst ish (3lbs) but the large mouth woudn't stop. I inally brang it in. The rest o the day was slow couple small ones on lukes.P.S I your on the banks watch out or rattle snakes we saw 3.
      City: Roseville

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 72-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent Sunday ishing McClure. The bite was not super easy, but decent. Caught ish mainly in the 20-30 eet depth on a variety o baits rom darthead grubs to 1/2oz jigs. The key was to ish slow and in the right depth. I you were not bouncing on the bottom, you will not get bit ... right Buzzbait?
      City: San Jose

      Tips: slow down ... make contact with the bottom.

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      Water Temp: 73-78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing at 4:45,south o barretts so ramp,west bank.Partner was useing a 1/2 oz spinter bait,caught 2 bass over the slot limit.I threw a jerk bait,rattle trap & a zoro spook.Nothing!partner did land a 14in black on a pop R plug.We started useing 4 & 6 in worms on dart heads,also tube baits.Caught app 40 bass,most were spots.Fishing sharp drop os & mud lines.Fished dierent areas rom the ramp too cottonwood ck.Caught 13 rom 15in too 17 3/4 in.
      City: Riv

      Tips: Use light lines & heads,didn`t catch much splitshotting.Color didn`t seem too matter.Will be some spots spawing,come ull moon.Fish sharp drop o`s by deep water