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Friday, May 31st, 2002

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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went ishing ater work rom 5:30pm to 8pm with a riend. Didn't get any action until 7:30pm when my riend caught an 11" bass. 15 minutes ater that he caught another 12.5" bass. Then right ater that I caught an 18", 4 lb bass! Took me a ew minutes to bring her in with my ultralight setup. We caught them all using Texas-rigged plastic worms. Right ater I released the 4 pounder, we saw an even bigger bass cruise by. It must've been at least 5 pounds and it was only 10 eet out.
      City: Saratoga

      Tips: Use plastics and ish the back o coves.

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Four person guide trip w/Rich Thiel. Launched at Lundborg and ran to Taylor or the high switch and it wasn't going and it was pretty windy. Then went to Washington and caught 10 small ish, went to quimby and got another 15-20 or so with a couple o 2.5lbers the Buzz bait bite started about 10am and lasted till lunch then ater lunch the tide was low and we started throwing rogs way back in the weeds and got 1 5lber and a ew 3+'s there was only about 6" o water where the ish were and you had to ish real slow dead stick the rog then boom!We has about 10 rog bites in the aternoon and landed about 4.
      City: concord

      Tips: Make sure to use braded line with your rog

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      Water Temp: 71-81

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Bassman and I went out o Ladds today got on the water about 10:30 am headed towards 14 mileand nailed 3 3lb'ers. in about 10 min. Then dead or about 2 hours Moved and got on some 81 degree rog water Bassman nails a 6# and then backs it up with a 5# !! 20+ lbs Not bad o the water by 4:00 pm . We threw Buzzbaits,Spinnerbaits,Frogs and Flipped The ish are sluggish but get em riled and they will exsplode on your bait . We got alot o action on rogs but only 2 that would ully commit. Bassman lost a 3 or 4 at the boat Kind o hard to get em when they hit right at the boat like that. All in all we had a great time Tight Lines Dom
      City: Tracy , Ca

      Tips: Post Spawn throw everything! Work a likley spot over real good 20 cast or more to the spot. with the weather cooling this weekend I still think Saturday will produce.Fish should not be that aected by the drop till late Sunday, i at all. Tight Lines Dom

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

      Report: Fished the North end Friday morning, missed the early morning bite but had decent cloud cover most o the day. Started o in the ballpark area and landed a ew average smallmouths, lots o empty beds around. Went up to the tailings and started inding some quality largemouths up to 5.1. Caught ish anywhere rom 2' to 25'. Jigs and senko's did most o the damage, had a hard time getting a reaction bite going. Some o the largemouth had raw tails but couldn't see any bed ish. Thunderstorms had us o the water by 5.
      City: Arcata

Thursday, May 30th, 2002

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake too late to exploit any topwater action but we hammered 'em on deep diving shad crankbaits,senkos and drop shotting- all day long! Too much excitement on the way home though;a tire on the trailer came loose and proceeded to break off the studs when it came off.Luckily Kragen was still open and I was able to get the 3/8" Allen wrench to change out the studs(in 90 degree heat!!)Could have been so much worse.I will be talking to the tire shop that just put that tire on a month or two ago!! Anyone out there ever have a problem with trailer wheel lug nuts loosening??
      City: Napa

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: One Person Guide trip, Launched out o Lundborg/Frank s Tract. Low wind and high water in the AM ran around ranks looking or some quality ish but no good bites. So we just went to see i we could get a bunch o ish. Found a good speed trap bite on the rocks and weeds and weeds and tules both with current the water was a little too dirty or a buzz bait. Got about 15 ish in Franks then hopped our way down to Middle River high out go and the speed trap we landed near 50 ish only a ew over two but lots o un. Went the tide was out we ished rogs behind the weeds and lost a couple o decent one 2-4lbs.
      City: Concord

      Tips: I you want good ish this time o year you have to ish or them

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Lester and Byron...I am getting tired o all this complaining between guys about how many ish in how much time and sizes o the ish landed or lost or whatever. So what i there is a little hike on size and quantity, hasn't that always been the nature o isherman anyway? Let's stick to inormation we can all use...and please learn how to type.
      City: Chico

Wednesday, May 29th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: you mean Tulloch lake???..I dont know where Turlock lake is. I know the city o Turlock but where is the lake??I am ishing Los banos thursday evening and riday morn...sleep in back o pickup beats driving back to Monterey
      City: Mtry

