Fishing Report

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Thursday, May 2nd, 2002

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: 55-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: This is in response to Mr. Osbornes report about the park district, shocking and moving chabot's bass to the quarry lakes, I this is happening, this is absolute B.S.! The quarry lakes gets planted with enough trout to satisy the meat isherman, Ive heard, most o the isherman will keep and eat anything they catch, whether it's a 6" bass or a 2lb trout. I am one o those dedicated Chabot bass isherman who has to work or 4 hours to get 1-2 bites, I would like to encourage all o you to sign any petitions that protect Chabot's bass. I have released a 4.7 emale bass, and the 8-9 1-2lbers I have caught this spring at Chabot. My biggest a ew years back (6.2 lbs, I also released or the good o the ishery. I also would like to encourage all o you to call the park district and/or ish and game to protest this- thanks GREG KMIT
      City: hayward

      Tips: cONTINUE TO RELEASE YOUR FISH.

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      Water Temp: not warm yet

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: To all concerned. The park district is selling our Bass!!!!Over the past 3 weeks biologists have been shocking Chabots bass and taking them to Quarry Lakes to be caught and EATEN.Total losses approx 30 3-5 lb bass taken out o our Supposed over loaded with bass lake. Any o you who ish Lake Chabot know i you catch 2 ish let alone get 2 bites know they are soo ull o shit. In the next week or 2 there will be a petition sent around or us ew bass ishermen to sign to stop this nonsense. Our park district is a sellout.Its all about Quarry lake now because there are not enough ish in Chabot to attract MONEY. Its all about MONEY. We have to do something about this ASAP or Chabot will DIE and become just like the skateboard park downtown
      City: Castro Valley

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

      Report: PHILS PROPS CARRIES MARKS TAILS 1-800-462-3917,A BIG SELECTION !! ALOT OF TOURNAMENTS ARE BEING WON ON THIS PRODUCT, THEY WILL MATCH ANY LURE EVEN LUCKYCRAFTS JUST SPECIFY LURE AS THEY DIFFER IN LENGTH BY TYPE OF LURE.
      City: REDWOOD CITY

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

      Report: Went out there or about three hours with no luck. No bites or anything. There were some ish jumping though. I was ishing with powerbait and lures. This was my irst time back in 10 years and could't believe that there were no ishermen,no concession stand, or boat rentals, etc. This used to be one o the best ishing areas around, I caught more ish there than at del-valle, chabot, or Los Vasqueros put together. To bad the lake has gone to hell.
      City: San Bruno

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

      Report: PHILS PROPS NOW CARRIES A FULL LINE OF MARKS TAILS1-800-462-3917 CHECK THIS OUT www.markstails.com TO GET A IDEA ALOT OF TOURNAMENTS ARE BEING WON ON THIS PRODUCT JUST SPECIFY TYPE OF LURE AS RIPS ARE DIFFERENT THAN CRANKS AND LIPLESS ARE DIFFERENT LENGTH THAN TOPWATERS AND SO ON.YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES TO HAVE A TRAILER THAT MATCHES IDENTICALLY AND THE ACTION IS UNBELIEVABLE.
      City: REDWOOD CITY

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

      Report: JUST GOT BACK FROM SHASTA AND OROVILLE, GREAT TIME...JUST LETTING YOU KNOW PHILS PROPS CARRIES A FULL LINE OF MARKS TAILS 1-800-462-3917, OR GIVE THEM THE NAME OF LURE AND A TRAILER WILL BE MADE TO MATCH IT IDENTICALLY. ALOT OF TOURNAMENTS ARE BEING WON ON THESE TRAILERS.I ORDERED RICO 519 FROM MARK WHAT A DIFFERENCE FROM THE WHITE TAIL THAT FALLS APART AFTER LITTLE USE. GOOD FISHING ROBERT
      City: REDWOOD CITY

