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      Water Temp: 54-62

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o lakeport around 9, partner landed a 7-12 right away, then could not manage a bite or a long time,bass wouldn't bite where we have been slayin' 'em. larry must have been there the night beore. around 1:45 went back into a slough, said "maybe they just haven't come backthis ar yet" then Boom! lippin brush hogs landed a 5-4 a 3-9 and a 4-8 quick, partner got 2 males on senkos, and lostone about 6 at the boat, but 5 ish in 20 minutes isn't bad.Now we have to ish berryessa or a tourn. so it's back todinks and magic worms.

      Tips: Senko ish seem to be consistantly smaller but more bites on the senko. ind WARMER WATER that doesn't get hammered all the time by everyone else.

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      Water Temp: 52-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: American Bass Anglers Club- Launched 5 boats rom the publicramp in Lucern, the day started o.k. weather wise, and then the wind really started to blow, at my irst spot I ind out I have no control o my trolling motor, pulled the boat out to ix it, put back in and it was to nasty to run so I ished in the area without a bite,Two boats returnedwith three ish 1st with 9+ pounds and 2nd with 7+ pounds with one bed ish caught.Day two- the wind layed down pretty good, I still could not get bit, my 12 yr. old soncaught two three pounders o a point -jago bay- craking aat ree shad, reel-twich- reel, bang a ish, both ish caught that way.1st place boat returned with 19+ pounds or 5, 2nd place boat, 16+ pounds,3rd place with 14+ Pounds. First Place gets 26+ Pounds to win it.Allot o irst place and third place ish were caught on Senkos-dead sticking-. 4-8 t o water at the south end o the lake.good luckP.P.
      City: Martinez

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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Met a riend rom Oregon thurs 4/5. He ished wed, 4/4 alone and managed to catch a personal best 7lb 9 oz. He caught 3 others averaging 4.5lb. Thursday, 4/5, we landed 8 andI caught a personal best 7 lb.6oz ish. Best 7 went around 30lb. All was well until the storm ront came in at about 4:00pm. From 4pm until dark and all o riday, 4/6 we caught zilch!!! The storm ront shut o everything. I we only had one more day o good weather, I think we would have done pretty well.

      Tips: Caught all ish on spinnerbaits and all ish were scattered. According to a local tournament angler who was throwing senko's, he mentioned that the ish we caught were pretty big or blade ish!!! I assume he said that because o experience but he did not catch anything over 3lb??? I the ish are up in the tules, they are pretty aggressive. Next series o warm weather should really turn things on!!!

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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey larry whats up with the ishing here. No biters, even at night. Worked everthing. Way too many hot shot pro wannna be's here.
      City: lakeport

      Tips: Take lots o herb! You'll need it because it's slow as hell. You may even want to hook up some o Bunk Out's LSD cubes.

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      Water Temp: 45-46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well this is just the opposite o larrys report. went up to clear sat to preish or sundays aba.. raining and windy . put boat in water at lakeport and started out bt spinning the prop . got out od water and took boat to hillside marine.. i had had the rubber insert replace the week beore and the mechanic a t hillside said the guy didn'r torque it down so it just spun out. hillside was great ..!! here it was 08:30 saturday morning and the guy got right on it . 19.00 or the insert and the guy said what the heck it only took 15 minutes so there is no charge or the labor.. please use them when ever you need help in lakeport..well back to ishing . at about 09:30 we started to put boat back in water and ranger came by and said the orecast was or 45 mph wind by noon so she recommended we don't go out because we wouldn't be able to get back on trailer. so we went dowwn to m&m campground on the south end. ished six hours .. one bite no ish . sunady morning went to ramp and water was lat calm with a little og . ished shallow up north nana then went to shag and henderson ...nada.. ished kona tiee..nana then about 11 wind started to kick up and here came the rain . so decided to go back across lake to the lakeport side. rough ride. by 1 we saw about ten boat get out o water .. getting rougher all the time . by 2 we still had nada and it was really rough . pulled out . hard time getting on trailer do to waves.. don't know result other than i hear winner had 20+ all on blades ater 1:30 in the aternoon . saw lots o guys with the same nada we had. all in all a pretty bad weekend
      City: SUNNYVALE

      Tips: hope or better weather and be sae on the water . oh yea sat tried larrys rockpiles with nothing or our eorts. c'mon spring !!

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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Leo, Rosco and I loat tubed all weekend. Fri night and Sat NOTHING, not even a bite. We threw jigs, deep divers, even tried wormin'. Sun ished the blue waterplant (or whatever it is) in Clear Lake Oaks. We started jiggin or about an hour without luck. Still must be too cold. We switched to some shiners and we all ended up picking a ew up. Leo yanked a 5.1 lber, I pulled in 6 bass ranging rom 2.5 to 10 lbs and Rosco's biggest was a little over 3 lbs.
      City: SJ

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      Water Temp: yes

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i am be going ish with my brother lockbeer.we are be goingish. i am be ishing one ish is on my line, and i be pull it up.WOW.Lockbeer is mad or me, i be drinking warm pop.lockbeer chuck lure,it ound my ear.i am be screaming atlockbeer. my pole is being tugged upon.i am be real in ive pounder.soda be done and so are we, as i be having trouble listeing right now.
      City: india

      Tips: leave your brother lockbeer home.

