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Friday, August 28th, 1998

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Trout/Salmon ishing has been good, limits coming easy. Fish are down 40 to 65 eet. Bas has been slow due to the ish being suspended around balls o shad in 35 eet o water or more. Night time ishing has been the best, the Bass come up into the shadows ater dark.
      City: Shingletown

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My riend and I ished during the morning hours. We ished several areas o the lake but only caught ish in Yorty Creek. The ishing was slow. We only caught our bass. Talked to a couple o other ishermen and they said it was slow also. I heard that the bass are biting at night.
      City: Cotati

Thursday, August 27th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 77-81

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took ole Besse out on her maiden fishing trip yesterday, break in is done so to speak and it was back to fishing. Went out with Ray Martinez on a special Jig lesson trip. We started ou though tossing topwater as the word was that bite was now in full swin g, Yeah right, NOT! 1:30 never got a boil on top water. I turned to Ray and said, it's time for your jig lesson. Went out to Dutch and pulled on a levee point and commenced to Kerthunk em! No really big fish, but enough to start the day right. Then decide d to start showing him different techniques and patterns and all hell broke loose. We pulled up to a nothing bank and musta stuck six fish over 3 pounds on that brown jig. I tried the black one and Ray was just stickin em on the brown. I couldn't get bit, nuff of that, I went back to brown. Rocks and grass, fish were everywhere. It was kinda odd as all these bigger fish were spent females with inverted bellies. Most probably would have been in the four pound or range three weeks ago. Then went off and fli pped some tulles, did so so. The tide was now falling, very slowly, it was dropping but no real movement could be detected. I know what to do when that happens, off to a couple of secrete deep weed lines and KERTHUNK! Found em! Again, no toads but just a lot of solid fish. We bounce around various spots of this nature and just continued to hammer em! It was a great day and we were off the water before 3:00p and probably caught over 70 fish! HAAAPEEEEEEE! Cooch
      City: Oakley

Tuesday, August 25th, 1998

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I will be ishing Clear Lake in mid october could somone E-mail me with ino about the lake at that time o year. where to go, what to throw, where to stay. any help would be greatly appreciated.
      City: modesto

Monday, August 24th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 73.6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished mid afternoon till dark. north delta, fished wood in 2 to 5 feet. red 4 inch reaper. broke off twice. caught limit. some buzz bait action at dusk. good spinnerbait action on the flats fished through the tules 3 to 7 ft. color white single colorado blade 3/4 oz.
      City: modesto

Sunday, August 23rd, 1998

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Second trip in 3 days. The tougher it gets the more we go.Friday night caught 5 ish between two o us. Largest a 3.3 on a white buzz. Others came on 7" worms. Sunday night ished rom 4pm until 8:30 and only managed 3 ish. All on carolina rigs at 25-30eet on main lake points. Anybody nailing em out here ? Need help ! Is spooning in vogue?
      City: Sonora

Saturday, August 22nd, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took my 10 yr. old son out for a run before his afternoon soccer game,we ran up dutch and fished for 1 1/2 hrs. and had to go, the current was trechurous and moving fast Vince spotted bait fish, so we stayed and caught three fish one around four lbs. not much of a report but we had fun (-; Later Keep a tight line Pete
      City: Pacheco

Friday, August 21st, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 78-82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing vary good at mouth of steam boat for 1-2lb small mouth on green worms Large Mouth going good on Spinner bates, rattel traps & frogs Large Mouth were found Franks Track Seven Mile& and Fishermens Cut
      City: Lee Vining, CA

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      Water Temp: 78-82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing vary good at mouth of steam boat for 1-2lb small mouth on green worms Large Mouth going good on Spinner bates, rattel traps & frogs Large Mouth were found Franks Track Seven Mile& and Fishermens Cut
      City: Lee Vining, CA

Monday, August 17th, 1998

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I may be learning something. Caught my irst ish at new Melones. Started ishing at 7:30 in one o the small coves at the southeastern end o the lake. Tryed crank, spinners and plastic worms at various times.Caught small bass 9in. or so with crank in about 10 eet o water by casting toward bank and then retreiving away rom bank. I was impressed that such a small ish attacked such a large lure.
      City: Sonora

Saturday, August 15th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Been out off and on this last week breaking in the new motor. Have not spent a lot of time fishing but when I do there seems to be a fairly decent crankbait bite. The big Speed trap is working very well right on the bank with sparce tulles and grass. Caug ht some very nice fish on Friday on the top of the high tide. The jig bite continues to be strong, ya gotta be versatile though and rotate the brown and black. It seems it changes from day to day and area to area, I went out Monday with TomG, they were al l over the brown one. While out Friday and today, I really spanked em on the Black one in clearer water. The brown would only work in the stained water areas. We've got a good falling tide this week for the WON Classic, should be some very decent weights.
      City: Oakley

