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Saturday, May 17th, 2003

  • San Bernardino County
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      Water Temp: 58/62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: THE INLAND EMPIRE BASSMASTER HAD A CLUB TOURNAMENT WITH 27 COMPETITORS. TOTAL FISH CAUGHT WAS 28 WITH 12 LIMITS (2/15") WITH TOTAL CLUB WEIGHT OF 74.04. BIG FISH WAS 6.01 AND THE WINNING WEIGHT WAS 9.98 FOR TWO FISH. MANY SHORTS WERE CAUGHT, BED FISHING WAS OK TILL THE WIND CAME UP AT 8:30a.m.. THE REST OF THE DAY WAS POINTS AND ROCKS.
      City: RIVERSIDE

      Tips: 4" WORMS, ALL TYPES OF RIGS

Friday, May 16th, 2003

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Yes there is Smallmouth Bass in Shaver. I caught 4 o the bank below edison campground. 3 on a panther martin. Biggest ish was 13 inches. Also caught nice trout, Catish and Bluegill on nightcrawlers. Only small kokanee trolling. Some nice ones caught in the tournament.
      City: la crescenta

      Tips: Catch what you can. The smallmouth in this lake are small but there is no size or catch limit. They like rocky areas and old tree stumps. Small lures or jigs work well!

Tuesday, May 13th, 2003

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      Water Temp: 69.7

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 6AM 'til Noon. Caught 4 bass, largest one about 3lbs. Tried trolling or trout, but no luck.
      City: Clovis

      Tips: All caught on green and black speckled lizard-type 6" worm in 20 to 25 eet o water right on the bottom, near structure.

Monday, May 12th, 2003

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this lake Fri w/ good success these ronts have push the largemouth behind it seems. A buddy and I had 10+ largemouth 15+ plus smallmouth on blades and shaking babybrush hogs rom 0-25' o water. The striper bites was as open as you wanted it to be. We ished maybe 2 hours, then got board while catching a ton o ish. I recently moved back rom the Delta were I lived or about six months. I am a licinsed guide and am starting to book a ew trips at both Pyrmid and Castaic. I you are interested in booking a trip please email or call me (415).452.9890 cell (661)272-0951
      City: Palmdale

      Tips: Right now is the easiest time o year to pick o 50+ stripers a day. Anything rom a shim jig to a piece o cut bait will get you bites i your in the right areas. Largemouth still in staging areas looking to move up ull swing..

Sunday, May 11th, 2003

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 62-71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water level was really high, ished rom 7-2 no luck.

      Tips: Wait or two weeks then try again.

Thursday, May 8th, 2003

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      Water Temp: 55/59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 2 good ish in 5t. o water on zoom lizards. Bite was very timid. Both ish took it on the all. 7lb and a 2.14. Had some ollowers on the reel up. 7 was NOT ull o eggs. It was not a spawned out ish. 19" male? Beat the hell out o the live well. Water is looking much better. It has changed rom 'ice tea' color to stained. The lake is rising about an inch a day. Weather has been horrible with gail type winds and cold nights. Good Luck.
      City: Kernville

      Tips: Stay ocused. Watch or your line to move side ways.

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

      Report: DC Barney or Bryan ...any o you bass isher will one o you please contact me at above e-mail add..... about bass ishing an turnaments
      City: Tulare

Monday, May 5th, 2003

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: COLD

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: GREAT DAY ON THE WATER- OVER CAST AND COOL WIND BLOWING A BIT, BUT THE BITE WAS ON!!! HAD 1- 4LB,1-3LB,2-21/2LB AND SEVERAL SMALL 1/2 TO 1LBERS BY 1:00PM NICE DAY . 4" PLASTICS,CRANKBAITS,AND DROP-SHOTTING.GREASY COVE IS TURNING ON.
      City: VISALIA

      Tips: WORK BAIT SLOW, FISH ARE HITTING HARD

Thursday, May 1st, 2003

  • Mohave County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Largemouth and smallmouth bass, are biting great! Most o the bass are hitting in 2-5t. o water on lake and river. Average size 1 to 2lb. Big bass up to 7lb. weighed at recent tournament. Water is at our max. level so you can go almost anywhere.
      City: Lake Havasu City

      Tips: Topwater early morning and late evening. The hot baits are senko's and ring ry's, pig and jig, small topwater popper's and plug's

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got on the water at 6am and ound plenty o ish by slick rock area on salt and pepper senko's. also did well on the drop shot with robo worms 15 to 25 t deep o rocks. the only place i caught ish was up river, horse creek and greesy put no ish in my boat today.
      City: visalia

      Tips: ish directly across rom slick rock where the water drops to 15 t but watch or rocks just below the surace...

Sunday, April 27th, 2003

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sunny, but the winds were high all day. Few people caught anything. When they did catch it was usually a little (less than 10") striper.I've done great at this lake beore, so I'll be back.