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      Water Temp: yes

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i am be very good to go ish with my brother lockbeer. we are be go ish and catch one. i am catch bigger one. he be mad or me; i am be drinking all beers excepting one. he be get one biggun on his be line and is screaming or me and i am be drinking beer. i am be laughing or him as he is be lost his ish. now i am be having to go.
      City: india

      Tips: using big lure to catching ish and beer!

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Clear Lake Jan 2nd. One o my worst days on this lake ever. I simply did not have the "eel" that day. Four hits in 4 hours. Lost a nicer ish while trying to lip it. My numb hands could not hang on when it thrashed about. Looked to have been around 6 or 7 lbs, but overall very slow or me, unlike what others have been doing up here.
      City: Hal Moon Bay

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      Water Temp: 48-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Western Classic. Caught ish on the South end ripping Pointer minnows in Clown and Clear Shad. Steep rocky banks in the morning, between/under the docks later ater sun came out. Partner picked up a 9.34 or second Big Fish in the Tourney. Caught ish dropshotting 4" Baby Shad straight tail and 6" Peanut-butter and Jelly straight tail worms. 12-13 lb limit in 30 minutes on the dropshot up on the North end. Could not get bit on Jigs, Texas-rig or crankbaits, but other guys did.
      City: Salida

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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We came down on Saturday and didn't head out until ater dark. Started out ishing some breaks and rockpiles around rattlesnake landing 2, 3.5 and 5 on jigs. Moved up lake to a major rocky area and spent a couple o hours ishing jigs in 15-30t o water. Finally had 3 bites a 6-12, another 6 that jumped o at the boat and a smaller ish we didn't see. Stopped by the rockpiles on the way back or another 3lber. Sunday aternoon we went to the south end catching only a 2 average ish on jerkbaits o a breakline. Had two bites on jigs o a rock jedi at dusk landing a nice 5lber and losing another in the same range. Ater a dinner break we went looking or more big bites on deep rock areas and only had three but they were quality ish to 6-13.Mon aternoon was even slower we managed only one 4lber on a crankbait. A storm was blowing in so we went home at dark, propably the night the got active again.
      City: Arcata

      Tips: The bite was tough but all quality ish. All except or one o the bigger ish were very well ed. Most jig bites were still solid thumps, i we had any pressure bites we missed um. Like Larry said, "don't orget your jigs".

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      Water Temp: 43-45

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing the morning o Thanksgiving with little action until around 9 a.m. Found most o my ish in 13 to 15 eet o water on cranks. Ater the sun had broke and the water got a little warmer the bite got good. On a home made trout bait I was able to put 25.2 pounds in the boat. The ollowing day went to same 100 yrd stretch and couldn't get a bite on the home made bait, switched to crank and put together a 21.4 pound limit. Some o the best ishing I have seen or quality ish. I pulled both limits o ish in a 100 yard stretch. No really big ish, biggest 7.2 but all very healthy. Great lake, need to be going back soon.. When does the bite slow down or the winter?
      City: Pasadena

      Tips: stick with the cranks on steep banks

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went down with my older brother Chris on monday, went ishing monday night on the rock piles behind Rattlesnake, only bites were 9.0 and a 7 that chris caught on plastic worms. I lost a 5 or 6 , and we each caught a dinker. Tuesday ishing was slow I caught a 5 on Fraiser, we didnt get anyother ish until we went to shag then chris caught a 6.2, and I got 9.0 , I also got another 5 and some smaller ones. All the ish that we caught on tues. were caught on live jumbo minnows, with a drop shot rig. Sure was an exciting trip and well worth it or me.
      City: arcata

      Tips: I would recommend using minnows in deeper water.

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      Water Temp: 50 - 54 F

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its Tournament o Champions this weekend @ Clear Lake. 10 inalists competed. Winning weight (10 ish) was 44.46 lb, including Day 1's big ish o 6.81 lb, & anothe toad on Sunday o 6.20 lb. Second place (8 ish) was 26.51 lb. Third place was 5 ish (all caught on Sunday) or 22.69 lb, including Day 2's big ish o 8.41 lb. Bass went or red & chartreuse Speedtraps, Spro crankbaits & Rattletraps. Day 2 big ish pounced on a big trout-imitator-type lure.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: I you'd like more ino about the club, send me an e-mail and/or check out our website, http://scbbbc.homestead.com. We start up again in February 2001.

