Fishing Report

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Sunday, February 3rd, 2002

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

      Report: That was 6:00AM, not PM.
      City: Visalia

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      Water Temp: 48.5-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water a 6:00PM. Absolutely no reaction bite at all! Fished Windy Gap to Sycamore. Caught 3 keepers 13" - 14" splitshotting in 35 eet o water. Used 4" Iovino Green Weenies. Fishing was better last week. Trout were hitting dropshot rigs, but you couldn't hook them!
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Fishing slowly, keep some Trout tackle in the boat, they are really active!

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

      Report: anyone been ishing at success? I heard it was the dead sea the last couple weeks.
      City: visalia

Saturday, February 2nd, 2002

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 48-51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Paradise at 8am or so. We ran to the ourteen mile slough area and only got 1 hit on a plastic. I got a good hook set, but the ish just came o. Ater an hour or so, we ran up into the honker area and got 1 more hit on a plastic, but missed that one as well. We knew it was going to be a slow bass day or us, so we decided to head up to the Potato area and toss or some striper. We were rewarded immediately getting 9 striper to 6 pounds on rip baits. We also hit a 2 1/2 pound bass on a rip bait. We tried a ew other areas with no success and then called it a day at 3 pm. Beautiul day.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Tough bass day, though we didn't really work as hard or them as we could have. The water clarity was pretty good, so we were hoping to get in to one o those jumbo stripers. Will be trying the Mildred area this weekend. There are some good shallow to deep areas out there that usually hold good winter bass.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this lake on the 26th o last month and like the last entry I ound the experence interesting regarding the launch experience. This is unlike past years, as the lake is almost ull. Two o us ished rom 10:00-4:30 and boated 10-12 ish, the largest 3.2lb, electronic scale. That was my buddy's and I thought I had him with a slightly longer ish, 2.8lb.The rest were the typical 1-1.5 lb. spots. Alot o submerged rocks, ect. Cost me a prop last year and poorly marked. This is a beautiul lake but on the small side or the usual ish.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Everything I caught was on a 1/4 oz. brown/orange weapon jig with a black/green pork trailer. Buddy on a Tex. Rig. baby brush hog. Nothing on blades, spoons, cranks.

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      Water Temp: 39 to 46

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: For this time o year I had a good day. I caught a total o 9 ish. All were spots ,1 to 2 lbs. caught seven on a jig and two on 5'' senkos. Was dragging the senkos weightless behind the boat while ishing the jigs orward. I you take pride in your boat, dont go to CFW.It seems to much o a bother or the lake manager to move the dock with the water level. When launching I had to tie a rope to my boat ,pull it to shore, then take o my shoes and wade in a ew steps to hop in the boat.I was airly ticked o the irst hour as my eet were reezing. I'll stop whining and just bring waders next time.
      City: Granite Bay Ca.

      Tips: This is a honest report, unlike the previous one which I suspect is rom the lake manager. Oh yea, black quarter oz. jig with green double tail Yamamoto trailer.

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to the lake around 1:30. Fished or several hours. Our big motor died so we had to go back or more minnows with the trolling motor. That put a damper on things but we caught 10 anyway. Smallest was around 2, largest was 4.11, and the rest were either 3 or 4. Overall it was a good day.
      City: vacaville

      Tips: MINNOWS!!!!

  • California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bruce and I ished sat morning. Seemed like every boat on the lake was throwing giant trout swimbaits. Maybe they are getting the big ish? We ished shiners and cought 6 rom 2.5 to 4.1 . Bruce kept 1 or dinner and we let the other 5 go. Mike
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: ish seemed to start biting about 10am ater it warmed up a bit. Caught most o the ish rom 15 eet o water with one shallow ish.

  • Tulare County, California
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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water at 10:30am. maybe too late. Graphed alot o ish in 40-50 t o water, threw everything at them, but only a ew strikes. Used dropshot & carolina rigs, & some crankbaits. Maybe too cold?
      City: Visalia

      Tips: Don't have any. The prior posts with minnows may be the way to go.

