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Sunday, September 8th, 2002

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a great day o ishing a Contr Costa Bass event yesterday. The day started out clear an cool an then warmed up to around mid 80s.Light boating traic on the lake, but i've got to say that the boarders an jet skiers are right up there as ar as little or no gray matter in there heads, a couple times on the lake i I was not the one who did the turning out o the way, we would have been hit an this is out in the middle o the lake. Found some pretty good ish in 6 bit arm on chunk rock and vertical rock walls ish at 20' with deep water in ront. Fished with Don Avino splashit 2 chartuse color got nailed with a 2.75 in the irst hr and lots o dinks inbetween. My partner did well on a green weenie with a plack tail. I did ok later with senkos little an 5' blues an blk and chartuse lake.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Fish the senkos dead stick an the Avino cast out and then wait untill the ripples are cone untill you chugg it just once then wait agine. ish are there but spooky.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 74.3

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In the water at Jones Valley at 6:am started at lower end o the squaw arm and started catching ish on texas rigged worms, no two pounders.headed up to the end o the squaw and run into a war zone. there were house boats in very cove and heavy metal , rap,and a mix o other music roaring up the canyon.the blond and i seen a good rock point right in the center o the war zone, and decided to give it a try. what a surprise we started catching ish and even broke my line on a good one. we didnt stay to long between jet skis ,tubers, water skiers and no country western music to listen to we decided to hit the road out o there we moved back down the squaw arm in the timber and stated hooking ish again. we must have caught 50 ish rom the start to the end and maybe had 11lbs in a seven ish stringer. the blond beat me by one ish, we used 4 inch and six inch worms all day and the color didnt make much dierence.blues, purple, pink most came rom the bank to about 20t o water.bigger ish were tighter to the bank or on structure.the mud lines were very productive and there was lots o them with the traic on the lake.pulled o the lake and ound a suprise at the ramp. one boat trailer blocking ramp with a lat tire on the trailer with the boat on it. another with a dead battery couldnt get it loaded. another exciting sunday on PEACE FULL SHASTA LAKE, COME ON WINTER.
      City: Anderson

      Tips: ish rocky secondary points , timber with the worms and jigs and you should have a sore arm at the end o the day.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 70 ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tyler and I took my dads tube and my ODC 816 out to the irst pond heading west on 299. got in at 5:30 pm. and got bit but no ish to show or it. we moved into the back corner where Tyler promptly catches a small spot on a weightless green ghost 6" worm. He catches another on the smae worm but still no zize. I nally get into the action wityh a small spot(my only ish o the night) drop shotting a 6" rainbow #99 worm. Tyler picks up two more small spots in the back corner all on grass banks. we move into the ront corner or our last ew casts and tyler catches the " ish o the Night!" a .7 spot...not 7 lbs... 7 tenths o a pound. oh well.Goos job tyler you kicked my A$$..next weekwnd well try the big pond. have un ish hard and release all...
      City: redding

      Tips: worms..either weightles or drop shotting...green ghost...ox blood.....or cal customs rainbow #99.

Saturday, September 7th, 2002

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

      Report: Went out or about 4 hours. 6 to about 10 at night. Caught a nice 3.5 and then got skunked or the rest o the day. Tried worms texas rigged and then tried a little carolina. What the heck am I doing wrong. Anyways I am in a tournament next weekend there so to all o Santa Cruz Bass Club I am pleases to let you know that it looks like I will be donating another 45$ to the cause.
      City: Carmichael

      Tips: I have none....Does anyone have tips or mysel.

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

      Report: Fished late Saturday, water was lat calm and I was happy because I was using my loat tube but I orgot that usually when the water is lat calm the ishing is also. I tried Senko's, worms, Jig and spinner bait. I tried the irst 3 because that is what I got them on Thursday but that pattern did not work this time, I inally got 1 ish on a small spinner bait that went about 1 1/2 lbs. I tossed it over the top o the weeds and it hit as soon as it passed the weed line. Yes I did try a popper also because the water was perect or it but no takers on that either.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I normally ish the moon phases 1/4 to 3/4 ull, comming and going and do well, last Saturday night there was no moon that also can be part o it. Don't drink and drive, a guy died on Calero road just past the big dam Saturday night ater he took out a telephone pole and a ence I got there just ater it happened and drove over the Live wire because I did not see them, there was a case o beer in the middle o the road and parts o car everywhere.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 0630 to 10:30AM Sat. Started at the dock area with a Pop R and got 3 ish right o the bat. Continued with top water or about an hour with only one more small ish. Swithed to split shot worm - one ish. Swithed to drop shot 4" worm and picked up 12 more bass. Got one more on a crank bait o a rocky point. Total or the morning was 17 bass. All were small ish 1-2lbs with a ew dinks mixed in. Fun day. Not many boats out. No big ish but a lot o action.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Try top water early. Don't stay with it i you don't get bit within 15 min. Go to sot plastics with drop shot being my best presentation. Fished 12-25 t. mostly o points.

