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Saturday, December 4th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out or Orwood with Doug O from CVBC for a lesson day for this rookie. Dang fog made it hard to get anywhere. fished near orwood with no success; went to Woodward where Doug gave me a nice lesson on reading a graph, sticking a nice 2.5 that we saw on the graph in deeper water. Moved around a bit, caught a few more. Ended the day finding a spot that produced numbers of stripers and quite a few bucketmouths as well, including a 3 and a couple of twos. It was a nicer but colder day than I anticipated. Learned a lot.
      City: belmont

      Tips: go deep & slow. look for slow current and cover to place fish. When all else fails, pitch a rattletrap and go fish for stripers!

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

      Report: got skunked with the bucketmouth however practiced new drop shot technique learned rom Bass-o-Rama using Castaic baits new shad sot plastic baits. Got some trout though with my ive year old using the ole Powerbait
      City: Walnut Creek

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 30''d

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I HAVE NOT BEEN ISHING IN LAKE DON.PEDRO YET THIS YEAR BUT THE LIKE TO GO FOR THE WORMS
      City: coulterville

      Tips: GET WORMS THEY WORK THE BEST

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a Castaic Trout or most o the morning. Caught three nice ish. 9.4, 8.6 and 6.1 pounds. Also caught two s,allies about 2 pounds apiece on a Nipper green wienie.
      City: Orangevale

Thursday, December 2nd, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went fishing with wife and kids off the rec 1 area and caugth 1-2 lbs smallies.
      City: antioch

      Tips: Lures used were kastmasters by the wife and kids and 4" worms by me.Work the worns just off the bottom with a slow retreive.

Wednesday, December 1st, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 55.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I FISHED FROM 9:30 AM TO 1:30, I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO WERE USING WORMS AND JIGS AND NOT DOING VERY GOOD. I DECIDED TO TRY CRANKIN FOR AWHILE AND IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES I PULLED A 3 #ER. THE REST OF THE DAY I CRANK CRANK CRANKED!!!! I ENDED UP WITH 8 FISH. 2#, 2# 3# 3.5# 4.5# 3# 3.5# AND A 6.5# KICKER!!! I THOUGHT EVERYONE SAID THE FISHING WAS CRAPPY ??
      City: REDWOOD CITY

      Tips: I FISHED INTO THE WIND ON THE MUD LINE, FISH WHATEVER SIDE THE WIND IS BLOWING INTO. ALSO HIT ANY WOOD YOU CAN FIND!! I WAS THROWING A 1/4OZ. CRAW COLORED SPEED TRAP GOOD LUCK AND RIP A LIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      Water Temp: 55.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I FISHED FROM 9:30 AM TO 1:30, I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO WERE USING WORMS AND JIGS AND NOT DOING VERY GOOD. I DECIDED TO TRY CRANKIN FOR AWHILE AND IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES I PULLED A 3 #ER. THE REST OF THE DAY I CRANK CRANK CRANKED!!!! I ENDED UP WITH 8 FISH. 2#, 2# 3# 3.5# 4.5# 3# 3.5# AND A 6.5# KICKER!!! I THOUGHT EVERYONE SAID THE FISHING WAS CRAPPY ??
      City: REDWOOD CITY

      Tips: I FISHED INTO THE WIND ON THE MUD LINE, FISH WHATEVER SIDE THE WIND IS BLOWING INTO. ALSO HIT ANY WOOD YOU CAN FIND!! I WAS THROWING A 1/4OZ. CRAW COLORED SPEED TRAP GOOD LUCK AND RIP A LIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHING FOR STEELHEAD HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. 2 TO 5 FISH DAYS ALL OVER 18 INCHES ARE NOT UNCOMMON. SLOW TROLL A BROKEN BACK REBEL MINNOW (1/4 OZ) ON 8LB TEST ON ANY PART OF THE MAIN BODY ON THE LAKE AND YOU SHOULD BE SUCCESFUL! IF THIS AINT WORKIN FOR YA DRAG A OLIVE OR BLACK WOOLEY BUGGER FLY 2 TO 4 FT BELOW SURFACE, HOLD ON TIGHT DOING THIS ....... I CAUGHT A 5 1/2 LB STEELEY THIS WAY LAST WEEK. GOOD LUCK FOLKS!!!
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: SMALL BROKEN BACK REBEL MINNOWS SEEM TO BE GETTING THE JOB DONE MORE SO THAN RAPALA'S ARE. NO DOWN RIGGERS ARE NEEDED THIS TIME OF YEAR, JUST DRAG'EM ON TOP . ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SPEED WHEN TROLLING, YOUR TROLLING SPEED IS BASED ON HOW FAST IT TAKES FOR YOUR LURE TO PERFORM CORRECTLY.

