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Wednesday, February 16th, 2000

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

      Report: Well it is almost that time, We have 7 members coming down to ish Clear Lake.We will be coming down March 3, we will be ishing 4th, 5th, and 6th. We are going to launching out o the State Park. From what I have read Ripping, Blades, Jigs, Brush Hogs areall good bets, but is there a better part o the Lake to ish in early March? I see the lake is up and this is pushing the ish shallow. I have ordered a map o the lake and would like to get a game plan beore we arrive, any ino you guys would be willing to give us would be greatlyappreciated. I anyone wants to meet us at the lake eel ree, just look or the boats with Wa registrations.Thanks,Greg
      City: Sedro Woolley, Wa

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well it is almost that time, We have 7 members coming down to ish Clear Lake.We will be coming down March 3, we will be ishing 4th, 5th, and 6th. We are going to launching out o the State Park. From what I have read Ripping, Blades, Jigs, Brush Hogs areall good bets, but is there a better part o the Lake to ish in early March? I see the lake is up and this is pushing the ish shallow. I have ordered a map o the lake and would like to get a game plan beore we arrive, any ino you guys would be willing to give us would be greatlyappreciated. I anyone wants to meet us at the lake eel ree, just look or the boats with Wa registrations.Thanks,Greg
      City: Sedro Woolley, Wa

Tuesday, February 15th, 2000

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or a long time with jigs and caught nothing. Tried in a small cove still no luck. mabey next time.
      City: cv

      Tips: catch and release...good luck with the catching part o that.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing or Bass in the morning, with little luck. Jumped on the Steelhead bandwagon and ended up 3 on and landed one 19 inch. All ish were caught o the damn in waters 80-100 t.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: I was using 3inch neon-green spoon with a good sized weight about a oot ahead o the lure (not the best set-up...but worked). I trolled rather slow and let out about 100yards o line. All ish were hooked by the west end o the damn.

Monday, February 14th, 2000

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished a B.A.S.S. Tourney there on the 14th. Caught some nice quality ish a little over two pounds....inished 11th out o 60 or so boaters. (3 ish or 6.53 pounds) Fish were caught with jigs on submerged humps at about 45 eet. the wind and rain were crazy that day...almost got blown o the lake and the boat nearly illed up with water. would have done better or won but the prop got sheared o up river...luckily a nice competitor brought my partners ish and my ish back to the weigh in. theres always next time!!!
      City: resno

      Tips: SLOW SLOW SLOW IN THOSE YUCKY CONDITIONS!!!

Sunday, February 13th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM 7 TO 12 PM ON FRIDAY STARTEDSHAKEING WORMS IN 20 FEET NOTHING !!!SWITCHED TO A JIG WITH WORM TRAILERCAUGHT A 2 POUNDER IN 2 FEET OF WATERTHEN THE RAIN STARTED.
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: ????

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fish aba today out of bug break . should have stayed home... windy ..windy..windy ...rained all day . caught one 4lb striper and losta a 2 lb bass at the boat. that was the only two hits we had all day . there were a couple nice limits weighed in . they came from the pge plant area where the water was 71.. the weather was so bad we figured it would be dangerous coming back from there so we played it safe .. i guess fishign wise that was a mistake but if we had to error i'm glad we errored on the side of safety..
      City: SUNNYVALE

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: CVBC had monthly tourney out o Camanche south. we all hoped or the storm to pass thru quickly, didn't happen. Cold rainy and windy day. Most ish were caught upriver. Winning pattern was on t-rigged plastics on ledges. No limits, 4 ish or about 8#s to win.
      City: belmont

      Tips: It'll open up with 3 - 5 days o warming weather.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I made a late aternoon-night trip by mysel midweek and ripped a 4-10 and 3-5 beore dark on Pointer minnows. Fished 4 hrs ater dark and caught 6 rom 3 to nearly 4 lbs. Did not get that big bite! Was using big zipper worms. Fished mostly on hwy 20 side, up to Glenhaven.Guided Sat aternoon during break in storms and caught 5 on Rodstrainer jigs in about 10-20 eet o water on rockpiles. Bass were aggressive! We ished 3 hrs, had a dinner break, then went out at night, but only lasted 2 hrs - blown and rained o the lake! Only 1 bite at night.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Could not get a ish to look at a jig midseek. On Sat, they loved them. Go igure!! I think stormy weather put ish down in jig territory since rip bite did not happen ater rain stopped on Sat. With this active weather we are experiencing, don't be araid to try several patterns. And Clear lake is coming up ast!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: it is raining heavily and the lake is on the way up rapidly. ish are still deep, drag something in 40-50t in stumps or in the rocks, ish slowly! lots o debris loating so slow down or risk tearing up your rig, wind and rain predicted or all week. miserable conditions would best describe it. jigging spoons did not work or me, went to jigs in 1/2oz or larger, hard to maintain contact with the bottom with the wind blowing, come on SPRINGTIME!
      City: redding