  • Kane County, Arizona
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: LAKE POWELL FISH REPORTMay 2, 2002 By Wayne Gustaveson Home Page: www.wayneswords.com Lake Elevation: 3645 Water Temperature: 56-65 F
      City: Page, AZ

      Tips: Spring weather alternates between hot and calm ollowed by cold and windy. Fish reallyrespond to hot and then get blow away by windy conditions. The ish activity cycle is reallypredictable since it has be replayed 3 times in the past 3 weeks. Winds cool the lake suracetemperature to 56 and ish quit biting. Then as soon as it calms down surace temperature popsback above 60 and ish start biting all over again.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 58.6--61.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out o Jones Valley this am at 0545, air temp 49 lake down to 8.78t, slight wind out o the north, ran over into blue canyon or three on a spook but not a lot o ish back in the back, went to Arbulckle and stuck 15 with one going 2.2 on jigs all in under 12 t o water. tons o cruisers and some bedded ish but I let the bedded ish alone, never been much o a bed ishing type. Ran back south to clickapudi or three more around some willows on the MGM 156 but no size, got back to jones valley at 1010 air temp at 63 and a nice guy gave me a lit to the top o the hill, I drove him back down to pull out.
      City: Redding

Wednesday, May 1st, 2002

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

      Report: Got on the water about 8 a.m. out o Ladd's with my brother and went to Middle River and ished tules and weeds. Just went right down the bank trying everything that looked good and some that didn't. We had a good time and tried a ew new spots. We caught 26 with the biggest going 6.0 and the rest were 3 lbs. and below. All the ish were caught on a black/blue lake senko. Tried a chart. spinnerbait and a speed trap without any luck, not even a strike. Everything we caught was as tight to whatever cover they were using as they could get. Miss your spot by a oot and there was nothing. It had to be in their ace.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: Most o the bites we had were just swimos, not very agressive.

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 56-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: With a good buddy living in the oaks, I should ish up here more oten but rarely make the trip. I guess I could have picked a better day. We started about 9am at Rattle snake Isle. I Picked up a 2 pounder on a senko ishing the edge o some thules and my buddy did manage a 6 pounder on a minnow (his only ish) Fished back in the keys a little and I caught another 2# and a 4#, both on senkos. That was it or the day. Both ish in the Keys were almost grey. Maybe rom the cooler water or some kind o stress??, strange!
      City: Lotus

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: To answer the guy about the carp - they were up and around but most have headed or deeper water with the cold weather. I did see that biggest carp spawning that I think I have ever seen in Jago Bay - had to be 25 to 30 pounds. Wow! Anyway, I launched my Ranger 520 with a great client yesterday morning and couldn't begin to say how excited I was to see the water temp at 54 degrees! I think the calendar said April 30!! We inally ound 61 degree water in the back o Paradise Cove in the aternoon. Most areas about 58. At least the sun was out. We saw some crusing bass as did other olks - but they showed no interest. No bed ish at all (south end). We did manage three bass or nearly 12 pounds - the biggest a spawned out 4 1/2. My client caught a nice one nearly 4 pounds at Anderson Island on the new Senko #306 (natural shad). Both o mine were caught on the bluegill Senko #214 - the irst ones o the year on that color. Talked to two other boats with no ish. It was pretty slow. Lots o ishing pressure and unstable weather really make it tough or the time being. Think I will stay away this weekend!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Senkos started o slow this year but they are making up or lost time. I can't get bit on a jig lately. Maybe the crawdad population is down some. We targeted tule/wall combinations.

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the NewBass tourney on 4/20 & 4/21. Threw everthing in the box on Saturday and did not get a tap. Average ish per boat on Saturday was one ish with big ish at 9.85 and one boat with ive ish. Sunday wind was calm and water clear. Went south to redbud and picked up 6.95 on a senko at 9:30. Caught a 8" on a jig a ew minutes later. Went back to Konocti Bay around 1:00 caught a 1+ then lipped under a dock and got a 6.5. First day was zero and second day came in with 14.5 and 7th place. Watched as all the BASS rigs came driving in on HWY 20.
      City: sacot

      Tips: Bite was tough. It seemed as though senkos were the only thing that would make them react.

