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Tuesday, April 18th, 2000

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

      Report: Just wanted to let everyone know that Robt. Lees 78lbs at the Delta record was broken at Clear Lake This past Saturday By Mr Byron Velvick who posted a New Record of over 80lbs for fifteen fish. Also a great big hand for a local hero Mr Skeet Reese who by the way was second in the tournement with over 70lbs. CLEAR LAKE IS KING TO BIG BASS
      City: central valley

      Tips: When you think you are fishing SLOW Slow down even more

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      Water Temp: 62-64 by 3:00pm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fog Kept us from heading to my normal fishing water run so I had to fish what I could get to safely which was a rock wall with other structure around it(tules, Wood and other types of structure. Started throwing crankbaits With no luck that lasted 10 min. Switched to topwater and the rest was history. Fun day with several in the 4-5# class Buzzbait not working as well as it should have. Big fish for our day was about 7#s that came on a ..... Hummm I don't remember. Anyways are weight for "TUESDAY BASS" ( during the week the fishing can be really fun ). Lots of activity happening around us threwout the day (Bass were ACTIVE). Wish you could have been there type day. Are weight was around 24-25 pounds about average for this time of the year.
      City: Mtn. View

      Tips: Everything working...bits were in flurries threwout the day. Stay focused and watch for activity.

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

      Report: We ished all day Tuesday and we got 2 ish in the boat. It was really windy most o the day. We mostly ished Rattlesnake Island. Thats were we caught the 2 ish. We got a nice at 6lb and a 3 1/2lb. We were ishing with watermelon tubes with a 1/4 ounce weight.
      City: redding

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 52-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished reaction baits in the early morning with no success, went to shaking worms in the willows. Caught ish on dark color worms rom willows in 8-12 eet. Used 1/8 oz. dart head until wind came up then swiched to 1/4.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Dark colors seemed to work best. (Blue Ghost)

Monday, April 17th, 2000

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: around 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Weather was real bad to start the day at around 8:30. Me and 2 riends ished the boat dock irst, got a ew hits. Weren't bass, weren't trout. Millions o baitish swimming real close to shore, being chased. Went to the creek and caught 8 total on spinners/crawlers. Fished the lats to the let o the mouth, caught one (2 lbs.) on plastic worm, went back to dock and saw around ten ish. Caught one, turns out they were suckers? Caught onother bass using shad lure. 2.5 lbs. overall pretty good day.
      City: Piedmont

      Tips: anything that looks like a one inch shad

Sunday, April 16th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished both Friday and Today. Launched out of the Hook and made one run to franks tract area, caught 25 fish between 8:00 and Noon. All came on 8in worm in current. Most fish were 1.5 to 2.5 but did catch two 4's and one that was close to seven. Sunday on a moments notice launched out of the hook at 10:00, ran to frank's tract, fished current this time with the wind gusting to 25 mph and still managed 8 fish by noon and all fish were over 3lbs with the biggest going around 8. Got off the water before noon and stayed dry. Both days fish were from 1 to 4 feet of water.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Current,current,current on Friday when I got back to the Hook, couple guys I talked to managed only a few small fish and were whining about how they should have gone to a reservoir, They weren't fishing current.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out yesterday the 15th and had about 11 pounds or my best 5. Caught a our pounder on a bed. Lots o little ish. Good Luck! Jig Man

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

      Report: Let the house this morning headed o to the bassin'gals team tournament with my paps. We let the house at about 3:00. Anyways we were cruisin' down the raod at 60mph about 10min away rom Oakdale when all o a sudden we see cows. There must have been 10-12 cows standin' in the middle o the raod 150t ahead o us. My dad slams the brakes, and then boom,boom,boom we swirved through em but managed to clip about 4 cows(we were still going about 20mph). We came within 1t o hitting these cows broadside. We pull o to the side o the road get out and check the damages: 2 busted headlights,cracked the grille, the right ender o the truck is bent all to H#$$, and the let ender on the boat trailer is also crunched. The cows just ran o mooin'. Cops come 30min later to ile the report. We made it to the tournament and did ok. We caught 3 ish or 4+. The ish were caught on clown pattern rouges and brown tube baits. 12# won the tournament. On the bright side we won 50 dollar options that went to 30th place!! Be careull driving early in the morning ya never know whats going to happen. Luckily neither me or my dad were injured.
      City: tracy

      Tips: Black ords towin' bassboats seemed to work best or the cows.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught the shit out o the ish on rip baits and jigs
      City: weed ca.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well my irst mistake was telling my ishing other, I hope it rains today. Because everybody knows the ish turn on in the rain. Mother natures sick idea o a joke was to come down on us all day, non-stop without a peek at some clear blue! Oh well, were're die hards so we ished it anyway. There was a tournament going on. We weren't part o that but I'm curious how they did. My partner got three around 9am on texas rigged sot plastic. One o them was kind nice...maybe 2lbs...hard to say, I reused to take a good look. Spent most o the day hoping the wet wouldn't get in through the weep holes in my rain gear. About 1:30pm I inally got two little dinks, that I'm sorry to say, I was pleased to see. My irst large mouth o 2000! I don't get out as much as I use to...I've been busy okay! Ater my third layer o clothing was penetrated with water, we called it a day at 4pm. I'm still telling mysel I had un.
      City: SF

      Tips: Do you really want a tip rom me?

