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Saturday, December 20th, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 50+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Another airly good day on the water. About 25 between the 3 o us. Fished a airly small area straight across rom the Marina. Seems like the ishing could be on the down-swing.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: Small worms. Any color basically. Shads, geens, and purples produced or us. Sam Franko taught me everything I know.

Saturday, December 13th, 2003

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water at sunlight, little cloudy but no wind. Went to the dam and used dropsht senko, irst ish by tower about ten minutes ater starting. Fish were agressive in about 20 to 30 eet. Got ive ish by 9:30 all keepers,would have gone abot 8 or 9 pounds.Went and tried some dropos to the let o the campground launch, immediatley got one about 2 pounds. Missed a couple smaller ish in the back o the lake, and one that came o. This ish was in about 35 eet o water and swam all the way to my boat, and took a dive under. Must have been a nice one. Well I only stayed till noon, but had a great day.
      City: Coalinga

      Tips: Fish rock piles, points and dropos, 20 to 40 eet. In a month these ish will start to move up, I do really well in these cold months, and I allways try or the big ones that move shallow earlier. Good luck to you and have un on the water!!

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Naci on Saturday with my Son-In-Law Ryan. We had 30 ish, best 5 close to 10 lbs. Most ish came in 5-8 eet on drop shot or jigs. Brown Skinny Bear jigs and 4" Robo Worms (color didn't seem to matter). All o our ish came between Cal Shasta and Las Tablas on the main lake. Fish are really bunched up. Had one 2.5 lb. blade ish. Tournament season is starting on naci. WON Bass will be there on Jan. 10th. Contact me or ino.
      City: Bakersield

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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We took a trip over to Naci on Saturday. We caught about 25 between 4 o us. They were hitting Hula Grubs and Zoom Dead Ringers up in the Narrows. Greens seem to work best on the Dart Heads. When we got back to the other end o the lake, they were hitting split-shotted and drop-shotted 3" worms. Shad colors and blues were catching ish. The ish were in water rom two to thirty eet deep. They were mostly spots in the 12 to 14 inch range.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: Hula Grubs in The Narrows. Small plastics(worms or slugs) out on the main lake and clearer water coves.

Friday, December 12th, 2003

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: THE 2004 SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS-FEB 29THMARCH 14THAPRIL 4THMAY 2NDJUNE 6THJUNE 27THAND FISH-OFF TO BE ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY, FOLLOWED BY THE TEAM TOURNAMENT DATES.NO MEETINGS IN 04'.
      City: Visalia

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: ?+?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Just planted on the 2nd. Great trout ishing 15+ on kastmasters rom shore. Stripers on trout plugs near main ramp.
      City: Canyon Country

      Tips: Good Luck

Saturday, November 22nd, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 60+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished ront to back o Outhouse Cove or quite a ew decent spots. Fish seem to be everywhere though. Don't seem to be holding to particular pattern. It was our last tourney o the year. 15 guys and everyone caught ish.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: Cast at 45 degree angle o banks or walls and drag it slow. Split-Shot small shad colored plastics. Dart-Heading also worked or some.

Tuesday, November 18th, 2003

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Lately I've ished Lake Castaic, the lagoon area at night rom about 9pm-12am, and been catching only trouts ranging rom small to about 2lbs. I've noticed that some days the trouts are biting early in the night (8p-10) and at other times they are biting ater midnight. Trout ishing at Castaic is pretty good right now, most o the times my riends and I are catching 5-20 trouts per night.
      City: Los angeles

      Tips: I suggest you gear up or trout, size 14 treble hooks with power bait(yellow-rainbow) and ish rom the shore line because they are close to the shore most o the times. Also ish your way up the shore be constantly on the move until you ind the spot where they are biting. Boat launch ramp is a good place to start your ishing night.

Saturday, November 15th, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 09:00am - 3:30pm. Caught ish all day in the 1-2 pound range. Also a couple o 2+ and one swimming tarantula.
      City: Salinas

      Tips: got bit on lizards, brushhawgs, and worms all carolina rigged in 30+ t deep

Wednesday, November 12th, 2003

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      Water Temp: ?????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Ater wasting 2 hours trying reaction baits, I ound the ish in a ull on winter pattern. Dropshot, spoon, 4" plastics in 30'-50', it all worked or 6-10 ish per hour. 2-15",2-14", the rest rom 11"-13" or a 20+ ish day. E/S
      City: Reedley

Friday, November 7th, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: they are letting water out again,water temp has dropped 5 to 8 degres.catching drop-shoting--split-shot--white skirted grubs also sponning.they are in 10 to 25 eet o water.only getting 1 to 2 pound ish.think small and slow.god bless
      City: oak shores

      Tips: shad are dieing o

Thursday, October 30th, 2003

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Only 3 teams showed up to ish. Kerns and Thompson-1st with 9.83 lbs and 2nd was chance and navarette with 9.62 and two new guys with 8 1/2 lbs or 3rd. Since no one else gave a damm things will be dierent next year. Next year there will be "NO MEETINGS" . And this will be the last year i run the club. Getting married in November and plan to start a amily. I will anounce the new schedule in Dec. Thanks Brian
      City: Visalia

Monday, October 27th, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 70 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Guide trip with a ellow rom Oregon and ishing was tough at irst. Short strikers were out in orce, probably small ish. We inally got on some nice ish up to 1 1/2 lbs dropshotting 3 inch Yum Dingers in the Smoke Pearl Laminate and the Watermelon Pearl Laminate colors. It was quite a dierence when we went to these baits. The ish were on steep rocky banks in 15 to 25 eet o water. No good ish though with the water this warm. Check out this lake ater the irst rost and the bite should be much better.
      City: Paso Robles

      Tips: Try the Yum LPT baits as they got ish when others didn't.

