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Sunday, February 10th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: It was nice warm day and the sun was out . The ishing was good but the catching wasn't so great. Had a ew strikes. Caught a 14 inch catish on live crawlers. Guys on the ramp said out o 20 boats in a tourney the caught 3 ish. I guess that speaks or itsel. Hopeully it'll pick up soon.
      City: Visalia

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Thanks to the big dogs rom Santa Clara Bass Busters have checked in with their reports. I will just add a ew extras about where. We got nice small keeper ish across rom Nacimiento Resort Marina. We went ar up the river but did not get any keepers split shotting and drop shotting. The Jig bite was air, slow walkin the jig down the bank. Main lale points did pretty well.
      City: Belmont

      Tips: There is a rip and crank bite early in shallow water on main lake points.

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: kmulhair also orgot to mention that he won the tourney.Very nice bag, I believe 8+ lbs.As he said the spots are lots o un. Small ish that will pull the line under the boat on you. It kind o drive you crazy thoughyour so use to catching large mouth that every time one o these guysgets on your line you think you have a 3+ lber. to ind out he's justa keeper.Way to go kmulhair.See everybody on the water!
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bass Busters o Santa Clara County had their March Tournamentyesterday March 9, 2002 at Nacimiento. The Day started out niceand clear with no og in site, air temperature was about 30 degrees.We had about 13 boats to start the day with most boats coming in with some nice ish, about hal the boats with ull limits. This was a Draw tournamentwith individual weight. About the ishing! The ishings was great irstthing in the morning. I you tied on some type o reaction baityou would have pulled your best ish within the irst hour o the day.Ater that it was time to slow down. It seems that ater that irsthour i you hadn't switched to a Drop Shop, Split Shot, Jig, or worm you it was going to be tough to pull any more ish. The better size ish came earlyon the reaction baits and later on the Finess baits came plenty o dinks with the occational keeper. The club overall had a great tournament withbeuitul weather and a good day o ishing. It's too bad Nacimiento doesn't havea little better size quality ish. Big ish or the tournament was 2.82 lbs.Good Luck, Good Fishing
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Reaction Baits that did well:Spinner Bait, Crank Bait, and Rip BaitsFiness Baits:Drop Shots, Jigs, and Split shots.

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: i got to lake around 7:00am nothing till noon. caught a 1pounder in sailboat cove on a "bomber"crank crawish color.next walked to east side caught two little one's on a carolina rig using the new "tube technology" made by strike king "crawish" and that was it or the day
      City: azusa

      Tips: well it seems that crawish baits is the color to use

Saturday, February 9th, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake late. Nice day on the water. 11:00am ish the west side o lake. Spinner baits, Nailed my ish about 10 mins. ater i got there.Only ish o the day 3lbs, nice spot. Just crushed it.Tryed upper river ish but no luck.Great day to be on the water anyway.Season just getting started.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Get there early, don't always think iness.

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      Water Temp: LOW 50S

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish were suspended in about 20 eet,and on the bottom in 30 eet plus in the morning. Ater noon the ish started to move into shallower and becoming more active! We dropshoted keeper 4" shad color worms and landed about 20 spots in the 1 1/2 to 2 pound range in the morning it was un! Abought mid day starter throwing 3/8 oz jigs up on shallow west side acing black rock . Throw the jig on the bank and verly slowwwwwly pull it into the water the blacks were hitting in the top 10 eet o water. The ish were 2#s plus range. Later in the ater noon the ripp bite was on! all in all a great day on the water!
      City: MADERA

      Tips: Start shallow with jigs or about the irst hour. then move into about 30 t dropshoting keeper 4" shad worms. Ater noon move shallow throwing jigs and ripp baits. PS.good job bob b. on your win on saturday ! beat them rom the back seat BOB !!!!

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      Water Temp: 50 to 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Clovis Bass club Tournament14 boats. Non-boater and I pulled up to nice wall and wham.He landed a 4.36lb black. 10 t o water or less. That threw me o or the rest o the day. I kept ishing shallow. everyone else went deep. 30 to 60 t. Pre-ishing, I caught alot o ish shallow. I think there coming up still. The OPEN should be good. With the water temp coming up, guys think the spots should be spawning soon.
      City: Clovis

      Tips: Waters warming, Think big ish, throw big baits or is it visa versa? Good luck and good ishin.

