Fishing Report

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2001

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

      Report: I am looking to join a club that is affiliated with the B.A.S.S. Federation so that I can fish upcoming tournaments. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
      City: Citrus Heights

  • Los Angeles County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-59

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Whow! What a big cold ront! It really slowed down the action. Started at 7:45am, very windy or so early in the day. But it died down later at 10:30am (very unsal, normally it's just the opposite) I knew it was going to happen, it was good or a couple o bites between 10:45am to 11:05am. 1 ish hit a small J B worm, nice at emale around 3lbs, spit the hook at me at the top, that was it! Let 12:00 noon, wind was coming back up.
      City: los angeles

      Tips: Same thing, small stu, ished VERY slow!

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: Felt cold

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I hit the south end last night or the last couple o hours o the day and I lost two solid ish beore I ever got to see them.I was using a crainkbait and you almost never loose a ish on a crankbait ater they grab hold o those treble hooks. Ater I changed to a dierent crank bait with BIGGER SHARPER hooks I did not have any more luck. I heard there was a good biteSaturday rom my reind (Davo),but the weather has changed and it was very chilly in my loat tube last night. I think alot othose ish in the shallows have moved or just are not bitting. The weather is supposed to remain winter like or the next ive daysso we will have to see what the ishes response will be. I will hit it again today or tommorrow and update.
      City: Livermore

      Tips: I was up there Saturday trolling down at the dam or trout/salmon with my girlriend (instead o catching bass with Davo)and the water seemed alot more stained last night than it was Saturday. Overall since the weekend the water is colder and murky. Big change.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: ished middle today with a castic trout and cought a small striper then I cought a 5 LB northern pike he ought really good , he hurt my rist because ii'm such an old
      City: livermore

  • San Luis Obispo County, California
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Rick and I had 2 great days o ishin,monday we got over 60 ish,some whitebass eedin on shad,these where over 2#s,I got 1 smallie that was 2.10 and 1 blackbass over 2 1/2#.but tuesday was reel great.we caugth 85 ish and lost over 20 at the boat.the BIG GUY GUIDESERVICE at work.the whitebass are eedin on shad in the coves.ellis cove--little mikes cove--tire house cove--dip creek--water temp is dropin,was 70 now 63.throw any thing that looks like a shad.
      City: bradley--CA

      Tips: spinnerbaits--senko--worms-crankbaits--twintailed grubs--watch or the boils

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 55-57

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I couldn't give a more dierent report than I gave last Friday i I tried! Talk about opposite conditions and type o bite - it was amazing! To give you an idea, when I let the dam at 5:30 pm, the air temp was 28 degrees cooler than Friday aternoon. We had terrible wind most o the day, and we just couldn't seem to get away rom it. And there was a little snow in the hills above Oroville last night. Did that eect the spotted bass - only the big ones. They seemed to be o the bite, but all the smaller ones wern't!!! I was guiding a ather and his 16 year old son, who had never really ished a deep lake beore, and they did quite well ater a while - in act, dad caught the two biggest - a 2-2 and a 2-4 spot. In spite o the wind, we did land over 50 bass, including an over-the-slot largemouth and 2 in-slot smallmouth. I was surprised that we wound up with 6 over the slot, but deinately not the quality o the last trip! We ish the middle ork our whole trip with the same Rodstrainer jigs and later I had the boy shakin' a 6" morning dawn Magic worm. He caught several doing that, including a 2 pounder. We ound the bigger ish on points and smaller ones in coves and cuts, thought we did see a 6+ largemouth looking or a nest site on the back o a creek. The only thing in common with last Friday was that the ish really turned on about 2 pm - luckly we had some sun. Boat control was stressul today, but it was worth it - happy camper clients!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: The early jig bite was just pressure, but as the day warmed up, some o the bites were pretty exciting. I broke o a big ish on 12 lb test - should have retied more oten. You never know how big the next bite will be!!

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

      Report: Caught a limit on jigs and cranks

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

      Report: cant belived I actually ished this lake. Did okay though, tossed out a baby brush hog and hit a couple one pounders. Thats all I've ever pulled out o here are one pounders. Well see ya on the water.
      City: san jose

      Tips: green baby brush hog rigged texas style or carolina.

Monday, April 2nd, 2001

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 63 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Whiskey Slough. What a crappy ramp. Wonder what our $7.00 is going too. Anyways.... Headed out toward Middle River and was fishing by 8:00 am. Caught a bunch of lightweights on the tules and weed beds. Using a white spinner bait. Fished here and there to Woodward Canal. Boated a nice 6 lb 9 ounce blackie. Weighed it and let him go. Caught a few more 2 and 3 pounders and that was it. Total catch for the day 15. Breezy but tolerable.
      City: milpitas

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

      Report: Fishing was decent except or all the boats rolling up on us shore ishermen. With such a big lake, why? It doesnt make a whole lot o sense with such a big lake and much better spots to ish. I I had a boat I wouldn't be wasting my time like that, I guess people dont know any better or are just plain rude. The next time I see a boat working a ish, I'm going to walk up on them rom shore, use live bait, and work the same ish just to see how they like it. Anyway, easy limits or those in the know, with this recent wind, all bets are o. There's a good moon, but like everything else, you wont know what to do until you get there...
      City: SF

