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Thursday, May 16th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: where on the lake were you using the popper? id like to get in on some topwater action. went ishing today 7-830.. got a ew bites on a crawdad tube... then on my last cast, with ish bustin the surace, i threw a black senko right where one just busted...then waited...and waited...or it to do what senkos do on the drop.... then the slack in my line slowly got tighter and tighter... and i mean SLOW... i cranked twice to hurry the process and BAM... it elt like a good one, but i realized just how good when she started to run.. this girl nearly broke my rod in hal.. ater about two minutes o ighting her on my ultralight, i got her in.. another 5 pounder or me!! two on two consecutive days... im really starting to like this lake.. Stick em Hard!!!
      City: san jose

  • Amador County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I guided the past two late aternoon-nights with two ellows each trip. Tues night was very cool with a strong east breeze and the north wind had blown all day. We only managed 6 bass but the trip was still a good one as a client nailed a 6 pound bass, just beore dark, on my new avorite color Senko #301. He caught it near the spillway. We did get 3 bass beore dark on Senkos and I caught my irst Amador topwater ish o the year - about 2 1/2 lbs on a Chug Bug. There was very little surace activity both evenings, probably because o all the wind. The next night was warmer with very little east breeze and as a result the ishing was hot! We landed 22 bass with one o the ellows landing a 5 pounder on the same #301 Senko, about 8:30 PM. The best bite was ater dark with the shallow ish on a good bite. The top bait was the junebug Dead Ringer worm. We only got one ish deeper than 10 eet, but it was a 4-9! We caught bass all over the lake. The ellow that caught the 5 said he wanted to catch one more good one and the next (last) cast he caught a 3 pounder. Our 5 biggest weighed 17 lb 2 oz.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Saw a lot o big ish suspended, but they wouldn't bite. I looked around or awhile on Wed aternoon and saw some big ish still shallow, but they wouldn't bite at night.

  • Mason County
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      Water Temp: 73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing around 2PM and caught two small ish under the bridge on a senko. Around 4PM the ish really started hitting rattletraps. All o the ish were up against the rocks and small.
      City: Sunnyvale

  • Ventura County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: THE BEST WAY TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE PAPER HER IS TO DO WHAT ALL THE BIG CHEATERS DO AND GE YOUR TROUT BAIT READY, WHAIT UNTIL A NICE LITTLE TROUT HITS SET THE HOOK. ONCE THE FISH IS ON JUST PUT IT IN FREE SPOOL AND WHAIT UNTIL A BIG BASS FINDS HIM, THIS WORKS EVERY TIME.
      City: anahiem

      Tips: DURING TROUT PLANTS BASS FEED LIKE CRAZY ON TROUT AND EVEN IF YOU DONT SEE THE BASS THERE THIER. SO HAVE SOME PATIENCE

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

      Report: Fished Friday beore the tourniment by mysel. Fish were scattered but I caught 7 spot on small rapala, 4" worms, a grub, and one more smallie on top water. Most were just twelve inches but one at 15 --but she was lean. Fished early and there were boats preishing on every point.Fished on th 17th also. Same story, small bass scattered and needed a range o baits to get them. No pattern. Water was still rather clear but lots o pollen, leaves, and such on the top.Wonder how peole did in the tourniment. Could use some eedback and suggestions.
      City: Lincoln

      Tips: Keep moving and try dierent things. I really don't have much to oer in way o a suggestion.

Wednesday, May 15th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom about 4 to sundown on my tube. Threw out dierent colored senkos , a ew crankbaits, a spinner bait, brass and glass with dierent plastics, and jigs with not even a bite. As the sun was just starting to go down on put on a popper and the action began. I got a ew nice ones, and a ew small ones. Great lake to tube, its small and ull o structure.

      Tips: Water is cold. Fish Sunrise or Sunset with topwater.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: caught a 5 pounder today three eet o the tules on a a watermelon senko... awesome. at sunset, ish were breakin.. caught one more on a shallow crank
      City: san jose

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

      Report: heard rom the guy at the tackle shop that a guy caught a 15 pounder o the shore with a watermelon senko... didnt know they got THAT big over there.... maybe someones been dumping some loridas over there?? i hope... ha
      City: san jose

  • Tuolumne County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ind the shad and throw any crank bait that resembles a shad. went up river and caught and released 8-10 bass and kepy two limets o scab ish(trout) by 9am. sit and caught and released ish ater ish or another hour. great am. good luck.
      City: sonora

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 61.5-62.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Woke up at 2am and knew i had to go or my irst spring night trip, in the water at Bailey cove at 0245, temp 55 with 6 mph wind out o the west, beautiul sky ull o stars and I started throwing right rom the ramp, at 3amm had my irst dnik on a jig and tossed my next cast into a tree hanging over the waters edge, pulle it out and it got gobbled up as soon as it hit the water or dink #2 and that was that or the next 2 hours with the exception o a ew taps. Ran over near shallow point at 0500 and started throwing a rip bait and got 18 between 0503 and 0640 witha 2.2 smallmouth, all came right o the berach, i I didn't get within a oot o shore ,no bite, wind came up a little more at 0630 and I ripped 3 more smallmouth and picked up a worm rod. Tied on a 3/8 oz darter head I just started making and a 5 inch MGM 151 (black magic) curly tail and caught 11 more in the next hour to 1.6. irst time I have ever thrown the 151. the 2 early jig ish hit at the surace and the rip ish were right on the bank, the worm ish came out o 12-20t and mostly on gentle sloping red mud banks and the 3/8 oz darter head is real nice when throwing into a 15 knot wind. got out at 0830 temp up to 66 and the lake has dropped just past 10 t. only saw 2 other boats and the college kids didn't make much o a ruckus last week with only 500 showing up versus the usual 2,000, water very clear down to 25t.
      City: Redding

