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Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got out on the water at 4. Went straight across the lake to the middle island and far shore with heavy cover, planned on flipping black with red flake brush hog to heavy cover in hopes of prespawn bass waiting for a streak of good weather to finally spawn. However when i got to the middle island i was already seeing just hatched bass fry, so i guess most of my prespawners had already spawned. after about the first 30 mins i got my one and only bite of the day, a 5 1/2, spawned out bass that i flipped out of dead coontails. after that i didnt get another hit, i flipped tules, swam brush hogs through the weedbeds, fished breaklines, fished a senko, and nothing.
      City: Windsor

      Tips: its real hard to find a pattern on this lake, just fish as much fish holding cover as possible to put together a limit.

Tuesday, April 20th, 2004

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished all day a few bites but to spooked.i tryed a couple of little coves but nothing was biteing some guys catched like one then nouthing i try around a few logs nouthing.
      City: Ione

      Tips: Go to lake amador mayby in june or july.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 62-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the afternoons/evenings of 4-15, 4-20 and 4-21 in the North Fork and found fish on the main lake points and secondary points. Took a Dad and his two boys on 4-15 and had good luck on tubes. The youngest caught the most and biggest fish because he did nothing to the lure except let it drag (it also helped that I was casting his tube close to the bank and he listened to my presentation suggestions, but he still caught the fish.) As the sun went down we had a wide open topwater bite on the super-spook. On 4-20 took a Mom and her son for his birthday and we loaded the boat. Once again the fish were up and eating the tube and the evening topwater bite was on fire. Most the topwater fish were close to the bank and long accutate casts parallel or quartered to the bank got the majority of the bites. The fish might strike initially on a steady cadence however repeated casts to a likely spot, incorporating long pauses, literally dead-sticking the spook resulted in numerous additional bites. Fish are oriented to any changes in the bank especially where wheelbarrow or larger sized rocks are present. Most fish were in the first 15 feet however some topwater bites came next to the boat (I usually position my boat in 25-30 feet). Fished alone in the howling wind for two hours on 4-21 evening in Eddie Murphy Cove and managed to lose 6 of eight on the tube and three on a rip bait. Seeing boatloads of fish and bait on the meter but having trouble catching the suspended fish (drop me an e-mail or post here, a little help would be appreciated.)
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Take the competitive edge off and take a novice or two fishing. Any bass means so much to them and reminds you of the joy of fishing. Go fishing because you can.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Skater, did you complain to the club? (not that it'd make a difference I suspect)or the game warden? Maybe enough complaints against the club will have the game warden watchin them more closely.
      City: Scotts Valley

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Report for 04/20/04-04/24/04. Elsa, Corey, and I fished the Upper Squaw Creek Arm this week from the Miss Josie. We caught a lot of trout throughout the week (several limits). Our trip was highlighted by a quadruple hook-up(two trout and two bass at the same time trolling Hum Dingers). We caught trout from the surface to twenty feet. We caught them on Rapalas, spoons, Kastmasters, Hum Dingers, and Cripplures. We caught several Bass from ten to fifteen feet. The bass were dinks only a few keepers. I used Slug-O

      Tips: We caught loads of trout trolling Sling Blades and Hum Dingers.

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      Water Temp: 55-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I Watched An Amazing Thing Fishing On The Pit.This Kid Drives Up On These Bushes In A Blue Ranger And Gets Out A Fly Rod With This Homemade Spook(what he said)He Proceeds To Go Right Down The Bank With This Weird Technic Setup He Is Pitching It Under Willows Where Even The Best Fluke Skipper Cant Reach,ALL OF A SUDDEN WHAM!A HUGE BASS EATS THE BAIT.... He Catches 3 More Fish That Way In The Next 20mins.
      City: Redding

      Tips: I DO NOT know where you learned that or if you made it up but you should be fishing at a level all your own. I Looked In Phil's But Could Not Find That Lure I Would Like To See Your Setup if You Don't Mind

Monday, April 19th, 2004

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Shore fished Southern end with Senko and a pig and jig. Only two small ones, pretty much the same for the other guys out there, one guy did report a 2 pounder though. Got tired of seeing all the trash from the baitfisherman laying around, found and empty bag, filled it with trash. Back in the parking lot, Ranger comes flying up in his truck to me, says dog must be on leash, and cannot be in the Southern end. I told him I would have had him on leash, but my hands were full of trash. I think thats the only thing that saved my from a ticket. He called for backup, after running my license for warrents! For a dog being off leash? Jeez, I guess the reputation of Calero Rangers being very unfriendly is true. I'll still do their job and pick up trash, but this time I think I'll leave it in a big pile at the ranger kiosk.
      City: SJ

      Tips: Bait fisherman, please stop leaving the bass corpses on shore. I don't know if you're cleaning the fish right there or what, but it's depressing. You should be C&R anyway, too much mercury in them. And pick up your goddamn worm cups!

