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Friday, July 2nd, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: High 70s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nicolo and I tubed Calero from about 9AM to 4:30PM. We found fish while split shotting 4" Green Weenies in 10'-20'of water. We also found fish along the mudlines on jigs. We landed 12 fish including a 6 pounder and two 4 pounders. All others were about a pound or so. Tight lines. -Brent
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Most fish were deep from the three consecutive dyas of miserable heat. So back off the shoreline, out past the weeds, and start dragging.

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      Water Temp: 79-81

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Brent and I float tubed 8AM - 4:30PM. It was very windy and VERY cold untill about noon. We worked the shoreline on the opposite side from the boat ramp. Frogs, spinner baits, and crankbaits were useless for us today. We did find a lot of fish though, and ended up with a 6 lber, two 4 lbers, and about 10 dinks.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: For quantity, split shot green weenies in 15-25 feet of water, just about anywhere. All three of our large fish came on jigs, one in 20 feet, and the other two in 5-10 feet once a mude line from the water skiers had established. The big fish were all near heavy rock cover with some weeds.

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      Water Temp: High 70s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Nicolo and I tubed Calero from about 9AM to 4:30PM. We found fish while split shotting 4" Green Weenies in 10'-20'of water. We also found fish along the mudlines on jigs. We landed 12 fish including a 6 pounder and two 4 pounders. All others were about a pound or so. Tight lines. -Brent
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Most fish were deep from the three consecutive dyas of miserable heat. So back off the shoreline, out past the weeds, and start dragging.

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      Water Temp: 79-81

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Brent and I float tubed 8AM - 4:30PM. It was very windy and VERY cold untill about noon. We worked the shoreline on the opposite side from the boat ramp. Frogs, spinner baits, and crankbaits were useless for us today. We did find a lot of fish though, and ended up with a 6 lber, two 4 lbers, and about 10 dinks.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: For quantity, split shot green weenies in 15-25 feet of water, just about anywhere. All three of our large fish came on jigs, one in 20 feet, and the other two in 5-10 feet once a mude line from the water skiers had established. The big fish were all near heavy rock cover with some weeds.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 80's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Turkey NCBF Shoot, placed sixth by flippin Brown jig with Junebug Trailer in calm water all morning. Best 5 fish would of went 16-18lbs. Caught the fish in 1ft to 2ft of water. Was fishin off of old river (Cuts)
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: Waters starting to clear with no cloud cover throw brown jigs with Plastic trailer tight to tules or in them with 20lb line (you'll need it, he he). Worms color SP-20 or a Junebug/Pumkin made by Rainbow Worms

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 77-82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 6/28-6/30. Concentrated on the lower lake. Fish seemed to be on the outside corners (points) o spawning coves in 10-15 eet. No topwater in the morning. A ew hit very sotly in the evening hours on Ricos. No reaction bite either during morning or aternoon. Success came or us only dragging or casting worms (5" Iovino, Green Weenie Paddle Tails were best). No big ish. 2-5 lbs. Night bite good with 10" black Power Worms and black spinnerbaits.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: Most ish are in post spawn. One tip I have is to get amiliar with the downshot technique. Normal split shoting gathered weeds and algae on the worm. Downshoting allowed us to bring the worm 18" o the bottom producing more bitesand ar less problems. The bites are more aggressive with this technique as well. 8 lb test seemed to get more strikes, check the line or rays requently. Also, no need to use expensive brass and glass sinkers. Simple round split shot works great. Use whatever size needed to maintain good bottom contact.

Thursday, July 1st, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the east shore, near the dam, as the sun went down; quickly turned to topwater, since the weed growth on the bottom was such a drag. Even my suspending jerkbaits got caught up in the muck. Had some *ferocious* attacks on my chrome/blue Chug Bug, but only got one all the way to shore. The fish didn't go for a Spook, Splash-It or buzzbait, but they sure went after the Chug Bug!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Now's the time for some late-evening topwater action (in the morning, too, I'm sure; I just can't make it out then, during the week).

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the east shore, near the dam, as the sun went down; quickly turned to topwater, since the weed growth on the bottom was such a drag. Even my suspending jerkbaits got caught up in the muck. Had some *ferocious* attacks on my chrome/blue Chug Bug, but only got one all the way to shore. The fish didn't go for a Spook, Splash-It or buzzbait, but they sure went after the Chug Bug!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Now's the time for some late-evening topwater action (in the morning, too, I'm sure; I just can't make it out then, during the week).

