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Sunday, March 21st, 2004

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 50+

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went lmb fishin and got 2 in the boat. Caught 1 2 pounder pitching a senko in weeds in yorty. caught another fishing in brush piles near yorty. Was casting a 1 ounce spinner bleeding shad by strike king.
      City: san francisco

      Tips: fish in brush and logs.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: caught the biggest bass of my life at 6 lbs and one more 1 lber. just used a natural color worm and split shotted it in deep water at yorty creek back in the tule area.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: try anything and everything, something will work??

  • Trinity County
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      Water Temp: 50+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished today with a young couple from the coast and had a great time. The fishing was tough although we caught a few,( I should say she caught a few). Started off the AM with a small smally and soon after,I hear a small voice from the back of the boat saying " I've got a fish on" and indeed she did. The fish jumped clear of the water 3 times in the first 20 seconds and then headed deep. After a few anxious moments I slid the net under a 6lb 10oz LM. Great job Devin you can take my back seat any time.
      I'm not sure why the fishing is so tough when, usually this time of year,it is red hot. The only thing I can figure is that the water temp is at least 6 deg. warmer than I have ever seen it in late March. It either has the fish messed up or I am messed up, not sure which. The weather has been fantastic for the last couple of weeks and has sure been a treat, but I'm thinking that a good cold storm would not be a bad thing.
      The hog was caught on a baby brush hog on a 1/4 oz jig. A couple were caught on a Gitzit and several small fish on speed traps in the tailings, and that was about it. I'll be heading back to the lake shortly and see if I can figure out what's happening.
      Except for the Hog LM, the best part of the day was providing lunch for a couple of lake residents.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: For Steve: I've said many times that this fishery is too good not to share. All I'm asking is that you let me run my own trolling motor.

Saturday, March 20th, 2004

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got into water at 8am, which is pretty late. But manage to bag 8 keepers when all said and done. Mostly hitting in back of coves on plastic worms 5-6". Lots of small ones that were thrown back but good fighting. Biggest was 3lbs+ and avg. 2lbs.
      City: Alameda

      Tips: Plastic seem to work for us, but once in awhile, we throw in spinners, minnows, etc. when it gets slow. Happy fishing!!! Fishing is always happy.

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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took my Dad out on Saturday. He loves to fish, but doesn't get to very often any more. We hit some coves and points in the Narrows and got several cranking bomber A's in crawdad color. Nothing much after the sun hit the water. Went to dragging and drop shotting. Picked up several more up to 2.5lbs (spot). Sure liked the look on my Dad's face with his 2lb smallmouth. Didn't have much luck in back of coves. Most fish were inside the primary point. Did well drop shotting dark worms w/red flake in them against the bank with a mud line after the boaters showed up.
      City: Sunnyvale

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Fri. & Sat.. Caught fish in the Narrows, the big island and the east side flats. Mostly spots and smallies to 3 lbs.. Caught a few on crawdad cranks and wht/chart. spinnerbait. Most fish came split shotting 4" worms.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Most fish caught in very back end of coves or in 8' of water on the flats. worms had to have a chartruese tip for more hook ups. Best colors were grn. weenie, blue ghost, and salt & pepper. Talk to some other bassers who caught good fish ripping and throwing flukes.

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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a great time fishing the Future Pro Tournament with 140 other boats. Winning weight was 15+ lbs. and several 6+ lbs fish for big fish. We caught fish on dropshot, spinnerbaits, jerk baits and 4" swimbaits to take 20th place. Learned a lot and had a great partner.
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: Fished were biting well in the morning but slowed down when sun hit the water. Fish are all over up against the banks in cove and some points. Good luck

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: mid 60s

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Two person guide trip on Saturday. Had two good fisherman on board...Paul Coseras & Steve Strain both of San Francisco. We had a tough time connecting with fish of any size consistantly. They cought fish throwing blades,senkos and pitching brush hogs..There determination and willingness to stay with it did put some decent fish in the boat before the days end. Thanks guys
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Most our fish were in less than 3 ft in two or three isolated areas with a couple of dead hours mid day.Everyday is different right now.

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

      Report: Started at 8:30 a.m. and finished at 5:00 p.m. Great fishing day. Between the three of us we caught 25 spots smallest being 13". All released. Used 4" Pro Worms in blue streak and salt/pepper carolina rigged with mojo's.
      City: Colfax

      Tips: Take a kid fishing.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 65 to 67

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: fished from 12:30 till 6:00. Caught three and lost one.saw lots of fish shallow. Caught one about 3 on a bed.two smallies on cranks
      City: livermore

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and my partner were the second boat on the water, not much wind everything looked perfect. Started shallow 1 to 10 feet, partner caught one quick that went 2.5 pounds. We did'nt get bit for about another 30 minutes, it seems like this lake is just being fished very hard right now. We caught fish all over the lake, but most of them were small, I broke one off near the keep out bouy line. We caught them on jigs worms and brushogs, all shallow. Are biggest fish was just under three pounds. We ended up catching 14 fish but not as good as I wanted to do. Oh well it was still fun and a great day. Good luck!!
      City: Coalinga

      Tips: Keep fishing a wide range of depths, fish are from the surface to 15 feet or more and there crusing all over the lake.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First time post. Decided to give back to this great forum. Anyway, fished from 6-11 and caught 15 up to 3.5lbs. Fished the main body, fish were 4-10ft deep and were caugth on worms. Most of the smaller fish seemed to be in the willows with the larger fish on rocks. Just a general observation. Family came out at 11 and my 2yr old caught his first bass!!! What a day!
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Get out and fish! This weather is amazing!

