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      Water Temp: 49.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Still slow or me,,,,,,,,,,,,,ished the Pit with the wie today,got late start, 10am-2pm, got two on jigs, our on dart headed #99's. Nothing over 2 lbs., No reaction bite. Boy, hoping or warmer days..........
      City: Redding/S.F.

      Tips: slowwwwww

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Shasta Cascade Bass Anglers held their monthly tournament last Sunday out o Packer Bay on a very rainy day . There were 18 boats and a total o 25 ishermen. Every one o them weighed in a limit. Winning weight was 13.14 lbs. by our club president, Jim Burger. Big ish was a 3.5 lb. spot caught by our oldest member, Marvin.
      City: Redding

      Tips: An extremly s-l-o-w presentation with a spinner bait was the ticket. I you think you are ishing it too slow, then cut that in hal!!! We have only two tournaments let in our ishing year, making this a great time to ish one o these with us as a guest and join us in time or the next ishing year which starts in April. e-mail me or checkout our website at membersaol.com/scbanglers

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ME AND MY BUDDY JIM FOUNDS SPOTS FEEDING IN 17 FEET OF WATER OR LESS. JIGS AND WORMS EFFECTIVE ON ROCKY FLATS ADJACIENT TO POINTS. MOST IN THE 14" RANGE W/OCCASIONAL 2 AND 3 POUNDERS. AWFULLY NICE TO BE THE ONLY ONES ON THE LAKE. BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT.
      City: SHASTA

      Tips: TRIED RIPPIN' WITHOUT SUCCESS, BUT WORK THE JIGS SLOW AND SHAKE THE WORMS W/A BEAD. MAKES FOR A GREAT DAY ON THE WATER.........

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      Water Temp: 49-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: in at packersbay 6.45 over cast no wind .warm ....ran over to lick gulch .got some on jigs ..but most came on worms ....ran up to the mouth o jones vally or a couple more ..all the ish were in about 20 to 45 eet over water ...on red points ..by this time ,wies got me beat .....day two .in at 6.30. no clouds.a littel north wind.a lot colder...started in packers bay ...the west side..got three rite o the bat on jigs.( the wie nota )some amily o ares was ishing the east side .they hammerd them ..till the sun hit the water ...we all ran over to bone tabeil creek ..t still had shade.started in the creek channel in 45-50 eet ..the boys in the other boat got three be or we got in the water ........got a couple more then it was time to put them on hte trail an go home...it was a great week end.....
      City: elverta

      Tips: red points,jigs.....then creek channels ..25-50 eet ...there down there you just got go get them.......

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: on saturday the 28th there is a turkey shoot at packers bay. $50 per team pay at the ramp. blast o at irst light be there early. lots o good ish beaing caught so come out.
      City: redding

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: the road is clear .water is up to upper ramp. merry christmas to all. and to all good nite. lip-em
      City: jones valley

      Tips: goretex,rubber suits,gloves'girls,whisky,coee,tea,OK

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: trees are down on hill above parking lot.might be a couple o days be ore its open.water is up considerable height.bring your chain saw.
      City: jones valley

      Tips: steel, homalite whatever.

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      Water Temp: ----

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: long time with no reports!!! the ishing that bad ????
      City: elverta

      Tips: nm

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: had another great day, but never had any over 2 lbs... i did catch around 4 limits o just under two pounders and better and one 21inch trout... the ish moved o the points today, so i lost the crank bite ( only 3 on a crank and 2 on the stacey) they did however hit the drop shot in 36 to 48 t. in the cuts and 15 ish o the pillars, 3 in the high 0ne pound range...it was just another great day... but isnt every day ishing GREAT? so much or the cottonwood tournament or me , i ound out its on saturday, and i work saturdays :o(
      City: Redding

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not a report but a search or ino on Keswick Reservoir. Are there bass or any other ish in Keswick. I so are they edible, is the water sae or swimming, wading etc. Went there last sat. and saw 2 boat trailers and people wading/kayaking.Thanks
      City: Red Blu

