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Saturday, April 27th, 2002

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 65-68

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well there it goes i never write in reports i just like to read them but this time i just could not resist my sel i had to tell other people besides my wie and kids what a great day i had and like they say i rather be lucky then good and saturday i was lucky, the day started rough up at 4:00am try to wake my boys but no luck so i'am o to the lake crossing the state line the electronic traic control sign said chains required beore kirkwood i kept going beore kirkwood there was a lashing sign chains required but no cal trans i kept going again it was snowing hard the trip normally takes me 2 hours saturday 3 hours 45 min, i'am in the water at 8:00 am this time i desided i was going to ish the south side o lake i started in ront o launch ramp my second cast into some brush i pitched a 5" senko #297 a 3 1/2 4 lb bass hit it on way down that was a good start and thats what i did just thru my senko shallow and into brush cought 14 bass on senko the biggest was my irst ish the rest were between 1-3 lbs took a break to have lunch at 1:30pm, last saturday i ished amador also and it was slow bass ishing that day so i headed back into Jackson Creek to look or croppie i cought 12 nice croppie and like 20 blue gill ( released all ) so i'am o to Jackson Creek to look or croppie again all the way back into the creek i start with my ultra lite set up with a green croppie jig, croppie were tough cought 4 in 2 hrs and 6 blue gill but this is when my luck kicked in o to my let rom where i was ishing i started hearing bass busting surace so i head over there to check it out and bass had shad anbushed in between some vertical rocks and shad were jumping every where i had a rod setup with a 3/8 oz Terminator dbl willow chart. spinner bait thru it in the middle o all the action i let sink or about 4 sec beore i started my retrieve started crancking and a bass hit it like a reight train it scared the @#!%$ out o me i was not expecting that took me about 10 min to bring bass in it was a nice bass pulled my digital scale it weight 11 lbs 6 oz i did noticed 2 big sores on the side o ish like gashes anyway i put bass in my live well to take back to marina to weight it in their scale but bass was going crazy in live well and the live well on my tracker is small it was banging all over the place i elt bad considering it already had couple o big sores i didnt want bass to get ingured any more i had a heck o a time pulling it rom live well it banged my hand couple o times but i got it and looked at it one more time and releaded it beautiull ish, well that was the irst one my next one same way just thru spinner bait back into boil and again another bass hit not as hard but still a good one this one 9 lbs 8 oz i cought 2 more 8 lbs 4 oz and a 7 lbs i kept throwing but it looked like bass were inished eating and everything just stopped no more shad jumping no more boils it was 5:30pm and i had to start thinking about going home i didnt catch a sigle ish today on my 6" carolina rigged lizard so i igured i had about 1 1/2 hrs to try headed to the main lake points and started throwing my lizard cought 3 bass 1 1/2-3 lbs 6:30pm start packing all my gear o water at 7:00pm, and the way home well thats another novel but it was well worth it.
      City: Gardnerville, Nevada

      Tips: Have un ishing practice catch and release

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

      Report: With that cold ront thats been moving through the ish are deep in the tulies, I got 3 with a rip bait one was no biger than the ripbait i was using maybe 5inches, he was an ambitious little thing, another went 1.5lbs Fished or ever with no bites no hits that didnt get a hook, so I started throwing any color senko I had, Cinnamon/Purple&black lake was knocking them dead diping it deep in the tulies I pulled two good or around 2lbs and a lot more or 1.5 to 1 lb. Saw a good size large mouth jump ater some minnow looked to be about 8 or more lbs. Good luck every one Ill head back out irst day a warm ront moves through.
      City: Pittsburg

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out to the salmon alls bridge again and landed a 16 inch largemouth o the same renzy rattler in the dark. I have only been spending maybe an hour at a time out there so i got to get out there more and i'm suer there will be more activity. I also have a question that i hope someone can help me out with. My baitcast reel is starting to squeak and i'm guessing i need to clean it but i dont' know how. Can someone e-mail and tell me what i need to do. Thanks.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: The hardbaits seem to be doing good up at the salmon alls bridge rom the shore.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 60ish

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went up to tube, too damm windy. Fished the bank on the point by the campground. Lost two riggs to the trees no hits called it a day. (still better than sitting around the house)
      City: Los Banos

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My mom and I ished a tourney and started out at Cottonwood. She was catching on a spinnerbait and I was catching on a Jr. spook. Later in the morning and the rest o the day we caught on anything, but our better ish were on brushhogs in the grass at least the largemouth were (2.4lbs). We ended up with a little more weight than my dad (pineapple) and his partner, but not good enough to place.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: topwater and spinnerbaits in the morning and worms, brushogs. Largemouth were in the grass in back ends o coves shallow 1t-5t. Slow down your spinnerbait don't burn it.

