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Sunday, December 21st, 2003

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fog made the irst Far West trip a challenge, but my buddy and I still managed to boat quite a ew decent ish. Most around the 2-2.5 lb. range. You deinitely want to head up the southern most river arm where the biggest rocks are. I'll take Far West over Folsom any day.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Fish are around 20 eet. I used a carolina rigged Senko all day. Fish dark colors.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took my partner or next weeks FOLSOM BASS LEAGUE event out to show him around a little and or the 2 hours we were out we stroked them on about every spot we stopped on. Dropshotted and darterheaded all o our ish in depths rom 25 - 60 t. All o the ish spit up smelt on the way up including one very grateul smelt that lopped out the ishes mouth on my deck and was thrown overbaord to swim or another day. O by 5 PM and home or dinner. Total 6 keepers with the best 5 or about 8 lbs.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Jigs and reaction up shallow or the early AM bite then back o to your avorite island top to dropshot & darterhead the rest.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well, the darn home lake has been kicking my bootie since the turkey day week and today was no dierent. Two ish one, on a Dropshot and one on a darthead. I threw cranks and rips rom o"dark thirty until 9:00 am. with no takers covering lots o water on the main body. I guess I have lost my touch! Went to the inesse to boost my ego beore leaving. Oh well two weeks o and plenty o time will be spent on the pond!!O the water at 11:30
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: None rom me

Saturday, December 20th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 48-51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out or stipers on Saturday. Hooked on 10lb salmon spooning or what I thought was stripers. Could not get any stripers on Saturday. Moved to the west delta on Sunday and ound clearer water. Got 2 keeper to 19in and some smaller ones all on rattle traps. When high tide hit we ished or blacks and got 4 with jigs on rip/rap walls with tulles.
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Fish or anything that is willing to play this time o year.....looking orward to the spring.

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      Water Temp: ? "cold"

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bank ished on the 16th and 17th near Byron or about 1/2hr.-45mins. at the last part o each day. On the 16th got a 15 1/2lb. Striper when the water was low and on the 17th I got a 25+lb. Striper when the water was up. (our scale bottoms out at 25lbs!) Caught both ish jiggin with a Berkley Bat. Night ished the Middle River also on the 17th. and came away with several small keepers and one ish around 10-12lbs. Smaller ish came on Sassy Shads and larger ish came on the Berkler Bat.
      City: Holt

      Tips: ot bad considerin

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got a report or Clearlake even i it's lousy.Took a kid ishing with minnows and almost blanked on bait!Launched at ramp in Rattlesnake arm and ished rocky stu rom 3'to 28'without a bite.Fished the deep water docks at Windlower,nada.Frasier Point,nada. Finally got 1 keeper o Wheeler Point.Called Bob @ Limit Out or a tip,and he sent us back to the steel wall in Rattlesnake, where at least the kid could get some dinks drop-shotting(he caught 7or8).Finally got 3 decent sized ish(with bait)o the rock blu near Keys opening.Cold rain sent us outta there by 2:00 pm. Would like to read a better Clearlake report than this one. Merry Christmas!!!
      City: Middletown

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 47-48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught ish 10 Dropshotting 3"-4" worms browns and purple 44'-62'.I you could see them on the meter you could catch them. Caught bigger ish to 4lbs when it would rain and wind would blow.Caught 2 ish on a 4" spider grub brown with purple lake 30'.All ish were close to points.Fish sloooooow!
      City: Livermore

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 54-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Here is a report or all o you who don't want to hear the same old "the ish are all in 60 eet o water". There are ish there, but the last ew times I've been out, they are up too! I've been throwing 1/2oz brown jigs, and a majority o my bites have been coming on the all! The water is rising some ella's, there are going to be ish up, you just need to ind those places they like to hang out. I ished everything rom points to cuts, didn't really seem to make a dierence. Fished about 6 hours partner and I caught around 30 ish. Starting to pick up some really chuncky ish, its nice to see some at healthy spots.Merry Christmas
      City: Chico

Friday, December 19th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished Friday the 19th. Intended on ishing or striper but ended up catching bass. Started around Mildred and caught a couple o nice 2-2 1/2 pounders on rattlin rapalas, my buddy spooned up a crappie. Then moved rom Disco to Orwood to Holland and caught several more bass rom 8 inches to 2 pounds. All ish were caught on the rattlin rapala.
      City: Concord

