Fishing Report

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Saturday, February 16th, 2002

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 45-48.2

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished BFL!These people run a Clean game! Blast o on time! On the water or not. Loved it! Limit by 8:45 18 all day.Drop shot 18-30 Lost GOOD ONE At 2:45 main body on pointW/ Grub inished 49 W/6.11 Big ish loser I am that was the $ ish we all waited or all day.
      City: AUBURN

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      Water Temp: 47.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED THE WALMART BFL THIS WEEK END. FINISHED 1lb. 11 oz.OUT OF THE MONEY. USED IN-LINE JIGS HEADS WITH ZIPPER WORM(CINNAMON OXBLOOD 3 1/2" GRUBS) AND (4 1/2" ZIPPER CURL TAIL SHAKER WORMS GHOST PRO BLUE SHAD). FISHED SANDY BANKS WITH ROCK AND WOOD. 10 TO 30' DEEP. HAD A FIVE FISH LIMIT BY 10:15. GREAT TOURNAMENT 89 BOAT FIELD, TRY THE BFL NEXT MONTH AT FOLSOM,THE GUYS AND GALS OF THE BFL PUT ON A VERY GOOD TOURNAMENT EVERY TIME! THANKS CLIFF
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: FISH VERY SLOW ALMOST DEADSTICK WATCH YOUR LINE FOR TIC.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 45.6

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Bailey at 10:00AM. Went across the Sac.and ished main lake points and cuts. Took the son in law or his irst time bass ishing. HE'S HOOKED. He caught on to the darter heads real ast, ended up with 6. I ended up with 7 in the boat, largest just under 2lbs. I lost 3 more right at the boat and missed quite a ew on slow hook sets. Had a good day even with the threat o rain. MGM #109, 54, and 157 accounted or most o the action. Most o the bites came in 30 to 45 eet o water. Out at 2:30PM
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Slow presentation a must.

Friday, February 15th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out o Buckley Cove. Launched around 10:00. Fished our avorites and came up with one 2# in about 1 oot o water. moved to the outer edge o the Delta looking or clearer water. No luck. Fished the rip rap and got a couple more. Senkos and plastic. Still waiting or one o those 30 plus ish days.
      City: Mod

      Tips: Senkos and plastic ... didn't catch enought to give any hints...

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      Water Temp: 49-51

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Launch 6:30 a.m. rom Lazy M (as always) this morning with no conidence o catching bass. I know I know.... 50 ish here 50 ish there but I haven't caught 1 this year until today! I got 1 under a pound right beore the 3 posts on my way to Widows. Came at high tide when I was on the phone not even trying to ish. Bout 30 eet o the bank in weeds around 8 eet-O-water on a 6 inch green with char tail. So it wasn't the 20-1000 ish some are catching but most o my riends are inding the delta real tough. Never mind...I'll be back in the morning and may be I can catch 2 by noon. That would be just ine!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Green weenie 6 inch and ssslllooowww.....

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: N.A.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Jones Valley 7:30 a.m.,overcast with little orno wind. Caught 16 total, 4 under and the other 12 up to 2 lbs.1 on rainbow 99 - 4 on watermelon baby brush hog -11 on MGM 69 all on dart head, shaking just o bottom.Fish were about 20 eet deeper than last time.All were caught between 40 and 55 eet.Wind picked up and started to rainabout 1:00p.m. so headed or home. Really a beautiul day to bad the ish were so deep.They move up and down so muchit takes time to ind the magic depth.Added note or those who enjoy watching nature,I had an eagle come down and takea ish about 30 eet rom me, what a beautiul thing to see.
      City: Corning

      Tips: try dierent colors, some years you can use the same colortime ater time but this year it seems they want some dierentcolor each time out.

  • Riverside County, California
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      Water Temp: 47.2-53.1

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: great. using top water poppers caught 3 largemouth in 3-6 lb range and about 14-19 in caught 9 little dinkiy largemouthon purple jigs.Got there at 7:30a.m. got boat in the water in7:57.LEFT AT 4:16P.M.BIGGEST BASS 6LB.18OZ
      City: norco

      Tips: AARONS MAGIC WORMS PURPLE OR GREEN TOP WATER POPPERS PRESENTATIONWILL BE GREAT.LEFT WITH 19 BASS ALL TOGEATHER LET ALL GO.GOOD LUCK!!!

