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Sunday, January 9th, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ok - so the day started badly when the trolling motor died first thing. Hooksettr & ET & I tried anyway to spoon up some stripers in Disco, using the big motor to move us around. It is truly a sucky experience. Graphed em, not as many as previous weeks, definitely.. Not a single fish.
      City: belmont

      Tips: don't look at me! I suck! So when is Spring?

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started in south end rocky secondary points. Then moved out to main creek points. Caught 2 blacks 2.5 lbs ea. couple o 14" spots. Went to piney to throw jigs, Looking or big blacks. Should have never let south end. Only caught a ew spots in Piney.
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: Slow presentation, Lots o time on the water. The more I go the easier to ind them. Right now I think there are ish at many depths. I stuck with 28'-40'.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Partner and I ished up toward Bagby on steep rocky banks.Salt and pepper worms 4 or 6 inch.Caught 14 spots and 1 smallmouth. Smallest 1.6, largest 2.8. One on 4 inch morning dawn.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Splitshot and keep the worm on the bottom.Slow

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy and I ished rom 7am-2pm and only landed 2 bass. First hit a crank bait on the main lake, weighed 2.5 lbs. Second hit a 3" leach on the Warm Springs side in some trees along the shore, weighed 1lb.We ished rom top to bottom and couldn't buy a bite. We marked a lot o ish suspended o the bottom but could not entice them.
      City: Rohnert park

      Tips: Your guess is as good as mine.

Saturday, January 8th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 53 to 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was tough for us. We caught 2 spots first thing about 10 ft. After that we worked 10 to 40 ft. until 3:00pm and nothing. At 3:00pm we found fish in 20 to 30ft. in rock shaking worms.
      City: Hayward

      Tips: Fish slow. shad color.

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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today my dad and I and Phil went to Lake Berryessa, I caught the biggest fish I ever caught there even it's the only fish I ever caught there. The throttle on the boat broke, my dad caught 2 smallmouth and 1 spot, the weather and the water were beautiful, Tag A-long
      City: Martinez

      Tips: We caught fish in 30-40 ft. of water shakin 4in. worms. good luck :-)

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Orwood this Saturday. Fished GIANT reaper in Disco Bay area for 2 hours on deep and shallow structure. Not a bite, pitched blk/blu Jig&pig, one bump, missed. Cranked red bomber, chrome speed trap, ripped Staysee in Disco & cranked Indian slough in 9-12 ft with various cranks Still no luck. Got desperate, ran to Trapper last hour (2-3 PM) and cranked a 2 lber and a 4 lber and missed a 3rd fish off riprap/tule combos in areas that had at least 10 feet of water nearby. Only got hits on Red Bomber 7a, water was a little dirtier in Trapper than in Disco in areas that I had hits. No flip or pitch bite for me this time. .
      City: Half Moon Bay

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I stuck 5 ish by 9:ooam in the south arm by shaking a six inch witchs tee o o rocky points in the south arm.
      City: SAC.

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      Water Temp: 49 DEG

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the south arm with a Carolina rigged witches tea4.5 worm. Caught 3 ish 2.5 to 4 lbs, 6 ish 1 to 1.5 lbs.Points, steep banks and the big ish came at the old sunkenbridge
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: Fish slow

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was kind o strange up there today. Fish were not relating to points or cuts, they were on eatureless banks with brush. I ended up with 7 keepers to 2.5 lbs and missed 3 others. 4 ish came on jigs and 3 came on a reaper. Fish were rom 15 to 60 eet. Bite was lite. Best bet was to pick a streach o bank, put the trolling motor down and ish the whole thing rather then run rom point to point.Mike Niemi
      City: Modesto

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      Water Temp: 51 DEGREES

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out rom angels point about 9:00 A.M. it was a very beautiul day although a little cold! We ished a ew points an old road along with some rocky shoreline on our way to angels arm.We threw brown/purple jigs spinnerbaits and carolinia rigged worms.Our irst and only ish came at approx.12:30 on a brown&green worm.Fishing was slow but still a beautiul day on the lake!!! Our most excitement came at around 3:00 p.m as we slowed to ish into the cove that we had launched rom.As we approached a canoe with two men ishing or trout.All too our surprise (AS WELL AS THEIRS) as the young man went to set the hook on a ish they lost their balance and went in!! As we trolled over to help we couldn't help but notice a ish jumping out o the water repeatedly while both men clung to the canoe the younger man also clung to his pole that had a ish on!!! I managed to get them both saely to shore while Terri landed the rainbow trout.They drained their canoe as we gathered their loating belongings.Unortunately a tackle box and a pair o prescription glasses were lost.We towed them saely to the launch ramp so they could warm up,the water was VERY COLD!! 50 DEGREES. Well that's all or now, stay warm and dry!!!
      City: MANTECA

