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Monday, February 17th, 2003

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out there or a little while and threw the carolina rig with baby brushhog and caught three clones. All about two pounds each. All in the same area about 10 eet o water. Fished the cove in ront o the satellite dish. Fish were on the steeper banks beore you get to the lats. Where they should be. All ish just came up rom deep water I think because they were on the thin side and had all their little teeth still which means they have not gotten into the crawdads yet. Checked some other spots that I've caught them and no go. Thanks Travis.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: Carolina rig and you can cover a lot o water ast until you igure out where there at. Baby brushhogs and lizards. Green pumpkin with tail dipped in chartreuse dye. You get a cloudy, rainy day, chuck that jig out there also.

Sunday, February 16th, 2003

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished The Hook Tourn today. Had a real bad storm last night and I thought we are ishing in the rain and mud. I was wrong!! Beautiul day, but the storm gave our bass lock-jaw. We worked hard this time or 7 bits or 7 ish or 13.09 giving us 7th place. We dragged plastic all day, untill I got board and picked up a blade. Got 1 keeper on a blade and 6 on plastics. Great job Auston, we started o the season slow, but we are ending it in the top 10. Oh Happy Birthday JJ you are 9 today.
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Hang in there, the water temp is coming up and the bit will be wide open. Untill then, go slow and rip some lips.

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      Water Temp: 49-53'

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GOT ON ABOUT 0600 AND THREW A CRANK FOR 1 FISH & SPINNERBAIT FOR 1 FISH(2LBS EA.). BEGAN THROWING 7" ZOOM DEAD RINGER AND PICKED UP SOME MORE. STORM COOLED WATER OFF AND THEY SEEMED TO MOVE DOWN ABOUT 10-25FT. DROP-SHOT ROBO AARON'S MAGIC AND NAILED A 5-03LB AND 5-08.THESE FISH ARE SO SHORT AND FAT. THEY ARE FEEDING LIKE CRAZY!!! TOTAL OF 15 FISH.
      City: SAC

      Tips: AARON'S MAGIC(ROBO) AND BLK/RED DEAD RINGER TEXAS RIGGED WITH 5/16.FOLLOW CRAWDAD PATTERNS.

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: it poured rain on me a couple "o" times so I had to brave the rain, I threw everything at them cranks,spinnerbaits,sot plastics and they just would not give it up until I tossed them a jumbo senko. then a 5 pound beaut came to my pontoon boat , i weighed it let it go and let . all in all it was a good day
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: wait or it to warm up

Saturday, February 15th, 2003

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Great day on the water, the weather was beautiul, blue skies with a little bit o wind. Got out on the lake at around 10 and had three in the boat at about 1030. Not to big but great ighters and jumpers. They were all in the 12" to 14" range. Drop shotting and split shotting most o the time. Tried the hula jig and a jig and pork but didn't get any takers. Good Luck
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish SLOWWW water is very cold still.

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Turning on inally in the South End. Fished From Redbud to Rattlesnake. Crankin (craws) and Jigs (Black/Purple). Two o us caught 10 good ones, 3 over 5lbs, largest a 6.5 by 1:00 p.m. Just have to be patient and work everything slow. Especially the jig bite... Have un.
      City: Sacramento

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

      Report: Fished Del Valle today. Hit 2 two pounders on Arrons Magic Color Roboworm. Make sure to ish slow and ish the points 10 to 15'
      City: Milpitas

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Gave Lexington a try on Saturday rom 11AM-4PM. Water's way high compared to last Feb. It's still very muddy. The visibility was less than 6 inches. All o my hot spots in the past are under the water and can no longer be reached rom the bank. I wish I had a boat. Anyway, I nailed two healthy bass on Rat-L-Trap right away when I started. They went 2.5 and 3 lbs. Then I spent the rest o the day checking other sports and covers. Got another bite on a dropshot-worm but couldn't lip. Pretty good or the irst try. Also, another guy in a boat caught a couple too.
      City: Stanord

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First trip here in twenty years or blacks.Fished with Motherolde Bass Anglers.Bite was slow but good enough to keep you interested.I caught six ish today and my partner two.The lake is ull o hydrilla.All ish came between 5 and 25 eet.Jigs seemed to be the best bait or all.There was only ive limits, but there was a 6.75 and a 8.60 caught.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: Fish rocks and points ree o grass.Keep moving till you ind the biting ish.

