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Saturday, October 25th, 2003

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 58-62'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the middle and South end o the lake. Only two keepers drop shotting a purple worm,(not much over 13") several dinks.Very slow. I ound ish in the backs o coves.I saw a couple bass boats lipping the bouys near the dam, in deep water. I wonder what they were doing?
      City: Redding

      Tips: this lake is conusing to me!

Friday, October 24th, 2003

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      Water Temp: 63 to 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We started at 8:00 morning the irst ish in the boat was 12.1 lbs. striper.We are using rat-l-trap in a chrome/black.The next cast we hook a bigger one on the rat-l-trap it bent the hook out and came o.We also in up catching 10 largemouth bass on jigs and worm and traps. The biggest largemouth was almost 4 lbs.Are total ish we landed was 25.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: the main thing is to ind the shad the ish will be in there

Thursday, October 23rd, 2003

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

      Report: Hey ishing p,I'm not sure that you're aware that the quarries are strictly catch&release or the bass.Please let all the bass go to get bigger and eat the trout.the smallies in these lakes are very special and you'ld have to drive many miles to get on good smalies like these so lets protect our ishery. Thanks swmpy
      City: remont

      Tips: please release all bass!

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

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

      Report: The post below this one should have been dated 10-18-2003...Sorry about that...
      City: Roseville

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      Water Temp: not tested

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well ater seing all the reports here I inally decided to check this lake well I never thought it was as good as it was told well caught 3 bass ranging 3-3.5lbs in less than an hour damn using wave worm 5" pumkinmy buddies caught Catish trout and bass this lake is ull o ish by the way they dumped 1700lbs o trout this thursday you might wanna check this lake out especially on bass
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Thank to Tom and Alex or posting a "honest" report thight lines guys Catch and release I'll be going this sunday hope to see you there guys

Tuesday, October 21st, 2003

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: What almaden lake are you putting ishing reports or? is it the one o old almaden back in cuts, or is it the one that is a park? i just want to know because i ished the one o old almaden and its not to bad but i want to know where you guys are gettin all these ish
      City: San Jose

Monday, October 20th, 2003

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: cooling

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not at liberty to say where we ished but we ound the ishing slow also until about mid-day when we got on top o a school o ish and we began to pick up some decent sized ish. The reaction bite or us was also non-existent. We managed 5 keeper bass w/the biggest at around 3 lbs but it took all day to catch them. All o our ish were caught on plastics o one variety or another. The water is gradually cooling and the lake should turn over completely any day now.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Fish plastics and keep ishing them until you are exhausted.

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      Water Temp: 79.0-80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went ishing last week and man we got there at 4.00am and it was warm we got alot o or ish in40-45 eet o water we were using robo worms drop shoten got about 10. then we switched to a dart head got alot o dinks managed to get a 2lber not bad let at 11.00am Too HOT!! atleast we did'nt get skunked.
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: Fish deep dropshoten robo worms and dart head in about 40- 45 eet o water GOOD LUCK!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70-74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went ishing last week ished brannons island and i threw a chug bug and my partner threw a skitter pop got about 8 ish then we moved down a little more threw a spinner bait got about a 2.5 er then no more threw a rootbeer colored senko and managed to get a nother 2.5to3.00lbs ish Moved to sycamoore and got a ew dinks caught about 20 we got out there about 5.00am and ished till 11.ooam
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: Top water is working work it slow and then ast good luck

Sunday, October 19th, 2003

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 66-67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the day on the south end o the lake and in the narrows marking a lot o ish and bait on the graph, but couldn't get any to bite. We tried just about everything. The reaction bite was dead, worms, jigs, nothing. Finally, at 1:30 I caught a 2# spot and 2# smallie on a drop shot. 20 minutes later my partner catches another spot just under 2#. A good way to end the day and get rid o the skunk. Anyone else ishing Berryessa?
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: It has been a really tough bite lately. Fish slow and be patient.

