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Sunday, May 24th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sycamore Slough. Incoming tide. Flipped riprap in eight feet of water. Caught seven fish. Used all kinds of plastics ie 10 inch power worms, Brush Hogs, Ring Worms and lizards. All fish were caught with purple colors.
      City: Sacramento

Wednesday, May 20th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 59-63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Last weekend the Delta was kicking out some toads. Temperature drops and frontal conditions makes fishing tough for most anglers. But the tournament guys in the WCB Forrest Wood Open managed to adjust and catch a ton of great fish. The temp drop and weather changes have forced the fish off their spawning schedule again for the 3rd consecutive month. The fish have moved back out to the transition areas and are hunkering down in the thick weeds and tulles berms. Fishing these areas with jig-n-pigs will catch the best limits. Best colors are brown & black jigs with various trailors in blue, purple and red. There also hads been an all day crank bite on long rock levees with sparce tulles and weeds. Red Bombers, Speed & Rattle Traps will do the trick. Occ tionally you can nail a toad on a Fire Tiger pattern. Also fish big White/Chartrues spinnerbaits are attracting big bites. If you are out just looking for lots of bites tossing a white Frog or Zoom Fluke into open water pockets, will result in large numbers of 2-3 pounders. Large black worms and lizards have also been very affective on what bedding fish you can find. The top water bite is far and few between, but when it's on, it's on for a day or two and then dissapears for a week.
      City: Oakley

Sunday, May 17th, 1998

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out the a little late, got out there about 10am. First went to the side o the lake where all the camping is at and not a ish to be ound. My wie and I change the type o lure rom a spinner to a Pumpkin seed color shad. We then moved to the river part o the lake, ished the trees and caught 15 small mouth bass. We used the lure in a pretty ast motion. The bass where sitting in about 6 eet o water at the time. it was the irst time to the lake and we had a wonderul time. Water was very calm, and warm, not too many people out there. It was a week day though.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Fish the river part o the lake. Use a Pumkin Seed color shad, and reel it in using a med. to ast speed. Look or the trees in about 6 to 10 eet o water.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A busy day on the lake. A couple o tourneys goin on. Our club had 27 ishermen on the water. Top honors or 5 ish 15.68 lbs. Winner caught the bag on lukes. Another cloudy rainy day.The weights dropped quickly rom there with a lot o the usual Melones 1.4's weighed in. All ish are post spawners and are suspened in 1-8 eet depending on water clarity. Find the bait and your there. Lots o olks reported see shad schools getting chewed on by the bass.A beutiul 4lb german brown was caught on a rougue aso. tips: Flukes and spinnerbaits on submerged brush.Fish shallow.
      City: Sonora

Saturday, May 16th, 1998

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is in response to Mr. Cliord Barnes's ishing report dated April 24, 1998. Mr Barnes, I have been ishing Lake Camanche or the past 15 years and eel that it is one o the premire bass ishing lakes in northern Caliornia as well as southern Caliornia. Now that I live in southern Caliornia I still make the six hour drive about once every othern month to ish Lake Camanche. All too many times anglers orget that the point o ishing is the act that we are away rom the oice enjoying the gret outdoors, possible with a loved one or a close riend. I have many memorable outting with my ather and best riend when the ishing was good and not so good. The point is I enjoyed each outing and have ond memories o them today. My advice to Mr. Brnes is to start ishing. Yes, dry the tears rom your eyes and and enjoy what Lake Camanche has to oer. By the way--three ive pound bass this weekend! Spring and summertime:Morning-- ish the coves and drop o structures o the river with 4 to sixinch pumpkin seed worms. Evening (i not too windy)--ish the causway with anything..Very productive during these months. GREAT COVER
      City: Huntington Beach

