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Tuesday, March 7th, 2000

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out ater school and chucked a plug or a ew hours. didn't get anything.
      City: castro valley

      Tips: there still bitin rally slow

Monday, March 6th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 49-56'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had tough time early on West side of main lake. Ran all the way in the back of Pope creek,also with no success. It was dirty to the headwaters. Went to the East side, and began catching a few carolina rigging baby brush hogs. I think the cold front coming shut- er -down!!I had trolling motor problems at 1 pm and went in with three fish, and one that broke me off in a bush.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: I could not buy a jig bite.

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

      Report: Fished Calero last Friday and this Monday in the afternoon. Spinnerbaited Bailey Cove area. 5 bass Friday, 1.5 - 2.5 lbs. 3 bass Monday same size range. One fish on 4 inch worm mojo-rigged. Water is in good shape, saw small minnows, lots of life in coves. All fish appeard to be bucks in 2-5 ft. of water. Saw swirls shallow of much larger fish several times, but couldn't tell if they were large females or carp. It's really starting to feel fishy out there!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Calero last Friday and this Monday in the afternoon. Spinnerbaited Bailey Cove area. 5 bass Friday, 1.5 - 2.5 lbs. 3 bass Monday same size range. One fish on 4 inch worm mojo-rigged. Water is in good shape, saw small minnows, lots of life in coves. All fish appeard to be bucks in 2-5 ft. of water. Saw swirls shallow of much larger fish several times, but couldn't tell if they were large females or carp. It's really starting to feel fishy out there!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54/56.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the stockton area out of Ladd's Marina caugth several nice fish, once I located some warmer water all my fish hit at low tide and they were very aggresive. Some were hitting on the drop other where coming like a train on a death course. Pick-up two nice fisah one around 4.5 the other over six, for all you jig boys it all came on the blade! bite... as the tide started to come in the fish moved off the bank and then I had to use a jig to pick them up
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Work the slough's off the main channels and look for stained water rather than muddy I could see my blade about 2-3' under all the way back to the boat, most strike were on the fall other came to it from a distance

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got there late,About 12:00. Real slow,Tried everything, Jig&pig,4inch browns Split& Carolina, Finaly about 3:30 Found Three At a pound and a hal each, on some slow moving Fat Raps. One just inside the 5's In about 15t and the others Right o some submerged rocks.. 1st time there I was'nt disapointed..... I'm new to this area and looking or some other hot spots. So i you have any suggestions I would appreaciate It....
      City: Coalinga

      Tips: Craw color FatRaps......

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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Only ished or about 2 1/2 hours ater noon. I caught 5 ishthat were in clasic areas. I wanted a reaction bite, but whenI realized that wasn't going to happen, I picked up a jig and ished both points leading into a small bay behind the 5's.The ish were out in about 20 t o water. I caught 2 on the jig. Moved over to the other point and caught 3 on a mojo rigged lizard. Wish I could have ished longer. Those bigmamas are staged up some where.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Fish clasic staging areas. Be ready i the weather calms downand we can string together a ew days in the high 60's. The reaction bite should turn on big time.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: ???????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Jerry Waltman, I'm not your'e uncle Dick, but I'll be there on riday or breakast,and a little ishing. Hook me up! Gary
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Ask a riend!!!!

Sunday, March 5th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 51-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started on points first one fish up n went p creek stuck 2 more went to the narrows started working the coves, picked up 9 small spots and smallies on wrooms and jigs bite was very slow.try
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: try worms and jigs in the coves for spots did not have any luck largemouths.

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Very windy. Just about all the boats, including me and my kickboat, were blown off the lake by noon. I stuck a 2 pounder on a jig and missed another slam.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Pray for nice weather.

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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Very windy. Just about all the boats, including me and my kickboat, were blown off the lake by noon. I stuck a 2 pounder on a jig and missed another slam.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Pray for nice weather.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Boat is in the shop so I took the ol' kick boat out to Rock Slough for a few hours of fishing. Didn't get bit till about 11 am. Caought 4 total, 3 keepers. Could not establish any pattern except for fish seemed to be hanging on the outside of weedlines near drops. First fish took a slow rolled white spinnerbait. Second took a jig n pig in the same spot. Last tow took a soft jerk bait fished over the weeds toward deep water. Long pauses between jerks to let the bait drift down. Fish were hiting at the top of the high tide. Made many casts to shore cover but no bites at all there. Good luck.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Bites were aggressive but fish seemed to want a slow presentation. Took a swim grub trailer off the jig and put a pork chunk. That seemed to make a difference. Visability to about 1 foot only.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 55+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i went out or a ew hours with my riends i didnt get anything. my riend got one on a spinnerbait.thats it though
      City: castro vally

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Not a lot o ish. We managed to stick 9 total ish and the biggest went 3.2 lb. Three ish were over 15" , ive were in the slot, and one dink. We used some new baits (plastics) my company has recently developed. The big ish came o the main body on Killer Shad and purple shad 6" worms. I you want more inormation on MAGALIA PLASTIC BAITS, e-mail me at mpb@shocking.com. I'll send our current catalog and special lyer. Feel ree to contact me anytime about Lake Oroville.Mike Johnson - ownerMAGALIA PLASTIC BAITSP.O. BOX 649Magalia, CA. 95954(530) 873-2952e-mail mpb@shocking.com
      City: Magalia

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

      Report: this is not a report but wanted to say "Hi" to my Uncle Dick rom Indiana who is coming or some ishing in April and should be looking at NCBF site today or the irst time.Can't wait to see you,Dick.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: started ishing around 6:15am went out with other anglers caught 11 ish together, one weighing out at 9.25 lbs. caught on a bladeish also caught on cranks,jigs and brushhogs.ish slow
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: work areas where you caught ish well

Saturday, March 4th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Guided a husband and wife today and found the fishing fair. We worked hard for five largemouth and three smallies - seven were tournament keepers. The lady caught her biggest bass ever - a 2-15 smallmouth. They missed several too. We fished the narrows and west side from Steele Park to the ranger station. We found the fish in the back of coves with murky water and on secondary points. Because of the wind, it was hard to fish them in much open water. One fish on a terminator spinnerbait, one on a morning dawn Magic worm, and the rest on purple or brown Rodstrainer jigs with matching Yamamoto grubs. Big smallie was in 4 feet of water - back of a cove - caught on a jig. Tried a little rippin, but it didn't work for us. No matter - the jig bite was ok!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Jigs are hard to beat this time of year for quality fish. I find purple worms and jigs work well at Berryessa year after year. Even when the water warms a little, I like to work them slow, with frequent pauses. I find jigs hard to beat this time of year for q

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 51.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Good fish for me, five in 4 hrs. Small fish was 4.0 large was 6.3 After 10:00 there were to many boats. One on each point. The fish were on the banks next to some kind of structure, a cut out of a branch or grass.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: throwing blades chartreuse/chartreuse

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Saturday morning caught a total of four buck bass in the shallows using some lure that resembles a craw.
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: Throw something that makes some noise in a red hue.

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      Water Temp: 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 8:00am till 3:00pm. Caught two of a point using a binky bug. My friend caught one fish on a charturse speed trap. Others caugh fish flipping and spinnerbaiting! Pretty good day
      City: Palo Alto