Fishing Report

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Saturday, April 7th, 2001

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 50+

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I still say they need to just fill the Delta in. I did fish today. I went south. I got about 15 keepers for the day and all most that number of small fish. The red speed trap was working off and on all day for me, good for about half of my keepers fishing rip-rap in the morning then when the tide was out some, the fronts of the weed lines was working. I also was using brush-hogs in the tules and I do mean back in the tules. I only got about half of my fish out that I set the hook on. The speed trap was red, the brush-hogs I would say just use a dark color. Best 5 was only 10lb 14oz.
      City: Sacto

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Partner and I wished ABA out of Ladds today, we fished in the Mildred area and caught a limit of about 11 pounds on spinner bait and senkos. We decided to run to fourteen mile and look for some bigger fish, we did just that. I caught a 3 pounder and my personal best Delta fish, she was 8.05 pounds. Both these fish were caught on senkos, we had 19.20 pounds for our five fish limit and came in fourth place. 24+ pounds won.
      City: Salida

      Tips: Senko, senko, senko

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      Water Temp: na

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: was cold and windy but we managed to put 3 small fish in the boat. there was a tournement going on and watched the weigh in they did much better than us the big fish was over 8 and the total weight was over 24 so the fish can be caught. we fished the reeds but it was slow it sounded like we should have been fishing docks as that is where the big fish were caught.
      City: citrus heights

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hank, your email was returned as undeliverable, so e-mail me and I will send you the stuff we talked about.
      City: Redding

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

      Report: City: hayward

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hey Larry rom Lakeport - you are supposed to go on the nights that they are biting!! Seriously, I have not been night ishing recently, and it may not be too good with all this cold weather. I only guided once last week at Clear Lake, since I had trips to Oroville and Amador. Wednesday a man and wie ished with me and we caught 12, with the ive best at 27 lb 3 oz. She caught her irst Senko bass in tules, and he caught several up to 4 3/4 lbs on jigs. Since it was so cold, we ished rock ledges in the Rattlesnake arm in the morning with jigs, which worked out well, and then switched to Senkos in the aternoon, ishing tules rom Buckingham point to Wheeler point. I pulled out a 7-15 rom the back o two rows o tules on a new color Senko I was trying - #159. I was trying 12# test Sugoi luorocarbon on a spinning reel - think I'll use heavier stu. That was more sport than I wanted! We also got a couple under docks with Senkos that were over 5 lbs. This was a better trip than I expected, considering the drastic weather change.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: It would be hard to give any tips now, since the weather has really been nasty this weekend, and downright dangerous. So, when will they inish spawning?? One thing about late season cold ronts - the bass respond much quicker to the turn around warm days. Things may improve on Wed and Thurs. I'll be there to see!!

  • Yuba County, California
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      Water Temp: 56-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started the day let o the launch ramp where the ish were supposed to be bedding, but because o the recent cold weather there weren't any ish on beds. We moved around the lake trying to ind warmer water. Fished a ew coves across rom the launch ramp, a couple small ish. Found warmer water (59) toward the ishing arm under the bridge and caught a ew there, none o real size and by the time we ound that warmer water it was time to go home.
      City: Nevada City

      Tips: Fish are deeper. Find warm water. Shake worms. Bite will be on when weather gets warmer.

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

      Report: merced bass clubs classic is sat. april 28 2001 at lake don pedro. entry ee is $100 per team. and a $15 bigish option. or more inormation call curt grissom 209-357-5701 or 209-756-0179
      City: atwater

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fought the wind and rain all day but did o.k. Manged 15 ish on 4" green weanies. Missed alot o ish also. Had about a third o the ish over the slot. All seemed to be males moving up.

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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 7am too 2:45pm,small coves o the main lake area.Cold,wind & rain..Caught 30,35 ish,about 50,50 on the spots & blacks.All ish were caught on plastic's,worms,tube bait,sinko's & brush hogs rom 3t too app 15t.most o the ish were 13in too 15 1/2 in.
      City: Riv.

      Tips: Fish grass & wood,slow..the smallest weight you can throw..

