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Wednesday, July 9th, 1997

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 65-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A numerous amount o Smallmouth Bass ranging rom 1-5 pounds are going or nightcrawlers early and late in the day just opposite the marina in 2-8 eet o water, and during mid-day are striking 6-inch morning dawns in 10-15 eet o water. TIPS: Your best bet or bait would be nightcrawlers or redworms, and or lures small sot-plastic baits will erratic motion works the best. Bright colors are not needed, because o the clarity o the water. Crankbaits and spinnerbaits are slow, but might produce.
      City: Walnut Creek

Tuesday, July 8th, 1997

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Found school o bass 2-3 lbs each. looded trees 10 oot o water used 4.5 inch worm (split shot) bass was picking up on all or I had to shake worm or hit. caught 7 bass rom this school, then a number o smaller ish.
      City: Shingle Springs

Monday, July 7th, 1997

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: started 5:30 am neer arbunkle ats pit river arm.started whith top water. with no luck. changed to a smoke sparkle 2 inch grub with great results. me and my wie both got 2 spots in the 14-16 inch range. as the morning went on we could not ind any more that size but ther was boils o very small ish in the 6-10 inch size.they wher a BLAST! they kept us going till 10:00 am. TIPS: lots o small shad right now. try small grubs or tubs in smoke or white. sparkels are allways good.
      City: Salinas

Sunday, July 6th, 1997

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Most o the bass are in deep water now. ound several near points in the lake, where you can hit deep water o shore. tips: Try Rattle Trap with chrome and black back. or buzz bait in the morning and early evening.
      City: Hayward

Saturday, July 5th, 1997

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 80+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a night time un tournament Saturday night. A ew 5 ish limits weighed in. My partner and I were having a Laurel and Hardy night, break os, missing strikes, snags...did everything except kick a rod over the side! Then about 11 things turned a round when I caught an 8.33 lb largemouth on a zipper worm! Followed up with one more 15 inch keeper. Best bag or the tourney was 12.35 or 5 ish, was another with 12+ and one with 10.3, My partner and I were 4th with 10.13 and the big ish prize. Hesometimes it's better to be lucky than good! Winners caught their ish on spinnerbaits and grubs. tips: Topwater bite was disappointing, stick with bottom type lures like jigs and worms. Night time is the best ticket right now.
      City: Marysville

Tuesday, July 1st, 1997

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Between 10 and 1 pm we caught only two largemouth in 2 pound range. We tried every bait under the sun and inally hooked up with bright collored shallow blades. We tried minnows, worms, salta and pepper and spinner baites. We were over by rattlesnake bar in a inger area o about 10-15 water. Any help is welcomed.
      City: Roseville

Thursday, June 26th, 1997

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Lime Saddle Top water early and late. Others nailing them on live crawdads.
      City: Chico

Wednesday, June 25th, 1997

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6p -9pm off the Big island,most fish came on a blue chrome rip bait. Started w/ topwater but not much happening there. Points held most of the fish. Caught 11 & missed 4 others. Biggest was 3lbs, mostly largemouth. tips: Rapala's work well whe n ripped. Give them lots of stop & go.Some of the strikes almost rip the rod out of your hands.
      City: Vacaville

Tuesday, June 24th, 1997

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 70s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished willows on the south side o the peninsula or about 4 hours up until dusk. Caught 5 keepers, the best o which was a 3.2 lb largemouth. Caught all ish on Zara Spook and Splash-it.
      City: Orangevale

Saturday, June 21st, 1997

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bass are really hitting on top waters. I went riday and caught 30 bass on a pop-r, zarra spook, and banjo minnow. The biggest one I caught was 8.57lbs, the rest were in the 1-4lb range.
      City: Stockton

Thursday, June 19th, 1997

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on Sunday the 15th, athers day. Launched at sun up and hoped or an early top water bite. Only got two dinks to even surace. Threw 4in plastics,blades,grubs,cranks,rip baits i.e. rapalas and suspending rouges. Fished everything rom steep wall s to lats inally in desperation ished the docks in Bidwell marina, skipping small bass assins' under house boats and back in slips, picked up two ish. The two ish I caught were ull o the new bass hatch. Also graphed many huge balls while out on the water. Just too much ood or them to want the ake stu. Tough day. P.S. Be Careull on the water loating deberis everywhere. Good Luck
      City: Chico

Sunday, June 15th, 1997

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a West Coast Team tournament on 14/6/97 inished 16th out o 65 teams. We caught alot o ish but couldn't get much weight or size. The bite seems to be 5 to 26 t on jigs and worms. Some topwater but we couldn't get any going. I you are takin g a riend or kid ishing this is the lake to go to. Just get on a steeper bank and throw a worm and ish down the bank.l
      City: Marysville

Saturday, June 7th, 1997

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the coves off the main lake early and the northeast end later in the day after the masses hit the water. Boated 10 smallmouth to 2lbs using small (3 inch) plastic crawdads on a Carolina rig in 20 feet of water. Caught 3 of the same off the coves ne ar spanish flat on a crawdad crank about 3pm.
      City: San Ramon

Friday, June 6th, 1997

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The fish were hitting buzz baits early, I had alot of short strikes early. We fished with fat free shad cranks after 8:30 and boated fish until we left at 1:30 PM. The fishing is great right now and there are plenty of fish to be had remember to run cra nks between 10-15ft.
      City: Travis AFB CA

Sunday, June 1st, 1997

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Saturday Operation Christmas Team Tournament. 47 teamswith several limits mostly small post spawners. 14.5 lbs 1st place or 5 ish. Big Fish 3.4lbs or $840. Finished 5th with big ish honors. TIPS: Top water early then as sun rises ish are on20-25 oot ledges. Decent crankbait bite on mud lines. Poe Plugs in chartruse. Carolina plastics chameleon rib worms 6in will take ish with occassional 2- 3 lb'ers.
      City: Sonora

Sunday, May 25th, 1997

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing 5:30 am top water all the way .bait rico cought 20 most were small did pull in a three pounder and two two and a hal pounders not to bad or three hours ishing.
      City: Jackson

Friday, May 23rd, 1997

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spring storm blew through this day - ishing was tough with 2-3 oot waves on the main lake, and wind blowing in the coves. On the lake rom 6AM-12Noon, with a good bite right beore 10:00am when the weather turned nasty.
      City: Pine Grove

Thursday, May 22nd, 1997

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I was ishing the main body on Wed. 5-21-97 and had a toad come up under a splash-it. It spooked when it saw thw boat. Went back on Thurs. 5-22-97 and went up to the willow again very quietly and started throwing a Zara Spook. I hooked up a ish in the 6to 7 pound range and dumped it. Three casts later I hooked up a 9 lb. 10 oz. largemouth. Fish was in about 10 eet o water.
      City: Orangevale

Monday, May 19th, 1997

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 62-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished clear lake rom wed eve. til sat eve. upper 90's during the day. 70's during nite. ished north to and into rodman slough. water extremely clear. used every thing excluding dinamite. between three o us, 6 ish caught. all small, real small. usedjerkbaits, crankbaits, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, rubber worms, lizards, rench ries,rogs,pop r's , spooks,jitterbugs. nothing worked well. all the ish seem to be in the south end o lake. some still on beds. try near konocti harbor. this is where the turny ishermen had the best luck. good luck...ishon... pappy.
      City: San Jose

Sunday, May 18th, 1997

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 25 to 30 mixture of smallmouth /largemouth/spots. Nothing over 2 pounds. All caught with small plastic on the bottom.
      City: San Ramon