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Friday, June 25th, 1999

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

      Report: Launched out of Brannon Island about 5:30. WINDY but fishable made our way into Little Franks Tract and I landed two fish over two pounds in there. My friend was just having one of those days of not catching fish. I was using a 6 inch red/green worm which produced some fish. I lost a 4 or 5 pounder at the boat, oh man if that doesnt break your spirit hehe. Oh well next time!!
      City: Galt

      Tips: Flips those tulees!

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or an hour rom shore with a ew riends. I caught the only one out o our group. It went 2.4lbs. Was using a 6in green weenie Don Iovino worm. The place was packed andit was very windy.
      City: Laayette

Thursday, June 24th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: about 53 degree

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Once again, the wind got the best of us. Taylor and Dutch Slough a very hot commodity. Black Bass hanging tight, close to bank, and in the middle of tules. Presentation is the main ingredients here. Where crankbaits did fair Red or Orange seem to be the color of chioce. But it was once again, hands down, no questions asked, the star of the show, Pig'n Jig. Combination of Black/Brown, 3/8s with a #11 Uncle Josh Pork Frog, and diner is seved. Caught about (30)in a five hour period. We were Flippin and a pitching. I strongly recommend at least a 20lb test.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Can't tell you where my exact fishing-holes are, but have aleast a couple of jigs in brown, black, dark blue. Don't forget the Pork Rind. You need the higher pound test line for snags that pop up now and then. "Good Luck"

Wednesday, June 23rd, 1999

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My younger brother and I made it down late on Sunday and set up catish lines at the campground, no cats but woke up to a 15+ carp. The wind didn't lay down all night. Did some bank ishing at a prime area in the morning, I landed two around 2lbs and my brother hooked into his irst big ish. The 7+ put up a tremendous ight and threw the jig on the third completly airborne jump. Didn't ish much in the aternoon as we had booked a trip with Larry Hemphill. Our Dad met us down there and the three o us started ishing with Larry around 7 pm. It was a little diicult ishing our people but we started catching ish right away all bucks 1.5- 2lbs. In the evening I got the irst decent ish 4.5 on a 8" worm. Then Larry and I both lost 3lbers.Once it got dark the wind died and everything was extremely quiet we managed a 5 and two more around 3 and some bucks. It was a very un and pleasant night we landed 15 ish, but the big ish were just not that active. We had quite a ew short bites and the bites were very sot. We got back to camp around 4 and i wasn't ready or bed so I went drove down to the same bank area and just as it was getting light enough to see some big ish became active. I caught a 4.6, 6.7, and a 8.1 in less then hal an hour! I had one other bite and then it shut o a little beore the sun poked over the hill. We stayed another day and got some a ew more ish rom the same area up to 5lbs in the evening and irst thing in the morning.
      City: Arcata

      Tips: This week the ish were really active at irst and last light but the big ish bite shut o with sun on the water. The water is extremely clear and ishing was tough during the day. Slow crawled brush hogs and jigs worked well or us. Bring sun screen, mosquito repellent and lots o water. Good Luck!

Tuesday, June 22nd, 1999

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished club tourney sat & sun.Top water good,at irst light.Throw jigs (1/4 oz. bro/bro) or next hal hour on points and islands.Once the sun is up ish small worms and lite line at 8'-15 t. Don't be araid to go to the banks and look or ish.Visibility is 15'18'. I caught an 11.90 largemouth at the dam on a 4" robo inesse worm and 5 lb test. I actually saw her beore I caught her in 15'. The club and I caught lots o ish in the 12"- 15" range. Good luck!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Go to the bank late, you might be surprised what you see. Also try the top water bite in the evening ater 7PM.Fishing Reports or Pardee Lake

Monday, June 21st, 1999

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake at about3:30 till around 5.Started on the Old Santa Cruz side by the bridge got one bite there but no ish.Drove around to the other side o the lake to the Pipe and tried it there. Unsuccessul again.The lake is so low its sickning. The algae is starting to grow as the heat comesalong. Why Are They letting water out it amazes me.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish it hard and steady

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 75 to80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We had a club tournament on 6/19/99 launched out o barret cove. my partner and I hit a point down by the dam with zarra spooks (clear) I had my irst limit in less than 15 minets. From there we gust kepet hiting points all I used all day was the zarra spooks and white spinnerbaits.We did ok in the tournament but a guy that wasent doning as well as us we told him about the zarra spook bite and he caught just a little better ish he won it with 15lbs and I took 2nd with 14.5lbs. there was a vary large spot caught by Dave M. 7.5lbs what a beautiul ish, He caught it on a zarra spook,What do you know! The secret was wave action on the points.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: zarra spooks and white spinnerbaits on windy points all day. Have a whole lot o un it's there or the casting!J.D.

