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Sunday, May 5th, 2002

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 68-70

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: well we started o the day at 6:00 and started ished the SE rocky shore, the E lagoon, and eventually the W canyon lagoon. only got a 14" trout in the E lagoon right in the middle where shore isherman cant reach
      City: diamond bar

      Tips: i got the trout on a gold kastmaster, we tried purple worms w/a spitshot and also texas style, green spinnerbaits with colorado and willow usually work, but not this time. the catish are going crazy spawning in the northeastern part, pretty unny to watch them.

Saturday, May 4th, 2002

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished derby. got bigest bass and 1st place. i u see bass boiling, throw a poper. when oggy throw popper. wen the sun comes out dropshot. cast to the shore and brisng it back or i u can sight ish, use somethin that loooks like shad. blade is getin hot. use a smoke color skirt. hula grubs arent workin right now.no split shot. senkos aredoin pretty good. or i u are in some shade u can thro a popper or bussbait.
      City: oak shores

      Tips: shad lookin popper i there is og or shade. blade with smoke skirt. drop shot.

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

      Report: Great ishing or both Large and Smallmouth. Fish are uptight early and then 10 - 20 ett ater the sun gets up. Jigs and downshotting 4 & 6 inch robo worms. Peoples Choice or Arron Magic. Fish o the steep rock walls. Water Temp 63-67 degrees.
      City: La Mirada

      Tips: Good crank bite when the wind comes up against the windy banks with broken rock.

Friday, May 3rd, 2002

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

      Report: Fished Success rom 8:30am to about 4:30pm. We caught nine ish,(one, a rainbow that hit my riends black worm) Just two dinks, but only two were 15. It was pretty good considering we missed sun-up and evening, not to mention using a rented boat and no trolling motor. Anybody with a deal on a boat e-mail me. Happy Fishin' All !!!
      City: Visalia

      Tips: during mid-day, just patience and the old stand-bys seem to work.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2002

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 61 to 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishin was great, we ished the lake or a ull week and caught approx. 140 ish. The lake whites are in the back coves up to 3 lbs. Now the bad news. The lake is at 54% capacity and is down 25 eet rom last year. Lots o hazards to Navagation so use caution. The water level dropped dropped 2 eet while i was there.
      City: San Diego

      Tips: Slow retrieve your brown grubs across structure or the Spots and the black bass

Monday, April 29th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 65-66 deg's.

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up at 5 pm. Went to north side and caught 12 ish on senko's (black/ red lake) 6 inch. And got 5 on jigs (pumkin-green/lk).9 1/2- 10 lb or 5. Biggest at 4 lbs.
      City: visalia

      Tips: Work it real slow.

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 63 - 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Thursday Aternoon through Sunday Morning. Thursday & Friday bite was hot, 60-80 ish. 1-2lb. range. Saturday was windy and bite was very tough. Sunday morning was the calmest o the 4 days, and we nailed 6-8 ish until we had to head home. Most ish came on Bomber Long "A" in bright Crawdad and any kind o texas-rigged worms as long as they were purple. Caught 5-6 ish on Yozuri popper just or kicks.
      City: Galt, CA

      Tips: Best ishing was around rocky points in river end o the lake.

Saturday, April 27th, 2002

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 66-67 deg.

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the success team open tournament with dave davis rom lindsey. We tore them up with the senko's. We had a 7-ish limit o 9 1/2 lbs in 45 minutes and had A 12 lb limit by 8 o'clock and A 15 lb limit by 9 o'clock. awesome day. We took 2nd place and $850.00 . Are inal weight was 15.35 lbs. 6 inch senko's , clear/blk lake. 31 teams competed.
      City: visalia

Friday, April 26th, 2002

  • Nassau County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was a stormy ugly day. I got there at 8 am and went to go ish by the power poles. I couldn't stay still in the wind even with a 55 lb thrust trolling motor. Got a ew hits on watermelon colored worms but no luck. Decided to go try under the bridge cause it is usually sheltered rom the wind. I was right. Caught a couple on watermelon worms on the south bank o that area. Then I switched over to the north side. Tore em up on Senko's in the rain. They would hit it as it slowly ell down. Caught about ten on senkos, our 15-16" keepers, then called it a day because o the rain.
      City: Corcoran/SLO

      Tips: Watermelon colored worms split or drop-shotted will catch some. When it was raining the ish became active and they were all over the baby bass colored senko. small ish would hitit on or near the surace. Larger ish hit it as it was alling into about 5-6 t.

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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Lazy day, didn't start until 9:30. Drizzle and wind all day. Fished my way back into Kincaid. Didn't get bit until 12:00 on a Rat-L-Trap, then tried some Senkos, caught a small one. Tried dierent colors, but no more luck. Went over to Gill Cove and caught a atty on a twin-tail grub. Wind was blowing so it made boat control diicult in both areas. Went to South shore o North Fork - nothing, same or bridge area.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: Weather ront turned o ish, change back to slow presentation

Wednesday, April 24th, 2002

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the lake at 4:30pm to ish all night. Went up the irst creek past trimmer all the way back and ound bass busting shad in the grass. Started with a top water plug and it was a wide open bite at around 20 or so till dark then it stoped. caught a ew trout at night on minnows but no bass. went to sleep around 2:am just in time or it to start raining, bummer... The bite was on again at 6am on a 5" clear senko with black lake all over the creek area. best ight o the day was a 21 inch squaw ish that hit a crank bait, I thought it was a muski and I was dreaming. that ish just about spooled me on 8lb test, what a ugly smelly creature. good trip, go get um in the creeks.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: always pack an umbrella in the boat

Saturday, April 20th, 2002

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

      Report: Fished 8am - 3pm. I was skunked. Had some hits by Greasy, but no takers. Water was high. Saw some guys catching dinks at Horse Creek. The tournament guys did well though.Just not my day.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Take the wie along! I didn't catch anything, but I got my ill o ried chicken...Good luck all!