Thursday, February 14th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Should have posted this on Sunday night but got tired and next several days got busy. Launched out o south delta on sunday morning at 9am ater waitng or my buddy who was 2 hours late. Stopped to pay or launch at dock on way out. Saw guy in tan Hawk bass boat coming in that I had seen launch earlier. He asked i I had a scale he could use. Sure, had my trusty 0-50# digital no lyin or guesstimating scale. He pulls up to the dock next to me and my buddy jumps out on the dock to take the scale to him. I'm trying to ind rope to secure my boat when I hear my buddy say ," OH MY GOD!" I turn around to see the biggest, greenist lunker I'll probably ever see. This pig weighed in at 17# 3ounces on my scale!!Another senko victim- Thank you Gary Yamamoto. Guy said irst cast landed him a 2# and second cast hooked the 17# 3ouncer. Said she didn't even ight, just loaded up the rod and he reeled her in and she rolled right over at the boat.Said he knew it was big by the way the rod was bent but didn't imagine it would be that big.Still can't get over how absolutely huge that ish was,especially those big round protruding eyeballs that looked like they came o a 25# rock ish that was just quickly reeled up rom 350 eet.The rest o my day and any ishing day ater rom now on didn't even compare . Caught one 1.5# on brush hog and at end o the day hooked a nice 5# striper on a clown colored jerk bait. Took a picture and let it go. Can now inally say that I've caught a striper while ishing or largemouth.Buddy blanked and said he thinks my boat is bad luck because out o 5 trips on my boat, he's only caught one bass. Fine with me- stay o my boat and use your little 12 ooter.

      Tips: No mystery here, as always Senkos rule.Water temp started o at 48 and by 2pm was up to 52 and even hit 53 in shallower areas.Day time high was around 69.

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      Water Temp: 50+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took a riend out yesterday (Wednesday)in my tin bote. Had a good time and caught ish. Used Senkos, jigs, T-rigged worm, and rip baits. Caught over 20 ish, no biggies, largest 3.6 lbs on digital. Still good level o action throughout the day. Was showing him areas I ish and how and when. Probably had 30 bites or so. Tried several areas, had hits rom most o them, so ish were airly active and easy to catch. Took a huge step, and paid my Amateur entry ees or Western Bass Pro-Am at Clearlake. Looking orward to this new experience. Watch out, Bill!
      City: hal moon bay

      Tips: It's pretty simple right now out there. Clear water with some current, resh weeds, depth nearby, and bait. Any place that had this combo had active ish.Good luck, and God Bless,Rob T

  • California
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I caught an 12-2 bass
      City: Escondido

      Tips: Rapala jointed trout pattern

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Have you guys checked out the markstails site? It is really neat. Mark is a 14 year old boy who ties tails or the bass lures and can match any lure or any body o water. I use his tails and have been having a lot o success with them. Especially the Lucky Crat rip baits on long sloping points with rock on them. Chartruese shad and Tennessee Shad have been producing well. I the weather gets warmer the rip bite will get even better. Rip, rip with a long pause seems to work best.
      City: Redding

      Tips: I weather is real cold brown and brown jigs in channels and rip baits on long sloping points early in the morning, i weather is warm rip bait and spinner bait all day long. Good ishing. Tom Jones

Wednesday, February 13th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: don't knpw

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: started ishing late about 1100am,tried jerk baits ,spinner baits and cranks nothing,put on a brown & orange jig with a pork rog and started catching ish,I was ishing rom shore and casting parallel with the bank.the ish were 3 to 10 eet in depth,i got bites on the all and when i had to retrive,i would let the jig bounce o the rocks with a slow jerky action.Nothing over 3lbs. all large mouth,caught 4 ish.catch and release.it was a good day
      City: Oakland

      Tips: bounce jigs and crawdad cranks o rocks,i there's brush and rocks there's ish

