Fishing Report

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Saturday, April 13th, 2002

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

      Report: A lot o locals in the area can't tell the dierence between a trout or a bass. And even i they could, they're going to eat it. It's just the way they're raised. Most o the locals are rom the philippines, and there, they eat what they catch. Even i it's a small little bluegill. It's a city lake. That's what you'll see. I you want bigger bass, try the central valley lakes or the delta. All I ever get out o here are a ew trout here and there with my two sons. I did get lucky and caught a dink on a 7" brown worm. O course I threw her back.
      City: Union City

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 63-66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took the kids out or some un ishing. I put 5 in the boat drop shotting in 25' (all about 14") and the kids couldn't get bit. Lots o 12" ish on the surace so put a blue ghost on a 2/0 hook, weightless, and had them throw it out and let it slowly sink. Both kids put about 20 ish in the boat over the next 2 hours using this method. Biggest to 13.5" or my daughter; most were in the 12" range. Lots o un and kept the kids entertained. They could watch the bait slowly all and the ish congregate around it beore they got hit. Lots o action, but not much size.
      City: Redding

      Tips: Lots o BIG debris loating out there.

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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out on the Sac rom 0730 to 1100. Fished spinnerbait, shad rap, rattle trap and brush hog (sot plastic). Got six keepers and a ew smaller ish. Mostly spots with 2 smallies thrown in. Reaction ish are only available or a short time in the morning, better in the evening. Hope all are having as much un as I am. Here we go again or a great bass season on Shasta.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 56-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took 6 spots on a texas rigged 4"Ox Blood worm. 4 Smallies on texas rigged 4" Salt & Pepper worm. East o Digger Bay. Launched at Centimudi around 6 am and caught most o the Bass beore 8 am. Rocky points and Mud banks seemed to be the best. All Fish 14-17 inch, one 24 inch 2-5 lb.
      City: Sahsta Lake

      Tips: In a week or two, Try Minnow cranks around the rocks.

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ARRIVED 5:45AM, LAUNCH WAS FULL. SPOKE TO ONE GUY & SAID THERE WERE 3 TOURNAMENTS GOING ON. AS WE DROVE ACROSS BRIDGE, BOATERS WERE ON THE WATER. WE DECIDED, LET'S NOT GO WHERE THEY'RE FISHING. WE FISHED FISHED ALL THE POINTS UP & DOWN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LAKE. HAD SEVERAL TAPS, MOSTLY SMALL FISH, GOT INTO ONLY 3 FISH THAT WERE 1.5-1.75 POUNDS. ON THE WAY OUT, ONE TOURNEY GUY HAD ONE FISH THAT BARLEY LOOK 12". DID'NT SEE ANY BIG FISH AT ALL. GOING TO GIVE IT A REST FOR A WEEK. GOING TO CABO.
      City: s

      Tips: STILL USING LIZARDS

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      Water Temp: 61-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was slow in the morning. Tried everything I had. Fish started biting at 12:30. Hooked three bass between 1.3 and 2.3 in one hour using large brush hogs in 15' o water.
      City: Novato

Friday, April 12th, 2002

  • Santa Barbara County, California
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bass ishing has been very good or the last 2 months. I reccomend you go an try ishign there!
      City: solvang

      Tips: Troll around Jackrabbit lats or great ishign results with a plastic zipper worm or an crankbait!

