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Sunday, March 19th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 60-61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of orwood resort, and tryed to find somewhere that was secluded from the wind. Found very few areas, but did catch a few on blue/chartruese spinnerbaits. They were pretty small though, one about 8 inches. Three others about 1-2 pounds. Water depth about 6-10 feet.
      City: Oakley

      Tips: Look for areas sheltered from the wind, and keep trying even if the bite is not happening.

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      Water Temp: ?????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started in Connection Cut. Water was muddy. Tried jigs, spinnerbaits,etc. Moved to Mildred. Same results, and the danged beeping alarm was making us nuts. Fixed the alarm with a toothpick. Then headed for clearer water. Landed 5. Caught them all in late afternoon. One on babybrush hog and the others on 6" red shad Culprit worm, texas rigged. Missed a few others. Wind wasn't too bad.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: The clearer the water the better.

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      Water Temp: 59-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of Holland tract Sunday afternoon. My friend and I landed 5 with the two largest going 4-14 and 5-12. The 4-14 and three smaller ones came on a 4" ringworm and the 5-12 chomped a fire tiger speed trap. Great day considering the wind. It was incoming/top of the tide.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Fish the brush on the back side of the weed line.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of Ladds Me, my Son and Uncle Robert. We caught 10 fish total, the best 7 weighed 23 pounds 14 oz. the 2 big ones were 8 pound 11 oz and 5 pound 9 oz. The big ones were caught on brn/brn jigs the rest came on Don Iovino bullfrog worms.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Fish the inside of weed lines.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of ladds, myself my son Justin and Uncle Robert. We caught 10 fish total, the best 7 weghed 23 pounds 14 oz.!!! best 7 fish limit I have been involved with the 2 big fish came on brn/brn jigs 8.75 and 5.50 (caught by Robert) the rest of the fish came on bullfrog color worms.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Find heavy weedlines and fish the inside of them

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i went out in my loat tube i ished a speed trap and i caught a huge trout. later that day i was using a iretiger crank bait and i caught another trout!
      City: castro valley

      Tips: FISH FOR TROUT

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56-57 degs.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hello well went down or a club tourney sunday morning and had to cancel or saety 3' breakers good decision by the tournament directors 10 o us went into the keys and just un ished caught a ew ish rom 9-12 caught the ish on just about everything ripped bladed jigs worms had a good time good luck all
      City: cottonwood

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 57-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We ished the main body near dike 8. Fished a reaction bite and spanked them. Most o the ish were cookie cutter sizes 1.5-2.5. We caught about 18 o them o the rip rap and near the launch. The traic was moderate, and the reaction died about 10am. We had lunch came back about 2pm ater adjusting the motor and went back. We got some on blades, the wind however was very strong think this keyed them on or this bite later. We were able to at will catch them o the same areas with just about anything. We hit up the North ork ater we got tired o the big waves wetting us down. We hit the cove near the Granite Bay launch and ripped the submerged trees with clown and got 4 nice ish. Used a Mark Sosin 6in clown. This big bait was out producing the 4in rip bait? Our biggest bass caught by my buddy weighed in at 3.11lb nice smallie. Caught two more that were close to that size. Wasn't able to ind any large mouth all ish were either spots or smallies?
      City: GraniteBay

      Tips: Believe that the the early bite was due to the cloud cover. When the sun came out ished shut down on this bite. The bite in the evening was sparked by some great waves kicking up the ood. Try the rip rap they maybe loading up or the spawn? First ull moon o March I am told starts the hatch o crawdads. Gotta stay big to catch there attention away rom the good crawdads? It worked atleast this day

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: ??????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: MISSY AND I FISHED FROM 7:30 TILL 3:30 NICE MORNING WIND PICKED UP ABOUT 10:00 WE DIDN T GET A BUMP TILL ABOUT NOON PICKED UP TWO SMALL ONES BY 1:00 HIT ON BRUSH HOGGS AND WORMS FIRST DAY TO TAKE THE BOAT OUT THIS YEAR JUST CHICKING IT OUT NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP I LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM MELONES GOOD LUCK ALL
      City: ESCALON

      Tips: GOOD QUESTION WHEN I FIND OUT I LL LET YOU KNOW HAVE FUN BE SAFE CATCH AND RELEASE PLEASE !!!!!!!!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We ished ABA team tournament Sunday and weighed in 5 ish or 10.73 lbs. We had 4 ish over the slot with our biggest at 2.48 lbs. 13 lbs won it. Our pattern was sloping red clay points and all ish were caught shallow. Fish came on 4" worms one on purple ghost, one on a MGM strwberry and the rest came on a Anglers Choice bluegill color. My Partner Jr. Sanches was the hot stick catching most o the ish I was the net man and he lost one o our overs when it jumped but I had the net under it and saved the day. We ended up in 10 th place.
      City: Marysville

      Tips: Slow down and ish your game plan. We could not get anything on reaction baits and did not pre ish the day beore. Go with what you know and your instict.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 55 to 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Me and my dad's irst ishing tournament out side o our club and we placed in at 2nd place with the total weight o 10lbs10 ounces with the limit o 5 ish. It was a team tourn.Total o 10 ish caught all day. Caught on spinnerbaits, split shot dark colors,and dart heads. 3 largemouth and 7 smallmouth. Biggest ish was a smallmouth 2lbs 14ounces.They were all over 13inches. From 3 to 5 eet deep.
      City: Pioneer

      Tips: Fish slow i you are split shotting. In the morning use some sort o reaction bait to see i you can get some ish.

