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Friday, April 12th, 2002

  • 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.

  • 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.