Friday, October 24th, 2003

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Great day... hit the water at 7am and started ishing windy gap tied to a tree at 38 t. had a catish pole with minnows and ished with crickets or bluegill and yes I have a two pole stamp. the bluegill bite was hot and I caught two nice cats one at 6lb. then bass started chasing shad all around the boat so I chunked a silver jerk bait and killed um, small but un un un. Then to my suprize this huge (like 5 lb huge) rainbow hit my jerk bait and another ater that. Catish, big Bluegill, Bass, and Trout all in the same water without moving the boat. Awsome... it won't last so go get um
      City: Visalia

      Tips: live minnows or cats, crickits down 20 t or blugill and ollow the busting shad and toss anything silver or bass and trout

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2003

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We ished Elizabeth Cove irst thing, and because the wind was up a bit, I threw a Castaic Gizzard Shad on heavy string, picked up two really nice bass right away (a 3lb. and a 5lb. ish).The rest o the day was slow as it seemed the worm bite virtually shut o. Will look or the next trout plant and probably ish stripers. Caught a 12 there 2 weeks ago on a Bass Assassin.Good Luck!
      City: Newport Beach

Saturday, October 18th, 2003

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: KAWEAH BASSMASTERS LAST TEAM TOURNAMENT WILL BE ON OCT, 26TH , 2003. SIGN-UPS WILL BE 5 AM TO 6 AM AND BLAST OFF AT 6:15. WEIGHT - IN AT 12PM OR 1PM WHICH EVER EVERYONE WANTS. SIGN UPS AND WEIGHT IN AT FIRST RAMP. $80 A TEAM- 5 FISH LIMIT, 13 INCH MINIMUM. THANKS BRIAN
      City: visalia

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 70's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, we inally got some decent ish in the wells this tourney. Winning weight was 13.8 or a limit.Second went to a new guy that actually had to borrow my old round tube to ish. He had 9.9 pounds with three ish!!! You should have seen the crank bait he was using. It was some unky looking old crankbait with a skirt on the end o it. Go igure. Note to sel: Don't let new guy borrow tube. Just kidding. I think that was cool that he did that well. I bet he'll have a hard time trying to use anything else. You know how that goes.I took third with 8.41 pounds with our ish.It turned out to be a great day. Even the people that didn't do as well were happy to see all the better quality ish.Our next one is at Naciemento on November 22nd. I know that's not too ar or some o you. We'll be camping Friday and Saturday night. Tourney will be Saturday.The ee schedules are as ollows:You can ish as a guest one tourney without paying membership ee o $25.00.$20.00 Entry$5.00 Big Fish (Optional) 60-40 pay-out, 1st and 2nd Big Fish$10.00 Side Pot (Optional) 100% pay-out. Highest over all weight or person entered in side pot.We're looking to get a good turn-out.Todd G.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: Cinnamon Blue Slugs and Mararita Mutilator Robos.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2003

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 72-74 DEG'S

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up at 4:30pm with buddy Mark Navarette. Could the lake get any lower. Fished upriver or a ew small ones then caught a 20.9lb catish, hooked it in the side. 1 hell o a ight. ater pictures the shad had moved up and we started to catch good tournament ish. Moved at dusk and started throwing deep divers. Caught some good ish and at 10:15 i caught a 10.4 lb bass on grease point. Mark caught a 4 lber and 1 close to 5 lbs and the ish were going nuts. We would have had a 24-25lb limit or 5 ish. Fish shut o completely at 11:30pm. Let at 12:30am.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: dd 22's and 17lb test.

Sunday, October 5th, 2003

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Found some! Ditching the normal stradegy-deep-deep deep, I went shallow.. I what limited weeds I ound I threw a black plastic worm, texas style deep in the weeds.. ound a ew..could o done better but 300 mph wind put me at a trolling speed. my tiny ship was tossed

Sunday, September 21st, 2003

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 73-76 deg's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Water started droping on thurs. Down 5 t by sunday or tournament. Larry Kerns and Scott Thompson - 12.23 lbs. or 1st. Brian Chance and Mark Navarette - 10.43 lbs. 2nd. Terry Hamlin and Mike Wilson - 8.65 lbs. or 3rd. 10 teams . 9 weigh-in a 5 ish limit. Big ish- 2.79 kerns/thompson. Next and last team tournament or the year on October 26th. 7 to 1 , or 8 to 2pm. Flyers will be up at siera sporting goods.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Dierent areas and senkos ,worms, cranks and spinnerbait , and drop-shotting. Bite was on and o thru the day.