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Saturday, August 18th, 2001

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 80-83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished 1/2 day on riday and only got 4 bites . Drove and looked whole lake over. Hooked 2.5-3lb bass in Woods creek with grub cast into surace boil but lost it when ish jumped. Caught keeper shallow on brown 3/8 rubber jig up river w/yamamoto #180 double tail trailer. Hooked another but lost it on same jig.Sat morning started up the river and caught 3 keepers and a bunch o dinks working rock walls with jig 2-5' deep beore sun hit the water once sun was out jig bite stopped. Tryed working jig down deeper then but nothing. around 10 am some bass started busting shad on the surace. I tossed a super spook into the boils and landed two more small keeper bass and lost another. topwater action stopped at around 11am .It was hot and I never got bit the rest o the day.Moved out to deep main lake stu and ished worms deep and worked mudlines but nothing. Lots o skiers and boats out.
      City: Pioneer

      Tips: Mocassin,Woods ,and up river all loaded with bait The only places I could get bit was where there was abundant shad present . Be prepared to jump in and cool o ! It was hot real hot!

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      Water Temp: 84- ??

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished big creek area rom 6:00pm too 10:30pm.Got 4 bites,caught two & lost one at the boat that would go rom 2 to 3 Lbs..Tough evening
      City: Riv

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      Water Temp: 80-83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished during the day time but ater about 10 am was wishing it was night HOT!!! Started up the river and got three keepers with 3/8 oz brown rubber jig w/Yamamoto (bluegill) doubletail trailer. Fish were on rock walls. Biggest one went a little over 2lbs and caught several short ish as well. Went to Woods creek next and saw some surace activity but couldn't throw in ast enough. The day beore I threw a grub into a boil in the same area and hooked a 2.5-3lb bass that I lost when it jumped. Slow in here this morning so back up the river. Some ish were starting to work the shad on the surace and i you could get a lure into them you'd catch one. I was throwing a super spook and caught two small keepers and lost another.It was now around noon and no more surace activity and the skiers were out in droves. Went out to the main lake and tried worming some deep points and mudlines but couldn't get bit. The ish just wouldn't bite . Be prepared to jump in and cool o because you'll need to.
      City: Pioneer

      Tips: Lots o bait in Moccasin, Woods creek, and up the river. The only bites I got were shallow ish early where there was abundant bait. Once the sun was beating on the water it was all over.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey everyone, here's my latest report or Stevens Creek...Arrived around 4:30PM and began ishing to the right o the picnic area (near the narrow end o the lake). I wasn't having much luck so I kept working my way along the shore until I hooked one. The ish wasn't much, only about a pound but that was when the action began.The bass were biting non-stop until we let at 8PM (park rangers were on their horn telling everyone the park was closing in 15 mins).I was only using spinners this trip, ranging rom 1/4 oz to 1/2 oz. As luck would have it ater I caught my irst ish (on the 1/4 oz) the thing broke (damn Terminators!) and I was orced to go to 1/2 oz. That is when the un began, I caught 8 Bass total, ranging in size rom 1/2 lb to about 3 lb.I took a ew pictures o some o them and you can see them at the ollowing:http://www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-3p.jpg http:/www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-dink.jpghttp:/www.bayareaishing.net/misc/ish-pics/scr-bass-dink-2.jpgI anyone has any questions, or wants some tips eel ree to e-mail me at skatter@gaschamber.net.Good luck ishing!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Find cover, use spinners, and o course check http://www.bayareaishing.net or more reports..

