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Thursday, April 11th, 2002

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

      Report: Came home or the weekend and decided to ish Chabot at around 7:00 p.m. Fished a spot by the dam and immediately spotted two bass, one around 6-7 and the other around 4. I threw out my pig and jig and stuck the 4 lb'er on my third cast. I ished or the emale or a while with no success then decided to throw a swimbait or a ew minutes and called it a day. Not bad or a hal hour o ishing, especially at Chabot
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Use a slow presentation and be very quiet when approaching a spot because these bass are very spooky. I saw alot o trout suracing so a swimbait should produce with enough time and patience.

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent a couple hours on the South ork in the evening and ound some nice LMB. Landed 3 large mouth rom 2-3.2 lbs along with one smallie in two hours. The ish were just o a creek channel in 10-15 eet o water and hit on a split-shotted 4-inch witches-t. With he rising water, the ish may have been on beds. Their tails were somewhat thrashed. I ished slow and the pick-ups were light. I'll take 4 ish or 9.2 lbs any evening.
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Go with the plastic that you have the most conidence in and be sure you eel even the slightest "tick" in the line. The biggest ish had the lightest bite.

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      Water Temp: 62-64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not sure what I did wrong today (brought the wie?) Sounds like Bass Moniker slayed em. I've ished Folsom at least a dozen times in the past two months and done well everytime. Guess I was due or a bad one. Did mostly the same stu as Bass Moniker and only managed 2 ish (both small) out o the trees on the smaller watermellon senkos. Oh well, I'll try again Soon. Bass Moniker, what size/color senkos are you lippin' in the trees?
      City: Lotus

      Tips: Follow Bass moniker

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 62-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: JUST HAD TO GET BACK ON THE LAKE AGAIN. GOT ON THE WATER AROUND 11AM. FISHED SAME PATTERN AS YESTERDAY, SENKOS IN THE COVES. CAUGHT ALOT OF FISH AGAIN. HONORS GO TO MY SON TODD FOR A REAL NICE 9 1/2 POUNDER - THE CATCH OF A LIFETIME FOR HIM!!!DON LEVETT, WWW.NORCALBASSIN.COM
      City: PARADISE

      Tips: FISH ARE SHALLOW - FISH VERY SLOW. GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE LAKE!!!

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Good to be back on the water. Fished a cove in the Sac arm rom 6-8 pm. Picked up keepers (spots and smallies) on spinnerbait, rattle trap, deep wee-r, crawdad and popping bug. Fish very active, seemed to like the bait to move as soon as it hit the water, then slow the retrieve. Had a nice evening.
      City: Redding

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      Water Temp: 59-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: CAUGHT 4 REAL NICE FISH ON OKIE SHAD SUPER SPOOK WITH MATCHING NO.027 MARK'S TAIL, YOU CAN GET THEM BOTH AT PHILS PROPS. FISH HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN TO ABOUT THE 20FT. AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS OF LIGHT.YOU CAN CATCH THEM DROP-SHOTTING IN THE CHANNELS. SHAKING A WORM (GREEN/BROWN) COMBINATION WORKS ALSO. THE RIP BITE HAS BEEN SLOW TENN. SHAD WITH MARK'S MATCHING RIP TAIL WORKS BEST WHEN BITE IS ON. SPINNERBAIT BITE IS ALMOST NON-EXISTANT IT SHOULD COME ON ANY DAY. GOOD FISHING TOM
      City: redding

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 69-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I was walking down by Yorty Creek, my sel being a 14 year old and I was using "RattleSnake" worms. I walked into a cove just about 200 eet rom the boat dock. I casted near this log and hooked a 4lb large mouth bass. My riend had caught 3 blue gills and at the end o the day, I had 2 blue gills and 1 bass, my riend caught 3 blue gills and a Sacramento Perch.
      City: Healdsburg

      Tips: Use worms, just bob the worm up and down.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2002

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bluebird skies all day!Started at 6:30 and had fish on by6:45.Couldn't seem to coax a reaction bite but small lizards(watermelon)& worms(purple worked best for us but so did alot of other colors).Saw fish on the beds on the west shore but caught most of our good fish deeper(12-20).Hardly any dinks today best smallie went 2.25 and largemouth almost 4 lbs.Thanks to all the folks who helped me with info for this great day!!
      City: Napa

      Tips: Conentrate on staging fish they are very aggressive but easily found on points and off of the flats.

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      Water Temp: darn cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: the water is pretty darn cold i know i was swimming in it. but it was a great trip i caught 4-5 bass and 1 7-8 lb. cat. all ranging in 2-5 lbs. pretty good size for up there. the trout are also bitting out side of berryessa marina about 20' down. on kokany killers and rainbo runners.
      City: napa

      Tips: The bass are bitting on jiggs and small crank baits i was really ripping them on 4-6 inch worms lizards and crawdads(all rubber) and i caught to 5-6 lbs. on spinner baits. look for under water shelfs and cover. i fished mostly in putah creek along the shore.

