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  • Bayfield County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Dave is that your real email address. Tried to shoot you an email but no go.
      City: Mckinleyville

      Tips: Throw the little ones on the bank and let the big ones go.

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      Water Temp: 59-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out by mysel. Started late and caught mostly dinks. Started out on the lats and got alot on reaction baits(cranks,rip,spinners,etc). Moved o and ished wood and points. Still the same more dinks in numbers. Must ish this lake early or late.
      City: Rio Dell

      Tips: I would suggest to slow down and ish slow. I you want to catch numbers then no need to ish hard. I the big ones you are ater I would recomend to ish early.

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 67-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We need some more rain.Looks like it is not going to fill again this year.Water is very warm but nothing on beds yet..Bite was decent but not red out..Some reaction fish, but mostly weightles bait,jigs and texas rigged worm.Some fish still on rocks others crusing.Size seems to be down this year with fish averaging about 2 1/2.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: Even with the clear water keep throwing shallow. Trick worms, Lizards,Senkos.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: If you're willing to take the risk, and think you can be quiet.. Ninja fish this lake.. I use to come here back in the day and rent the cheap boats they had 4rent and fish until the battery died.. Lol never got skunked.. Was Really uPset when they closed this place!!! Did some ninja fishing and landed quality fish to 7.5lbs. Caught ten Fish total from 1130-330am.. Dropshot 4 fish 1 to 3lbs.. Jig 2 fish twins just over 4lbs. Each.... One dink on a lipless crankbait.. One two pounder on a senko I had just dragging behind my float tube!! Lol almost lost my pole!! Two on a 6inch hudd. A 3.5 and the 7.48..

      Tips: Stay quiet and don't talk too much if you're with someone. Alot of houses around and I believe someone lives on the lake. Good luck..

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Stuck fishing from shore. Fished from 7 until 12 and caught 2 "keepers" both under 2 lbs and a few dinkers all on large grubs. Tough to fish through the weeds.

      Tips: I would love some.

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake on Wed. around 11:30 and ished until 3:30. Picked up 7 ish rom 12"-16". The biggest one went 3.5#. Caught all on senkos in 3'-8' o water. Beautiul day one Wed. but windy as all hell on Fri. but still managed to pick up another 7 ish, biggest one going 2#. This time, picked up one on a husky jerk, the others all came on a pumpkin colored big ika. Saw the pix o the 18+ and 11+ caught on Thurs.----DAMN! Glad to see that they were both put back as were all 14 o mine. It's the spawn people, i it's a buck bass..keep a ew... a big 'ol emale, COME ON....throw them back and let them inish their jobs and let some one else have the un another day and hopeully they'll put her back too. All in all,this is an AWESOME body o water to ish or good quantity and quality. It's like the hidden honey hole that we all dream o inding. "Too bad Todd, wish you were here yankin' em in with me!"
      City: Salinas

      Tips: Fish are up shallow. Males on the nests with emales not too ar away. Drag senkos (or pretty much any Yamamoto plastic) along the bottom and wait or the ish to send you the message. Suggestion: everyone else ish Coyote, Arroyo Seco, or San Luis and leave me this spot to mysel, LOL :)

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out today and rented a boat rom the oice. within 30 min. the battery were dead luckly my riend was there to tow me back. went to the oice to let them now about what had happen. The guy did'nt care what happen all he wanted his money. Was able to ish or about 1 hour. I will never go back there again. The management have no clue on how to treat people.
      City: Morgan Hill

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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sat rom 7:00AM to 12:00. Caught 13 but all small - with the largest 1.5 lbs., all in 20 t o water drop shotting. Sun didn't get out until 2:00PM and it was very windy. Caught 14 that were a little bigger than the day beore but still the largest was only 2.5 lbs and most were in the 1-1.5 class. Again all were caught drop shotting but this time in 30-35 t o water. Fun time. The wind really turned the bite on.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: 4" worms, drop shot, texas or carolina rigged in 30-35 t or the bigger ish.

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: was using inlated nightcrawler 1.5 t rom bottom. 6 t o water I had a 6 t blackstick with 8lb test line what a ight. GOT PICTURES 13lbs 26in AT THE ENTRANCE BOOTH.
      City: hollister

      Tips: SET THE HOOK GOOD.REEL EM IN.

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: was using inlated nightcrawler 1.5 t rom bottom. 6 t o water I had a 6 t blackstick with 8lb test line what a ight. GOT PICTURES 13lbs 26in AT THE ENTRANCE BOOTH.
      City: hollister

      Tips: SET THE HOOK GOOD.REEL EM IN.

