Fishing Report

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Wednesday, January 31st, 2001

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 47-51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: late start today, in at jones valley at 115pm, air temo 58, bright and clear, wind out o the north at 15 with gusts to 25, lake at 58 t and airly clear, some debris starting to show as the lake comes up but nothing major, went into the back o the ort creek coves, irst 7 casts netted 5 dinks on a big daddy special, moved south about a block and popped a nice 2.2 on same worm, pulled out an MGM idget in color #109 and caught 3 to 1.8 lbs, moved upstream in the pit a bit near the rockpile and dropped the idget down next to a stump or a 3.2 that was initially wrapped around a stump, got over the top o him in 28 t and pounded on the rod butt a bit and he came unstuck, used to see my dad do that, it worked, nice at spot, caught three more at 1.4 - 1.6 on the green idget and let. out o the water at 345pm air temp still 58. took the ish in 28 to 41 t o water. spoke to a local gent and regular who claimed 25 on green worms between 9am and 330pm, he doesn't stretch the truth so I believe him. Saw him boat 3 just a couple hundred eet rom me.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I went out trolling on Wednesday. I launched out o Yorty Creek. The recent rains did not change the color o the lake. It is still green and good visibility. I was trolling or trout using lead core and a downrigger line. The water depth is low. The downrigger hit structure at just 8 eet. I lost one bass while throwing a watermellon red sinko next to some submerged trees. The ish hit just as the sinko was about to hit bottom. Tough day.
      City: Cloverdale

      Tips: Worms, grubs, sinkos thrown next to structure or protected points. Fish were at 20 eet down!

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Largemouth bass are spawning o and onn. Stange year. Water is very warm compared to last year same date. Good news is that bass are easy to catch - too easy. We need some good heavy rains and very soon. Our bass today average just ove 4 pounds 9we had our this size. The larger Killer worms worked OK - 14 to 23 inchers. No smallmouth on this trip - probably down below the 20 oot region we were ishing. Fished slow - took about our hours to cover 100 yards o shore line.
      City: Healdsburg

      Tips: Fish slow - mask scent o your boat. Use very sot baits.

Tuesday, January 30th, 2001

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was fishing at the Steel Park resort and I was walking along the bank to look for a spot to fish for when walked apon a lunker bass. I was using a spinner bait becuase it was sunny out and I knew that bass are atrackted to shinny obgects so thats what I used. On my other fishing pole I had a light greenish colored lure on. Then I casted out about thirty feet in front of it and it took off right at it and befor I knew it I caught the lunker bass. Then I went to the Marina and got it weighed in and the guy said,"You got your self a 11 pound lunker bass.
      City: Napa

      Tips: Use a spinner bait when it is really bright out or when ever. You can use worms when ever you want to. ever thing else you can basiclly use when ever you want.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was fishing at the Steel Park resort and I was walking along the bank to look for a spot to fish for when walked apon a lunker bass. I was using a spinner bait becuase it was sunny out and I knew that bass are atrackted to shinny obgects so thats what I used. On my other fishing pole I had a light greenish colored lure on. Then I casted out about thirty feet in front of it and it took off right at it and befor I knew it I caught the lunker bass. Then I went to the Marina and got it weighed in and the guy said,"You got your self a 11 pound lunker bass.
      City: Napa

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: still cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Played hookey and fished this Tuesday out of the Hook. Got a late start and the wind was HOWLING out of the north on a typical bluebird day. Ran to some new sheltered water further north and had a decent day. Cranked/ripped 10 blackies and one striper. Fish were all decent, running 1.5 to 3.5 lbs. The key was slightly clearer water, 10 ft or greater depth 10 ft from the bank on tule/rock levees with some evidence of bait nearby. Most fish hit a red Normans little N cranked as slowly as possible making bottom contact. Started using 12 lb Sugoi fluorocarbon and the feel is much better and the bait seems to be easier to crank down to depth. All blackies came off the above type of area, while the striper hit off a tule berm point where the depth broke from 5 to 12 feet or so. Missed several other stripers and had 4 blackies come unbuttoned. Fish are still bunche up some - I'd get 3-5 hits within a small area, then move down further and do the same thing again. I left early and they were still hitting. I seem to do better in the central/north end of the Delta, while the South end is eating my lunch! Out of town for the next week, so good luck to all and God Bless! (Gonna run to the ISE before my flight today!)
      City: Half Moon Bay

      Tips: Any sloughs with clearer water, good depth, rocks and bait seem to be holding some fish. Hard to stay on the blackies when you know the stripers are nearby and hungry as well. Once again the fish were out from the bank. I was cranking deep weeds for most of the green monsters. No luck on blue/chartreuse crank (another favorite for me) in same water or dirtier water that was nearby. They seemed to prefer something with red in it.

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      Water Temp: 46

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: For how much wind we have had in the last week the water color isn't that bad. Started fishing blacks near Holland looking for deep weed beds with good water color. Worked an area I know well looking for the any subtle depth changes or wood in 10-15'. Fish I was seeing were either suspended and not active or on the bottom and willing to bite. In four hours of slow dragging many different types of plastics I got five in the boat and missed two. One was skinny and barely legal the other four were from 2-3 pounds apiece. You almost had to be dead to catch them. Dead stick was the way to go again. Decided to check on the strippers. Thank God for the Delta strippers!!! Checked one spot and spent the rest of the day there. A long breakline in Franks has been holding strippers for months and today the spot was loaded with bright fresh fish and very aggressive. Threw cranks for the first hour there finding the holes they were sitting in and switched to swimbaits and had a real good time! Finally a decent stripper day! Caught 14 fish from 5-15# and missed many, many swipes that didn't take. Looks like the bite for them may be coming on #'s wise.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Fish confidently.

