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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2000

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water @9:00pm. Very late start. Could not ind anybody to go with so I went solo. Very hot nightshorts and tee shirt were adequate. Fished ater dusk in tulies or 45 minutes w/no results. Flipped to a dock piling as I navigated around it and caught a 3lb at 9:45. Tried more pilings to no avail. Fished anderson and dollar Island.......nothing. Headed south to some inside rocks and dumped a 1.5lb at boat. Had several other pecks that I missed. Landed a 3.5 at 11:30 on brushog. My area had very bright lights shining on bank which messed up the bite in areas where I normally get bit. Fish in this area were in shade pockets very shallow. About midnight, I tried an area o deeper rocks that I had or some reason never ished beore that was a stones throw rom my usual spot. Bingo! Slammed 6 ish, smallest 3 lbs to 5.8 lbs. Broke my reel seat on biggest ish(now I can relate Ripper!). By 3 Am, had 5.8,5.1,5.0,4.7, and 3.5 or my 5 biggest 24.1 lbs. Lost no big ish, Finally ound a good line that does not break, big game lippin #20....thanks lunker Lar!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: 6"brushogs worked or me. 3/16 oz wt. Concentrate on an area when you catch several ish. Several times a second trip down the bank produced several ish.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went with the Cajun and took the "Other Woman" out or a run around the lake. South Fork, tons o ry, you could see bass running in 4 to 5 eet o water. Plastics didn't work, period. Through a buzzbait or un, BAM! The Cajun was on ire with Hula Popper! Topwater was the action or the evening. Caught about 10 ish. Last two in the evening on the way out was a 3.5 then a 4.5 on black buzzbaits! Pretty good Day
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Don't be araid to try something dierent! You never know what might work!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This message is or Shaun Laytem. I just wanted to congrat you on your 4th place inish at Folsom. I was in that tournament,irst or me and my partner. I just thought it was pretty cool to see you place ahead o all those "bass" boats with your little "aluminum" boat. It just shows that you don't need a $20,000 boat to catch ish. Don't get me wrong, I think bass boats are great. You impressed me and my parner with your limit. It was a pretty tough day or us. I think we jumped around too much. Anyways, congrats.PS.. Where did you buy your 15 horse motor and how much was it?Splunkah Man
      City: Rancho Cordova

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      Water Temp: i dunno

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out in the loat tube . was in granite bay with all the water lice and boats.used crankbaits , sluggo's and in-s-ish to catch 21 bass and lose 3 others between 4:30pm and dark.5 or 6 were dinks , the rest were spots and smallies rom 1 to 3 lbs, except or one largemouth in the bunch.pretty much my best day in a while.....
      City: horth highlands

      Tips: seems like any thing shadlike was working.or the guy who was complaining about swimmers and jetskis,just watch they don't hit you,cause they didn't seem to hurt the ishing.a one ounce weight on your hook will get their attention i they don't see you ....or respect you....

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: in the water at 505am and out at 9am rom Packers Bay, terry cove and no name island, or 12 to 3lbs on black and gold yamamoto jigs, 3 more at bridge bay docks by the pontoon boat storage, still lots o junk in the water but the wind has come up and will move it o over next couple o days, ish around the docks hit the jig within 3 t o the surace, everything elsewhere was taken out o 25-35 t o water, very pleasant this am, shorts and t-shirt at 76 degrees when I let the house.
      City: Redding

Monday, May 22nd, 2000

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ishing was slow irst thing in the morning but picked up around 9:00 a.m. caught three spotts on shad like jerk baits in 5 to 6 eet o water also caught to dragging a cotton candy brush hog carolina rigged in 13 eet o water later in the day around 2:00 p.m.
      City: Galt

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 61-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: all arms are ull o junk, mostly small pieces loating around, jet powered vessels are having a tough time keeping the stu cleaned out, lots o small ish being taken, expect to cull through 30-40 ish or an 8lb 5 ish limit, most ish being taken rom at least 12t o water down to 30t, a surace bite is available IF you get on the water around 430Am, it dies o rapidly, activity is growing daily and the weekend o memorial day will be a mess, mudline ishing should be in vogue ater next weekend with all the traic expected, early and late will be productive with choppy water in the middle o the day due to boat traic. Highest temp this am was ound in the O'Brien Inlet at 68 degrees, lowest was the upper Squaw at 61, don't overlook the mudlines being pulled o points, toss something into the mudline and drag it back out and hang on when it clears. The lake is at 12 1/2 t and rising very slowly, should stop soon and drop which will clean things up we could use some wind to blow the debris onto the banks.
      City: Redding

Sunday, May 21st, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake at night in my tube directly across from the dam closet to the parking lot.Threw 10 inch bluefleck with brass and glass and a rattle.Fished for about 4 hours only got two that weighed 1.9.
      City: Milpitas

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went tubing, with a friend, Sunday. I hooked a 2lber just left of the damn on a white spinner bait. A little while later, my partner got another on a white spinnerbait. I snapppedped my spinner bait off, so I switch to a purple worm, didn't wont to re-thread my rod ;) About that time several water skiers came very close to us. I would say within 20 feet. One guy actual went between me and the shore. I caught one more on a worm and called it a day.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Get there early fish fast and get off the lake by 10:00.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake at night in my tube directly across from the dam closet to the parking lot.Threw 10 inch bluefleck with brass and glass and a rattle.Fished for about 4 hours only got two that weighed 1.9.
      City: Milpitas

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went tubing, with a friend, Sunday. I hooked a 2lber just left of the damn on a white spinner bait. A little while later, my partner got another on a white spinnerbait. I snapppedped my spinner bait off, so I switch to a purple worm, didn't wont to re-thread my rod ;) About that time several water skiers came very close to us. I would say within 20 feet. One guy actual went between me and the shore. I caught one more on a worm and called it a day.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Get there early fish fast and get off the lake by 10:00.

