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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Surface temperature was approximately 59 degrees and the visibility was about 2 feet, very hard to find bass on beds. Me and a friend only saw one female and caught 4 very small males(less than 12 inches) on senkos. Seems like the males are starting to become aggressive but no luck on anything big. Not sure why I'm not seeing females with this weather so nice. Saw about 5 dead catfish floating on the surface today, and about 20 during the past week, not sure why so many are dieing. We came across tons of carp spawning in the back of bass cove. Whoever likes carp fishing, I suggest heading to the very back of bass cove where the water level is about 1 foot. They were all over the place, some 10+ pounders with half their body out of the water. Wish we could somehow get those suckers out of there. Learned in the Marina that two big female bass were caught and kept during the past couple of weeks(one was 11 pounds and the other 7 pounds). Too bad. Don't understand why people don't just bring a camera and scale. Anyways, better luck next time.
      City: San Leandro

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The cover program is a go. Saturday January 10th 7:30 am 2004 will meet at the boathouse as we did last year. we will have coee and donuts sponsored by BBAC, then drive down to the loading site and start dumping trees. We estimate 3-400 trees at Chabot. Anyone that lives close to a x-mas tree lot please spread the word to call Pete Alexander at 510-258-2211 to arrange drop o. BBAC will provide receipts or the lot owners so they not only get the write o but do not have to pay to dump the unsold trees. Its a win win or everyone. Ater the dumping, we will all go to quarry lakes Ensonata Picnic area or the BBQ o Tri Tips and the works or lunch at 2pm sponsered by the parks dept. Volunters are asked to wear boots and bring gloves to help. So dress appropriatly or the weather. I hope to see a good turnout
      City: Castro Valley

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      Water Temp: approx. 65/66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The ishing was very good or bass during the later part o October, right up to these overcast conditions. I believe some Bass experience a late spawn at Chabot, as I was locating several big bed ish, and am now seeing clusters o what appears to be bass ry all over in bass cove. I caught and released an 8 1/2 pound bass on monday 10/27, when I released her she returned to her bed within 3 minutes(she had a hook scar, catch and release!). During that week I released 5 bass in the 1 1/2-3 pound range and 6 or 7 less than 12 inches. The tree program seems to be helping a little already. All ish were caught rom shore inessing worms in areas between Coots Landing and Bass Cove. I didn't have much luck all summer, but as soon as the temperatures started to cool, the bass became agressive. When the lake "turns over" once in spring and once in all, the bass ishing seems to be the best or me.
      City: San leandro

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On Saturday(4-19) I went out to Bass Cove looking or some big bass on beds. I saw a bass about 6 or 7 pounds in a cove near the point, so I ished her with some plastics but she wouldn't hit. I then resorted to a nightcrawler and threw it out about 10 eet past her, in slightly deeper water. Ater approximately iteen seconds, my line began to go out so I set the hook, but it wasn't the bass. It was a 21 pound 4 ounce lake record trout. You would think a ish this enormous would put up a ight, but it was basically dead weight. She ran a little but gave up ater about 30 seconds! I was using 10 pound trilene on my 7'0 IMX. I was hoping she would at least run a ew times but I guess she was just too old. Anyways I bought a derby ticket that morning, since during the past two weeks, I've caught 2 trout over 8 pounds while ishing or bass(which I released). I was thinking o putting this trout back, but when my 20lb scale lashed "Error", I knew It was over twenty pounds and had to take this ish in to the Marina. As or the bass, I nailed a 4 pound 2 ouncer and one about 2 pounds ishing pockets o tulies in honker bay o shore.Email me i you want to see the trout.
      City: San Leandro

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished rom 3 until dark using dierent types o senkos. I caught my irst bass ater about 1/2 hour between alder pt. and coots landing. It hit on the drop and weighed aprx. 3 lbs. I caught my next bass at the sticks right beore dark, it weighed about 4 lbs.
      City: San Leandro

