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Sunday, April 6th, 2003

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 54-56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out on Sac arm rom 1730-2000 hrs. Found some water up to 58 degrees on the east side. Picked up 5 ish (3 spots, 2 smallies), all keepers, no size to speak o. Spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Its sure un to ish with the lake ull.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Watch the debris!!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Holiday Harbor to work on my buddy's house boat , and noticed ish under the covered docks. I iguredthey might be looking or shad ? Had a Kastmaster tiedon rom ishing trout in Oregon last week, gave it a try.3 ish in 15 min. all in the 3-4# range. Back to work.Give it a tryTerry
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Used Gold 1/2 oz Kastmaster, caught one on the all andthe other 2 on the retrieve.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: warming up

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing has been pretty good at Sonoma lately, the ish are pretty shallow, and alot o 3 to 5 pounders are being caught. But these ish get a lot o ishing pressure, and some people keep ish. I was surprised today when someone told me him and his wie keep 10 bass evertime they go out. I think people should try to release bass, and maybe keep a couple small ones once in a while.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: try avoid using the baits that are really common, like brush hogs and senkos, sometimes they want something they arent usedto seeing.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50 ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished with my club today(cottonwood bass club) took 15 lbs to win..congrats je nichols....Big ish was me!!with a 4.91 spot on a dropshot..most ish caught on the dropshot...all were relased back into hte lake and swan o great.
      City: redding

      Tips: ish are getting conused by this weird weather..try dierent things, but you can always rely on the dropshot..

Saturday, April 5th, 2003

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Was ishing or trout out o Spanish Flat. Did pretty well. Was leaving and spoke with the manager who said a new lake record bass was taken today. 17+ pounder. Caught up toward Markley. Sure there will be more details later.Art - PeerGynt
      City: Napa

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished the WON team on Saturday, ished solo since my partner had amily duties. I went in with zero conidence having been out Thursday and caught no ish. All I was hoping or was to get us some points to stay in the running or the TOC. Ended up with 11lbs 3oz with a 5-06 kicker. Since I didn't make top 3 and get to tell the crowd, I'll tell ya about the keepers here.First nice ish came on a baby bass Senko in Woodward Canal. She was just out about 4t rom bank in a patch o about 6 tules.Second was a small male came rom Kellog Creek (Discovery Bay) up in super shallow water in sand o some shore plants. He came rom the baby bass Senko as well.Third ish came o a white/chart spinnerbait outside edge o Widow Isl. He hit right at the boat and I just set and jerked him in the boat with one motion.Fourth and Fith ish came rom a jig near widow isl. on rip rap bank in about 8t o water.Sixth ish, the 5lber came rom the white/chart spinnerbait on rip rap bank near Big Break. Felt good to cull a 13" ish with this one.Come ish as a guest with our club, great small group, un schedule. We are looking or a ew more members. American Bass Anglers ambassanglers.com.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Pick something you think you can catch ish on and commit to it, the bites will come.

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just killed some time today waiting or day 3 wiegh-in down town. I had the honor and privilege to ish along side Peter T. behind the sail boat club. I've already been working the area or an hour with no bites when he arrived. I observed hime or awhile throwing buzzbaits, senkos and lukes. I did not see him hook up. I decideded to stay o the banks and try my piling pattern now that it was cooler. Nailed a 3 pounder on 4" zipper/brass&glass brown/chart. Peter T. didn't look to happy so I told him I will leave the cove and said good luck. Went to the Ladd's area and pounded the pilings. Six bites total in 2 hours. Lost three under the custom Valco bass boat, "BASS BUSTER 1". The other two spit beore set. Bite was agessive, but deinitely had to down size. Looking orward to see Robert Lee take 4 straight. Can any body stop this Home Boy???? Love to stop and chat with any body out on the water. Drive sae and have a good season.
      City: Stockton,Ladd's

      Tips: Need to ind calm,protected, and warmer water. Get a temp gage i don't have one. I need one, tired o getting my hands wet.

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished, Taylor, Piper, and Little Franks today rom 6-12. Only got 4 ish, but all good ones. Total o 10.25 or the 4 ish, biggest @3.5. 3 o the ish were caught on black jigs, one on a junebug senko. I have a certain tree that I always throw a senko into at low tide, and I get a ish every time, but this time I had thrown the line over a branch and beore I could pull it back out, BAM, I was pulling a 2 pound ish up and over a branch. That didn't work out too well. Lost him when his head hit the branch haha. Anyway, between the two o us we missed 11 ish on jigs, you gotta set the hook as soon as they get that thing in their mouth, or they spit it back out. Either that, or wait or a second tugas they will usually pick it back up again. Going out again tomorrow will report back.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Black jigs and senkos are all you need to catch ish this time o year. In act all you REALLY need are senkos, but the jigs are doing well or us right now. Good luck to all the BASS guys out there this weekend!

