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Saturday, March 20th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wasco Bass Club blasted at 600hrs for its 3rd tourn.of this year.Last week during pre fishing
      me and my partner had a great day landing approx.
      25 fish, small and large mouth.We were catching
      them on black spinners and crawfish red pattern
      cranks.Now on the day of the tourn.we couldn't
      strike a match in a major black-out.We caught about 15 fish but no keepers for weigh-in.We did
      land one for the scales at about 1000 hrs. when we thought all hope was gone.A monster 8.25 lbs
      black bass giving us a 9th standing.Talking about
      luck this couldn't had happen at a better time saving us from a Blank.O ya it was big of the tourn.And we also found out the fish are staging
      in the coves and flats.
      City: Bakersfield

      Tips: I caught that 8.25 bass on an aaron magic but for the best results use black lizards or green medium
      brush hogs and small skinner bear jigs with this you can't go wrong, yes they are on beds and staging up.If you don,t beleave me do it your way.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Me and my partner got to the lake at 9:00 and man was it slow. Fished until about 2:30 or 3:00 and only boated 3 fish and I was ready to go home but stayed. Good thing too. After about 3:00 it was just one after another. Ended up with 20-25 fish with the biggest going about 5lbs. All of them in windy gap area on a pro worm paddle tail.
      City: Fresno

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      Water Temp: Low 60's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Kickboat, launched from White Oak. To the left are some flat areas holding bass, a tourney was going on and watched a few being caught on a lipless crank shad color....for me 3 were caught using a Robo worm: Aarons Magic.
      City: Templeton,CA

      Tips: Bass reports from the lake are excellent!

Friday, March 19th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 64-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Was bed fishing a week ago and it seems to be over. Water clarity is down due to carp spawning everywhere!
      I caught nine keepers in a half day of fishing but could not establish a pattern. Senkos, cranks, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and rip baits were all good for a fish every 20-30 minutes. Most were 15" and fat with one four pounder on the buzzbait.
      City: Reedley

      Tips: Cover water and mix it up.

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      Water Temp: 65-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at around 11:30. Caught 5 fish, 1.8,2.2,3.9,4.0, & 5.5. All were right up on the bank. Was using a Lucky Craft 100 and a Yamamoto Big Ika. Caught all fish by 2:15. It was a great day on the water!! All fish were released.
      YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TODD!!! The up and coming "new" Bass Professor is on your heels.......get ready to step down from the throne..........

      Tips: Throw baits right at bank and hold on. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Sunday, March 14th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 60's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished here sunday-took my 12 year old son and his buddy. We fished the damn area with no luck-again as with Eastman I was shocked at the ater level after all the rain and snow we recieved. We moved toward the back and things changed rapidly! Caught approx 20 fish on plastics. Fish were fat and agressive. Unusually EVERY fish we caught was OVER 16" with the biggie at about 4-4.5 making one last jump right at the boat and throwing my lure back at me. LOTS of boats so go early-maybe during the week if possible? Tight Lines!
      City: Chowchilla

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went back last Sunday ... what a beautiful day, sunshine and calm winds ... the fishing for us was not nearly as good as it was the week before. But we did spend a lot of time fishing for those white bass. Still learning how to catch dem buggers. Ended up w/ only 5 of them hard fighting sun-of-guns.

      Bass fishing on the other hand is still wide open. They're up cruising looking for beds. Schooled up shallow ... some may already be on beds ... I thin we ended up with "only" about 60 bass for the boat. Still a great day ...
      City: Santa Clara, CA

      Tips: The bass are hitting just about anything you throw at them. Though the bite has been good, they're not agressively attacking baits. Still feel like a winter bite, just weight.

Saturday, March 13th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 56/60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Lake rising fast. North fork is really muddy from the run off. Lots of saw dust matts in the water. Caught 2 fish in 4 trips. Both on lizards in 4 ft of water. Fish took the bait on the fall. Fished the channel in the south fork alot with out a bite. The water in the s. fork is not muddy. No reation bite...yet
      City: Kernville

      Tips: Pay close attention to your bait. Fish slow.

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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: With over a week of hot temperatures was expecting a wide open bite. Not there yet, but had a really good time catching a mixture of spots and largemouth averaging 1.7lbs with largest going 2.52lbs. The fish are starting to stage. We caught our better fish inside coves that were wind protected. The best pattern was drop shotting shad colored or oxblood worms. Toss it up against the bank in 2-4 foot of water and pull it off and let it drop another foot or so. Their looking up and taking it as it drops. The bite is very suttle so keep a sensitive touch to the rod. A couple of times my partner and I thought we were hung up in grass but were later surprise with a scrappy 2lb'er.
      Have fun, we sure did.
      City: Sunnyvale

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: One of the best days we have had in a long time, not only lots of three to four pound largemouth but also shooting lots of film. Tom Stewart Producer "Travel Gear" Sexton Media/Discovery Travel Channel got in contact with me over the phone wanting NKFT, to take a small part in an upcoming fishing edition of "Travel Gear" for the Discovery Travel Channel. Out of the whole year we could not ask for a better sunny day with great fish. Here's the total weight for March 13, 2004 @ Success.