  • San Luis Obispo County, California
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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

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

      Report: Went out to the back lakes today. Put my tube in the water and kicked out on the island pond. Tried Kastmasters, Rooster tails and Power bait and got no bites. The salmon were just not biting today.
      City: San Ramon

      Tips: I would try using some bread

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 57 to 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Bailey Cove at 7:30AM. Had the pleasure o having my Dad with me this morning. He's up rom Salinas enjoying our sunshine and no og, and great ishing. First stopped at Ycotti and threw a 1/4 oz. jig and bang, irst cast, boated a 12incher. The race was on, I boated about 5 or 6 beore dad got the hang o the sot bite. There was no tap, the line just got heavy and the ish was there. Followed Jerry, my team partner to Nosini and he went down on side and we went down the other, boating numerous small ish. At 11:00AM Jerry headed back home and we headed to Ellery Creek area. From 11:00 to 11:30 we caught ish on almost every cast along the east side bank. We ished back down to Nosini and by then Dad's arms are about to all o rom catching ish. Out at 3:15PM. IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY ON THE WATER FOR A SON AND HIS FATHER.(and the son gave his dad a ishing lesson.)
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Jigs at 20 to 30 eet. Worms later in the day.MGM #156, 157,127 and 11/with chart. tail....Sot bite, eel extra weight and set the hook.

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      Water Temp: 57.6-59.1

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got in the water at 0525 at Bailey Cove, irst one there this am, air temp 45, water at 8.69 t and starting to drop, heavy overcast with slight drizzle and lat water, pulled o the loat and threw a spook right o or three quick ish on the irst batch o willows on the let going out, tried a crank bait with no takers, ran to the caverns erry or 4 more on the spook in the willows in the back, moved over to Ycotti and went into the back or 11 on my jigs, all small but legal, saw my team partner out in ront o Ycotti and moved over to say hi to his Dad rom Salinas, he showed me his new stick and o we went upstream to Nosoni, caught 3 out in ront and went back inside or 11 more and all small, best was only 1.6 and no emales, did see one on a nest that might go 4 with a bunch o little guys around her, picked o 2 o those but she just swam o, went most o the way back in or 3 more with another 1.7. caught about 30 but no size, three on worms, the new 158 by MGM called the hunter, the rest on jigs, lots o ish in the willows and cruisers galore. out at 115, air temp at 54, college kids due on mothers day, get up here and ish beore they show up and enjoy 50 plus ish per day as long as you can hit the lake with whatever your throwing!
      City: Redding

Tuesday, April 30th, 2002

  • Plumas County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished annual Forest Service tourney this past weekend.There were some big weights brought to the scales with over 32# as the winner. The tremendous reaction bitedied with the poor weather-what a shame! Plastics were therule. My In-laws ished well and inished seventh throwingSenkos and Drop-shoting Predator worms-CongratulationsSteve and Jim!
      City: redding

      Tips: Senkos in watermelon/black & greenpumpkin/black.3" Predator worms in colors #758 & #790. The #758 is a Bluegill pattern which works real well when targetingpost spawn ish. Good luck!

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

      Report: I am going to the delta on 05-04-02. Can anyone help me with where to go or striper. Trolling or casting or baitishing. thanks.
      City: hughson

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I am new on senco ishing and I was wondering i anyone had any good tips or ishing them in the summer
      City: antioch

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

      Report: I ished Coyote twice last week mainly using dierent types o swimbaits. Although I saw 3 bass that were probably trophy size and many more over 5 pounds, I couldn't get anything to hit. I tried Jigs, senkos, and a spinner bait with nothing. This week I'll try some 7 inch senkos and see i that could get me a trophy sized bass. Live bait is tempting to use or these big boys but artiicals are more rewarding.

      Tips: Any tips or me?