Friday, August 17th, 2001

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out o Tracey oasis and took the trailer over the rack damn. Headed south. never got a consistent bite. the ish seemed to be in the deeper water by the wood.only got 7 keepers.On the way back stoped outside the marina and hooked a 4.8lbs. or the big ish o the day.It was Hot! 100deg. no breeze???Nice day on the water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: One jig ish. No Buzzbait takers. One rog blowup in the bottom o sugar(Large Mat). The rest on senkos.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 77-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Stepson, rined and I ished New Hogan or stripers o Friday the 17th. No boils. Saw a couple o scattered jumps. Got on the water about 8:30 and ished till dark. It truly stunk. Did end up with a ew bass using rattletraps on the lats across rom the campground.
      City: Concord

Thursday, August 16th, 2001

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 79-81

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out o B&W around 3:30pm. Worked the Mulkolume with hardly any success. Could not get any reaction bite going, no blades, cranks or topwater. Caught 5 keepers on senkos in the weeds, 1-2lbs at best. Very hot on the water.
      City: Suisun

      Tips: Take lots o cold drinks and try working the ouside edges and breaks.

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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Two person guide trip today a coupe o nice guys orm Louisiana a good day with about 35 ish total, the 1/8oz speed trap

      Tips: Use reaction bait to ind the bass then i you want slow down to catch a ew more the ish are bunched up in small areas

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 80-82

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Been ishing all week and have had lots o success. Caught lotsa o ish on senkos. Pitching them in the shade under docks has been the most productive way. Also gotten some ish early on buzzbaits and other topwater. Fished lots o smaller mats and have gotten lots o rog ish. I ind the weed/tule combination is the best. Most o my ishing has been done early morning at around 6 and then o the water by 11 or so. I the wind starts to pick up I have been having luck on a slow rolled spinnerbait.Average about 8 ish a day. Big ish or the week goes at 7# and about 6 more at about 5+#.
      City: Alamo

      Tips: Find the deeper docks as the day progresses. Find that most o the bass are hugging close to the shade and near the docks.

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

      Report: Did anybody bother to tell you guys that NCBF meansNorthern Caliornia B-A-S-S Fishing!!!I or one am getting tired o the Trashy Trout ReportsThis is a BASS Fishing site....lets keep it that way!!!!!
      City: Sacramento

  • Tulare County, California
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      Water Temp: 84-85 deg

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got there at 5:30 and caught a ew small ones on crankbait. Went to dam an hooked 2 dinks on black worm. Went to 2nd ramp area at dusk and hooked 3 good ones with 3.1 lbs the biggest. Went back to the dam at 9 pm and the bite started at 10 pm. 8 inch worms and lizards in blk/red lake on a 1/8 oz. darter head just torn them up. Got 18 ish o the dam and went home at 11:30 pm . Lots o 2 lbers and 1/2 spots.
      City: Visalia

  • Kane County, Arizona
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      Water Temp: 79

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: LAKE POWELL FISH REPORTAugust 16, 2001 By Wayne Gustaveson Home Page: www.wayneswords.com Lake Elevation: 3668 Water Temperature: 78-83 F
      City: Page, AZ

      Tips: Lake Powell stripers are ready, willing and eager to be caught. School sized 1 to 2.5pound ish are eeding actively in the warm water which takes a lot energy. Shad are not availablein the quantities stripers would like to consume leaving stripers unsatisied and ready to eatanytime. Stripers are coming shallow every morning looking or shad and crayish. The secret tocatching them is simply being in the right place. The generic description o

  • California
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      Water Temp: 68

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: One 2# BassOne 1# Crappie8 Blue Gill.Got there at 12:00 pm and ished until 7:00. In the cove by the dock and about 50 yards directly in ront o the dock. Used a #10 hook and worms. Tons o ish on the ishinder.
      City: Sunnyvale

  • Nassau County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught 3 bass on black and blue worm in 3 hours. Out ished my buddy or the irst time.
      City: Porterville