  • Monterey County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Another cold and tough bite . had only one bite all day and wasn't too sure about that. small club tourney and only two ish were caught .. 3.17 won tourney. wind came up about 12 winner caught ish on senko ..other ish was caught cranking ..
      City: SUNNYVALE

      Tips: wait or warmer weather....

Friday, February 8th, 2002

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

      Report: on the water by 10 am irst ish by 1010 and second by 1015 both 3lbers. then only 2 more bites till 145pm. catching only one more which was 2.6lbs. not sure what happened thought it was going to be an awsome day right o the bat but shut down or me. approx 9 lbs or 3 isnt bad though especially this time o year. drop shot in 60 eet o water with a white yami grub. be sure to pop em i you catch them this deep or they will loat belly up. tried spinners rip baits worms and jigs with no evail. a big big ish hanging out in greasy that i tried to get or 2 hours but wouldnt even look at it. every time i threw in there he would run away and not come back till i pulled the bait out.
      City: visalia

Thursday, February 7th, 2002

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: Near ice

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Once again got to the lake early,ew anglers,ewer ish. Headed over to Yellowbar area (where ishing HAD been good) ished all sorts o bait, lures, to no bites. Saw 1 boil o a ew shad was all. No ish caught, 2 nibbles. Went toward marina area, caught 1 sm mouth bass ( 2.5lbs) nothing else.
      City: Torrance

      Tips: With the winds picking up by 10 am, and very cold water and air temp......Dress warm,bring lots o coee,and be prepared to WORK hard or your ish. Fish are not in the mood, water is stable, so must be temp. Try your luck in late March or the start o Striper Heaven. Boils Boils Boils, as the water starts to warm up. Good luck.

Wednesday, February 6th, 2002

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Good day on the lake, irst ish was a nice trout caught on a silver yo-zuri crank bait just o trimmer. Then belive it or not, I caught a ive pound catish at 80t shaking a keeper 4" #1010. What a deal. Caught three nice spots on the drop shot all around 70t. I anyone knows how to catch those salmon please e-mail me and let me know...
      City: Visalia

      Tips: ish deep on this lake 60 to 80t during cold weather

Tuesday, February 5th, 2002

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I've been checking this site Since I ound it last month or reports on this lake. (Great Site, by the way)I've never Fished here but am very interested as Preer quiet,low traic lakes.Someone has to be ishing here? C'mon guys, gimmie the scooooop! Is It Worth My Drive? Any ino. would be appreaciated
      City: Lotus

      Tips: You tell me by 3/3 or I guess I'll tell you

Monday, February 4th, 2002

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

      Report: Eh, this is not so much a ish report as a response to Mr. Olin Rushin response to my comments on him getting asked to go to another part o the lake last December because o a ilm crew being out there. I BELEIVE YOU, Mr. Rushin!!!!! I DID as soon as I read your report!! You missed the point! What I was saying is that NO ONE should be asked to leave the lake because a ilm crew is out there! I am certain that (because it a public waterway)that there where some rules broken there. What I'm saying is, should this happen again and again then isherman need to raise a big stink about it! I hope this will make Mr. Rushin eel much better! By the way guy, you need to get out and ish more!! Whew!!
      City: los angeles

      Tips: The ish are moving closer, i the good weather holds we should see some banner days soon!

Sunday, February 3rd, 2002

  • Riverside County
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Very slow action or bass and crappie.A ew trout are showing at the east end.
      City: Wildomar,CA

      Tips: Powerbait and worms will be your best bet or trout.Mini jigs and minnows will work or crappie!

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      Water Temp: 40.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished 5 hours, lost one good ish only bite. water temp way too cold due to recent snow. weather is changing or the better . 52degrees a minimum or pre spawn.....
      City: bakersield

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: That was 6:00AM, not PM.
      City: Visalia

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      Water Temp: 48.5-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water a 6:00PM. Absolutely no reaction bite at all! Fished Windy Gap to Sycamore. Caught 3 keepers 13" - 14" splitshotting in 35 eet o water. Used 4" Iovino Green Weenies. Fishing was better last week. Trout were hitting dropshot rigs, but you couldn't hook them!
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Fishing slowly, keep some Trout tackle in the boat, they are really active!

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

      Report: anyone been ishing at success? I heard it was the dead sea the last couple weeks.
      City: visalia

Saturday, February 2nd, 2002

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 10:30am. maybe too late. Graphed alot o ish in 40-50 t o water, threw everything at them, but only a ew strikes. Used dropshot & carolina rigs, & some crankbaits. Maybe too cold?
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Don't have any. The prior posts with minnows may be the way to go.