      Tips: Not much to it, bright colors o o lakeport ought to get you some, watchout or that aternoon wind

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: 65 deg.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent 3 days o relaxing and ishin.Caught some 2+ lb. largieson the dropshot rig in the south end and got a nice 3lb. ona senko in the shallow water.Did manage to crank one on a speedtrapnear a bush. The highlight o the trip was my little girl catching a 8.5 lb truot on light gear, at only 35 lbs it almost pulled her outo the boat...WOW what a ish. I think she is getting the ishing bug now, I'll slowly convert her over to Bass soon.
      City: San Lorenzo

      Tips: the bass are starting to thing about doing the scooby now, so look shallow.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISHED MCCLOUD AND SQUAW ARM CAUGHT FISH ON TOP WATER AND RIPPING IN THE MORNING. WORMED FISH THE REST OF THE DAY.SEEN FOUR BASS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 POUNDS CRUISING. SEEN ONE THAT COULD BEEN CLOSE TO EIGHT POUNDS. CAN FIND THEM BUT GETTING THEM TO HIT IS A WHOLE DIFFERNT DEAL. ANY ONE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO STICK ONE OF THOSE BRUTES.
      City: ANDERSON

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 55-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Decent ishing with all the weekend pressure. The key to catching was main lake points with craw colored cranks. Try the brush piles with spinnerbaits.
      City: San Raael

Sunday, April 1st, 2001

  • Plumas County, California
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      Water Temp: 40

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished saturday, all over. very slow. water cold and theweather put the ish down, as ar as my partner & I couldind. We managed one smallmouth, about 3lb, had a couple o otherhits, but that was it. Should get better, as it warms. Morning dawn was the lureused to capture & release the one we had. Did get a couple o trout and salmon. all around 2-3 lbs. Next time.
      City: susanville

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 64-69

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took pops out for a day of fishing. We were not disappointed. We began the day on the south side of the main body. We immediately saw bedding fish. Zoom lizards we on the menu and the bass were biting. We estimated to have 18lbs in our best 7. Fished two areas that were loaded with fish. biggest went 4.5#. It was a great day indeed...nice to take pops out for a day like that.
      City: Suisun City

      Tips: polarized glasses.....

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

      Report: This is not an April fools report!!!The fishes are biting. Fished in my float tube early, but not as early as the other three guys who had already beaten me there. Talked to them and they were fishing soft plastics. I was throwing a terminator buzzbait, and landed a fat 2 lber around vegetation. Wind started to pick up a little and couldnt buy a bite with the buzzer, so switched over to a Texas rigged baby brush hog, and was slaying them to death. Fished by a couple of guys in a boat who offered me some weed(you know who you are) but I wanted to concentrate on fishing. Well caught 7 fishes, the largest one going a solid and fat 5.5 on my stren digital scale. All fishes were shallow, was observing a dude fly fishing for crappie and he was killing them on every cast. well see ya on the lake, keep the dope at home though.
      City: san jose

      Tips: baby brush hog worked from the shore out seemed to do well for me.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is not an April fools report!!!The fishes are biting. Fished in my float tube early, but not as early as the other three guys who had already beaten me there. Talked to them and they were fishing soft plastics. I was throwing a terminator buzzbait, and landed a fat 2 lber around vegetation. Wind started to pick up a little and couldnt buy a bite with the buzzer, so switched over to a Texas rigged baby brush hog, and was slaying them to death. Fished by a couple of guys in a boat who offered me some weed(you know who you are) but I wanted to concentrate on fishing. Well caught 7 fishes, the largest one going a solid and fat 5.5 on my stren digital scale. All fishes were shallow, was observing a dude fly fishing for crappie and he was killing them on every cast. well see ya on the lake, keep the dope at home though.
      City: san jose

      Tips: baby brush hog worked from the shore out seemed to do well for me.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Paradise Marina at first light and fished in the Honker Cut area. My partner and I boated around 20 bass to 6#'s and 3 striper to 3#'s. Most of the fish were caught on dark plastics and rattle traps. Located some beds, but most of them only had small males on them. Battled wind most of the day. We got off the water at 2pm and our best five probably went around 17 #'s.
      City: roseville

      Tips: Look for clear water. The delta is starting to get some run off and heavy boat traffic, so the water is getting murky.

  • California
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      Water Temp: 50-60 DEG

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: The right side o the lake acing the dam has some rocky above water exposed areas that yielded 2 and 3 pound catches driting rom the island to the shore with plastic worms.We caught a total o 4 Large mouth in the coarse o less then an hour.
      City: Rocklin

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: 60 (north)-65 d

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Water still 5' rom ull pool so not much water on the south end - tulies still out o the water. Fished north end in a real strong north wind. All I could do to hold the boat and cast on wind blown points. Best bait was crawdad Bomber crankbaits right up on the point where thewind was blowing into it. Three nice smallies caught this way along with a catish.
      City: Livermore