Friday, May 15th, 1998

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake early around 6am. Went to north side first thing. Caught three keepers(1 to 2 pounds) before sunrise. After sunrise hit points that were sunny caught 7 keepers(1 to 2 pounds). Caught fish on mostly grub jigs(motoroil color) on a 1/4 ounce wei ght. Worked lure slow bouncing off the bottom. Also, caught a few on a 1/4 ounce white spinner bait. The rest were on a deep water crank bait. All fish were caught in about 12-15ft of water. the fish are not attacking the lure hard. Fish are still lazy an for best result use a spin cast rod (med. to light weight), light line (8-10pds) for best feel. Had no luck catching anything after 12pm. The sun was out but no action. Fished the sticks later in the day with no results.
      City: Concord

Monday, May 11th, 1998

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the rain. Full moon - had to do it! NOt one other boat on the lake. Found spots on rocky banks - lat, not steep, and did well with a white/white 1/2 blade. Caught 12 keepers with 8 going 3.2 to 3.9 pounds. Not sure why they were there, just glad they were. One thing o interest all the ish were spiiting up crawdads, not minnows as I would have thought. tips: I like to use a zoom super luke (white Pearl as my trailer) I cut the head o at the start o the belly and then cut o the belly lap. This creates a much bigger proile which I thinks helps. Also I ALWAYS use a stinger hook 3/0 Gamakatsu Siwash. Almost all the ish last night were caught on the stinger.
      City: Orangevale

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: Cool

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy Grits and I made our annual spring trip to Oroville on April 26 and 27. Caught 100 bass to 3 lbs over two days with second day better than the irst. Caught ish on main and secondary points on 4in reapers and oxblood worms and topwater. Fished south ork irst day and main body second day. tips: The main thing at this lake is to ind a pattern and stick with it even i the bite slows down. The ish will eventually come back to it.
      City: Fresno

Sunday, May 10th, 1998

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sat. 5-9, 1st time ishing Folsom. Windy, cloudy, nasty day all around. Fished east side o Granite Bay, picked up a ew decent spots on crankbaits in rocky areas adjacent to deeper water. Fish seemed to be holding in 10-15'. Rain drove us o the lake by 2 PM. Sun. 5-10, had better weather, mostly cloudy, not as much wind. Pattern rom day beore didn't hold. Caught only 1 ish on crankbait in 3' o water around rocks & looded brush on west side o Granite Bay. Had a ew taps on brown/green jigw/ plastic craw trailer, but couldn't hook 'um.
      City: Fernley, NV

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 64-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on Friday aternoon and Saturday all day. Caught alot o ish but all 12-13in clones. Caught ish in AM beore 7 on spinnerbaits. Then went to Jerkbaits (rogue) and caught a couple more. Ater sun came through clouds, bite got tougher. Found aew with Yamamoto (SP?) hula grubs in 15 t or deeper. Aternoon bite seemed to start ater clouds came in (about 4pm) and was able to get a ew more using the grubs on rocky shorelines in 5-10 t. Fun ishing, but no size. tips: Needed clouds or shalow bite... also rocky shorelines produced best or me
      City: San Jose

Saturday, May 9th, 1998

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Stockton Bass held a tournament at Buckley Cove, Stockton on May 9th. The top 5 finishers, big fish and 2nd big fish are listed below. It was a cold, extremely windy day and the bite was off. 1st place David Gliebe & Nicholas Parks 17'9 # 2nd pla ce & first big fish, Jeff Slayter & Gary Griffith 17'3#, Big fish 8'2#, 3rd place John Mills & Walt Coyle 17'3#, 4th place Bill Jeffers & Elmer Meirs 16'8#, 5th place Mike Saso & Steve Flanders 16'2#, 2nd big fish Doug Matteo & Daniel Lee 8' #, Next Stockton Bass Tournament: June 14th, Buckley Cove
      City: Stockton