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: COVER PROGRAM FOR CHABOT AND QUARRY LAKES. WE NEED 120 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FOR THE COVER PROGRAM JANURARY 11 8:AM FOR BREAKFAST PUT ON BY (BBAC)BLACK BASS ACTION COMMITTEE. WE ARE TO ASSEMBLE FOR BREAKFAST AT QUARRY LAKES THEN WE WILL SPLIT UP AND SOME WILL GO TO CHABOT AND THE REST WILL STAY AT QUARRY. ANYONE THAT HAS CONNECTIONS FOR ANY CHRISTMAS TREES NEEDS TO CALL JON WALTON 352-3932 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THERE WILL BE A CATERED LUNCH AT QUARRY LAKES AT 2 PM WITH TRI TIP STEAK AND THE WORKS PUT ON BY THE PARKS DEPT. PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT. EVERYONE IS WELCOME THE MORE THE BETTER. FOR MORE INFO CALL WALTONS POND AT THE NUMBER ABOVE. JON WILL BE IN CHARGE OF CHABOT AND I WILL BE AT QUARRY. WE ARE LOOKING AT SINKING 1000 CHRISTMAS TREES BETWEEN THE 2 LAKES. THE MORE VOLUNTERS WE HAVE THE FASTER THE WORK WILL GET DONE. REMEMBER THIS IS NOT A 1 TIME DEAL THIS IS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS SO WE CAN BRING THESE LAKES BACK TO A HIGH QUALITY RESORCE FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. jANURARY 11 RAIN OR SHINE 8:00DONALD C. OSBORNE
      City: Castro Valley

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: That's great news. That means there will be more bass or me. Thank god.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Thank you or your eorts on preserving the bass or us locals.

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Great News, BBAC, Dept Fish & Game, The Biologists John Walton "Waltons Pond", and mysel met at a special call meeting to discuss the problems with lake Chabot. There will be no more shock and transportation o bass to quarry lakes. Whats even Better is that the parks Dept has given us permission to build artiicial reis in the lake by using Christmas trees and other allen trees along parkland trails to be put in the lake to get the cover back into the lake. This is great news. Trout isherman need not to worry our ocus will be along the east shoreline rom the point o the Island through hal moon bay to bass cove and along the edges o Honker bay. We are going to need volunteers to help us. We expect to have over a 1000 trees to distribute in mid January. Please keep this in mind. Also ater the ecocycle is created at chabot we are going to go to Quarry lakes and start a cover program there as well. I think its great that the parks Dept and us Bass isherman can work together to make ishing better or everyone to enjoy. I hope to hear rom some o you in the near uture because everyone has everything to gain rom this and nothing to loose. Once again THANK YOU
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: NEXT SPRING STAY AWAY FROM THE EAST SHORELINE THERE WILL BE LOTS OF SNAGS. WE NEED TO GET THE COVER ESTABLISHED IN THE LAKE

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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went ishing or trout around the dam area, and let to ish or bass ater catching one small trout. Decided to ish a steep drop o I know near the dam, and threw out my pig and jig. On the irst cast I elt a slight tap and set the hook, bringing up a 5lb. bass with the lure. Threw out a ew more times then gave up a happy man.
      City: san leandro

      Tips: ish very s l o w in areas near or in deep water.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 5-8:30pm throwing everything i had at them. Many bass were chasing shad out o the water in ront o me but nothing was hitting any o my crankbaits or spinner baits.
      City: hayward

      Tips: anybody know?

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was a cold morning then i started ishing or large mouth bass. In the third cast i elt a bite and reel that son o bitch up. it was a 8 lb. with 9 oz. oh busta
      City: hayward

      Tips: i got this ish with my .99cent spinnerbait but i was using the powerbait bass attractant

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tried crankin a couple o hours in the mornin and again in the eve with no bites.I seen a couple o cruisers and had a couple ollowers but that was it.My buddy lost one on a T .
      City: Manteca

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tried tubin rom 2:30 till dark.I counted rocks down deep with a jig, no takers.
      City: Manteca

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      Water Temp: warm!

