Fishing Report

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Tuesday, February 5th, 2002

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

      Report: I've been checking this site Since I ound it last month or reports on this lake. (Great Site, by the way)I've never Fished here but am very interested as Preer quiet,low traic lakes.Someone has to be ishing here? C'mon guys, gimmie the scooooop! Is It Worth My Drive? Any ino. would be appreaciated
      City: Lotus

      Tips: You tell me by 3/3 or I guess I'll tell you

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

      Report: well, got at the lake next to the beach on the let side at about 630 in the morning and casted out about 40 t and pulled in a 4 pound trout. it seems plenty o people are getting the same as two people around me also pulled them in. plenty o bites. sorry i havent tried the bass here yet. any tips on bass?
      City: Fremont

      Tips: try a mix color o power bait.. rainbow or chartruese with some reddish color. ball it on ur hook and heres the secret..roll it in ur hands so its thin but not to long, just to resemble a at meal worm.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at Jones Valley at 9:30am. Slight breeze out o the east. Fished rom the ramp to Brushy Cove. Caught a total o 10 spots to 1.6lbs. Used a combination o dierent plastics. MGM 109 dinky bugs, Rainbow #99, and 1/2 oz. jig with twin tail hula grub. Caught ish as shallow as 5 eet and as deep as 40 eet, go igure. Getting more use to the new pinpoint, I think it is going to work out great. Out at 2:30pm, and oh yes the ront seat beat the blonde in the back.
      City: Cottonwood

      Tips: Most bites very sot, work jigs and texas rigged worms very very slow.

Monday, February 4th, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a real tough choice this weekend. Work is such that I do not get to ish as much as I like, and I am reluctant to give up any days on the water to attend sports shows. However, I decided to go to the ISE Saturday, and it was worth it to sit in on the round tables and presentations. Great job by all. Now on to my report or Sunday: Thought I would kill them in Old River, since I knew the water would be clearing up and tides would not be too bad. NOT! Fished all day in various areas that have been good the past month or so and only caught 4 small keepers on a rip bait-nothing else worked at all. Conditions looked perect or this time o year, but I could not get them to go. Did have the honor o being schooled in how to catch a ish by Mr. Durbin. I had a total o maybe 8 bites all day, and I ished hard or them.Good luck, and God Bless,Rob T
      City: hal moon bay

      Tips: Dunno what to say. The one thing that I did notice was less evidence o bait in the areas I ished, and perhaps this was the one actor I should have been paying attention to. No birds, or they were sitting up in trees, not hunting ish.

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

      Report: Eh, this is not so much a ish report as a response to Mr. Olin Rushin response to my comments on him getting asked to go to another part o the lake last December because o a ilm crew being out there. I BELEIVE YOU, Mr. Rushin!!!!! I DID as soon as I read your report!! You missed the point! What I was saying is that NO ONE should be asked to leave the lake because a ilm crew is out there! I am certain that (because it a public waterway)that there where some rules broken there. What I'm saying is, should this happen again and again then isherman need to raise a big stink about it! I hope this will make Mr. Rushin eel much better! By the way guy, you need to get out and ish more!! Whew!!
      City: los angeles

      Tips: The ish are moving closer, i the good weather holds we should see some banner days soon!

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

      Report: I just recently moved to the monterey area and I have been looking or good bass lakes in the area. I ished Coyote resevoir on Wednesday or the irst time and caught 2 nice bass. I was ishing the rocks when I landed a 4 pounder and the other was close to 7. I got them in the mid-day using a 12 inch yodo worm. I also ished it riday and got skunked, although my riend did lose what could have been a lunker, on a purple and chartuese grub. I would appreciate any inormation about the lake. Do they plant trout and when? Knowing inormation about trout plants has caught soem big ish in the past. Also any inormation about other lakes in the area would be appreciated.Scott

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 49

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Didnt have much time to ish as I got on the water at 4:00 p.m. Went north and ished about eight dierent areas with absolutly no bites at all. Let at 5:30 with my tail tucked between my legs. Im expecting an awesome bite any day now.
      City: Granite Bay

      Tips: ished a jig and drug weightless senkos

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tough day- started optomistically with a 4lb largemouth on the third cast. It struck a Ledgebuster I picked up at the Dallas BPS. Started at the entrance to the south. Only ish o the day. Fished up the south, then out on the main lake. Fished jigs, ripbaits, grubs, Senko, and all types o shotting between 4 and 40t. Even my powershotting ailed to deliver. Powershotting my term or splitshotting with a large sinker and dragging ast. Started doing it successully by accident when I went out with my tournament partner Wildman on Christmas eve. I was determined to ish deep and stay in contact with the bottom. The ish were shallow that day however, and I was catching them dispite using a #2 splitshot sinker. A #2 must weigh 3/8oz. You deinitely stay in contact with the bottom. I've used the technique with some success at Oroville also, but it's still splitshotting, and it catches smaller ish. Was going out with Swimbait, but he called in sick. My guess is hypothermia- too many days standing in the American whacking lots o big Steelhead. He's becoming a legend down there. Or maybe he's nausiated by the Rams perormance yesterday. Don't dispair dog, the're better than the Niners.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: I didn't go looking or bait. Might be the answer on a day like this.