  • Solano County
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished out of big break in my uncles new boat. He wanted to learn some of the areas around the break. Picked up quite a few between the break and franks. very few dinks. caught 25-30 for the day. Would have had a 17 lb limit largest going about 41/2. Brush hogs and lizards did most of the damage. No top water.
      City: san anselmo

      Tips: fish moving water

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i hooker a few small bass from the shore with a spinner bait, but thats all of the bass action i had.i guess i will have to wait untill the weather gets better.
      City: douchbag

      Tips: watch out for them wild hogs because if you dont they will take a nice chunk out of your ASS

Sunday, April 18th, 2004

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

      Report: I hit Berryessa on Sunday and found some decent actions. My buddy and I pulled in 8 all together. The only thing that really seemed to work was tube jigs. No luck on rattle traps, spinner baits or senkos. Working the jigs slow and close to the bottom worked the best. The fish were from 5 to 15 feet deep. The bites were fairly subtle - maybe because of the cold front. Anytime I felt something out of the ordinary, I set the hook. Sometimes I got lucky and hooked into a fish. I pulled in a couple trophy sticks too, though. Good luck!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 62-63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Folsom Bass Team event out of B&W today. They had 21 boats/teams. Took 21 pounds to win 18 for second (5 fish limits). My partner and I managed about 15 keepers with our best 5 going 18 pounds. Fish came on Senkos and blades...caught fish all day despite a lot of tidal movement. Can't get into more detail now as I've got the WON Pro-Am next weekend.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: Cover water using your favorite search bait until you find a concentration of fish. Then, fish that area thoroughly until you stop getting bit.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I had the pleasure of fishing the annual Troy Brawley charity tournament with my son, Tom Tietz, yesterday and had a great time. We stayed on the west end of the lake, down by the spillway all day and ended up with 20.25 lbs. for 7 fish to finish in 4th place. It took just over 21-lbs. to win. We caught largemouth and spots from 8 - 25ft. with a variety of plastics and techniques.
      We never lost a fish although we missed a lot of hits and couldn't have asked for a better day.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Small plastics in shad colors. Drop shot, splitshot or shakin' in 4 to 30 ft.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: lake was stocked with trout this week. caught 9 trout trolling today. one lunker in the bunch, the rest were fresh plants.

      Tips: keep a little realease a lot - or all! :)

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ok here it is, no B.S. I have fished both horse and rainbow. There are a lot of smallies in H. and mostly largies in R. Out of about 6 trips I have not been skunked and actualy got some about 3lbs. H is a lot more stained than R but the fish are less spookie. All fish cautht on plastics and could not get a jig fish to save my life. ( I guess there is no "dads" in the lake.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Catch and release

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I am alittle late with this report sry. launched at packers at 7 am sunday, cloudy and a slight sprinkle. headed to waters gulch like always and the fishin was good. threw my shad worm and had great time first 30min had 3 fish around 2 pounds. took out the senko rig and threw to some rock piles and willow trees. caught 4 fish rock piles 3 were good 21/2 pounders and one nice 3/12pounder. the fish i caught off the willows was 2pounds. all in all senko bite was good. i put 20 in the boat best 5 goin for around 14 pounds, my dad caught 10 and one trout on a crank bait-fluke. would have stayed and caught more but the storms hit got real bad out there.
      City: Redding

      Tips: caught fish in 10-25 feet on worms and watermelon/black flake senkos alson caught some off wilow trees. good sized fish out there go-getem!!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: arrived at the bridge at 6:20 am & boats awaiting start of torney. only found out one of the two groups in the tourney. a group out of modesto. the line started at just passed the overpass. boats everywhere aprox. 80 boatsfrom the modesto guys. the first hour was good , then it shut off. we threw brushhogs & fished points & trees, all in the 3.5 range. should've stayed home, when the fog passes, it was bone chilling cold, got colder when the wind picked up & the rain started to fall. then on the way home, tire off the trailer sheared off & the production started, being sunday & in sebastapol. it was an experience.
      thanks to sunny, we got everything home!
      City: SF City

      Tips: check for tourneys & check with weather.com CATCH, TAKE PICTURES & RELEASE

Saturday, April 17th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 54-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went on our annual camping trip. Fished Friday evening Sat and Sun morning. Wind from the south, pretty heavy at times, rain all morning Sat and t-storms sunday. Got into a lot of fish, up close to the bank in shallow water. Went to the trees Sat morning but got rained out and no bites anyway. Did well in the Coves to the west and north. Probably 50 fish in the boat, 5 over 2 lbs, and 3 beautiful black crappie. Such a beautiful fish, irridescent like an abalone shell. Great fishing trip. Going back with the wife and grandkids soon.
      City: Redding

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The catchin' has been off and on for me. One day they are slammin' my bait and the next day they are not. Biggest fish of the year was seven or eight pounds. Most were 1 or 2 pounds.
      City: san jose

      Tips: 10 or less feet of water with slow moving baits seem to work pretty well for me right now. Good luck and practice catch and release.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished club tournie (Modesto Castmasters) out of Blue Oaks. Shared weight format w/ five fish per boat limit. Ten boats w/ two each, all caught fish and weighed in at least one, but bite was tough. Colder weather and wind had pulled fish off of shore. Virtually every fish caught taken eight to twenty feet on soft plastics. One (I believe)fish fish limit took took first w/ ten plus weight. Our boat had six in the boat and took 6th with three in the weigh-bag....all on worms, brown and green, split-shot and texas, all but one on rocky points and slooooowwwww. R
      City: Sonora

      Tips: The most clear water I have ever seen at Pedro. Had to downsize line and bait. USed fluoro leader for split-shot. Our best results came on 082R in both sizes.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 59-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had the itch to go fishing all day. Worked on the house all day and didn't start fishing till a little after 6pm. Went out with two friends and went straight to the rock piles first thing. Two friends were draggin' 4in. Arrons magic, and myself rippin'....only brought 2 spinning rods..oh well. In the short time we fished we all managed one fish over 2#, the biggest being 2#8oz. My two friends managed to catch three apiece and my self caught two rippin'. Not bad for only fishing for little over an hour. All Bass were spots......
      City: Citrus Heights

      Tips: Be very careful out on the lake. The lake is still dropping, Be aware of unmarked rock piles.