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: On tuesday I had the chance to talk with some o the board members or the parks commission. I had hoped to have some support but I did what I had to do. I explained exactly what was going on and what we needed to do to correct this problem. As o now there will not be any more bass transported to the quarry lakes. I explained the problem with chabot is not the abundance o mature bass but the lack o cover or the smaller ones. With the publics help and knowledge about the cover problem maybe we can make the dirrerence. We have not won this battle but we have shown a pressence that will not go away. I mysel will be aboard the next time the biologists go and do the shock to eliminate carp and will see irst hand how they do it. I also mentioned that when trees all in and around the lake the parks Dept should not pay to have the brush removed that there was a great place or it and thats in the lake. Overall It was a good meeting and things are looking up. By the way I went ishing today caught 1 ish ater 5 hours. A basic day o bassin at ChabotDonald C. Osbonre
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: Please practice CPR Catch Pic Release

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I like ishing Turlock lake the best. The lake recieves almost no bass ishing pressure and the ish pull harder than any bass around including Delta bass. When I was ishing out o my 12' aluminum boat we had a 2 1/2 pounder pull the boat. Woodward isn't worth ishing right now because o all the boaters but early and late in the year the lake is very good. The Stanislaus river is un to loat down or stripers. The Toulumne River used to be excellent or bass and stripers above Waterord. I you ever plan on going to one o these places e-mail me and I will let you know what I know.
      City: Modesto

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Two ?s: Will the weedbeds remain or the rest o the year,or will the eventually die?...It wasn't this weedy last year. Anyone knows where to get 3 and 4' Mister Twister Sassy Shads-Blk and wht?
      City: Cst Vly

      Tips: Looks like the senkos are out o the bag...is there any other bait as succesul?..nope.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 65-67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First I would like to thank Bryce or taking the time to come to the lake and meet me and show me some things about Shasta. First trip to lake ished mostly the Sac arm rom5/24 thru 5/28 caught alot o your clones biggest spot 1.8 and smallmouth 2.7 had a ball next time won't come or Memorial Day. Bryce i you get up north around Seattle look me up I will put you on smallmouth in the 4-6lb range and i you want we can ish largemouth and walleye too. Salmon and Steelehead in the all
      City: Anacortes

      Tips: caught most my ish on Jerry's Tournament Lures #176 5" grub and Senko

Tuesday, May 28th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: no need or powerbait here... there arent any trout!
      City: san jose

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

      Report: My buddy Nelson and I went out or an aternoon o ishing. We got on the water around 4pm. Caught several ish on blades including a 6.1#. Couldn't buy a buzzbait bite. Flipped senkos or a while and caught some 2 - 2.5# ish. Partner ended up catching a 10.1. Best 5 went around 22#.
      City: SAC

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the day trying new water in the South Delta. I threw cranks, spinnerbaits, Zippers, and Senkos. All produced. Caught 20+ ish with the best ive going 12lbs. Fished structure...lay down trees...and the typical Delta garbage. Best two ish came on crank o the same rock wall in the deep South Delta. Fished in Disco and caught the entire 'dink' population and decided to call it a day.
      City: discovery bay

      Tips: Fish the trough between rock and weed line at high tide and the edge at low tide. The only pattern I've igured out is the best ish come rom rock or lay down structure. Likely the result o shade and crawdad habitat.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I am in 15' Boston whaler with a 30 hp evinrude and 6 hp kicker ( its needed in Monterey bay)with a old ebay bought, bow mounted minnkota. You have to be ishing as early as possible..10am is wayyyyyy to late.Any good ishing in your lakes?
      City: Mtry

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Fri evening. Wind blowing pretty hard as usual. Drop shot 6 bass and trolled or 2 trout in 2.5 hrs. All good ish in the 2-3lbs class. Bass were 16-18 t. along tule drop o caught while driting. Trout came on a small shallow diver rapala trolled at 5t depth. I was the only boat on the lake due to the wind.
      City: Foster city

      Tips: Recommend ishing 12-20 t with anything that will stay out o the moss. Got lots o trout to the boat that got o when I tried to bring them on board. Recommend a net.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The 6th would be ine with me!WWW.CALFISHING.Com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I posted a message there on this subject!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ThAnX,C.B.
      City: pleasanton

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out on the Sac arm Friday PM, Saturday AM and Monday AM. Many small ish 11-14". Topwaters early and late and spinnerbaits and crankbaits mid-day. Several ish to 1.5 lbs and one hen at 3.5. My best this year. She came o a red bank near a rock line. Rest rom points and rocky banks, larger rock better.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Hula poppers and jitterbugs early and late. Both blue and yellow skirts worked with spinnerbaits. Ater morning bite, areas with some color in water, not too much, worked best.

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

      Report: Aternoon/evening ishing. Got a ew bass early on, none big. Trolled the shoreline - nothing. Reverted to the old standby, night crawlers and bobber. Quite a number o big sunish (1 IS a number, isn't it?) and a lot o little ones. Good time. Hot. Evening cooled down, but ishing didn't inprove. Fun anyway.
      City: Healdsburg