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 6:30 am to 1:30 pm. Spent the day in the river arm ishing lats & coves. I started w/top water & spinner bait while partner ished a split shot 4" green craw type worm. Boated 8 ish by 7 am, most in the slot & all spots. Top water & spinner bait bite shut down by 9 am so we ished various split shot plastics, i.e. baby brush hogs (watermelon w/red lake), same color 4" lizards, green craw style worms, & pumpkin w/green & black lake Senkos. We caught 40+ ish or the day but a typical McClure culling the clones day. Best ive went about 8 lbs. & boated only one black all day. Tourney big ish was 10.5 lbs.. Fish were a little deeper because o the colder weather but were being caught almost anywhere on the lake. Most consistent bigger ish bite appears to have been the Horse Shoe Bend area using weightless or split shot Senkos.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: Morning top water & spinner bait then ish the plastics on your avorite stlye o rig. Let your spinner bait go a little deeper w/a slow to moderate retrieve rate. I used white & chartruese w/double willow lea in 3/8th oz.

  • California
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went to San Pablo with my dad. Rented a motorboat and strarted ishing around 9:30 AM. I had 2 poles, my dad had 1,I put a night crawler on a size 12 treble hook or some trout on one pole. On the other pole I had my pros top secret jig, so they say, going or largemouths. I went to the cove right across rom the boat rental place. I was there or about 10 minutes and then wham a 2 pound rainbow trout. ater that I got nothing or the rest o the 3 hours. I saw other people catch 1 or 2 trout
      City: San Bruno

      Tips: Go very early I saw a man leaving at about 9:00 am with 10 rainbow trout that were all aleast 2 pounds.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 59.4

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I apologize or any o you who were awakened this morning early in the upper McCloud by some screaming and yelling, it was Keith celebrating his beakast bet win with a stinking 12 1/4 inch ish that managed to impale himsel on Keith's jig hook as it swam by looking to commit suicide, jeeesh u woulda thought the guy had hit the lottery, he is such a pain in the butt and I pitty the poor dental patients that he has scheduled next week because they are going to have to sit through his rendition o catching the SMALLEST legal bass Shasta had to oer. Oh well, in the water at Hirz Bay at 0540, no wind lake lat, 42 degrees and a bit oggy, lake at 8t and we ran up near ellery creek where the aorementioned tragedy occured ollowed by 17 more beore 0730 when the bite came to a screeching halt. mostly on jigs and a ew on Keiths clear worms, quite a ew trout trollers arrived shortly thereater to ish near the McCloud bridge or the big brown trout that has showed up in the past ew days ollowed by a bunch o squawish, we went in about 930am where I had to oreit money or Keith's gratiication.
      City: Redding

      Tips: don't take keith ishing!

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: COLD

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 5:45am, headed up the lake & ished trees with 2 hits early, so small, couldn't hook em. Fished most o day with hit here & there. Bset was 2.5 lbs, practiced catch & release. Wind was howling then stopped completely, then came back. Miserable & ustrating day, not much happening on this lake. Moon messed us up. Was in Cabo last week & windy there too, got out & spotted 20 Blue Marlin, hooked & released 3 around 140 lbs each. There were no tuna anywhere. Dorado were small. Had one illeted & shared with others at resort. As we let, weather turned nice. Fun trip with the guys anyhow! Probably, see you guys next spring....Happy Fishing
      City: SF

      Tips: None or windy conditions, stay home & watch the Giants....

  • California
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      Water Temp: airly cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went loat tubin at SCR today. Pretty good time or the irst time ive ever loat tubed. Saw a 3-4lb Bass swimmin around....wouldnt take anything o mine... TROUT people are doin pretty good.....Orange-rainbow powerbait caught some people some 14 inchers...Got Bit by trout in the Dam area...Thats it....
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: Trout bite: quick and early.... Bass: ind some area that no one can walk to and under trees..

  • Nassau County, California
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      Water Temp: 66-67 deg.