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We stayed mostly in the River Arm, and the coves and points close to the main lake. We didn't ind them at all. Got skunked. My pardner had two bites but couldn't convert either.WE spent most o our day dropshotting: 4" inch green weenie Keeper worms, 4" senkos, grubs, etc. Tried some o those same baits on darter heads. Tried splitshotting 4" worms and 5" senkos, even tried some spinnerbaits, nothing worked.Fished rom the shallows to 25-30' deep.Guess I'll wait until it warms up a bit beore trying here again. The bald eagle was a pretty sight circling above a point.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Pretty cold water. Slow down and move around.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Figured I would give old Pablo a try. I just moved back to the Bay Area. I have had great luck at this lake. I have posts dating back on this BB. So I was excited and it was opening weekend. I igured a ew months with no action and the ish would be hungry. I ished rom 9:00 until about 4:30. Talk about a great day o ishing!!! I didn't get a bite all day. I went with a buddy and he had nothing as well. Saw 3 trout caught and heard the ishing was poor by all that I spoke with. I will be back. The water was really bad. Maybe a oot o visibilty. I used Powerbait, Nightcrawlers, and everything in my Bass bag.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: Good luck. I you catch a Bass release it.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 50.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took "jerry" out in my boat or a change. Launched out o Jones Valley, while it was still dark. Motored out to the mouth and started chucking blades. Jerry got one around 3 lbs, me, one around 1 1/2. Missed a ew others, then went up the Squaw or the remainder. Fished steep banks or three hours in the cold and rain. Jerry threw the jig and blades while I ished plastics. We only got two more a piece and called it a day. Pretty slow or us.
      City: Redding/S.F.

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with a riend rom the San Jose Bass-n-Tubes. We arrived about 7 and ished until 5ish. We had a total o 5 bites or the day.The irst was a 2.5 on a crankbait.The second hit a Big Hammer swimbait which snapped the line on the hook set. The third was about 4 or 5 which hit a crank but came o. The 4th was a 7.3 toad that hit a black & red Weapons Jig lipped into the dead tules. The 5th was another 4 to 5 which also hit the same jig but came o next to the tube.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: As soon as the weather improves and the lake gets up over 55, the prespawn bite will bust wide open.

Friday, February 14th, 2003

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished on v-day. on the lake 2:30 ished or 2 hours beore my irst ish 3iber. the water temp rose 4 degress since the last time I was out. ish becoming more predictable (pre-spawn) may be. did most o my ishing in rock and carson arms seemed to be were the active ish were. didn't get second bite until 10:00p.m. a dink. started to get ustrated and started to think "may be I should go home" and then realized I should stick it out and get my money's worth. It payed o the bite started to turn on around 11:00 lots o keepers inthe 2 to 2.5ilb range the biggest went 6 (a very skinny six very un amador like maybe balimic)caught a total o 13. the night bite is starting to inally pick up. the 12 ish wre caught on jigs.
      City: sac

      Tips: try using piccaso rattlin in purple and black with a brush hog trailer. work the steep walls all the way to the bottom and then shake your lure in place. Use lots o smelly jelly.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Today was a good day out at san pablo I caught a nice 5Ib pounder Black bass on a senko purple worm it was a nice ish but looking to ish the Res. more this year then last year but i any one is interesting on ishing the lake give me a call or email me and i shall give more ino.the water temp was about 52 degrees and it was overcast and kinda nice to be out and about o bass ishing later on Bobby L
      City: San Pablo

      Tips: Just keep warm and stay out o the wind and use a plastic worm

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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Stanley shore or an hour in the aternoon with C-rig baby brush hog caught one 2.5lbs. Been ishing the back ponds last two weeks with moderate success. Fishing deep in the creek channel and on the rock ormations. Used 1 ounce ootball head w/ Yamamoto 221 twin tail hula grub and Norman DD22 cranked real slow.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Fish deep and slow in the back.Let the sun heat the lat on the Stanley Shore and keep ishing.

Thursday, February 13th, 2003

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

      Report: i really need a web sight or maps on northern lakes please
      City: calistoga

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i really need a web sight or maps on northern lakes please
      City: calistoga

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: i really need a web sight or maps on northern lakes please
      City: calistoga

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Eric, thanks or the water clarity report...Those lats your ishing are they surrounded by rocky banks?My last time out which was last Saturday, I ound I couldnt get bit , unless there were good size rocks on the bank.
      City: Napa