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Friday, February 4th, 2000

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started o at Yorty throwing cranks at the bank, that did'nt work. So I put on a aithul grub and BAM! A atty 1 pounder. trew it again and a large and in charge 11 incher smacked my grub. Then i decided to catch a blue gill so I tied on my good ol' mini tube jig and BAM! almost pulled the rod out o my hands, it was a 3 inch bluey. then i ended the day throwing my aithul grub and nailed a 10 incher, I ought that ish or a good 4 seconds.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: Anyone know why the bass in yorty creek are so small, and a lot o the rest o the lake. Each year you catch the same size bass, sure there'll be a decent ish here and there, but there all in that 10, 11,12, 13 inch range???

Thursday, February 3rd, 2000

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wow what a day!! The wind was howling and the rain was pouring. There were 3-4 t swells out there. Isn't it unny, you couldn't pay me $100 to go into my own backyard and work on a rainy day. But when it comes to ishing... well that's just dierent.The ishing was just as tough as the weather. We managed two ish, one on a jig and the other on a worm. Both caught about 8t., one in stained and one in clear water.The interesting thing about Clear Lake is one part o the lake can be semi-calm while another part can seem like the Paciic Ocean and getting to calm waters can be a rough ride.
      City: Windsor

      Tips: I've had some o the best ishing in rain. But when it's raining and windy, you might want to do what the Bass are doing... just stay hunkered somewhere comortable.

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

      Report: THERE'S A NEW SERIES OF OPEN TEAM TOURNAMENTS STARTING AT LAKE McCLURE ON FEB.27TH 2000.ENTRY FEE IS $50.00 PER TEAM WITH A $10.00 BIG FISH OPTION.1 IN 5 WILL BE PAID BACK,WITH FULL 80% PAYBACK,NO EXPENSES DEDUCTED.THERE IS A 75 BOAT LIMIT,SO GET YOUR ENTRY FORM IN TODAY!FOR MORE INFO E-MAIL MID-CAL BASS AT SKEETER3424@MSN.COM
      City: DENAIR

      Tips: FISH AROUND 40 TO 50 FT. SLOW FOR BIGGER FISH,JUST HEARD SMALLER FISH ARE STARTING TO MOVE SHALLOW.

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2000

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I had one bite fishing jigs and spider grubs in 5 to 40 feet of water. Swing and a miss. Caught the only fish of the day on double colorado spinnerbait. Fished from 2 to dusk.
      City: So. San Francisco

      Tips: I was fishing the spinnerbait real slow, just fast enough to keep the blades spinning. The fish was on a point in 5 feet of water.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I had one bite fishing jigs and spider grubs in 5 to 40 feet of water. Swing and a miss. Caught the only fish of the day on double colorado spinnerbait. Fished from 2 to dusk.
      City: So. San Francisco

      Tips: I was fishing the spinnerbait real slow, just fast enough to keep the blades spinning. The fish was on a point in 5 feet of water.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Franks Tract today, throwing Tora Tubes (white) to boils of Striped Bass. Landed over a dozen 5lb to 7lb range. To many shakers to remember, though I was starting to get tired of them by 1:00pm. Best day in a long time at Franks.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Watch for the birds and surface disturbance, this indicates Striper feeding activity. Use your electric motor to approach slowly (fish very spooky on sunny days). White Plastics seem to work the best this time of year. Light line and a good drag a MUST!!!! (contact me for more info.)

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: bright sunny day, went to the McCloud arm, caught one at the shasta caverns erry at 40 t, on salt and pepper twin tail grub on 3/8oz jighead, caught three more at the inlet to campbell creek in the rocks at 28-30t on a green zipper worm, in both instances I ished very s l o w. Had to stay right on the bottom, bites are very sot and ish usually just pick it up and swim o, ish went to two lbs. assisted a house boater who trolled up an 8 lb plus sacramento perch/sucker. I guess he is new, he thought he had a german brown. guess he will igure it out when he cooks it.
      City: Redding

Tuesday, February 1st, 2000

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

      Report: Boat house tackle attendant says the lakes were stocked on Jan 21. The north lake recieved 1000 lbs o rainbow trout in weight up to 2 lbs. The rains have kept the bite to a minimal but with the recent plants the bite should be good when water clearity improves. Didn't ask about the south but with spring coming it may be worth your while to try or bass o the shore o the south lake by the impound. Lake Merced isn't known or bass but that just means they aren't lure shy. I've seen largemouth bass weighing up to 5 lbs taken with worms and tube jigs.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Basic trout setup is a size 14 treble hook on a 1' to 2' leader. Tie to a swivel and the other side to the main line but add a 1/2 oz egg sinker using the swivel to stop the sinker rom sliding to ar.

Monday, January 31st, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50.5 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today was rainy, especially this a.m. Didn't launch till 2 p.m., fished until dark. Fished south arm of lake, water temp. was 50.5. Caught 4 fish, two smallies and 2 largemouth. All fish were good keepers, one to 2lbs. Fished plastics in around 25 feet of water, on points....

      Tips: Try salt and pepper.......