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

      Report: Brian Kettler took me up to Cachuma or some bass ishing. Started o in Cachuma Bay in the morning. Fished the shoreline in one o the Eastern coves when Brian noticed some shad dimpling the surace back inside. He told me to throw up in there. I was using a 3 inch Prizm Blue 'chovy Big Hammer swimbait rigged on an un-skirted buzzbait head and it didn't make it 3 eet beore it was sucked under by a nice 3.5 pound bass - which turned out to be the best one o the day. The rest o the day was tough with just a ew ish in the 12 inch range on crankbaits and 3 inch Steve's Shad colored Big Hammers rigged on 1/4 oz. Hammerhead Jig Heads. A ew other anglers got ish on plastic worms but it appeared that overall the bite was relatively slow.
      City: Santa Barbara

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bass ishing has been excellent at Chabot. I've been on the lake 3 times over the past 10 days and each time I caught 8-10 bass in about 3 hours. The largest was 3 and hal pounds and the majority are in the 1-2 pound range. The place to be this time o year is Alder Point. The reshly grown weeds provide plenty o cover and oxygen or bass. Most o the bass I caught are near the bottom (10-12 eet). The bass are hitting on plastic worms and luke all day long - literally rom 8am to 5pm. Occasionally they would chase ater crank baits. My nine-year old son is learning how to drop shot and having a blast. Chabot bass ishing should be good till mid-Nov.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Drop shotting with a size 1 hook, 1/4 oz sinker, 8-lb test line, and either watermelon 5" Robo Worm or 4" Yamamoto red/black lat swimming worm. Fish slow and don't set the hook too soon. I also had success with a 5" Zoom silver luke and purple Norman deep diving crank bait.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i live in marin so i let my house at 6am, and got to the lake at 8, so started ishing with a bill dance at ree shad i picked up somewhere, and i caught 6 all together til about 11am,all around boat docks in about 10 eet o water. i think it was a un day, mostly cuz i was doing better than the tournament isherman in there $40,000 bass boats, and im in my tricked out aluminum boat. Eat that.

      Tips: I hear it was slow, but i had a cool day on that shad crankbait. well, good luck, catch and release only.

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 69

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I guided a husband-wie team Saturday and we wound up having a great trip, thanks to some high clouds and a little wind. With water so clear and no shadows at Collins, a clear, sunny, calm day can be tough at Collins. But the conditions were good and we started catching bass as soon as we started at 11 am. He caught one on his irst cast with a tube bait. Most o the day however we split-shotted Camanche Jack's morning dawn 4 1/2" worms and they worked all day. I drop-shotted one nice bass on a Yamamoto Kut-tail worm and missed three more. We wound up with 23 bass with Mrs. Client catching the largest - ishing out o the wrong side o the boat!! Her spotted bass was right at 2 pounds. Most o our bass averaged 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lbs - mostly at with shad. We did catch 3 largemouth, but they wern't very big. We ished the main body islands and west side. Most o our catch was in 20 to 30 eet o water.
      City: yuba city

      Tips: The lake still hasn't turned over and probably won't or a ew days. I did see some school o bait at the 20 oot depth. You have to move around a lot at Collins to ind productive areas. The jig bite did not happen - to early I guess.

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      Water Temp: air temp

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went camping this weekend at Coyote thisweekend. Let the boat at home since theramp was closed. Water level is distrubinglylow. I you plan to ish it plan on aserious hike.
      City: San Jose

  • Mariposa County
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      Water Temp: UNKNOWN

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SLOW FISHING THIS TIME OF YEAR SINCE THE BLACKS ARE ONLY SHOWING UP IN OPEN WATER CHASING SHAD SCHOOLS AND WONT TOUGH A RIP BAIT OR FALLING GRUB. THE SPOTS ARE ACTIVE MAINLY IN THE EARLY MORNING 20+ FEET WITH NOT A THING ANYWHERE NEAR THE BANKS AND THEY MOVE DOWN TO 35 FT. AND HANGING ON THE BOTTOM ON MAIN LAKE HUMPS OR ROCK PILES RELATING TO THE RAILROAD BED. I DID MANAGED TO CATCH A 3 LB SPOT ON A RIP BAIT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING UP RIVER OFF THE ROCK PILES, THE BIG BOY HAD TO BE SUSPENDED AS HE HAMMERED IT HALF WAY BACK TO THE BOAT. REALLY NICE FISH AND FAT AS CAN BE. SHAD ARE ONLY ABOUT 2-3" BUT THE SPOTS ARE FULL OF THEM RIGHT NOW. AFTER THE SUN GETS ON THE WATER IT'S DROP SHOTTING OR SPLIT SHOTTING SHAD PATTERN 4" PLASTICS IN 20-35' REMEMBER THE RAILROAD BED THING AT 35' WHEN IT GETS DEAD FROM THE BANK BACK TO THE BOATTHEY ARE ALL OVER THE TV SCREEN 20-35'AND ARE RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM. IF YOU SHAKE IT AND THEN LEAVE IT BE STILL FOR A FEW THEY'LL SLAM IT.BITE DULLED AT ABOUT NOON AND WE WINDED UP WITH 10 OR SO. MID-CAL BASS DREW 10 BOATS, AND FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THE BASS BOATS WE'RE STRUGGLING (PARKED ON MAIN LAKE POINTS AND DROP-SHOTTING) TOUGH TO GET ANY WEIGHT WITH JUST SPOTS COMING UP.LAST WEEK TOURN. WON IT WITH 13 LBS I WAS TOLD BY KEVINTHINK YOUR BEST BET IS CLEAR LAKE RIGHT NOW.PLEASE PRACTICE CATCH AND RELEASE HAPPY HOG HUNTING
      City: WATERFORD