Sunday, June 20th, 1999

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

      Report: Launched out of Holland. Fished Connection Slough with no luck. Went over to Mildred and wormed the tullies. Between my partner and I, we caught over 50 fish, the biggest 7 pounds. I had a five fish limit of 15 pounds. All of the fish were caught on an oxblood worm. Never felt any of the big fish hit, just saw the line moving.
      City: fremont

      Tips: watch your line

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to get out on Father's Day. Didn't get out until 2:30. Launched at Ladd's. There were a LOT of boats out. This ended up mostly being an exploring trip. Drove down the San Joaquin, by Tiki Lagoon, and around McDonald Island. Saw a few spots that looked nice, but got no fish. Did fish on weed choked slough. Slightly overcast with a slight breeze. Used a white buzzbait with a white trailer. Caught something like eight in the span of 1/2 an hour. That was fun. In the other areas we tried worms, spinner baits, and craw speed traps without success.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I was lead to believe that buzzbaits don't work until it warms up some. Today showed me it's warm enough to start throwing buzzbaits

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Toad and I slipped out or a couple hours beore the Father's Day activities. (Best part o the day or me!!) We ound ish on jigs, cranks, rip baits and top water (right at the launch site). Best ish was around 4# and came on a Risto Rap worked over an island top with submerged willows. Also caught several chunky largemouth 2 1/2 to 3 1/2# largemouth on jigs....both black and brown jigs worked. Rip ish were small spots (VERY small!) Top water produced one small ish early then was unproductive.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: We were o the water beore 10:00 and the skidiots and water leas were already starting to wait in line up to launch by then. So, the tip is obvious....get out early and get o early.

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My ather-in-law and I spent ather's day Fishing rom a rental boat. Caught 3 rainbows, 2 small ones onnightcrawlers and a 41/2 pounder on a gold Kastmaster while trolling. The rest o the day was spent ishing the tulliesor Bass. Caught and released 3 small (
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: n/a

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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 5:30am till 8:30am. Caught some nice spinnerbait ish in the 2+ range. Stuck 1 3.8 on a Black rog lipping the weeds. Fish are tight to the cover. Over all I got 8 ish.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Keep the spinner baits (white) just under the surace, moving astFrog: They wanted a long pause beore moving it and then they would strike

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day, Fathers day, lost three lures, caught "0"ish, still trying to get all the dust o o my Bassboat.Think I'll stick with Clearlake o Lake Sonoma next time.
      City: Healdsburg

Saturday, June 19th, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Troy and I were able to sneak in without reservations. We only had a few hours to fish and since we wanted to work jigs we fished every downed tree we could find. We nailed a couple fish in the 2lbs range and missed a few real nice fish. We also spent some time in the backs of coves working baby bass colored flukes.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Have your fishing license on. With the summer crowds and new rangers you will be checked.

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Troy and I were able to sneak in without reservations. We only had a few hours to fish and since we wanted to work jigs we fished every downed tree we could find. We nailed a couple fish in the 2lbs range and missed a few real nice fish. We also spent some time in the backs of coves working baby bass colored flukes.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Have your fishing license on. With the summer crowds and new rangers you will be checked.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start today. On the water by 12:30. Fished the out going tide flipping jigs under docks and into wood cover. Caught six, all between 1 to 3 pounds, before switching to a buzzbait. Caught a dink on that until I spotted a nice weed bed and decided to throw a frog. Had a pig blow up on my second cast but I didn't hook him. Missed another a few casts later and then called it a day.
      City: Lafayette

      Tips: Brown jigs w/ grub trailer, buzzbaits, and frogs when possible.

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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Holland about 7:30 AM and fished what I believe is Rock Slough (didn't venture too far from the marina. Landed 5 and lost 1 when buried it's self in the grass.1 on a chart. rattletrap, 1 on an albino fluke, 3 on a black red brushhog. Brushhogs flipped and pitched into isolated clumps of tules right in the middle of the clump. Set on line movement only,never felt them. Rattletrap across a point and the fluke over a grass bed. Only my fifth time on the Delta and the first out of Holland.
      City: Newark

      Tips: Watch your line and flip into the center of the cover

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished around with 4" worms browns and purples got 3 bites but couldn't get a hook set on saw plenty o HUGE BIG FATT bass in shallows but very spooky couple more hot non windy days will make ish move up.
      City: FREMONT

      Tips: still windy in pm best to ish early am and leave by noon wait or more warm weather without wind and ish should be easier to pattern!

Friday, June 18th, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is a test of the automatic report cgi
      City: San Jose

      Tips: lets hope it works

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is a test of the automatic report cgi
      City: San Jose

      Tips: lets hope it works