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We arrived at 6.30am and went to the spot in yellow bar ishing was slow or crappie, Pat and I moved to a new spot and grat plenty o ish.I was using a 6'6 ast action lomis with two pound test.I was ish tiny 1 32nd jig smoked and yellow and white.We caught 18 carappie and over 20 bass smallies to 3lbs and largemouth to 4lbs.I also notice that all the crappie were males and not one emale in the bunch.I think the ishing or crappie will be good all week and will change ater the ull moon.I also went on sunday and nailed 12 crappie and about 25 bass a mixture o smallies and large mouth I also got 3 nice trout and a big bluegill.The bite is wide open i you ish light line.Good luck.
      City: sylmar

      Tips: light line and small jig or baits.

  • San Bernardino County
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      Water Temp: 60*

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It seemed to be, that it was going to be just one o those day's when you can't do no wrong, well, it turned out be just so. I ished my G-Loomis IMX 843 all morning spooled up with 6 lb blue izorline, with my baby calcutta 50. Water temperature was at 60 degrees today beore i let and that was at 1:30, so i igured the water temp in the morning was at around the high end o the 50"s 58, 59. Got ten bass, all on Senko"s, purple smoke with the black hologram. I then soon ran out o those, and i themn had to go to the 3 1/2 inch Green Watermelon with black lake. It Did'nt matter, as ar as the color go's, i pretty much dead stuck them all morning long. It should be another good day tomorrow, and the place i was ishing was Cleghorn Canyon. And i was not in a boat, straight rom the shore. Sincerely, Mark Marion, aka "Micropterus Salemoids". PEACE.
      City: Whittier, Caliornia

      Tips: Looks like the spawn is pretty much over, however, i didnt ish rom boat, so i cant say or sure that this is true, not all bass spawn at the same time. I would suggest giving them Gary Yamamotos baits a try. Water was clear, and not at all warm, 60 degrees at best i would say bearable or the bass.

Friday, April 19th, 2002

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to irst spot and coast guard pulled up along sideand gave me the option to leave or recieve a speedingticket! Watch it out their! Since those 4 guys killed themselves in that speed boat the lake patrol is enorcing a 35 mph speed limit. I've ished the lake or the last 15 years and have never been harrased! Also your boat will be checked or lie vests,throw cushion and ully chargedire extingisher. I you are missing a item you will not be able to launch.
      City: n, hollywood

      Tips: GOOD LUCK!!!

Thursday, April 18th, 2002

  • San Diego County
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      Water Temp: 39

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: in prespawn not biting on worms but biting on crank baits and jigs
      City: yakima

Monday, April 15th, 2002

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Been ishing this lake hard to learn it, got some helpul local advise. I trolled a swim bait 4 inch black and white. My son never caught a striper beore and we never had luck until this trip. We were on the lake at noon, o at our and we had 5 stripers all around 4-5 lbs each. What a trip. Going this Monday again! I guess a season gate pass is in order
      City: Rosamond

      Tips: learn the lake catch ish

Sunday, April 14th, 2002

  • Mohave County
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW MY PARTNER AND I ARE GOING TO WIN THE STRIPER TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR. SO EVERYBODY ELSE DONT GET YOUR HOPES UP.
      City: BASSVILLE

      Tips: BULL TESTICLES FISHED ON A SLOW TROLL ARE A HOT BAIT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the dock about 2:30 to ish the aternoon bite and do some shad chasing.A tough day with only three small bass in the boat...all dinks.The most exciting thing that happened was a very large bass... came ater one o the dinks my son was reeling in and grabbed hold...It had to be at least 8-12LBs.We looked at each other and said at the same time "did you see that?"Probably a large mouth but maybe the next world record spot! We were using shad colored lukes and 4-5" clear senkos with black leck.My apoligies go out to Marley-Mann questioning his post last week. It seems he and his partner are not only very skilled but also had one o those days we are all chasing!!Here's wishing you many more o those days Marley-Mann!!!
      City: Clovis

      Tips: Learn to hold your mouth just right....in more ways than one.Try a shad colored Rattle Trap...

Saturday, April 13th, 2002

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

      Report: A very hot day yet the water remains quite chilly. The bass are deinitely biting better and should be red hot shortly i the warm weather continues. The morning bit was the key as I got ew bites ater 12:00 noon. The water is very stained with the dying algae, making bass bed watching all but impossible or now. The bass I caught were very healthy and plump.
      City: Los Angeles

      Tips: Very early in the morning it didn't seem to matter what color or size plastic worm I was using. But as the day wore on my 4 inch Power worm is all they would bite.