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 78-85

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took the day off yesterday for some much needed R&R on the Delta. Skies were clear and blue and very warm when we launched. My guide trip this day wanted a summer jig lesson. We started of pitching brown jigs with a 164 Yamamoto twin tail, picked up a couple of real nice fish early including a 7+. All fish were cauhgt on deep wood structure. By 9:00, we changed patterns and went to fishing deeper as the surface temp was over 80 degrees. Noticed at about 10-15 foot depths, the temp was a cooler 68-72, depending on where we were at. We switched to a black jig with a Junebug twin tail and caught fish the rest of the day doing this through out the central Delta. A couple of keys were involved in locating these better fish. First we had to have little current. We fished deep weed lines next to tulles birms that had a flat adjacent to the drop. This area is used as a spawning ground for the bass as was evident by the number of schools of fry we saw. If there was no fry, we never got bit. We caught another over 7+ and a couple at 4-5, aong with many in that 2-3 pond range. Cooch
      City: Oakley

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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We Caught 9 Bass Fishing With Berkley Frenzy Crankbaits along the Southwest Shoreline. Fog and Wind was absolutely terrible in the early morning
      City: Cupertino

Wednesday, June 30th, 1999

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just spent 4 days and did real well. The ish we patterned were post spawn & were between the docks in the tules just outside the spawning areas. We caught a 7.5, 6.5, a ew 5'sand a bunch o 4- 3.5s. The bass were not very aggressive until night time, we dumped a ew 10+ ish at night. The top water was rustrating because we would see 5 & 6# ish swim up behind and just check out the lure, and then go away. Mainly stayed down south or the deeper water. We did see a bunch o males gaurding nests, and even a ew bed ish, but I don't ish or them. The lures we used were baby brush hogs, and june bug worms, the topwater ish that we did catch came on Ricos. Watch or your line to move more than the thump that you usually get up there, even the night ish hit like bluegills. We did some rock pile ishing which did not produce to well or us and that was when we moved into the tules and ound our pattern.
      City: San Ramon

Tuesday, June 29th, 1999

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 6:30 to 11:00 rom a boat. Saw a bunch o hawgsright o the bat but they weren't interested in anything Ihad to oer. That was the theme or the day. Managed tocatch 4 bass rom 10 to 14 inches on weightless our inchworms. It was a very rustrating day. No one else wascatching so I guess I should be satisied. Will be backsoon or the luke bite once it heats up.
      City: Laayette

Monday, June 28th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68 - 83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Sat 6/26, & 6/27 Sat - did good, bite changed throughout the day. Morning - poppers and spinnerbaits, afternoon jig bite. Sun - went out with Mayday, got a nice keeper on popper, couple on worms, then moved to the jig. Not as good as Sat, but between us, we got 11.
      City: belmont

      Tips: The muddy, warm water seemed to have NO fish. Best areas are big blocky riprap with sparse tules. The cheese is almost ripe.

Sunday, June 27th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started the day in a small harbor, my partner and I threw blades and I stuck a 6lb.bass. We caught fish on worms as well. Not much wind made for a hot day. The fish seemed to be on the bank, even on the falling tide.
      City: San Lorenzo

      Tips: Blades (white/chart) Worms (Junebug/elect.blue)

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 70deg,

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: New plant o trout seen. Trout seen swimming in schools.Fish early in the morning or late in the evening.Lunkers also seen planted on evening o 6/27/99. Sunset campground has no drinking water so bring plenty o your own.Campground ees are hal price because o no drinking water.Lake Pillsbury Resort and Soda Springs has all the camping necessities(ice;water; bait; irewood;gasoline )your amilies will need to make your trip enjoyable.Please watch your ires its hot and dry.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Trolling early morning or evening .Worms are like gold.Lures and crankbaits also work well.Good luck

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in a howling wind early and couldn't get any type o topwater bite. The wind muddied up the water some but couldn't ind any ish in the mudlines. Finally went to 6" worms in blue ghost, purple ghost and green weenie and ished them in 15-20' o water all over. Got ish on secondardy points, creek channels, no nothing banks and inally on the mains points when the wind died down. All ish were small sized keepers.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is a late Sat. report: Started ishing the lake by 6am, working the north-west inger I worked my way a 1/4 mile north west o the Rock Pasture camp ground. Using a silver/black rattle trap casting towards the channel with a slow retrive got 5 bass. 4 were small-mouths ranging rom 14-17 inches and 1 large mouth that was 19.5 inches and ~3lbs...they hit around the 15t level. By 8am I switched to some top water poppers and got a number o hits and hooked a large mouth...got it too the boat but the hook was not set so he came o...no loss.By 10am the ishing had slowed down...yet the ish kept coming to the surace.Good day o ishing and no problems.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Use a large Rattle trap, silver bottom with black upper in the morning. Change to a gold color ater 9am.Top water is good in orange.

Saturday, June 26th, 1999

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished after the CAST event. Caught 2 largemouth both on split shot purple ghost worms.
      City: Citrus Heights

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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with CAST for kids event. Only fished for an hour and a half in the late morning, but managed three largemouth - largest about 4 pounds. Ripped a dink and splitshotted the other two on 6# brown/green worm. Seemed like there was a strong bite going and I would like to have been able to fish longer. Fished the deep water dropoffs at the northeast end of the lake. Fish came in 20' of water.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: Fish are already into summer patterns...shallow reaction baits early on flats near deep water then find the nearest dropoffs next to the big flats and fish plastics or jigs slow on the bottom.

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished most o the day or Bass. Only caught two (both under 2lbs) but watched many swim by the boat. Saw a couple hawgs that had absolutely no respect or me or my tackle box at all. Caught one on a yellow and blue blade (aternoon) other on a blue 4" grub (morning). My son had un with the bluegill.
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: Try redworms or the bluegill, the bluegill are very small and don't seem to know what to do with a bit o' crawler.