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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well ater our lackluster perormance during the NCC on McClure, my partner and I decided to try our hands on another lake we'd never seen. We Launched at the dam and tried ishing ripbaits irst, nothing. We headed back into the Big Creek area and tried worms, jigs, and cranks, nothing again. So we ired up the motor and headed or Woods Creek area. Only problem was we missed it by about 3 miles and ended up in the river arm. Fished worms to no avail. Went to the Marina at Moccasin or lunch, then headed over to Woods area. I managed one largemouth about 1.25lbs on a carolina rigged baby brush hog. Fish was in 50' o water on a large lat at the mouth o a cove. Had one other bite on same rig but missed him. I can't help but think that orgetting the ishinder really hurt us both days. So we used just the lasher or depth and ished in 35'-55' o water both days. Bet I remember to put that ishinder on the boat next trip!!
      City: Sparks Nv.

      Tips: The lake seems to be just recovering rom turnover, water along banks was pretty clear with visibilty to about 12'. But the water still has a very "green" look to it. Plastics SLOW and DEEP seem to be the ticket.

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      Water Temp: 82-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We ished rom 7:00 pm too 7:00 am.Caught 5 keepers in the blue oaks area rom 2 lbs too 8 1/2 lbs.Big ish was caught by my parnter on a cali.worm in app 2 t o water,next too the bank.Darter head on 10 lb test line.All o our ish came on 6 in cali. & keeper worms ished on darter 1/16 & 1/8 oz heads.We had 18 plus lbs or 7th place & big ish...First place was 30 plus lbs.This wa a MID-CAL tourn. with two weigh-ins.Good tourn. too ish.
      City: Riv

      Tips: Rocky points in deep water inside large coves

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      Water Temp: NICE

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WELL I FISHED THE NIGHT TOURNEY ALSO IT WAS TOUGH LAKE IS FULL LOTS OF BRUSH AND GRASS IN THE SHALLOWS DIDN'T HAVE MUCH LUCK WE TRIED HARD BUT WHAT CAN I SAY THIS ONE WAS NO GIMM'E CAUGHT 2 FISH BOTH ON WORMS LOST 1 HAD 4 POUNDS TOTAL WEIGHT DID'NT BOTHER TO STAY FOR THE WEIGH IN DON'T KNOW WHAT WON IT YET IF YOU CHOOSE TO TRY HERE GOOD LUCK ITS NOT EASY
      City: ESCALON

      Tips: NONE

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the ambassadors night tourney this weekend. The tourney lasted rom 7:00pm to 7am. Weighed 5 ish or 7.6lbs. I caught one dink around 4:00am on a green and brown 6" strait tail. My dad caught the 5 keepers on a Poe's crankbait(chartruse w/blue back) Fish were caught o and around points at sundown and at sunrise. I tried many dierent crankbaits in the same color pattern with no luck. The wide wobble on the Poe's semmed to attract the bites.
      City: tracy

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      Water Temp: 60-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED THE NOR-CAL OPEN. 14+LB.S WON IT. FISHING WAS TOUGH. I THINK ONLY TWO TEAMS HAD 7 FISH LIMITS. MY PARTNER AND I ONLY HAD THREE KEEPERS FOR 6.5 LBS. I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD GIVE REPORTS ON THIS SITE INSTEAD OF JUST READING IT.
      City: HANFORD

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      Water Temp: 64to65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom about 8:00am to 2:00am. I ished an excalibur spit'n image all today. I had about ten blow up, but I landed ive ish. All the bass were about 2-3lbs, not bad ishing rom bank.I acually did better than most o the guys in the norcal tournement.I ished Roger's cove back behind the marina.
      City: Gustine

      Tips: Fish the shallow coves that have drop os,ALOT OF FISH JUMPING. Also try standing timber and brush,ish hold tight to that.

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My Father and I went out at 6am this morning, it was very cold. My Father caught three ish in a one hour period, rom 9:00-10:00. The irst was about 13-14 inches, then he caught one about 3-3 1/2lbs and then one about 2 lbs. This was our second trip to the lake sence I moved back to the area rom Florida. He caught all his ish on a green winnie worm with green and red lacks.
      City: Salida

      Tips: Fish very slow, the bite is very sot

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      Water Temp: 55.4am58.9pm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched again out o Moccasin and headed to the narrows. Started again with rip baits and spinner baits. First 3 ish came on rip bait best ish was about 2.0 #'s. Next stop was in to Six bit but could not get a hit. Threw crankbaits,spinnerbaits, and ripbait's,but could not get bit once the sun was on the water. Moved back out on the main lake and ound the ish had moved into the shallow water. ound ish agin between 2 to 10 t o water. Best ish o the day was a 5.2lb caught on a brush hog. Landed a total o 16 ish. Fished until 3pm. The wind picked up and turned the ish on the bite. GOOD LUCK FISHING.
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: Seems the ish will hit the aster moving baits in the ambut once the sun comes up the bite slows down.

