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Friday, January 29th, 1999

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 42-44

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on the North end on Fri rom noon until evening, we ound an excellent bite on crankbaits and jerkbaits or ish up to 3.5 lbs. I tried jigs and brush hogs mainly but only had three bites or ish to 6.3 lbs. Wish we could have covered more water with reaction baits but we were ishing rom my 10 t boat with only trolling moter power. Sat we went to the Rattlesnake arm to get out o the strong south wind but only caught our average sized ish on jerkbaits.Tipsn/a
      City: Arcata

Wednesday, January 27th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started out flippin' nada..threw the blades nada...flipped some more caught 2 dinks then a keeper 5 1/2llbs...tried to use big baits for big fish!! cold day but beatiful spent some time lookin' for new spots...did a little crankin' around some rip rap and threw the buzz late no-one iterested gave Sherman Lake a real good once over that's where the fish came out...didn't look like the other boats did too well either...saw DeeBass doin' the same thing..so at least I knew I was trying the "right" thing..goin' tomorrow n' trying to rip some lips...good luck
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Tips:slow down be patient and look for da' hogs!!!

Tuesday, January 26th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Cranken fire tiger fat raps all day. Caught 25 fish over 3 Lbs. had to pull off early because of strained wrist from hooken all the fish. will return on sunday to pick up a check.
      City: Oakley

      Tips: Tips:Stay off the water. Fish the banks.

Monday, January 25th, 1999

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Oak Point in Granite bay, worked some tree's, tried a ew spots, got a couple dinks on a rattle trap (red crawdad) around 10:30 move up to another set o tree's that had a deeper dropo, and got one that had to be around 2 - 2.5 (no scale) on black jig w/bluegill yamamoto grub.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: n/a

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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all morning, lots o boats out there. I ished the south ork and the middle peninsula. I could not believe the ish were so shallow, 10 to 20 eet, all spotted bass.It looks like they are in a semi prespawn mode. Caught some emales, mostly males.Seem to be on small rock, used dart heads 1/8 oz. and green original weenies. The bite ell o about noon or so. Overall the bite was pretty good, o course come tournament time, my bite will suddenly disappear as usual.
      City: SHERIDAN

      Tips: 8# test Magnathin, 1/8 oz dart head, 4"worm, brown or green.slow slow slow.

Sunday, January 24th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went fishing back to the same place that I've fished for the last three weeks unfortunately the water turned muddy from the rains. We managed to catch one striperit was 4.3 pounds. It was so muddy that you couldn't see the fish until it was right at the surface. Tried frank,s tractlooking for some clear water no luck there. the jig bite that was present has disappeared might return when the water clears good luck
      City: Loomis

      Tips: Tips:n/a

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 46-48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Folsom Bass Team had a club tournament today. Winning weight was a little over 10 pounds. All the winner's ish came on crankbaits o major points.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: With the warm rains o the last week, the surace temperature has risen signiicantly. Look or bait ish to move up into the warm water with good bass ollowing. Good time or cranking or ripping.

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 52'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fun ishing last riday with my cousin down rom Portland, ore. waisted 1 1/2 hrs on main lake.Fished various locations up river,big rock,gravel, points, deep stu, it didn't matter. Boated 21 ish in our hrs, up to three pounds.(Mostly spots) Jigs (Bro/bro),shakin a brown worm, and a carolina rigged b/brushhog worked well. Missed several more!!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Main lake being pounded,nobody ishing river!!!!!!

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a Gold Country Bassers club tourney with Dale Tuord as my partner. We caught ish on points using 6" purple ghost worms on a dart head. THe ish were in 15-35 eet o water. I think the shallower ish were actually ish that were living deeper, but had moved up to eed. I had 3 ish over the slot and Dale managed one. Our tournament winner, Fred Preston had 4 ish or 10.4 including a nice 3.9 pound spot.
      City: Marysville

      Tips: Fish points, use electronics to look or bait and ish activity.

Saturday, January 23rd, 1999

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished A.B.A tournment. Started in Horseshoe and had a limit at 8am. I was throwing 1/4oz black Duh jig with black/bule plastic rog. The big spots were just slaming it.My partner was thorwing Basscetomy Spot Remover Plastics in the red lake. The blacks were eating that. Caught 20- 25 ish during the tourney. The key was ishing sloooow. Most o the ish came in 25-40t. Fishing up hill was the key. our best 5 weighed in at 9.61lbs.
      City: Caruthers

      Tips: Fish up hill and slow.

