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Thursday, May 29th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 65-70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Tore them up on a buzz bait (white o course). Boated at least 25 ish by 12:00pm. launched out o lads at 6:00am.
      City: Modesto

      Tips: white buzz baits

  • Palo Pinto County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing at 3:00 this aternoon. Started throwing a white spinnerbait into the windblown tules. Caught a 1.5lber. Found some came water and started throwing a chartruse buzzbait and caught a 2.5lber. Missed a couple ish on both baits. Bites were ew and ar between. Found a nice break on o the point by Marmoes. Threw a delta craw speed trap on the point and caught a trout. Then switched to a deeper diving crankbait with no luck. Ater that I switched to a carolina rigged lizard with not takers. Flipped a black/blue jig with no luck. I quit ishing at a little ater 7:00. It was a good day.
      City: Scotts Valley

Wednesday, May 28th, 2003

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out to the lake today and this crazy urge came upon me to take the kids so i did. BAD decision! anyway did bank ishing along the main launch and boat docks started ishing a 4" purple/pink inese worm around 5pm no luck! messed with the kid's tangled lines or a while... at 7pm decided to do some real-guy ishing tied on a 6" lizard purple/black landed a 5 pounder at dam, (good ighting ish) then tried another cast lost the lure to some rocks! inally ound a worm i wanted to try or some time now and tied it on ( white/grey salted 4"worm) landed a 3 pounder same spot...overall 10 ish 1-2 pounds also caught at boat launch ater sunset....had a good day kids caught some bluegill and smaller bass using live worms..
      City: sacramento

      Tips: smaller baits seem to work mornings-evenings using 4-6 worms at night had good success with larger plastics all around the lake....good ishing!

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 64-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bed ishing was good today, landed around 30 ish, most o them 1.5 -2lb range. A couple in the 3 lb. range and 1 just shy o 5 lbs. All caught in the south end o the lake and on a lippin' tube. Used 1 tube all day long. The algae is getting out o control in some areas and I think they were spraying to kill it but I'm not sure. Does anyone know i the do spray or it or does it go away on its own. I do think the algae helps the spawn because its nearly impossible to see the beds, but you still can ind plenty o ish.
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: Find bed ish and sit on them till they bite. Some ish went easy, some ish it took 30 min.

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: YUP! Still closed...
      City: Antioch

      Tips: TOPWATER!!!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Is the lake still closed to water crat?
      City: Antioch

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: what a day!!! wooo-hooo!!! went with some amily members havent been at this lake since 1997 its been awhile....ished or trout got 3 o them about 2LBS each at the boat launch my little nephew caught a small bluegill so i took it o his hook and adding it to mine! threw out the bluegill and less then two minutes later a 9 pounder largemouth slammed it! what a ish! my biggest ish yet!...wanted to relese it but i knew no one would believe i CAUGHT THIS FISH...good ishing to all...
      City: sacramento

      Tips: good trout ishing using live worms better bass ishing using.....???

Tuesday, May 27th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70 - 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Saturday with my riend Joe rom our club and I got an early start in Dutch slough and proceeded to go to several places all over the Delta. According to the GPS we racked up 66 miles on the water. I the wind was only a little lighter (30MPH+)I think the bite would have been great. I started the day with a couple early in Dutch where it was nice an calm, then o course started to give Joe a hard time about his ailure to help put ish in the boat (mistake). We then proceded to check out other ishing holes where Joe proceded to show me how to ish. Joe hooked one over 5 and lost it. He then put a 5, 4, & 3, and a couple more in the boat, and missing another over 5. I had a little shaker during this time (ouch), I'm really hurting now. We then proceded to a couple more spots where I inally pick up a good 3 lber. I it were a team tournament we would have had a healthy weight that would have been around 15, i Joe could keep ish on better we would have had around 22. I it were individual tournament, Joe would have been swimming! We also went by Lost Isle where the party was going on. The patrols were also there and doing a good job keeping things under control.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: For us it was a Spinnerbait bite mainly. Where you could throw a Senko and the wind would let it go down that was also a good bite. Nothing on Cranks. One blow up on Frog. It appeared that someone ound the Frog bite early as we saw a lot o tracks rom ish pulled out. It was too windy when we really tried. The water temp went rom 70 in the morning to 65 in the aternoon. Thats how windy it was.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 66-72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the Sac arm rom 1730-2030. Between my wie and I we got 28 in the boat, only about 3 were dinks. Rest were 1-2 lbs, with most over 1.5 lbs. Most on spinnerbait, but some on shadrap, deep-wee-r and a ew nice ones on hula popper. Fish were everywhere, some on the bank, some coming up rom deeper water. Very active couple o hours. Best day this year on the lake.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 68 to 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Bailey Cove at 4:30PM. Fished the west side o the lower McCloud to Ycotti or a total o 21. The largest, a 3.1 spot came on a MGM "Jerry's Worm". MGM "Fall Craw" worked very well also. At one point I made ive casts and hooked 5 ish. Threw a buzzbait a little just beore dark, had a ew blowups but no hookups. Texas rigged worms and jigs seemed to do the trick. There are a lot o small ish right on the bank in the shade. It was a beautiul evening on the lake, we quit at 9:00PM and took our time coming in because o the amount o small and large debris in the water. Oh, did I mention the Blonde in the back only managed seven. Jerry, at least I know what lake I'm ishing.
      City: Cottonwood