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Threw our lines in the water @ 7am, ished with anchovies til 10am with no luck. Then I landed an 8# striper, 5 minutes later my buddy landed a 5#er, then nothing... at about noon, I landed a little 4#er. Had things to do @ the house, so I let around 2pm. Seems like you have to be on the water FIRST THING in the morning to nail 'em. But it was still a nice sunny day to be ishing, wind wasn't too bad either.
      City: Turlock, CA

      Tips: Get on the water as early as possible.

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished all day with out getting a single bite -- I got out o the water and and went to get my car, when I came back someone had made o with my ishing pole and reel -- I will gladly pay to get it back
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: keep a very close eye on your gear as you get out o the water

Friday, April 4th, 2003

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      Water Temp: 53 to 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Guadulupe at irst light on sat. No one ishing. and I know why! I ished until 2:30 . Only one small 12" bass on small plastic worm. I ished with live shinners or about 2 hours and nothing. Tried jigs and spinners without a hit. lots o hikers and people out everywhere.
      City: san jo

      Tips: Try the delta i you want good action!!!!

Thursday, April 3rd, 2003

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 60-65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out today and kind o started o slow. But twords the end o the day the bite picked up and caught 12 between two people. Plastic worms carolina style and jigs were working well. back in the coves were giving a good bite and out around some o the coves in the main body o the lake. A little cold and cloudy but an overall good day.
      City: San Jo

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

      Report: Fished the middle and south Delta today. Focused on Rock walls with some current and deep water nearby. Result was a 20+lb bag. All ish with one exception caught on Jigs...Black/Brown...Black/Blue...Black/Red..Biggest ish went 9.2lb with several ish in the 3.5 to 4lb range...This was my best single day or a ive ish limit ever on the Delta. I hope it holds up at the WON PRO/AM next weekend.
      City: Discovery Bay

      Tips: Jigs...3/8 and 1/4 are working best or me. The smaller baits seem to get more bites or me...My only tip as I'm clearly on a huge learning curve is to try dierent tactics each time out...This is my irst year actually throwing jigs and it has become my go to bait. Red is the color o choice right now.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 45

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 7 to 11 this morning. I caught well over 20 ish to 6#. My buddy landed the biggest. Fished the McCloud arm at the north end o the lake. They hit on buzz baits.
      City: chico

      Tips: Try buzz baits.

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Sonoma or the pre storm bite on Tuesday and Wedensday. Wed ound a ew ish at the dam and ought the wind in Warm springs. We troble inding a consistant bite. I did however get a 5.5 in the back o a cove under a small waterall GREAT FIGHT!. Went to dry creek in the aternoon and could not ind any ish where I had done very well last week. Wed- we ound a good spinner bait bite in warm springs arm two our's and several three's and two's. Ran into others who had more ish on senko's. Thanks to everyone who releases ish! I you ish the weekend you know what kind o pressue our lakes are under.
      City: SanFrancisco

      Tips: Fish tight on shore.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2003

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

      Report: Anglers- Ino concerning Cal. B.A.S.S. Fed. tourney May 4th on Almanor: The ield is limited to the irst 35 boats to sign up, not including nonboaters. The cuto date is Mon. April 28th and entries must be received by then either by mail or hand delivered. Interested anglers can download an entry orm @www.caliorniabass.org. Entry orms also available in Susanville at the Elegant Iris, in Reno at The Gilly or you can call me at 530-243-7348. Thanks, Tony
      City: Redding

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

      Report: Orwood launch - 9am - Jigs & plastics or 5 ish biggest going 3.5 . Tried 4 dierent jig & trailer combos. only got hit on ootball jig (1/2 oz.) with at Ika in black & Red. Fished burms with some current and hard bottom. Best action came when the rain & wind came through.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: yamamoto at ika in black w/red lakes on 1/2 oz. ootball Jig.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2003

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: just got back rom shasta. bite not quite as good as berry,but i did go to phils and picked up some interesting baits including some custom trailers by marks tails they matched my poppers exactly. irst cast in the narrows caught a 4.6 spot, it really boosted me so i continued to catch 2 more limits on these poppers. i also caught 2 lg.mouth in putah on chart. blades but were barely legal.
      City: napa

      Tips: move alot you will get on groups o ish where you can catch 3 or 4 ish per group

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched rom paradise pt.(6.am) with Randy Pringle.First ish 3lbs. on top water.Then got my biggest ever 8lbs. made my day.Worked thru rainstorm. Considering 15 degree temp. change & rain, boated about 10 ish.Most on Senko. 1 crank bait ish. Learned so much rom this guy, made my head hurt in a good way, & had a ball.
      City: Linden

      Tips: Look or protected water.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Clear Lake this past weekend, with the warm weather the big bait bite slowed down. Ater a visit to the local tackle store (TACKLE IT) we were back on the water with a new plan. We started ishing with Senkos, drop shotting and sight ishing with big tubes. That made all the dierence we started hanmmering them. Me an my riends had a great time. Thanks Tackle it
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: We ished Senkos in Rootbeer, and bright colors when we saw ish bedding. The tubes were big. For drop shotting we used 4 and 6 inch worms by ROBO.