Friday, January 22nd, 1999

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 50.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the south end of the lake throwing 3/8 oz brown spider jigs. Fished from about 10:00 am until 1:30 pm until the wind and up coming rain made us head for high ground. Took only one bass about 1 1/2 pounds. Bite was real tough. Talked to a few other bass fisherman with about the same luck.
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Tips: n/a

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 49.3-50.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Paradise at 0645 with my son, pretty foggy so no long fast runs slow and close to the bank. First spot son caught a 1.5 pounder on a crawdad colored wiggle wart in about 5-7 feet of water. Moved into white slough and proceeded to look at a point that looked good and on the shady side of the bank, long pithced a 4 inch withces T Zipper worm and bang after one shake fish hit about 1 3/4 pounds not quite 2 according to my official weighmaster. Next cast zipper hit the water bang fish number two from same spot, I told my son ok I have them now oh yeah, fish burried in deep grass and had to go in and get him well you know the rest fish scattered and no more bites from my honey hole. Son hooked up with a nice 3.3 lb in same area 20 feet away in deeper water on red rattle trap. His comment see I told you bigger fish in deeper water oh well at least he is learning. Lost 2 more fish in whites area and moved to area towards Ladd's lost 3 more fish just would not stay buttoned today.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: Fish rattle traps and shallow cranks in crawdad. Zipper worm in withces T is good also fish are looking out the grass window so slow and shake it in their face. Best Tip would be to remove all factory hooks and use good quality eagle claw Kahle or Excalibur these hooks are excellent on the traps and cranks. Good fishing it's still there.

Thursday, January 21st, 1999

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I caught ive keepers up in anglers cove. I was useing a Carolnia rig with a chartruse hook. Good luck.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: n/a

Wednesday, January 20th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 42

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We had our club tourny sun. it was a nice day launched at holland, little brother and I started at disco caught 3 small fish gave up at 9:00 went north to some old barge struckture fished till tide turned no fish. went back south to some tuley bank with slow current landed 6 small fish, moved to deeper water caught 4 small fish. had alot of fun with little bro. fished 4" worms and 1/4 ounce jigs. the wining team made a long run big break fished the old piers with 4" worms and caught 16# of fish.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Tips:tourny winers used 4" strawberry worms with green tails fished outside piers in deeper water.

Tuesday, January 19th, 1999

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was great but the ish size range was 13-16insmy partner Bill and i used oxblood and morning dawn worms in 15 to 50 eet o water on darter heads try ishing wood we saw alot o guys ishing points and we were in the trees and kicking some bass well good luck...
      City: Susanville

Monday, January 18th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 40's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went fishing in the cold rain at Discovery Bay. Fished at the marina and caught about 10 catfish. 2 were about 18 inches and the rest were about 13. I caught them on live, jumbo minnows on a sliding, 1 ounce rig. I went trolling, but didn't catch anything. I missed a big one because my real had a backlash and did not let line go out. I trolled a rebel with a spreader.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Tips:n/a

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      Water Temp: 47.7

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out in the rain today and had the best time fishing all year. Launched out Big Break around 8:00 and headed towards Sherman Isle., nothing. Then we headed to a little well known marina. Noticed fish busting shad and my partner caught 3 keepers right away cranking something shad color. Then he wondered if they would eat a ripbait. And eat a ripbait they did. After it was all said and done, we had caught around 50 or so (I lost count) which at least half of were keepers. We had a 4,two 2.5's, and a number of 2's. And all of these fish were caught in 1 1/2 hrs in less than 3 ft. of water. Whew, what a day!!!
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Tips:I don't know, I guess it was because of the warm front that came through and rose the water temp. 3 or 4 deg's.

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We launched at B&W and went south fishing in fifteen to 20 ft. of water. They seem to like a dark jig fished slowly barely getting it off the bottom and draging it along they would hit it.we caught 15 stripers 6 keepers nothing over 20 in.
      City: Loomis

      Tips: Tips:n/a

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Seems like the ish have gone towards the center o the lake. the best way to ish it right now would be to take a boat out. the water is muddy because o the rains.
      City: montara

      Tips: green or rainbow power bait.

Sunday, January 17th, 1999

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Found fish in quiet (low current) areas on outside edges of weeds. Fishing was fairly tough, with fish caught on jigs and plastic worms.
      City: Marysville

      Tips: Tips:Fish deeper in quiet areas.