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      Water Temp: 54.5am58.5pm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Moccasin about 6.am, headed up the river and picked up 3 ish on rip baits. Best ish was about 2#'s. Moved back into the main lake. Found the ish had moved up and were between 2 to 10t. Caught ish on sot plastic. Landed one at 4.8 and another at 6.6, but most ish were between 2 to 2.5 lbs. Wind was light and the air temp was near 73 deg's. Let the lake about 12.00 noon. Total or the day was 15 ish. Great day on the water. GOOD LUCK FISHING.
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: Fish ast moving baits in the amand slow sot plastic once the sun gets up

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Camped and ished out o Blue Oaks Campground on South side o Lake. Saturday, managed a couple with largest being 3lbs. Sunday, in Mexican Gulch, my wie caught her largest bass to date - a 7lb 12oz bass! She caught the ish on her "lucky lure", a purple over white at ree shad. I managed one more ish that day and that was it. Caught ish on plastics and on at ree shads.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: This lake is about to go wide open. There are ish on beds and some good ish were caught this weekend.

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      Water Temp: am51.5pm54.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water just beore daylight started o in the middle bay area. Picked up 2 ish about 2.5#'s each. Next stop near the power lines one more about 3.5#'s. Headed to six bit caught 2 more about a 1# each. Back to the power lines and another one about 2.5#'s. Ran back to Flemming ramp area one more anout 2#'s. Last stop was the dam near the blue oaks ramp about 2pm water was 54.4 deg's. Landed 3 more between 2 to 2.5#'s. Founds ish between 5 to 40t. Some wind and lots o blue sky's. GOOD LUCK FISHING.
      City: Oakdale

      Tips: 1 ish spinner bait, 1 ish on jig, all others on sot plastic. sot or lite bite in am. more agressive bite in the atenoon.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM SAFE LIGHT AT PEDRO ON THE 3RD. COULDNT FIND OUT WHAT THE HECK WERE DOING. THERE WAS A COLD FRONT BEFORE THE RAIN THAT HAD THE FISH REALLY CONFUSED...OR WAS IT US THAT WAS CONFUSED? FINALLY IT ALL CAME TOGETHER LATE IN THE DAY. TO BAD IT WAS AFTER 3PM WHEN IT SHOULD BE. FOUND FISH UP RIVER AT ABOUT 45-55 FEET OF WATER. KEYED IN ON SOME WATERFALLS HEADING UP RIVER. I ONLY STUCK FOUR FISH IN ABOUT 50 FEET OF WATER. TRIED MY FAVORITE PURPLE/BLUE BUT HAD NO LUCK. THEN I SWITCHED TO A FOUR INCH SHAD PATTERN WORM ON A 1/8 OZ. JIG HEAD AND SHOOK IT ON THE BOTTOM. BAM!...........FOUND THE KEY. 3 FISH WENT ABOUT A POUND AND A HALF; ONE FISH WENT ABOUT THREE. THAT WONT WIN TOURNAMENTS BUT IT APPEASED ME FOR THE TIME BEING. HOPE IT GETS BETTER AT TOURNAMENT TIME!.........
      City: Fresno

      Tips: FISH SHAD PATTERN WORMS ON A 1/8 OZ. JIG HEAD. AND SHAKE!!

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First day o comp. in the WON BASS ishing as a AAA
      City: Medord, OR

      Tips: dress warm, expect wind, SLOW DOWN, these ish love Smelly Jelly, drop shop 16-18" above sinker, wide gap SHARP hooks, i you even suspect your line was bumped, SET THE HOOK, ish can be seen in warmer creek channels shallow, but many are still deep, invest in a big trout plug or lure as it is the bait o choice or 10lb+ bass in this lake

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      Water Temp: COOL

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 12 o us 5 boats ished a privet tournament.Only 3 ish caught 2 lbs. bigger bass.Fish are located 43 eet and deeper.Water is clear down to 3 eet.
      City: San Jose,CA.

      Tips: Stay in 50 t plus depth and cast out to ar shore.And WAIT WAIT WAIT let weight hit bottom and work it.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: BOAT FOR SALE- 17' 1998 Champion 171 w/ 115 hp Mercury Motor. Very low hours. Forced to sell. $16,000.00, i interested contact Brian at 209-549-9819 or e mail BranchX2@aol.com.
      City: Modesto

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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished CVBC club tourney sat. night 7pm-7am. Several limits to 18+ pounds.Almost everyone caught ish in Woods Creek.Seemed like an armada was in there.Carolina rigged worms,craws and lizards seemed to produce best.My non-boat got a nice 4+ on a top water plug at 6am in the Moccasin point area, near a tree.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Slow, even at night!!!!

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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: my local club (the resno bass club) had a night tourney. it was my irst night tourney (7pm-7am). i used ull size black/red brush hogs. the bite was tough; it was the hard-hitting bites that everyone told me there would be. i carolina rigged that brush hog on a 1/2oz weight and pitched it to the bank......my big ish was only 3.78. Next time ill save my time and energy and go to the delta!
      City: Fresno

      Tips: use brush hogs in black/red lake.....dont go night ishing......save your energy!.....

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: MARK: Good to see report. What is water level like? Keep posting. Hoping to get up a few weeks after superbowl.
      City: PacificGrove

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ok this is the end of my reporting and helping people try too catch more bass i was informed by are local newspaper sports editor that ive pissed off a few bass tournament anglers that are fishing the lake with my reports im guessing the 30 too 40 boat nights that have been turning out the last 6 or 7 weeks now have put a dent in there fishing time. Too all the everyday anglers i hope you keep fishing the lake and get info from your local tackle shops. Im signing off for now
      City: madera ca

      Tips: good luck too all

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: update and 11 pound largemouth was caught around the dam area in 30 feet of water on live bait nightcrawler and there are pictures it a nice fishproizai65