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Sunday, July 14th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: James, I only ished Piru once about twenty years ago, don't know much about it. On the other hand I have ished Isabella or almost ity. The Bakersield Caliornian has a weekly ishing report and a daily lake level or Isabella. WON has ishing reports. I you are going water ski stay by the dam. The trees and some boulders are waiting or you just under the surace elsewhere. March and April are my avorite months or big bass and numbers. My biggest largemouth was 14 and a hal and I caught a 25 pound cat on a spinnerbait. Mid August through September can be good.In Dec. and Jan. ish plastics deep o o rocky point very slowly, you might get 10 pounder.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: The wind comes up around noon almost everyday o the year, be careul.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Dear Bass King, I got your message. Do you have a preerence or late Aug to Sept, either Piru or Isabella? Want to ish + water play? Is there any way that actual water levels could be posted along w/ other conditions as temp and clarity?
      City: Torrance

Monday, July 8th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I am Really wondering about irst hand ino about Lake Isabella -- What is the best time o year to visit, what could I expect around Labor Day? Weather, wind, ishing????
      City: Torrance

Sunday, July 7th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 82-84 deg's

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: A bad day or tournament anglers. 28 anglers ish on sunday . Only 11 ish were brought in with winning weight o 3.76 lbs or 3 ish. Lake will not be good till water gets stable in the end o august when water releases are over.
      City: visalia

      Tips: The ones who caught ish were using a drop-shot in 20-25 eet o water.

Thursday, July 4th, 2002

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

      Report: I'd have to agree with that last report. The ishing has been bad. I did have some luck ishing a white power grub with a spinner bait add on. I caught two ish on consecutive casts just right o the spillway by the dam. I'd say i you wanted to ind ish go deep and look or drop os. First ish was not expected becasue I was opening a drink and my bait went deep. i brought it in slow and caught one 2nd ish was a nice 16 inch large mouth.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Get to the Lake early beore it gets crowded. Fish deeper than usual and try out diernt baits. Pay attention to lure depth and speed when you catch one and continue the same retrieve.

Sunday, June 30th, 2002

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

      Report: Fishin stinks, Water droping can't even get bit. Anyone discussed like i am with it? Anyone have any ideas how to get on the bite? I so let me know i you would. Thank's good luck!

Saturday, June 29th, 2002

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

      Report: Had to rent a boat so couldn't get out till 8:a.m. ished rom just inside the 5m.p.h. to lats and arround.Got bit out in middle where there must be a small hill as my bait started dropping down up wind side. I was split shoting a rootbeer with black curly tail something or other with salt. God (c.r.s. again?). Any way I saw they had some or sale at the marina so look there. It looks like a small bass ry when it is pulled through the watter. That was it. A stinko day but my son and I enjoyed just beeing on the watter again. Got out at 12:30 p.m. too hot and burned crisp.
      City: Watsonville

      Tips: Take sun screen and bimini top. Fish early a.m. or late late aternoon,evening.

Friday, June 28th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water around 4p.m. Fished the east end o the lake near the campgrounds and headed up towards river ishing rock walls near bridge and grass lats on the way. Picked up one dink near campground in about 12' o water on an ice blue 6' worm. Lost another in same area. Got only one more in a cove o main lake on a 6' dark smoke senko w/ blue lake. Had one more tick beore we let and that was it. Dropping water level has the ish on the move unable to stabilize. Couldn't buy a bite on jerk bait or even topwater at dusk!
      City: Hanord

      Tips: plastics in 10-15' with slow retrieve

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      Water Temp: Felt good

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: A lot o boat traic and jet skies. Got out to the lake about noon. We got 2 bites and 1 ish (carp), irst time I have ever seen a carp. Used power bait but got the three bites on mini crawlers. Let the lake at 4:00pm.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Try the mini crawlers and enjoy the great weather.

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived out there about midnight and the moon was just coming up as I headed across the lake towards the dam. Started ishing a crankbait with no luck. Switched to a spinnerbait and got bit immediately (about a two lber). Continued throwing the spinnerbait and whamo got an easy 5 lber. About ive casts later nailed a 4 lber. Ended the night (or should I say early morning) with about 16 lbs or 4 ish! Anything under 2.5 lbs would have been easily culled.
      City: Tulare

      Tips: The only thing good about this valley in the summer is the night ishing. What a way to beat the crouds and get away rom all the jet skis and water skiers with no worries about getting sunburned.

Tuesday, June 25th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 4am to 10am.Caught 12 ish on Spooks and 1/4oz Brown jig with Yamamoto grub.Very good bite until 10am.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Twitch the Spook a ew times and then deadstick it or 5 to 10 seconds, ish hit it when it just sat there.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2002

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Tough aternoon to say the least!Only one bite and one ish.2lb large mouth.Caught ish at the bridge in 15 t.o water.4"plastic.Went to gill cove or a top water bite,NOTHING!I'll be back or the ull moon night ishing.Had alot o un last year.
      City: visalia

      Tips: Water dropping ast.Try the points in 15+t.o water.SLOW,SLOW,SLOW.