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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Been out off and on this last week breaking in the new motor. Have not spent a lot of time fishing but when I do there seems to be a fairly decent crankbait bite. The big Speed trap is working very well right on the bank with sparce tulles and grass. Caug ht some very nice fish on Friday on the top of the high tide. The jig bite continues to be strong, ya gotta be versatile though and rotate the brown and black. It seems it changes from day to day and area to area, I went out Monday with TomG, they were al l over the brown one. While out Friday and today, I really spanked em on the Black one in clearer water. The brown would only work in the stained water areas. We've got a good falling tide this week for the WON Classic, should be some very decent weights.
      City: Oakley

Thursday, August 13th, 1998

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 83

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bass ishing is maderate to poor during the day time. Earky morning and evening is good or top water ishing in the coves around bushes and banks. Night ishing is productive around the steep walls in 12 to 15 eet o water.Night cat ising is good in20 eet o water.Trout ishing is good to excellent, averging 15 to 24" ishSome Salmon are being caught i 40 to 70 eet o water.
      City: Shingletown

Saturday, August 8th, 1998

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 81N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got on the lake at 7:00 p.m. for night tourney,went to main lake to start.caught some decent smallies .later went to pope nothing,same thing in putah.so went back to main body and it was on FIRE!!!ended up with `bout 40 2#ers.
      City: Hayward

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 81

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I FISHED THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE STARTING AT PIRATES COVE AT 5:30 AM. I WENT TOP WATER WITH A ZARA SPOOK AND A SPITTIN IMAGE. PRODUCED ONLY ONE FISH. THE WATER WAS CLEAR UNDERNEATH THE SILT. I MOVED OUT TO A COUPLE OF LARGE ELEVATED DOCKS WHICH FORMED A POINT TO THE SLOUGH AND FOUND FISH UNDER THEM. PICKED UP 3 NICE FISH UNDER THE 1ST DOCK(2.5,3,& 4POUNDS) PITCHING A BABY BRUSH HOG, AND A 7IN. POWER WORM TEXAS RIGGED. ALL HIT ON THE FALL OR AS I JIGGED HARD OFF THE BOTTOM. THE WATER WAS QUITE DEEP(18-30FT).MOVED FROM THE DOCKS TO WHEELER POINT-KONOCTI BAY SECTION, AND PICKED UP 2 MORE NICE FISH ON THE BABY BRUSH HOG(2.5 & 3PDS), BUT HAD A 5 OR MORE POUNDER SHORT HIT MY SPINNER BAIT AT THE BOAT. SAW SEVERAL MORE CHASING IT BUT NO TAKERS. MOVED OUT TO MONITOR ISLAND AND HAD NO ACTION.STOPPED BACK AT THE PIRATES COVE DOCKS ON THE WAY HOME AND PICKED UP 3 MORE NICE FISH (2-4 PDS) IN JUST 20 MINUTES TIME(BABY BRUSH HOG). LONG TIME BETWEEN BITES, BUT QUALITY FISH EACH TIME YOU SET THE HOOK!
      City: YUBA CITY

Friday, August 7th, 1998

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched boat at 6:00am just as the sun started up behind the mountains.Crossed the lake and trolled south end rom cove above damdown to Long gulch cove. Used plastic worm and trolled with leaded lineand electric trolling motor.Quit at 10:00am when temperature reached 85 degrees and called it a daywith no ish.Didn't see anyone with catching ish.
      City: Sonora

Tuesday, August 4th, 1998

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Good top water bite, in low light conditions ound in the West and North Forks.Crank bait used early mornings - and around pillers.During heat o the day (And it has been hot) I used hand poured lukes I bought at R.A. Stike Fishing Supply located on Oliveon Highway 162 near Cosby Shopping Mall up on the hill. Found all all inormation I needed or ishing bass at this location. Thanks Russ or your help and un day on the water. "I GOT FISH!
      City: Oroville, Ca.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Top water picking up in early morning and late aternoon. Daytime also not to bad but have to work to get limits, the ish are starting to show a little bigger to 3 1/2 lbs.Trout has been scatterd at various depths 50 to 70 eet.Salmon has slowed down isherman are getting ish in 70 to 80 eet o water at the dam.
      City: Shingletown

Sunday, August 2nd, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Snodgrass slough on 2 Aug. from 2pm til dark, pretty slow during the heat of the day but cought a couple in thick weeds with a grass frog. Once the sun went down behind the levy, the action really picked up. Switched to a buzz bait and finished the day with 13 fish. 7 keepers around 2 lbs. Biggest was 3+. All were caught in 2 to 4 feet of water. Lots of short strikes on buzz bait, even with a trailer hook I missed many fish.
      City: Orangevale, ca.

Saturday, August 1st, 1998

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 79-86

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived Sat. Aternoon and caught 5 ish beore dark. Biggest at 3.5 lbs. All ish were caught cranking main points in South end with Deep Diving crank baits.Also got a 2.5. Fun day but very hot. Bring plenty o suntan lotion. Fish were located at 15-20 t. depths. GL&GF Kevin
      City: San Jose