  • California
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      Water Temp: test

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

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      City: test

      Tips: test

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

      Report: I ish all the water ways here in the Central Valley oCaliornia.You have a GREAT SITE. I will be checking your site beoreI head out.I will be submiting to you what was working on that day.Thanks or the SITE.Ron
      City: Modesto

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

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: First time out or 2002.It is great to be on the water again.In at Jones Valley at 9:00.No wind and not a cloud in the sky.Boated 9 keepers rom 1.2to 2.3.All the ish came shaking a dart head with a 4" MGM#157.Water depth 20' to 40' shore structure did not seem to make any dierence.Most ish were very agressive i you missed the set they would hit it again.The #157 was the hot bait,it was the match the hatch color,THANKS JOHN The MGM worm is really a tough bait,you can catch a lot o spots on just one bait.Lake is in really good shape but we still need some more rain to ill it up.Go see John at MGM LURES he will treat you right.
      City: Corning

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I had Mark at Markstails.com tye me some tails or my Lucky Crat Rip bait. They matched the baits perectly. The chartruese shad and Tennessee shad produced well. I had 4 ish over 3 pounds this past weekend. Catching them on long points early in the morning. I suggest looking at Mark's web site to improve your catch. He will special tye whatever lure you want to use. Matching the hatch is critical this time o the year. The best pros in the world use him. Good ishing. Tom
      City: Redding

      Tips: Match tail to lure and use rip baits, rip rip rip and then a long pause. Hang on!!!!!

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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Have you ever wondered what the ishing would be like in the dead o night in the winter? I have ande awakened at 330am and said what the heck. went to Jones Valley at 430am, air temp a brisk 27 degrees,lake up to 37.5 t slight wind out o the north, get in and run slowly over to some submerged humps across rom the ramp, start throwing a 3/4 ootball head with a yamamoto twin tail on it on two dierent humps with ish on them rom 9t to 34 eet but no go, move east to an island and throw at some 10t water and boat one at 1.8 at 505am. go around the other side o this island and catch another one right on the bank, 1.6 lbs. move o a bit into deeper waster and drag a bit in the 25-35 t depth but can't get anything to go. pull up and head out a bit towards jones valley point. get out there as the pink starts to glow in the east and now the trolling motor won't work, the light comes on but it won't run DAMN! its got to be the switch so back in I go and out o the water at 645am with a beautiul but very cold sunrise on the way. I was not surprised at catching a ish or two but I was surprised at getting them so shallow. Most were in the 15-30 t depth but thre are a ew shallow ish to be had. gotta get this motor ixed and get back out there today, temp on the rise to 60 plus degrees, water clearing up but we need rain to ill this puppy up.
      City: Redding

      Tips: yep, u can catch ish at night in the dead o winter.

Sunday, February 3rd, 2002

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

      Report: Fished Sunday from 830am to noon from the banks of the Oaks (?) public park using texas rigged 4" and 6" junebug finesse worms. 1 smallie for 1 1/2lb in the back of cove. Later tried dropshotting, not sure if I was doing it right, and hit another smallmouth for another 1 1/2lb. Surprisingly far back in coves and shallow. Working lure deeper (10-15ft) from the shore produce nothing. I'm fairly new to fishing but am hooked for life. Tried a Kastmaster later and had a 2 lb trout hit around noon. Lost it, no net. 2 fish. Went home to see Rams lose.
      City: Oakland

      Tips: slow seems to be the way to go right now

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      Water Temp: 54-58

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Cappel at 8:45am. Foggy morning so I fished in and around Cappel cove. Nothing shallow so I went deep. Starting catching 2lb fish in 40-50 feet on a c-rig weenie, brown. Found fish holding to deep water structure, usually small rock piles or ledges. No reaction bite for me. Off the water at 3:30 with 6 keeps for about 12lbs.
      City: Suisun

      Tips: slow slow retrieve and keep an eye for bottom changes or structure.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Meet up with a couple o reinds Steve and Jim but did not get on the water till about 9 a.m. Fished some o the northwest coves in about 18 eet o water and picked up 1 dink drop shotting a brown worm. ished hard or the next couple o hours with no success. Move over to the south side and picked up a 2 lb spotty on baby brush hog. Nothing else the rest o the day. Comments have been correct about the loating dock. I you going to be by yoursel, plan on getting your eet wet.Until next time!
      City: Citrus Heights

  • Riverside County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Very slow action or bass and crappie.A ew trout are showing at the east end.
      City: Wildomar,CA

      Tips: Powerbait and worms will be your best bet or trout.Mini jigs and minnows will work or crappie!

  • California
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      Water Temp: 40.1

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished 5 hours, lost one good ish only bite. water temp way too cold due to recent snow. weather is changing or the better . 52degrees a minimum or pre spawn.....
      City: bakersield

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 44-45

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My partner Wayne Howenstine and I ished Anglers Choice team event today. We did better than I have been doing at Oroville lately. Had best 5 or 8.74 and inished 5th. Our ish came on steep banks with 3/4 ootball heads with a green pumkin hula grub and on carolina rigged brush hogs, same color. Fish were in 40-60 eet. Good luck all you olks ishing WON and BFL
      City: Marysville

      Tips: Move baits slowly. I you catch a ish, stick around, we ound them bunched up. We also ound a lot o empty banks!

  • Riverside County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Slow action or bass,best action at the south end.Best bait is light brown colerd worms and jigs.Trout action ?
      City: Wildomar,CA

      Tips: Jiging worms and jigs are your best bet!