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      Water Temp: 50-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Windy conditions made ishing tough on Sunday at New-Bass Grand Fish O. High winds are tough on ishermen, but not impossible to overcome i you are prepared.Sunday morning we ound ourselves down in the pack ater a 13.8 lb ive ish limit on Saturday. Day 1 limit came rom ishing weeds in State park area. Decided to stay down at the south end on Sunday iguring we neded a limit to get a check. Began ishing winded banks behind Rattlesnake with white blades. Ater 40 minutes we moved out ront and started crankin' 10 to 20 t. My gracious partner the Yee-meister had a nice ish hook up on a at ree shad but unortunately came o ater a ew cranks. Within minutes I hooked up and landed a 5 1/2lber! I had barely caught my breath when the Yee-meister whipped a 6+lber into the boat.We knew we were on some good ish. Decided to spend about 10 minutes graphing this rocky ridge. Ater marking the end o the drop o we dropped anchor and continued crankin med. size at ree shads on 30lb power pro line 10-18 t.Biggins' continued to run the ridge and every 45 minutes or so we hook up. Most o the day was spent with both anglers standing on the back end o my 19'Viper casting to the same spots repetively. By standing on the back we were able to keep the weight o the bow and reduce the waves crashing over the top. About 3:15 decided to head in or a last light weigh-in. Made good time in rough water heading back so we pulled over on some rip-rap below Konocti or a ew more casts. About 10 minutes beore weigh in the Yee-mister did it again and hooked up a 4 1/2lber!! This culled a 2+lb and secured a ive ish 23 1/2lb limit.This was our best ever tournament eort on Clear lake under extremely windy conditions. Thanks to some good rain gear and an adequate anchor we were able to manage the day.Special thanks to New-Bass and Konocti or a well run event.Thanks to my wie and amily or allowing me my time on the water. Thanks to my partner the Yee-meister who has an uncanny ish instinct and proessinal ishing abilities.I guess my 97 Viper will be spending next season in the garage as we will be enjoying a 462 VS Ranger!!Walker
      City: Elk Grove

      Tips: Be prepared or tough conditions with warm clothes, good rain suits and an adequate anchor to sustain high wind conditions. Pattern was typical all crank bait.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A little late posting but i had hoped to get down there again. I ished Fri evening around Rattlesnake or one solid crank ish and a couple slow rolls on buzzbaits. Went back out out night and the bite was slow. One other boat out there and we always seemed to be ishing behind them, they had a tough night as well. Had 6 good bites, only our in the boat. Best ish in the 5lb range and it was hooked in the belly on a jig, man I thought that was a big ish. Only ished until midnight so i was able to get up at the crack o down. I was suprised to be the irst one out on some o the major rockpiles. Lost two ish on cranks then went to a jig and set up on beautiul 8.1. Wind got to bad or more little boat so I went in behind the island. had to sit on the some spot or an hour because o all the boats back there but I landed 3 more quality ish one on crank and two on jigs.
      City: Arcata

      Tips: Crankbait bites were really subtle and the ish were not getting hooked to well. Use a deep diver and grind it back to the boat with a lot o pauses. Follow up with a jig.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: NewBass Grand Fish O was WINDY, Caught ish around Rattlesnake Island on Buzzbaits and worms, Nothing spectacular inished in the middle o the pack

      Tips: Slowdown in the wind and wear your PFD

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      Water Temp: 67-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: American Bass Anglers Club launched 7 boats rom the Anchorage Inn in Lakeport -Team tourn.5 ish limit.I met my partner at the south end o the lake or a pre-ish on riday morning, we ished the south end and rattlesnake area and caught reeeel small ish but couldnt establish any pattern, loaded up the boat and headed north to ish the north end, started to cuercus and got the E ticket ride there and back Sat- we ished the north end, headed to nice and worked our way to luscern ishing the longer boat docks that had some considerable depth, we pitched jigs and senkos or three ish in those areas then headed back to Library park area where we did the same presentation or more keepers this time in the 3 lb range, we also lost two good ish Sat wieght went 14.25 lbs. or 5 ish, big ish was 3.99Sun.- Started at Library park and stuck one 2 lb ish, ran north to nice and started the same program but the wind stared howling every which way it could, Ron cormier and his partner returned with a limit o 5 ish or 13 + lbs. and a 5lb big ish caught on senkos and jigs to take 2nd place with 8 oz's seperating 1st and 2nd place.
      City: Martinez

      Tips: Senkos were rigged wacky style-rootbeer colored 5"-jigs were small and compact with baby Quido bug craw trailers.P.P.

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished the morning o the Aba.. WE caught many small ish on Td Mnnows and sluggos but nothing over 2lbs .. Should I be throwing something else and what parts o the lake are producing now? thanks
      City: novato

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      Water Temp: 71-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: CVBC night team tourney sat nite- sun morn. Tough bite, as no one brought in a ull 7 (team event) ish limit. However, ish were quality, as evidenced by the winning weight o 21+ lbs. or 5 ish. 7 ish over 7# were caught. Great warm nite.
      City: belmont

      Tips: ish seem to be moving shallower. look or ledges near deep water - no pattern really, ish were caught on all sorts o conidence baits (throw whatever you have conidence in!)ish were reported on everything rom topwater to big plastics to senkos to jigs.