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Monday, February 21st, 2000

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GREAT lake sonoma was great i cout my 5 bass 2/2/3/4/6lbscout them al on crank baits around warm spring
      City: petaluma

      Tips: silver cranks and jiges

Sunday, February 20th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went on 2-20-00 and caught a 5 lb. carp within 3 hrs. of arriving. A lot of bites on night crawlers but no luck on bass.
      City: Cantua Creek

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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the hook tournament, Pre-fished Saturday, developed a patern for Sunday. O.K THROW that out the door. Rained wind blew, fish scattered. Finally located 6 keepers, my partner stuck an 8.3oz HOGG, all cranking. started back for weigh-in ran into Monsoon conditions, Holland was an ocean with 3-5ft swells, went through Franks with bigger and rougher water conditions. made it to the river which was not as bad as expected. Well showed up 6 minutes late. Dumped 18lbs of fish including the HOGG. Can't wait to see how many points it cost us, or how much cash we are out of.
      City: CONCORD

      Tips: Played it smart, better to be safe than sorry, @ least thats what we are trying to tell each other. CRANK ROCK WALLS SLOW

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      Water Temp: 45-55 dagree

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bass were caught close to bank when tide was in on a Delta Craw,Char.green back, and white speed traps. Tide went out fish held fish geld in nearest stucture they could fined from the bank because of boats. White yellow sided lucky craft pointer. Rip slowly, 1 rip about every 3-6 seconds depends how warm the water tempature is. Most fish caught on the rocks, and wood. There were fish up to 6 1/2 lbs. Smallest was 3 3/4 pounds.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: In delta when tide is low, find high spots away from the bank. Spots that are 3-4 feet below water seface. Fish the rocky banks and rocky points.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: launched out of Holland,fished rock slough, nothing.Went down below Orwood, threw blades,jigs,and Rattle traps. took two fish on pumpkinseed rattle trap. Lost about a 3 right at the boat. Just can't do that on tough bite days!!Ended up in Discovery bay to get out of the wind.Boy,do I love fishin.
      City: Fremont

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      Water Temp: 52.5-54.5

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Big Break @0830 headed out to Dutchman slough.Where are the fish?Threw everything including the kitchen sink.New to Delta fishing any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Alot of floating debris;alot of boats going very fast.BE CAREFUL!!!!

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      Water Temp: 55-56

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Hello nutcases my partner Gary and I fished the valley bait and tackle tournament today and it was tough we fished north down from ladds and caught 1 2lb. on 4 in. worm. we threw cranks and blades,jigs you name it the water is real muddy and the wind made it even more difficult.the tourn. was won with 2 FISH THAT WENT ALMOST 18 LBS!!!!!!! (a 9.10 and do the math on the other they were caught on cranks south of ladds near franks tract,mildrid some nice fish were caught up that way wish we would have made the run. well all i can say is go south and fish blades,cranks (speed traps of course the best crank ever made in my opinoin) and good luck resting up for WCB in march on berreyessa. later dom the hawg hunter.
      City: livermore

      Tips: cranks,blades in the cleanest water you can find! remeber this is hawg season CATCH AND RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out in East side o the main body 3rd cast on large white Poe and bang a 5+ ished on down the bank hooked 2 more in the 2# range. We were ishing bare banks and grass in 5-10 eet hooked 2 more ish bite turned o on the poe started worming same type banks in 10-20 eet hooked 5 more beor the end o the day on pearl 4" w/blue blood line. Great day!!!!!!!
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: Bare banks with grass in 5-10 eet Pearl 4" w/blue blood line

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 53.3-53.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished ABA tournament on Feb 20th. Jr. Sanches got our irst ish on a citris shad excaliber medium diver on the main lake. We got another one on a smoke grey/purple lake 4" ring worm. Moved way up river and got two more ish with our biggest a 3.36 lbs. on a bluegill color 4" worm. We had our ish by 1110 hrs and never could get another bite total lbs 8.22 We are ishing the Northern Traverlers Region and had not been on the lake in over two years. Since the weather was getting bad we let ater weigh in so don"t know the winning weight and big ish. Weather: some rain, high winds sometimes and overcast all day.
      City: Marysville

      Tips: We saw a couple o bass in shallow water where there was inlowing water but could not get them to bite. Maybe a loating worm would have done the trick. Fish are moving up to pre-stage and crusing the shallows in the warmer incoming water 53.7.