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      Water Temp: 61 F

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its 2nd tournie o year @ Spring Lake on 3/19. Winning weight was 15.07#, including day's big ish o 8.77 lb, caught on Zoom Brushhawg. Second place was 13.75#, with another monster o 7.9#. Third was 13+ lb. 21 anglers competed. Although no one brought in a limit, lots o nice ish were caught, including at least 6 over 4 lb. Bass went or cranks, blades, & jigs/sot plastics lipped into tules.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Float Tubers/Kick Boaters: The SCBBBC holds meetings 1st Wednesday o each month @ 7 PM @ Coddingtown Round Table Pizza. Next event will be April 9 @ Lake Sonoma. For more ino, e-mail me or check out website @ www.tweenit.com/scbbc/index.htm.

Saturday, March 18th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on water 7:30 ound bedding ish every where liped plastics to em pissed em o got the biteriped the lips! Gary and I hooked about 16 landed 10 none under 2.5 lbs and 3lbs and 4lbs. spent about 10 min on each ish trying to piss it o enough to hit but had a blast nothing like sight ishing no body else was on the pattern every body we saw and talked to was ishing deep which was unbelievable all you had to do was look in the water and boom there they wherewish we were in a tourn. would have won it !!! ishing west coast bass sunday going up riday morning two pre ish or a couple o days. wish us luckthanks dom the hawg hunter
      City: livermore

      Tips: LOOK FOR THE BEDS AND PISS EM OFF!

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: While ishing late in the aternoon, I managed to land a 20" channel catish on a rubber worm. The ish were working the shallow lats that have cockleburrs underwater. We also hooked and lost 2-3 smaller bass. Lots o casting and ew hook-ups.
      City: Orland

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      Water Temp: mid 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fish are getting active. The prespwaning is starting.
      City: Corning

      Tips: Plastic worms or lizards are the best.

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 55-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Partner and I hit the water about 8:00 AM. Morning started slowly. Ended up picking up several fish near spillway in 13-16'of water dragging green pumkin baby brush hogs and 6" lizards.Caught a few more in the cove between the 5 mile/hr cove and dam, same baits a not quite as deep. Ended the day in the 5 mile/hr cove, caught quite a few in the 6-10'depth. These all came on brown worm, witchesT, green pumkin brush hog. Total fish +20 for the day, 4 in the 2-2.5# range, most in the 1-1.5# range, with a few that wouldn't keep.
      City: Newark

      Tips: Cover water but move the bait slow,and pay attention to where and what depth you catch your fish.

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      Water Temp: 55-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Partner and I hit the water about 8:00 AM. Morning started slowly. Ended up picking up several fish near spillway in 13-16'of water dragging green pumkin baby brush hogs and 6" lizards.Caught a few more in the cove between the 5 mile/hr cove and dam, same baits a not quite as deep. Ended the day in the 5 mile/hr cove, caught quite a few in the 6-10'depth. These all came on brown worm, witchesT, green pumkin brush hog. Total fish +20 for the day, 4 in the 2-2.5# range, most in the 1-1.5# range, with a few that wouldn't keep.
      City: Newark

      Tips: Cover water but move the bait slow,and pay attention to where and what depth you catch your fish.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rental boat out of Paradise Point with son, John, starting at 9:00 a.m. Went up to White's Slough looking for staging bass. Fished shallow to deep with variety of presentations - no luck. Tried mostly slow stuff (cranks, jigs, swim baits, tube craws, Power Pulse worms). Moved down into Bishop Cut and fished its length - inside and outside weedlines, and out in the channel. Found many green weedbeds but no bass. Had some excitement with Frogzillas on the cheese. Had several very large bulges under the big frogs, but no actual takers. Finally, late in day, John nailed two small bass on shad-colored Frenzy lipless crankbait off a deep weedbed out in channel. Dad got skunked, but, as always, had a wonderful day fishing with my son.
      City: Monterey

      Tips: Hang in there, keep a lure in the water, and eventually something will click.

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      Water Temp: 55-61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Holland/Riverside, ran into Mildred Island to do some exploring. Started throwing a buzzbait (I know, not exactly a high percentage bait for this time of year....but nothing beats a top water bite!) Well, after about 50yds of bank.....KABLOOOSH!!! 4.5#er. I'm thinking...hey this could turn out to be a great day.... But I didn't get another on the buzzer, switched to blades, cranks and plastics, and only managed two more small ones. Missed a good one that took off like a rocket with my brushog. Found water as warm as 61 degrees(not in Mildred), but still didn't get the number of bites I expected.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I have no clue!

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      Water Temp: COOL

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: TOOK THE KIDS AND WORMS TO DISCOVERY BAY, THREW RED AND WHITE BOBBERS, WITH A WORM TRAILER. LANDED 7 GILLS TO 5 INCHES, ONE BASS TO 8 INCHES. SAW TWO FEMALE BASS AROUND THE NO FISHING AREA AT THE YAUGHT HARBOR, STARTING TO CHECK OUT POSSIBLE BEDS. babybass DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FISH, HE WAS STRINGING WORMS, REPLACING SHATTERED BOBBERS, AND GET BOBBERS OUT OF ROCKS,TREES AND DOCKS. SEE YOU AT T.O.C NEXT WEEKEND (babybass)
      City: CONCORD

      Tips: USE PLENTY OF PATIENCE, AND REMEMBER THEY ARE THE ONES HAVING FUN. DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SIZE RED/WHITE BOBBER THEY ALL BREAK THE SAME, AND GET STUCK ON EVERYTHING.