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Friday, May 19th, 2000

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

      Report: Here are two reports: First off, launched at 7:30am, first boat off on Friday. Decided to work my way south throwing a buzzbait. Third cast caught 2.7lbr. continued throwing the buzzbait down the bank and had zippo the rest of the way. Went towards the north end and fished deep (18ft-20ft.) with a C-rig plastics. Caught four more fish, and lost two (trying to do business while fishing isn't effective for either). All hell was breaking loose at the office so I had to head in at 11am. On my way out, five pleasure boats were coming in. Perfect timing. Finally,for all of you golfers, be sure to keep a rod in your golf bag. If not you are missing some great action and big fish. I was in Palm Springs last week for a bach. party. Played PGA West, Stadium Course. Caught five bass, up to about 3.5 lbs., on about a total of twelve casts. Golf course ponds are loaded with fish that see zero pressure. That was a perfect day. Threw a grub on a lead head.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Here are two reports: First off, launched at 7:30am, first boat off on Friday. Decided to work my way south throwing a buzzbait. Third cast caught 2.7lbr. continued throwing the buzzbait down the bank and had zippo the rest of the way. Went towards the north end and fished deep (18ft-20ft.) with a C-rig plastics. Caught four more fish, and lost two (trying to do business while fishing isn't effective for either). All hell was breaking loose at the office so I had to head in at 11am. On my way out, five pleasure boats were coming in. Perfect timing. Finally,for all of you golfers, be sure to keep a rod in your golf bag. If not you are missing some great action and big fish. I was in Palm Springs last week for a bach. party. Played PGA West, Stadium Course. Caught five bass, up to about 3.5 lbs., on about a total of twelve casts. Golf course ponds are loaded with fish that see zero pressure. That was a perfect day. Threw a grub on a lead head.
      City: San Jose

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Aternoon ishing was very tough or me. Dumped a ish I saw eat my luke. No bites on rocks, against tulies, in trees, nothing! Fish started to bite about 10 pm. 3.4lb on jig, 1.5, 2.5, 6.8 on brush hog all o rocks. Should have ished tulies ater dark--only had 6-7 bites by 1:30 am.
      City: Yuba city

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hi, little does anybody know, but Chris has a little sister who ishes too! Went ishing with Ryan Alto. Today we caught 8 between 2 and 6 pounds. We spent most o the day ishing around Konocti, by the kids camp. We caught one on a baby brush hog, and we caught the rest on a white tube bait. Mostly sight ishing, not many ish on their beds but some. Missed a couple bigger ish. We ished or about 4 hours. Lotsa sun!!
      City: Arcata

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 72-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WE put in at blue oaks ramp at 5:30pm. Ran too sixbit creek area.Parnter caught 1 ish in the middle bay,cranking.It was a perch.we ished a mud line in the cove by the highline wires,caught app 15 bass on worms & jerk bait.Jerkbait ish was caught at dark.Fish were small,only got 4 keepers,too 11/2 lb.Lost 2 keepers.worms in dark colors,4 too 6 in.jerkbait was a rattling rogue,Don`t know what my parnter`s was.A high dollar plug.let at midnight.Never got another bite ater the moon came up.I haven`t been able to use thise site,rom thur too sun.
      City: RIV

      Tips: We used a spotlight & saw some big bass on beds.Some had 2 ish on them.we didn`t disturb them,leave thm be until they spawn.Split shot worms,rom the bank out.Use jerkbaits,rom the bank too 50t o water.Lots o bass eeding in the open areas.

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not that well, but I do recommend sot plastic jerkbaits like lukes and slugos. The water is clear and the ish are in a rection bite. That is your best bet.
      City: Moraga

      Tips: Harrys cove might be a good choice doodling a baby bass colored zipper worm, good lick and please realese all ish to improve the ishing o the uture.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well the ishing wasn't nearly as good as it was 2 weeks ago. The weather was very hot, which may have had something to do with it. Alot o the places we ound ish at last time were not nearly as lively. From 2pm-8pm I caught 8 ish or a whopping grand total o probably 6 or 7lbs.....on a mix o blades, zippers, and lukes. I also lost a couple others, including the "lunker" o the day, which was about 2lbs! A disappointing day, but it sure as hell beats sitting around the house on a nice day!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Bring your patience and alot o cold drinks!!

Thursday, May 18th, 2000

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 68-73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not much to really talk about.We didn't get on the lake until about 10 am. Went to Rogers Creek. It was rather slow but caught one about 3lbs and a ew bites.They were not aggressive at all.Around 1pm decided to just mess around trolling or trout or a ew hours and did pretty well with that.Then went back into Rogers at about 5pm had a ew more bites and caught one more about 2lbs.No luck with spinners or cranks.Luckier with 4"to 6" inch green weinie.Saw alot o big bass swimming down rom shallows.But you know what they say i you can see them you are not going to catch them!!Going to try again this Friday.Wish me luck!!!
      City: Lathrop

      Tips: Only thing I know is 4 to 6 inch worms.Not really sure about color.I anyone has any good ino to share please let me know!!! THANKS

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Cousin and I ished 16th and 18th. What ish we did ind came on crankbaits and 4" purple predators. Extremely rustrating. Marked alot o ish on rocky points down to 40', but could not get bit. One keeper all day (3lbs) out o Rogers Creek right up on the bank near deadall. Several shakers there and in Big Creek. Wind had the trolling motor prop out o the water more than in. We're beginners though, and we'll be back.
      City: Denair

      Tips: you tell me

Wednesday, May 17th, 2000

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

      Report: City: stockton

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

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      City: WALNUT CREEK

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went back to work so irst time out in a week, went over to Squaw Creek or 2 hours, 6 in the boat, all dinks on brown Yamamoto jigs on 3/8 oz jig heads, ish taken out o 25 t o water, 2 jumped on the jig went it hit the water 4 t out rom the bank, lovely day, lat water,82 degrees, spots are still spawning, riend caught 8 yesterday with two largemouth in the bunch, one choked on his jig and when he cleaned her she was ull o eggs, so the largemouth should get going soon.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: unknow

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A riend and I went out early in the morning and got threesmall bass to strike on blue and silver rattle traps, theyseem to shut o around 9:00 am and we never got and other strike'let about 1:30.
      City: occidental

      Tips: rattle traps seemed to work early but it seems very slow there.