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the success team open tournament with dave davis rom lindsey. We tore them up with the senko's. We had a 7-ish limit o 9 1/2 lbs in 45 minutes and had A 12 lb limit by 8 o'clock and A 15 lb limit by 9 o'clock. awesome day. We took 2nd place and $850.00 . Are inal weight was 15.35 lbs. 6 inch senko's , clear/blk lake. 31 teams competed.
      City: visalia

Friday, April 26th, 2002

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I just read the previous report and thought I could shed some light on his "no bass" report. Phil - don't eel bad. I went with the tacklerep (Rick) the very next day at the same time (3 to 8 PM). I really didn't go with the idea o repeating his great catch, but to prove my theory that when big bass eed a certain day or night, they don't repeat the eed bag the next day. And I was interested in what the incoming cold ront would have. Well, to put it mildly, timing is everything!!!! In the ive hours we ished, I caught one 10" bass and Rick caught one close to 2 lbs just beore we quit. I believe I heard the expression "I can't believe this!" at least ten times rom my good ishin' buddy!! The lake had totally changed - baitish, bluegill, and bass! And so, the old adage - "you should have been here yesterday" - is alive and well!!! I believe another riend o mine was ishing the lake the next night too, and did very poorly.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Actually when you hear the ishing was great a certain day, you might want to wait a day or two beore trying to repeat the good report. I oten like to ish a lake when I hear the ishing is slow. I will wait or a warming trend and then go. It usually has to get better. Or the ish simply are deeper than most anglers are ishing.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: Unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Orwood or a day on the Delta with Partner Grandpa Ed. Wind was howling, raining, thunder, lightening all the signs or a horrendous day. Ed's irst cast with Senko nails 4+ largie and I lock up a 2+ on ch/ch spinnerbait. The tide is high and were in 4-6 eet o water. The thunder gets a bit close and we're thinking time to head or the hills, but change our minds and run into Disco. Proceeded to catch 20+ ish up to 5lbs. Ed catches all his on Senko (watermelon/red lake) and mine come on Norman white crank, mad man craw, black/blue jig, wh/wh spinnerbait. I decided to not throw a senko to learn some new baits. The key was SLOW...SLOW presentation. Made me a bit nervous. Grandpa had his best day ever on the Delta because he was a patient man. Let Disco with easy 20+ bag and went to lunch. Got back in boat and headed to my avorite transition spot LOW TO HIGH and pulled out the Red NORMAN nailed two nice ish...Grandpa with his trusty Senko hammers another 4 pounder. I decide its time or me to use a Senko and we continue to catch ish. Last cast caught a 6+ pound emale with eggs still in her.
      City: discovery bay

      Tips: Caught ish on every bait we threw. Senko hit the big.gest. I used watermelon/black lake and Black with Blue lake. NO WEEDS/NO ROCKS/NO TULLES NO FISH. Too ast no ish Throw Senko...and shake it. Feel the tick...reel down and ish will be on the other end. I you count the little guys we had 40+ ish. Best 7 were 28-30 lbs. Fished all in the South Delta.

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      Water Temp: 60-64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Just as Mark Lassagne reported below I ound the bite to be wide open yesterday. Launched at Sugar Barge under partly cloudy skies. Wind was not bad in the morning and was actually dead calm or a couple o hours. I took advantage o the conditions & put on 1/16oz brass and glass with woim and slayed them. I was ishing looded islands out o current in 2-4 t o water. Fish were very agressive and I caught a ew topwater and blade ish too, but the main pattern was shaking woims with brass and glass. At low tide I targeted deeper tule berms with very little current on them using 3/16oz weights. Caught around 35 ish total, but was surprised I could not ind any at emales up around the ull moon. I know many o the larger ish have already spawned but there should be plenty o smaller ish still ready to go. Maybe they were out on the 1st break as I pounded the shoreline stucture all day. Many 3# ish though and lots o un on the water. Hope this ront doesn't kill the bite or the weekend! I ished the Franks Tract/Mildred Area and kept the T-mtr down burning little gas. O course that's easy to do when the bite is wide open! Tight Lines,Mike Birch
      City: Danville

      Tips: Find protected areas out o the current as this time o the year. Most o my ish were caught lippin rather than pitchin yesterday. Keep T-Mtr on slow/constant and electronics o to minimize noise.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Ladd's at 7:00 and headed or some back slough's to get out o this lousy wind. The bite was really on. I don't know i it was the tide , the moon or what but the ish were as agressive as I've ever seen and they all wanted a watermelon/red lake senko. Lot's o shad schooling in and around the shallow weed beds and it seemed like the bass were all over them. Five times I was able to catch two ish in the same spot, bang, bang. Once, two bass almost collided going or the senko at the same time just as it hit the water. All the action lasted till 1 p.m. when things settled down to a normal pace, a ish here and there. Total or the day was 38 largemouth and one 6 lb. striper that put up the best battle o all. Largest was 4.9 lbs. with the average about 2-2.5 lbs.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: The ish were shallow and I haven't seen any that looked spawned out.

