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Thursday, March 25th, 1999

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: 3.00
      City: Laayette

      Tips: n/a

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished the stick ups with chart.spinnerbait double willowlea. most ish came ater running into the stick up withbait. all 4 ish were males.alot o ish in 25-30 t,still in pre spawn mode.just wait a ew more days
      City: Valley Springs

      Tips: n/a

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 47-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Shasta or the irst time ever Sunday - Wednesday. Started out with the tips Irecieved via this web page, thanks! Caught over 70 ish in 3 1/2 days. Biggest 2.8# smallie, mostin 1.5 to 2.3# range and mostly spots. Several ish coughed up crawdads in livewell. I ishedsecondary points in Pit and Squaw with chunk rocks preerable darker rocks, caught ish on everybank like that. The creeks coming into the lake were raging, clouding up the water near them butthe irst point away rom the creek with clear water held lotsa ish, generally the biggest ish orus. Also the North side o both arms overall had the most ish by ar. Bite was very light onrubber, set on every hesitation on line, you won't regret it!!!!! Love those 1 - 2# spots theyought like crazy on my light spinning gear with 6 # test. Thanks or the tips to all o you thathelped me, wish I could ish that lake in a ew weeks when water warms up, WOW!!
      City: Portland

      Tips: First light to 7:30 and last hour 1/2 o daylight - white spinner with chart. grub trailer, TDMinnow, white Norman crankbaits.Mid-day - 1/16 darter head with white Fin-S (4 in. with 3/4 in. cut o head) or clear sluggo withsilver/black lake (same size) 3 in. sluggo too skinny not as many strikes, 4 in. a little beeier.Also oxblood craw with green lake same darter head.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out around 4pm and made our way to some coves in the main body. Fished the brush piles with brouwn and orange jigs, we hooked u with 2 ish about 3#. Then we went up to skunk and made our way through some thick brush. We cought a 3.5# on a white spinnerbait and managed 2 more ish, both were 4# on the jig. Looks like the ish are up in the deeper brush piles.
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: Use 1/4oz. brown and orange jig with a brown twin tail to give it some vibration. The ish hit them hard, so be ready to set the hook. Find the isolated brush piles with repeated casts. Might try spinnerbaits, most came rom the coves.

Wednesday, March 24th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: low 50's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished last Tuesday with the brother inlaw. had a good day with over 2 limits form 2 to 4lb fish. Most all cought on jigs with one caught on a crank bait and one on a spinner bait. On monday of this week fished with Dan whom I met on line on this site. We caught over 2 limits on black and blue jigs from 2 to 3 1/2lbs. Thanks Dan, I`am glad you had a good day. I like people to catch fish when they go with me. It`s a lot more fun. The bite is still on, on black and blue jigs, just ask Dan. worked real slow around tullies and on rip rap. Most of the fish I catch on blades and cranks have been on the small side. The nicer fish have come on jigs. Keep a tight line.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Tips: Keep flipping and pitching black and blue jigs.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: HELP!I signed up or the WCB Pro-Am this weekend at Clear Lake but I justreceived a call rom WCB inorming me that they were short o Pro's orthe tournament. Wanted to know i anyone out there knew o any Pro's that need apartner or would consider ishing this tournament. I guess the turn outwas not as big as they expected. In any event, could use some help tospread the word out to any Pro's out there who may be in need o apartner. I am available and would love an opportunity to ish thisevent. I'm be up at the Lake tomorrow(Thursday)and Friday just in case there isan opening. I can be reached up at Clear Lake 707-279-8873 or at home925-676-3322.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Tips n/a
      City: Concord

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing is good on top water with rebel popers and Spit'n Images. One also caught on brownWeeine worm Texas style.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Fish it slow and steady on top on the wind blown side o banks. Worms on bottom ished slowalso.

Tuesday, March 23rd, 1999

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 53.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start, and found the bite to be slow. Finaly ended up with 12 fish, none of them were too big. Trying to get ready for the reapers tournment this weekend.
      City: Dixon

      Tips: Tips: fish starting to move back into the coves. Slow down and use bigger baits. Try top water early in the morning.

Monday, March 22nd, 1999

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 53 to 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in Putah Creek Weather was rainey off and on all day caught 12 mixed between Smallies and Largemouth on Sat, and 10 on Sunday largest was 2.50 pounds fished in 6 to 12 feet of water dragged brown with red or green flake spider jigs.fished VERY SLOW. Very soft bite bigger fish were out 30 to 50 feet from the bank, smaller fish were on the bank. Smallmouth actually were the bigger fish caught. seems the Smallmouth were almost ready to spawn.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Tips: Fish slow, but if the sun comes out the bite will be on. Carolina rig worms or spider jigs 1/4 oz or smaller. But this will change fast, when the sun comes out and the surface water get close to 60 degrees.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52 Marina 59 Sl