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 44-46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: my partner, Bryce and I went down to oroville or the won bass team event this am. Cold as the dickens at 33 degrees and we put in at bidwell with 47 other teams, took o about 710am and neither o us know this lake so we stopped in the main body just north o the dam and started pounding the banks with jigs. I got bit right o the bat but missed the ish, very sot bite, Bryce went through the same thing so we took o or the bridge just outside o Lime Saddle(west branch?) where we get on some dinks on worms, Bryce and I are both throwing the MGM 157 and he gets the irst keeper in the boat at 930 am, I get a couple o dinks as the boat traic picks up, guys are running all over the place and I igure everyone else is having a hard time, we ool around the bridge or awhile and Bryce says we should go the the middle ork or south ork which is ine with me as I don't know where these palces are anyhow. Back down to the area across rom Bidwell and under another bridge and then a right turn into an area o sandy light colored banks with some humps going under here and there. A lot o wood loating in the lake in this area and some o it serious enough to break something. We ish the area rom 1130 to 130pm without a single bite. Bryce and I are assessing our situation which doesn't look good with only one ish in the boat. I said maybe we should try the shallow stu across orm us so we move over there in 9-25 eet. We had been ishing 25-40 t areas. Bryce gets another keeper o a sandy point and he notices a slight temp rise o almost 1 degree as we enter this shallow water. we move down the bank and I stick another dink and then a keeper in 9t o water in a creek channel. Bryce is now graphing a lot o ish and sticks another just legal keeper. We move back to the little creek channel and ish it until 240 pm and make our last casts. Bryce sticks a good ish and I get the net on a at 2.29 spot and then miss another dink. We crank up and head in or the weigh in. Start talking to a ew teams ahead o us and learn that limits o 5 ish are scarce. We weigh in 7.14 lbs and most o the guys in ront o me and a ew behing me are in the 6lb area so Bryce and I are eeling a bit better. Best 5 was at 9.54 when we let or the drive home with a little hope let or a good inish. The MGM 157 (jerry's worm) is the only thing we could get to go. once again, Bryce bailed me out. Back to shasta on 3-9-02 or the next round.
      City: Redding

      Tips: I don't know where the heck we were at. we ound ish mostly below 25 t but as indicated, the ones up shallow is what bailed us out, the MGM 157 (named ater me, thank you Mr. Coyle) was a liesaver today.

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

      Report: went ishing on the 2nd at about 3 in the aternoon, it was a nice day, lot o boats out there. anyways i threw a brush hog, and a senko, alomost covered the entire lake. not one bite. aew people there got like 1 or 2 ish at the most. and i heard o a 9.5 punder that was caught on a senko in the middle o the lake. so its still a little cold i think.

      Tips: The people that caught the ish used jigs, a dead minnow, and a brush hog. wait aew weeks, it will improve!!

Friday, February 1st, 2002

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED FROM ABOUT 0900 UNTIL 1500. ZEROED ON BASS. TRIED SPINNER BAITS REAL SLOW. SMALL WORMS/LIZARDS DOWN TO 35 FEET. WENT BACK INTO BACK AND TRIED THE WALL. STARTED CATCHING LARGE TROUT ON REPALAS. OF COURSE NO NET SO HOOK UPS WERE MANY AND "IN THE BOAT" FEW.

      Tips: WAIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS

  • California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: was up at the lake with my son and saw a ew bass sitting up shallow on the banks. they were in the 12 inch range hanging out in just a ew eet o water. as soon as we got within 10 eet o their location they would spook. didnt have my ishing pole with me at the time so was unable to attempt to catch them. wow, did you say someone caught a 8 pound large mouth on a castiac. that would have been neet to see.
      City: Antioch

  • California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished riday morn. Caught 2 ish and missed one other. Fish were 3 and 4.3. Both released.Mike
      City: Morgan Hill

      Tips: Water is real cold. Fish slow. Fish were rom 8 to 15 eet deep.

