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Friday, March 12th, 2004

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My brother and I launched from Holland Tract and fished Mildreds Franks and BIg Break for 5 fish total. Blue/Chrome rattle traps and chartruese spinner baits were the ticket. One largemouth went to maybe 4#'s, the rest were dinks. Shoulda went to Berryessa!
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Water needs to clear and warm up some!

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      Water Temp: 59-64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: One person guide trip today, got 16 fish 2 little ones the rest 2-4lbs. The fish were way off the bank today., Cast to the bank and half way back is were you would catch um. Fished from Franks to Mildred in current. Most of the fish came on spinnerbaits all white 1/2 oz persuader then in the afternoon the Cht/Wht assassinater was better. The 1/8oz speed trap was also good today, crinkin really slow. We caught thre fish on Jig Brn/Ppl and those fish were in 6-10ft of water.
      City: Concord

      Tips: The fish are not on the rocks or rocks and weeds. Try , try , try experment my 3rd day out and I finally caught some.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: high 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i got out to the lake at 6 am and fished all the way to the dam. got one at 11:30 about 13 inches or so. fooled him with a texas rigged brush hog. got 4 more between 5 and six o clock, all of which were on texas rigged worms. i tried drop shotting but with no luck. this lake is getting good, i can't wait!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: seems like during low light periods should be good for some top water action. gonna bring my spook for my next trip. good luck guys..

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Beautiful day out there on Collins, big fish. Asked boat patrol if any big ones he said every year someone pulls out up to 15 pounders largemouth, me and cousin pulled out a 3 1/2 pounder, a 5 and an 11 dropping a jig and an alabama shakey tail
      City: Penn Valley, CA

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

      Report: started off around 7am. cruised some of my favorite spots. ended up with 2 nice size trout and 7 bass. the water was alittle dirty. it was also hot up there. the water is pretty high. so just don't get fusturated when your looking for numbers of fish. it's just thta there is more avaible hiding places.
      City: san francisco

      Tips: keep fishing..................lolZ..and tight lines and a sensitive rod.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: For all you non believers. Please feel free to meet me at the ramp. I'll gladly show how many fish I'm trully catching. And for anyone who wants a first hand display it is $150 for a full day.
      City: Martinez

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 51 to 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In at Packers at 12:30PM. Fished the Sac for 10 spots and 1 smallmouth. Largest went 1.8lbs. All fish came on jigs in 10 to 25 feet of water. Fished main lake and secondary long tapering points. Out at 5:00AM. Had a better day Wed. with 15 and only two under 2lbs. Fished from 8:00am to 1:30PM and didn't catch a fish after 11:00am. Best fish came on a Staysee. OH YES, yesterday I bested the Blonde in the back by one!
      City: Cottonwood

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 57-61

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started off by heading up Yorty, Water still pretty muddy. My buddy and I threw spinnerbaits , jigs , and watermelon plastic to no avail, Landed our first fish around 11:30 am on a Root beer senko in less than 10 feet along the tree off the main lake. Went up to Mountain Spring and started to pull fish off wood in 5-10 feet. Caught 6 on Senkos and brown jig with purple trailer. Around 3pm, my buddy nailed a nice 5lb on a natrual color yum worm that was tight to the bank. Caught a couple dinks on plastic worm and reapers. All fish were tight to the bank along any type of rock.
      City: Gold River, Ca

Thursday, March 11th, 2004

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 55-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Put in @ 10:30 out of Markley, picked up 3 fish in the first hour on a brush hog around structure, all tourney keepers, nothin big. Zoomed up north to putah creek and it was not worth the trip, muddy cold water and debris. Tryed to find fish in the small coves around the northwest bank and did'nt get any bites. Went back to the narrows and threw blades, got a nice 2.5 smallie and 2.0 spot, stopped in Markley Cove just before the launch ramp and nailed 2 spots on blades, 2.75 & 2.0. Still learning about how to fish this lake.
      City: Davis

      Tips: Targeted banks with shore structure going to deeper water, found all my fish tight to the cover and the bank.

