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Saturday, January 18th, 2003

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Let Capell around 8:15am, Fogged in solid until around 9:30......Caught irst ish just outside the ives on a viper ootball head ( brwn/orange w/yamamoto puple trailer), a good 2lb smally, then my 9yr old daughter gets a at 2 3/4 smalley on a Norman Crankbair(char), inally got to run dwn south....The wie gets a spot ( 1 1/2lb) on a Purple Manns Crankbait... That was about it, a ew other strikes-nothing....Reaction bite I eel will work all day...Need a rocky bank , all ish were in less than 10' or water...
      City: Napa

      Tips: Reaction baits and jigs will put ish in the boat...

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: started out at around 12:00pm rom Markley cove and made my way over to pope creek and was pitching a VP PRO jig pepper/with gree
      City: Fiairield

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Finally returned to the water ater working on our new ishing store in Oakley (Extreme Angler). Fished rom 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Southern Delta and caught (3) keepers in the 2-2.5lb class. Only three bites all day and they each made it to the boat. Worked deeper water (8-12) eet o water using a drop shot. Bites were very subtle. Caught ish on three dierent Roboworms.
      City: Discovery Bay

      Tips: Haven't been on the water enough to help anyone at this point. Unlike last January where I was dialed in pretty well...Drop shot dark baits works best. Fish deeper water with/in weeds or your bites. Best o luck...Come visit ExtremeAngler...we open this thursday. TG

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I have smoked as many cigarettes since Jan 1st as I have caught a Delta Largemouth! 0! Well at least one o these is one to brag about. Launched rom Lazy at sae light and met my buddies at Orwood shortly there ater. We ished Disco Bay and some o the clearer sloughs with sot plastics, split shottin, Carolina riggin, and my avorite, Texas riggin. All colors, shapes, and sizes. Same result as my other 3 trips so ar. I and 1 o my buddies think we may have gotten bit but it could have been a rock just as easy. We had a good time but oicially we are 0 or 4 on the new year. Seems I remember this same pattern just a year ago. I have been reading a lot o things about the Bass in relationship to water temp and time o year but it hasn't helped my game. No worry, I'll keep going and when the bite starts up again you'll all hear about it. Good luck to the rest o you!!!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Hmmmmm...uhhhhh...none rom me yet.

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      Water Temp: 49-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got a late start this morning. Son (Niko) was sick last night and did not think he was going to make it. He was better and we got the water at 0945. Headed to Disco to meet up with a ew co-workers or a day o striper ishing. 30 min on the water, Niko sets into an 8# striper. 30 min later Niko sets into a rieght train w/a one way ticket. Shows the ish who's boss and gets it to the boat, A 20 lber, 39" long. striper. Remind you, Niko is only 10 years old and he just ought the BIGGEST ish his lie. Got to see his smile. I did and I am a proud ather. Thanks Bob or the shinners, You made Niko's day. GREAT JOB SON.....
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Drag Minnow Slowly

  • Los Angeles County, California
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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was tough overall. Opened and closed the lake or a total o two small bass. Caught them splitshotting a 4" oxblood worm in about 10'-15'. Fish are schooled deep, anywhere rom 40'-60'. Talked to two dierent bass club and they all seemed to have a hard time too. P.S. Hey Dave, I saw the report on Prostate and I know what you mean. Wait a minute, weren't you the one supposedly ishing with him?
      City: Burbank

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started in the south end o the Lake at day break..One hit on pork & jig,caught 4 keepers & two small ish..Went to the dam area & got one keeper & two small ish..Finished up in the spillway area. Caught 5 keepers & 3 small ones...8 keepers were rom 13 plus to 21/2-3 lbs..two 12 1/2 inches...three blacks & rest were spots..Fish were caught rom 10 t to 70 t deep. Most o the ish came on 4 to 8 lb test line & 1/16 to 3/4 darter heads..All diernt color worms & i don't belive we caught more then 3 ish on the same color..
      City: Riv

  • California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at about 7:00 and went staight to the point. We caught 9 ish total, 6 bass and 3 trout. All the ish came o o 4 and 5 inch drop shot worms in 20-30 eet. The trout were caught over by the dam on drop shot also. man those trout ight hard!!! The bass and the trout all averaged 1 pound with 2 bass going around 2 1/2 pounds.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY HOTSPOTS BESIDES THE POINT PLEASE EMAIL ME Humelaker2000@aol.com
      City: Salinas

      Tips: DROP SHOT!!!!!!!!!!! Predator worms 4 inch purple with chartreuse tip, also a 5 inch white predator wacky rigged. Go to the point staight across rom the ramp early and then start exploring.

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Last two weekends in a row I got blanked. Tule og killed the bite. This weekend was a slight improvement but only slight with 2 bass and 2 trout in the boat. Bass were caught on drop shot 4" worm in 25-30 t o water and the trout were taken trolling a shallow diving broken back rapala. Largest bass was a nice 2.5 lbs. Tried carolina rig, crank bait, grubs, and jigs and the only bass bite came on the drop shot. Sunny and a beautiul day but the ull moon was working against the bite today.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Don't ish this lake when there is tule og. Drop shot 20-30 t where ever you graph ish.Be patient. I will be a while beore the bite returns to this lake.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED IN A CLUB TOURNAMENT, ONE OF THREE ON THE LAKE THAT DAY. VERY HARD FISHING, THE BASS ARE JUST OVER FISHED SINCE SO MANY LAKES ARE CLOSED, TEN FISH CAUGHT-FROM 1.2 TO ONE OVER 5 LBS., SIGHT FISHING. WORD FROM OTHER CLUBS FISH WAS THE SAME, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SKUNKED.
      City: RIVERSIDE

