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Sunday, December 9th, 2001

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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a good cold winter bite at Hensley. Between the two o us we had about a dozen ish on jigs. We also had two nice crappie on grubs. When it was getting dark I hooked to on a crank. Water is coming up and i you ind one ish stay with the spot, you can normally get a limit o o a place that you have hooked a ish. A real spungie bite!!
      City: Madera

      Tips: Fish slow with hops in between. People who dont ish in the winter time are really missing out on some good winter ishing.

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 48 deg's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: cold and very cold were the thoughts i had as it rained or 3 hrs during the central valley bassmasters inal tournament or 2001. did not catch any ish till sky's cleared and they were all very small with some crappie mixed in. yes crappie were hitting the metal. white caps everywhere and the guys in the little 7 t boat are crazy.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: stay home unless you like getting wet on cloudy days with rain.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: let riends house 6 o'clock got the about 7 it started raining i was in 10t bass hunter taking waves like champ but anyways did not catch nothing i crank i plastic wormed i spoon i tryed every thing i thing the rain made the ishing go bad.
      City: Riverdale,CA

      Tips: i suggestion is dont ish in the rain. i would drop shot a motoroil worm. AND WATCH OUT FOR DUSTIN AND LEO JAN 1,02. FOR ALL U FISHERMAN BE CAREFUL AND CATCH SOME FISH

Sunday, December 2nd, 2001

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      Water Temp: 58.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Good ish are still up airly shallow. I managed 7 lm bass the top 5 weighed 9-15. Not bad or December. Lots o olks jigging drop-shot rigs in deep water. I didn't talk to any o them to see how they were doing.My ish came on a shad pattern crankbait on the rock aces.
      City: Carpinteria

      Tips: Drop shot oxblood robo worms or crank the rocks.

Friday, November 30th, 2001

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      Water Temp: 60.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The ishing is getting better Bass at 10 to 20 eet ish slow red and salt an pepper worked . got to 3 ponders and a couple little one's
      City: sanger

      Tips: ish slow. bounce an dead stick

Thursday, November 29th, 2001

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A storm ront had moved in early that morning and rained until past noon. I had planned this trip with my pastor since october so, a little rain was not going to deter us. We hit the lake a little ater sunrise and the air temp was 41 degrees. With the wind chill, it elt a lot colder. We ished coves in the ski arm the irst hal o the day. I was throwing white lukes over weed beds and drop shotted a 3" salt/pepper reaper o steep walls. My pastor had never ished this lake beore and was throwing texas rigged plastics. I caught two ish on each method. My pastor got skunked. He didn't change up until ater I caught a ew ish. Biggest went 2.4 lbs. The sun came out in the aternoon ater we took a break to thaw out our hands which were very numb rom the wind and rain. The ish were still biting in the sunlight. We ished the banks near the east ramp the second hal. It was a cold trip but a lot o un.
      City: Cerritos

      Tips: Used 6lb Maxima with a #4 Owner Mosquito nose hook or the drop-shot and 10lb Maxima with a 4/0Gamakatsu o-set worm hook on a weighted white Zoom super luke.

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A storm ront had moved in early that morning and rained until past noon. I had planned this trip with mypastor since october so, a little rain was not going to deter us. We hit the lake a little ater sunrise and theair temp was 41 degrees. With the wind chill, it elt a lot colder. We ished coves in the ski arm the irsthal o the day. I was throwing white lukes over weed beds and drop shotted a 3" salt/pepper reaper osteep walls. My pastor had never ished this lake beore and was throwing texas rigged plastics. I caughttwo ish on each method. My pastor got skunked. He didn't change up until ater I caught a ew ish.Biggest went 2.4 lbs. The sun came out in the aternoon ater we took a break to thaw out our handswhich were very numb rom the wind and rain. The ish were still biting in the sunlight. We ished thebanks near the east ramp the second hal. It was a cold trip but a lot o un.
      City: Cerritos

      Tips: Used 6lb Maxima with a #4 Owner Mosquito nose hook or the drop-shot and 10lb Maxima with a 4/0Gamakatsu o-set worm hook on a weighted white Zoom super luke.

Sunday, November 25th, 2001

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was TUFF !!!!!!Only 2 bites and only stuck one. It was a nice ish about 3.5 Lbs. I was ishing jigs real slow. But ater that storm I knew it was going to be hard to get them to bite. But it was a nice day.
      City: La Mirada

      Tips: Fish big baits and REALLLLLLLLLLL Slow.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was TUFF !!!!!!Only 2 bites and only stuck one. It was a nice ish about 3.5 Lbs. I was ishing jigs real slow. But ater that storm I knew it was going to be hard to get them to bite. But it was a nice day.
      City: La Mirada

      Tips: Fish big baits and REALLLLLLLLLLL Slow.

