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Friday, March 31st, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: unk

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from my tube between 2;00 pm and 6:00pm. Very windy. Fished by the stables and caught one small one on a carolina rigged lizard ( watermelon ). Got two more in Baily cove on carolina rigged power worm ( red / blue flake) Got my last one on a texas rigged baby brush hog in Baily cove. Only 4 total and nothing over 1.7 lbs.
      City: Union City

      Tips: started getting bites when I slowed down and used 1/4 oz weights, too windy to feel anything lighter.

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      Water Temp: 59-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 3:00 pm. with my buddy Dave, got our butts blown off. No fish. But if I'm not mistaken there is a 35 mph speed limit on the lake and I've seen the same assholes on the lake in there big speed boats going at least 70 racing up and down the lake. Please if you see them or any other abusing the lake please report them!!
      City: san jose

      Tips: Ya stay out of the wind!!

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      Water Temp: unk

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from my tube between 2;00 pm and 6:00pm. Very windy. Fished by the stables and caught one small one on a carolina rigged lizard ( watermelon ). Got two more in Baily cove on carolina rigged power worm ( red / blue flake) Got my last one on a texas rigged baby brush hog in Baily cove. Only 4 total and nothing over 1.7 lbs.
      City: Union City

      Tips: started getting bites when I slowed down and used 1/4 oz weights, too windy to feel anything lighter.

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      Water Temp: 59-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 3:00 pm. with my buddy Dave, got our butts blown off. No fish. But if I'm not mistaken there is a 35 mph speed limit on the lake and I've seen the same assholes on the lake in there big speed boats going at least 70 racing up and down the lake. Please if you see them or any other abusing the lake please report them!!
      City: san jose

      Tips: Ya stay out of the wind!!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 59-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My friends Ron Clemons,Dennis Corson and I fished out of holland tract on Friday and landed 14 bass from 8" to 6 lb. 5 oz. The big fish was the biggest bass Ron has ever caught. Congrat's again Ron. Caught the big one on a purple cattipilar (sp?) worm and the rest came on white spinnerbaits or red and fire tiger speed traps. Mostly small fish because we had to fish fast due to the wind blowing my aluminum around.
      City: Concord

      Tips: The big ones are there. Three fish over 5 pounds for my boat in two trips. Fish worms and cranks.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: high 50's low 6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went ishin ater school rom 3:30 to about 6:30. Got only 2 (1.5-2) on a Tequilla sunrise colored plastic worm. Fish ed the weeds and tules on the south end. Alot o ish jumping near sundown. The bass are comin' alive. More experrienced anglers should be able to limit easily. This is gerald your 14 year old riend.
      City: livermore

      Tips: Use sot plastics and your trip will be successul.

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I walked the south shore o the north lake on Wednesday and happened upon a man pulling a very nice 18" to 21" rainbow that was well ed. It seems the recent two weeks o warm weather have helped the bite. He caught it on powerbait, I'm not sure what color. I do have to say it was a beautiul trout. Big solid spaced out spots like a Brown. I plan to go to Berryesa tomorrow and see i the spawn has started. We hit record temps today all around the Bay. Check or my report on Berryesa.
      City: SF

      Tips: For those o you using 2 lb test or a leader, you may want to use heavier line or ish in the North Lake.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: short trip, in a 1pm out at 4pm, went to the McCloud arm near shallow point, 2 in the boat on jigs in 12 t o water, missed a couple o others, wind howling(again) hard to keep things on the bottom, all arms are getting very clear, warmest area is still the Obrien inlet, prowled the edges or sight o any bedding ish, none ound yet, caught the two just outside o mudlines caused by the wind stirring things up, had one chase a suspending crank but he wouldn't hit it.
      City: Redding

Thursday, March 30th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went this morning for a few hours gate was opened before 8 started throwing rodstrainer (shad color) tandem blade cauhgt one small that went 1.11# then two more cast later got another that went 5.03# both next to weedlines saw alot of males in shallow water in the weeds caught a nice male on a gizit that went 2.11# and caught another one that was about 6ft away from that fish that was 4.00# got her on rodstrainer (brown/orange)jig w/plastic crawdad (brown/orange flake)wind picked up again and got off water at 1:30
      City: san jose

      Tips: cast paralle to banks and weed lines,dont make a shadow when fishing shallow bass they will spoke it happened to me today,fish coves,and release all bed fish back to there nest

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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went this morning for a few hours gate was opened before 8 started throwing rodstrainer (shad color) tandem blade cauhgt one small that went 1.11# then two more cast later got another that went 5.03# both next to weedlines saw alot of males in shallow water in the weeds caught a nice male on a gizit that went 2.11# and caught another one that was about 6ft away from that fish that was 4.00# got her on rodstrainer (brown/orange)jig w/plastic crawdad (brown/orange flake)wind picked up again and got off water at 1:30
      City: san jose

      Tips: cast paralle to banks and weed lines,dont make a shadow when fishing shallow bass they will spoke it happened to me today,fish coves,and release all bed fish back to there nest

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 55-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing the Keys in the morning nothing. Went to the big rocks by Sulphur bank saw a small male then saw a nice emale just a ew eet behind I grabed my lippin stick and liped out my brown and orange spider jig with twin tail Zoom watermelon red lake and watch that at bass engul the jig and I set it, a nice 6.0 pounder. I put her back and looked around or more but didn't see any so I started throwing a baby brush hog watermelon/red lake and was able to manage 3 2.0 pound bass it was a beautiul day got allitle red cause it got warm.
      City: Fairield

      Tips: Was told to try the north end and I'll do the next time but try baby brush hogs by Zoom bait co. in watermelon/red lake and either spider jigs or Duh jigs in either brown/orange or black/red 1/4oz-3/8oz. twin tail Zoom trailer.