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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I FISHED TODAY GETTING READY FOR OUR SHASTA CASCADE TOURNAMENT IN A FEW WEEKS.HAD A AWSOME DAY TODAY CATCHING 45 TO 50 FISH AND ONLY A QUARTER OF THOSE WERE NON KEEPERS AND THE LARGEST WAS A 3.7 SPOT THAT FELL FOR MY CRANK. I STARTED OFF FISHING THE MAIN BODY IN THE MOUTH OF THE SAC WITH BLADES AND CRANKS AND CAUGHT 7 FISH THE BIGGEST THERE BEING AROUND A 2 1/2 LB'R I LEFT THERE AND STARTED LOOKING FOR LONG FLAT POINTS TO HIT WITH THE CRANK IN THE MAIN BODY OF THE PIT AND McCLOUD ARMS AND LANDED THE ONE OVER 3 AND TWO CLOSE TO 3... TONS OF 2 1/2 POUNDERS... MOSTLY ON BLADES, DEEP CRANKS AND JIGS SOME ON DROPSHOT BUT NO SIZE TO THOSE... IM THINKING OF GETTING INTO THAT COTTONWOOD TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND, BUT IM GONNA HEAD OUT TOMORROW AND SEE IF I CAN STILL GET THE SAME PATTERN TO WORK.
      City: REDDING

      Tips: FISH FAST

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Dang Bryce, or numbers you kicked jerry's and my butt yesterday. WE only had nine ish between us,( I was lucky enough to get seven), my biggest was 1.87. They were all atties, ull o bait. We launced out o Centimudi, and ish his water, all within 2 miles o the dam. Jigs were not the predominant bait,(although we each got a nice smallie on such). The reaction bite was awull.(one ish the irst hour, 1.6 )Drop shotting was the ticket, in 20'-30' o points. The bait was scattered ater thursday's winds.
      City: Livermore/Redding soon!

      Tips: Our ish seemed slugish and unwilling to eat much. But ater catching these atties, it's apparent they have had plenty to eat.

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      Water Temp: 42

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got in at Keith's landing at 0615, air temp 24 degrees, water down 4 eet, sounds a bit unny, right? I was up in Oregon visiting my riend Keith Ogawa and going out or some steelhead onthe Rogue which just happens to low past his house. We went with one o his riends, Todd Puett who operates his own guide service (541)772-3502. Got 21 ish on Friday and 18 on Saturday pulling plugs and side driting a unique bait that Todd ties up. Most came on Todd's special and averaged 4-6 lbs with most being hatchery ish with a ew wild ish thrown in. The early mornings were very nippy but warmed to 60+ by noon. We ished a section rom the rattlesnake rapids down to Touvelle and caught ish in just about every place we stopped, the wild ish were much more acrobatic than the hatchery ish. Todd really knows the river, and he is very patient, even with a pain in the butt (Keith) in the boat. (just kidding, Keith) Had a great time and i your going that way and want to ish the Smith, Chetco, or the Rogue, give Todd a call. He is good.
      City: Redding

      Tips: summer steelhead still in the river and providing consistent hookups.

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Sac Arm around the Tsasdi Resort area(a nice place to stay, i recommend it i your staying on the lake. Fished the weekend and caught a decent amount. ished about an hour riday night caught about 9-10 on the dropshot and a couple on a jig with a 6" bubble gum worm. the next day started about 6am and ished the whole day. had my cousin, girlriend and another riend with me. i caught about 35 or the day and my other companions brought in about 30 all together. most still caught on the drop shot and the others on minnows and an occasional on a craw dad. sunday was about the same my riend and i went with a guy to troll or some trout, caught a ew around the Sugarloa area, but i think the ish are moving up more near Tsasdi. Fishing decent but not as good as other years.
      City: Rancho Cordova

      Tips: Use drop shot rig, most bass caught around 15-35' o water. trout staying about 0-8' rom the surace