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

      Report: Launched at Ladd's around 7 a.m. and headed or Middle River. Started with a senko and only managed three in the 1.5 lb. range in the irst hour ishing tules against the bank. Switched over to a baby brush hog and lipped into the weed beds or awhile and got our more but still no size. Things were pretty slow or awhile so I switched to a white spinnerbait and the quality o the ish improved. In the next couple o hours I was able to boat six more ish with the two best going 5.0 and 5.3. The spinnerbait bite slowly izzled so it was back to the senko in the tules. The tide was moving at a ast pace by then and I don't know i it had an eect on the bite, but the bigger ish sure turned on. By the time the day was over I caught six more, the three biggest went 6.8, 7.0 and 7.1. What a thrill. That's the heaviest 5 ish I've ever put together. 31.2 lbs. They were all released quickly where they were caught. The emales were still ull o eggs and showed no signs o spawning activity. A great day on the water.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: The larger ish were all caught right next to deep water, 12 to 25 t.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: 3rd annual team bass tournament at Camp Far West on April 20, 2002. $75.00 entry ee.BBQ ater weigh in, ree or all entriesTrophies up to 3rd place70% payback plus PrizesProessionally organizedNo membership required5 ish, 13" on a lat boardNo live bait, Catch and Release, Dead ish penaltyCheck in and sign-ups at 4:30am at North ShoreBlast o at 6:00amWeigh in at 3:00pmAny questions call Shawn O'shea at (916)331-8174
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: This is a really un tournament!!!

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on 4-11 at twelve noon and ished untill ive. caught twentysix bass all spots, no big ones that everyone else seems to say they are cathing. three o them might have went 2.5 to 3 LBS. Caught them in trees near rocks and deep water on cotton candy lizards and morning dawn 4" worms. I could see bass everywhere but they did not seem to be holding on beds , seemed to me that they are still just getting ready to bed. I saw a couple a bass that could have went six plus but they just cruised past, was hoping to ind one o those on a bed. Maybe I should try senkos the newspaper and everyone else seems to brag them up preety good, maybe thats what you need to catch the big ones.
      City: El Dorado Hills

  • Tulare County, California
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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got there at 7:00 and ished till 11:30. I did pretty well, starting o in a rocky cove near the irst launch ramp. I caught 5 or 6 there and I kept moving down that same bank or a couple more. Once it slowed down over there I went to the other side o the lake and ished in the areas on both sides o the rock wall. I caught better ish over there. One 16" spot and a 4.5 lb. bigmouth, as well as some others. There was a cove that was ull o debris rom the river and I sat there or some time just getting bass on every other cast, they were mostly small though. Lake is hot. My girlriend even caught some
      City: Corcoran / San Luis Obispo

      Tips: Watermelon rubber worms. Best spots are weedy banks, especially i they also have some other structure.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got to the lake about 4:45 went to greasy. Used pearl white lukes and got nothing. once the sun went behind the hills i tied on a crawdad patterened crank and caught 4 within hal an hour. three were very small one was nice sized. Could have been the bait or the time. Weather was great and water was warm there were even some wakeboarders on the lake so yo know its warming up.
      City: Visalia

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

      Report: Eli, thanks or updating those who mght not be aware o McClure's slot. During tourneys DFG issues a variance permit or a ee which allows the participants to weigh in slot limit ish. We were ishing a Consolidated Fire charity tourney & all ish were released ater weigh-in.Thanks Mike. P.S. I don't eat ish so I always release my catch.
      City: Delhi

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: Not sure

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit Angles Cove in the morning, another spotted bass with watermelon color 4in brush hog rigged Texas style. Friend hit one with same setup. Got a 2lb spotted bass at opening o Mormon Creek with 7in black zoom, rigged Texas style. Friend hit two red-eyes at the south shore near dam with minnows. Finished up with a red-eye on a chartreuse jig with pumpkinseed trailer at Carson Cove near some lay down o point on east shore.
      City: Tracy

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 56-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: got on the water 7:am and blasted to potters cove thru a spinner bait picked a couple slot ish..also ished a lizardbehind the boat picked up a ew over slots.to 2lbs moved across the lake and same eect..decided to make a long run up the middle ork and ran into a couple other guys who had the same action going.pulled up on a rocky bank with a couple points and some steeper water and ished a senko slowand ound some better ish all around 2+ so i igured i had enough loosing senkos by the dozens and worked my way back and igured i cove some water throwing the spinner bait and i havn't had a better day,the blade bite was on late morning thru 3:pm had to get o the water picked up a 2.5 and some more 2+'s probily caught 30-40 ish all day andhad a ball...
      City: sacramento

