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Sunday, November 15th, 1998

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Club tourney on 11/15/98 with 29 members ishing. Started o throwing a 1/2 oz. spinnerbait right on the bank and burning it back. Picked up 4 keepers beore 8am doing this. Switched to shaking a worm in 20-25' o water and picked up 2 more keppers beore 9am. The spinnerbait bite died around10 am and the worm ish moved deeper during the day. Finished the day shaking a worm in 50' o water and caught keepers until 3:30 this way. Mostly small keepers. My ive ish limit only weigh 6.72# but was good enough or 5th place.TIPSShake, shake, shake those worms. Let them sit in place and slow pick up the slack to see i there is any weight on. I any resistance, set the hook. The ish this day never gave a tap,tap,tap to indicate a bite. All the ones I caught were just on.

Saturday, November 14th, 1998

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 60.3

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the woods creek area rom 9:30-2:30 with riend in other boat. Caught approx. 30 bass betweent he two o us. Fish were 1-4lbs. Used jigging spoons 25-45'.
      City: n/a

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Don't waste your time ishing or bass. Results or the day = 6 boats, 1 bass at 1.65lbs. I knew we were in or a tough day when even the local bass boaters were trolling or trout. Noticed several injured shad on the surace. Bass must be so ull o shad they have little interest in anything else.
      City: n/a

      Tips: n/a

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bass ishing is good, but small, 1.5lbs. 2 lbs. is a lunker. The bass are starting to move up in the depth about 35 eet. Hitting rom the shore to deep. The shad are all over the lake so use anything that looks like a shad. Worming is alsogood use blood or brown worm. Trout is the best in months, average ish 16" to 24". Use humdingers, castmasters,cripplers. I ishing o the shore use minnows with a bobber3 to 4 eet down. For up to date reports contact me by email or call(530)474-1731
      City: Shingletown

Sunday, November 8th, 1998

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club hel tournie @ Clear Lake onSunday & big bass bite was on. Average weight was 3.79# or ish brought to scales. Big ish included 7,6.5,6,5,4.5&4# bass. Fish went or spinnerbaits,brush hwags (lipped into tules) & rattlebaits. Light rain & cool temps did not hurt ishing. Few boats on the water despite calm conditions.TipsAs usual in late all @ Clear, rattletraps in chrome/black & chrtreuse/brown were top producers. Bass were posted by boat docks & scattered throughout big weedbeds (hydrilla).
      City: n/a

Saturday, November 7th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: weather very wet and windy from 30mph winds and light rain mostly and few down pours. I was told to expect a great crankbite, but nothing? as soon as we started flipping brushhogs WHAMMO. the fish easily caught. 4" watermelon w/splitshots and yamamoto spiderjogs in a green weenie color were the lure of choice. soory to say no spinner fish??? hopefully they will turn on soon again. launched from big break and then headed to frank's near the broken docks
      City: n/a

      Tips: Tips:4 to 6" brushhogs watermelon and junebug w/large split shot 3" yamamoto spider jigs.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It's miserable on the lake the last ew days. But the ishing is good. The bass are still deep 35 to 70 eet down, the trout are on the top to 20 eet down. The bass isherman say the lake has not turned, but the trout isherman sya it has. I say wait or a week and then look out, the bass will be the thing. Catching a lot o bass but small under 1.5 lns. Some action in the shallows, but don't depend on that. Go deep under the shad balls, the bass are there.
      City: Shingletown

Monday, November 2nd, 1998

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Found spots at 20', small only a pound or so. nothing on blades or crankbaitswitched to worms. The bite was not agressive just pressure.
      City: Shingle Springs

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bass bite is good but small ish. There is a huge chad population in the lake, the lake has not turned over, but when it dose "LOOK OUT". With the large population o shad the Bass are just sitting on the bottem.Trout to 4 - 5 lbs. being caught all over the main body, they are hard to catch because o all the shad. Trout are rom the top to 20 eet dawn. I your coming to the lake e-mail me and I will send you the latest report.
      City: Shingletown

Tuesday, October 27th, 1998

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 67?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: friend and I fished markley cove area from three to five pm and caugt five bass using four inch worms and one on a crank bait. fished off the points and shore lines with cover.
      City: fairfield

Monday, October 26th, 1998

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: At irst we had no luck. Twords the end o the day we had great luck. We did great on blue-purple worms. We caoght our limit in about one to two hours. The size was also very good, They were all keepers except or about three o them. I put them allback.
      City: Redding