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 1pm. My riend caught a trout on aplastic worm around 3pm. Not much action rom the bass probably because it was hot and probably because this was our irst time ishing this reservoir. We were throwing everything. Had some hits around looded trees on plastics,but lost them all. We were o by 7pm, which was when we noticed a bunch o boils developing.
      City: Saratoga

      Tips: Avoid hot weather and stick with plastics around loodedtrees.

Saturday, May 20th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at 7pm started throwing ripbait and lukes but no luck. Fished worms and brushhogs til 1am. When the moon hit the water the bite was on. The ish were right up against the bank. Bite lasted or about an hour and a hal. Must have caught 25 to 30 ish all about 2.5lb. Landed one that was 4lb. on a brushhog. We got tired and let at about 3am.
      City: Parts Uknown

      Tips: ish shallow at night dont waste time ishing deeper than 5t. ish are hitting on the all be ready!

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 69-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tournament out of Cappell. I had one blowup on a spook in the morning, but the fish didn't eat it. Tried cranking in the morning and that was not productive for me either. My partner tried worms and had no luck with them either. Started fishing 3/8 ounce brown/olive football head jigs with watermelon/red flake Yamamoto grub trailers and started catching fish. We saw a few fish on beds, but fewer than last week. Steep banks with isolated structure (rocky points, wood, or rock slides) were most productive. Fish were in 3-10 feet of water.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: The bite improved in the afternoon, seems that the full moon caused the bite to be better in the afternoon. Heard there was an afternoon crank and spook bite.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: American Bass Anglers launched 5 boats from Lauritzens, Most fish were caught on senkos, small limits came back, alittle over 9 pounds won it, I stuck my two fish(Big fish) crankin a fat free shad fingerling, the current was really moving and fish appreared to be in the slack water in weeds. Good Luck P.P.
      City: martinez

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Wow! - instant summer!! First beautiul night o the year or Fri night trip. Caught 9 - 5 biggest a little over 24 lbs, pitchin' to tule clumps south o Buckingham. Clients only landed a ew o their many bites, but improved their skills through the evening. This seems to be the end o the spawn, most o the monster bass are out recovering and cruising, as I saw during my day trip Sat. "Big Dipper" Magic worms worked best or us at night. Day trip top bait was chartreuse 5" Yamamoto grub on dart head. We did a little sight ishing with a cast o thousands doing the same thing Sat. Client worked a ish or about 20 min and got her - about 4-10. Was he ever excited!! Ater photo, put her right back. Other client landed a near 2 lb black crappie on a white Yamamoto grub. Hummm - guiding or crappie? I saw 2 bass cruising in Knocti Bay that seems to be in the 13 to 15 lb range - WOW!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I you need to sight ish - use a color you can see, especially on weekends when boat traic stirs up the water a bit. Chartreuse is a little more apt to trigger a response rom an agitated bass than is white. This is just my opinion. Have you tried a RED tube or grub? Try painting red spots on a chartreuse grub - that could really make them mad!!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 63-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: started the day in the Lime saddle area with only a ew small ish, moved to Berry creek area and hit several nice ish over the slot, weighed apa 18-19 lbs. Five ish. We were using, Don Ivino Green Weenie with Chartreuse Tip worms, and were using smelly jelly in Craw scent and we were getting just drilled. Must have caugth 30-40 ish, I also picked up a couple nice ish throwing a jerk bait.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: I noticed that the ish wanted the bait moving,i you just dead sticked the bait they wouldn't touch it, as soon as you woved the bait they would bite.

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

      Report: Went out to the pit arm and caught a ew ish. Caught three spots on a green wenie and missed about our on the same bait. Switch to a pumpkin seed color jig with a 1/4 ounce jig head and caught three on it. Good day. A lot o peolple on the lake.
      City: Redding

Friday, May 19th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started the night ishing in the back o Moutain Springs cove, mysel and two other buddies. We ished it or 3 or 4 hours and landed only one ish on a Berkly 10in Blue Fleck worm. Ater getting our ass kicked in Mountain Springs we decided to ish the marina area. We ished it hard or two hours and nothing, I was about ready to call it quits. I tossed my worm over by the boat dock next to the dam one last time and landed a 9lb toad. Hard work does pay o sometimes,that was the only hit I had all weekend. By the way it also came on a Berkly 10in Blue Fleck with glass rattle.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Be patient

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out of Monticello,10AM. Had a 5 fish limit in 45 minutes on a rip/fluke bite. 6-8 lb total. Slow til 4pm, mostly dinks. Tied on a 6" predator blue ghost(dark)worm. Caught 5 or 6 good size biggest went 7 lbs, 24 1/2". Decent day, about 20 fish total, 1/2 smallie/1/2large. Good fluke/topwater in the evening. I fished 6lb test w/worms. Hope it helps.