Tuesday, November 30th, 1999

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy Wayne and I went to Oroville. Missed the rain, even though it threatened. We were the only truck in the lot when we launched and the only one when we came in! Ramp is in ine shape. We saw two other boats all day. We caught 6 good spots to 2.5 pounds mostly on jigs in 30-40 eet on main lake points. Also 2 salmon on plastic worms and a 15 pound catish on a jigging spoon. You should have seen Wayne work that sucker out o a submerged tree. Especially interesting since we had no idea what it was except it was big and strong. What a Brute! We turned it loose to terroize some other ishermen and the salmon came home or dinner.
      City: Marysville

      Tips: Take your time, try shaking your jig.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this past holiday weekend. Water clarity is in excesso 20 eet. Baitish not easy to ind and moving ast. Youcan catch ish 40-70 t deep shaking worms o points whereyou locate some bait ish activity. Try outside the Jones Valley area and Packers Bay. Color was not important. I was not able to get a reaction bite at all. I heard thatthe better weights caught on the Sunday tournament were inthe upper part o the Sac and McCloud arms. This lake needs some good rain storms bad.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Find bait and shake worms deep or try your luck with ripbaits in the upper arm sections.

Sunday, November 28th, 1999

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

      Report: Launched at 9:30am. Fished until Noon. One fish, 3.4lbs., on a green/red flake Yam. spider grub fished on a stand up jig head. Caught him in about 15ft. of water off a point. There must have been fifty fish in this area, and my fishing prowess brought me one! The fish were all marked at 15ft.+ of water. Water level on the south end is incredibly low. Very calm day. Everyone I talked to said it was a tough bite. Even tougher when your'e still learning.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at 9:30am. Fished until Noon. One fish, 3.4lbs., on a green/red flake Yam. spider grub fished on a stand up jig head. Caught him in about 15ft. of water off a point. There must have been fifty fish in this area, and my fishing prowess brought me one! The fish were all marked at 15ft.+ of water. Water level on the south end is incredibly low. Very calm day. Everyone I talked to said it was a tough bite. Even tougher when your'e still learning.
      City: San Jose

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Waltons Tourney(Out of Ladds) today with Durbin. We weighed 7 fish for 17# & change.(6&3/4# kicker) Today, we caught about 15-20 keepers, but almost all were small. Our better fish were caught on cranks(big one ate a Speed Trap) or flipping(Yesterday). Numbers(for us) were caught on a T-rigged grub. Most fish caught on rocks & weeds, with deep water access, and current. DDawg
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Cover water!!! We didn't fire up the big motor till 8:30am. We had our 3 best for about 12+# by then, and were down to 14 mile slough.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went looking for some new water up north today. found a few nice spots but didn't catch much. Tried a dead end slough with no luck. Caught 3 LM (All about 2#) on a black jig with blue trailer. 2 of the fish were holding on current and the 3rd came off a rock pile on a bank that was loaded with wood.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Don't know! I'm still trying to figure this bite out. One day crank baits seem to be the ticket, the next it's a jig or a worm. Fish hard and stay warm!

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      Water Temp: ????

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and my dad launched out of del's this morning at about 6:45. At about 8:00 we caught 4 fish 2 of which were my dads(both keepers). The fish were all caught near piles of wood and riprap with deep water near by. The biggest fish was caught on a black/red glitter brushog and the other was caught on a speedtrap. My two fish came on a 4" brown worm c-rigged.We fished until 1:00 with no more bites.
      City: tracy

Saturday, November 27th, 1999

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

      Report: Went out for a fun day with my father-in-law. Fished the San Juaquin and Frank's Tract/ fisheman's cut area. started off a little slow, but by the end of the day we had caught 10 bass (three were keepers for about 7 lb.), 9 small stripers with four being in the 18"--23" range, and one nice 14 lb. steelhead. All fish came on rattle traps or cranks aside from our largest bass (3 lb.), which came on a pop'n image. Spent considerable time flippin' with absolutely no bites. Reaction baits were definitely the ticket. A little slow at times, but a lot of "chuckin' and windin' " will yield some fish. Look for current rifts and eddies, as exactly none of our fish were caught in water that wasn't moving. Current seemed to be the deciding factor.
      City: sacramento

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught a lot o ish good Quality all were caught 60 to 80 eet on worms, jigs, secret is to ish slow on the bottom. I you are ishing slow then slow some more.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: worms jigs etc.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Threw worms, lizards and jigs or three hours mid-morning,not even a bite. Picked up a white spinner bait and caughtthree 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 pounders in less than an hour over thetops o submerged trees in about 20' o water, go igure?P.S. They're not water rats (jet skiis), they are called "LAKE LICE"
      City: Healdsburg

Friday, November 26th, 1999

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: More Steelhead action. Back out Friday ater Thanksgiving with my 8 yr old daughter and pulled in 2 more to 15". She lost one about 18" right at the boat. We ished rom the dam to the marina until 12:30. Great time to be out because there are no skiers or water rats (jet skis) to deal with this time o year.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: I trolling is slow try a split shot rig with nightcrawlers or minnows. Cast out and let sink until vertical.

Thursday, November 25th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had to go out and work off that Turkey, Took off out of Orwood, crused to Indian Slough Threw rattle-trap for about 2 hours, located my dinks, on the outside weed- rock bank, caught about 10, for about 15lbs. that was throwing in my kicker 2&half lber. fish are about 5 feet deep in ten to twelve foot of h2o. Complete reaction bite!!! no Jig or Worm Bite. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
      City: Concord