Tuesday, May 16th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well with the screwed up weather not much to say. No big fish yet this year. Fished at Discovery Bay last weekend, always a good bet to get a few keepers and got skuncked just a couple of dinks on worms and cranks. Looking forward to the sunshine!! Hi Bill Martin!!
      City: Byron

      Tips: None here, all I know is the dinks are hitting worms and small cranks. Well theres always next time.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 61-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at barrett's (south) ramp 5:30 am.Came in at 1:00pm.rained or app 3hrs.Wind,no problem.Caught app.35 ish,3 blacks & rest were spots.Caught ish on keeper,cali. & pro worms. Four & six in worms.never got any uther then a mile rom the ramp.split shoting & darter heads.Fish caught were rom 10in too 171/2 in.Seven over the slot limit,rom app 3t too 35t deep.Caught 2 trout,3lb & 11/2 lb on plastic worms.my parnter caught the 3 pounder.
      City: RIV

      Tips: color didn't seem to matter.at times it was better to let the bait set on the bottom or a while beore you moved it

Sunday, May 14th, 2000

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

      Report: City: Tracy

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I hit the lake rom 4pm to 7pm in the Jones Valley Inlet. I was ishing the Clickapudi Trailhead area between the campground and the boat ramp. The water was very clear or a Sunday. There was little jet ski action in that part o the inlet. The bass were not in the trees or in the back o the coves as yet. We need about 10-15 straight days o HOT weather to warm up the water suiciently to get the bass up to start spawning. I hit two small bass in 30 eet o water and didn't get a single bite in the trees or brush. I was ishing 4" Oxblood Magic Worms in a Texas Rig, both Salt/Pepper and Yellow/White 1/2 oz SpinnerBait with no chaser, and a 3" injured Minnow ished both slow and medium. Ater 10 or so days o hot weather, most anything you throw in the water will catch ish.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Fish 4"--6" magic worms with texas rigs with 1/64 oz weight ished rom 25 to 40 eet over sandy to slightly rocky areas. I you ish Shasta all year round you might want to take some pictures o the areas you ish in the spring to see what you are ishing in. When the lake drops 40 to 50 eet up to November each year, take some pictures to show yoursel where all o the drop os, tree lines, sandy vs. rocky areas, etc. are so that you know what type o structure you are ishing and what lure will do the best. Also remember to do something or the rest o us, Pick up some o the trash you see on shore. Some people don't care, but we should.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Being a 4-5 hour drive rom home, we spent the night in Redding to ish on Saturday the 13th. You must remember that Trinity is 1100 eet higher than Shasta and equates to almost one degree in temperature per hundred eet elevation so you must dress accordingly. Hitting the water about 6AM, we headed north....all the way to where the highway crosses, and with the lake up, many willows under water or partially exposed. We slowly worked our way along the bank, throwing small spinnerbaits, ripping and crankbaits. I managed a 3+ smallie on a Lucky Crat rip bait and a smaller on a chartruese crankbait. Partner caught a small black bass on a blade. We saw 5 boats in the willows and igured something was going on but ater getting there and talking, no one had caught anything in that area which was in 9-15 eet. The rain started around 9AM and continued to the point where rain gear was necessary until about 2PM. Finally heading south and breaking o to some o the coves that are ull o stumps, managed a 5+ dragging a 5", orange colored worm. That was basically the entire day, no pattern and scattered ish but I would go back next weekend i my time allowed as I truy enjoy the beauty o that lake but I eel we were 2-3 weeks too late or a good bite as past experience has shown me.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: A great smally bite has greeted me mid to late April on small hooktail grubs, MGM Hogsbreath in blackberry color on a darthead and light line.

Saturday, May 13th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 66.7_69.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started out twitching "pin minnows", i picked up one ish , 1.5# ater about three hrs.we ound shad busting the surace in the back o one o the coves. my partner started thowing a diamond shad, he picked up a 2# we ished out the rest o the day till about 4:30 without another bite. the weather was great, just a little wind at times but a beautiul day. the other ishermen that we talked to didn't do any better. we didn't see any bass on the beds, just graphed them suspended in 20 t. i we get some stable weather or another ew days the bite should improve. this was a tough bite.
      City: citrus heights

      Tips: try reaction baits, they didn't like worms,cranks grubs, jigs, topwater,or dynamite.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 66/69

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: launched at 130 pm out of dels , i dont ever fish this part of the delta .I saw a pump running tossed a blade in there second cast of the day pow 8 lb striper,cool!Next toss a small 17inch striper pow !Then i changed spots picked up 2lb large mouth on a blade.Saw another pump my partner got a small striper. We moved to the main channel cranked two fish on a point.Then flipped a3lb .Moved and nothing at all. At the end of the day got five males on the rocks crankin where there was no weeds on the bank.
      City: union city

      Tips: Just stay persistant keep workin youl find the fish /look for rock bank in current no weeds at low tide crank it.