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: Hot Checked

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Saturday, Seven ish, Used Big Black Eyes?5 1/2 5 5 5 4 3 1/2 & 3 Checked all ish on scales.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Nice Day!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hello ixin To spend the weekend(2-16/17)at Clear lake with my six year old boy and gettin out is as tough as gettin a limmit during a tourney.Being merried to an unsupportive wie and all. She's LETTING me go and I want it to be a good one. Supposed to rain,Doesnt bother me but maybe the ish, Weather has been airly stable to acilitate prespawn, but eel my eort and expenses might be better spent elswhere. any tips and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Just want him ( My Boy) to get the bug also.God bless to all.
      City: San Jose

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

      Report: Fished or a couple o hours o o the bank. Couldn't get anything on a crankbait or brushhog. Switched to a senko and right away I got bites. I caught two nice sized bass, not bad or my irst time at the lake. I'll be back.
      City: hollister

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 45 to 46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fish the McCloud rom Ycotti Creek to Holiday Harbor. Very slow bite. Total o eight in the boat. The back seat caught ive. No size, 1.1 to 1.6. I couldn't get the hook set, must have missed at least 6 ish. Used MGM 102C, 109, and 156 in 4 and 6 inch, didn't seem to manner. Also used Rainbow #99. Got bit anywhere rom 5 to 40 eet. It was a very calm aternoon, the water was like glass. Out at 4:30PM.
      City: Cottonwood

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

      Report: ished rom shore,throwing a pig and jig caught 4 to 3lbs,they would hit the all,caught one bouncing o rocks with slow retrive.
      City: Oakland

      Tips: crawdad cranks and jigs bounce o rocks in 3 to 10t o water,i there's brush with the rocks you'll catch bass

Tuesday, February 12th, 2002

  • California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished Almaden Lake rom 4:30 - 5:30pm. Used a brown jig w/trailer & a suspending rogue. Nothing.
      City: SAN JOSE

      Tips: The weather had just changed rom being sunny and high 60's to overcast and rainy low 60's. I think the cold ront shut them down.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: warming

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Saturday, Sunday and hal day Monday. Saturday in south Delta used rip bait in clearer water and T-rigged worm in dirtier water or 22 ish. Largest only 2.5 lbs or so, but lots o un. Sunday had the privelege o ishing with a new riend rom a iberglass bass boat (Ranger) or the irst time in my lie. Amazing platorm to work o o. Can't say anything about where I was taken since I was a guest, but learned a tremendous amount about general areas and new techniques and baits. First thing that morning lost what may have very well been the biggest bass I have ever hooked. My partner, who has caught several ish well over 10 lbs gave me the stinkeye when I armed the beast at the boat, saying that it was well over 10 lbs. I believe it, because when it hit I KNEW it was one o those 20 lb stripers that I have caught o and on this winter - NOT! The thing rolled at the boat, leaving a huge boil and a broken hearted isherman and irate partner. Bill, I have to give it to you, you said you would put me on a big ish, and you did. Maybe next time. Still, a great day overall, just not a lot o ish. Monday I could not stand it, and so went back to south delta in the aternoon with my tin bote. Caught 21 ish, most small keepers again, biggest, some better ish mixed in - couple over 2 and one at 3lber. Was getting rustrated at lack o size, and rigged up a jig the way my partner the day beore had shown. Started lipping weedline, driting with current. Missed irst 3 hits, set on orth tap, and eventually put an 8 lb largemouth in the boat. It was a triecta - my biggest jig ish to date, my biggest lipping ish, and my biggest Delta ish so ar. Cool!Good luck and God bless, Rob T
      City: hal moon bay

      Tips: Had to discipline mysel to get o the rip bait or the smaller ish on Monday. Fish were really hitting and I could have caught 30 ish easily, but orced mysel to put down the pointer and started lipping a bigger jig presentation. I will deinitely do more o this.

  • California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: CAUGHT A 5-6 pound BASS just o the ramp. I used some worms i bought rom the bait shop. I used some jigs and caught 2 bluegill and 1 crappie. I you want you can stay on shore because nothing seems to be popping up deep.
      City: GUADALUPE

      Tips: Use a green jig in shallow or some nice ish and red crank in deep or dome nice ish.