Fishing Report
Friday, February 22nd, 2002
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Berryessa Lake
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Water Temp: 53-55
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Fished on saturday and launched out o Markley cove at about 10:30 a.m. Started ishing along the banks o markley on the right hand side and started catching ish on worms and lizards split shot. Nothing o size so proceeded to ish the backs o cuts thruoghout the narrows and started catching good lagemouth and smallmouth to 2.5 lbs on lizards and morning dawn worms in about 5-20 t o water.Overall about 15 ish and two dinks.
City: SacramentoTips: Look in the backs o the cuts and coves the largemouth are coming up.
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California Delta
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Water Temp: 53-54
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished Disappointment Slough or 1/2 day on Friday. Water temp has risen 3-4 degrees since Monday.Managed 4 cookie cutters at 2 lbs, using a black 10" Power Worm w/1/4 oz weight, and a 5" Watermelon w/red lake Senko rigged Texposed.Fish appeared to be keying on tule points with deep water (14-20') adjacent.Baits were cast up-current and worked into 8-10 t range beore the pickup.The tule points I worked also had shallow bay like areas on the other side.With warming water and milder temps, can the big girls be ar away?Next stop....White Slough!
City: Manteca
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Isabella Lake
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Water Temp: 57
Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)
Report: Fished Buena Vista today. Caught a 1.5 and a 3 pounder on a spinnerbait and a atree shad in 3t. o water. They were lathargic but un anyway since I hadn't ished in a couple o months.I ished rom 10am to 1pm and saw the water temp go rom 57 to 62 air temp reached 85 and dead calm. It was getting hot until a breeze came up. Couldn't stay, had to go to work.
City: BakersieldTips: Fish slow.
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Oroville Lake
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Water Temp: 46-51
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: FISHED THE WEST BRANCH WITH A FRIEND FROM 7;30AM - 3:30PM. CAUGHT 1 RIP FISH RIGHT OFF THE BAT. FISHED ROCK WALLS WITH SPIDER JIGS AND CAUGHT 8 FISH. JIG BITE SLOWED DOWN AROUND 10;30. SWITCHED TO DARTER HEAD WITH WORMS AND CAROLINA RIG WITH WORMS. CAUGHT APPROX. 8 MORE FISH. DIDN'T CATCH ALOT, BUT QUALITY WERE GOOD - PROBABLY A 9-9 1/2 LB. LIMIT ALL CAUGHT IN APPROX. 10-20 FT. HAVE FUN, AND HAPPY FISHING!!!
City: PARADISETips: FISH SLOW. JIGS IN AM. DARTER HEAD WITH WORMS LATER IN THE DAY - PINK WORKED WELL.*GOOD TIME FOR A GUIDED BASS TRIP. CHECK ME OUT AT www.norcalbassin.com.
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Shasta Lake
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Water Temp: 50
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: In at Jones Valley at 9:00am. Alot o debris in the water. Ran up to Clickapudi and caught a dink on irst cast with MGM#109-4". Nothing ater that. Moved to Dark Canyon and switched to a 1/2 oz. jig and started getting bit. Fished back towards main body and ended up with 15 total, largest going 1.8. The wie ended up with 5 on a variety o dierent worms. The weather was great and the water was like glass. Out at 4:30PM. Will probably go out again Mon.
City: Cottonwood -
Water Temp: 46.4-47.2
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: what a dierence a day amkes, went to jones valley and in the water at 650am, cool this am at 42 degrees, the gravel area adjacent to the ramp is down to about 7 rigs, lake shot up to 30t with all the rain, got going up the pit and a lot o stu loating and some partially submerged, water very murky unlike the main body yesterday, went into clickapudi and ooled around or about an hour with nothing on any o my worms, picked up a jig rod and parked over some ish in a cut at 38 t deep, shook the jig or about 5 seconds and stucka dink, back in again and nothing. moved west down the shore line back towards jones valley and got bit short on a mgm 127 and got back hal a worm. went home early to take my bride to a movie and I think I should have gone urther up the pit to get out o the loating junk and dirty water. so it goes.