      Tips: STAY OUT OF THE WATER,BRING WARM CLOTHES AND HOT CHOCOLATE!! WORMS DEEP AND SLOW! GO WITH WHAT YOU KNOW!!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went on cloverdale side towards cherry creek landed 2 steelheads one about 19 inches and a 21 inch we were using lasher with a 24 inch leader threaded minnow trolling around trees about 200 yards rom shore ish inder showed alot o ish in schools rom 13 eet to 87 we had downriggers set to 11 eet most o the day 10 lb.testireline on garcia baitcaster6"trout rod 8 lb. spiderwire on shaminio sendona 4000 spinning reel 8" eagleclaw rod use dodger and 20lb leader broken back repella
      City: rohnert park

      Tips: i notice alot o ish sitting around 50 t level bottom was 87 eet and where around the trees and dropo points by the channel o the lake goodluckps these ish taste good :)

Friday, January 7th, 2000

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught 14 fish
      City: sacramento

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: ??????????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I was just wondering i anyone knew where they aregetting trout and steelhead? I you know pleaseE-mail me.
      City: petaluma

Thursday, January 6th, 2000

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished today rom 11 to 3 on the north rocky bank by the dam. Caught 5 or about 10lbs using a 4" oxblood worm on a 1/4 oz. darthead. I just deadsticked the worm in 40t. and all bites were pressure bites. Had 2 bites on a brown/purple jig, but could'nt land them. Got to ish sloooow.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Slow and deep(thats what she said)this time o year.

Wednesday, January 5th, 2000

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

      Report: Took my brother out for some striper action. No luck on deep diven broken backs. Dropped 1-2 oz. weights on with 2' leaders fishing jerk baits in various colors and landed 4 between 2# and 4# on sat. Sunday in three hours in afternoon, caught four more 3# - 10# same set up. Silver/black and blue best. Lost several lures dragging bottom so use dispensible tackle.
      City: antioch

      Tips: Fish dead end sloughs and keep it slow.

Tuesday, January 4th, 2000

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

      Report: I was wondering i anybody could give me some ino on Clear Lake. Like where to go, what to throw, how deep, just the usual bass questions. We're planning a trip or January or February. It will be our irst time going to Clear Lake. We would like to rent a boat (i possible). Thanks a lot.
      City: Merced

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

      Report: Well I'm NOT ishing the 100% Bass tournament here in two weeks since my partner can't seem to do any preishing.. So here's the skinny..the whole truth and thats a act..I'm ishing Piney and Temperance ..using Brown jigs and a purple crawdad trailer made by Keeper Baits called purpleghost..The jigs is 5/8ths oz made o rogs hair..and the ish are mainly on the Steep NORTH acing banks..they are holding in about 20t-40t..I'm not throwing to the bank..I'm putting my boat near the bank and throwing parallel,out the 20 - 40 t depth..Let the bait set on the bottom or at least a minute beore moving it..and hold on these are big ish that see the bait all and move over to eat it..ater a minute pump the bait o the bottom about a oot and let it settle or about 20 seconds..i not bite make another cast down the bank..but stay on the SHADY NORTH STEEP banks..the ish are schooled up and you can catch any easy 12lb limit in one or two stops..most o these ish are big blacks..the biggest was 6.5lbs most are 2.5 and up.....and they crush the bait..Piney is the same way..just look or the shady banks..and let the bait "set" Yesterday I caught at least three limits almost all largemouths..and all over 2.5lbs Boat position is real important...throw out not in..I your not ishing in the shade your not catching the bigger ish..and the steeper the better..Good luck..and ish SLOW..
      City: Madera

Monday, January 3rd, 2000

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late break on the day, launched out of Orwoods, about 11:00 went into Disco, beautiful day,high tide, clear water threadfin on the surface, birds working, what else could I ask for? how about one single bite, blackie, or even a striper, hell I would even of settled for a crappie. Well 3 hours later went into Cruiser Heavin area settled for two strikes and one dink. Sorry could not give anybody any help this time.
      City: concord

      Tips: If you find the blackies your a real good fisherman, and please feel free to give me any tips.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: There is a decent jig bite at Folsom right now. Fish are relatively shallow, about 15 to 25 eet. Mostly largemouths. They seem to hold on steep banks with large rock and in shade.
      City: Orangevale