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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2000

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 58-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The warm weather has pushed some o the 1-3lb. male ish up on the bank, 1-3eet. The larger emale ish I ound were out in the 6-15 eet o water. I threw a hal ounce shad colored spinnerbait and slow-rolled it rom the bank down to about 15 eet. I cought ish all day doing this. I also used a carolina rig with a "caliornia worm" in the 082 color. the 082 is a purple worm with a neon blue vain in it. The bigger ish came on this worm at about 9:30 in the morning. This is when the bight really started. I ished a grub in the smoke shad color and just killed the spots, most about 1lb. but they were un. I ished up river adout hal way between horseshoe and bagby. The bigger ish were on steep, rocky banks. goodluck on your next outing...
      City: merced

      Tips: Use plastics, I preer the "caliornia worm" in the 082 color, also try the greenweenie colors, they are always good. I also cought ish on a shad colored spinnerbait. A salt and pepper grub will catch a lot o ish, mainly spots and about 1 pound, but they were plentiul and on.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I stated ishing at 5:15pm I ished until 6:00 I caught 6 bass rom the shore and I lost three. I was catching them on a purple power worm and watermelon colered power tube. The biggest one I caught was 2 1/2 pounds the smallest 3/4 o a pound.
      City: valecito

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got a day o rom work and went tubing in the backlakes. This was my irst time tubing at Shadow Clis (usually I go to Calero). What an experience! I thought the ponds looked too small to hold quality ish but boy was I wrong! I ished rom 7:30 - 3:00 and landed 17 ish. Biggest ish went 6.5 lbs on my scale but most were dinks. Although I used mostly lizards and worms, the big ish came on a Castaic Shad.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I can't give a lot o tips since this was my irst time here...I'll deinitely be back soon! Spring has arrived!

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      Water Temp: 56-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake at about 1:30pm. My buddy and I got 11 between us in about our hours. Fish were shallow, 7 eet or less. All were caught on plastics, Baby brush hogs except one ell or a worm. All were rom 1.5lb to 3.5lb on the Berkly digital scale.
      City: Ben Lomond

      Tips: Fish any cover you can ind,(there is not much on this lake). All ish came o cover.

Tuesday, March 21st, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was pree-fishing Lake Berryessa the other day and the fishing was good. I cought and released 20 keeper bass . I was fishing near the Spannish Flat Resort. I was fishing between 15 to 20 feet of water with a Carolina Rig. I was using the Witches -T and the Baby Brush Hog Water mellon color... It was a mixed catch some small mouth and the rest Large mouth...The small mouth were the most active ....The biggest Small mouth went to 2/1/2 pounds ..The biggest Large Mouth 3/1/2 pounds ...I will be heading out there real soon fishing is picking up day by day...You better get out there.... Fish hard or don't fish at all .....LOL Steve
      City: San Mateo

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

      Report: i am taking a kid fishing on saturday in ia float tube what is the best spot right now and what have the fish been more productive on i have fished calero quite often and found it to be very challange i hope to see more float tubers out there on saturday good luck and good fishing remember catch and release
      City: milpitas

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 3 hrs. Lots of wind but no jet skiers (nice change). Dozen hookups but only boated 6 to 3#. Fish are moving shallow and getting more agressive. Caught all fish on 6" brown/green worms, nothing on reaction baits. A few more degrees and the lake should bust wide open.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Most fish caught in 5'-15' of water off secondary points and in the coves.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i am taking a kid fishing on saturday in ia float tube what is the best spot right now and what have the fish been more productive on i have fished calero quite often and found it to be very challange i hope to see more float tubers out there on saturday good luck and good fishing remember catch and release
      City: milpitas

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 3 hrs. Lots of wind but no jet skiers (nice change). Dozen hookups but only boated 6 to 3#. Fish are moving shallow and getting more agressive. Caught all fish on 6" brown/green worms, nothing on reaction baits. A few more degrees and the lake should bust wide open.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Most fish caught in 5'-15' of water off secondary points and in the coves.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: While both striper and cat fishing at the delta(Bacon Island), I caught a fish that did not resist period. Until, I reeled it close to the bank then all of the sudden it started taking off as it approached to bank. At first I thought it was a sturgean or a huge striper. I fought the fish for approximately 15 minutes until I was finally reeled it to the bank. It's not either a sturgean nor a striper, but instead it's a huge channel cat fish. The fish is enormous and it has a spooky looks on it. I weigh the fish and it weights 30 lbs and it's length is 40". Instead of keeping it, I gave it to a black male who is always fishing for cat fish. This person repeatedly thank me and drove away thanking God as well. It feels good to see someone appreciate me so something so little like this.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Use blood worm, the tail of a crawdad, and sardine. Need to make sure the bait smells first