      Tips: DROP-SHOT WITH SMALL PLASTICS, OR WHATEVER, NO PATTERN.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 50-60'S

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I live in atascadero, and have ished santa margarita or 13 years. I have to tell you what happened to me this past spring.I was ishing by mysel just north o marina when I tied into 7lb 1oz bass.I took her to marina where a gentleman was launching his boat. He took a picture o me and the hog. shortly ater taking the picture, I returned the ish where I caught her. Here is amazing part o story, less thirty minutes later I caught a 8lb 2oz bass near the swing hole cove. A riend o mine saw me getting my picture taken with the irst bass,it blew him away when he saw the second bass, he took picture o that one. One bass was caught on rip bait and other crank bait. The bass in santa margarita are not lorida strain. In 1960 I also a bass which appeared to be in the 8lb class, and several in 7lb plus catagory. The lake has been good to me and I have really enjoyed ishing there.
      City: ATASCADERO

      Tips: I have ish rom jig & pigs,senko's, to swim baits. You have to be versital. The other day (1/15/03) I caught six bass ranging rom 2lb to 3lb, using a deep crank bait the water tempiture 54 degrees. Good luck--

Friday, January 17th, 2003

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Well the ull moon always seems to kill me. Nothing or the second day in a row. Water is still pretty cold and on top o that it's still rising. From Thursday to Friday, the lake level has gone up anywhere rom 6 to 8 inches. I did notice that water was lowing rom the spillway at the northend by the big dam. Bailey cove just might be ull in time or the spawn.
      City: San Jose

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water this morning at 7:00 A.M. Lots o og so we took our time and ollowed the north shore up into the north ork. Marked good numbers o ish setting in 15' to 25' next to deep drop os. We anchored up and worked these areas with 2.5" minnows both under slip bobbers and o the bottom. We had steady action and ended up with six bass included a beautiul 4lb plus spot! In addition we caught six nice rainbows, a mix o planters and holdovers. We kept the planters and illeted a couple bass. Looking orward to some ine eating. What a great winter day o ishing! By the way can anyone give me some inormation about the catishing at Folsom. I'd like to compare notes.
      City: Ophir

      Tips: For trout use smaller minnows 9' below a slip bobber. For bass use a larger minnow with one split shot. Fish on the bottom in about 20' o water o the red clay banks. Rig your minnows on small circle hooks so you can release the ish you don't eat and remember not to be a ish hog.

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On the water this morning at 7:00 A.M. Lots o og so we took our time and ollowed the north shore up into the north ork. Marked good numbers o ish setting in 15' to 25' next to deep drop os. We anchored up and worked these areas with 2.5" minnows both under slip bobbers and o the bottom. We had steady action and ended up with six bass included a beautiul 4lb plus spot! In addition we caught six nice rainbows, a mix o planters and holdovers. We kept the planters and illeted a couple bass. Looking orward to some ine eating. What a great winter day o ishing! By the way can anyone give me some inormation about the catishing at Folsom. I'd like to compare notes.
      City: Ophir

      Tips: For trout use smaller minnows 9' below a slip bobber. For bass use a larger minnow with one split shot. Fish on the bottom in about 20' o water o the red clay banks. Rig your minnows on small circle hooks so you can release the ish you don't eat and remember not to be a ish hog.

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 18 bass, 4 overs, and a lot o coho. Fished West Branch behind Lime Saddle. Coho on the running water, bass mixed in and on the points beside the running water. Bass also on mud, gravel banks. Used dartheaded tubes.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: tubes, drop-shot worms, greens and shad color. Couldn't get a hit on a spinner bait today. Bend you hooks out a little on the tube to get a better hook set. Lost several early beore I made the change.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake at 7:00 on Saturday morning. Bailey Cove ramp is in the water. Had a pretty slow day. Caught 12 ish, all on cinnamon hula grubs ished between 10 and 30 eet deep. Biggest ish was a 2.1 spot. 5 o the 12 ish were smallmouths. Largest one was 1.8 lbs. The smallies were caught as soon as the bait got to the bottom in about 10 eet o water. It was a beautiul day, just wish the ish were biting better.Have un and good ishing!
      City: Redding

      Tips: Crawdad imitations at this time o year. 5" hula grub is hard to beat.

Thursday, January 16th, 2003

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: was at lake on Saturday and visibility is about 12 inches. maybe 18 inches at the dam. Bass were not agressive but I did scratch out 4 and armed 4 others. All isg caught hugging the bottom in 35 eet. had to hit em on the head to geta bite.
      City: Fremont

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished blades, jigs and plastic with no bites or 2 hours today. Couple other boats around me ishing steep clis and trees also with no luck either.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: It is just a matter o days beore it is wide open or the big mamas.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 48.9 to 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water level 35.7 eet rom ull. The rain inally stopped. In at Jones Valley at 8:45am. Picked up 3 on the lower Squaw, one o those came on a blade. Moved to the lower Pit and caught 24 more. All were small, largest went 1.7. The only thing we could get to work was JIGS, JIGS, JIGS. The aternoon bit was the best. We caught a ew right on the bank and the rest came out o 20 to 25 eet. It sure was great to get back on the water even i the Blonde in the back beat me.
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Watch out or loating debris. Some o the little stick ups are big logs just under the surace.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2003

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I was on ishing rom the shore. I rarely give away my spots, but I will say this: Fish on the south end o the lake in areas that weren't available or the past couple years. This should give you an idea o a couple areas to try i you know the lake well.
      City: San Jose