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Wednesday, April 10th, 2002

  • 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

  • Yuba County, California
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I made a quick trip since the weather was nice - a storm is supposed to come in tonight. I had about 14 hookups, but only landed 6 - the biggest being a 3 1/2 lb largemouth on a #194 Senko. I was also using a loating worm, but the ish wern't taking it very good. I talked to the ellow that caught the lake record in 1998 and he was catching mostly small ones too. I saw a ew quality spots and a big largemouth crusing, but they wern't biting. One big spot did take my worm just beore I let, about 8 pm, and I lost her at the boat - maybe 4 pounds! I saw ish all over the lake - just not in great numbers. More heat is what we need!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I was able to catch three o my ish on beds with a chartreuse tube bait. One was a 2 3/4 lb spot. They were un to catch and even more un to put right back! My Senko largemouth was in back o a cove in about 10 eet o water, next to a bush.

  • Tulare County, California
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      Water Temp: 60-63 deg's

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Sunday's results rom Kaweah Bassmasters tournament were as ollows. 1. Steve Weaver- 14.40 lbs, 2. Darrel Green(visalia) 10.83 lbs. 3. Gary Wasson- 10.49 lbs . 34 anglers competed.
      City: Visalia

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake around 7:30 went straight to greasy cove irst ish came at 8:00 on the dot almost caught it on a pearl white luke. Second ish came about 10. It was a male o a bed, with this ish there was a huge sow 7-10lbs easy. Spent an hour trying to get her to bite. she came in and went tail up on a wacky rigged Senko then backed o. i let and Came back later and she was still there but still couldn't get her. only cauight two bass but it was worth it to see that big one and to spend a day on the lake. Other guys ishing near me caught a ew on live minnows. My two came on the white luke and a straight 4 inch red plastic worm.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Guys at Sierra Sporting Goods were very helpul in choosing the lukes. They said white was a hot color and it did work or me. Also slow it down a little and have patience there are some big ish in that lake.

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught two large mouth bass beore 9 a.m. The irst was over 3lbs. and the second was over 2lbs. Used sot plastics. Didn't even get a bite ater that. As it got warmer the ish were cruising the shoreline but weren't interested in anything I was throwing at them. I still haven't caught any bass deeper in the coves yet. Everything has been in the shallows o the main body o the lake.
      City: Murphys

      Tips: The spawn is on so FISH ON!

  • California
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 4/03 & 4/06. Did really well both days. Started @ 6:00AM. They were biting on shad colored cranks & top water. Fishing shallow on the bank out. Would get bit 3-6 cranks to the boat. They are slamming the crankbaits! My partner nailed a 4.0 with a crankbait on his 5th cast on 4/3. Good pair o days. Lots o ish on 4/6 but they were smaller 12.5 - 15" Tried spinnerbaits & got some hits, but they were hitting it on the trailer.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Cast that crankbait as close to shore as you can. Let it sit or the count o 6, then reel it med. speed & hold on. They are in rocky structure & small coves. Also try a spinnerbait with no trailer!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sorry this isn't a post but I had to respond to the previous unbelievable post sent by Pat Marley.Please keep it real!! Is he a Senko salesman?
      City: Clovis

      Tips: Don't stand up in a Canoe!

  • California
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      Water Temp: 63-65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing ater work around 4 pm. was o the water a 8. We landed about 25 bass rom 1-3.5 pounds, also a 6lb. Catish.All on rip baits. It was really windy so no bed ish this time.
      City: Pleasanton

      Tips: Throw rip baits, my avorite is Lucky Crat

Sunday, April 7th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at disco,or sall I say Orwood looks pretty good over there.thought we would lip some docks @ Disco as soon as we got there,but we didn't and didn't get to many hits eithier,When inally ariving ater hitting every spot that looked good along the way,we really begun catching bass,well and crappie,and bluegill.Our largemouths today weren't so big as other days,however i'm not going to complain.We had a great time,but my partner Chris brought in a nice one in a hal pound Crappie.ought like a bass,thought it was a striper,until it suraced,all them ish sitten at 8 -12 eet o water suspended aren't stripers i don't think.there crappie.And then i brought in a bluegill,thats when i started thinking about stripers.All in all,we got about a dozen ish,but nothing to brag about
      City: Fremont

      Tips: Sot plastics seem to work the best today,weenies,weeniees,and more weeeniees.Ha,ha,I just can't tell ya what those little bass want,no seiko,only 1 one a blade and no cranks surprisingly,you all have a great time out there.CATCH AND RELEASE PLEASE

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      Water Temp: 60's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished out o ranks today. got on the water at day light. started throwing senkos in some areas i had spotted some big ish earlier in the week. irst ish came in 3 oot o water with a rootbeer/gold lake senko. 5.5 next ish came on same color senko out o the same pocket. another ish in the 5# class. thinking there wouldnt be another toad in there i started to move down the bank, but decided to throw in there one more time and yes i hooked another one, this ish elt better than the previous two but i never got to see her. im guessing 7#s or better rom the eel o her. anyway i guess i learned to keep throwing in and area until you dont get bit anymore. the ished seemed to be stacked in that pocket or some reason. anyway i continued ishing ranks and ended up with 15 ish with the best 5 going 20lbs or so. great day on the water.
      City: tracy

      Tips: senko's, senko's, senko's.....rootbeer/gold lake or me today. dont know about other colors. never tried anything else.

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

      Report: Started ishing in the early morning using drop shot and really nailed them. My partner and I caught about a dozen largemouth with biggest being 4lb. 6oz. and none smaller than 3lbs. They were biting on a 4 1/2" purple worm with a curly tail. Caught them in 10'-20't water throughout the day. It was overcast or much on the morning and slowly burned o by very late morning. Fish had nice guts on them and seemed really close to spawing.
      City: Canyon Country

      Tips: Purple worm on drop shot.