  • Santa Barbara County
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      Water Temp: 59-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: West end of lake clear and east end is stained. Caught fish from 0-15 feet on cranks and rip baits at both ends of the lake. Largemouth to 5 pounds and smallies to 2 1/2 pounds (all fish weighed).

      Tips: Cover lots of water.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Great day on the Delta with BOBBY BARRACK.. THIS WAS THE BEST DAY I EVER HAD ON THE DELTA IF WE WERE IN A TOURNAMENT LOOK OUT,,.5 FISH WOULD HAVE GONE 28 PLUS 7 FISH 35 PLUS, THANKS AGAIN BOBBY. CLIFF
      City: san leandro

      Tips: TAKE A TRIP WITH BOBBY

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: ran the custom valco bass boat to 14 mile. had a hard time locating fish on the high tide. on the out going tide fell back to a junction point and started nail some some nice bass in my remaining 1 hr 30 min left. chart/white gold bld spinnerbaits. 3.6, 2.3, 4.1, and lost a hog about 8. he gave me back only my blades. that was my favorite spinnerbait. now i have to make myself a new rebuilt with all the left over parts i have. maybe go buy some new ones too. nice to get "BASSBUSTER1" back on the water again. cya guys out there.
      City: stockton

      Tips: waters clears alittle bit on the out going tide.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I too have a alum. bucket so not all guys in buckets fish with bait and keep to many fish hope someone puts an end to there fishing days if this is true
      City: p-town

      Tips: My bucket has an american flag on the side of it the side you will see those bass being fliped in from my jig and then put back fish on

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day Thursday for six fish, biggest 4.4lbs, best five 17.4lbs. Three fish off one rocky point, north end. Friday I tried to focus what was working well and changed my presentation slightly. Wow,sometimes all the stuff you read and hear helps! Best five fish for 20.3 lbs topped by a 5.6 beauty, all before 11 am.
      City: Benicia

      Tips: Slowwwroll 1/2 oz blade, work sparse tule flats next to deeper water.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: 3/4 of the boat dock is floating now! Water still very muddy in color.
      City: Scotts Valley

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at the lake around 11:00 and found the temp to be about 58. Put the boat in and while waiting for my partner to park the truck had a fish on at the dock using a 5in. stick bait in silver/blk back. The same bait produced another 4 fish with a bunch of short strikers barely missed. Lake appears to be in prespawn with some smaller male fish moving in and out of the shallows. The best bite was at the end of the day on a drop shot rig fished right on the dam (the structure) wall that produced many fish, with about a 2lb. spot being the biggest.

      Tips: don't just sit there, go get 'em!

  • San Francisco County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just checking if anybody knows about the 04/24/04 Ca. Trout day for kids at Lake Merced.
      City: Daly City

  • Calaveras County
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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fish were not in active mode. Found a few males prepping beds in shallows. Did not find the ladies, staged or otherwise. Took four cookie-cutter fish - all 2 to 2 1/2. All on worms. Fifth broke me off in last 5 minutes. No response to cranks, senkos or jigs.

      Tips: Had to hit them on the head with something small and subtle. Try black w/ red flake. R

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: why don't you just post the picture up and let us decide?
      City: windsor

Wednesday, March 10th, 2004

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: water somewhat muddy .. caught 6 keepers all on spinner bait .. partner caught 5 2 on drop shot one on jerk bait and 2 carolina rigging a lizard . lots of wind .. thought the jerk bait bite should have been better but ??? i couldn'.t get hit on anything other than the spinner bait... of course it being my favorite way to fish i fished it a lot more than anything else... i love it when fish are biting spinner baits . all fish caught appear to be males in the 1-2 lb range....
      City: SUNNYVALE

      Tips: its spring..... get out there and hope you are there when they go on a feeding frenzy !!!!!! those days are CLOSE !!!!!!!