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Saturday, May 6th, 2000

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      Water Temp: belwo 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the whole lake and ound many good bassin spots. Fished the coves, but most o the bass seemed to hit o o points. The numerous deadheads provided good action on the 2# bass range. Was looking or the hog all day, but never got one over 2.5 #. My buddy had a seven+ # on but lost it at the boat. Though the weather was tough and the water colder than we thought the water stayed gin and the ishing wasn't bad. At night went out or the lunker cats lurking in the res., but only got one skwa ish to bit the blood power nugs.
      City: Bayside

      Tips: Caught ish on everything but top-water. Had my best luck on white spinner baits with live ire tailed newt trailers. The bass can't get enough o these sot bodied tasty creatures. The trick is knowing where to id them. This bait is guaraunteed a bass i thrown i the right cover. Also caught ish on ten inch power worms, jigs with pork trailers, and various other baits.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: N.A.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started to ish at, 5:50am. First bait thrown, was a zara spook,or 15 minutes. A ew ish splashed at it, but no takers.Started to splitshot green 6 inch weenies, as suggested, in previous reports, in 5 to 15 eet deep.The irst cast, was answered with a 14 inch large mouth. Caught several more, but smaller, with a mixture o spots, and lg. mouth bass. Moved to other secondary points, still splitshotting, 4in. to 6in worms. Color o worms really didn't make a dierence.I caught ish, on purple ghost,cherry red,baby bass, and bluegill gitzits. Good Luck!
      City: San Jose

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 61-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In the water at 7:30, out at 3:00 when rain and wind picked up.26 ish with 5 over the slot up to 3 pounds.Fished 1/8 ounce Texas rig with 4" Predator worms/straight tail. June bug color was deinitely top producer. Lighter shades o purple also produced a ew ish. Fished water in the 12-16 oot range.
      City: Reno

      Tips: Watch your line, you will probably see more hits than you eel.

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      Water Temp: 60-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught two ish one 4+ on a binky bug and a 2+ on a white spinnerbait. Good day
      City: Palo Alto

      Tips: ish any timber, or submerged structure

Friday, May 5th, 2000

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      Water Temp: 67-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished main lake coves and Bear River Arm. We had 25-30 keepers 12-15" and lots o baby's.The better ish came rippin and throw'in blades.The whole lake is on, so i you've got some kid's or someone that just want's to catch some ish, give it a try.Dan B.
      City: Carm.

      Tips: It's all good!!

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went out on my belly boat and caught six bass ishing the coves.
      City: sacramento

      Tips: use a sx inch worm(pumkinseed)try to realy work the cover, make shure to realy work the cove .I was working the worm very slow. I you dont get bite on the irst ew jigs then reel in and try another area work it well.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 65-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water around 700am, started throwing splash it irst thing in cottonwood. was only able to catch small ish(13" biggest).Went into Tempress and started throwing worms and Yamamoto grubs#176,caught a lot o ish,bit still small.Started ishing main body points, caught a lot o ish(13-15")splitshoting 4 1/2 salt n pepper/chart. tail magic worms.Bigger ish seem to hold to the mud lines around 10-15 t.Wind was blowing, so it was tough to stay on the points.
      City: Salida

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Me and a riend ound a solid bite on Sonoma. Got alot o small to medium ish on blades, some larger ones on lukes, 1 on a buzz, and a couple lipping. Largest was around 4lbs on a lipped zipper worm. We had a good number o ish in the 2-3lb class in the evening. Had ALOT o big 4-6lb ish chasing our lukes in a "secret" area in the evening, but none would take. Also had a 10+lber chase my bud's buzz all the way to the boat....he was shaking ater that! All together we hooked around 35, landed only 25 o them, and missed a bunch. Sonoma never lets me down in the spring!!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Throw blades the whole day or numbers o ish. Throw lukes or any sot jerkbait early/late or both size and numbers. During the day, try shaking worms on deep brushpiles--the ew times I did it I got bit, but I opted to toss blades instead.

Thursday, May 4th, 2000

  • Plumas County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hi its Bassnbob again. Me my wie and my boys,Robie 9 and Michael 7 were at Lake Almanor between April 23rd and may 1st. We did a little ishing about every other day. We caught some nice Browns 1-3 pounds and a ew smallmouth about 1-2 pounds. Weather was good or most o the time.
      City: antioch

      Tips: We ished mainly with Kastmasters blue/silver and gold. Sonic rooster tails yellow or white,rattle traps shad color and watermelon and rootbeer colored plastics.

