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Friday, September 20th, 2002

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

      Report: Hit the water out o Windmill Cove at daybreak and started working the tules and rip rap in 14 mile. Took a ew dinks and 2 keepers early in 6-7' o water on Senkos. As soon as the sun got high (about 9am)the bite died o. Moved to the entrance o 14 mile, around 15' depth adjacent to reeds & grass, and just started bangin'em. Caught lots o dinks, 8-9 keepers, and topped o with a spunky 6#er.
      City: Turlock

      Tips: Senkos in dark colors. Watermellon/black etc. Let em roll with the tide and slow crawl them back to the boat.

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

      Report: Going to clear lake in a couple o weeks and would like to know where to look or the mats so I don't spend all day trying to ind them....any help would be appreciated
      City: Las Vegas

Thursday, September 19th, 2002

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A client and I attempted to beat the predicted north wind on Wednesday, but we only managed about an hour wind-free. Since we launched at Markley Cove, we we forced to stay in the narrows and that was NO picnic! I have seen worse wind but this day it was especially annoying! Could not get away from it. We were throwing Chug Bugs in the morning but it was slow. We did have one bunch of bass come to the surface chasing shad and I nailed one about 2 1/2 pounds. However the school disappeared immediately. We then targeted weed beds at the back of coves in the narrows and got lucky. The client had a good bass on which I figured out after two minutes or so, and I soon netted a fat 3 lb 3 oz largemouth. Great September fish! The rest of the day we fought the wind, catching a few more small largemouth in the back of coves. We could not get the fish on points or walls to bite, and if they did, we probably wouldn't have known it anyway! I was teaching him how to bass fish and that nice largemouth got him off to a good start, in spite of the wind!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The morning dawn and shad colored (#63) Magic worms worked better than anything else. The big one hit morning dawn 6" worm on a split-shot rig. I though they would hit a white spinnerbait with the wind, but no takers. My X-15 showed nearly all fish suspended from 10 to 30 feet with few fish on the bottom. It was simply too windy to report any patterns. We just got lucky on a quality bass. He played it very well. Of course the guide knew the spot, Har!

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water at 6:15am and ran to the north end. Fished points on main lake and landed 1 smallie by 7:00 and a reaction bait. No top water action. Slow day. Spent most of the time searching areas for upcoming club tourny. Wind pick up from the north around 9:30 on the main lake and saw 1'-2' waves. The waves made it hard to stay on the main lake but died done after 12:00. Ended the day with another smallie about 14" on a jig.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Find the depth the fish are holding. Air temp reached the mid-90's.

Wednesday, September 18th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Its all so time to return to the Delta. I went out alone or the irst trip since May. Launched at Orwood and ished south. While the tide was still high I started with topwater. I could not ind my avorite buzzbait so I tossed a Rico and got two keepers, one 3.5. As the tide dropped I pitched Senkos in the weed pockets and got two more including a 4.5. Near the bottom o the tide I went to lippin the center island in Victoria and picked up two more keepers. At 1 PM the tide bottomed out and the bite shut o while the water was still. It was hot so I headed home instead o waiting or the tide to start moving again.
      City: Belmont

      Tips: Fish weekdays! I only saw three ski boats all day.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Buddy and I ished around Beals Point or two hours. Caught 3 pound largie, 2 1/2 spot. and a ew dinks on senkos and spider grubs. We caught all ish in trees and submerged rock piles. Still a lot o careless jet skiers on a week day. Oh well... we still caught ish. Anybody catching anything on top water YET?????? See you'all on the water. The guys with the little boats.
      City: olsom

      Tips: ish the shady side o trees.

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: trolled around and around 7 ish in the net and back in the lake.ish small so I ultralited.
      City: remont

      Tips: rainbow runners change colors till they tell you what they want.30t+ deep downriggers and persaverance.

Tuesday, September 17th, 2002

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished buzzbaits in chartuese ..middle river and empire cut..got a 7.1 and 4.3 in middle river beore the sun was up...both short struck the buzzer and i got them ollowing up with a natural shad senko...then it was 12 incher time until the evening when i got a 10.1 in whiskey on the way in...caught her within 5 t o where i got a 15.2 last year on a 15 inch worm...she blasted the buzzbait 6 eet rom the boat and i saw her come up rom the weeds and inhale it..about had a heart attack..im not sure why but i can't get bit unless im ishing real slow and with a straight tail....they wont touch a tailess buzzer or one with a grub tail or me..and its got to leave a big bubble trail and gurgle big time..alot o big mean stripers exploding on the buzzer now too
      City: union city

      Tips: using a viper chartruse buzzer with a tri-prop blade..when the wind picks up i go to the same bait with a clacker..get away rom huge bait concentrations...and use a straight chart tail..keep a senko handy to ollow up sippers and blowups...natural shad in clearer water or junebug in more stained water

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to ish the delta yesterday...irst time in ive years. Found the bite to be somewhat tough, although I did manage to stick a 6.6 and 4.3 as my irst two ish. Caught many other dinks. All o my keepers were caught on the main river, near Tiki Lagoon, on shad colored splash-its. Fished outside river bends with deeper water around isolated structure (single clumps o weeds or wood).
      City: sonora

      Tips: Still ind the delta too tough to reccommend anything!!

