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Saturday, January 11th, 2003

  • California
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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water level down ,boat ramp sucks,this lake is a mess.

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 53-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started drop shotting in Carson ,got a nice largie about 3 1/2 and a couple small spots at 45 eet.Let and went to ish braks between horseshoe and the old mines.Got three spots between 2 and 3 1/4 pounds and another 3 plus largie on 5/8 once jigs.Fish were socking the jig at 35 eet.Picked up one more 1 1/2 spot near the bridge.Good day oe January.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: Fish all underwater strure at the depth you are being bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOOD

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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started at day break...Fished a cove by the Tuttle Town ramp useing Spinner Baits,Worms & Jig & Pork...Got two light hits...Went to the Dam Area,caught one 14 inch ish & a ew small ones..Let there & went South o the Dam. Caught 5 Spots rom rom 14 inches to 2 & 3/4 lbs..All were caught on 4 & 6 inch worms rom 30 to 70 t deep...Biggest ish came on a texas rigged Senko,5 inch....We let at 1 PM...
      City: Riv

      Tips: Deep & Slow...Darter heads were the more productive today..

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 48-49

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Also ished the 100% Bass tourney on 1-11. Found ish on main body points using a brown/orange jig with a Yamamoto 297 single tail super grub as a trailer. 5 ish limit or 9.43# with a 2.55# in the sack. We picked up a couple o ish early on crankbaits, but went to the jig and other plastics mid morning to catch 12 ish, culling with 3 o those.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Fish were oriented to the main body points in 20-25' o water. Bite was not aggressive or most o the ish. Had to work the point thoroughly to ind where on the point the ish were actually holding.

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      Water Temp: 48-49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the 100% Bass Pro Am Tournament as an AM. Had a great Pro, Chuck Dyer. We weighed 9.99 lbs or 5 ish with a 2.85 kicker that took 3rd big is on the AM side. This was good enough or 6th on the pro side and 5th on the AM side.We caught most o our ish drop shotting 4 - 4 1/2" plastics where run o was coming into the lake. My best producer was a 4 1/2" Roboworm Oxblood Light Red Flake straight tail ished on 5# Maxima line. We did manage to inally get a ew ish on white spinnerbaits in the early aternoon but unortunately only one helped our bag.
      City: Paradise

      Tips: Fish were real timid. Cast in, let it settle, shake it lightly a ew times (only move the rod tip 1-2 inches), then let it set or about 5-10 seconds and then repeat. WATCH YOUR LINE!! Most o the bites were mostly pressure or the ish would just eat and swim away. Worm Colors: Oxblood Light Red Flake and Translucent Pink.

Friday, January 10th, 2003

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 49-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: carolina rigged brown and junebug worms with char tail in 12-15 eet in whiskey sl and empire cut produced 8 nice ish or me [2-3.5]...brown in clearer water and junebug in more stained..beautiul healthy ish..stripers are dead or me..im sure i could soak some bait and get them but they arent hitting my spoons..caught a couple decent bass on green painted jigging spoons right on the edge o the weeds in 8-12 t last time out..noones out here
      City: union city

      Tips: crawl the carolina rig slow as you can..the bite is just a mushy weight..but ater you hook them they ight like crazy....super healthy at ish..i theres alot o bait around try a dark green jigging spoon or silouette in stained water

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      Water Temp: 49.3-49.8

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched rom Lazy M at 2 P.M. I tried corolina riggin both a 6 inch pumpin and a 10 inch black worm rom the rocks and then to 10 to 12 eet. I swear i was graphin em at 10-12. I started thinkin maybe they were stipers so I whipped out the chad lookin rattle trap and did not get bit. I worked at it with the worms to 12 eet in areas I suspected ish to be but couldn't buy a bite. No problem...I will hit it again on Saturday. Oh...The Lazy M put in a couple peices o new dock so it is slightly nicer than beore. I love that placew cause it's closest to my home and so on. I went to launch on Friday and there were several cars and people at the launch site. Weird because it was cloudy and cold. Turns out that these people were amily o a person that had just been killed at a stop sign by stu alling o a truck. Scary...real spooky. Had to mention this, as it made me think how lucky we are just to ish...even when we don't catch any.
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Dress warm and have un.I tip ya when I igure it out!

  • Ventura County, California
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      Water Temp: Upper 50's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished with my buddy Joel. I caught ive Fish The biggest 13# 14.oz the others ranged 2-5 # They were on points ambushing trout.All ish released.
      City: Oxnard

      Tips: Trout swim baits ater trout are stocked. Follow points leading away rom the marina.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: what no one can report any more on this lake?is there anyone one who has ished here sincelast years reports,or is it a big secret?lets hear rom someone.thanks
      City: la crescenta

  • California
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the north end rom 9 am to 1 pm. Graphed tons o ish all suspended at 25 to 35 eet. Realized that I am way out o shape. Time on the water is better than none. No bites.
      City: Gilroy

      Tips: Give it a couple o weeks.

