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Sunday, November 17th, 2002

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I was there this weekend and had no trouble lunching with a our wheel drive. The bite is great and you can catch ish on every thing. From a ishermans point o view, any body could win next weekends tournament and this would be a great event or a ather and son to ish. Hope to see some new aces up there.
      City: Brentwood

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

      Report: Fished Sat aternoon and Sun morning (til 1pm)with my son ( irst ride in the new boat). WHERE ARE THE DINKS??? Tried blades, jerk baits, drop shots and dart heading. 5 ish on Sat or 10-11 lbs and 3 ish today 1 over 3. Fish came out o 20 -25 t o water. They are at and healthy. All keepers came on 4 inch ,Purple Ghost worms. Fished points near the dam and out side Obrien.
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: Fish slow and wait or ish to come up to eed in the shallower water. Fish located in deep water would not eat what we oered.

Saturday, November 16th, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 60.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went out or a hal days worth o ishing, had a desent day, 5 keepers in the 2 to 3 pound range. caught 3 on shaking peanutbutter-jelly worm in 20-30t depths,1 on a brown/purple jig o rocky main body point and one on a crome/blue rattle trap on a wind blown slow tapering point. ish slow
      City: salida

      Tips: good time to look at the lake or summer night time spots. lake is down around 20 t.

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got there early but had engine problems...word to the wise..."i your boat has been sitting awhile try startin her in the yard the night beore instead o killin the battery and loodin it at the dock". Finally got her started, headed right past the dock to the let to our "hole" or the 2,500lbs o planters. Caught one with a nub mark rom shipment, nicknamed the squirmel ish. 9 ish by 8:30am, ound the right hole. Always un when catching em. Drove to the back to try or some trollin, no luck, tried 40 eet deep, 30 eet, 50 eet, dierent lures, gave a pass across the dam...nothing. Headed home ater having a beer with the Bald Eagles, then visiting Planet o the Apes...all in all a good day...some engine problems....my buddy Scotchy "slapped the squatter" trolling motor a bit too hard, bent the plastic prop...nice goin......well good luck and tight lines! Slayer
      City: San Jose

      Tips: planters are easy....we were usin power eggs and power bait..oooohh ahhhh wow!....catching the monsters out the back....that's another story

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: drop shot - 35 to 65 eet in coves or submerged islands - some spots and large mouth - dropper set 2 to 5 oot, o the bottom - early mourning spoon bite is good in mouth's o creek channels untill sun getsup - the drop shot seems to be the ticket.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: shad color 2" tubes or grubs and 4" shad color worms are working or me 4" bone white work's well... in trees are alot o ish 35 -65 eet drop shot and texas rigedwith Qwner 2/0 down shot hook... 10lb line

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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Beatuiul weather but tough ishing. Fished rom 7-11AM and only caught 5 bass. Good news is that one was nearly 5 lbs caught on a Senko in the tules. The rest were caught on a variety o baits rom drop shot to grubs to crank bait. Not pattern. The lake has risen considerably in the past week causing cold water conditions and lock jaw. It will take a while or it to settle down. Talked to some other experts on this particular lake and they all complained o an inconsitent bite and ew ish.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Sot plastics in 20 t o water and keep trying dierent lures.

Friday, November 15th, 2002

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A lot o ishermen are leaving the lake early because they are getting skunked. Low water combined with heavy winds are making the shallows muddy. Unortunately i you want to ish deep you have to contend with the high waves thanks to the wind and the water skiers. Time to ind a new lake to ish.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Bring out the jig and pigs, drop shot rigs and spoons.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64 - 65

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Ladd's about 7:30am. Nothing until about 9:30am when I started cranking speedtraps in main channel. Had a limit by 10:15am then went looking or a kicker. Caught a 5.12 on white lotting worm and a 5.08 on speed trap. Ended up with 19.12 or my best ive. I got onto a great buzzbait bite in the early aternoon. Caught around 7 or 8 over the next hour. No size though everything was just under two. Weather was STRANGE....high winds, rain, sun, overcast, I had it all. Great Day...25 - 30 ish
      City: Modesto

      Tips: I Caught ALL my ish where there was lat rock butted up against rip rap. I believe the ish are using this as beds???? Good Luck

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 58.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 7:30am. The secondary ramp is now in service with the loat in place. Fished Ski Island the Squaw or 19 spots to 1.6lbs. The blonde in the back bested me by one. We caught ish rom 45' to right on the bank. Jigs provided most o the ish. Another beautiul day on Shasta.
      City: Cottonwood

Thursday, November 14th, 2002

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Only 3 small dinks and 1 14" trout.. the water was very low and tons o bait ish. Everybody we passed was asking where the ish were.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: lots o luck??

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: trolled horseshoe 9:00 to 1:00. top to 40t.3small trout 1 large smallie.what a tug it put on my line.returned all ish back into lake.it is nice when you can get a ish ix and relax just 5min rom my house.
      City: remont

      Tips: rainbow runners,seps spoons trolled top to bottom

  • Merced County
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      Water Temp: low 60's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the Forbay both last Wednesday and yesterday. Fly ished rom a loat tube using sinking lies with sinking line. The current was lowing into the Forbay. Fished in the channel between the 152 bridge and the electrical tower islands. Last Wednesday, got about a dozen stripers rom about 3pm to 5pm. All about the same size 1-2#. Yesterday, the currant was not running and I only got two about the same size in the same time rame.
      City: Ben Lomond

      Tips: This is the time o year or the Forbay. Seems to be best in current when it is lowing. Used standard striper lies about 3" long. Yellow with crystal lash.

