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Sunday, October 24th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Me and my daughter Amber went out this afternoon about 1:30 ish. We stayed south throwing the good ole woiym.our best fish was about 3lb, fishing outside weedlines wherever we could see the weeds (muddy) with the warm weather we had our share of skiers this weekend also the Rock dams are out now and it will take a few weeks for the south to balance out the silt that has been gathering behind the dams.we managed a 7 fish limit but that was it! Home by dark....
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Outside weedlines !!key on area's that dip back into the bank, these subtle little indentations in the weedlines will usually hold fish this time of year...I guess its just something different for them also its a good lazy day ambush area....

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Dutch and False river from 7:00 a.m. till noon. The crank bite is picking up. Caught 5 keepers. The biggest around 3lbs. plus a keeper striper as a bonus. Good day on the tule points. Multiple casts to the same point.
      City: Danville

      Tips: Crank tule points on the out going tide.

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      Water Temp: about 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The fishing here has been ok, but what i wanted to say was that there's this great website called alladvantage.com and if you sign up and download something called a view bar you can really make, hey if you think this is a jokr check it out yourself at alladvantage.com. Oh yeah, and if you do decide to sign up don't forget to type in this id# when you sign up (you may want to write ths down) EWC-804 thanks
      City: Petaluma

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: about 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ishing is ok here, but i really wanted to tell you about is a great website called alladvantage.com This website actually pays you money or going on the internet. All you have to do is sign up and download a view bar and your ready. Hey, i you think this is a joke check it out, alladvantage.com oh yeah, dont orget to type in this id# when you sign up( you may want to write this down) EWC-804 thanks
      City: Petaluma

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the back ponds with Texas Rigs on the cover. I Caught one 12"er o o a red and white power grub. My dad caught a 14"er o a Berkeley worm called "pumpkin seed". Both ish hit early in the morning between 6:30 and 7am about 2-4 eet rom the shore. Several bites throughout the morning. Ater 8am, no more activity with bass.(In case anyone cares) The ollowing week, a riend o mine heard that some big catish have been caught in the main reservoir. We went out at 8:00pm. The water was totally calm and no wind.....Lots o bass hitting the surace. We dropped a lantern in the water and attracted zillions o minnows. Couldn't snag a bass with buzz bait....but the catish started hitting between 9-10pm on chicken livers and resh tiger prawns. Pulled in two 15"ers and the rest went back.
      City: Redwood City

      Tips: In the back ponds used weedless lures in a Texas rig. Lots o weeds, logs and cover. All o our bites were about 2' rom shore and early in the morning. I have heard that crawdads are native to the lake/ponds and that some big bass are being pulled out using this bait...I will try that next!

Saturday, October 23rd, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68 - 72 (guess)

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of LazyM with other CVBCrs. The Delta taketh away, and sometimes, the Delta giveth. This time, the Delta giveth - a good day (for me) as I caught two 5s, a 3 and a couple of keepers. Found a nice area where there were some crank fish, and also managed to get bit on a junebug zipper in wood. Also had the nice company of Hookstr and ET to round out a nice day overall.
      City: belmont

      Tips: There was a nice reaction bite when the tide first started to move again. Outside weedlines. ClearWater Flash Speedtrap, quarter ounce. slow retreive

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Bite was tough. Fished from 6:45 to 11:00ish. Had 5 bites for three fish (2 Keepers) 2 on a jig and 1 on a buzzbait. When the fish hit they hit hard and fought hard, but bites were hard to come by. Fished Old River and between Orwood and Holland Tract. All bites came out of water deeper then 4 feet (4-6 feet).
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Had 1 frog blowup, I buzzbait fish 3 bites and 2 fish on a red and black jig.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 63-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to check out Oroville in search o a big bite thrill,Only stuck one spot in the slot-13.5"-So just or a kick I picked up the lippin stick,to see what would bite the T6-Basstrix.Zip, zero, zilch.Also observed other boats and did not see any ish caught,must be because the lake is being pulled down,But it was a nice day anywayTIGHT lINESProcrat Pete
      City: Martinez

      Tips: The spot I caught was on -YES- A "DUH" jig with a double tailyamamoto grub, i that helps any.Good luck

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

      Report: wow the lake is clear. still no shad to be ound. launched out o jones valley and went toward the pit i ished so many dierent baits and nothing worked. i went out around 430 and ished to dark. got three bites on a pop-r and that is it. good luck to everyone
      City: redding

Friday, October 22nd, 1999

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: TOOK MY 8 YR. OLD SON FISHING TODAY. HOPING FOR PATIENCE FROM AN 8YR. OLD. HE DID GOOD, TAUGHT HIM TO CAST AN 1/8 OZ SPINNERBAIT. HE WAS CASTING OUT ABOUT 30 FEET. IT GETS BETTER! I SET UP A CAROLINA RIGGED ZIPPER(5" gourd green)WORM FOR MYSELF. CASTING FROM SHORE 50-60FT OUT WORKING IT BACK SLOWLY,COUNTED DOWN A 3/4 OZ SINKER 15 SECONDS TO THE BOTTOM.10 FT FROM SHORE, SNAG,NO!,FISH ON! FISH FILLS GOOD MAYBE 3LB'ER, THEN STARTS TAKING DRAG,FILLS HEAVY BUT I HAVEN'T GOT A LOOK YET. I PLAY THE FISH FOR 2-3MIN.,THEN I GET MY 1ST LOOK, SHE'S A HOG! I LAND HER , GET THIS , SHE'S 9.5LBS 24" W/ A GIRTH OF 18". I'M WAS HAPPY AND MY SON WAS HAPPY. IT WAS A GOOD DAY FISHING!
      City: SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

      Tips: THE BOAT LAUNCH WAS TAPED OFF. THE LAKE IS REAL LOW, SIGN SAYS NO JET SKIS BUT NOTHING ABOUT BOATS. CALL FOR INFO BEFORE YOU GO. THE LAKE IS PERFECT FOR FLOAT TUBES,NO BOATS OR JET SKIS. NOBODY OUT THERE WE HAD THE LAKE TO OURSELF,JUST A PERFECT DAY TO TAKE A KID FISHING. OK IF YOUR STILL W/ME THIS FAR HERE IS THE INFO YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. WE FISHED TO THE RIGHT OF THE DAM. NOT THE LITTLE ISLAND BUT THE ROCK OUT OF THE WATER. I CAUGHT THE HOG AT 6:30PM, JUST STARTING TO GET DARK. GOOD LUCK!