City: Redding
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Sonoma Lake
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Water Temp: 52.7
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Put in about 9:30am.Fishing was ok. seen ish and put ish in the boat.3, 3.8 4.5 lots one over 7lbs.all my ish in 6FT.
City: FultonTips: SLOW Down
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Thursday, February 21st, 2002
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Clear Lake
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Water Temp: Old Rock&Roll
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Three old men, still looking or an old bass guitar player.35 to 50.
City: I live in Santa Rosa.
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Shasta Lake
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Water Temp: N.A.
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Well another great day on the water.Put in at Jones Valleyat 7:15 a.m. No wind and slight overcast.Went up the Pit and caught 25 all legal rom 1.2* to 2.2*. 1 on a home made jigand MGM craw trailer- used a dart head or the rest, shakingand keeping close contact with the bottom.1 on rainbow 99 -6 on Baby Brush Hog - 2 on MGM 69 and 15 on MGM Dinky Bug.The jig ish was in about 25 t. The rest were between 40and 55 eet.Lots o ish showing in the deeper depths andthey were active.It will be great when the waters warm andthey move up.
City: CorningTips: Keep bait in contact with bottom and shake-shake -shakeCreature looking baits seemed to make them aggressive
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Water Temp: 46-48
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: the rain is inally gone or now, 5 inches over past 2 days, in a bailey cove at 750am, lake up to 33.3 t, light wind out o the north, high thin overcast,54 degrees going in, stopped out in ront o the inlet and tried some blades , no go, got out the MGM 157 and get a light 13 incher at 1.2 lbs, pull out and head over towards big backbone and stop near dolly point, stick another small one on the 157 and started tossing the MGM 109 4 inch and get bit good and up comes a 3.0 out o 12 eet and 47 degree water, get 4 more on the 109 in the next 100 yards, two at 2.8 and one at 2.9 with a at and short 2.6. Move north a bit and put on a rainbow worm #99 and get 6 in the next hal hour rom 1.1 to 1.8. caught 6 more in the same area on the mgm 127 4 inch and the 127 also in the 4 inch, no jig ish today. caught mine rom 12 to 22 t and the bite is not so subtle today, had the biggest snatch and grab the worm like it was mid april! chunk gray rock was the hot ticket today on red mud banks, out at 1230 pm, temp up to a shirtsleeve 70 degrees.
City: ReddingTips: Mr. Ng's #99 caught the most, the MGM 109 caught the biggest and just about any worm I threw was bit. no jig bite or me but I didn't throw it that much
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Sonoma Lake
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Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Hey, I said it once and I'll say it again. I people are really catching these continual huge bass, why don't they post pictures o their catches on line. But i people do that, there will be a lot less lunkers stated on this web site.
City: Santa Rosa
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Stevens Creek Lake
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Water Temp: warm
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished or three hours with pink and chartreuse pwr-bait (noonish) rom the picnic area. Air temp was about 70F! Only a single bite. Look out or the lotsam and jetsam. It is a regular log jam. Will be tubin' it next time. Plan to give a another try soon. Got laid o so plenty o time. I'll be the guy there like this
City: Mountain ViewTips: TROUT: I have had luck there B4 on a ew occasions rom the shore and tube. Nothin big, however. Power bait or hal a night crawler. Medium slip sinkers and i you use crawlers, blow some air into them to get them o the bottom. Not with your mouth, use a worm blower-upper.