  • Leon County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from shore for three hours this morning - knocking off around noon. There are a large number bass up in the shallows, probably due to the warm weather we've had for the last week and a half. Saw about a dozen fish today. Only problem was they saw me as well. Caught one in a group of four, on a "paddle fry" swimming minnow bait. Fish weighed about 3 lbs...and it was the smallest of the four. Released it right away.
      City: Daly City

      Tips: Patience is the key. These bass are not that easy to catch. Watch out when accessing the water from the shoreline...tons of poison oak everywhere.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 61-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished our small club tourney . lots of sunshine and lots of fish .. mostly smaller fish but winners 13 + was headed with a 7+ largemouth . bite was good early for me. i got six in the first hour including four keeper fish .. one being 3+. off to good start . got one mor keeper the rest of day . i caught all mine except one on a jerk bait or spinner bait. couldn't get a plastic bite going . even drop shotting wasn't working for me all tho lots of other guys got plastics going ?? i fished early inside the cove that has all the houseboats anchored.. then went up river and later in the day came back . fished by myself and dumped one about four as i went for net and then turned another about the same just long enough to see big white belly . anyway had almost eight . it took 10
      = to get in the money ....
      City: SUNNYVALE

      Tips: ghost color jerkbait and chart/white spinner bait worked for me . all fish almost ready to spawn . get up there for a fun day ...

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 54-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished small club from Medford, OR on Shasta last Saturday. I caught only 7 fish and nothing over 2.5, but all were keepers. I caught most of mine early on Lucky Craft jerk bait. Bite got very tough late, but I had some luck on crank bait. I was 5th with 7.4 lbs. First place was only 9.4 lbs. Not Shasta experts by far, but we had a great day and a good time. I want to thank JERRY for going out of his way to give me some pointers. The information was better than the execution. Art
      City: Medford, OR

Friday, March 19th, 2004

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 60 to 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 6:30 to 9:30 this morning before work, caught 9 on a spinnerbait that has been working really well for me at Berryessa lately. 3.5 & 2.75 largie and the rest smallies, 2.25,2.0,2.0 were the best Five. Good morning bite today, great way to start the day.
      City: Davis

      Tips: Hit em early!

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7 to 10 AM. Took 5 on shallow running crankbait (shad) and 4 on watermelon brushogs. Nothing on spinnerbaits. Crankbait fish came from rock banks early morning and the brushog fished came from laydowns. All fish were small bucks about 3/4 to 1 1/2 pounds, all fish would have weighed. Good luck to all at the future pro tourney tomorrow.
      City: Suisun City

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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 7-12 today at the rockslide at the entrance to the narrows. First two casts, two bites but no fish. Boated 2 dinks on plastic and one on a rattletrap. Got ready to go and the big motor would not crank over. Dan O'Sullivan, owner of Lim-it Lures, stopped to help. When the jumpstart did not work he towed me all the way to Cappell. Thanks again, Dan. A great lure and a really nice fisherman. I wish your company much success in the future.
      City: Woodland

      Tips: Check the meter on your batteries before you launch. Save yourself the aggravation.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 61-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out wed morn down south, fliped senkos and brush hogs in spawning areas. First fish went 5.0 followed by two more over three. Boated about 14 but the rest were all 2's and under. Fri went back down south, bite was slower but the quaility was up. Best five went about 22.5lbs with big fish pushing 6lbs. We were deadsticking our baits in very shallow water and the bites were subtle.
      City: TRACY

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Rented a boat and caught about 6 bass. The biggest was about 2.5Lbs. we fished around indian cove by the tulles and got sooooooooooooo many hits. all fish were taken in about 10ft of water or less.

      by the end of the day, we headed toward the island... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      we saw bass that were easily 13Lbs!!!!!!!! no joke!!! i saw at least 3 that were that size and a bunch more that were in the 5-8lb range.
      we tried everything to hook these bad boys but had no luck. my friend used a jig and kept casting it in front of one... he pissed it off a few times because it hit, but my friend never hooked it. that one was easily 7Lbs.
      City: Hayward

      Tips: fish VERY slow. make sure you try several colors and if you can see the fish, the fish can probably see you... so get further away and keep trying.

      also, you definitely need to rent a boat or take your own to catch the bass.