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Wednesday, March 19th, 2003

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Going out 03-23-2003 was wondering i I could get some ino on lake level and water visibilty,I I need some light line.And as always how is the bite I have been ishing the delta doing great but I love to always come back to my roots where I grew up in Mira Vista Hills Loma was in our backyard.Always have done great at the lake Thanks ish on
      City: Pittsburg

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This was my irst time on this lake. We had a club tourney scheduled today but the weather made our launching too risky. Our tourney was cancelled but I decided to wait out the storm and by 9:30 am the weather started to clear up. It turned out to be a beautiul day.Caught 2 spots and 2 largemouth in 30t. o water on dropshots (arrons magic). The ish bit in the evening aroung 5:00 pm and I caught them north o the bridge. At dusk I moved to the bridge and switched to a 10 inch black power worm. I cast it shallow and started to shake it and hooked into a huge ish. Ater a great ight, I boated my personal best..... a 12.7# beauty.What a great lake.
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: Rocky drop os near standing timber or the dropshot ish. A big one was cruisin the shore in the evening.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 52.5

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at sae light, & headed to the south ork. Started ripping stacy 90's in 20 eet water on rock walls. Ripped or two hours and only caught 4 ish. Switched over to drop & split shot, started catching ish. All ish were 12-15". Let south ork at 1:00p.m., and headed to middle ork. Fished steep rock walls, boat in 40' water. Got on a good worm bite with yamamoto cut tail worms. Was on the water all day. Not a bad day o ishing, 33 ish total, biggest just under two pounds, average ish 13"
      City: Rancho Cordova

      Tips: The ish did not seem aggressive. The worm bite was a sot pressure bite. Yamamoto cut tail worms ( smoke blue ) and robo worms ( mourning dawn ) worked best.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I'm looking or Joe Kopp. Sent an email my way interested in ishing my region but I lost his email address. Anyone who knows him please orward this to him or give me his #. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. My # is 530-243-7348
      City: redding

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

      Report: Water was nice and clear. Saw nice quality ish in 2 t. o water but they didnt like my baits too much. Fished rom 2pm-5pm.
      City: Sunnyvale

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

      Report: I'm looking or Joe Kopp. Sent an email my way interested in ishing my region but I lost his email address. Anyone who knows him please orward this to him or give me his #. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. My # is 530-243-7348
      City: redding

Tuesday, March 18th, 2003

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 52-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Was it windy. The lake was white-capping in the main body. Managed three decent 4 pounders pitching a jig in about 3-4 oot o water. Lure control was tough.
      City: San Jose

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 47-53?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished on Sunday 3-16-03, so did a bunch o other people,humm. No ish to be ound, unless your looking or a little un and sun with a touch o rain. It started out slow on south end, ran around a bit about mid-lake and decided to head north young man. That didn't help, so I went to my secret spot you probably know it by the old Oak and the boat near by. Slapped a couple in the head and realized they were being tough,ran home, what up.
      City: Seistaville

      Tips: Oten when ishing in the rain I ind it a great pleasure to take o my rain gear and really enjoy the water spout o lie. Lure, should be picked on mood color-blue or mellow,red or uptight, and silver or quickness. RAt tap tap tap tap............See the lure, be the lure

  • Mendocino County
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      Water Temp: 55 to 59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o the south boat ramp by 7:00 am, headed straight across to big cove. Paralleled the right bank with a Castaic Trout, no takers. Hit the 2nd cut down the right side and nailed a good 3lb 7oz largemouth in a manzanita tree about ten eet deep on a black/chartreuse jig n pig at 7:15. Cover the rest o the right side throwing a spinnerbait, but to no avail. Scootted over to the let side and say a big school o stripers chasing shad. Creeped into the school and starting throwing a Lucky Crat Bevy Shad and hooked up on 3 landed 2. 7lb 11oz'er and a 7lb 15oz'er, great ights on 8lb test spinning gear. As soon as the cloud cover cleared by 8:15, the stipers went deep and the bass came up chasing and tearing up the shad. Worked a 50 yard strip o bank down the let side about 3 to 12 eet deep, and absolutely slaughtered the smallies and largies with the Bevy Shad, trout color. Pulled 5 smallies going rom 2lb 2oz to a nice 3lb 6oz. Nailed 7 largemouth rom 2lb 5oz to a eeding emale that went 4lb 9oz. At one point I had 4 ish on 4 casts. Let big cove at about 11:00 and ran down to the mouth o the river, a little muddier and colder water, no bites. Ran up to barn cove and caught a smallie and largie on the bevy shad and 2 on a white/silver spinnerbait with silver and copper blades. All ish were in the 2lb to 3lb range. O the water by 1:00 and had boated 6 smallies, 10 largemouths and 2 stipers. The best day I have ever had anywhere or poundage and quality, 5 ish limit went 19lbs 2ozs.
      City: Ukiah

      Tips: Fish the coves, the bass are eeding on anything they can get right now, i you locate shad you will ind ish not ar.