Tuesday, May 14th, 2002

  • Mason County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Windy but our group caught a small lg mouth and tons o crappie.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Bait used:Minnows

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 66-68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Ladds ished hard all day 7am-6pm I am knew at this bass ishing, me and son in law boated 6 ish lost about same all ish 2-3 lbs with one nice 4lbs 6 oz toad sinner baits and senko's
      City: Prunedale

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: -

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well, today staretd o really well, i was ishing up around lucerne on a couple rock piles i know o. i was throwing drops shots wioth brn/blu 6 inch worms, and black and brn jigs, within 10 minutes, i laned my irst ish it clocked at 4.8, a little later i got a nother and it was a nice ish, i got this one on a jig, it cameup and i though or sure it was a 12 or so, but wieghed in at 8.2 i was totally stoked now, so continued ishign around the area and caught 12 more ish ranging rom 3.5 to 5.9, it was an awesoem day the wind was not bad there surprised me, and i heard it had been really tought out on the lake, but i managed to stick airly well, wish this would happen in tounrnaments.... haha
      City: Ukiah

      Tips: brown and blu 6" worms and 3/8 oz blk and brn jigs, in 8-12 eet on rocks

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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Sunday,On the water about 6:15 am.Starting throwing a crankbait and ending up throwing it all day long.Got some nice largemouth bass around 10 ,Biggest going3.5 lbs Located my stripers near the launchRamp another high powered striper to add to the collection.Going around 14lbs,Most say best day out at loma ever.FISH ON
      City: pittsburg

      Tips: crankbait took all ish largemouth and striper,Stripers are not at the dam.

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

      Report: Fished the back tulies using senkos and jigs or about 2 hours on my tube. Got 2 bites on the senkos but missed them both. Ended up catching 2 on a blue and black jig with a madman trailer. This is a nice area to tube, looks like it could hold some giant bass.

      Tips: The bass just inished spawning. I saw ry everywhere. Reaction baits should start picking up.

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 60 to 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Packers at 7:30 AM. Tried to stay out o the wind. Fished Packers Bay and north side o main channel across rom Bridge Bay. Caught a total o 23. The blonde in the back got beat again. Largest spot went 2.7 on a pumpkin with black lakes senko ished weightless right on the bank. Jigs and a variety o MGM worms in various colors also produced ish. Out by 4:00PM.
      City: Cottonwood

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, I took a co-worker and a couple o his cub scout kids out on Soulajule to try and load up on some crappie. Could not ind them on the west end o the lake. I they are up on the north and east end, they should be coming up any time on the south and west end. Did manage 3 black bass to about 2 ounds on small spinner baits. The bass are up in the grass lats, and look like they have not spawned yet. I know there are some ish bedding, as they would just pick up my worm and move it without ever getting the hook. I'm still waiting on the big emales to get into their groove so I can get some o them to tug on my line a little. Too bad or the kids that we could not get into the crappie. Last year when they came up it was one o those deals when you catch them until you get tired o them. Lots o nice bass will come up with them too and eat on the smaller crappie while they are shallow.
      City: Santa Rosa

Monday, May 13th, 2002

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

      Report: Launched out of Markely at 6 am. Fished inside Markley cove split shotting magic worms for about an hour, got one largemouth, 1.5#. moved out to fish main points outside the cove, got 5 more, all small spots. 2 caught on magic worms, one caught ripping rapala huskey jerk. Drove across to the cappell creek arm, to fish the hazard island. Wind started to pick up, but I stuck with it, split shotting magic worms, and managed to pick up 6 smallies off the island. Tried another island further inside cappell to no avail. Pulled the boat out at noon, not a bad day. 12 fish, no size, but still fun! Devin
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: Fish are acting very strange for this time of year. I see hatchlings in the backs of coves, so I know the fish are pretty much spawned out, but I am not reading fish anywhere on the finder. I really hope they have not gone deep yet. If so, its gonna be a LONG SLOW summer at berryessa!

  • Solano County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Two person guide trip, Out o Lundborg high outgo and windy, started in Franks big weed out o the wind lat throwin senkos and rogshad 3 good bite on a rog one small one on a senko and one small one on a cht/wht persuader spinner bait. Then into washington cut rocks and weeds we caught about 5-6 small one on a speed trap (crystal craw)and senko (blk/grn) With the water still high we wnet to Quimby more rocks and weeds, water was too dirty or the buzz bait, so we used the speed trap and senko got more small ones. Tide out pretty good went to a deeper tule / rock/ weed bak and got one almost 5 (not spamned yet)and more small ones then ran arpound Quimby and ound more small ones.About noon we started towards mildred getting a ish here and there mostly small then went the tide was low we ished a shallow weedy bank with a rog and senkos got 4 good bite one the rog to about 5lbs Then ater not really setting the hook all day with the rog, one blows up, I swing the rog lies and nails the client, hard!, opps.About 8 good bites all day about 16lbs with 2 5's and 30 plus bass.
      City: Concord

      Tips: The ish are shallow but not like they were a ew weeks ago

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: keap them comen