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Saturday, March 20th, 1999

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ventured Out on Float Tubes around 8am Saturday March 20th at the Horse Stable Entrance. Fished the small cove from 8am to about 9:15 and landed one 2 lber on a Green and Red Flaked Baby Brush Hog. Continued out to main lake and fished wall across from boat Launch. landed second fish on a 6" Zipper worm (Brown/Red) around 11am. Rains came down in the afternoon around 1pm and wind picked up making it very difficult to tube. Headed back to starting point and fished from 2-4:30pm. Partner (who had not caught a fish all day) began throwing a smoke colored weightless fluke along the shoreline in the cove near the horse stables and around 4:15pm landed a nice 6-7lber. That was the end of the day. We fished a variety of baits with not much luck.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Tips:Reds and browns seemed to be the color for the day.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ventured Out on Float Tubes around 8am Saturday March 20th at the Horse Stable Entrance. Fished the small cove from 8am to about 9:15 and landed one 2 lber on a Green and Red Flaked Baby Brush Hog. Continued out to main lake and fished wall across from boat Launch. landed second fish on a 6" Zipper worm (Brown/Red) around 11am. Rains came down in the afternoon around 1pm and wind picked up making it very difficult to tube. Headed back to starting point and fished from 2-4:30pm. Partner (who had not caught a fish all day) began throwing a smoke colored weightless fluke along the shoreline in the cove near the horse stables and around 4:15pm landed a nice 6-7lber. That was the end of the day. We fished a variety of baits with not much luck.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Tips:Reds and browns seemed to be the color for the day.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I finally got a limit here in the great state of California. I was fishing a Contra Costa Bass Club Tournament on the Delta. My "non boater" said he knew a place to try our luck and we went there. I threw a single gold Colorado blade with a white round rubber skirt and a twin tail chartreuse trailer. We were in about 5' of water in among scattered tulles. I just did a slow roll. I ended up second in the tournament with 12.55lbs. That may not be a huge weight for some but it's the heaviest weight I've had in the 8 years I've been in California and I just wanted to crow a bit. Tight lines to everyone!!!!
      City: Vallejo

      Tips: Tips: n/a

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished franks track and mildred, Had prety good luck in the morning when the tide was up. When the tide went out we lost our fish. We picked up a few more scattered fish during the day but not much to talk about. The front moved in as we were fishing and I think that also helpted shut down the bite.
      City: Dixon

      Tips: Tips: Fish are starting to do better on crank baits. Try anything in red that does not go to deep. Tick the top of the grass beds. Lost one over 8lbs on friday. Black and blue jigs still working,saw one guy throwing a buzzer but he had no luck. Fish slow on the scattered tolies.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tourney with GCB ound better ish early on 6" worms in china gulch. caught ish swimming a grub and on a texas rigged 6" MGM worm. The bite was slow ater 10am and no reactionbite, very ew ish caught on jigs. Many reported reaction and topwater bites in pre-ish but none today.
      City: Sheridan

      Tips: n/a

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing Wasn't great. Had One bite on Carolina Riged Worm, another on live worm. Unable to get any in the boat.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: n/a

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 1 (2-1/2#) Smallmouth and 3 Largemouth 1#4 - 1#12oz,All ish caught on various dierent rip baits. I the sunwould have poked through more it would have been a lot better trip.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Rouge/Clown, Black & Gold Husky Jerk & Orange & Gold T.D.Minnow. Fish Slow Pausing or long periods o time.

Friday, March 19th, 1999

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 62 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went out on Sunday. Quite a ew others decided to go out as well. Launched at 6:45 am. Went towards Jackson Creek and threw spinnerbaits, jigs, and a ew crankbaits with no action. The ish inder was showing multiple ish at depths ranging rom 4 t. to 20 t. I decided to troll or a ew minutes while I ate a sandwich, I din't get three bites down when I hooked a 17" rainbow. Ater landing that one I returned to trolling and within 1 0 minutes I got another hit......... a largemouth, but only 11-1/2". Continued trollong and caught another three shaker bass. Trolling was all that worked. Saw a couple o people ishing with live crawdads. Talked to a guy that reported caching quite a ew bass at night under the ull moon.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Big Time bass ishing is around the corner. With the ish showing on the ishinder, things gotta turn on i the lake warms another ew degrees.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with Pat and had a great day. We launched out of Ladds in Stockton and we were on the water early. Using spinner baits we hooked into some fish not long after we started fishing. We caught most of the fish at high tide.Later using a jig Pat hooked into 2 nice ones. We caught 9 all together and the biggest going almost 6 pounds. Thanks for the trip Pat. I had a great time and I learned in the process.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Tips: n/a