Saturday, April 15th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well hit the water at 7am and got o the water by 9pm. Long day, irst 3hrs i got 4 ish up to 2lbs. Missed a ew hit up until 3pm when I landed a shaker. Talked to Gil a guide at Amador and he was having a rough day also, said his clients got a ew ish and he was skunked. Don't really believe him but ya never know. So I ished into the evening and at 8:30 hit a 5.5lb, then ollowed up with 2 more dinks and let at 9pm. Rough day, tried throwing blades and even a little ripping to no avail. All o the ish I caught threw the day were caught on a 6" green craw. Ater it got dark I caught those 3 ish on a 4" black/reg brush hog. All were used with brass/glass, all ish came rom the 8-10 oot range. Was really but not a drop o rain, Thank God!!!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Green Craw 6" has worked or me the last ew times out during the day. Throw Brush Hogs at night. I I wasn't so tired I would have stayed out longer, 3 ish in 30 minutes is pretty good! Have Fun out There!!!!!

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Reapers tournament with a buddy and finished 5th with 13.09#, and second big fish of 4.79#. Decided to stay away from sight fishing because of the overcast. Caught most of the "better" fish, including our kicker on a white spinnerbait. Also, caught a few 13" clones split shotting a watermelon/red flake baby brush hog in 10-12' of water. Fished primarily Skier's Cove and Oak Shores.
      City: Oakley

      Tips: Cover lots of water with a blade and look for wind blown banks.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of the Hook, fish seemed to be on rock banks in the current. Had luck with a 1/2 oz red crawdad speed trap, banging the rocks. Lots of bucks, no luck with a black/red brush hog. Fish also seemed to like a sp-20. Only got one on a jig. 14 fish in all caught and released, did not have to go far biggest fish was 3lbs. All of the fish put up the fight of a five pounder.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: I think I need to slow down my presantation with the jig and worm, the crankbait bite is strong.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Still learning. Fished half day Saturday. Launched out of the Hook, ran to Frank's, pitched brush hog in tules with some current, caught one 2 lber on 5th pitch, missed 2 more - had trouble picking up hits in current. Decided to try and learn more about Mildred, where I had hit fish last week, threw spinnerbait and speed trap. Missed two, put two 0.5 lbers in boat. Decided to try new area around Coney that gave up jig fish on previous trip, caught another small fish on brown jig with watermelon/red flake Yamamoto single tail trailer, missed two more solid hits - this is starting to become a real issue. I'm not paying attention, and invariably I'll be distracted when one hits! Tried blades & jigs around Disco, not a bite. On the run back stopped at Frank's, lost one at boat on speed trap, next cast put a 3 lber in boat. Total of five fish for 10 or so bites. No complaints, will focus a little better and sharpen my hooks! Good luck to all Rob
      City: Half Moon Bay

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      Water Temp: 60-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out and came right back when the wind and rain came up. Fished for about two hours, two dinks and a nice three plus.
      City: Belmont

      Tips: I know nuthin.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: put in at dells. caught 9 fish, best 5 went 18lbs. outside grass line, bleed,n,shinner rattletrap. got great pictures, my sons first trip to delta he's hooked big time.stayed around widow isl.
      City: madera

      Tips: bait had to bang off weeds,moving water,200 cast or more per strike

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and Rambo had a fun day today. Caught about 25 bass and a couple of crappie with the best 5 bass going between 15 & 16 pounds. No great size, but steady action all day. Fish were shallow in 2-4 feet of water on structure. Caught fish on a variety of baits including Gator Dogs, jigs, crank bait, spinner baits, and grubs.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Hot baits seemed to be Chili June Bug colored Gator Dogs and brown jigs.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Once again my buddy JP embarassed me on the water. We ished the North shore rom 6:00 am till 3:00 pm and got a total o 14 ish rom 2-6lb. For some reason the ish seemed to like JP's junebug waterdog much more than they liked my Banjo' Minnow. JP ended up with 12 ish and I got two. They seemed to be on the North side o tule points in about 4 - 6 eet o water.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Waterdogs Texas rogged are working today.

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I was at the lake yeaterday, teaching some olks how to bass ish. Not a good day to do that - terrible south wind that was hard to get out o. Fishing was slow or us and the other boat I talked to. We had seven or eight bass, including a 2 1/4 and 2 1/2 largemouth, caught on #39 Magic worms. Caught a ew on rodstrainer jigs. Fish were no deeper then 12 eet. We ished the east side and river arm. Big ish were biting until the ronts started moving in. Weather needs to settle down. One boat (ormer clients) had a couple o 3 lb spots - nice ish! They were using 4 in worms,
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Try pitching jigs to standing trees - let jig all straight down, then watch your line. Bass are in or around the brush and trees.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had to work today but still got out rom 4 -7:30 pm. When north to hit the covesbut the wind was a little to much tried the other side out o the wind saw a loto ish but wouldn't take anything. Headed south or the last hour and boated 9out o 16 hits all dinks(hell o a last hour) was throwingablack and clear slug-o
      City: livermore