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Tuesday, August 5th, 2003

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Those o you that think I can't write a short report - watch!! Monday morning was very cool with og over part o the lake and a sti breeze. My client and I launched at the Oaks around 6 am and ished rocky areas around Rattlesnake Island looking or a big ish. We also threw a little topwater and some rogs - nothing - which didn't surprise me. This was the coolest morning in many weeks. I decided not to target big bass. We caught a ew smaller bass and I did lose a 3 to 4 pounder on a #214 Senko. Ater that I taught him how to dropshop and we spent the rest o the trip ishing a million docks without weeds and actually landed 50 bass - give or take 2 or 3. I lost count ater 40. About 10 were in the 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 pound range. Never hooked a big one though I saw them on the meter. We ished the east side o the Clearlake arm mostly - Pirate's cove, etc. It really was un - non-stop action! My client caught the biggest and the most and I think he had a great time! I know I did.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I was dropshotting a 4 inch #240 Senko most o the time and I had my client using a worm that has been working well at Clear Lake lately, a Roboworm called Margarita Mutilator. With a name like that it better be special - and it was. Size didn't matter to the bass - my client used every 4 and 6 inch worm in that color that we had!! I ound it interesting that the 2002 spawn ish were in the 10 to 15 oot range and the bigger 2001 spawn ish were hangin' in the 15 to 25 oot range. I guess that makes sense!

Monday, August 4th, 2003

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 85

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Camped at Collins or two days. Found a good top water bite early and late on shad color poppers. A mix o largemouth and spots. Fished the endes o the newer brush piles and the east side o the lake. Could't get a worm bite going. Kids had a ball with the bluegill during the day.
      City: Rancho Cordova

      Tips: Poppers early and late. Fish the deeper brush.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i want to thank tom and alex or letting me join there ishing tourny.i had a good time and would love to try it again some time.you might call it beginers luck that i won today but i owe it all to the big red crawdads.i saw in the water today they were all around the lake.i thought early to my sel i there are crawdads bass got to be eating them.and they sure were.i cought all my ish today on a crawdad color crank bait.the biggest going about 3and a hal maybe.2 two pounders and 2 pound and a halers.my biggest strength in ishing is throwing crankbaits.something my dad tought me.thanks dad.again thanks to alex and tom i had a great time.seeya guys next time. ish_n_ool
      City: antioch

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 82 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My riend and I ished all week Wed.-Sun. and we caught probably about 60 bass. We caught most o the bass drop shotting dierent worms. We drop shotted Roboworms,Magic Worms,Zippers,and Gary Yamamoto's Ikas and Cut Tails. The topwater bite wasn't too good although I missed probably a 4-5 pounder on a walking bait. Most o the ish are down deep.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Get out early to beat the heat and try drop shotting, trust me you'll catch some!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 81'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out o Jones Valley, Monday, sick, Har!, at 5:30 am. Headed or an exposed island at the mouth o the Pit, and got two on top water,,,,very cool. Fished the Squaw or a couple hours, got a ew on jigs and darter head worms.(#99 o course)Finished out the morning on the Main Pit or a total o eight ish, to 2 1/2 lbs.
      City: Redding/S.F.

      Tips: this cooler weather seemed to bring the up a little. Got the other six ish is 20-25'.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2003

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Even with my big motor still on the blink, i still had the trolling motor to get me around the lake, launched rom emerald cove or a change, man that walk back up the hill sucks. Fished over across rom the houseboatsalong the steep wall and cranked a shad pattern lure. Caught alot o small ones 10 11 inches with a 12 incher once in awhile. Went to the other side on the way back to the ramp glad i did cause i got a 17 inch spot big and at and that ended the day,
      City: b-v

      Tips: lots o small ish but still un there are some good ones out there got a 18 incher a couple weeks ago

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out sunday morning till about 3, had a tough time until we moved out into the main channel....best ive went about 12lbs. with the Mrs. bagging a 4.5 on her trusty avorite secret color senko, won't even let me see it.....oh well, ....EG Bass will be having a beneit tournament or a member who had a ire problem at home...limited to 20-25 boats, 100 bucks a boat, winner takes 50%, our member gets 50% to help him and his amily recover, i your interested, will be on the Delta, most likely the 23rd o August...e-mail me at EGBassPres@aol.com or more ino, should have room or about 10-15 nonmembers, help a good guy and ish!
      City: Carmichael