      Tips: Ain't good enough at bass ishing or Tips

Wednesday, August 15th, 2001

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished Amador twice this past week with my good riend Rick Tietz - in his boat - since I am boatless until my new Ranger 520 is ready next week. I was going to post about our trip last Wed, but had no time. We did airly well, landing eight to 6 1/4 lbs. The jig bite was good at night - we started at 11 pm. We didn't do as well as some o the tournament olks did the previous Sat night, and it wasn't my ault, 'cause I was in the boat o the guy who inished ourth!!!! He said it was amazing how the night bite slowed each night as we got away rom the ull moon. The ish started eeding more during the day. That was most evident when we ished last night, starting about 7 pm. Small bass were working shad and big bass were working small bass! They were not interested in anything we threw at them.! We missed about our beore dark and ound little or no activity ater dark. Rick landed one about 2 3/4 lbs on an 11 inch worm. We missed several and then quit about 1 am or a nap. By the way, no jig bite at all, and they had been hot the previous trip! Though Rick said ishing had been better the night beore, it was DEAD last night. We even thought about not bothering about the morning bite. Glad we didn't get past the thought process!!! We were on the lake again at 5 am - I was throwing 10" black Power Worms, and Rick was using some ugly 11" black worm. About 6:02 am he grunts on the hookset and we soon have a 9-2 in the boat rom a lat near Big Bay. We were only going to ish awhile longer, so I suggested we try a point in the main body. The sun was already on the water and I thought my chance or a big 'un might be over. But the Power Worm didn't let me down - elt a SLIGHT tick-tick - bluegill-like hit, but set anyway. No bluegill - just an 8-9 largemouth - WOW! That was about 6:55 am. We started dragging our worms in 25-30 eet o water near the point, and at 7:10 Rick sets - and SNAPS his lippin' stik - AT THE REEL. He had about 4 inches o rod let. What a sight - he's reeling like mad - holding just a reel, as his lippin' stik disappears under the water. I tried not to laugh - but it really looked unny!!! We had a happy ending as I netted a shortened lippin' stick with a 9 lb 11 oz toad trying to eat the tip o the rod! What an hour - three bites in the boat or around 27 1/2 lbs. Is Amador back???
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: As I have said many time on my posts, timing is everything. When ishing or big bass, you simply have to try to igure out when they might eed, and oer them a healthy meal (lure)! At Clear Lake, Amador, and the delta, the 10" Berkley Power Worm is a proven winner. Several colors work good, but black is basic - day and night!!!! Obviously, other black worms work too. We were working the worms ultra slow - deadsticking much o the time. We also use Smelly Jelly (crawish) smeared all over the baits. We love to ish lats (i you can ind them without weeds) in about 20-30 eet o water near walls or points. Those are prime summer and all eeding areas at Amador. Try to ine the hard, or rocky bottoms - big bass love those areas.

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished Amador twice this past week with my good riend Rick Tietz - in his boat - since I am boatless until my new Ranger 520 is ready next week. I was going to post about our trip last Wed, but had no time. We did airly well, landing eight to 6 1/4 lbs. The jig bite was good at night - we started at 11 pm. We didn't do as well as some o the tournament olks did the previous Sat night, and it wasn't my ault, 'cause I was in the boat o the guy who inished ourth!!!! He said it was amazing how the night bite slowed each night as we got away rom the ull moon. The ish started eeding more during the day. That was most evident when we ished last night, starting about 7 pm. Small bass were working shad and big bass were working small bass! They were not interested in anything we threw at them.! We missed about our beore dark and ound little or no activity ater dark. Rick landed one about 2 3/4 lbs on an 11 inch worm. We missed several and then quit about 1 am or a nap. By the way, no jig bite at all, and they had been hot the previous trip! Though Rick said ishing had been better the night beore, it was DEAD last night. We even thought about not bothering about the morning bite. Glad we didn't get past the thought process!!! We were on the lake again at 5 am - I was throwing 10" black Power Worms, and Rick was using some ugly 11" black worm. About 6:02 am he grunts on the hookset and we soon have a 9-2 in the boat rom a lat near Big Bay. We were only going to ish awhile longer, so I suggested we try a point in the main body. The sun was already on the water and I thought my chance or a big 'un might be over. But the Power Worm didn't let me down - elt a SLIGHT tick-tick - bluegill-like hit, but set anyway. No bluegill - just an 8-9 largemouth - WOW! That was about 6:55 am. We started dragging our worms in 25-30 eet o water near the point, and at 7:10 Rick sets - and SNAPS his lippin' stik - AT THE REEL. He had about 4 inches o rod let. What a sight - he's reeling like mad - holding just a reel, as his lippin' stik disappears under the water. I tried not to laugh - but it really looked unny!!! We had a happy ending as I netted a shortened lippin' stick with a 9 lb 11 oz toad trying to eat the tip o the rod! What an hour - three bites in the boat or around 27 1/2 lbs. Is Amador back???
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: As I have said many time on my posts, timing is everything. When ishing or big bass, you simply have to try to igure out when they might eed, and oer them a healthy meal (lure)! At Clear Lake, Amador, and the delta, the 10" Berkley Power Worm is a proven winner. Several colors work good, but black is basic - day and night!!!! Obviously, other black worms work too. We were working the worms ultra slow - deadsticking much o the time. We also use Smelly Jelly (crawish) smeared all over the baits. We love to ish lats (i you can ind them without weeds) in about 20-30 eet o water near walls or points. Those are prime summer and all eeding areas at Amador. Try to ine the hard, or rocky bottoms - big bass love those areas.