Thursday, January 31st, 2002

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

      Report: Can anyone give me some help on how to ish minnows up there? I'm going up to try it, but I have no idea how. Thanks or any and all help. Please email me at imahucker1@hotmail.com
      City: vacaville

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      Water Temp: 44 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water was exceptionally clear rom what i thought it would be, stayed at the south end all day, ( what a beauyiul day it was) Fishing was slow but i did manage two toads on a weapon jig with craw trailor loaded with smelly jelly and boy did they hit it hard. irst ish was 6.1 lbs very next cast 8.ll lbs. Retied my knot ater those pigs but then picked up my crankin stick and beore i even made one crank a monster came straight out o the tules and hit my crank with a Mike Tyson right hand knocking the crank out 6 t in the air. Never saw him again, I would say 10 to 12 Lbs. Eight hours o ishing, 5 minutes o action, Saw alot o people killing them with live bait (too easy). Well good luck to all and be sae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      City: santa rosa

      Tips: Cranks did absolutely nothing or me and I love to ish them. I'm sure the crank bite will start very soon!!!!!

  • California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A man ishing a crappie jig nailed a big 3 lb rainbow all quiet on the lake untill the resh shipment o rainbows came in, A sanransisco man ishing the boat dock area or striper Cought and released a 8-9lb largemouth bass on the Castaic swim bait. Lots o large mouth and striper in the area at that time.
      City: Pittsburg

Wednesday, January 30th, 2002

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

      Report: Hi, I had been out on the Delta 4 times all ready but I can't get a ish. I ell like a moron!!! I'm setting in my oice and as I take a look around I see the ollowing magazines, BASS MASTER, FISH SNIFFER, IN-FISHERMAN, BASSIN AND NOT TO MENTION 4 BOOKS ABOUT BASS FISHING ... ok I admit the sport is new to me, I used to ish Salt Water with live bait but I even went out and got me a boat, nice Lund aluminum v-hull. I launch out o Orwood Resort and I don't know the Delta well, I read a lot o reports about inding clear water.. Where is the clear water ? Even my wie is making un o me, She tells me that I don't know how to ish... Maybe she is right ..

      Tips: Can't tell you, It's a secret!

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 45 to46

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: In at 12 noon at Bailey Cove. Installed new Pinpoint on bow so had to try it out. Should have picked a better day or a test run. Cold wind out o the north, spent our hours playing with the new depthinder, trying to stay out o the wind, and trying to ish. Well, the depthinder had it's problems (which I think were operator error), couldn't stay out o the wind, and got skunked as ar as the ishing. The Blonde in the back even got skunked. That lead me to believe that the ishing is really tough. We had maybe 3 or 4 bites between us. Better luck next time.
      City: Cottonwood

Tuesday, January 29th, 2002

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: cool

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went on a rare rom the bank type ishing trip.The only reason I did not take out the nitro was a small radiator leak on my truck can ruin a good day.Once a year I get my nephew and take him to boat show, so I decided it was time to take him to the meator capitol once nown anbasstic now called slammador or trout.I was shocked at $$$22.00 or two people rom the muddy bank'sheck he is 9 years old ull price or kids too!!!! any way the lake was slow all over the one day we go the most any one caught was 3 ish that we saw and we moved around..caught 2 ish rom 6 am to noon no bites on power bait????? where was I did not eel like amador that day maybee og held ish down.. but what is it to launch now?? 45$$$$22.00 rom the bank pete sake cant take a kid there to oten.. So beware to ill your wallet ater 21 years o ishing there it is getting to be a bit much or a little crowded lake..Send them back to pardee or where ever these people came rom..Give us our bass lake back or maybee cut us a brake in the summer months on price we only catch and release...
      City: sacto

      Tips: love this lake but not sure o its aordabillity..see ya when the water warms