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Tuesday, March 28th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 61-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got one on a castaic trout a nice 7#'re. That was lucky, the rest on the carolina rig not lucky. Had to work for them but caught several between 1 1/2#'s to 4#'s. Purple was good for me as was a summer moss color in same plastic lure. You gotta figure out the lure. Think big.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Crankbite starting but its a sparce bite.

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      Water Temp: 61-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got one on a castaic trout a nice 7#'re. That was lucky, the rest on the carolina rig not lucky. Had to work for them but caught several between 1 1/2#'s to 4#'s. Purple was good for me as was a summer moss color in same plastic lure. You gotta figure out the lure. Think big.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Crankbite starting but its a sparce bite.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My partner and I ished the Fairield/Suisun Bass Reapers club tourny. Fished only Sunday o the 2 day event. Going into Sunday the lead was 4+ lbs. I caught a limit working jigs o big chunk rock piles. My total weight was 12+lbs or 1st place and my partner had 4+lbs or 3rd. Most struggled to catch a limit, only limit caught was mine.
      City: Fairield

      Tips: Fish twin tail spider grubs in brown near rock piles. Fish seemed to key on large chunk rocks.

  • Palo Pinto County
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      Water Temp: 57-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well I inally managed to pull a ish out o this lake. She was close to 5#. Fished all around the main body with a jig and pig. Got tired o lipping and the wind came up making it hard to hold position. Nosed into the tullies and started throwing a white spinnerbait with chrome willow lea blades down the shade line just in ront o the vegetation and WAM! Check water temps where you're ishing it varies quite a bit. Remember to post your reports , no matter how it went. Catch and Release! Don't deplete the rescource.
      City: Aptos

      Tips: Jig and pig i you're a good lipper. White spinnerbait i not. Dr. Juice Scent

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 51-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out o Jones Valley this am and did a run and gun on the pit arm,caught 5, missed at least 15 others in the brisk winds prior to 1pm, things slowed down at 1pm and I ran back down rom Flat creek to Brushy canyon, 51 degrees at lat creek, upper coves discolored and it is gin clear down around Sugarpine, jones valley area at 57 degrees, abeautiul day on the water, the spots should be geting in the mood soon. Hit mostly main lake points but did spend some time around the middle o Reynolds creek, all small ish, only one keeper size.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 50ish

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Pretty slow! Water is really muddy, it takes a long time or the water to clear I guess. Fished rom shore moving rom open spot to open spot. I threw a texas rigged chartuse lizard. I only hooked up with one ish probably about 1 or 2 lbs, but it got o right in ront o me. Talked to some other guys, and they said their not catchin' anything.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Wait a while or the water will clear up a little

Monday, March 27th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Future Pro yesterday. My partner and I had our oppotunity but blew it. Our two kicker fish broke off 12 lb. test line. (Don't forget to check your line for frays, especially fishing a lake with spots). We were culling fish by 8 am but without a big fish only managed 7.07 lbs. for 5 fish. Started out in Little Portugese Canyon. Found the males in 5' to 10' prepping the beds. Split shotting 6" worms worked for us. Wasted the first hour with spinner and crank baits for zero. If your familiar with Keeper Worms we used 082s with red and blake flake or red and green flake. An 082 is a brown top and lime green bottom worm.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Split shot a 6" worm and work it slow. Look for the line to move off with no hard hit.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Small but can be cought
      City: Orland

      Tips: plastic purple with blue lick powerworm or brown with white crank bait with a slow real and light twich

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

      Report: launched out of Holland Tract Marina at 7am and went south. Cranked a rip-rap bank near cruiser haven with no luck. Wind was blowin' hard from the West, so I looked for shelter. Flipped 2 (1.5,2#) on a p-nut butter & jelly reaper with a screw-in rattling bullet weight, on rap & tules outside of Mildred Island. Went to a black and blue jig and flipped a 3.75 in same area. Then cranked 2 (1,2#) on a craw speed trap on a clear rip-rap bank on the south side of Mildred. Finished up with a 2.5# on a black and blue jig in old river. off the water by 2pm. lots of runnin' around.
      City: san jose

      Tips: don't let the wind dictate where you fish, use that trolling motor and be persistent. I let the wind tell me where to fish and did not do very well. I do better when I fish the best water I can find regardless. good luck!

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      Water Temp: 54/60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 4 Hours, by the tube & picnic ground coves. No bass caught 2 trout. The lake is so muddy & dark there is only about 3" visibilty. Water is still on the cool side also.
      City: Cupertino

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

      Report: i have been caughting tons o ish lately. riday i got 20 bass in 4 hours. the rip bite is wonderul on small rocks..i want to complain about the water level. i think the lake should be more ull. it helps the ishing i think. the big bass are hard to ind at the moment but should be up shallow real soon. good luck to all you isherman. adam
      City: redding

      Tips: i would trow crawdad color cranks, or rip baits. speed dosent matter on rip baits...i was getting ish at 300pm so work them all day.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: did something a little dierent today, went out to the dam and caught some salmon to 2 3/4lbs on cut anchovy tails, 30-60 t deep, 3/8 to 1/2 oz egg sinkers on red #2 gamatsku hooks, the salmon are starting to pile up at the ace o the dam, its un when the bass ishing is slow and a great way to break in a kid. It should really improve by the middle o April. going back on the east side tomorrow or bass.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 51-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well I ished the WONBASS PRO/AM last weekend at LAKE SHASTA. I had two AM

      Tips: As the day warms up look or ish in the wood.