Saturday, February 19th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: Surace/ 55degre

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived on the lake about 10:00am. Lots o trout ishermen some bass. Me and my ishing partner started in on the old spanwing beds,water their was strained. I was carolina rigged with crawish pattern 4" worm and my ishing buddy was texas rigged/white grub. He had the irst bite,low and behold a 4.1 ounce trout, sucked up the old grub just like old bucket-mouth.First twenty minutes o ishing. Then I hooked into my ish 3lb bucket-mouth, sure elt good. Then another one about 2lbs.Then my partner hooked another trout about 3lbs, I asked him i he was going to ish or trout all day or what. He inally set the hook on one ,he had changed to a purple curly tail worm, it weighted about 2lbs. It was about2:oopm and we were getting hungry,we had three bass and three trout in the live well so time to eat. ater lunch a ront had moved in and ishing just ell o the edge. We let the lake eeling pretty good about how we had done considering the conditions. Well that is all or now (FISH ON) P.S. We were ishing 5 eet to 20 eet deep.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: We ished slow to almost dead slow, Glass bead and bass sliding sinker 10lb test super tu. Texas rigged 8lb test and shake the worm when stopped.

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      Water Temp: Surace/ 55degre

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived on the lake about 10:00am. Lots o trout ishermen some bass. Me and my ishing partner started in on the old spanwing beds,water their was strained. I was carolina rigged with crawish pattern 4" worm and my ishing buddy was texas rigged/white grub. He had the irst bite,low and behold a 4.1 ounce trout, sucked up the old grub just like old bucket-mouth.First twenty minutes o ishing. Then I hooked into my ish 3lb bucket-mouth, sure elt good. Then another one about 2lbs.Then my partner hooked another trout about 3lbs, I asked him i he was going to ish or trout all day or what. He inally set the hook on one ,he had changed to a purple curly tail worm, it weighted about 2lbs. It was about2:oopm and we were getting hungry,we had three bass and three trout in the live well so time to eat. ater lunch a ront had moved in and ishing just ell o the edge. We let the lake eeling pretty good about how we had done considering the conditions. Well that is all or now (FISH ON) P.S. We were ishing 5 eet to 20 eet deep.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: We ished slow to almost dead slow, Glass bead and bass sliding sinker 10lb test super tu. Texas rigged 8lb test and shake the worm when stopped.

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      Water Temp: Surace/ 55degre

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived on the lake about 10:00am. Lots o trout ishermen some bass. Me and my ishing partner started in on the old spanwing beds,water their was strained. I was carolina rigged with crawish pattern 4" worm and my ishing buddy was texas rigged/white grub. He had the irst bite,low and behold a 4.1 ounce trout, sucked up the old grub just like old bucket-mouth.First twenty minutes o ishing. Then I hooked into my ish 3lb bucket-mouth, sure elt good. Then another one about 2lbs.Then my partner hooked another trout about 3lbs, I asked him i he was going to ish or trout all day or what. He inally set the hook on one ,he had changed to a purple curly tail worm, it weighted about 2lbs. It was about2:oopm and we were getting hungry,we had three bass and three trout in the live well so time to eat. ater lunch a ront had moved in and ishing just ell o the edge. We let the lake eeling pretty good about how we had done considering the conditions. Well that is all or now (FISH ON) P.S. We were ishing 5 eet to 20 eet deep.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: We ished slow to almost dead slow, Glass bead and bass sliding sinker 10lb test super tu. Texas rigged 8lb test and shake the worm when stopped.

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Very tough bite for my first tournament of the new millenium. Hooked a 3 lb. smallie near Steele park Resort on a crankbait, but came off at the boat. Felt plenty of fish while wormin' around 25 feet, but it was the strangest bite I've ever encountered. It was a pressure bite, but the fish would only pick up the tail and just hang on. Teeth marks all over my worms and even some half worms, but no solid takers. Caught a short fish right before weigh-in. Total talley 0 fish for 0 lbs. Tough day for me.
      City: ROSEVILLE

      Tips: Lots of guys were hitting the submerged weed line in about 5-8 feet of water with darter head plastics.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Newbass team tournament, bite was tough we caught a total of 8 fish culling one fish for 6 th. place. Early fish came on crankbait later came on jigs.Oh yea 7 fish 11.5 lbs
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: Be patient, fish slow