      Tips: The tip is help your riends and neighbors, you could be the next one in the tough luck line.......EGBassPres and Mrs.Z

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 7 Fish - all small ish - largest 2 pounds, launched out o Holland at 6:30 am, nothing on the rog,all hit char/white spinner bait and pumpkin/leck Senkos - ishing shallow weed beds 2-4' - had 3 blow ups on the rog but couldnt make it stick - o the water by 11:00 due to Lake/delta Lice (personal watercrat)
      City: WALNUT CREEK

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      Water Temp: 71-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at irst light,(Holland) wind was blowing , the top water didnt produce any in the early morning, picked up the excalibur shad crankbait and stuck 2 dinks, tried ishing moving water but no luck, at high tide I threw the green senko with black lake and started catching keepers to 2.5 lbs. when the strike was hard they were dinks, the bigger ish would just pick the bait up with no stike , you had to load the rod up and they were there- mostly 5t. range- caught 10 ish best 5 went 11 to 12 pounds with big ish at 5 lbs that hit a small Gann's spinnerbait (white) in the shade o a eucalyptus (sp?)tree. Shad pattern seemed to catch ish , no craw type bites. O the water at 12 noon, too many wake makers.Pete
      City: Martinez

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 85

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Clear Lake, heard that the summer was a great time or top water action, well I ound it to be a little tough. Spent all day throwing a rog had some blow ups but nothing to brag about. Hit the tackle store in Lakeport (Tackle It), Great people. They switched me over to a Rico. Ater the sticker shock I hit the lake again, hit the places they showed me on the map and Wow, what a dierence I boated 8 ish, the largest a 7. They turned me on to a crankbait bite as well that boated a ew more good ish. Thanks
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Try using Rico's, LV 500's by Lucky Crat and Speed Traps. There is still a drop shot bite but most ish were in the smaller class.

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or 4 days and ound the typical tough conditions or summer at Don Pedro. 3-13 was the largest ish or me this long weekend. I caught 2 or 3 keepers each day and lots o small ish. Darthead salt and pepper Keeper Custom worms, (color #'s 1001B and 1031) along with dropshot 6" worms rom Keeper in Shad patterns (color #'s 1048, 1064 and 170) worked best. The ish seemed to be about 15 to 25 eet. The thing I did ind was that i you ished in the shad you saw on your meter, Lowrance LCX15MT, ishing was tough, but i you ished where you didn't see shad on the screen and came across bass, those ish would eat. Less competition or the artiicial out o the schools o bait I suppose. Most o the ish were in the river arms that I ound. Main lake stu was real slow. Fish slow with conidence. Have un!
      City: Paso Robles

Saturday, August 2nd, 2003

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: weird day . thunder storms then hot. ish on every point i there is not a ski boat on it.mostly small ones . then i caught the ish . in a tree with [ plastics] a nice 9 lber towed my boat around or a bit then got it. took pics. then released swimming away.
      City: scotts valley

      Tips: spinner baits on the points and plastics in wood others caught on sencos

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I have been isning this lake or years now, and this year has been the best ever, today i had a 3 and 4 lber largemouth on, lost both at the net, oh well i would o let them go anyway but what a photo it woul o been. Both o them broke water right at the boat. Lost another quality ish why i was on the cell phone. And ater that just the typical bullard 12inch ish rom then on. Summer is over glad to have my lake back
      City: b/v

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Nice day out there started at around 6:00 am and had A small limit by 7:00 am all ish I got today were all keepers best ive going around 7-8 lbs.Most ish were on the top with a sammy The rest those ish were on a jig and a senko all in all good day 8-10 ish today o the water at 11:00 am
      City: pittsburg

      Tips: Top water and they wanted it bad would hit it sometimes 3 times beore taking it great top water day!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day in the rain with only one dink in the boat on a shad crank in 6 to 10 eet o water near the trees.
      City: South Lake Tahoe

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Double WOW !!! Mark was right ! Bass were biting top notch this am during rain. Fished Dyke 8 with Roboworm green weenies and connected on 12 keepers between 1-3 lbs. Broke o biggest (5+) on shad colored 4" senko. Missed another dozen hits. Nothing on topwaters or blades, did best on carolina rigs.
      City: Rancho Cordova

Friday, August 1st, 2003

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Overcast skies put hope in the heart and boy what a payo. Pegged a nice 7lbr on topwater irst thing in the am and managed a ew dinks ater that. Couple blow-ups on rogs later on in morning, o the water at noon.
      City: stockton

      Tips: RELAX....enjoy the act that your out o the oice...big bites WILL come!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out loat tubin today at 6:30 a.m to 10:am tide was all the way up,caught a total o 10 ish in the 1-2lb range in Whiskey Slough.Nice healthy ish all were caught on lukes.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: When tide is up and rog ishing is dead ish the luke it never ails.