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      Water Temp: mid 60`s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: test
      City: Parts Unknown

      Tips: test

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GOT ON THE WATER AT 6AM.CAUGHT SOME FISH IN MAIN PART OF THE LAKE,5 ish,WENT TO PINEY CR. FOUND THE WATER THERE A LITTLE DISCOLORED .CAUGHT APP. 35 FISH.MOST CAME ON SPLIT SHOT RIGGS,5 TO 15 FT DEEP. 4 in KEEPER OXBLOOD & ZOOM COTTON CANDY.SOME CAME ON 6in CALIF. WORMS.ALL BUT 5 FISH WERE FROM 13 TOO 171/4 in. WE QUIT FISHING AT 2pm
      City: RIV

      Tips: split shot 4 to 6in worms in o colored water on 4 to 8lb test line,or 1/32 to 1/8 oz jig heads

  • Palo Pinto County
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      Water Temp: 65-67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Pinto this morning and lipped jigs, worms, blades lukes and even tried a rog across the weeds in the back with no luck. Then tried a blk/silver glitter luke and thought I had ound the answer as I caught two 2 pounders in the irst ive casts within 10 yds o each other. Caught them in the tules. That was it or me. Two ellow club members were out and having about the same luck ippin' worms. Water seemed a little muddy or this time o year. Did pull up a gill net with two nice bass in it. Fellow club member ound three yesterday. F&G where are you?
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: When all else ails, throw out a gill net (just kidding!)

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: on the water at 12 noon andout at bridge bay at 4pm, went to area o main lake points outside terry cove or 31 in the boat to 2 3/4 lbs on salt&pepper yamamoto jigs on 1/2 oz jig heads, also used green pumpkin jigs, ished in and around brush piles rom 12-30t, larger ish came rom deeper water, water very clear with visibility to 30t with the sun straight up, ish are skittish and require long casts, I ish them rom the bank about 10t oshore and throw to the deep water with a jerk stop jerk stop quick retrieve, spots still spawning, water still rising but slowed down to 1/2 t or less per day, things should just improve when water stabilizes
      City: Redding

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 65-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake by 12:00PM and fished Putah creek north end. Picked up my worm rod and put on a baby brush hog watermelon/red flake hooked 10 in about 20 mins small bass 2 1/2 pounds biggest. Then switched for some topwater action hit 7 and lost 5 and then alot of short strikes also. Switched back to the brush hog caught another 3 and they were 2.1 2.5 2.0 also caught a channel cat on a brush hog about 2.0 lbs 20 bass and 1 cat.
      City: Fairfield

      Tips: lt's been slow but if you get up there before the sun comes up try a topwater lure and before the sun goes down. Work plastic worms, brush hogs or whatever else you like been catching a few on witches T's 4" and 6"

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for my belly boat by big break. The fish didn't bite until the tide was coming in. I cought 4 fish from 11am to 1pm on a flippin tube in 3'to4'of water. made alot of repeat casts to pull fish. The bite was soft, and I missed at least 6 fish. better luck next time.
      City: concord

      Tips: looking for good spots to belly boat on the delta. Please give me some ideas. you can reach my at www.copecoors@aol.com

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: City: concord

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

      Report: City: Livermore

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the back side or a couple hours in the evening. Caught one about 2lbs in shallow water approx 3 t. deep next to trees. I was using a 6" red plastic worm, Texas rig. It hit pretty aggressively.
      City: Brookdale

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: unk

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Kevin & I started ishing at 5:00 a.m. the north main arm just pass the no ski markers. Tried a topwater plug with no luck. Kevin hooked his third ish on a black lizard! I changed over to a black worm and started to play catch up. Landed a nice 3lb 7oz bass! The ishing was hot until about 7am or 730am when the bite just shut down. We moved to the Yorty Creek area and got just a couple bites. moved to main arm and caugt one shaker! Finished at 10:30 a.m. Kevin had a nice ish on, but due to an overtight drag, the ish won the battle and took his purple worm! Sounds amiliar to our last trip when I did the same thing!
      City: Windsor

      Tips: Start just beore sunrise on the north bank. Dark colored lizards and worms did the trick or us.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2000

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: not much to report only don't lose sight o your truck or boat in the parking lot, I was using the portable toilet and then dropped my boat in the water, two other rigs just leaving with 3 guys one o which cut the lead to my x-65 when I wasn't looking, o course I didn't igure this out until I put the motorguide in the water, I won't sbe going back to this lake, Sure wish I knew which one o these SPORTSMEN cut my transducer eed.
      City: Redding