Sunday, March 26th, 2000

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

      Report: Today I fished the back side of the lake near the ranch house from the shoreline. I was there from 8:ooa.m.-9:30a.m. and only caught one fish but it was 4.5 - 5.5 lbs. I had 4 boats and half a dozen float tubers go by in that time and didn't see anyone pull anything in. That one fish sure was nice though.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Don't fish too shallow yet. Red and pumkinseed worms about 20ft off shore has been working for me.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today I fished the back side of the lake near the ranch house from the shoreline. I was there from 8:ooa.m.-9:30a.m. and only caught one fish but it was 4.5 - 5.5 lbs. I had 4 boats and half a dozen float tubers go by in that time and didn't see anyone pull anything in. That one fish sure was nice though.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Don't fish too shallow yet. Red and pumkinseed worms about 20ft off shore has been working for me.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood about noon (Yeah I know... Late start) to be on the falling water. Went to disco and threw cranks at docks and rocks... Nothing. Fished the Cruser Haven and Bullfrog landing area. Threw Brush Hogs and Super Flukes and all I got was tired. Went back to cranks on a few rockey spots in the same neighborhood and stuck three dinks. Back on the trailer by 4:30. Maybe things will fire up next month.
      City: Concord

      Tips: It can only get better... I hope it doesn't get worse!!!

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WE GOT IN THE WATER ABOUT 8:00 AM HEADED UP BY THE DAM CAUGHT SOME FISH ON CRAW COLORED GRUBS & SHAD 4" WORMS ON A 1/8 JIG HEAD. FISH WERE 8-15FT BUT THE BEST PATTERN WAS WIND BLOWING INTO COVES WITH WATER RUNNING IN. FISHING THE JIG HEAD WORM WORKING FROM 6FT TO 20FT THE BITE WS REAL SOFT BUT WE CAUGHT & RELEASED 30 FISH 1.5 TO 3.0 LBS WORKING OUR WAY BACK FROM THE BRIDGE.COLOR OF THE DAY WAS A 4" GREEN WEENIE.THE FISH PULLED LIKE TRUCKS. TIGHT LINES!!
      City: SR

      Tips: 1/8 OUNCE JIG HEAD/4" WORM WORKED SLOW. GO TO THE BRIDGE AND WORK YOUR WAY BACK TO BARRET COVE.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished MCB Tournement today. 40 boats , at Glory Hole. Only landed 2 ish , 3.06 lbs and a 1.5 lbs. took 3 rd place or big ish. Great experience. This was me and my partner jasons 1st tourny and man was it un .
      City: markleeville

      Tips: Fish are moving up closer to bank and are a little more easier to hit but not super eager yet. 3.06 lb caught on plastic worm at 4 t depth around 7:00 in morning

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      Water Temp: ???????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WELL MISSY AND I WENT OUT AND GAVE IT OUR BEST SHOT AGAIN ON SUNDAY TOOK OFF FROM TUTTLETOWN ABOUT 6:30 MISSY GOT ONE AT 7:15 ON A BRUSH HOGG OFF A POINT WE WERE FISHING HOT START !!!!!! I FINALLY GOT ONE AT 9:30 ON A RUBBER WORM KEEPER 1058 ABOUT 20 FEET DEEP NOTHING ELSE UNTILL BETWEEN 12:00 & 1:30 WE FOUND A BANK IN MORMON CREEK THAT GAVE US 3 MORE FISH ON THE 1058 IN ABOUT 25 TO 30 FEET OF WATER THE WIND HELPED IT MOVED US JUST ENOUGH TO BOUNCE THE WORM ON THE BOTTOM BEHIND THE BOAT IN THE RIGHT DEPTH WE COVERED THE BANK 3 OR 4 TIMES NOTHING OVER TWO POUNDS BUT IT WAS FUN GOING BACK NEXT WEEK SEE YOU THEN
      City: ESCALON

      Tips: NOT SURE YET BUT I M WORKING ON IT FISH SEEM TO 20 FEET OR DEEPER STILL. WARMER WEATHER IN FORECAST THAT SHOULD HELP.HAVE FUN BE SAFE PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE PLEASE !!!!

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

      Report: We ished near the Kiva o the bank rom 5:30PM untill duskWe caught three ish one about 2# the other two about 1#. The ish were shallow between 2' and 10'. I you know anyone that ishes Tulloch on occasion tell them about this web page so we can get better participation.
      City: Copperopolis

      Tips: We used 4" Blue gill worms bounced along the bottom.