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: was using inlated nightcrawler 1.5 t rom bottom. 6 t o water I had a 6 t blackstick with 8lb test line what a ight. GOT PICTURES 13lbs 26in AT THE ENTRANCE BOOTH.
      City: hollister

      Tips: SET THE HOOK GOOD.REEL EM IN.

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      Water Temp: COLD!!!

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went both days, Opening day [2/3/01] we caught 15 trout between the 3 o us then went in. 6 o them were rainbows and the other 9 were all silver and the meat inside was BRIGHT pink, we think may be kokanee or coho?? All the Bass isherman got skunked. Today [2/18/01] we got out there at 10:30 and it was pouring, sat in the car until 11, rain died and skys cleared up so we got out and ishing rom shore until 3:00, 7 rainbows together and then it got to the point where we were reezing so we took o, great tiem or trout but have not seen anything else pulled out.
      City: Seaside

      Tips: From the boat troll the lasher rigs with wedding rings and we were using small grubs and picking them up but probly hal o a 'crawler. From shore we used Chartruse and Rainbow Glitter Power Baits.

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      Water Temp: Cool

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Nothing much. On WEdnesday One 3 lb Bass at about 6:30 PM...I am going to be out there Saturday too...alll day
      City: Seaside

      Tips: Top water lures

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit San Justo at about 5:00 PM...Caught many good size ish but at 7:00, I hit a 12 lb Largemougth bass on my little wiggle wart...casting rom shore on the rocky point...Tight lines!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Wiggle Wart and nightcrawlers...

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just wanted to appologize or the top o my last report...I took notes on something...don't worry about it...IGNORE it please...Thanks!

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      Water Temp: Hot

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fulillnet plus 18004791640 Processed-WEdnesday..call backPac Bell-18002148433Went out on Justo Sunday...great day!!! Blue Gill and bass are biting like crazy!!! Red worms are catching alot...troll with deep lures too...
      City: Seaside

      Tips: Bring some red worms and water dogs...

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went over to San Luis throwing plastics for the stripers. Ended up with no stipers but with one nice fat largemouth bass caught on a blue and chrome rebel.

      Tips: The weather was only ten degeres from freezing so dress warm.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well have not been over for some time so i took a guy i meet from New York.We got there about 6:30 and as alway's this time of year it was a little on the windy side.So we ran to the back of Dinosaur point he picked one up right away on a Spook look alike,a little over four pound's.Then the wind let up and we ran out and fished the flat's.Lot's of fish mostly on jerkbait's but did ok on Zoom Super Fluke's also.Small fish between 2.5 and 4 lbs.He had a few hit's and follow's on a Senko but no hookup's.Oh yea i did hook him as he was trying to get a fish for me on my Bogagrip made me feel kinda bad.
      City: Salinas

      Tips: Get over there before long it will be to hot.They have started dropping the lake and that is the clue to start fishing the reaction bite over there.Good luck

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake about 9:00 and the parking lot was pretty full thought the bite must be on.Well it turned out to be a very slow day.Fished the dino point area from tha back out to the ramp,jerkbait,rat-l-trap and hairaiser not one bite.Then ran out and fished below the windmill's had one follow and cought one 24".Then ran accross and fished the rock's by the highway and then the tree's in the water below ramero nothing.Finished the day back around dino point anf finnaly picked up four more.Good thing was two were 3lb largemouth's.All on jerkbait
      City: Salinas

      Tips: Water was just way to clear you can see 25'feet and if you keep an eye out you can see the fish.They sure dont hang around moving like wolf pack's.

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to lake at 11:00am to fish the afternoon.Was a little windy when i got there.Started out at dino point fished jerbait and rat-l-trap for about an hour not one bite.Then ran down to fish the flat's below the windmill's and got 8 hit's and landed five.Largest 26"about four pound's.Was like watching wild kingdom,I was just working the bank's i noticed at the next cove a big black animal right at the water.So i got about three feet from the bank and snuck over to check it out.I was able to sneak up to about 25 yard's becouse the bank was hideing me.It was about a three hundred pound boar.I watched him and boy he stuck that nose in the air and about three sniff's and man up the hill he went.Then the next cove was the herd of those Tule elk and about 5 coyote's pretty cool.Fishing was slow but i stayed entertained by wildlife.
      City: SALINAS

      Tips: Well i think the reaction bite is about to dye off.Switch to jumbo live minnow's winter seem's to be the best for this.