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 54main, 56coves

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: overcast 15mph w.sw.wind ripped 3 2# between granite and swim beach onvan dammit minnow.lizzarded 6 more # to 1.5# in the back o coves north.ish were on vertical structure(bushes) mostly smallish males up looking around.no signs o nesting yet on their bellies.good luck
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: n/a

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well here i am again. My brother and i put in at tuttle town thismorning and headed out to ish main body points with structure. i managed to land the 1st ish weighing in at 2lbs,i was throwing a weighted shad colored luke. the ish was a emale loaded with eggs.i hooked into the ish in about 15 t o water on top o the point,she took it on the all. on the same point my brother was throwing rip bait (huskie) shad color pattern letting the bait suspend at a depth o 3-4 t o water,he landed a 6lb bass. Unortunately the wind became to much to handle so we called it a day ater another hour o ishing with no results.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: n/a

Thursday, March 18th, 1999

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I am rom the state o Wa. and intend to visit Shastathis May. I may be looking or ino on lake later..However, I understand that Shasta and my home lake O Chelan have somesimilarity. They both are high elavation impounds and have very clear water.Chelan can have clarity to 25 t. My lake holds primarily smallmouth. We are presently experiencing a very lowwater level. All o the preerred shoreline cover is exposed. I have neverished the lake at this low levels beore. Ater seeing the Bassmasster event onShasta last all and saw the low water conditions and I wondered, aterdiscovering this webpage, i someone amilair with early spring low waterconditions such as Shasta may have some hints and ideas how to ish a lake likemine. Please, anyone advise..!!!!
      City: E.Wenatchee, Wa

      Tips: We use mostly, Yamamoto grubs in smoke and dirt colors.Also, a smoke/blue lk sweeper.

Wednesday, March 17th, 1999

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out or 4 hrs. with my daughter and her riend

      Tips: Caught the trout on power bait and blown up worms.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out or 4 hrs. with my daughter and her riend

      Tips: Caught the trout on power bait and blown up worms.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I put in at tuttle town this morning and headed in to mrman creek.ished the area 4 approx 45min to an hour.the results were dismal. Fished thelake all day with no results. On the upside the weather was terriic!!!!
      City: Modesto

      Tips: n/a

Tuesday, March 16th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fish the Delta 2 to 3 days a week. The bite is excellent on black and blue jigs with Zoom big chunk pork in blue flake or light blue colors. Almost all fish are in the 2 to 4 lb class. I pitch the jig and work it slowly back to the boat. Have caught 2 to 3 limits every day out. I fish during the week, so I don`t see many fisherman except Dee. He`s everywhere and I`ve known him for over 30 years. (Good Stick for a old man) You can catch fish all over the Delta. Don`t be afraid to explore new areas.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Tips: Black and blue jigs flipped or pitched.

Monday, March 15th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 52 to 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Ladds traveled up Whites to Tower Park went by B&W down to fishermens cut up by Mildred Island and back to Ladds. Found fish all over fished brushogs, flipped and spinnerbaited. Whenever we found water temp in the 55 degree range the fish loved the blades the hotter the water the faster you cranked the bait and the more agreesive the strikes.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: Tips: Keep an eye on the temp as it can change a couple degrees in just 50 feet. We found a 200 yards section that went from 54 to 61 degree water. The fish were there and on the bite!

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      Water Temp: 51-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on sat. out o my tube in island pond in back. had success withblack/blue, and black/red jig and pigs. Put it in the deep stu.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Blue Pork

Sunday, March 14th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51 Ramp 56 Slou

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Delta Sunday, you all know me North Delta. The morning was pleasant 10 - 12 mph winds outgoing Tide all morning. Fished 6:45 - 10:30 the third cast with white on white 1/2 oz. spinnerbait slow rolled over a log 7.4 lb. Went back to Marina for pictures and a official weight. I then took her back and put her on the same Log move on down the bank about 25 yards another submerged log slow rolled identically nothing worked the log real hard fourth cast and wham a 5.1. Not a bad start to the day. I proceeded to catch a few more keepers then lost my one and only spinnerbait of that liking in the boat. So I swichted to red and gold with gold blades caught a few more in the 3 lb range. Then went to flippin brush hogs and a couple more fish. Thought I am having a good day tried Crankin a green firetiger fat free shad wham and a couple more. All in all Weighed all my larger fish and had 5 for 21 lbs. all in a 1 1/2 mile strech. Called it a day and went home.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Tips: It was obvious to me that after loosing the White on White spinnerbait the fish got smaller but were still quality. I think the cloud cover had them on the bite.

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough overcast day for some anglers. It was a crank & blade bite. Caught an 8+ cranking an 11 foot drop off while I was sitting in 2.5 feet.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Tips: Black blade for overcast days & red bomber.