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Saturday, April 20th, 2002

  • Shasta County
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      Water Temp: 55.3-57.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Won Bass team event this am, in at Bridge Bay with my partner, Bryce Fuller at 0 dark 30, lake up past 8t, air temp 42 with 6 mph wind out o the north, got everything rigged and swapped lies with our competition, o and gone at 0625 and dodging some minor loating wood into the main body o the sac arm, we got on our water about ten minutes later and start boating some dinks on rip baits, we both went to jigs about 7am and started picking up better ish and managed 2 keepers, rolled into our honey hole and Bryce sticks a 3.18 spot and we are slapping hands and whooping it up, continue on or 20 more and starting to wear ut the balkance beam again measuring the clones and replace the two smallest, move into some deeper watert and i manage a 2.8 spot while Bryce has a small smallmouth on, get it in and now we are getting pumped up, we ish another hour going thru 25 more and cull again on one ish. We pick up and run to waters gulch or some dinks and leave again about 1030 am or the marshmallow point area but no go except or one dink. We pull out and run 18 miles up into the McCloud and start boating some more clones and Bryce inally gets one that culls out another ish. Things are slow or 2 hours with only small ish and both are thumbs are starting to bleed rom lipping all these ish. It s about 255 pm and we are gonna have to run or the 315 weigh-in and we need at least another ish, I lucked out and stuck another 2.8 and we load up and run or Bridge Bay. We get in with a ew minutes to spare and get our ish ready. A riend comes by and says it looks like we will get in the money this time. We weigh 10.56 and inish 7th, Stewart Minugh o Phils wins again with 13 lbs. lots o 6 and 7 lb limits. My partners 3.8 bailed us out today! Early ish were shallow to 12 t, the 3 biggest came out o 25t plus water, The MGM 156, 157 and 109 produced the most ish, our jigs took 2 o the 3 larger ish, the 156 and 157 were good or at least 30 o the ish. We went through 60 plus ish or the limit we weighed. Bryce my riend, we are on our way to Oroville!
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thank You to Tom Jones,Awesome is a good word or your report.... You were right on The Bleeding Shad Super Spook With A Matching Marks Tail NO.015 Is THE BEST !!!!!. Phils has both. I had to call Mark to get mine !!!!!. I called MARK this morning and he will have more in today. I caught Approx. 30-40 Fish on this set-up on thursday and around 6 on riday, but did good on riday on lukes. Thanks Again On The Good Ino. Steve
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Spooks and Flukes

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This was my irst visit to lake Sonoma this year. Arrived around 3:00 and ished rom shore until about 8:00. Was using a Senko, green pumpkin. Caught a nice large mouth, about 5 pounds around 4:20. Didn't get to weigh it, but got a couple photos. Also caught a nice small mouth with the same worm. Learned to use the Senkos rom Larry Hemphill, boy those things work great!!! No weight, just toss it out there. I've ished this lake several times, both rom shore and boat and most o the time I catch something, but this was the biggest bass I've ever caught. What a great lake.
      City: Greenbrae

      Tips: have un

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went 7am small bass on lats. used plastic worms,roostertails.ishing is slow during day.
      City: morgan hill

      Tips: roostertails, rubber worms nightcrawlers

Friday, April 19th, 2002

  • Alameda County
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      Water Temp: ----------

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: When your going or Stripers, how many JUMBOS do you stick on a hook at once?
      City: Santa Clara

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      Water Temp: ------

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: What do you (any o you) think is the BEST, ALL OUT BEST Striped Bass bait or Del Valle....??? Give me as many ideas as possible...Thanks
      City: Santa Clara

  • Butte County
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      Water Temp: cool

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: started out a really windy day, so stayed in the marina and put 3 14"inchers in the boat, wind died down some so decided to brave the white caps. tried ishing the main body but just to damn windy, so headed to the sandy areas o the south ork or a bit, got another 14 and then inally one over the slot 15 and a hal, kinda beat up looking ish though, pretty much used a morning dawn chartruese tail zipper worm all day, tried rippin at 8:00 when i got there and then went to the crankbait but no bitesound all 5 ish at dierent depths (go igure) no pattern again,
      City: brownsville

      Tips: keep casting

  • Westchester County
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      Water Temp: around 70+ degr

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: YESSSSSSSS!!!! I went to the Quarries today and inally landed a couple o bass. Ater being skunked 3 times in a row I inally had a good day. I landed (1) 1lb largemouth, (1) 3lb largemouth, and my irst ever smallmouth bass. I caught (1) largemouth on a 5in yamamoto senko color purple emerald and (1) on a yo-zuri crankbait and caught the smallmouth boucing a 1/4oz jig/pork colored black with blue leck. I caught two ish on the horshoe lake side next to the ence and one next to the ence on rainbow lake. I ished both sides o the ence or about an 2 hours. ALL WERE CAUGHT AND RELEASED!!!
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Well i guees you would use purple senkos, yo zuri cranks, and jigs

  • Sonoma County
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished the irst evening and had a good outing. When the breeze was blowing I would throw a spinnerbait. When it was still I would use Senkos , lip or use a crankbait. Most the ish came on blades but the biggest on the crankbait. Hard ishing the next couple o days, but enjoyed mysel just the same.
      City: So San Francisco

      Tips: When the wind blows throw the blade. Throw past the cover and run the spinnerbait into the cover your ishing.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It is Friday. I someone is heading to Soulajule tomorrow I'd appreciate a report at the end o the day. May be you can even mention the spot and the lure. Going on that lake on Sunday. Have not had much luck there yet.Moderator, sorry or otopic. This section o the lakes list is not very active:)
      City: San Raael

      Tips: Good luck to you.

