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Thursday, February 28th, 2002

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: n.a.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Out o Jones Valley at 5:15 a.m.,not sure how the ishing would be ater the lake being being worked over rom all the boat traic over the last 4 days.Went about 2 miles up the Pit above Arbuckle. Started down the bank with irst a Jitterbug,then a spinner bait,i I missed a ish I would throw a senko and almost always picked up the ish.Fished all the way back to Arbuckle.Caught 2 on Jitterbug - 18 on spinner bait - 22 on Senko - 7 on crank bait ( re-colored a white crank bait to yellow worked great. Really a great day no boat traic to speak o. Again saw a lot o wild lie, it is just a plus to a great ishing day.Most ish 12 to 14 inches. The ishery is really getting strong in numbers.
      City: Corning

      Tips: Rocky shore line -any cut no matter how small will have some ish close by.

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      Water Temp: 48.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Mccloud Arm 9:30 A.M. caught 2.1 rip, 3 on worm MGM. Oxblood. Worm ish all measured 12". Bites on Brown Jig and Pumpkin trailer. Several bites very light pickups. beautiul day sunshine and wind. Threw a blade not a bump. Main body. Fish came in 30' - 40' except rip ish about 10'. I have'ntished in almost 2 years was absolutely thrilled i could catch the ish, i did. Great day to be on the water. Best o luck to all that get a chance to go ishing in the coming days.
      City: Shasta Lake City

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

      Report: witnessed a guy throwing an AC plug in the rainbow trout color and thought he wasnt going to hook up. but then a healthy 3 to 4lbder slammed it. was throwing plastics with no luck, switched to trout and caught a small ish to my surprise with a bass right behind it, so tried large swim bait with no luck, went home with a dink trout. maybe next time.
      City: san jose

      Tips: You tell me.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Paradise - on the water nineish...ished Bishop, Whites, end o 14. All ish came within 1/2 mile o launch! Nothing on stinkos, worms cranks/traps or top. Each and every ish came on blades, tight to tules. Seven ish in the boat, 14" to 2 1/2. Watched a real sow on a lat in the weeds. My guess....nine easy, maybe more.Typical ull moon day, hal-bassed bites mid-day.
      City: Mother Lode

      Tips: Thanks to Big Daddy or showing us one his spots!

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We ished rom sun up till sun down the day beore at berryessa, so we decided to check out the bite olsom or a couple o hours the next day. We started around 4:00 and ished until 6:00. I checked an area rom the week beore in the south that usually loads up with ish when it warms up and the water is up. I only got two spots in about 45 min., so we decided to try closer to the launch. Two boats were on the areas I wanted to ish, so I tried an area close, but normally is better in april or may. My girl and I get a double hook up (kind o) her ish was a nice smallie. Mine was a dink, the rip bait I was using was bigger. I only had about 30 min. beore the sun was going to disappear, so I decided to start cranking. I got 5 ish in that 30 min. all o them 1-1.5lbs except 1 that was 2lb. That ish started pulling drag a couple o times. I thought it was alot bigger, but it sure was un to catch. Good luck!
      City: Eldorado Hills

      Tips: Two o the ish were caught dragging worms. The others except or one were caught on a crankbait. I it stays warm the ish should explode or awhile. You know until mother nature realizes it never really rained or snowed, and decides to pound us. Good luck!!

  • California
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      Water Temp: 56-60 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hensley is heating up. Fish are up in the shallows to about 13' o water. Fished spinners and jigs or a 17 ish day, also got a ew on brush hogs. Most ish were keepers a ew 17-20". Water is rising ast. Might want to get out and see the terain beore its covered. You can inds lots o exposed beds. Bite tapered o at dark. caught ish all day, but the bite is starting to swing towards early and late, with the temperature rising.
      City: Fresno

      Tips: spinnerbaits in the weeds and jigs in the trees, points drop os and creek channels.