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Stockton Bass held a tournament at Buckley Cove, Stockton on May 9th. The top 5 finishers, big fish and 2nd big fish are listed below. It was a cold, extremely windy day and the bite was off. 1st place David Gliebe & Nicholas Parks 17'9 # 2nd pla ce & first big fish, Jeff Slayter & Gary Griffith 17'3#, Big fish 8'2#, 3rd place John Mills & Walt Coyle 17'3#, 4th place Bill Jeffers & Elmer Meirs 16'8#, 5th place Mike Saso & Steve Flanders 16'2#, 2nd big fish Doug Matteo & Daniel Lee 8' #, Next Stockton Bass Tournament: June 14th, Buckley Cove
      City: Stockton

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the NewBass Team semi-pro event today.The weather was cool, mostly overcast, and breezy. The water water was very clear, about 10-12 visibilty. My partner and I only managed to weigh in ive ish or 7.53 pound. Which was good enough to get a check that paid or the tourney. We used light line and long cast onto a lat, with trees near the south dike down rom the dam Lost three ish that got hung up in the trees and broke o. Winning team had almost 14 pounds doing the same thing we were. Big is or the event (about 80 teams) was only around our pounds. Most o the teams we spoke with said the bite really died or them around 9 a.m. tips: Light tickle with brown colored jigs or plastics around stickups and island tops.
      City: Sacramento

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: Cool

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: souls kicked but on ruber worms root beer with a (chartruce?) tail.
      City: Soulsbyville

Friday, May 8th, 1998

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Front moved through with winds about 10 - 15 mph. Caught ish on a little bit o everything. 3 on white/white 1/2 oz spinnerbait on windblown rocky points. One on a rip bait o submerged island top. two on pig/jig combo in trash pockets, two on cotton candy lizards. All ish came shallow.
      City: Orangevale

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: CAUGHT FISH IN COVES USING GRUBS ON WEED LESS DARTER HEADS LOOK FOR STEEP BANKS THAT HAVE POINTS THAT DON'T DROP OFF TOO QUICK tips: GRUBS OR BERKLEY POWER WORMS
      City: Alemeda

Wednesday, May 6th, 1998

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake late. Started ishing at about 10:15. South breeze blowing and my partner was using ly ishing gear so we headed to the Bear River arm to get some relie rom the wind. Caught 3 "dinks" split shottin' 4" worms. Broke o 5 or 6 (going back to regular Stren rom now on). Fish seemed to be o the irst break line along rocky areas.Spoke to two ishermen when we were taking out and they wererustrated as well. Both said they had knocked the socks othe bass three weeks ago.
      City: Rocklin

      Tips: Regardless o my lack o success on this trip, I've had good ishing on this lake in May. Small plastics will get you numbers o ish, but try "spooks" in the early hours or largeraverage size ish.

Tuesday, May 5th, 1998

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got a late start at 10:30 ished the dam and only ound a ew small ish. Moved to outside o lats and ound post spawn ish 2lbs and less we caught over 30 ish in the hal day o ishing using lukes and dart headed worms. ound ish in 1-15 t o water. your not gonna catch a record here, but it'll keep the kids busy.
      City: Sheridan

      Tips: white Zoom Flukes rigged with a 5/0 wide gap hook twitched all the way back to boat.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I AM GOING TO CLEAR LAKE WED 5-13-98. HOW IS THE FISHING. IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT THE FISH ARE HITTING ON. WHERE CAN I FIND THE FISH. HOPE THIS ISNT ASKING TOO MUCH. HOPE I CAN RETURN THE FAVOR. I WILL REPORT WHEN I GET BACK....
      City: Lodi

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 68.9

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 06:00 and caught ish all morning. Bye 11:00 we had 10 ish to 2.6lbs. Ate lunch at one o the boat camps then had limits bye 15:00. We ished till 20:00 and had caught and released over 30 ish between the three o us. The best bite wason 4in red & blue worms riged Carilina style. tips: Fish rom the bank too 10'. Just let the worm sit, ish it real slow.
      City: SF