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 48/52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: City: marysville

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 58-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: MID-CAL BASS WILL HOLD AN OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 30TH 2000. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE OUT OF FLEMING MEADOWS.THERE IS A $50.00 ENTRY FEE PER TEAM WITH A $10.00 BIG FISH OPTION. ENTRIES MUST BE RECIEVED BY APRIL 26TH 2000, OR A LATE FEE OF $10.00 WILL BE CHARGED AT THE LAKE.FOR ANY INFORMATION OR HOW TO RECEIVE AN ENTRY FORM PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT SKEETER3424@MSN.COM
      City: DENAIR

      Tips: FISH SHOULD BE UP SHALLOW, AND ON BEDS BY NOW.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 54-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ah, yes, springtime! Took a un trip with my dad, and we had a ball! Started at about 6:30am and ished until 1:30pm. Landed 20+ ish which ranged in size rom 1 lb. to a beauty o a 6+ lb. kicker largemouth. Had two other 3+ lb. spots, and a smallie checking in at 2.5 lb. Stayed in the South Fork all day and threw blades and Zoom Flukes. Better quality came on blades (including Dad's 6+), but probably had twice as many bites on the Fluke. Think transition zones, NOT SPAWN!! Bucks caught had no indication o nesting just yet, and emales are just out cruising and waiting or a slight increase in water temp. You olks ishing the NewBass Team this weekend should be in or a lot o un.RR
      City: Sacramento

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: in the water at 530 out at 9 rom Freeway bay and ished the area o the north end o the I-5 bridge, irst two casts ound 2 to 2 1/2 lbs, nothing ater that, should have got on the water at 430am, ish are suspended and the spot spawn is apparently over with, haven't seen a largemouth in two weeks, lots o wind out o the northwest to 20 knots and the lake is starting to all slowly at about 1/2 t perday, used a carolina rigged twin tail jig and a 1/4 ounce weight, tons o ish suspended between 8-20 t but not on the bite, the memorial weekend madness is over but all the traic put things o
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 51-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: man, was the wind blowing today, went to 1/2oz to try and keep things on the bottom, tried blades and cranks with no luck, went to carolina rig and jigs to miss about 5 and boated 2 keepers in the McCloud near Shallow point, lots o traic due to pre-ish or WCB, most o those I watched or spoke to were not doing to well, two other locals stopped to shoot the breeze, only one ish between them, wind at 20+ knots, supposed to be worse tomorrow, went around some quiet spots looking or bedded bass or ish raoming around shallow, none seen
      City: Redding

Wednesday, March 29th, 2000

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bass are pooping in the water and the northern wont stop arting.
      City: madison

      Tips: dont give them arting gas.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out wed. and got out a little late. like 9 hit the water and start hammering fish. All 2.5-3.5 lbs. Got 7 of em. Covered the water and went to try to duplicate the pattern elsewhere.. Nuthin! The water was cool and clear and the fish were going nuts. Tryin to rip the rod out of my hands! Went to warmer water with high hopes.. but nuthing. Tryed flippin and stuff but no takers. Went back to reaction baits a got a couple dinkers and hooked a TOAD but she came off on the first head shake... I saw her.. up in about 1 ft of water and just sitting.
      City: antioch

      Tips: COVER a whole bunch of water!

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      Water Temp: 60 to 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: They're here!! Got some very nice fish on Wednesday from about 11 to 3:30. Never left Mildred Island. Started flippin upclose. Then I realized, I was spooking the fish when I saw one take off as it saw me. So I backed off and start pithin a 6 1/2" Bass Pro black Bakudan Bait (I think that's what it's called - nice looking bait-displaces a lot of water). Tules and trees off the bank held fish. In terms of landing the fish, it was a tough day. If I had landed all the good ones, I would have had 25+ pounds for five fish. I have never had such a frustrating day (in a long time)-lines breaking, drag to loose, fish swimming right at the boat couldn't reel fast enough, fish wrapping around logs and coming off. Very frustrating day. I landed about nine fish, and probably lost about twelve (and a few of these were very large fish). Hopefully that will be the extent of that for the year and next trip I will land them all!

      Tips: Mostly pitchin worms. About six fish on a shallow running Red Bomber. No spinnerbait fish. This is it. Go out and getem

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: ? TOO COLD

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The ishing today was exellent! I got a 6 lb. bass along the tooles, and got a 3-4 lb. trout by the gol course. I got the bass on a rapala deep diver, and the trout on a rooster tail.
      City: Paciica

      Tips: Take a boat out near the tooles, and try chumming or a while