      Tips: ish slow and work the baits all the way to the boat andyou'll have a good day!!senko's,blades,lizzard,6" worms

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 59-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ON THE WATER HALF HOUR BEFORE LIGHT, HIT THE MANZANITA ROWS ON SOUTH SHORE OUTSIDE BRIDGE BAY, CAUGHT ONE 3.2 SPOT ON SPOOK CAUGHT 3 MORE KEEPERS ON FAT FREE SHAD CRANKBAIT, WENT UP TO ANTLERS AND CAUGHT 14 MORE QUALITY FISH ON BLEEDING SHAD SUPER SPOOK WITH NO.15 MARKS TAIL IN BLUE SUNFISH.CAUGHT 1 KEEPER ON TENN. SHAD RIPBAIT, GOT HOOKED ON THE SPOOK BITE AND DID NOT WANT TO STOP USING IT. I'M ADDICTED TO IT!!!! GOING TO LAUNCH AT LAKEHEAD TOMMORROW. GOOD FISHIN TOM
      City: REDDING

      Tips: PUT TROLLING MOTOR ON MED. TO MED-HIGH AND HAUL ASS.GET YOUR SPOOKS AND TRAILERS AT PHILS.......

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

      Report: We hiked around to the other side, and I casted a couple times and hooked 2 large mouth bass, one was a 5lb and the other was 3lbs, we ished near the opening to Yorty Creek.
      City: healdsburg

      Tips: Worms, the ish are bitting the worms

  • Trinity County, California
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      Water Temp: 52-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the rock piles or ive bass. Two Largemouth and three Smallmouth. The largrest was a 3.0 Largemouth. All the ish were taken on a Lucky Crat Stay-n-see.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: The ish were shallow. All o them hit ater just two or three turns o the reel handle.

Thursday, April 11th, 2002

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

      Report: Launched my boat at Ladd's about 7 a.m. and headed or Middle River. Started with a Senko and had our little guys in the irst hour. Then switched to a baby brush hog in the weeds and had about the same success. On to a white spinner bait and the quality increased. A 3.2, 3.6, 5.0, 5.1.. The wind was howling and making things miserable so I moved to the protected side o the tules and went right down the line tossing a senko into the gaps. It was hard to keep the senko rom being blown around by the bow in my line caused by the wind, but it didn't seem to bother the ish. In the next couple o hours I boated six more ish, the three best went 6.8, 7.0, and 7.1. That's the heaviest 5 ish I've ever put together, 31 lbs. What a thrill. None o these emales had spawned yet.
      City: Stockton

      Tips: The largest ish were taken right next to deep water, 12 to 15 t.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 61-62

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Took client Justin Silva rom Elk Grove today. Lauched at Lundborg's Landing on Bethel Island. He wanted to learn some new area's and have a instructional lesson on using a jig and the new Senko presentation.I started him out in Sandmound on a bank that I knew had some ish on it. The jig didn't work but the Senko did. He put two ish in the boat with missin 2 more. On up Dutch Sl. to one o 3 side slough's that were known to have quality ish. Dead Low tide when we got there, many boats rom the WON pre-ish PRO-AM where in there. Didn't matter to me. Set the boat in the deepiest part o the slough and told him to toss the senko and let it sit there (DeadStickin). Pause, Pause, more pause, wait, wait, now move it, and repeat. By the time we hit the end o the slough. He had personally caught a 4lb, Lost a 4, put in another 4.5lb and slammed a 7.4lb into the boat that gave this gentleman the shakes or an hour. Took picture's o the ish individually and immediately release them. I checked every ish and none o them looked to be on there beds has o yet. Clean Tummies and no Blood spots on their ins, but at with eggs. We were o the water at Noon.See ya in the near uture!!!Rich Thiel Guide/Delta and Berryessa(510-317-2009
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: My advice or today and in the near uture is to ish slow and throw tight to cover has their sitting shallow but VERY inicky in what they will hit. Today's weather was windy. Caught all the ish in 4t o water. No spinnerbait or reaction bite to be had. At least I didn't ind that bite.