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      Water Temp: 69.9-70.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well
      City: Redding,Ca.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We are headed or Lake Shasta tomorrow. Going out o Silverthorn. Going to ish theSquaw and Pit. Thanks or the inor rom the previous reports. I'll submit what we did when I return on the 2 o June.
      City: Marina,Ca

Monday, May 26th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started in White's at daylight with lat water and very little luck on a buzz bait. Caught a couple 1-2 lb ish on senkos then a couple more small ish on a spinner bait (white, o course). Moved to Disappointment Slough and landed a 6.8lb ish just beore low tide. It came on a senko near the outside o the weed line. The ish didn't run but tried to bury straight down in the weeds. Wind kicked up so we called it a day.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: No real pattern emerged. Senko was the best bite (watermelon red lake). Spinner bait was second. Drop shot was not working like it did last week.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished old river, close to Del's, put 8 in the boat in a span o 2 hours, all on a handpour 8" zipper worm, right up on the rocks at low tide. ound a pump going and caught 4 just tossing to the disturbed water and letting the pump current take the bait out. Had a 5 plus spit out a 3" shad at me, nice o him. wind really killed the bite by late aternoon.
      City: Tracy

      Tips: Been doing good on the incoming tide, they are up close to large rocks/concrete slabs.very light biters though.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished piper early on the outgoing tide or only a 2lb ish. Went out to Franks, and managed only a 3lb. and a dink. Let at noon. Bad day.
      City: Vacaville

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ??? Warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went or catish using chicken liver. got lots o bites, but didn't get any. i think they like mackerel better. i'll try with mackerel next time and post a report.
      City: Hayward

      Tips: the water is starting to get warmer. the bass will start to be aggressive and the cats will start to bite whatever (liver, anchovies, mackerel, shrimp, etc.). try at places where the water is shallow.

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

      Report: Thought we would give Del Valle a try. It has been over a year since I've be here and the lake never changes. The Family got on the water at 9:00 and ran to dam end. We were out to let our 2 1/2 year old hook into his irst ish (trout). We hit 5 and lost just a many, breaking 4# line here and there. Baby (Cameron) got his irst ish in (14" trout) and that made everyones day. Specially his!!! Next time you see him, ask him what did you catch? He'll tell you a RAINBOW TROUT silly. My new ishing buddy. GREAT JOB SON (CAMERON) A DAY TO REMEMBER W/ PHOTOS......
      City: Fremont

      Tips: WATER IS HIGH AND CLEAR PICKING UP FISH EVERYWHERE... ENJOY THE DAY OUT WITH YOUR KIDS... TEACH THEM ONE THING AND THEY'LL REMEMBER IT FOREVER......

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 79.9-78.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing has been very good cought 109 bass Friday-monday, i you don't believe me go there and ish or your sel, senkos have been working best dark and light colors.
      City: Yuba city

      Tips: Wacky worm the senko

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 74-78

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Lety Dude !!!!You Are Right !!!!!It Is Legal To Put Bass Wax On A Rock That Is Pourous From The Lake You Are Fishing. Put It In BarBque And Then Drop In Your Favorate Milk Run Crawdad Works Best They Stick Around For Days. Reminds Me O The Carnes Eating Game Near A Watering Hole In Kenya In 1962.This A Great Technic For All You Tournement Fisherman. even I No Crawdads Are There,The Big Bass Still Stay near as scent Draws Smaller Pray In Like A Lion At A Watering Hole.
      City: hangtown U.S.A.

      Tips: This Is The Greatest Tip Known,Or Kept Secret.Use It To Get Your Next Check!!!!!!BASSWAX NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT.....I Would Like A 20lb.Block Please!!!!!!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took the wie out or a picnic on the lake with a little ishing thrown in. On the water at 1030 and o at 1530, so not a serious ishing day. Boated 3 ish which wasn't too bad with all the boat traic. Brown jig in 15' o water o a point; a #194 Senko in some wood in 4' o water; and a drop shot got the ish. 2 largemouths and one spot; all around 2# each. Boat traic got worse as the aternoon wore on and there were people still launching when we pulled out. Threw a buzzbait alot trying or suspended ish but nothing came up to hit it.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Water was very clear. Lots o weed growth at 12-20'. Looked or beds but hard to see with all the boat traic.