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Saturday, December 7th, 2002

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 57-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We started o ishing islands abt 6:30 am..no bits,hit the main lake banks & caught 20 plus,all spots. Up to 2lb plus.Caught one keeper on a skirtted grub & one hit, largest ish came on a 6in keeper worn & one 8in on the 6in worn....Rest o the ish were caught on 4in worms. From 10 t to 60 t deep..Most o the keeper ish were caught shallow,but close to deep water..No hits on a spoon or pork & jig..
      City: Riv

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

      Report: FISHED A TOURNAMENT AND PERRIS AGAIN PROVED TO BE A REAL HARD. IT WAS A NICE DAY, EAST END CLOSED TILL 1-DUCK HUNTERS, ONLY 8 FISH WERE CAUGHT AND RELEASED, RANGING FROM 7.4 TO 1.6. EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE KITCHEN SINK WAS USED, BIG BASS WAS ON PLASTIC, GRUB, IN ROCK CLIMERS COVE. THEY ARE THERE, BUT GOOD LUCK, YOU NEED IT.
      City: RIVERSIDE

      Tips: PRAYER MIGHT BE GOOD.

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

      Report: Results o the team bass tournament held 12-07-02 out o Bridge Bay ResortPLACE TEAM LBS. CHECKBig Fish C.Keller/E.Clark 3.56 $356 1st R.McDaniel/T.Seaton 11.55 $11552nd B.Townsend/J.Riley 11.41 $5703rd B.Quinn Sr/B.Quinn Jr 11.27 $5634th D.Hill/G.Dodd 11.19 $5595th J.Thompson/R.Thompson 10.61 $5306th G.Lamons/K.Gordon 10.44 $5227th S.McMaster/W.McMaster 10.10 $5058th B.Benson/J.Guterding 10.08 $5049th P.Strader/M.Hiser 9.90 $49510th R.Hunt/M.Hartsell 9.58 $47911th A.Hunt/M.Gordon 9.57 $47812th B.Sarder/B.Woord (balance) $239Come join us next year, Dec. 6th, 2003.
      City: Cottonwood, Ca.

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      Water Temp: 56.8-59.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Congratulations to the team o Randy McDaniel and Terry Sexton, 11.55 lbs won it and got them a good pay day, it took 9.90 lbs to get a check. Mnay o the guys that normally do well struggled today and the sacks were light compared to a week ago. Bryce and I could not get the rip bite going save or 1 ish that Bryce caught, the rest came on jigs and mostly in the stumps o the lower pit. There were(I think) 58 boats and the big ish was only a 3.68 spot. The weather was great with some wind out o the north but the aternoon saw temps in the mid 60's. Good time had by all, Terry your my hero! Stay away rom small dogs! and that's another story!!!!

      Tips: most o ours came on 1/2 oz ootball heads with MGM shasta crawlers threaded in 6-25 t o water, the root beer lavor was the most productive.

Friday, December 6th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: great striper day! ound the water boiling with stripers and caught 12-15 ish 10-12lbs. what a day with my buddy, unorgettable! thanks Ta or the phone in guide service. God Bless
      City: castro valley

      Tips: sassy-shads & gitzits

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out o Lauritzen in Antioch Friday looking to land a ew schoolies. Fished by pier and landed about 40 ish up to 18in using jigs vertically and sot plastic shad imitations with 1 ounce lead heads dragged quickly across bottom. Once the tide started to come in went on other side o bridge and drited across the deep drop o and limited out. The biggest went 12lbs with three just under 10lbs. We have ished this spot a ew times and have only seen one boat besides us ish this area. When the tide is right the bigger ones will be there.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Had no luck on topwater or with traps. Everything o size came on Gibbs minnows 2 ounce preerably so you can keep contact with the bottom. Plus they have treble hooks so i you are slow you just might hook them anyway. Blue and Chrome are my avorite color but my buddy likes black and chrome either will catch you ish. I you want lots o ish stay by the pier, i you want bigger ish then ish that visible break on the incoming tide only. Just west o the Antioch bridge.

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: dont go swimmin

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: wide open bite . ished the south ork spot spanker worms worked well but when we started throwing crank baits o o chunky rock it was awsome ish ater ish at least 10 over the slot. Fish were mostly on the points but we still did catch them down the bank as long as it was rocky, look or structure
      City: brownsville

      Tips: chartreuse and black striped crankbaits

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 57-59.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Its on or tomorrow the 7th o Dec, The Cottonwood Bass Team annual $100 per pound event will blast o out o Bridge Bay at sae light. Check in starts at 0330, $150 per team with a 5 ish 13" limit(you can ish by yoursel)check in will close around 0630, winners gets $100 per pound and big ish gets $100 per pound, 2nd and on will get $50 per pound until the money runs out, awards and a rale immediately ollowing at the tail o the whale with some great giveaways and super rale prizes. Sign up orms available at Bridge Bay in the am and also available at Phil's. The weather is going to be ideal with a steady barometer the past 5 days with the lake at 57-61 degrees.
      City: redding

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      Water Temp: ------------

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey, I just go a new Fishin Buddy ish inder or my loat tube so I can go to SCR and ind those long lost ish!
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: See You on the water!