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

      Report: ATTN: The previous report on this page is incorrect. IRepeat incorrect. The letter o the regulations is orUNDERWATER VIEWING DEVICES, IE, CAMERA'S, GLASS BOTTOMTUBES and the like. The previous interpertation goesar beyond what is regulated. I that would be the caseyou could not use your eyes to view ish in clear water.I hope this clears up the misinormation.
      City: Sebastopol

Monday, October 18th, 1999

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 1000 - 1300hrs ish are everywhere caught ish on pop-r then tried spooning with a kastmaster. caught ish in 10' to 40'not bad or having no experience with a spoon. topwater bite is still a bit slow but eective over isolated cover.tight lines
      City: Sheridan

Sunday, October 17th, 1999

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tourny Sunday. Bite was tough. All fished seemed to come before 9 am!. After 9am it shut down. Didn't seem to matter what you threw as long as you did before 9am. Half Smallies and Half Northers no spots. Flukes/worms/crankin/grubs everthing worked.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: If you are going to go fish early for Bass. Once the bite stops switch over to trout. They seem to be the only thing going during the day.(at the surface).

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough day on the delta for the 2nd Hook event. I was worried we would have strong winds like the day before but it was even worse, NOT A BREEZE!! Only managed 3 fish for 5 pounds. All fish came on points with current, one on a jig and 2 on speedtraps.
      City: Pleasanton

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished rom around 2:00 till dusk.threw a small rapala and a small spinner.caught about 10 (no keepers). My buddy got about the same.I need help on how to catch bigger ish out o this lake.email me please.
      City: Rocklin

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

      Report: Fishing was really tough on Shasta this weekend ormy parner, no real pattern a ew keepers on spoons.Mostly dinks. Heavy- heavy- heavy wind...Today was a little better...Fishing was slow butat least you could try some other things. Fishingwas the best the last two evenings, mainly in the pit.See you Wed.
      City: Naches, Wa.

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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was better, but not or me. I saw another two loat tubers get a couple on spinnerbaits in the trees, to about 3 pounds. I loat tubed or most the aternoon and just couldn't get any bass. I ended the day catching at least 50 nice crappie though. They were all schooled up on the surace in the middle o the lake, a ish a cast.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Spinnerbaits and worms in the trees. The best ish I saw caught hit the spinnerbait right at the surace. I tried spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs, reapers, and missed and just got bit once.

Saturday, October 16th, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 64-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hello everyone. I understand that Calero can be one mother of a tough lake, but right now is not one of them. I am just an average stick, and I don't want to p' anyone off, but fishing aint that hard right now. I've been throwing plastics and traps and hooking fish everywhere. The average depth has been 15-18' for good consistant fish using plastics. I'm talking bottom depth, not weed depth. Trap fishing has been best early on, in shallow water. They want to rip the rod out of your hand. Yee haw!! On Saturday I was out for only a half day and caught at least twenty fish. Yeah, some were dinks but the rest averaged a pound and a half and up to four pounds.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: The baitfish are everywhere and they're swimming shallow. Find the baitfish and defined weedlines and throw traps. Find weedlines and a few baitfish and throw plastics. Weightless has been the way to go. Not flukes, brush hogs. Watch out for the idiot skiers. Carry 1 oz. spoons.

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      Water Temp: 64-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hello everyone. I understand that Calero can be one mother of a tough lake, but right now is not one of them. I am just an average stick, and I don't want to p' anyone off, but fishing aint that hard right now. I've been throwing plastics and traps and hooking fish everywhere. The average depth has been 15-18' for good consistant fish using plastics. I'm talking bottom depth, not weed depth. Trap fishing has been best early on, in shallow water. They want to rip the rod out of your hand. Yee haw!! On Saturday I was out for only a half day and caught at least twenty fish. Yeah, some were dinks but the rest averaged a pound and a half and up to four pounds.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: The baitfish are everywhere and they're swimming shallow. Find the baitfish and defined weedlines and throw traps. Find weedlines and a few baitfish and throw plastics. Weightless has been the way to go. Not flukes, brush hogs. Watch out for the idiot skiers. Carry 1 oz. spoons.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Butch and I fish the Delta Saturday. Started at Ladds and caught a 10 pounder right off the bat. Fish was kinda funny looking though, had these appendages growing from his face and left some real slimmy stuff on the carpet of my boat. Oh yeah, Butch really liked him as was pissed when I threw him back. Any way, we fished our way down south hitting our favorite fall time structure and caught several small keepers. They were really pulling water yesterday and the current was wild down south. Jigs were our main weapons although we caught a couple on a blade. It'll get better and better. Back next weekend and the hunt continues.Oh yeah, did spend the afternoon harrassing some big one under matts with a frog, none caught but lots of movement.
      City: Le Grand

      Tips: Jigs, blades and cranks, frogs on the matts.