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      Water Temp: 62 going down

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: good ishing bass geting bigger and ater or the winter. cought about 12-14 bass live worm tx riged/drop shots.ish in 10 to 12 t and close to the dam o the rocks.
      City: petaluma

      Tips: go early and ish a lot o dirent places till you ind them. when you do you will say FISH ON!

Tuesday, November 12th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: PRETTY DAM COLD

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: FIRST TIME LEAVING A REPORT. WENT OUT WITH THE BUDDIES AND LAUNCHED OUT OF WIMPYS MARINA. WENT OUT AFTER THE BIG STORM AND CAUGHT ONLY 4 LARGEMOUTHS IN THE TULES BIGGEST ONE BEING 4.5 LBS, 2.5LBS, 2.5LBS, AND A BABY 1 POUNDER. ALL CAUGHT ON BLADE W/BABY BASS TRAILER. CAUGHT TWO STRIPERS ALSO BOTH WERE 6 POUNDERS-22"S ON TRAPS. JUST A NICE RELAXING DAY WITH THE HOMIES.
      City: SACRAMENTO

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the all classic put on by ShastaCascade Bass Anglers out o Bridge Bay on the9th and 10th o Nov. There were 76 teams. My partner, Clyde, and I caught a limit by 9 am on the irst day but mostly 13 to 15 inch ish. Weighed in 10.65 lbs. and were problably in the bottom 1/3rd o the standings. On the second day we did a lot better, ending up with 17.52 lbs which included 3rd big ish o the tournamet, a 4.72 spot. We were elated to inish 8th over all!! JERRY-you let too soon i all you saw were small limits. Our total was 28lbs+. 30lbs+ won it.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Throw blades. I the don't work right a way, throw them some more. Our club is going to Clear Lake this weekend or our monthly tournament. See our website or more ino at scbanglers@aol.com or e-mail me.

Monday, November 11th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 56-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: i got a largemouth with a 200 dollar tag and it took almost a year to get the money but the state budget hadnt passed yet so you may get it quicker.....went out last riday striper ishing and got a 17 lber along with a bunch o 20-25 inchers all on jigging spoons in white.....3/4 ounce....i use real simple lead spoons and paint them....i get them at branson bait co on line.....just simple lead jigging spoons [3/4 oz] and i paint them white or green as the water gets muddier....in clear water i just use them plain silver...its not as good or me as it was last year yet....so many small ish
      City: Union City

      Tips: ibe used alot o dierent jigging spoons and ive ound or me the simpler the better....alot o the lead spoons look great but i only seem to catch ish on hopkins and these spoons i get rom branson bait co...i you know o others lemme know

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The lake is still gin clear even ater the rains. Water temp has not dropped much in the last 3 weeks but is starting to go down. The bite is still slow. My son and I caught 4 ish rom 11am to 5pm. Tried many dierent presentations at various depths but the only bite was dropping senko's in the 12 to 25 depth thru stand up trees with lots o branches which made it diicult to land them. Good luck and send me an update.
      City: Santa Rosa

Sunday, November 10th, 2002

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      Water Temp: 58.6

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ishing was wide open, wich surprised me. caught several ish to 3.5 pounds all on top water. most ish came in 3 to 5 eet o water on spinner baits. (WHITE W/CHART. TRAILER)
      City: ceres

      Tips: THROW BLADES. I TOSSED EVERUTHING I HAD AT THEM AND BLADES DID THE TRICK. ONE FISH ON WORM, ONE ON SENKO, AND ONE ON CRANK BAIT THE REST ON BLADES. ENJOY!!!!!!

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

      Report: Has anyone gone striper ishing in the last day and how was it? Any suggestions?Thanks
      City: Walnut Creek

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 50s

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tournament out o Brown's and the brutal weather conditions seemed to be good or the bite. Not many 20lb bags are caught in tournament ishing on this lake, but Jim Scarberry did it. There were also our other teams that topped 12lbs out o a ield o 20. Jim could have used the three largemouth between 4 and 6lbs he caught today last week when he inished 2nd here in the Future Pro. I drew my ABA partner or this one, and I've now ished with two o my three best bassn' riends just prior to shipping out. My buddy Blademan could not participate. He was coaching at the Special Olymipics- powerliting, not bass ishing. Get this. Bass ishing was one o the activities at my ormer company's annual achiever's Club in Orlando. I make the Club or the iscal year ending in September, get laid-o in October, and some schmuck rom corporate lands a 10.5lb on Lake Kissemmee. He signed up and probably thought he was going to cast Powerbait. Corporate bass ishing- the humanity. Anyway, on this day we started rounding the tip o the main peninsula. It was like the North Sea. We stopped and made some casts while the gale blew us over it. It was a matter o seconds. I managed to rip a 3lb spot. Nothing on a couple more passes however. It would have been suicidal to try to ish my other main lake water. Went north, and we wormed another hal dozen and inished the day with 10.31lbs. The ish were shallow again probably as a reaction to the weather. Any o you slackers want to be a ramp lizard, my crib is or sale and it's ive minutes rom Brown's. The architechs or the homes here are real genius. You can get a 16 ooter in the single space with the motor trimed down. Anything longer has to go in the double space and the better hal gets real crabby i you park the tow vehicle inside and put her sled out on the curb. Let's see, these pads are by a lake, should the garage be long enough or a boat? Nah, I'm a developer and I make more ducats on bigger kitchens.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: This storm caused a warm, mid Paciic low that brought air temperatures way up. The lake level increased slightly- less than a oot.