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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!

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      Water Temp: didnt know

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: windy,rainy and miserable on this opening day at the dam, until I caught three 3lb plus bass on a gitzit. Then ended my day with a 11.1 lb largemouth my biggest ever!! My Iovino doodlin rod got a workout and so did the 8lb trilene xt. Happy to say that the bass was released or another basser to catch another day!!
      City: El Cerrito

Thursday, February 10th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for a few hours in-between rain storms. Fished jigs, worms and cranks. Not a bite today.
      City: Tracy

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 60 (I'm guessin

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished about two hours prior to dark. Second cast w/Blue Green spinnerbait yielded only bass, about 2 pounds. This was caught in eastern creek arm, in branches o suspended timber near break into deeper water. Tried cranks, worms, tube jigs, jig&hogs, you name it. Not another whi! Later, s-trolling the main lake back to the launch Tommy T. picked up one trout using a snap weight ahead o a countdown rapala, gold, size 7. Yumm!
      City: Napa

      Tips: Looking back, i we'd had more time, I'd have started out away rom the trees out deeper with crankbaits to see i there were any active takers beore barging right into the trees. I was a little rusty irst time out in a while, and might have scared 'em away.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: don't know

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I own Magalia Plastic Baits. Have been selling a lot o 4 1/2" orange craw worms to guys ishing Oroville as well as the 6 inch Killer Shad. The Killer Shad is a avorite o Joe Bitker and Greg Gutierrez. I you want ino on Magalia Plastic Baits email me at mpb@shocking.com. Good luck to all.Mike Johnson -owner
      City: Magalia

      Tips: Dart head 6" Killer Shad Worms with 1/8 - 1/4 oz because o the pressure bite.

Wednesday, February 9th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished out of big break today . wow was it tough ... what happened to the good bite of last week . was pre fishing for the aba this sunday . i got two fish a 1 and 1/2 on a spinnerbait and a 2 and 1/2 on a rattle trap. the only thing my partner got was a 2 lb steelhead !!!!! cought cranking a speed trap.. no fog.. flat calm
      City: SUNNYVALE

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 52.5-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: First time out at Camanche - Cloudy turning in rain at 1:30pm. Fished with my buddy Tim.Most ish were in 20 to 36 eet level could not get em to bite. Fish north end - managed to hook a keeper with a White Blade in 12 eet o water. tight lines
      City: Hayward

      Tips: Clear water - white or shad color baits

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 57 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went up to old Clear like today caught 4 bass on spinnerbaits 2-4 lbs. Pretty good. but anyway there's this great website that actually pays you 50 cents every hour that you are actively suring the internet, and it's called alladvantage.com It's really easy to use and I guarentee there is no catch, even look or yoursel. just ollow the directions at the website. I you do decide to sign up type in this id# EWC-804 this is how you can earn a little extra money.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: give it a try.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the lake about 7:00 am ished the south ork just past the bridge where the south and middle split.Found ish in 10-15 eet o water on steep banks. Caught 8 ish but only 2 were over 15 inches.
      City: Shingle Springs

      Tips: Dragging a Oxblood and Blue worm (4 1/2") slow.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 50 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a couple bass on brush hogs and jigs in the main body, but not too much going on. Something that I do know about is this website called alladvantage.com it actually pays you 50 cents or every hour your on the internet. you just have to look at an extra advertisement that usually see anyway. You just gotta go to the website and see or yoursel. You'll see there's no catch, and it's no gimmic. Just sign up download one quick thing and your all ready to go. Oh yeah, i you do decide to sign up type in this ID# EWC-804 This is how you can get a little more money you'll see where to type in the ID# when you sign up.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: give it a try

Tuesday, February 8th, 2000

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished rom 7.30 2pm I caught 17 ish my wie even caught 5. all ish taken rom 1 to 12 t.6 ish taken pitching brush.the rest s.shot and texas rig.i counted 26 boat trailers just on the north side.lots o ishing pressure. the biggest was 2.3lbs. I could see lots o males up shallow,but they were spooky..
      City: madera

      Tips: grn./pumpkin brush hogs and lizards. purple death worms. throw on the bank and work out slowly.most bites were pressure bites.

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished or two hours in the evening. caught 2 average ish rom the wood in the 5 mph zone. Fish did hit hard. Spit shot shad & puple ghost.
      City: Los Banos

Monday, February 7th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I fished lafayette Friday with a friend. The trout didn't seem to want bait for us, but I did pick up two by tossing a small brass Castmaster. The larger one went 7 pounds and was 22 inches long. She absolutly crushed the lure so hard it actually knocked the reel off the rod. I'm glad my friend was there to help me get the reel back on the rod while keeping the tension on the fish. The other was a nice 17 incher that jumped 5 times. I didn't know the bait shop was closeing at 5PM so I didn't get on their board as I went up at 5:30, to bad since this was my first really big trout ever.
      City: Richmond

      Tips: Brass castmasters in small sizes. Slow retrieve is best.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out a before lunch for a few hours. Started with blue bird skies, Couldn't get the jig bite going. Fish had moved back off. Dropshotted a 2 lber off a 10 ft dropoff, clouds moved in the afternoon and cranked 4 fish off sunken Island with a rattle trap on the edge of slope.
      City: Tracy

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

      Report: The water was clear in the north end but stained in the south. Fish (trout I assume) were rising like crazy around the marina/boat launch at dawn, hitting what, we don't know. Aiming or bass but all shoreline structure was exposed due to low water level and we had no electronics unortunately so trolling was the ticket today: 12" bow on a spinner, 15" bow on a Kastmaster, and 13.5" bow on a Rapala. Baitishing in north end yielded nothing. Plant was made in the aternoon. Trout in AM in north end, bass in PM in south. 14.5" largemouth on a crank. A pleasant outing I must say.
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: I you're not having un, you're doing it all wrong!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 53 Deg.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Finding a great jig bite when the sun warms up.Fished themain body and North arm 1-29 and had 15 ish up to 4 lbs.Went back evening 2-1 3pm to 5pm and caught 6 ish to 2lbs.on jigs and rip baits.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Start ishing shallow to deep to locate ish. most o my ish were 8 t. or less

Sunday, February 6th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM 6 TO 1 ON SUNDAY FISHED FRENZYCRANKBAITS IN CRAW PATERN IN 10' TO 20' CAUGHT A 4 1/2 POUND BASS AND 2 5 POUND TROUT
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: LET THE BAIT STIRR UP THE BOTTOM

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51 to 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Jr and I went out of Del's ... Fished Old River,Victoria, Woodward and Disco... Didn't get bit (+(..Cranked,pitched, bladed,flipped and yes!!!! We even splitshotted.. Still Nada
      City: Dublin

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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Delta Federation out of Ladds, I only mustered one bite, delerious fish ate my bomber crankbait almost at the boat, that was the only bite for me and my non-boater, tough day was had by alot of anglers, we tried everything , even the dropshot didnt produce.
      City: Martinez

      Tips: I found it was time to run and gun and find active fish, after catching one I stayed there and worked the area reel good. good luck Procraft Pete