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

      Report: Good bite on minnows across rom second ramp around 25t. caught 10 plus nine on the drop using a keeper # 1010 4". Also ound a good spot bite o the dam in the early morning then it quit around 9am. looks like the lake is starting to turn on.
      City: Visalia

      Tips: loat minnows with a bobber stop set at 20t and drit slowly on sandy areas.

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 57-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished two hours in the aternoon and got six nice largemouths to 3 1/2 on brown jigs 3 to 8 eet.
      City: Sonora

      Tips: ish banks near deep sides o creek channels..these ish are just moving up...at and strong

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

      Report: Caught two bass today. Both on nightcrawles and went about 2 pounds or so. Fishing hasn't turned over, I'd give it another 3 weeks.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: MID 50'S

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ISHED MILDRED WITH 4 " MORNING DAWN ALL DAY. CAUGHT AND RELEASED SEVERAL FISH FROM 2' TO 10' DEEP ALL DAY LONG. Did not even try anything else because the ishing was so consistent. I tried several rigs, dropshot, splitshot, Carolina and Texas rigs and the Carolina worked the best with the 4" worms. I also had luck on a junebug colored 4" keeper worm that I tried later in the aternoon.
      City: Byron

      Tips: Release all o the atties, and catch them another day !

  • Los Angeles County, California
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Here we go or a irst day o the season.....The water is down somewhat or this time o the year, but the visiblty is very good. The main enemy o a good day on the water is the #@%*#!! wind! You will need to be on the water early now to avoid this problem. I got out there very late (11:00am) and by then it was howling! The air pressure was dropping and continued to do so(28.50 to 28.30) which just shut o the bite entirely. The wind inely laid down at 4:00pm and things looked good but I had to leave then.The only saving grace was the stocked trout were on the bite, we nailed 8 ish and lost some as well.
      City: Los Angeles

      Tips: When things are as slow as this sometimes having ANY ish pull on your line is better than NO ish! The stocked trout are now back in small cove areas trying to hide rom the big ish who like to eat them. Small kastmasters and mini-jigs w/a split shot will get you bit i your hurting or a bite o some type! Good luck!

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Maybe you have noticed that there are no new reports or Clear Lake in the past week. That's because no one has anything to write about! Went to the lake Monday evening and all day Tuesday and caught nothing. Threw everything but Tuna Salad at reeds, docks, points, rocks, underwater humps and channels. The water was clear, no wind, sun beating down. Saw several huge ish cruzing the outer edge o tule points between State Park and Lakeport but they wouldn't take anything. Talked with several other boats with the same story, only one had caught two ih all day lippin' brown jigs into the tules. We tried the same late in the day and my partner had one pick up, but missed the hook set. Oh well, it was still better than sitting in the oice all day.
      City: Chico

      Tips: Try lippin'...I guess.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 47-63

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: NICE TO SEE THE LAKE NEAR FULL, SHOULD BE GREAT FOR THE PRO-AM SOON. I CAUGHT ALOT OF FISH DURING MY PRE-FISH. I FOUND MANY PATTERNS WHICH ARE SURE TO CHANGE, BY THE TIME I GET BACK UP THERE. ALL MY BEST FISH CAME FROM IN COMING WATER IN THE PIT & SAC. I'M SURE THIS PATTERN WILL CHANGE SINCE THE HOT WEATHER IS FORCASTED FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS THE ONLY PATTERN I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP, AT THIS TIME.IF YOU GO A LONG WAYS UP THESE TO ARMS YOU WILL FIND THE TEMP. CHANGES. SLOW ROLL YOUR BLADE WHITE & WHITE AND ALWAYS KEEP BOTTOM CONTACT, YOU WILL BARELY FEEL THE BITE. 3/4 TO 1oz. SEEM TO WORK BEST
      City: SACRAMENTO

      Tips: FIND AREAS UP ARMS THAT HAVE EXTREME TEMP. DIFFERENCES.DEEP DIVING CRANKBAITS THAT SUSPEND CHROME/CHARTREUSE IS A GOOD ONE.