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: went down to honker bay on the bank or a ew hours. went to the dock on racoon tossed a senko on the edge. didnt get anything. a ew min later i threw a spinnerbait across the same spot and nailed a 2 lb. it aught like a 4lb though. that was the only ish today
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: none

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      Water Temp: 65+ i dont know

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ok well i you are lookin or an exciting report better scroll down to the next one cause this is not been a very good two days. i started yesturday and walked the bank till jono got o work. threw worms and my castaic , but i couldnt get anything to even look. so once jono got o we went out in a boat.ished our usual spots. we usually see a ew nice ish but this time we didnt see any. so we went to the outside part o honker bay. threw crankbaits and jono threw a jig. i might have had one bite on m crank bait...i it did it diddnt eel like a bass.today(21) we got out at 11:00 ished or as long as we could beore the wind orced us o the lake. since we have had really bad luck the past 10 trips we had to try somethin new. but the only new thing was , well, i hate to say it but we sunk low enough to use live bait.(crawdads) we ree lined those all the way to the bottom at all kinds o depths. nothing!!!! i then ished a ew other baits....castaic, jig,jerkbait.hope you have better luck than i do
      City: Castro Valle

      Tips: sorry i dont have any

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED HARD FOR 6 HOURS WITH ONLY 1 HIT.THE HIT CAME ON A DARK COLORED BRUSHHOG BACK IN BASS COVE.TRIED SPINNERBAITS,CRANKBAITS,SWIMBAITS,PLASTIC WORMS,BUZZBAITS,AND ROOSTER TAILS TO NO AVAIL. CAN'T BLAME THE WEATHER,IT WAS HOT WITH LITTLE OR NO WIND.TODAY'S ONE OF THOSE DAYS I'M GLAD IT'S A HOBBY AND NOT MY JOB CAUSE THE BILLS WOULDN'T OF GOT PAID!
      City: SEASIDE

      Tips: TRY DARK BRUSHHOGS IN 5 TO 10 FEET OF WATER WITH A LOW RETRIEVE.BOUNCE IT ABOUT 18-24 INCHES OFF THE BOTTOM AND BE READY ON THE FALL. GOOD LUCK!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: City: marysville

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I went there or 3 hours tried jigs, jerk baits,top water,and rubber worms. we tried deep water and shallow coves. we didn't get a single bite
      City: Castro Valley

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: sorry every body i thaught that the messege didnt send and so i kept trying dierent ways to send my report and well i am sorry
      City: c.v.

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      Water Temp: 40'S-50'S

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I WENT OUT TO CHABOT AT ABOUT 2:30 WITH MY NEW CITICA REEL WITH A VIPER JIG WITH A ZOOM BLACK WITH RED FLECK PORK TRAILER TIED ON. I FISHED FOR ABOUT 40 MIN WITH OUT A BITE. BUT THEN I FELT A LITTLE EXTRA WIEGHT WHEN I WAS REELING SO I SET THE HOOK LIKE BILL DANCE.AFTER 3MIN I GOT IT TO THE SHORE. THIS WAS THE SCARY PART. I LIPED IT AND PULLED IT OUT OF THE WATER. IT WAS HUGE! I DIDNT THINK ANYONE WOULD BELIEVE ME SO I RAN IT 1 MILE TO THE MARINA OCCASIONALLY STOPPING TO LET ME AND THE FISH CATCH OUR BREATH. WHEN I WIEGHED IT IT WENT 13.1!!!!!! THEN I RELEASED IT . IT LIVED!AFTER THAT WE RAN BACK AND I CAUGHT A 1LB THEN A 2LB. NOT A BAD DAY EHH
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: FISH JIGS OR WORMS IN A CRAWDAD COLOR SLOWLY