Saturday, February 12th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: you may not believe this but on sunday when most of the area was experiencing a large storm the lake was very fishable. we got into a few groups of spotted bass in the narrows and main body of the lake. fish seemed very finicky on the take but all fish were good fish, up to 2.5 pounds. All of the fish cam out of 8-12 feet of water, tried deeper water but no takes.
      City: davos

      Tips: salt and pepper worms, or if you have it any of the predator worms with the blue or purple line down the middle

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished at Calero on the first of the month and bagged a 2.5 lb quality largemouth on a jig fished in about eight feet of water. From shore It didn't look like boaters were catching any fish at all. Cold fronts continue to halt the larger females into taking my offerings on the points. With a couple of warm days in a row I'll be catching some kicker fish. GLX, your reports are fishy I want to see some pictures.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: All I have to say is crawfish anyone!

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      Water Temp: 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished at Calero on the first of the month and bagged a 2.5 lb quality largemouth on a jig fished in about eight feet of water. From shore It didn't look like boaters were catching any fish at all. Cold fronts continue to halt the larger females into taking my offerings on the points. With a couple of warm days in a row I'll be catching some kicker fish. GLX, your reports are fishy I want to see some pictures.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: All I have to say is crawfish anyone!

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the CVBC tournament Sat. and as TommyP stated the rain and wind stayed with us most o the day. Our boat only ended up with 3 ish. One 2.2#s and the other two were only 12"s. All 3 were caught on Junebug colored plastics. Baby Brush hog on a split shot, and two on a drop shot rig with a 4.5" straight tail worm. 27-29' is the depth they were all picked up at.
      City: Newark

      Tips: Work deep ledges until the weather warms

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My dad and I got out to the lake around 10:00am. Our irst time at CFW. Started out at the North end o the lake using char. spinners, purple worms, and jigs: nada. Rain and wind kept us rom moving around too much. Finally braved the main water to get to the east end o the lake. Fished with the same bait and caught one large mouth to 1lb.
      City: Nevada City

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First time on NCBF site. Will be checking in regularly.Launched out o County Park ished North and South o park picked up irst ish on a black spinner (slow rollin) no other action,switched to six inch power worm, red and black and got bite our times within an hour our ish. ine ish or the day at 10.95 pounds. It was raining o and on with swells two to three eet.wind out o the south.
      City: Ukiah

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We started o at about 9:30am.The lake had risen to about 11t rom the rim due to the recent storms,and muddy.On this particular day the weather was just the pits.So on with the gortex and o we went.We headed towards the northwest corner on the lake on around what we like to call "oh no you did't island".Nothing.We threw just about everything rom jigs to spinners to crankbaits.Nothing.Finally deciding that maybe since the wind was blowing so hard and the rain was really coming down,that baitish might be blowing up against the shore and points.About 11am I(Matt) hooked into a 212 largemouth on a strike king 38 chart-white spinner.Five casts later I ound mysel saying good morning to a 312 largemouth.Both coming o o a rocky point down the arm at the north end o the lake.Unortunatly that was all or Kevin and I,but theirs always next time.Till then ish on.
      City: antelope

      Tips: Fish rocky points with spinners and ollow up with some plastics i the wind permits.Slow presentation.

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake at about 12.It Was airly windy and it was cold.Had no boat so ished o the shore.Caught 2 trout on a rooster tail o the dam.Skunked the rest o the day.
      City: salinas

      Tips: ish a black rooster tail, let it drop o about ive seconds twitch it a whole lot

Friday, February 11th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished friday from 9am until noon. Managed four fish, largest going 2.3lbs, other three were, 1.8, 1.9, and 1.9. Yes, I caught some "elusive" one-pounders. Seems from these reports, there aren't any one-pound fish in Calero anymore. Actually, it's probably my ability. All fish were caught in a small flat area, between 10:30am and 11:15am. All were in about 4-5ft. of water. All on small, shallow, chartreuse crankbait fished as slow as possible once it was down. Fished plastics, blades, no luck with either. Wind was heavy and it rained off and on the whole time.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Don't listen to me. I catch more small fish, than large fish. Hmm, imagine that.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Very wet and kind of windy on the lake today. Still had a great time though! I caught a 4 1/2, a 2 1/2, and a 2 all on a chart/white spinnerbait w/ white colorado blade, and also got a 2 on a black/blue Vyper Jig. I also missed one shaking a 6" Zipper Shakin Worm off a point. Great fun today catching fish on blades in February!!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Spike your lure with a little Kickin' Bass scent, it helps!