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bank ished today, down past Fulton Shipyard RD. across the red caboos bar? in Antioch. Flipped a #208 9L Senko in tules & stuck a 5 lb hawg around 10:30am, misssed 3 more nice one's. Came home or lunch, now going back out!
      City: Antioch

      Tips: SenkosSenkosSenkosSenkos!.....

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bank ished today, down past Fulton Shipyard RD. across the red caboos bar? in Antioch. Flipped a #208 9L Senko in tules & stuck a 5 lb hawg around 10:30am, misssed 3 more nice one's. Came home or lunch, now going back out!
      City: Antioch

      Tips: SenkosSenkosSenkosSenkos!.....

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bank ished today, down past Fulton Shipyard RD. across the red caboos bar? in Antioch. Flipped a #208 9L Senko in tules & stuck a 5 lb hawg around 10:30am, misssed 3 more nice one's. Came home or lunch, now going back out!
      City: Antioch

      Tips: SenkosSenkosSenkosSenkos!.....

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

      Report: Shasta Cascade Bass Anglers held a 14 hr night tournament on Sept 14 & 15. Eleven boats Blasted o at 6.00 pm. First place weighed in 15.73 lbs on the golden rule. Big ish weighed 4.27 lbs. The weather was great all night and the bite was on all nigth. I you are looking or a good club call Jim Burger Club President @ 224-9601.
      City: Red Blu

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      Water Temp: 76.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Should have stayed home, got in at Jones Valley at 0550, air temp 58, nobody there with one rig coming in behind me. went over into Squaw Creek or 2 small ish at 1.4 on a shasta crawler in root beer, one was in 5 t the other was 28 t deep, I could not ind any shad thus no ish. The new bass guys on Saturday ran about a 1.3 lb average except or the winner who was right at 2 lbs per, things are slow the past ew days, not many boats out this am but still some ski boats and houseboats, water lat as a pancake.
      City: Redding

Monday, September 16th, 2002

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: 70 deg

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: trolled horseshoe today 12trout in the net and back in the lake.7by 8:30 the rest by noon. no size to talk about.overcast in morning.
      City: remont

      Tips: troll rainbow runners orange, white 30+t a little ast.need to get on the lake early.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 69.8 to 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 6:00 AM. Meet up with Gene and Ginger rom Anderson or a day o ishing and a little riendly competition. The rules were simple, the biggest ish between the our o us wins. Well, to make a long story short, Gene had a 2.5 spot. The best I could do was a 1.8. Both the blondes couldn't seem to get it together. Better luck next time, and believe me there will be a next time, only with a dierent winner. We started out at Jones Valley point where I lost one right o. We then headed up to the upper Pit and had pretty good luck wormin the trees in about 25 to 30 eet. My 1.8 came on a jig straight over the boat. I ended up with 8 total and Susan had 4, at least I out did her this time. It was a beautiul day with not too much boat traic. We had a great time with Gene and Ginger. OK Gene, lets here your report now.
      City: Cottonwood

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished saturday 9/14/02 with a riend rom 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. I caught two ish (largest 2.8 lbs.), one at 9 a.m. and one at 2 p.m., both drop shotting with a worm. No top water bite, or takes on brush hogs, jigs, or lures. First ish caught just outside the weeds, and second ish deep. My riend caugth one ish deep, also drop shotting with a worm. Tough ishing.
      City: Novato

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Gave Uvas a shot or the irst time in a couple years. I caught a ew smaller ish on dark plastics in about ten eet o water. I got into a decent surace bite in the shallows around sunset, but they were smaller ish. I did have a huge blowup on a popper, but I guess that craty toad was just playing with me cuz he/she missed the lure by a oot. All in all slow, but it sure was peaceul without a bunch o boats ans ski's tearing up the water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Enjoy the quiet, slow down, look or windy points in atleast 9 eet o water with plastics. Work the surace stu real slow.

Sunday, September 15th, 2002

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

      Report: Fished with neighbor, and long-time Delta isherman Jerry Nicolas. Launched rom Orwood and ished Frank's, Washington Cut, and new water in the middle Delta. Superb crank bite until about 10:00 AM. Caught 12+ in the 2-3+ class and many more smaller ish. Also, caught several schoolie stripers. Started lipping jigs and senkos. The Senko bite was terrible, however, Jerry caught (5) nice ish on jigs up to 3.5 lbs. Fished tulles with current. Overall we had a great day.
      City: Discovery Bay

      Tips: Cranks and Jigs were the ticket. Not much doing or us with Buzzbait or rogs. Black/Blue jig worked...other colors went empty. You can catch a solid limit using only cranks this time o year, plus, you will enjoy several stripers in the mix. No clue as to the big ish. I expect they'll show up soon. Stay sae. TG

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Fourteen Mile Slough and Paradise Cove area rom 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on in coming tide. Wie and I caught about twenty rom 12" to 15" and a dozen dinks. Best bait was weightless watermelon Senko w/blk lake, one 15" and a catish on wht. Speed Trap, and our 12" split shoting 4" curly tail motoroil w/red lake worm.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Worked plastics in weed pockets adjacent to isolated tules then split shot outside weed lines and rip rap.