  • San Luis Obispo County, California
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      Water Temp: 59-61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The ishing was excellent or two days despite the bad weather. My brother and I along with the "The Tackle Box" in Salinas sponsor a memorial tournament each year or our older brother John who let us seven years ago. This years tournament was one o our best. Thirteen teams ished through the bad weather to weigh-in a total o 109 ish. The winning team brought in 13.75 lbs. The big ish was caught by Roger Diaz (4.5 lbs.) largemouth in Swamp John's across the West ramp o Oak Shores. Most o the ish were spots in the 1.5 to 2.0 lb. range. The length range was 13 to 15 inches. The male ish were staging on the beds on the lats about 10-15t. o water. All the ish were released with a 100% survival rate ater the weigh-in. Considering the weather the ishing was excellent. Small ish but plenty o action.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Practice catch and release. The action was hot on a seven inch power worm texas rigged with light weight. color was punkinseed. Many o the ishermen used spinnerbaits in white and chartruese. Some ish caught on crankbait in shad color with red spot on belly. Have a great time on the lake and practice catch and release so these smaller ish can get bigger or next year.

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 54-57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Virtual Dock Talk. 15 spots to 2.87lbs. Best 7 14.47lbs. 3rd place, Division 1, (a run-what-you-brung under 100hp class)New Bass tourney. The sight o twenty Trackers on plane dicing or position at 20mph is better than a sleeping tablet. My partner says tournament sucess is all mental. I was mental when we were deeated by a team in a Zodiac. They towed it on a Home Depot utility trailer kit behind a mint condition baby blue Ford 1600 Anglia. Good anglers, but too weird. I would have been mental about the weather except we nail 5 ish in 5 minutes on spinnerbaits during the heaviest downpour in the early morning. We added a couple more in the next hal hour and then ish came about one per hour in the south ork ater that. A couple on worms.
      City: El Dorado Hills

      Tips: Reaction bite despite an intense cold ront? Who'd a thunk? Cold ronts in spawning season slows them down, but i you're willing to wear your arm out casting, ish can be caught on reaction. Worm seem to catch more anytime here.

  • Los Angeles County, California
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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tried many dierent jigs, but no luck, could see some pretty big bass in the lake but they are not hungry or anything. thankully they are stocking the lake with trout on April 16
      City: Glendora

      Tips: power bait

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

      Report: Launched at Jones Valley at 3:30 PM ater sitting in truck or a hal o hour waiting or a squall to blow through. Caught ten the largest was 14". Drop shotting next to willows and o secondary points is where I ound the ish. They were in about 15-20 t. I was in the mouth o the Squaw Arm on the north side (McClure Gultch).
      City: Weaverville

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hank Boyd rom Wash. State, e-mail me when u see this, your e-mail address keeps coming back as undeliverable
      City: Redding

Friday, April 6th, 2001

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

      Report: I've certainly noticed the same thing about the Yamamoto baits. Though they're soft and tantilizing and the fish love 'em, I can't help but think it's part of Yamamoto's grand plan to make them fragile. At about 60 cents a pop, it adds up fast if you're using them all day---which I'll probably be doing, along with a lot of other guys this spring. The quality fish make it worth it, I guess. If someone came up with a kevlar senko and charged $5 a pop for it, we'd still save money. Or something made out of used tires....

  • California
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      Water Temp: 57-63

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Repeated a trip I did last year. A riend and I ished the 2nd and 3rd. Good camping but very windy this year. Cold too. We got about 50 ish in the boat, 35 or so bass and 15 or so crappie. Used spinner baits to get ish. Not much time with other baits as we were having too much un. ish to 2.0 lbs, both bass and crappie. Spent most time in the trees, but some action in the coves. Too windy and cold outside the trees. Going back soon.
      City: Redding

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

      Report: After attending the sale at Coyote bait and tackle, I decided to brave the wind and take my daughter out fishing.I was using sencos,and hooked my daughter up with a 7" pumpkin power worm.After she casted , she laid her pole down to run to the car for another jacket....when she returned, FISH ON !!! Although she did'nt land it, she was excited..We fished for 2 hours and did'nt land any...We missed about 5 hits...( Too hard to fish sencos in the gusting wind )
      City: san jose

      Tips: I changed to spinnerbaits..4 hits in the last half hour..

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: After attending the sale at Coyote bait and tackle, I decided to brave the wind and take my daughter out fishing.I was using sencos,and hooked my daughter up with a 7" pumpkin power worm.After she casted , she laid her pole down to run to the car for another jacket....when she returned, FISH ON !!! Although she did'nt land it, she was excited..We fished for 2 hours and did'nt land any...We missed about 5 hits...( Too hard to fish sencos in the gusting wind )
      City: san jose

      Tips: I changed to spinnerbaits..4 hits in the last half hour..

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 2:30 - 6:30 rom the shore.It was nasty out and I kind o wondered why I was here.At 5pm I was nicely awakened by a at 6lber!She was very risky even with 50lb line!That was it but thats Chabot.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Be persistent in any weather.Please practice catch/release.200 casts, 1 bite on a crankbait