Friday, September 6th, 2002

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Del Valle or the irst time in years. On the water at 6:15AM. Fished the steep side with Senkos or the irst couple o hours and was able to boat 2 nice smallies and 3 decent largemouth. About 9AM the Senko bite turned o, so I swiched to a carolina rigged brush hog. Caught two more small largemouth. O the water by noon.
      City: San Jose

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out o Jones Valley about 9:30 am was not much boat traic at that time. went to ort creek area and caught some bass in the timber on blue goast and pink worms in about 15t to 25 eet texas rigged my wie in the back seat stuck a two pounder and it spit up a wild looking worm. i grab it and hook it up and stick a two pounder on it. caught another keeper on it and took it o to save untill i ind some more. what ever it was they dont make them around here.tryed ripping a little with a pointer minnow but no takers.we have caught more and better ish on jigs and worming.went up to the pit arm catishing and caught three small cats beore the storm hit us and had to head to the ramp about midnight in a rain storm. that was not much un. another bass isherman was up the pit and got caught in it and ollowed us in to the ramp. he said he was lost couldnt ind the ramp. thank god or spot lights it save the bacon again. still two lanes at the ramp at Jones Valley
      City: Anderson

      Tips: blue purple, pink with silver lake work well. shasta crawlers brown gold lake on 1/2 to 3/4 oz ootball head jigs

Thursday, September 5th, 2002

  • Santa Clara County
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      Water Temp: no gage

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had not ished the lake or 2 year, was playing gol, took out my loat tube to see i I could still talk to the bass and I had 3 that were willing to bite. I got 2 that went about 1 1/2 lbs and 1 that went 2 1/2 to 3 lbs. I got them all on a 7" red shad burkley power worm with 1/16 oz weight, I tossed it to the weed line and pulled in into deeper water real slow and they would hit about 1-2 eet pass the weed line. I tried a popper as the sun went down and had one blow up but no takers, I saw a catish jump that was so big it look like a stergeon, it came out o the water about 3 eet it must have went 30 lbs and it was not a carp.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: toss your lightly weighted worms or senkos to the weed line and pull them back to you very slow, usually they will hit just pass the weed line as the worm drops to deeper water.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Went chasing stripers out by Rio Vista on monday. Got a late start, so I didn't get a line in the water 'til 8:30am. Between 3 o us, caught 40+ ish beore the sun went down, most between 12-16 inches. Used primarily sardines, but also ghost shrimp, pile worms, and shad. Too many boats and jetskis. Labor Day weekend, I should have known better.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: I wish I knew where the big stripers are.

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

      Report: Hey Bassmaster, I'm just curious why you kept the 7 pounder. Was it dead? The smaller ish are gonna be the better eating ish i you kept it to eat. Let us know. Thanks. D.B.COOPER
      City: Petaluma

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 74.4 to 75.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 9:15am. Ran over to the entrance o Fort Creek Coves in the trees and right o Susan picked up a 13 incher on a carolina rigged 8" ribbon worm. The next ish was a dink or me on a june bug colored MGM 6". Susan caught one more in the trees, a 3.1 at spot. We then moved up the Squaw ishing the steep rock walls and got bit quite regular. Picked up a total o 16 only about 3 dinks, and I caught them. At least I beat the blonde in the back or quantity but not quality. The slow dragging carolina rig proved to be the ticket or the larger ish. Gene, try the worms I gave you the other day, they really worked or Susan. The weather was great all day, with only a slight wind out o the SW. Out at 4:00PM. There is still a ew houseboaters out but nothing like beore Labor day. Thank God or school. The ishing should start improving with the boat traic down and the cooler weather.
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: 3/8oz.ootball head jig with green w/gold lakes worked great in about 15 to 25 eet. A 8" ribbon tail worm in wine colors rigged carolina style really worked or the wie.

