Fishing Report

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Sunday, March 11th, 2001

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 43-47

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: water murky, visibility at 2 t, in at Centimundi at 0530, 39 degrees, not much wind UNTIL 0545, it came up quickly as I was running over to Big Backbone, Ran up past sthe 5mph buoy and hit a lat that was good this time last year but the temp is much lower, 44 degrees, managed 5 dinks on the rainbow #99 (aka big daddy special) put on a 4 inch MGM weenie in color #103 or hal a dozen more dinks, wind was really cooking along until 10am when it slowed a bit. Went into Little Backbone, one tap and zip. Ran over to Deadmans gulch, nothing, ran down to the dam to check on the salmon, three boats there, not much going on, ish are deep, 120 t. got out at 1130 temp up to 61 water in main body up to 48 but we are still about 4 degrees behind last year this time. Lake up to 28.21 and still rising rapidly. Wind predicted to keep it up until thursday witha little slowing on Wed. Tomorrow is supposed to be up to 25 knots.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: was thinking about not posting ater people called me a liar,but here goes.went to sonoma today and the bite slowed down ,we caught 20+ bass rom 2to 5.7 lbs(new digital guys)all the ish were caught shaking worms and grubs.
      City: healdsburg

      Tips: the ish have been on and o the beds or 3 months .....just time your trip right .

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      Water Temp: ? still kinda c

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I went tubing with a riend up in Yorty Creek today.We managed 5 keeper sized ish between us. Nothing big. 3 came on spinnerbaits, 1 on a hula grub, and 1 on a brush hog.The ish were between 3 & 15 eet near the lats but still on transition spots. Give it a week or 2...or 3, and it should be GREAT! Late aternoons MAY be better as the sun warms the shallows. We let around 2.Lotsa people on the bank ishing or ? (trout, crappie, bass?) Anyone know?
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: Slow rolling big white spinnerbaitsPurple Yamamoto hula grubs on 3/8 oz ootball head jigsSplit shot Purple Brush Hogs

  • California
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      Water Temp: orty something

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: ished with my girls by the ramp. 1st time at the lake.my older one caught a 13 incher on a spinnerbait.i was using a weightless worm... nothing.
      City: Fremont

Saturday, March 10th, 2001

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

      Report: The main engine wouldn't start so I ran the electric all day.I missed out on a lot o areas that I would normally ish but with such nice weather I had to stay.I tried an hour or more each o deep crankin typical divers and trout imitation with no takers.Man I can't wait to get bit on a ake trout!On the jig I managed 10 bites with 5 o them reaching the boat.The best o these was about 2.75lbs.A couple o the bites were at 10t but the best and most er me was 20-30 with the best near 30.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Tiz the time o year to be on the water anytime you can.CCR

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: amador? why? when CLEAR LAKE is only up the street
      City: hayward

      Tips: any lure at CLEAR LAKE!!!!

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: Shrinkage cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water with my tube around 8:30 And fished the boat side of the lake. Used a dropper rig with various plastics, but only produced a few strikes. I'll use the full moon and cold water as an excuse and try again in a few weeks.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: cool

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We were the first boat on the water. Started fishing 10-15ft of water and did not catch a thing. We then found the fish in about 8-4ft of water. I caught a total of 11 bass, 9 of them caught on a texas rigged paddle tail.The other three fish were caught on free lined jumbo minnows. My buddy also caught 5 bass with on that weighed 7.1lbs. The fish are scattered and feeding shallow.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Suuuuuwwweeee. Call them hogs because there coming in!!!

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      Water Temp: Shrinkage cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Got on the water with my tube around 8:30 And fished the boat side of the lake. Used a dropper rig with various plastics, but only produced a few strikes. I'll use the full moon and cold water as an excuse and try again in a few weeks.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: cool

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: We were the first boat on the water. Started fishing 10-15ft of water and did not catch a thing. We then found the fish in about 8-4ft of water. I caught a total of 11 bass, 9 of them caught on a texas rigged paddle tail.The other three fish were caught on free lined jumbo minnows. My buddy also caught 5 bass with on that weighed 7.1lbs. The fish are scattered and feeding shallow.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Suuuuuwwweeee. Call them hogs because there coming in!!!