Thursday, January 9th, 2003

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: At the lake about 8am and started with nightcrawlers and caught a bluegill, with some bass chasing ater it as I reeled it in. Everyone else was trying powerbait, marshmellows, worms and not too many were caught. So my buddy and I walked the bank and caught our limit within a couple o hours. Using 1/4 oz. roostertails, silver blades, also castmasters, and little cleo's. Trout were 2 to 3lbs a couple o 1lbers. Saw some bass in the 8-9lb range eating smaller trout right in ront o me.I am usually a bassisherman,(tournaments).
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Bass ishermen might want to try a trout type o lure. Jerkbait, Castaic trout 6-8inch

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 53 to 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In water at 10:30, still roze on the ride out. Fished main body, scouting some new areas or us. We got 8 total, with two nice smallies, going about 3lbs each. Our total or 5 ish was about nine and a hal, not bad. Dropshot got hal o them, with the other hal coming on a doodle rig. Points were best or us, the ish seem to be moving shallower in the aternoon when the water warms a little. We caught ish rom 10 to 20 t. o water.
      City: Vacaville

      Tips: A ew more degrees and things are going to get real good, we'll see how this weeks storms play out, and i the water temps stay in the mid 50's.....

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Been a while since I posted due to I got a new job and actually have to work or a living now. But, here goes. Fished the Stockton New Years day tourney and ound very tough conditions. In act, my buddy John and I didn't even have a ish in the boat until 12:45pm. In act, we were just about to hang it up and go or striper when John get's a little bump on his senko and sets the hook on a small keeper. I then nailed a 3.9 about 5 minutes later and the next thing you know we have a limit in the boat by 1:45. The key was the rising water and the sun warming up the rip-rap. I got the larger ish on a small dark zipper and John hit the quantity with senkos. All plastics were dark and the ish were caught in 2-3 eet o water. We were surprised at the act that we nailed down a 7th place inish out o 56 boats, considering we only had 11 pounds. 15 pounds took irst.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: You know things are tough when Barrack doesn't even weigh in. Keep your line wet. At some point the light switch will go on.

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Cover program will start at 8 am at the boathouse Everything is a go just bring a riend to help along with a pair o gloves. We have all nescessary blocks cable and rebar to do the project. Just tell a riend
      City: Castro Valley

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

      Report: Fish or 2.5hrs got two bite but all came o the hook i use powerbait i'll be back this sunday with my buddy i'm hoping to catch a big one San Pablo is opening soon see you all guys back there
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: some regulars said they catch them with white color powereggs one more i u are trying lure the water is clear try darker color that blend in the water coz i you used too bright color scare them away

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Cover program will start at 8 am at ensonata picnic area. Everything is a go just bring a riend to help along with a pair o gloves. We have all nescessary blocks cable and rebar to do the project. Just tell a riend
      City: Castro Valley

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

      Report: Fished big lake on 1-9 oggy! 7 bites all day with minnows LOST 5 ish? caught only 2 small ish 1 8lbs and 1 6lbs. Its great to let the little ones catch the ish and I'll do it every day! but they need to be big enough or the ish! Lucky when you get small ish sometimes. Anyway bite seemed to be better early trolling as boats that were seem to be catching more ish and limited out every early as well, broken backs, and bombers were doing the trick. ish are becoming schattered as the lake continues to raise about 2t per day. good luck!(May be trolling on uture trips)john@justish-n.com 209 5298363 Trips still open--(Weather?)
      City: modesto

      Tips: Troll, minnows, cut bait people are catching some ish on everything Lucky Larrys in Santa Nella has good bait 209 8271522tell them John sent you!

Wednesday, January 8th, 2003

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: NA

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The Winter pattern is on!!! You gotta ish it slow, though. Well, at least it was that way or me, today. Zero on Monday, zero on Tuesday, and 7 bites today with 3 committing. The bites came in about 20 eet o water. Plastics in natural colors were the ticket at this spot.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Try spinnerbaits and spoons irst in LIKELY SPOTS. I nothing transpires, bust out the plastics and be very thorough in the same LIKELY SPOTS.

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

      Report: Water level is way up. The dock is almost loating again. A ew more really good heavy rains, and the level will get real close the trees!
      City: Scotts Valley

Tuesday, January 7th, 2003

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

      Report: slow.. all around ranks and into the taylor slough area, jigs/senkos/cranks/blades..nuthin rom sunup to sunset. and to the " dirk " guy who claims to have caught a couple 13 lb blacks and a couple 21 lb stripers ... you must be some sort o used car salesman or something
      City: oakley