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      Water Temp: 77.6-79.8

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: went to Packers at 0525 and there was not a single vehicle o any sort in the lot or on the ramp, Hallejuah or Labor Day! They are gone at last. 56 degrees and a bit nippy, lake at 70.75 and alling only 3-4 inches a day now, started throwing right rom the ramp and got 2 dinks o the irst point, moved out to the island and caught a 5 inch largemouth, moved over to the north side o Packers as 2 more rigs showed up and no more ish, at 615 I took o or the lower McCloud and rolled up on one o my avorites and got 6 o the one lat red mud point and one a 1.8, no dinks on a brown jig. They came out o 6.5-14t, picked up and ran past Ycotti and missed one then ram up to above the Moore Creek Campground or 2 more and both small, the bite came to a halt at 0900 but certainly better than my last trip out, ish are generally shallower now and the upper end o the McCloud is much dirtier than the lower end, i never ran over another wake this morning, Hot Damn things are back to normal. got out at 925, temp up to 73 and things are going to be a bit cooler or awhile, ought to perk the bite up. did get one dink on Mr. Fuller's avorite top water bait, tossed a spinner bait too with no results.
      City: Redding

Wednesday, September 4th, 2002

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

      Report: went out about 6pm. started lippin a jig no luck. threw a senko had one come o, the sun started to go down so i went to a buzz bait and started cathing them got ive and mist two all within an hr. biggest went 3lb.
      City: watsonville

      Tips: senkos/jigs/and top water have ben working or me later in the day so good luck.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2002

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Janet and I ished rom 11am to 3pm and caught 5 nice bass, missed a couple and lost a couple. Biggest was 8.32. Most o the ish were caught on 8" pro gold w/ red lake Pro worms in 25' on main body points. Only 4 other boats on the water, nice.
      City: Sacramento

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 77.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took my daughter to Berryessa Sunday night. On the water by 8PM and went to narrows. Very calm and very warm. Metered lots of fish and bait but no bite!!! 12:50 AM, first and only bite and caught a 1.6 spot on by 7" Berkeley Power Wrom. No hits on cranks or blades. My daughter never got bit. I have never seen a night fishing trip this bad!!!!! Hay Larry, what gives?? Topped off the night with a parking ticket at Capell Creek for $55.00. Not very well posted!!!
      City: davis

      Tips: Get out of the truck and read the very small print as you enter the gate.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Monday evening with my buddy John. Fished a couple coves near Mildred. We tried a larger wire hook type throwing sencos and paid dearly or it between the two o us we lost at least twelve good strikes and were only able to land one ish. Tried rogs and and buzzbaits had a ew boils but no takers. Could not have asked or a nicer night, it was the calmest I think I have even seen on the Delta. Bring the bug repellant!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Watermelon and Pumpkin colored sencos.

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      Water Temp: 64 deg

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Boy did i have the worst fishing day of all year! Launched out of b&w 10.00 am . Lots of boats it was crazy . Went to franks track 8 mile an hour wind . Looked for currrent , Ripped for a while . Went to spinner bait no Luck ! Went along rip rap no luck, worked weed beds along edges, Worked plastics slow still did not produce. whats going on dudes? Crankbaits in 9 to 15 ft of water @ breaks with currrent? Read some of your guys reports. Lets keep it all clean. Worked it really hard today mybe wrong tide or just to much boat traffic. Going to start focusing on lake berryessa . Should start to get goood soon. any comments or tips for me feel free to e mail me thanks tight lines good fishing. PLASTIC-MAN
      City: Elmira

      Tips: Could use some goood tips email

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

      Report: Hey "No Fish", Fraiser Point is the irst point South o Konocti Resort.Accross the large bay is Wheeler Point.
      City: Livermore

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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: second time here, ished rom 7:00-3:00. hooked up with 6 ish. 2 on shad colored magic worms, 2 on watermelon senkos, one on clown colored smtihwick rattlin rouge and one on a yeloww and green spinner. North side o the lake. tried weedbeds and no luck in the morning. but once the sun came out the damn and the weedbeds were the places to ish. Biggest ish were 6 and 5lbs. All the other were 2-3lbs.
      City: San jose

      Tips: USE SENKOS,SPINNER,RIPBAITS AND MAGIC WORMS