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started around 5:30 working the main lake wall from the submerged island with a 5" roboworm. Nothing til I got to the horseshoe and started cranking. Threw a shad wiggle wart and hit 2 fish that both went under a pound. Went over to the cherry cove and hit a nice 2lb fish cranking. By now it is getting close to 7:30 and I started throwing a splash-it. Picked up 3 fish all around 2lbs in the back of the main cove around the weeds. All of the fish I hit today came in the 5-10 ft range. Will get back into fishing Calero more, it has been a good 3 months. Good luck out there.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Cranking always does well for me, same with the top water. Oh ya, hit a fish on a spook too. Only went about a 1 1/2.

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      Water Temp: 76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started around 5:30 working the main lake wall from the submerged island with a 5" roboworm. Nothing til I got to the horseshoe and started cranking. Threw a shad wiggle wart and hit 2 fish that both went under a pound. Went over to the cherry cove and hit a nice 2lb fish cranking. By now it is getting close to 7:30 and I started throwing a splash-it. Picked up 3 fish all around 2lbs in the back of the main cove around the weeds. All of the fish I hit today came in the 5-10 ft range. Will get back into fishing Calero more, it has been a good 3 months. Good luck out there.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Cranking always does well for me, same with the top water. Oh ya, hit a fish on a spook too. Only went about a 1 1/2.

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

      Report: Fished Dissapointment/Whites area Fri 8-10-01. On the water by 5:30am throwing buzzbaits. I threw a chart/wht, while my buddy threw an all white buzzer. I had 5 blowups and landed 4 ish, largest going 3lbs. My buddy never had a hit. Buzz bite quit about 7:30am and we started throwin blades. Landed a ew more small keepers and switched to lippin. The lippin bite sucked. We got a bunch o 8"-12" ish. So I decided to throw a 4" watermelon Mad Man Craw. I hadn't caught a ish on one yet so I tried. The 2nd pitch I made my line starts swimming out to deep water, I set the hook and gaot him, 6lber. I think I ound a new bait to lip, although that was the only ish on it. best ive went about 16lbs
      City: Sac

  • California
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      Water Temp: 65+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Today I ished near the picnic area. I arrived around 7:40AM and began at the point overlooking the lake. I steadily worked my way towards the narrow end o the lake with no hits or a while. I inally worked my way around a bend into a cove where a lot o grassy/mossy cover was growing on the bottom, near a bunch o tree stumps.I hit a 2 pounder on a spinner, then about 20 minutes later hit a 1 pounder.Those were the last I got, and I let at about 10:20AM.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish early and ind cover!!