  • Yuba County, California
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      Water Temp: WARM

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: WENT OUT FOR A HALF DAY OF FISHING, PUT 10 IN THE BOAT MISSED A FEW NOT A BAD DAY 3 FISH WENT 14 INCHES AND FOR BULLARDS THAT'S NOT BAD, ONLY FISHED THE COVE BY DARK DAY RAMP IM SURE WE COULD OF FOUND FISH OTHER PLACES, CRANKBAITS AND WORM'S IS WHAT WE USED
      City: brownsville

      Tips: GOOD LUCK

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

      Report: City: LA CRESCENTA

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: 57-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I have ished chabot 4 times in last 2 weeks(1-boat), i had blanked the irst 3 trips. Today i walked around deep into honker bay and i caught a 4.7 bass, and a 1.5 bass within 1/2 hr o starting. I surmised that the 4.5 was spawning as i caught the smaller male irst, then cast my splitshot robo-worm right back onto wood in middle o tules, immediatley the 4.5 bass hit it hard, ( i released both ish immediatley. I ished another hour without another strike.
      City: hayward

      Tips: downsize lures, try carolina rigging, or splittshotting 4"-6" worms. As always bring your senkos.

  • Fresno County, California
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: strippers are all over the lake. very close to shore best time would be around nine oclock. i got o work late last night. i did not get there till about eight. ished along the shore. rom about 9 to 40, must have caught and released about 15 to 20 stripers. the ishes are about 15 to 20 inches. a lot o un. i am planning to go back again later today....
      City: resno

      Tips: lure blue on top gray or silver on the buttom (best). but they will buy anything the move.....have un.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I ished rom irst light to 10 a.m. The crank bait bite was on ire. I caught a 4.92 spot and two #2's in the irst 20 min. That bait died when the sun came up so I swithed to a rip bait or several more. There are some bass busting shad and I caught some top water ish. Overall, about 10 keepers and twice that in smaller ish.
      City: Reedley

      Tips: Fish are in 8'-12' but will come up aggresively to smack a bait.

  • Washoe County, California
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      Water Temp: 65 to 68

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Me and my buddy Pat arrived at 11:00 am I know late start.We pull into one cove and graphed lots o ish.First cast 2 lbs smallie and my buddy hooks up on trout that have come up rom piru creek.These are beautiul natives, then soaking a crawler I caught a 5 lbs catish.Then to kick it o I end up with Ten crappie.The whole day was a ish est largemouth,smallmouth, catish,trout,crappie we caught so many ish I thought I died and went to heaven.No such luck now I'm stuck at work wishing I was on the lake ishing.AL B.
      City: sylmar

      Tips: Best tip or ishing is to be a thoughtul boater when you come across other ishermen.everything you throw is working.Lures,plugs bait ishing is great.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 58.3

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out with the wie today, in at centimundi at 11AM, air temp 64, lat water, no wind, lake up to 11.5 eet and looking good, ran over near dolly point and ound my team partner, Bryce and his wie Susan, started throwing some jigs and got bit on the irst cast by a 1.4. the wie then missed about 6 in a row as we moved down the bank, Bryce pulled up as we hit our honey hole and the wie caught a 1.5. Down the bank we go and I stick a good one, the wie gets out the net and up comes a 3.4. She goes back in the same spot and dredges up a at 2.4. Bryce and Susan let out the "ish on" yell as we go down the bank. Bronla and I leave with the total up to 11 and head or little backbone and go all the way into the back but only manage one dink, saw some ish and one big one but couldn't get it too go. Bryce let me know he caught another at ish and the picture clearly indicates it is bigger than mine, NICE FISH PARTNER. now i we can just ind them again on the 20th. Out o the water at 330 pm, temp up to 74.
      City: Redding

      Tips: jigs provided the most and the biggest, the MGM 156 accounted or 3 but I didn't throw it that much.

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

      Report: ished warm springs area and caught both smallmouth and largemouth on crawdad cranks,and senko's,brush hogs.great day on the lake.largest 3lbs smallmouth.
      City: Oakland

      Tips: 2t to 15t,cranks caught ish in deeper water

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 54-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Whiskeytown over on Saturday April 6 had a 30 plus ish day with a 4lb spot and several threes. No largemouth were caught.
      City: Weaverville

Tuesday, April 9th, 2002

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Ran to Clear Lake or a quick Easter break trip with my son. I oered him a salmon trip but he wanted a Clear Lake bass. Arrived Thursday, 4/4/02 to windy and overcast conditions and no bite. Ater dinner my son went to room and I ished around Knocti until 11 pm. Caught and released a 5.5 on a dark blue & leck 7" senko and that was it. Beautiul ish with a giant mouth. Back on the lake at 6 am Friday with the same weather conditions and again no bite. This can be a tough lake but we love coming back because eventually we'll knock em dead. Be advised that Knocti is remodeling their acility and the pools are closed.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Slow presentation and patience. Remember to call your wie when you go away on a ishing trip or there can be hell to pay when you get home.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hogan is ishable with a somewhat steady bite all day. Fished aternoon and eve. Caught about 20 bass all sizes with big ish about4lbs. Sinkos, worming, and some top water. Nothing new.Did not see any ish on beds as o yet
      City: Sacramento