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: reezing

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out this morning and was working some spook's o the bank. Caugth 2 bass and hung 3 trouts with powerbait. Took em all home.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Work the spooks nice and slow.

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

      Report: I was ishing at Oak Bottom on Whiskeytown Lake, it was 6 pm. and I wasn't getting many bites useing a ultra-lite set-up I threw on a bobber and a worm, wasn't concerned about what I might catch. And down went my bobber----wouldn't you know it a Bluegil. So I reeled in and about ten eet out, a giant bass leeped out o the shadows and nailed that poor little ish and with only 4 Lbs. test line, my line didn't stand a chance. Realizeing there where Bass out there (eeding) I quickly grabed my other pole(with 12 Lbs. test line) I slapped on a 3/8 oz. Jig (black w/ blue/yellow skirt and a rubber crawish trailer) and lung it out there. About 5 min. later Whamo, line began to run. the biggest Bass I had ever caught,or even seen with my own two eyes or that matter. When I hauled it up I was amazed that there are Bass o this size in that lake. 22in. 6Lbs. 7 oz. the olks at Hinkels market where kind enought to Weigh it or me.
      City: Redding

      Tips: boat ishing is the way to go or most lakes but you can still catch big one rom shore. the Brown trout colored Castmaster work well or trout. or Bass I hear rubber worms but I have yet to catch one rom shore with them, but shad imitator crankbait will usualy sture up a bite or two.

Saturday, October 18th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thought I would share my trip with ya started at sae light around sherman this time o year I love the power o some linesides and I ound them this day second cast 10 lbs 15 minutes later 12 lbs did not last long about 1/2 hour or so lost one and parntner got broke o had 10# test need I say more .Then tried to get some large mouth and that did not work to good all small ones .One last stop at the antioch Pge plant and we loaded up on some largemouth biggest only 2 lbs butt a quick limit or sure o the water 1:30 pm ish on
      City: Pittsburg

      Tips: Still learning I got the stripes in good current breaks with rattle traps and the largemouth hit traps as well

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well, we held our KOTL TOC on Saturday. Har Har!! With our 3 top guys...me, tom, and aaron. d:o) We were all expecting to bring in some better weights or this KOTL as we've been catching some real nice ish lately, but the ish proved that they always seem to know when the weekend has come. Tom won it with one ish weighing a whopping 1-9! He caught his ish throwing a popper at a ish we saw eeding on some shad in the back o a cove. I won't give speciics on what cove and what popper he was throwing as it has been catching him good ish all year, so I'll let him spill it i he wants. So Tom was crowned King o the Loma!! I came in 2nd place weighing in a ish that tipped my Rapala scale at 0-13! 5th cast o the day with my Lucky Crat pointer at the edge o branch in the water caught that ish. Ater getting that ish so quickly, I thought that I would have no problems at all putting together a quick limit o ish. Not quite. I caught several ish in the 10-11.5" range, but that 0-13 was the only 12" I could catch. I did however have a 4lber swipe at my pointer FOUR counsecutive times and missed it by an inch or two each time!!! It really got the heart pumping, but he just wouldn't eat it. You could tell he wanted it though...must've been blind in one eye or somethin'. d;o) Well, I inished out our KOTL season earning the Angler o the Year title sliding past Tom by just 2 points.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Don't ask us...we suck...look at those weights!! d:o