  • Bayfield County
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      Water Temp: 52-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake at spillway level. Water rolling over spillway. 36 degree air temp at the marina at 8:15 a.m. Weather calm in a.m. with a mid-day windy chop. Metered ish but could not get a bite. Caught one LMB, 1lb. 8oz. on a darterhead worm mid-morning. Otherwise, nice day boating on the lake.
      City: Fortuna

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the McCloud and lower Sac. arms this week, and ound good ishing in both. Lake is rising, up about 8 eet since Thursday, and now 25 eet rom the top. Some debris in both arms o the lake, but not too bad as ar as I went. Some o-color water past Hirtz Bay ater the last storm. Found ish in a variety o places and depths. Monday I ished light and shallow, 10-12 eet. Tuesday I was invited to ish with a riend or a lesson on deeper ish with heavier jigs. I appreciate the help in learning dierent presentations- some day the ish won't have a chance!! I caught ish on white/white blades, Lucky Crat rip baits, worms, Kalin grubs, and Townsend jigs with Yamamoto trailers. Didn't try any crankbaits. No secret baits- same colors many people are getting at Phil's. Interesting note, quite a ew o the ish yesterday were smallmouth-especially the early rip ish.
      City: Redding

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: going to shasta thur. called phils about velvet colored worms.they was;nt sure what pattern or color that was. is it like a morning dawn?? tx dennis
      City: sonora

Monday, March 17th, 2003

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My son and I launched boat about 5:45pm with high hopes and only 2 other trailers in parking lot. We started ishing near the spillway heading into a sti breeze. Caught 2 small bass on senko midway into cove. Scot caught 2 on brown power worm and then switched to 6" black and caught some more up to 2.5 lbs. No action in the back o the coves headed back out to the points and switched to split shot, as temperature was dropping and moon had popped out o clouds. Picked up a ew on points and had about 10 ish in 4 hours with the best 4.2. Fishing with my son at Amador at night with a ull moon, hoping his next bite is a 10 lber, is worth $28.00!
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Due too dropping temperatures we downsized and caught some ish, I hope I can remember that at the next tourney.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Was out in the storm Sunday with my buddy Brad and what a day. 10 ish largest going 4.3 mostly 2 lbs.and smaller o coarse my 2 were the smaller,next time it's my turn Brad:) but it was un to see mother nature have a spectacular day.Brads irst cast and second cast produced 2 ish! Senco & white spinnerbaits were the key as was the rain.When the rain let up so did the bite.Had to run when the hail hit but again all I can say was what a day!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Be sae, be smart, but most o all have un!

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      Water Temp: 55-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: started out ok with a 2.6 caught in rock slough ater being on the water 30 minutes then I couldn't ind the ish ,nice weather little windy talked to a guy that said he has been nailing the stripers around disco. he showed me a nice one, we ished together about an hour no luck, I'll try again soon.
      City: castro valley

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 52,or 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hmm. Went out or 3 hours. Caught a threepounder on a senko. Fished in the Narrows.Got the slightest tap. Waited, waited,pulled my line tight and led the ish outrom the tullies. Saw my line go almostunder the boat, set the hook with 8 lbtest. Watched as my drag ripped or about10 eet, loosened my drag, watched it goanother 5 eet, started reeling, yelledat my amigo to get the net, kept reeling,real hawg on, pulling or another 5seconds, and bam, came unbuttoned. wheh,at least it was an adrenalin rush.Gonna try and get em tommorow.
      City: angwin

      Tips: Seems like the wind helped the bite.Wear your lie vest and kill switch always.And good luck.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went to points on west side o eagle bouys at mariners caught 4 lg. mouth all over 3.5lbs. all on worms go to phils they will tell you what to use. mine were velvet color they really liked them. I caught about 35-40 ish in this area all were over 13inches.
      City: kennett

      Tips: get velvet worms !!!!!

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      Water Temp: 51.5-53.1

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: put in at Jones Valley at 0610, ramp ull o debris and about 10 spots to park let on ramp, 37 degrees with og hovering at lake level, lake up to 27.5. Ran up squaw creek and that is the reason or this report, got to the monday lat area and had to get o plane, I have never seen the squaw creek arm this stacked up in debris. There is some big stu up there and it continued all the way to the top, had 11, mostly small, all on jigs with one tht went 2.5 and it was a smallmouth. lower pit also hazardous especially with a little wind blowing the water over the waterlogged big stu coming downstream. Be careul. Lake on the rise again as they have stopped dumping evry thing coming in.
      City: Redding

Sunday, March 16th, 2003

  • Yuba County
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was incredible. I caught nine bass with ive o them between 3 and 6 pounds and the other our small. At eleven am we started ishing or crappie but only caught 22 in 3 1/2 hours.
      City: Boise

      Tips: jigging at 75 to 85 oot with the ish suspended at around 50 to 60 eet

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 53.5-55-4

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in the storm on Sunday aternoon and had one o the best trips on the Delta ever.It would hail one minute, thunder and lightning the next and then the sun would come out; great rainbows. I picked up two over 7lbs, a 7.6 and 7.3, one 5.3 and 5 or 6 in 2-3 pound range. I had a irst also , a dink maybe 6 inches long with suicidal ideations attacked a 9X senko. The 7.6 came on the last cast o the day, couldn't think o a better way to end a day, on a baby brush hog( watermelon red )texas riged in 14 oot o water. The 7.3 on a #297 senko 9X and the 5.3 on a 3/8th oz black jig with purple pork, liping in 2-3 eet o water. Everything else on a #222 colored 9 series senko and a 3/8 th oz warbird spinnerbait, white. And I ask mysel why the He-- I go to Folsom lake, humm.
      City: Sacramento,

      Tips: Remember the lightning storms . We don't have alot o the here, unlike South Carolina, thereore remember when you are standing on the ront deck lipping with your new loomis graphite lipping stick and lurocarbon line you look like a lightning rod waiting to be lit up. There were several times when I had to stop ishing, no ish is worth dying or. I can't think o a better way to go unless perhaps packing an elk out o some alpine bowl, but then again I would miss next season. Common Sense-- THINK.