Monday, February 25th, 2002

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

      Report: Talked to Mark at Marks Tails and the web site is not working properly. He has not gotten a lot o your responses and orders. I you have tried to contact him please try again, i you need something right away contact him by phone. 530-275-5995.You could also contact Tony at Phils Propellers. 530-275-4939. They have a pretty good selection o his tails. Tony can take custom orders also.He is a great kid. Please support him in his endeavor to make a wonderul product that really works.Tom
      City: Redding

  • Trinity County, California
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      Water Temp: 42-46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake on Sunday or a ew hours and ound the ish in 20' apparently ready to move up shallower as the lake warms. This week should do it. I picked up 3 Trinity clones (2.5 smallies) and one slightly smaller ish. Sure was a welcome relie ater catching 12.75" Shasta clones all winter.I plan to go back up to the lake this coming Sun. Hopeully the bite will have turned rom mush-mouth to smash-mouth like it usually does this time o year. I'll let you know.
      City: Weaverville

      Tips: The only thing I could get bit on was a 4" Pro-Worm shakin worm in Pro-Gold red lake, ished real slow on 1/8 oz. jig head. And I mean slow!

Sunday, February 24th, 2002

  • California
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      Water Temp: 53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the big lake on Monday, Called or rain all day, Glad we didn't stay home It was a great day! ished all day in ront o the trash rack and had limits (6 ish)or the day rom 8lb to 12lbs, lots o bites all day, many ish hitting short and also getting o, ish seemed to be just hitting the bait and not eating it. Had 15 ish on the hook or the day , most 6-8lbs and slow rolling shad or anchovies, other boats still getting ish driting minnows and anchovies. Have had limits every trip but one since 2-14. Trips still open John at 209 5298384 orjohn@justish-n.com,or www.justish-n.com
      City: modesto

      Tips: Fish shad, broken backs, and or anchovies orDrit Minnows 40 t deep o pionts

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 53&warming

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: The Bass are starting to move into the creek channels and they are hungry. Jigs are working well in 10-40 t. Nothing really big yet, but several 3-7lb. are common.Now is the best time or a Trophy so don't just sit around watching TV,the Olimpics are over.
      City: Sacramento

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 50-54.1

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit water at 8am, fished only in south arm, had 6 fish total. Also lost two others and a few missed bites. Not bad considering how bite has been.Largest fish almost 3lb. Tons of you guys out there prefishing for next weeks tourney. Haven't seen that many bass boats in awhile. Fished plastics in 10-15ft. of water, several colors got bit. The bite is ready to break loose, spring has sprung, water is begging to warm in most places. Fish slow and enjoy the weather.
      City: vacaville

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 53-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Two person Guide trip, Cold and windy post ront. Launch at Lundborg and start shallow again no takers. Yesterday we ished one side o Franks today we will ish the other. back to a Pumpkin tube 5" 1/4 oz weight, 1st ish 4+ next ish comes o 3+, next ish 3 in the boat, then I get 3 ish all near 10-15' deep but all small 12-14inchers. The winds howling and it hard to cats so we go try some protected crank bait spots and the third spot we get a ew on a 1/8oz Olive craw speed trap mostly small. The tides big today and I just think those ish will move up next spot guy in the back gets a 5+ on the speed trap near Holland. We then go into Disco and get one on a tube under a dock 2lber, ish around no luck. the outside o Disco and around that ara the tide was reallt high so down the bank with an Assassinated gold shad color and the speed trap we landed about 15 ish mosly small but3 -3lbers mixed in. 20 plus ish today best 5 about 18ish.
      City: Conocrd

      Tips: Big high tide some ish will go to the bank. Back on Tues.

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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had my best day on the delta!!!! Caught 38 ish. 70% 2-3lb range, 2 largest around 5lb. Caught ish on spinner, crank, senko and 6in worm. Fished ranks area and dutch. All ish came on or near current
      City: stkn