      1. Todd Langston Big fish @ 3.38 Total Weight @ 15.23 lbs.

      2. Todd Gulley Big fish @ 3.51 Total Weight @ 14.90 lbs.

      3. Sam Franco Big fish @ 3.58 Total Weight @ 12.60 lbs.

      4. Jerrod Thornail Big fish @ 4.22 Total Weight @ 12.49 lbs.

      I was lucky enough to come in second.
      To view pics of the event, go to www.nkft.com. Click on "Tournament Schedule". Then click the pictures link on the Lake Success date.
      City: Bakersfield

      Tips: Caught my fish on Lightening Shad and Blue Flash Sluggos. Both on the split shot. Also used Baby Brush Hogs on a short drop shot. People were catching them on a variety of baits and presentations. Most were caught in 2 to 10 feet of water.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2004

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: my boat and my frinds boat we had 4 guys on each of them. we were aenkerd off at the right side of the lake mud flats & we were fishing about 15 to 18 feet deep. all morning long to mid after noon about 2:30. we all had landed are limt 5 fish a paece on crawdads freeline. THE BEST TIME FISHING IN S.CALIFORNIA. NO ONE WAS SKUNKED LOL.
      City: panorama city ca

      Tips: THE FISHING IS ON.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2004

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 51-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Terry Hamblin won our first tournament with 6 lbs. Only 4 people out of 8 weighed in fish. Next tour on Mar 14th. Sign-ups from 4:45 to 5:50 am. 6-1pm . 2nd Ramp. $40 entry. $20 membership
      City: Visalia

Sunday, March 7th, 2004

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 53-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: There's water that's crystal clear to chocolate ... but the spotted bass bite is non-stop. Catch them till your arm cramps (as happened to my friend).
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: They're biting on slow moving plastic on the bottom ... catch them whichever method you're comfortable with. We got them on dartheads, dropshots, etc. No crank or jig bite for us.

Friday, March 5th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 52-56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in windy gap w/ Frank Kaiser. They are starting to get active. 3@ 3lbs.+ plus 5 keepers. Even caught 2 crappie on crankbaits. Fish are starting to hit reaction baits, Senkos in pumpkinseed & green jigs.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Fish slow, they are in 20-30' of water but will come up to hit cranks.

Thursday, March 4th, 2004

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      Water Temp: 53 - 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished hard for two days and only caught one smallmouth bass. Everyone I talked to was having the same poor results. Fished everything but surface lures. Jigs, cranks, drop-shot, spinnerbaits, etc., etc.

      Anyone doing better?
      City: Arroyo Grande, CA

      Tips: Wish I had one

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2004

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

      Report: How did the tournament go on the 29th? Any big fish and what was the winning weight?

Sunday, February 29th, 2004

  • Monterey County
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water around 6:30, and ater travelling all around the lake at Saturday's Tourney, I igured I should stay close to launch ramp today. Started pitching Stinko's into brush on South Side o Lake at main ramp. Fished around irst bend at about 15-20' depth. Hooked into a our+ largie about an hour into the day. This point had been especially good to some people at Saturday's tourney. No other bites beore we headed back in @ 9:00.
      City: Tehachapi

      Tips: Senkos in brush on rocky points, some people had great success split shotting the same brush piles. Gulley is God.

Saturday, February 28th, 2004

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Started near the back of the lake water was like choclate milk. Fished back here for about two hours with nothing not a bite. Me and my partner were puzzeled we tried lots of plastics and spinnerbaits. Around 9:00am we decided to run up the lake the water was alot clearer. We were excited to get some fish in the boat. We started fishing like it was the middle of winter, deep and slow. There they were my partner hooked up with our first fish and about a minute later he hooked up again. About 20 minutes later I hooked up with my first fish. Around 12:00 we moved out a little more and found a hump that came up to 11 feet and dropped down to 25 in some places. I got a fish real quick after we marked that spot with a bouy. Me and my partner got a double on the same spot. Fished for a little while longer ended up with one more but it was a small one. We tried hard all day and didn't give up and we were able to get a nice limit in the boat. It turned out to be a good tough day the ones that pay off in the end.
      City: Coalinga

      Tips: Just get out there and fish this coming weekend should be really good with stable weather on its way. Look for them shallow if you don't see them go to your favorite dropoff or deep hangout. I will probably be at Eastman And Henslwy this weekend so see you out there. God Bless and good luck!!

Friday, February 27th, 2004

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 48-51 deg's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SUNDAY'S TOURNAMENT ON THE 29TH WILL BE AT THE 1ST RAMP DUE TO RISING WATER AND PARK RANGERS MOVING OF THE BOARDING RAMPS. THANKS BRIAN CHANCE
      City: Visalia

      Tips: TEEL ANYONE WHO IS GOING.

Tuesday, February 24th, 2004

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

      Report: Sorry not a Report....Brian Chance email me.....at bass_hunter@sbcglobal.net Cya... EASTMAN!
      City: Tulare