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      Water Temp: 80

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: In the water by 6 pm. Main body south end o points. Lite breeze 2 on Senko and 4 on poppers. All ish around 2 lbs. O the water by 8:30 pm.Make sure you take a launching partner.Dock is up the hill about 40 eet rom water.No Dock to tie to. Campar say's that they are paving and putting new docks in this all ater water hits low point. We shall see.
      City: Roseville

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 79-83

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wow, I don't think I have EVER ished two more exciting summer nights weather-wise than the last two at Clear Lake. The lightning show both nights was spectacular (and didn't run us o the lake!). It really was hard to concentrate on ishing!Thusday night ound calm, muggy weather with the clouds moving in about 11 pm and some rain. Fishing, not catching, was abulous! Friday night was windy, a little cooler, and ishing was air or smaller bass up to 4 pounds. As a student o bass behavior, I just can't begin to tell you how amazing the dierence between the two nights was. The bass were in an aggressive mood as darkness ell Thursday evening, and instead o the usual shut-o at dark they kept right on eeding!! Both clients lost a big ish right at dark and I caught a 7 pounder about 15 minutes ater dark. Friday evening at dusk, same place, same baits, NO activity except or bass up to 2 pounds (the 4 pounder came about 1 am). I should have a great report o a 25-30 pound limit Thursday, but sometimes olks just can't put them in the boat and this was one o those nights unortunately. Again, it is the hook-setting thing or these big bass - some just have a hard time grasping how much energy it takes or a swit, hard hookset. They lost three big bass and about 7 or 8 others. Shortly beore we quit one got a 3-10 in the boat and the other ended with a 4-2 rom Shag Rock (I didn't think there were any good bass let there!) - I was happy or them and me! We wound up with 10 bass in the boat and a 20 1/2 pound limit. Thursday we started throwing Snag Proo rogs and the clients had a great time learning how to do that. I didn't think much would happen with the weird weather and we didn't even get a blowup - in about 6 dierent areas around the south end. Friday my client had great ishing skills but not too many bass to test them on. He did manage to catch 2 rog ish in the back o Konocti Bay, but they were only in the two pound range. The rest o the trip was hard work in the wind - very slow as I mentioned - but we did catch 12. The 4 pounder was landed on a Weapon jig - the only decent bass we hooked. We talked to another boat with the same story - only small bass. My Friday guy would have gone nuts i he had been with me Thursday night! That is the tough thing about guiding or me - I am thrilled or the clients that hit it right and sad or those who don't. Bass don't oten provide a level playing ield or tournament anglers, guides, or weekenders! I was reminded Friday night, ater Thursday's action, sometimes it's not the anglers ault when things are slow!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Many o you have been interested in my bass eeding - carp activity theory. I maintain that the nights the carp are rolling, or when they start to roll (around 11pm to 12am), the bass ishing is usually good (as a general rule). So, how about Thursday and Friday nights? You guessed it - Thursday night the carp were pretty active, ESPECIALLY around dark (hint, hint!), and somewhat the rest o the time. Friday night - a grand total o TWO carp were heard. Hmmmmmmm! 'Nu said. Another interesting thing happened - when we started worm ishing Thursday about 7:30 pm one client was ishing junebug, the other green pumpkin, and I decided to ish a pack o Camo Berkley 6" Pulse worms. I have never used that color. The bass hammered them. That's my job - to ind what works. I gave them to my clients and their action picked up. I used that worm because it had a little sparkle to it. I sure hope Berkley still makes that worm!! Both nights we used Berkley Power worms, Camanche Jack zipper worms and Dead Ringers. The 7 pounder was caught on that Camo worm. We ished rocky areas both nights - mostly walls - no rockpiles. The ish were 10 to nearly 30 eet deep. I think all the quality bass we hooked were at least 15-20 eet deep which is normal when the surace is 83 degrees.