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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: WELL ITS HARD TO BE HUMBLE BUT IF YOU READ BRYCES FISHING REPORT YES I DID CATCH THE KICKER FISH (NOTHING TO IT) but a lot o luck and the blond doing a good job on the net.we caught many dinks and a ew keeper ish.most o the ish were in or around timber,except the 2.5 and i was ishing a cut bank in 30t o water with a 6 inch purple worm texas rigged.we ished mostly the main lake in the morning where the bigger ish was caught and moved to the pit in the ater noon. still some house boaters and jet skis but they should slow down when we get some cooler weather. still have two lanes at jones valley boat ramp but it is getting real tight launching two at the same time. had a great day with bryce and susan they sure like to ish . looking orward to another little husband and wie turkey shoot.
      City: Anderson

      Tips: ish rom the bank out to 25t colors that work blue, mgm lake record worm ,rainbow color, pink lots o shad balls on sac arm and also some higer up on pit arm

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      Water Temp: 72-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My son out did me this trip. We ished Sacromento and Pit arms. we tried all our tricks and some o Jerry's too. we caught up to Jerry Tuesday and had a great time jokin and ishin. Thanks or showing us the jones valley side Jerry. your ishing tips and navigation tips were great. I ended up so ar up the river the curent was pushing me back. Oops easy back ha ha. Also thanks to MGM lures or those great baits.Next year I will try October. I would also like to thank the other locals on the watter or their riendliness and chat. See ya next year
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: By all means go see MGM lures. They are great people with lots o good ino and buy some baits too.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: THIS IS NOT A FISHING REPORT, LAURALEE WALLACE IF YOU READ THIS SEND YOUR EMAIL ADDREESS AND ILL SEND YOU SOME INFO ON SHASTA LAKE
      City: ANDERSON

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      Water Temp: 71-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the week on a vacationing on Shasta. Man I love this lake. Only got to spend a ew hours each morning and aternoon ishing and teaching some ishermen taking a irst crack at bass ishing, but did manage to have a great time. Caught 20 to 50 bass a day with about hal being undersized. Did manage quite a ew over 2# and 3 or 4 that were over 3#. On Tuesday morning we had a ew top water blowups, but they were not eating the bait. Jig bite was the ticket. Even the novices were catching them on a 3/8 once jig with a 5" Yamamoto twin tail grub as a trailer. Depths varied rom 10-30 eet with the best numbers comming o steep walls in the aternoon. Points were best in the morning. Lots o ish o the walls across rom Beehive on the Sac arm including some ish I would take in any Shasta tournament. It you eel a hit while retrieving the jig, let it drop to bottom again. This accounted or 2 o the bigest ish that each went approx 3.5#. They would chase it to the bottom and the ight was on. Man I love the way those spots ight on light tackle.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: The two best color combinations that worked or me were a green jig with a green trailer and a brown/purple jig with a purple trailer. I never tried plain old brown, but one o the other guys was killing them with it, so color may not have been all that important.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Get ready bubba, (jerry) I'm a comin to put a whoopin on ya!!!!!!!!! Big ish or breakast Sunday morning? You know I've always got something up my sleeve!!!!!!!!
      City: San Leandro,Ca.

      Tips: Can you say #99 getzit????????

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      Water Temp: HOT

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T A FORUM BUT. I DO NOT KNOW JERRY BUT I HAVE MET THE PAIR THAT GAVE HIM A HARD TIME A 100 TIMES OVER. IT IS A CASE OF "SHOW ME YOURS AND...." I DO NOT CARE IF IT IS BASS FISHING OR BIRD HUNTING ETC. JERRY WHENEVER YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE BASS FISHING IS GOOD IN NORTHERN NEVADA JUST LET ME KNOW. THERE ARE MORE JERKS IN BASS FISHING THAN THERE ARE BASS
      City: WELLINGTON,NV

      Tips: CALL ME IN FEBRUARY 2003 AND I'LL PUT YOU ON GREAT BASS FISHING IN NO. NEVADA