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Thursday, April 11th, 2002

  • 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

  • Riverside County, California
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: SIGHT FISHING
      City: ONTARIO

      Tips: HARASSING BEDDING FISH DOESN'T STRESS THEM OUT AND DISRUPTTHEIR SPAWNING ACTIVITIES (SURE).IN FACT GO BACK AND CATCH THAT FISH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TOO.

  • Trinity County, California
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      Water Temp: 48-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I spent 3 days this past weekend with a ly-isherman on my back deck and did I ever learn a lot. A gentleman by the name o Mel Toponce and his lovely wie Sandy joined me in search o Trinity Smallies. Iwas able to put him on some ish and ater the proper ly was determined he tore them up at times. Although the ishing was pretty good, the companionship and growing riendship were even better. Thanks Sandy and Mel or a most enjoyable three days. The bass ishing is in ull swing with trophy size ish being taken with regularity. Jerks and cranks are working well in the 3-10' range while darterhead worms, gitzits, and brush hogs are taking the deeper ish. Now is an excellent time to take your avorite bait and just go ishing.
      City: Weaverville

Monday, April 8th, 2002

  • Plumas County, California
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey ellows, hate to tell you this,but Almanor is coming on. This weekends two day tourney, o our club, had limitso nice smallmouth's rom about 2-4 lbs on the average. Goodighters and really nice ish. It will get better, but youcan have a blast with them right now. Topwater slow, ripping the way to go. By the way our club,Honey lake bass, i have a open tourney on April 20, 02,'launch at the dam ramp and entry o $100.00 per boat, withbig ish pot included. Sign up at the ramp, starting about4am and sae blast o about 6am. Come on up, visit and meetothers and have a super smallmouth ish tourney. Looking orward to seeing you there, Bill K, President.HLBC
      City: susanville

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: app 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: lake berryessa is looking alive,salmon,trout , fishing from shore, should be fished under a bobber 4ft to 7ft with a live minnow,if trolling i would use a needle fish same depth or find the bait.crappie appearing under lights at copell cove after dark red and white or yellow and white jigs or live minnows works best.Bass ready willing & able ,see them now on shallow beds preparing to spawn.if you are able to catch a 3lb or larger off the beds release it so it can do it female duties,soak any smelly bait for cats it works., www.fishingconnection.net or 650-583-3333 this is sid saying good fishing till next week.
      City: napa