  • Washoe County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The best day in a long time we got 9 small mouth all 2 to 3 lbs they hit crakbaits spinnerbaits plastic robo 41/2 inch worms 2 stripper 8 to 9 lbs on jerk baits all and all it very good we were o the lake by 11.30 all ish were taken by the dam
      City: reseda

Friday, November 23rd, 2001

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 57-59 deg's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up at 8 am and caught 20 ish. Drop-shot and worms. sky was kinda clouded up but I started to get a good bite at 9:45 and got a ish every 10 minutes or so. 19-22 t. was the best in every spot i stopped at. I had a 5 ish limit that would have gone 7-71/2 lbs. And I also caught a smallmouth bass o the dam on a worm. Go igure that out.
      City: Visalia

Wednesday, November 21st, 2001

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 60-61 deg's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went up at 11:30 am and ished til 5 pm. caught 17 ish, all on drop-shot in 22-27 t o water. small ones and rain started about 2:30 pm and stopped at 4 pm.
      City: Visalia

Tuesday, November 20th, 2001

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Woke up at 4 am to go ishing, but ell back to sleep. Woke up at 8 am and got ready. Fished the rock wall but it was windy and I was ishing ast so no ish, went to the damn and caught a couple o bait sized spots, I did get two 13inchers at the end o the damn by the spillway, went to the point by greasy cove and nailed a 2lb13ozer, caught a ew more going into the cove, back to the damn by the spillway and caught a ew more. not many boats and it was peaceull.
      City: Tulare

      Tips: #1 Green Weeni worms drop shotted, and dark colored skirted jigs with Yamamoto green w/red lake grubs. most o the ish i got swam with it and all i elt was a lil weight.

Monday, November 12th, 2001

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched @ sunrise (much too late or early stripers),proceeded to hit the second cove on ish arm. First castat a secondary point (28' depth), 3 1/2 sucked up my pig n jig. A couple o casts later my partner hooked a solid ishon a 6" robo worm .The weed line is still very thick , trypitching right at the edge o the weed line (20' - 30')rom shoreline. We had 7 ish in boat by 8:30 am, the biteseemed to cut o drastically as the sun broke thru. A couple o weeks o cooler weather should thin out the cabbage and the bite should explode. The big boys should be staging thats when anchors and bait will shine! By the way this lake is due or a big ish , and I think this might be the year!
      City: s valley

      Tips: light line - dart heads on all secondary points, cant miss!small white spinnerbaits at the weed line another proven!

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I hope the wasco bass club had un on saturday,we had over 10 pounds,or 5 bass each.i you miss the bite,it was on 1/4 spoons,chrome castmaster.we got about 25 keeper bass that day. ish the bait ball,in about 10 to 30 eet.cow cove--dip creek--tri-valley-harbor---great day or us.
      City: oak-shores

      Tips: spoons and ind the bait

Sunday, November 11th, 2001

  • Los Angeles County
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Our club had a team tournament on Sat. We had seven boats with ourteen anglers. My partner and I ished the ski arm. We caught about twenty ish with seven keepers (13inch variance). Our ive ish limit was 9 1/2 pounds with the big ish going 2 1/4 pounds. Enough or third place. The winners had 11 1/2 pounds. All o our keepers were caught on a splitshot rig except one that was caught on a texas rigged worm on top o a point in 5 eet o water in the mud line. Split shot worms were 4 inch curl tail robo blue crawler and small zipper ribbon tail green w/red lake nose hooked on gamakatsu splitshot/dropshot hooks ished on wind blown points and sides o points. Other teams caught ish on rattletraps, crankbaits, dropshot, and jigs.
      City: orange county

      Tips: Dropshot and splitshot 4 inch worms 5-20 eet deep. Head to the back o arms and look or shad in the morning and throw shad imitators. Then work your way out with the dropshot or splitshot.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Eh, I have just read Olin Rushin's ish report or Nov. 1st. First o all, I think it's B.S. that the lake personal would ask a ANYONE to pack up and go elsewhere on the lake because they "RENTED" the lake to a ilm crew! I that's true than there needs to be some issues raised with state authorities due to the act that the lake is part o the Caliornia state park system! Secondly, i your looking to be ined or jailed or both (including having your boat and gear coniscated) go ahead and ish with live gold ish! It's ILLEGAL olks!!!!! Read the state ishing regulation booket!!!!! Transporting ish that are NOT native to the water system (or any LIVE ish or that matter)into a body o water is really asking or the above to happen to you! I would suggest ignoring Olin's tips.
      City: Los Angeles

  • San Luis Obispo County
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The weather was a bit over cast slightly raining. Didn't catch a lot just a good sized white bass near the shallows going up stream. I used a yellow rooster tale which caught me a 1 and an a hal pound bass. Also caught a small crappie near the cove.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: use bright colored roosters on the steady waters

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The weather was a bit over cast slightly raining. Didn't catch a lot just a good sized white bass near the shallows going up stream. I used a yellow rooster tale which caught me a 1 and an a hal pound bass. Also caught a small crappie near the cove.
      City: Bakersield

      Tips: use bright colored roosters on the steady waters

Saturday, November 10th, 2001

  • Tulare County
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      Water Temp: 60-63 deg's.

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 9 am to 2 pm. Caught 14 ish up to 11/2 lbs. jigs and worms ished real slow. Some people were trolling and I saw a 7 1/2 lber taken and let go. ish were 20-27 eet deep.
      City: Visalia