Saturday, October 24th, 1998

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started earlier Sunday morning behind Rattlesnake, tried deeper areas or big ish but only managed to get one around 3lbs rom the spot. Worked down towards the keys, lipped brush hogs and jigs in heavy cover or 5 ish rom 1.5 to 3lbs, lost one about 4.
      City: Arcata

Friday, October 23rd, 1998

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Heavy showers Saturday morning, didn't make it out until about 9:30. The storm broke and high pressure system moved in. Fished hard rom Rattlesnake up to the islands or three ish in the 2-3lb range, 2 o rockpiles the other outside o tule bank. Moved to Glenhaven area to get out o the wind, lost one under a dock. Too slow so we quit around 5
      City: Arcata

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GOT ON YHE WATER BY NOON AND FISHED THE MAIN BODY. CAUGHT 2 SPOTS 2#'S AND 1 SHORT BY 1:00 BY DYKE 8.MOVED TO NEW YORK CREEK AND TRIED BLADES, RIPPING,SHAKING,CRANKING AND JIGS, ALL I GOT WAS WASTED TIME.WENT TO THE DAM AND TRIED A SUPER SPOOK ANDHAD A FEWLOOKERS BUT NO TAKERS.
      City: olsom

Thursday, October 22nd, 1998

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The lake is starting to turn over. Bass action has been good or numbers o ish, size has been small. Bigger Bass on the way in the next ew weeks.Trout action good, Rainbows hitting rom surace down to around 20 eet. Some Samon action 30 to 50 eet, occasionally Browns have started to show.
      City: Shingletown

Tuesday, October 20th, 1998

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 63 F

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fall bass bite is on @ Clear Lake. Caught 9 bass, including 3 1/2 & 4 pounder, & lost 4 more. Bass went or blades, traps & buzzbaits. Water temp 60 F in morning, warming to 66 F by mid-aternoon.
      City: Santa Rosa

Monday, October 19th, 1998

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: 4ThreeBartsWe were on the lake at 6:30am ished till 5:00pm, it was tough, the only thing that worked was a blue and silver Horizon Pirk Minnow. Spooned in 45t. o water, still tough.Jig n pig drew a ew strikes (sot-ones). Wind blew all day rom the north,bright and warm water temp. was 66 degrees. Lots o ish marked suspended at 12 to 15 eet o o points and clis but nothing biting. Stacked ish were in 45t. o water,on rock piles and over brush.Tried everything rom soup to nuts, any suggestions would be appreciated.
      City: Paradise

Wednesday, October 14th, 1998

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing currently has been TOUGH!When you have two boats working together in the West Branch ishing hard and can only get dinks (NO BIG FISH) you know ishing is at it's worst. Used top waterSpook, spinner bait, buzz, worm, bass bag hidden secerets, and all you get is dinks!Reports received rom the last tourney show me how the lake has not been producing. No size no weight.Give it a couple o more weeks and possibly the lake will turn over and make ishinglie a little easier.
      City: Oroville

Monday, October 12th, 1998

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Snuck out or a little midday tour. Had not been on the lake since March. Lake had not turned over, diiculty inding ish on graph. Those that I did graph were suspended. I did manage to catch a view dinks, 2 largemouth and some spots. The large mouth came rom 2 t o water in back o a cove in South Fork on white/white blade. The spots came rom the dam ace near Beal's Point darthead salt n pepper grub.
      City: Elk Grove

Saturday, October 10th, 1998

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: American Bass Anglers club tournament-Got to the lake with my non-boateron riday morning to pre ish, we decided to go to rocky point irst thing, threw a orange crankbait- hot lips- stuck three keepers-ran south and ished horseshoe-windy- turnedaround and saw nothing but white caps,yuk, decided to run back north andound alot o 4t.swells- wrenched my back- what a ride,day twoback to rocky point my non boater sticks three ish I stick onehampton comes in with a limit 10+ lbs. Bob Shaeer sticks a ive+ with two other ishsecond day draw and I have to put my no-boat on ish tokeep him in the running or the year end, back to rockypoint he sticks three an I stick two,tough bite or all,theword was that alot o ish were caught onbrush hogs in theweeds, also alot o ish on rocky area's. I had un and so did my non-boatersthats what counts(-: tight lines!Pete
      City: Pacheco