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Naciment0 4/14-19, and we caught lots o ish. Over the course o the week we caught over 150 Spots, although only about a third o those were in the 12 inch range. We did catch several in 1 1/2- 2lb range. We caught a lot o ish in the coves at Running Deer,Swamp John, and in the coves between Cantinas and the Narrows. All the bigger ish were caught on the main lake and not deep into to the back o coves. We ished all o Cantinas one evening and did not get bit till we were back on the main lake. We got lucky on Friday and ran into a school o Whites at about 7:30 A M eeding on shad in the Grizzly Bend area in the Narrows. The shad were being chased up on the bank and the bite lasted about 40 minutes. Several dozen large Whites were caught out o that bite on 1/4 oz. silver Kastemasters. We went back to the Narrows on Saturday at the same time, but the Whites had moved and shad could not be ound in the area. The best bet is to ind the shad and ish in that area till they start to bite. Our main bite or Spots were on 4" white Senkos although we did catch a lot on dropshot as well with 4" Robo worms in the Arron's Magic, and Baby Bass colors. We also caught quite a ew on 3" Yamato white or chartreuse grubs ished just like a Senko. Because o the size o ish, they preered the smaller baits. Fish were grabbing the bait within 5 eet o the shore, so you need to cast close to get a strike. The weather all week was cold with scatted showers. I am sure the bite would have even been better with better weather but we have no complaints.
      City: Bradley

      Tips: 4 " White with silver lake Senko and 4" Robo worms Arron Magic color. Use 1/4 oz. Silver or Gold Kastmasters i you ind the Whites or quick action.Use smaller baits, not to exeed 4" i you want a lot o strikes. 5" Senko would get short strikes and you lose a lot o ish. We cut our 5" Senko in hal when we rand out o 4" and they work just as well.

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 65.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got my ish on senkco,s #237 or 238 4",rip-baits,and the naci-snake.ished town-creek--bee-rock
      City: oak shores

      Tips: lake is on its way down,a oot,back o shore.

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      Water Temp: 64.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to Naci with a bunch o campers rom 4/16 thru 4/20. I got out every morning or about three hours at dawn. Fished Dip Creek a couple times, it was loaded with shad up shallow. The whole arm was one big ball o shad. The white bass were not busting though. I think the rain and cold weather we had moved them out. I did get a nice 3 lb catish on a reation bait, and one white bass and a 2 lb largemouth. I worked the rocky entrance banks or a lot o spotted bass, but as usual no big ish, just a lot o keeper size spots. (all released). I was dropshotting oxblood colored worms. I ound an isolated shad ball with busting ish on it in Bee Rock cove and had a blast getting the open water spots on a small darterhead shad colored bait. I did keep one keeper or the table and it had eggs in it, so it doesn't look like they have spawned yet..Fished the narrows one aternoon and in every likely looking rocky steep bank, I would get nice spotted bass. Drop shotting.I couldn't get bit on a crawdad crank, which usually works great or me there. I will be back in June or 8 days, so I am looking orward to the good topwater... Lake is down quite a bit...
      City: San Clemente

Monday, April 21st, 2003

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Didn't get to the lake till about 4:30 and ished until dark. Caught 8 ish all in very shallow water out o a loat tube. Had some better size this week the biggest about 2.5 Used a dark green with blue blood line pattle tail worm to get them all.
      City: Fresno

Tuesday, April 15th, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Managed to ind a day that didn't rain. Caught lots o spots on senkos but no size.Lake is almost ull. Went looking or White bass but water was very muddy due to recentrains. The whites are there, but hard to catch due to visibility. Better luck next time.
      City: Alamo

Monday, April 14th, 2003

  • Monterey County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Lake is way down, at least 30 eet. All previous structure that we ished was high and dry.Largemouth were not on beds yet. Did ind some smallmouth on beds. Used senkos to catch them. Got blown o the lake with 30 minutes o steady hail ollowed by a steady downpour.
      City: Alamo

Saturday, April 12th, 2003

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 55+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 7 between 6:00 a.m. and noon. With the exception o one that was a little bigger and one a lot smaller, all were around two pounds. Caught all on 4" Senko in pumpkin with black lake color. Bite shut down ater sun was out or a while.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: Fish are rom bank out to 12' o water. Also in and around small trees.

Thursday, April 10th, 2003

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was great today as we expected! Two o us used loat tubes and started ishing rom the irst launch ramp as you come into the campground. We ished toward the back o the lake then clear across to the rock bank on the opposite side o the lake near the river inlet. Probably 80% o the ish we caught were in the 2 lb range, only a handul o undersized (less than 15"), one ish at 4 lbs and another at 7. Did I mention that we caught and released 60+ ish between the two o us between 8 am and 4 pm? Light line (6 lb test even or the 7 lb'er) and plastics were the ticket. The ish are still bedding. The 7 pounder had a little wear on her tail but didn't look like she'd been nesting or long. Isolated SMALL trees seemed to hold the most ish or us. Very ew ish came rom the larger trees. Ater the tournament on Sunday I'll be glad to post exactly what we were using, but or the time-being I'd just say plastic worms in brown w/black lake. Keep it light and you can't miss. Don't rule out the lats in 4-6 t o water! We caught ish there as well. Doubt that weather will make much dierence this weekend as the bigguns seem to be pre-occupied with bedding. Good luck. See you there on Sunday!
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: Light, light, light..... 4-6" brown/black lake

Tuesday, April 8th, 2003

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: every-body can catch ish,3 inch grubs on dart-heads.white--brown with chartu,s tip tail.spinner-baits.ish are every active.catching 30 to 50 ish aday.whites are in swamp-john-- bass in running deer area.ish and game drop 22 new habitats today in the lake.bad news is they are going to start draining the lake on 4-15-03.they will kill the spawn again this year too.they should wait til 6-1-03.ater the spawn. god bless them...
      City: oak shores

      Tips: go have un