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: The magic finge

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got up too late to take the boat up to the delta so drove on down to Calero for some bank fishin'. Hadn't been there in about 15 years so couldn't remember any bottom features. In order to be productive as possible, I set up a camp chair about 100' south of the ramp to be able to enjoy any Ramp Follies. :) Had several bites and actually caught a coupla 2 pounders by dragging a watermelon brush hog across the bottom. This area was fairly flat, about 2-3' deep, with what felt like small rocks. Water was muddy due to two ski boats that were out there. The nibbles fell off about 3 PM and I tried the point north of the ramp. Too weedy and too shallow. Went over and walked the bank from the dam down to the picnic area and got a coupla half-hearted bites, still on the brush hog. Saw Sea Ray or C-Rig (??????) getting into his tube when I first got there. Any luck? The ranger came around, carded me, and asked what I had caught. Said he had heard everyone was doing well with 2-5 basses each, even with the rain. Nice to see a ranger take an interest in the fishing! Can't tell you if this was a good or bad day for Calero but the weather was nice and it was a LOT better'n getting skunked! Sorry, no Ramp Follies to report. Bill
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Bring a watercraft! The small rock wall almost directly across the pond from the ramp seemed to be a popular place. Also, get outta bed early enough to get your boat in the water!!! <:-

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      Water Temp: The magic finge

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got up too late to take the boat up to the delta so drove on down to Calero for some bank fishin'. Hadn't been there in about 15 years so couldn't remember any bottom features. In order to be productive as possible, I set up a camp chair about 100' south of the ramp to be able to enjoy any Ramp Follies. :) Had several bites and actually caught a coupla 2 pounders by dragging a watermelon brush hog across the bottom. This area was fairly flat, about 2-3' deep, with what felt like small rocks. Water was muddy due to two ski boats that were out there. The nibbles fell off about 3 PM and I tried the point north of the ramp. Too weedy and too shallow. Went over and walked the bank from the dam down to the picnic area and got a coupla half-hearted bites, still on the brush hog. Saw Sea Ray or C-Rig (??????) getting into his tube when I first got there. Any luck? The ranger came around, carded me, and asked what I had caught. Said he had heard everyone was doing well with 2-5 basses each, even with the rain. Nice to see a ranger take an interest in the fishing! Can't tell you if this was a good or bad day for Calero but the weather was nice and it was a LOT better'n getting skunked! Sorry, no Ramp Follies to report. Bill
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Bring a watercraft! The small rock wall almost directly across the pond from the ramp seemed to be a popular place. Also, get outta bed early enough to get your boat in the water!!! <:-

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Holland Riverside. Fished Rock Slough, then Connection Cut, and Mildred. Threw spinnerbaits, jigs, worms. Tried current breaks, tule islands, riprap. Water was very high, saw levees overflowing in places I never thought would happen. Water was not as muddy as I expected. Should have cranked, 'cause we got skunked. Hey Cooch, when can I have that jig lesson?
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Go fishing with someone who knows more than I do. :-)

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My riend and I had a decent day today. We caught 17-20 ish. Most were in the 1 3/4 lb.class to 2 1/2 lb. We did take one at about 3 1/2 to 4 lb. In the morning we worked deep 30-40 t. Took all largemouth, all good ish. As the day warmed we started taking ish in shallower water but they were mostly spots at about 1 3/4 lbs. Took all ish on jig and pig, and keeper worms.Good luck
      City: Galt

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: didnt check

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished the redwood empire this past weekend on the 19th.water color went rom choclate milk by rocky to gin clear by konocti. liped 5 or 12.99 by noon by the state park.all o them came on the outside 2 eet o the sparse tules.6-8 t. deep also seemed to be the ticket. spent the rest o the day bladin up north, probably shouldve cranked.missed one on a tandem 1/4 oz neutral colored blade . top 3 weights were cought crankin around rocky and little rocky point in the chocalate milk real shallow.23#s,22#s,22#s were 1st 2nd and 3rd,two tens got weighed in and a nine all beautiul ish .hope this helps you guys out. good luck any body ished oroville lately ?? email me at MTuckjr@aolishin a redman up there and any sugestions would be appreciated. thanks
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: crank up north in the dirty water or blade realy slow on the outside o the tules.

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      Water Temp: 43-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a tounrey that day. winning weight was 24 pounds. Noish under 4 pounds in that bag.there were two 10 pounderscaught in south end. All big ish caught tillin norman dd14char.blue back on bottom.
      City: Peatluma