Thursday, June 20th, 2002

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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished here or the irst time 6/17-19/02. My partner an I only managed about 20 blacks rom dink to 3 lbs. Biggest ish came out o the stick ups on the east side o the Red Clay Clis and I was using a Yazuri top water stick bait. 3 more keepers came mid way thru the Cli area in 15' o water slow crawling split shot green weenie 4" plastics. 2 other keepers, biggest 2.5 lbs., came rom the main lake point going into Sierra Creek, again split shotting 4" green weenie plastics. The rest o the ish came rom the two metal bouy balls in the deeper channel portion o Santiago Creek. We just slow dragged the split shot plastics thru the rocky humps in 10' to 20'. Baits were 4" green weenie leeches w/red & grn lake, 6" green weenie worm w/orange lake, 4" Zoom watermelon w/red & blake lake lizard, and a cinnamon w/purple & black lake 3" spider tail grub. We only ished the morning hours rom 6 to 11:30. The other tourney bass isherman were catching ish on Ivano Splash its, wht. buzz baits, and darker colord plastic worms.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Top water; buzz baits, spooks, & poppers, early morning, then split shot or carolina rigged plastics in the darker colors in 10' to 20' o o points or ind some submerged humps. I the lake did not close at 4 p.m. during the week we would have loved to try the night bite.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Evening and night ishing or bass is best right now. The water is going down, be careul! I you ish early, start with Rebel Pop-R's or Spooks. During the day drag a Green Weenie worm. In the evening throw topwater including buzzbaits. You can always lip the trees with Senkos and Baby Brush Hogs in watermelon or decent sized ish.
      City: Merced

      Tips: For more ino. stop by STEVE'S BAIT SHACK in Merced @ 137 W. Main st. or call us @ (209)722-0800.

Sunday, June 9th, 2002

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got out there late in the day and the wind was howling! Very slow day out on the lake... Got 2 ish on plastics but caught a nice sunburn... when it's sunny and windy, don't orget the sunscreen!The weather didn't stop those blasted recreational boaters rom doing 40mph+ on the water going by your ishing spot... where is the lake patrol when you need them!
      City: Oak Park

      Tips: Use a dark, green weeny in about 10-15 eet o water and GO SLOW!... they are still deep during the day... and sluggish.

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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: top water was excellent at irst light, but shut down quickly once the sun came over the hill.The rest o the day was very slow. We threw everything rom spinners, rip baits, crank baits, and plastics o verious shapes and sizes, but nothing seemed to work.
      City: Grover beach

      Tips: Early morning and dusk are best. Use top water baits such as Spash-it's with a white belly seem to work best. Crawdad cranks are a good choice or the walls later in the day.

Thursday, June 6th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got on the water about 6 AM and ished till 11 AM. ished the coves prior to the slick rock area. caught a keeper on the irst cast with a luke. ended up boating our bass on lukes, three on grubs. no luck with cranks or spinners
      City: Visalia

      Tips: avoid the lake on weekends i possible

Tuesday, June 4th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing around 7pm to hit the night bite. Went back past Slick Rock area to the river bend let side on this large lat ares only 4 to 7t deep. Bass were chasing Shad and as I was pulling in my texas style lizard to change baits a big girl hit me. It was 10 pounds i not 12 and all she did was come up and shake her big ugly ace and got o. next cast another big one this time I got her in the net. Caught around 20 or so o that same lat up till midnight on black plastic 6" worms with a red tail. Lots o nice ish up the river
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Give them big ish a kiss and let um go

Monday, June 3rd, 2002

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      Water Temp: All over

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Friday morning and evening, also Monday evening. Fish seem to be cruising early and late just about everywhere and tight to structure in or near deeper water when surace temps rise. Getting about 2 ish per hour to 3 1/2 lbs. no matter what time o day. Not too many dinks. Caught ish on Spinnerbaits, Cranks, top water, Grubs, Senkos, depending on area and time o day. Lots o un when its not too hot!!!
      City: Lotus

      Tips: Use anything anywhere early and late, Try to cover all water. Once it heats up, Senkos on any shadowed Structure or tree shadows over 10' Try transition areas all the way to the shallows as it gets later in the evening. Bring sunblock and bug spray.

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      Water Temp: cold!

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Trolling or Kokanee Salmon at Shaver. Got three nice ones 13 to 14 inches.
      City: la crescenta, ca

      Tips: Using downrigger at 40' with sepps dodger and 1 1/2" bikini needleish.