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

      Report: CAUGHT THE BEST BASS OF MY LIFE AND 3 MORE OVER 5LBS. my big ish weighed 10.52 and was released with the others. I caught all my ish on a Lake Fork super spook with a matching MARKS TAIL NO.017 OLD PEACOCK. I would have never caught these ish without this web site. you all told me the lure and how to get a hold o Mark 530-275-5995. I caught all these ish right ater dusk. till about 9:30pm. thank you to all o you who made this happen.P.S. RANGER BOATS RULE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      City: RIVERSIDE

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Was up near the salmon alls road bridge and pulled in a 13 inch largemouth in the dark o o a berkly renzy lipless with a holographic inish. Would have stayed out there but the ranger came around and it was time or the area to close down or the night. Tried worms and got nothing and within the irst ew casts o the lipless it hit. Nothing to really brag about but its working. See ya on the lake.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: 3 to 5 eet o water is where it hit.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 58.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My buddy Keith rom Medord,or in town or a little ishing, we went in at centimundi and the debris is all gone thanks to a south wind, in at 540am air temp 50 and the lake is at the 8t level, Keith ran us over near Dolly Point in the Sac and we hit them good right o the bat, my biggest at 2.6 came on a jig and the rest were dinks, Keith asks me how the breakast bet with my son goes so I tell him that the next legal bass(12 inches) wins breakast, he promptly boats a ish and we measure it at 11 3/4. Back in we both go and I get the " breakast bass" at 12 1/4! Keith, thank you or the breakast at the Giant Orange! we ished some more or around 20 total, I won the big ish award or the day and Keith gets the most ish award and the privelege o buying me breakast (giggle) we tossed some MGM worms or a ew and used the 156,157 and a new one the 158, most came on jigs in 6-25 t. Keith used his killer clear worm or about 7 ish.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 60-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: EXPECTED 80-90 DEGREE WEATHER, BUT THIS IS REALLY NICE. I HAVE BEEN READING YOUR REPORTS FOR SOME TIME NOW, IT IS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HELPING OTHERS. I REALLY THOUGHT THE BITE WOULD GET BETTER BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE MGM WORMS ARE GREAT, AND ALMOST ALWAYS WORK WHAT EVER PART OF THE LAKE I HAVE BEEN TO. WE LEFT THE HOUSEBOAT IN BASS COVE LAST NIGHT, FELT LIKE A HURRICANE THIS MORNING. COULDN'T GET THE TOPWATER BITE I HAVE BEEN GETTING,SO I TRIED THE RICO 519 WITH A MARKS TAIL NO.047IN REAL SHAD IT WORKED FOR FISH UP TO 2lbs. BUT NOTHING BETTER GLITTER/BLUE FLUKES WORKED ALSO. THE FISH SEEMED TO MOVE DOWN DEEPER TODAY,SINCE WE ARE GOING HOME TOMMORROW I WAS HOPING TO CATCH A BIGGEN, BUT WE HAD A GREAT VACATION, THANK YOU BRIDGE BAY MARINA FOR THE RENTAL.I GOT TO GO I PROMISED THE WIFE I WOULDN'T GET ON THE COMPUTER UNLESS IT WAS URGENT. I WILL KEEP READING YOUR REPORTS YOU HAVE HELPED ME ALOT. THANKS MIKE S.
      City: WATSONVILLE

  • Nassau County, California
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: It was a stormy ugly day. I got there at 8 am and went to go ish by the power poles. I couldn't stay still in the wind even with a 55 lb thrust trolling motor. Got a ew hits on watermelon colored worms but no luck. Decided to go try under the bridge cause it is usually sheltered rom the wind. I was right. Caught a couple on watermelon worms on the south bank o that area. Then I switched over to the north side. Tore em up on Senko's in the rain. They would hit it as it slowly ell down. Caught about ten on senkos, our 15-16" keepers, then called it a day because o the rain.
      City: Corcoran/SLO

      Tips: Watermelon colored worms split or drop-shotted will catch some. When it was raining the ish became active and they were all over the baby bass colored senko. small ish would hitit on or near the surace. Larger ish hit it as it was alling into about 5-6 t.