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 56

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished New Bass Tourney on the Delta. Pretty nice day but windy at times. My partner John Kort and I managed 10 bass and 2 striper for the day. There was no definate pattern as we caught fish on 5 different baits. We struggled through most of the day and managed to put a 16.5# limit in the boat. We thought that would probably only be good enough for a top 10 finish because the week before it took over 24 pounds to win a 100% Bass tourney. Turns out it was just as tough for everyone else on Saturday and we were fortunate enough to win the tourney by 2 ounces.
      City: Roseville

      Tips: Once again, keep your line wet. We went 5 hours on Saturday without a fish. And then 1 hour before weigh in the window opened. P.S. Jim, what happened to you? You finished in the money and were not there to pick up yor check.

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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My partner and I fished a New Bass tourney. Caught 3 fish and lost 1, with a couple of bites and that was it. One fish close to 4lbs other two were pound and a half. All caught on speed traps. White slough and Connection slough worked for us but not as well as we thought. A lot of others didn't that well either. Water was stained and the wind finally died in the afternoon. We ended up in 17th.
      City: Delhi

      Tips: White crankbaits and the bigger fish was caught on a delta craw speedtrap.

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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Flipped in and around tules for about 5 hours maybe 2-3 bites but no fish landed, my buddy,"SwampBuggy", also had a couple of strikes but that is it.. Water very muddy 6" visibilty(like fishin in a mud puddle). Wind was out of control at times but for the most part bearable. Didn't see or here anyone doing any better but you never know. Disco Lemonade was skunked in the delta but we'll get'em next time. Good luck to all and god bless.
      City: Santa Rosa

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished BASS Fed tournament. Drew an excellent partner who was on ish. Had a limit by 7:00am! Threw zipper worm in green-wienie on dart head and caliornia-rig (light carolina rig / split-shot with sliding sinker) with "Binky Bug" in brown/orange. Partner took 2nd with 14.5 lbs. Fished trees on the submerged islands all over the lake.
      City: Salida

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tere is NORTHERN PIKE in lake! There teeth are sharp as heck too. I you catch one don't lip it!!!
      City: livermore

      Tips: ?

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 49-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: launched granit bay...4:00 pm ran south,hit 2 points i knowand hold great ish..throwing trusty spinner bait wht/chrome2nd cast 3.0 smallie 4t water....picked up a couple more ishwithin 25 yards smallies/spots...changed up to lucky crat jerkbait ghost minnow...ripped a good spot 3+ and couple smallerkeeper spots...changed up again blue/yellow crank bait pickedup another good ish 2.5 smallie and couple 2+ spots had a greatevening there got o the water at dark....have un and keepyour presintation slow...(slow roll) everything i've done betterthat way....big dave
      City: sacramento

      Tips: slow rolling all reaction baits.....work rocks and secondary pointsand smile and have un and remeber to release you ish....big dave

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      Water Temp: 48-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Salmon Falls or trout and caught two on power bait and one on a kastmaster. Missed three or our. Tried or bass in some coves and near trees and couldn't catch nothing. Tired next day at Salmon Falls and didn't catch nothing. Fish were jumping though. Looks good or spring and summer. I anyone has some tips would you please e-mail me. Thanks.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: Power bait and kastmasters near Salmon Falls or trout.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Took the boat out today and started ishing the Main Body. Got irst ish on a clown rogue in 9 t o water. Threw everything we had at them they woudnt bite. Nice day but I would give it another week o good weather or this lake to be hot.
      City: Roseville

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out at about 7am ished down the ront shore line cought a nice smallmouth 3.5 pounds on a rip bait. Then we moved to the back lat area and pick up two more both largemouth about 3.5 and 2.5 pounds both on rip baits. Finaly we went back to the ront shore line and cought another smally, 2.25 pounds, also on a lucky crat pointer 78. Let lake at about 1pm had 4 ish or about 11.75 pounds. An ok day or this lake. The ish were scattered and we could not ind a pattern.
      City: Benicia

      Tips: Fish crankbaits and rip baits shallow in the early morrning and when you come to a tule patch lip lizards (6" black and blue or watermelon with red lake). I you have cloud cover the pattern works all day and spinnerbaits works well under that situation. Once water warms into the upper 60's and the low 70's look or ish on the beds they can be ound in areas with a nice sot bottom and some small rock. The key to catching ish here is to be out early. Good luck.

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: Unk.

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to see i the ish had come up yet because o the ull moon. Action only slightly better than last month. Caught a ew nice spots on steep banks SLOOOW workin a insse worm. Got Cloudy/Foggy/Windy around 10 am. and everything just plain ol' shut down..... Couldn't get a sni ater that. Fish are staging but I dont think they are sure i they wanna move up yet......
      City: Tracy, Ca.

      Tips: Maybe try late evening or very early morning.... I you are inessin'...... work SLOOOOW.....