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished North Delta Monday (What's new for Hippie) morning was blue bird and warm, the spinnerbait bite I had going died. I knew that the front was moving in and as soon as the tide turned and the clouds covered the bite would turn on. Sure enough after 2 1/2 hours of no bites Dad flipped a fat 2 1/2 lb male, bout five minutes later he got another buck about 2. I am still biteless so I decide to hit a good spot I had not fished in awhile. Pulled in and Dad flips another 2, move on down the bank and Wham I stick another 7.4, yes two weeks in a row a 7.4, i move on down and stick a three another three and decide lets crank some riprap with the cloud cover and warm temps. First cast with a firetiger green Fat Free Shad anohter 3+, move on down and get about four more on this bank all in the three + range fat bueaties. Go back to filppin and we both get a couple more nice fish. ended up being a great day on the water with Dad. Two weeks in a row 5 fish for over 20 lbs. I am happy.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Tips: Went to flippin a green 7 inch lizard and crankin the green firetiger and the bite turned on. Still say ya gotta have the cloud cover Blue bird makes it tough.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 53.5am 55 56 pm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: great day on olsom.cranked 2 3# on succesive casts early about 7 or so.lipped bushs in 5 to 11 t. the rest o the day.caught between 25 to 30 ish. very ew o them were small ish.biggest ish was 6.8# best 5 would have went about 23# very good day.
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: crank or rip early. plastics in brush later in the day.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: IN THE WATER BY 730 AM @ TUTTLE TOWN AND WENT TO THE ANGEL CREEK AREA. FISHED COVES ANDPOINTS TELL 1100AM STARTED OUT WITH SPINNERBAITS WHITE SHAD PATTERN HAD ONE SMALL FISH FOLLOW ABLADE AND THAT WAS IT FOR THE DAY. ROTATED PLASTICS AND JIGS THROUGH OUT THE DAY FISHING IN 20-10FEET OF WATER. ENDED THE DAY @ 100 PM IN MORMMON CREEK.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: n/a

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 49-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well olks (especially "Dinkmaster"),ished the great Lake Shasta or three days this pastweekend. Stayed in the Pit, and main Lake on riday,ishing walls and points. The ish seemed to bein 22-30'. We caught 35 ish (all spots) shaking worms on darter heads. Color is not important. Justpick a bank and start ishing. On Sat. ished my club tourney. The ish were shallow or the irsthour. We got them with the TD minno and cranking deep diving cranks. I also nailed a 3.50 on a brownjig.( which incidently did not get the big ish money)Most o us stayed in the Pit.More ish werecaught cranking deep.The majority o us got them on plastics.Fished 1/2 day yesterday.Launched outo Packers.A cold rain came down on us all day,which dropped the water temp three degrees. Jigs andcarolina rigged lizards and brush hogs produced well .Big ish or our tourney came in 2' o wateron a wind blown point in the Pit,throwing a jig.(4.65 lb.) The ish are still in pre-spawn mode!.I they could get a week o nice weather, it could bust wide open a Shasta!!!!!!!!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Fish shallow early,then try 20-30 t.ater around 8am.

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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went loat tubing on Spring Lake yesterday. Caught 5 bass, including one about 4.5# & another @ 3.5#. Bass went or crankbaits & jigs lipped into tules. Heard reports o another tuber catching 8# bass on rip bait. *** Attention North Bay Float Tubers: E-mail me i you would like ino on Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club. Monthly meetings held @ Round Table Pizza across rom Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa (1st Wednesday o each month). Monthly outings held @ various lakes in North Bay.***
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: n/aB>Water Tem

Sunday, March 21st, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day Sunday an caught 12 bass between 1 and 4 pounds. Flipping jigs into sparse tules seemed to work the best. Also, crawdad color speed traps worked around rip rap produced a few fish. The low tide was a killer.
      City: n/a

      Tips: Tips: Flip blacklue jigs.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED NEW BASS ON SUNDAY TOOK 8TH PLACE. VERY TOUGH FOR EVERYONE TOP WEIGHT WAS 24LBS. LOW TIDE WAS REALLY LOW, ALOT OF PEOPLE CAUGHT THERE FISH EARLY OR RIGHT AT THE END OF DAY WITH ABOUT 1 HOUR LEFT TO FISH. MOST ALL TOP WEIGHTS WERE CAUGHT CRANKING OR SPINNER BAIT.
      City: Danville

      Tips: Tips: n/a

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Slayed a large portion o bass in the backs o coves, throughout the south ork. Caughtmost o the ish on 4" worms rigged with a dart. Fish were sitt'n 3-7' o water.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: They seem to be moving shallow!

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 40 boat turkey shoot today and it was slow or overs and everything else in the slot. First place team had 8.8 lbs or 5 shaking worms in the south. Lots o ish up sunning and easy to see but hard to catch. Several boats went without limits.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: Dart headed worms, or baby brush hogs split shotted rom the steep shoreline out to 30 eet.Throw a blade a ew casts beore slowing down to your plastics.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53 - 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished lats and points next to deep water. Two ishhit spinnerbaits next to the bank. All other ish tookcarolina rigged 5" grubs and Zoom lizards in 6-18'owater. The wind kicked up about noon time and a Highpressure ront moved in. We ended the day with 11 ishrom 3/4lb. to 2.5lbs.
      City: Sebastopol

      Tips: When carolina rigging, be sure to requently check thepoint o your hook and your leader line or damage.Re-tie oten.

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 47-49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: March 19 and 20,Smallmouth just starting to move in caught ew rom 3.40 to 3.90 lbs. Also cought 4 large mouth on the small side.Had cold rain on Saturday almost all day.We will be having a tournament ther next weekend and will report ater its over
      City: Milord

      Tips: FISH SLOOOOOOW