Thursday, April 18th, 2002

  • Lake County
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      Water Temp: 56 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I herd the ish at clear lake were big but I had no Ideal. I put in at ith street at 7:00 AM and ished North toward rocky point. I was throwing watermellon and red lake Senkos hitting all the patches and docks. At 8:00 I hooked in to what I thought was the bottom o a dock and low and behold it was a pig. I ought with her or what seemed like 10 minutes. Worried I might loose her I horsed her in and just when everything looked good I blew the net and it dove under the boat. Oh %$#@ I said carully I worked her up or another grab and landed her a wopping 8 LB. I Know they get much bigger but it was the biggest large mouth I ever hooked. The rest o the day I spent up at the brige and we hooked two more three pounders and a 1.5. The ishing was very slow and the temp was cold you had to work or yor catch. We got o the water at 5:00 PM.
      City: Petaluma

      Tips: It may be spring but its still cold. the bite is slow best results is dead sticking. (Senkos are a sure bet) no luck with brush hogs, craws, or cranks.

  • Sacramento County
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had an opportunity to get out this aternoon and with the weather looking like it wanted to clear, I headed out. Wanted to try up the north so I put in at peninsula campground about 3:45pm. It was partly cloudy with a bit o a breeze. I put my boat in, tied it to the dock and beore I could park my truck, a MEAN wind and hail squal came through blowing at least 30+mph. Suddenly the lake was white with 3 oot whitecaps. With breakers coming over the stern o my boat, I pulled out and sat in the parking lot to see what happened next. As quickly as it had come, it was gone. I put back in 15 mins. later and shot directly across the lake to dead slik water. all o this and last couple o days o nasty weather didn't seem to eect the bite much. Same old story, just a little deeper. Fish seemed to be suspended in trees and around rockpiles in 10 to 20 t. Caught 7 spots to 2 1/2 lbs. and a couple o smallies (one nice) Mostly senko ish. 1 grub, 1 spinnerbait. Best bite was just beore dark.
      City: Lotus

      Tips: Always bring your rain gear

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

      Report: Hey pineapple, I saw that you posted that you caught 2 14" keepers. 14" are not keepers at McClure. There is a 12"-15" slot limit which means you can not keep ish that are in this size area. Hope you didn't keep those ish. I you did, oh well.
      City: Gustine

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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: took my boat out to the ront lakes got on some great bites,I have had a really good rip bait bite, Lucky Crat all the wayAlso some bed ish when the wind is not blowing, and or all you antibait ishermen, i have also caught some really nice ones on jumbo minnows, and crankin boy, my buddy and I both caught ish over 5 pounds on those live minnows, also try throwing swimbaits in the schools o thunder trout there is some big bass underneath them. Jason
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Fish how ever you want, just don't snag them and always catch and release

Wednesday, April 17th, 2002

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

      Report: Ater several unsuccessul trips to this beautiul lake, I inally have something to report. I ished hal a day with my Dad and that's all it took. My Dad managed to land a 9.5lber on a junebug-colored brush hog.Less than 1/2 hr. later, I got a 3.5lber on a red/blk rattlin' jig. Both put up a great ight and made or a un day.
      City: Salinas

      Tips: 1-Leave the hard lures at home2-Always practice catch and release3-Dad's;take your son's and daughter's ishing, you'll create memories that will last a lietime.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: this is or the guy that uses live bluegill or bait. your but a no skilled punk that cant catch bass unless you use live bluegill like a punk. so sorry, your not the best bass ishermen whoever lived. i you were ishing up against an angler like me, i would destroy you. so try to catch bass legally.
      City: moraga

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tubed the Back Lakes on Sunday. Started out at the bridge and caught two ish that were a pound in a hal each. Ater that I went to the Island Pond and caught our more. Two o those ish were three in a hal pounds each. I caught most o the ish on a 4 inch watermelon Senko. I caught one o the three in a hal pounders on a white spinnerbait and one o the littler ones on a luke. GOOD LUCK OUT THERE!
      City: Pleasanton

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished the lake 2 days, no pressure wed, thur's only one other boat. trolled the dam , nothing, worked all the shoreline's, nothing, then went to handicapp beach and irst cast 9 lb bass on 8" yellow worm, next cast, 8lbder on purple lizard, 8lb line, 10" leader, carolina rig, 2 beads in 8 to 10 t water, wanted striper but or some reason cant catch any. I moved my boat there or the one reason, to catch striper and am having a tough time, i any one out there knows a lot about catching striper at skinner please let me know as i will pay you to teach me! sincerly laurin
      City: bev hills

      Tips: everybody at skinner says or lg mo bass anything dark or purple in plastics will work, my biggest ish was 9lb on yellow i guess i was always a nonconormist

Tuesday, April 16th, 2002

  • Napa County
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just walked the shore about 15 min N of Spanish Flats and netted three 2 pounders in half hour tossing panther spinners. They are there for sure!
      City: St Helena

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

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