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 53 to 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We had a tough day. It was windy in the a.m. hours. Caught a only largemouth rom 6 to 20 t. o water. Split shotting 4 inch plastic worms o darker colors. Mainly isolated o submerged brush and rock mixed in.
      City: Pioneer

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Clovis Bass Club Two day team results or the 18th and 19th.7 ish limit, 12in, willy go.16 teams blasted o rom blue oaks. 8 limits on saturday, 84 largemouths and one small mouth, 157.05lbs o ish. Big ish was 3.26.Sunday, 10 limits, 98 largemouths, 4.84 big ish. 193.26lbs o ish.Windy both days but the bite was still good or the shallow ish.Everyone had a good time and only 2 motors broke and 2 boats had dead batteries.
      City: Clovis

      Tips: The lake has cracked, ish are moving up, bed ish and reaction bites. ish slow o grass banks 082 w/ red or Yamamoto Pumpkin grubs split shot. the bite is still sot, you'll only eel one small tic. Fish were taken all over, woods, 49er, Moccacin, middle bay, big ish was rom hatch. second big ish was rom 49er.Fresno club reported a 9.10 taken in woods. Good ishing!

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

      Report: I ished Laayette Reservoir on Sunday, March 20 or 8 hours. I gave up on Rainbow Trout around 10 and decided to give it a shot or Largemouth Bass. I caught a 15-1/2", 2lb 6oz Largemouth at 11:30 A.M. with a Predator Worm.
      City: Clayton

Monday, March 20th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went fishing caught nothin.
      City: susuin

      Tips: None

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the mid mourning or trout and got a ew bits but no ish landed. The bass ishing is just starting to get good. The trout were biting rooster tails and powerbait. Be careul not to get hung up on the BOTTOM.
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: Fish or trout! Good Luck!

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Yesterday I cought my irst large mouth Bass! It was so much un! I cought him on a worm no weight. It was on the second dock. The ish was 1 and a hal pounds and 13 inchis. That day I lost two nice ones one right ater I cought the irst one and one really big one at night o the irst dock!
      City: pleasanton

      Tips: For bigginer Bass isherman like mysel. use a regular worm. Don't use regular worm in back lakes right now too muddy! P.S. Good luck too all you biggeners out there.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 56%

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The wind was blowing,we ished at cherry Creek and we caughtone irst cast 21/2 lbs.Then we also got lots bites then a16"ncher was on.More bites and then the one that we all wantto catch, Strikes beautiull an 8 1/2 pounder that made upor all the wind and anything else.We released all o ourish ater there caught to make sure that they are live andhealthy.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: Caught 8 1/2 lb.on a Red Flaked Brushhawg and even I the wind blows and youthere are ish there must keep the lure going to catch any ish.

Sunday, March 19th, 2000

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

      Report: Fished back side of Calero Sunday. Wind was tough, so fished 8" lizard on carolina rig with 1 ounce weight in order to cast and keep contact with bottom. Nine hits, five fish, same as before 1.5-2.5 lbs. No biggies yet. Fish were scattered for me, ranging from 2-10 feet in depth off main points or in back coves.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished back side of Calero Sunday. Wind was tough, so fished 8" lizard on carolina rig with 1 ounce weight in order to cast and keep contact with bottom. Nine hits, five fish, same as before 1.5-2.5 lbs. No biggies yet. Fish were scattered for me, ranging from 2-10 feet in depth off main points or in back coves.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing good if your patient. Reaction baits good on windy banks with more than two types structure. Rock/tules that are isolated on points with wind held spinnerbait fish to 3-5# with numerous small fish. Other point related areas good as well. Plastics in brown/(and one other color can not be that descriptive) are good for bites all day everyday. Crank bite getting better but best for postspan females.
      City: mountian view