Wednesday, December 4th, 2002

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

      Report: anybody have any inormation about any striper bite in the delta right now. any ino would be appreciated.thanks in advance

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: pretty cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Threw a swimbait or 3 hours with only one ollower... a 3 lbs trout! Decided to inesse ish with a 10" worm. Wasn't happening and started to dig through tackle box or next magic lure, then elt a yank yank. Did a back lip setting the hook but missed the "most likely lake record." Spent the rest o the day throwing plastic but to no avail. Saw people catching mondo trout on everything rom power bait, worms, lies and spinners. Oh well, another day, another $21!! $8 day use ee + $7 ishing ee + $6 boat launch ee!! They should apply some o these ees towards ridding the shores o trash and improving the dam road.
      City: Ione

      Tips: Tip #1

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

      Report: Caught me some carp on my secret bait, took em home and grubbed.
      City: Oaktown like what!

      Tips: ish or carp, theyre good eatin.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: caught me some carp on my secret bait and took em home and grubbed.
      City: Oaktown 700 like what!

      Tips: ish or carp, theyre good eatin!

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Scott,There is not any boating allowed on Folsom ater Dark, so ishing would be a problem. Launcing as well, since they close and lock the gates.I am not saying it has not been done beore!!!! but......not suggestedMark
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: BYW The bite is hit and miss right now

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Does anyone know i you can ish Folsom at night and i the bite is any good?
      City: SJ

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Can you say wide open boys and girls?.....I knew you could! Wow, what a day as the action started on the irst cast and although slowing some around 1:PM, the action was ast and urious. Decided to concentrate on the South Fork and irst cast over a point with a crankbait netted the irst ish. Most ish came either right on the bank or up to 10-15' rom bank working a worm or jig. When the hit it, they hit it and altough we had many in the slot, we must have boated over 12 that were over 15". Water was picture perect and smooth as glass which made Senko ishing even more enjoyable.
      City: WHEATLAND

      Tips: Although color had no particular bearing, wacky style seemed to produce the most today as the water was so lat. Biggest ish seemed to relate to a brown color while a ew nice ones were caught on a white tube. You threw it, they ate it!

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 56-60.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ino or Keswick, yes there are some very nice ish in Keswick, mostly spots with some smallmouth, I have never caught a largemouth in there but have heard o them being taken, the trout ishing is usualy good, I can't imagine wading or swimming Keswick as the water temp coming out o the bottom o the dam is usualy around 42 degrees. There are however, some hazards you should be aware o. I you leave the ramp and head upstream you will enter a rocky area about a mile up where you will be in 70t o water, you will also be passing some 69t rocks, the lower part is pretty much hazard ree but upstream is dangerous or those who are not aware o the channel up there. The other problem with Keswick is the thets that occur at the ramp or in the parking lot. Trailers have been stolen, trucks broken into and vandalized. I imagine you noticed that the lot and ramp are out in the "boonies" a bit and some o the local thugs(cranksters) will hit your vehicle without any ear o getting caught due to the remote nature o the ramp and parking area. The ishing is good though and very under utilized. I have caught spots to 3lbs and trout to 10 lbs inthe upper ends o Keswick where the lows are obvious. a threaded nightcrawler in ront o a 1 1/2 inch slinky bounced along the bottom as you drit downstream is deadly. Keep your glass boat at home and use a tin boat unless you REALLY know keswick or you are likely to pay the price.. crankbaits are good but jigs ished on the bottom are not so hot as you will be winding in a lot o grass with anything that spends a little time on the bottom.
      City: Redding

Sunday, December 1st, 2002

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

      Report: I've been ishing the delta or years but only or stripers on shad. I have been trying to go or lg mouth and blackies but don't know any good spots. Could someone clue me in on a ew spots i could ind some bucketmouth thanks tight lines
      City: San Jose

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

      Report: Took a canoe out with a buddy to ish or some bass and trout. First hit up the burner with a pig and jig and stuck a 3lb cat o a steep drop o! What the hell? Continued to ish around coots to another spot where I spoted a hog that saw us beore we saw her, and just stared at us beore she swam o. Threw castaics or a while, along with other slow presentation but nuthin'. Finished up at alder with no bites and decided to troll back in or trout and got skunked.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Fish the delta

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started at Konocti, ished all night,caught just enough ish to keep us going,some 4s, some 5s, using zippers, and powerworms 10 inch, then watched the sunrise,ished till 11 am, got o the boat, andcould barely walk, somekind o weird motionsickness. Ate breatast elt better, wantedto go out somemore but used common sense andwent home to sleep. Clearlake is way bad.I mean that in a good way.Something unny happened to me about a monthearlier, I was ishing in niece with a partner or a club tourney. He had cast around this dock and was ixing a rats nest,and I was circling around the other side. I cast in saw my line move and set the hook. The ight was great until I looked over at mypartner who said whoa we doubled up. Fiveseconds later ater some serious loomis tugging I reeled up enough to see our gamagatsus were caught on each other.
      City: angwin

      Tips: I ound the bite to be tough, all these guysare using live bait, not my bag, there weretons o pelicans, tons o shad in certaincoves, and I wish it was October when I was ishing at night with my black light inmy shorts and short sleaves. Oh well, springsa comin.