Sunday, January 30th, 2000

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: TOO COLD FOR A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was throw'n a carlina rig with a power sand worm 4", The guy in the back o my boat was belliache'n that it was too COLD or Bass'n. I told'em to start throw'n harder to get his blood a move'n. He was bawl'n like a scalded dog till he hooked him a mean six pounder then it was his chance to give me a seminar on how ta catch bass. I never caught a one that day, but he was still yakk'n when I put her back on the trailer. He caught one lousy ish all day and I thought I would never here the end o it all the way back to the shack.
      City: I'm a Hillbilly

      Tips: Leave those little whiners at home- then you wont have ta listen to a bunch'a crap on the way home

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

      Report: Fishing was good. I caught 7 ish or 5 1/2 lbs. My ishing buddy caught 5 or 2 1/2 lbs. He had a tough day and struggled to keep his ish on the line. Maybe its the drinking? Maybe he's just inerior! The bite was good in the morning, stopped at 11am when the wind picked up and then started up again at 3:30pm.
      City: Santa Rosa

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started at 7am and had the irst one at 7:10am. We were splishotting leaches and 4 inch worms. Our smallest ish was 2.2lbs., our largest was 3lbs. My dad, brother-in-law,and I caught twelve, lost 3 in the trees. We let at 12noon. We received more bites in the rain compared to when it wasn't.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Try by boulders and trees. Four inch brown colored worms or shad colored will work. Also try spooning, we saw some guys catching some on spoons.

Saturday, January 29th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Water clarity was clear in most of the lake (that characteristic Berryessa Green tinted color), the mud line was well up Putah Creek after the big storms of last weekend. Even up Putah, it wasn't as muddy as I've seen it in years past. There's a foot or so visability up in Putah, about a mile past the Boy Scout Camp. Water was a little cooler up there compared with the narrows. Only got one small keeper largemouth in deep water off rock wall in the narrows. I was sitting in 50'. Talked to two other guys, one had just one smallmouth on a worm up in Putah, the other was Dropshot, who had 5 fish up to 2.5 lbs. Seems like all the tournament boats I saw were in the south end of the lake fishing the main rock walls and points.
      City: Bay Point

      Tips: No suggestions, cause I didn't do so well. Keep you eye out for wild life, though. I saw a bobcat and a pair of bald eagles up in Putah. Heard some coyotes howling too.

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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished main lake area, searched for rock piles and large boulder point (west side). Fished for 6 hrs, caught and released 6 fish had 8 hits. 5 of those fish averaged around 2lbs. Caught all the fish on either black or brown jigs with junebug trailer. Fish came from 15 to 25ft of water. Couldnt get a rip bite nor a worm bite to go.
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: Right know Id stay with the main lake area, creeks are stained brown. fish main bays but stay on the out side near deep water, finding rocky area in 15 to 40ft of water. Fish jigs slooooow until you can determine what there aggressiveness is. Black or brown jigs will work.

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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished main lake area, searched for rock piles and large boulder point (west side). Fished for 6 hrs, caught and released 6 fish had 8 hits. 5 of those fish averaged around 2lbs. Caught all the fish on either black or brown jigs with junebug trailer. Fish came from 15 to 25ft of water. Couldnt get a rip bite nor a worm bite to go.
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: Right know Id stay with the main lake area, creeks are stained brown. fish main bays but stay on the out side near deep water, finding rocky area in 15 to 40ft of water. Fish jigs slooooow until you can determine what there aggressiveness is. Black or brown jigs will work.

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      Water Temp: 52`to56`

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished WCB teams today-tough bite overall. 8 bites,5 fish for 9.14 lbs. Small brown Worms 15 to 20 ft., cranked one smallie. Lots of boats on points, camped out. If you find fish- stay on'em a while and be patient. Not a great day for me ,farmed a couple possible money fish . Never really establised a pattern. Had to leave as soon as weighed in, didn't hear results or winning pattern(S). chilly all day-could have used more or thicker cloud-cover Don't
      City: WILTON

      Tips: split shot or spider jigs 15 to 25 ft submerged humps.

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      Water Temp: 51-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: American Bass Anglers Launched five boats from Markley Cove The bite was tough- I boated 1 fish, and had another two hooked up that came unbuttoned, seems the bass were just short biting, the fish I boated was just a pressure bite , Mike Oron my no-boat boated two fish, we were wormin deep, 1 limit was weighed in for 6+ lbs. all spots.
      City: Martinez

      Tips: All fish came on worms deep Good Luck Procraft Pete

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Recent heavy rains have muddied up the lake considerably, and also raised the water level a few feet. Visibility was about 6 inches. I fished from 11-4:30 today and found an overall tough bite. I managed 2, one 1 1/2lber, and one pushing 3lbs. The fish hit on a purple/brown Zipper worm, texas rigged, with Kickin Bass Scent. I also missed 2 good thunks on a small Rodstrainer football jig w/ Yamamoto trailer. I think I couldve caught 1 or 2 more fish, but the yuppies in their ski boats were thrashing the water pretty good.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Work the bait VERY slow right now in these muddy conditions, and try to use some sort of scent.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Recent heavy rains have muddied up the lake considerably, and also raised the water level a few feet. Visibility was about 6 inches. I fished from 11-4:30 today and found an overall tough bite. I managed 2, one 1 1/2lber, and one pushing 3lbs. The fish hit on a purple/brown Zipper worm, texas rigged, with Kickin Bass Scent. I also missed 2 good thunks on a small Rodstrainer football jig w/ Yamamoto trailer. I think I couldve caught 1 or 2 more fish, but the yuppies in their ski boats were thrashing the water pretty good.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Work the bait VERY slow right now in these muddy conditions, and try to use some sort of scent.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of King Is. Honker cut is mud. Fished middle river it was o.k. clarity wise not fish wise. Fished Whisky and outside of mildred, main channel and St. Francis. I cranked speedtraps and rattletraps and filpped alittle with jigs. My success rate??? Nothing, nada, zip. The worst day I ever had on the delta. But I'll figure'em out. Talked to a couple of other boats and they had nothing also. Very tough day. Well for me it was.
      City: Wilton