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished or three hours with pink and chartreuse pwr-bait (noonish) rom the picnic area. Air temp was about 70F! Only a single bite. Look out or the lotsam and jetsam. It is a regular log jam.Will be tubin' it next time. Plan to give a another try soon. Got laid o so plenty o time. I'll be the guy there like this
City: Mountain ViewTips: TROUT: I have had luck there B4 on a ew occasions rom the shore and tube. Nothin big, however. Power bait or hal a night crawler. Medium slip sinkers and i you use crawlers, blow some air into them to get them o the bottom.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2002
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Amador Lake
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Water Temp: 65
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Good ishing on the northern side or trout. Excellent on the eastern side o the lake with very little snags. Don't go there during october, november, and december, it is very slow, extremely slow.The southern side has some hot spots but be careul where you cast,as you might catch some weeds. Trolling is excellent ollowing a northeast to southwest direction, at a very slow pace.Bass begin to come out in ebruary and ive-pounders are not uncommon.Be sure to bring a good dependable baitcasting rod and reel,and a dependable spinnerbait rod and reel.
City: GaltTips: Kastmasters seem to be working pretty good, especially roostertails or trout.Rapalas,SPROs, yo-zuri's,and megabaits seem to be eective and deadly or bass. PINNACLE is tha' bomb. CHELSHAM AVE.
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California Delta
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Water Temp: 52'
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Surprised at how clear the water is...........In at Moccason Point. Weather cloudy and light rain all day,wind 05-15 mph......No reaction bite or us. Seven ish caught rom 1.1 - 2.6 lbs. texas rigged 6" green weenie, and a brown spider jig.Fishing secondary points,10-20'........
City: San Leandro,CaTips: Fish are moving, but presentation must be slow........
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Coyote Lake
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Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Jeremy Notch, I lost your e mial address and i'm wondering how the ishing is over there in chico or you. I'm sure you're checking up on Coyote, so send me an email and let me know.
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Hodges Lake
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Water Temp: ?
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: LAKE HODGES IS CLOSE!!!!! THE WATER IS VERY LOW AND WONT LET NO ONE ON THE WATER.THEY LET THE SEA DUDES BUT NO ONE ELS!!!!!
City: ontana CATips: WATCH OUT FOR ROCKS!!!! HOPE HODGES OPENS BACK UP SOON!!!
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Isabella Lake
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Water Temp: 43 - 47 F
Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)
Report: Fished Piney Point, South Fork and Rocky Point areas morning through early aternoon on 2/16. Water surace temperature ~ 43 F in early morning, warming up to 47 F by mid aternoon. Water clarity was stained (~ 2' visibility) in most areas. No hookups, but lots o ish graphed in 25' to 30' depths at dropos near points. An unusually calm day on the lake -- water surace was like glass at times. Partial clouds throughout most o the day.
City: BakersieldTips: I expect that a couple o weeks o warmer weather will get things going.
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Los Vaqueros Lake
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Water Temp: ?
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: I ished here or bass. Use senkos and white spinnerbaits!
City: P-town
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Nacimiento Lake
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Water Temp: 51.5 - 52.4
Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)
Report: Took my son (13 years old)down or a couple o days spot ishing ater a club tournament the week beore We ished 2/18 & 2/19 and had no problem catching a couple o limits each both days. I was primarily drop shotting but also caught ish split shotting. It was un trying to teach him the drop shotting technique. He'd get rustrated missing sets so had to set him up "mojo" split shotting or him to catch ish. Bite was very ast irst 1 hour to 1.5 hours each morning. Both days, we each had limits within one hour. On Tuesday, I made 5 casts and put three ish in the boat in less than 20 minutes. As the day wore on lock jaw set in. The higher the sun got the more diicult it got to get a pickup. By 1-2pm the pickups were more than 1 hour between pickups. All ish were cookie cutter bass in the 1lb to 1.5lb range. Weather and water were unbelieveble! Glass or 1 mile o water. On Tuesday, we were 1 o three boats on the lake or the irst 3 hours o the day. What more can you ask or!
City: SunnyvaleTips: All ish were caught on 4 inch plastic worms. Only 1 color was really eective (I'd tell you the color and make but I've been to 6 stores and they are always sold out and I'm having a hard enough time getting replacements). Once I get a couple o dozen bags I'll update a report. I want to get them or next months Orville tournament.
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