      Tips: Chrome/blue rattlin rapala

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 47-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just a brie report on the past two trips - one last Friday with a riend when the water temp was 51. We caught 20 bass in about 4 hours, using 6" worms, drop-shotting, and Rodstrainer jigs. We had lots o quality spots, but only up to 2 1/2 pounds. Yesterday I guided a regular client or most o the day, and what a dierence in the mood o the ish ater several very cold mornings! The water temp had dropped 4 degrees and they would barely take the jig. My client even lost a big bass ater a good hookset - couldn't understand why. A lot o the ish had moved too since the lake has come up 9 eet. We did manage to land 18 bass with the biggest a largemouth right at 3 pounds that just thunked a jig - best hit o the day!! My client got a nice 2 1/4 lb largemouth too. We caught several that were barely 13 inches and even 2 that were undersize. Still a good day under tough conditions.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: We were targeting steep walls and underwater ledges. Most o our bass were caught over 25 eet deep. The sun was warm in the aternoon, but all it did was to turn them o. Go igure! There was NO late aternoon bite. So we went home!!!

Tuesday, December 16th, 2003

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Another great ishing day at lake Berryessa.Stared 7:30 am Fished the narrows and hit the walls.Dropshoting caught a ew.Switched to Carolina rigthat

      Tips: Water is cold presentation must be slow.Caught most o the ish 25 to 30 eet.Caught about 10 little onesI did not mention above.They were and caught in 5 to 10 eetbut un Good Luck.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started out slow today and thought maybe it is inally going to be tu...WRONG..Found the ish deep and it got better as the day went.The aternoon was antastic.Ended up with 27 keepers to 3lbs.Most o the ish were about 1 1/2...All dropshot..Going back tomorrow..
      City: sonora

      Tips: ind the right depth and your in...

Monday, December 15th, 2003

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      Water Temp: 50's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The old man had two on and one other bite or 3 hrs. o ishing. Using Power Bait. South-east side. Bites real sot. I watched him let one run, and it still did not stay on.
      City: Pittsburg

      Tips: Be patient. Bring boots!

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

      Report: Actually Scott the creek you are talking about goes into del valle and the one he is asking about goes out. The creek that comes out o the lake is all on private property and you will get into trouble. Wente gol course and resturant is also right there and it is heavily patroled. I know o a lot o people that have been ran out o that creek.
      City: Livermore

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: 55%

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: trolled 9:30 to 3:00 rapalas and minnow shaped lures.had 9 strikes but no smallmouth this time.a nice relaxing day on the lake.anglernet.net has my trout report
      City: remont

      Tips: go ish and enjoy the outing

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Cal. Bass ed. held their irst tourney on shasta Sunday the 14th. Winning weight was better than 11#s with a 5 plus kicker. Allan Hunt took the honors. Top baits were rips and dartheads right on the bank. Thanks to all the anglers who came out to support the ederation. I really appreciate it. Tony
      City: redding

Sunday, December 14th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished my avorite spot Sunday and hooked an 18lb striper on the irst cast, ripped line o my shimano coriolis and thought i was going to lose him but ater a 10 minute battle brought him in took a picture and sent him packin'. Next day trolled back and orth and then casted and had a ew small hits but no ish. Then saw my neighbor admiring a 3.5t river otter playing in the water at his dock and eating all the shad scaring away the bass. Will try again tonight and report my success.
      City: Discovery Bay

      Tips: silver/blue ratltrap 3/4 oz 2-4' deep in 11 oot water.

Saturday, December 13th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The ish were gorging on shad.Tough bite,but my partner and I managed 8 largies 2-4lbs,not bad considering we got there at noon.The bass are not yet conviced it's ull on winter.Try 8-10t o water near a break,but move the bait slow!Unless you see'em blowing up on shad,then ish ast cause it don't last long.We ished around Ladds all the way to the end o the port.
      City: oakdale

      Tips: 3/8 black jig with a blue and black trailer,but when the ish blow up throw them a 3 1/2shad colored gitzit with a 1/4 oz head let it sink and pop it with 2t jerks,the largemouth and stripers seem to be working the shad together,as i caught both species in 1 boil. Tight lines!!!

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day or 1 ish caught on a pumpkin baby brush hog. Most o the ish being caught I'm told were on jigs around wood.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: jigs, jigs and more jigs.

Thursday, December 11th, 2003

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

      Report: I had the day o so I igured I'd head up to Amador ater I got my lazy butt out o bed. I got there around 12 and basically had the lake to mysel except or 2 other bass isherman and some shore trout isherman. I had to get the irst ish out o the way so I ran to a point in Mtn. Springs and started dropshotting. First ish came in 5 minutes but only about 12 inches. Ater than I started throwing black and red jigs. I got 4 more on those all in Mtn. Springs and also got a 3 lb Trout on a jig. I ended up with 14 to 2.5 lbs. and a 3lb. Trout. All o the other bass were caught dropshotting in about 25-35' o water. It didn't seem to matter what color o the worm or where I was. The shad were all over the place and wherever they were, thats where the ish were.
      City: Elk Grove