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

      Report: the wall
      City: tat

      Tips: go to wall and ish jigs

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: well I went ishing ater work ,got on the lake @2:00 p.m and got o at 5:30.I took my wie out and she soaked a night crawler about 1 t o the bottom in 50-60 t water while I bounced my purple jig with josh pork rine trailer @ the same depth.We ish one area or about 30-45 mins then trolled about 15 t down with cranks where I was picking up some ish @ 30 t on my inder.I did this cause I thought we might get lucky.That works really well in the summer time when ish come up to 8-16 t water.This was my third time out since I got my new boat and still 0 or 3.I you can go out and consitantly catch bass this time o yr I would say you are an experianced isherman.I think one problem is I have no trolling motor so I must anchor to pick the bottom with worms and jigs.Hopeully I'll get the hang o this ishing thing soon.I did ind one thing interesting while we were anchored in 65-70' water there was water ducks o some sort diving down and comming up with minnows.This tells me that there were bait ish near and shallow.I would say there was easilly 200-300 birds there diving down or about 5 secs then comming u with minnos .This all happened at around 4:00-5:00.The good thing was we got to get out and enjoy the lake on the weekday as well as most weekends.Untill next time God bless you and be sae on the water .
      City: Santa Maria

      Tips: sorry I have no advice to oer.

  • San Luis Obispo County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: well,guest what rick and i did, went ishin again,he got a new rod,and loves it.caught about 12 bass,but then things changed,we went to the dam and i got a 2 pound whitebass,we ran over to lovers cove and i got reel lucky,drop a limit worm jig in about 20 eet,just o a brush pile and caught my second biggest bass,7 pounds,24 inches long,the bear kickbass,have maps o habatit and ishin hot spots,i your interested.e-mail me.
      City: oak-shores

      Tips: ish slow and drag jig sloooow

Monday, January 29th, 2001

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Three of us fished from 10am until 3pm. Marked a lot of fish on the electronics in 25-30 feet of water. We fished the main lake points and rocky areas. Had only 1 bite all day! Used small plastic worms, plastic lizards and jig and pig combos. Weather was sunny and breezy. Only 1 other boat on the water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Use small dark colored plastics or jigs off points in the main lake. Early or late in the day seems to be the best bet.

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      Water Temp: 48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Three of us fished from 10am until 3pm. Marked a lot of fish on the electronics in 25-30 feet of water. We fished the main lake points and rocky areas. Had only 1 bite all day! Used small plastic worms, plastic lizards and jig and pig combos. Weather was sunny and breezy. Only 1 other boat on the water.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Use small dark colored plastics or jigs off points in the main lake. Early or late in the day seems to be the best bet.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: looking a bit cloudy out but took off for Jones Valley anyhow, in the water at 915 am, air temp 43, went over to Clickaudi, two in the boat onan MGM blue ghost fidget, one was 1.8 the other was 1.4. Took off upstream for the points around Arbuckle, tossed in a big daddy's special for another 1.8, moved to the other bank(eastside) and popped two more at 1.5 apiece, went alittle further north and caught 6 in 6 casts on my standard pumpkin pepper twin tail skirted jig on a 3/8 oz jighead in 21 ft of water, poked around a few points with a green fidget from MGM and caught two more, both small dinks. 13 total but smaller than recent trips, water still pretty clean but some brown starting to show at places where the water is running in after recent rains, lake up to 58.2 ft, bites more aggressive today, only one pressure bite, the rest hit with some authority. Had a doe swim across Clickapudi right in front of me, first deer I have seen down at lake level in a month, got out a 230pm air temp 61 degrees. Sky cleared up at 1pm, off came the frogg toggs and the wind quit, it shifted around out of the north at 2pm, water very flat.
      City: Redding

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

      Report: I'm going to go ishing tommarow ater I get o work @ 1:30 .I just bought a 13 t aluminum with a 15 horse johnson.I also purchased a regional pass .I'll be ishing Margarita and Lopez almost every weekend.Then maybe that will increase my odds.First two times i went to lopez with my boat I got zero ish but igured out they were deep with my inder.I tried slow rolling white spinner baits.Now I'll try jig n pig,and possibly worms and tubes down in 50-70 t o water .There is no doubt in my mind that they r deep!!!I'll let you all know how I do.
      City: Santa Maria

      Tips: No tips to oer sorry .I love to ish but am not very good at it

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

      Report: MY bro richard and I arrived at the lake about 9:45a.m. We started trolling rom the pump house towards the dam. We used 4lb outits and richard used a mepps syclops that he used the weekend beore and I used an orange thomas bouyant lure that I had ound on the road. Richard caught 2 trout on the syclops,I caught 3 trout on the thomas bouyant lure. richard attached a mepps spinner onto a small spinnerbait arm he had and caught a trout on it. I anchored across the marina on the oppisite side o lake and caught a trout on an inlated worm. total 5 trout kept 2 small dinks released. we were o the water by 3p.m. perect day on the water. ish on ellas.
      City: los angeles

      Tips: get on the water beore it gets too crowded later in the year.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 48-50 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished saturday and sunday,snow on the banks but the ish did not seem to care,caught keepers in 10 - 40 t o water on purple and cinnamon worms using a darthead in 1/4 oz. ished the pit and squaw arms on clay banks with rock and wood. ish were aggressive you knew you got bit.
      City: hayward

      Tips: dress warm it is cold out there

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      Water Temp: 47-50

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went and stuck my report or today on Shasta in the wrong column, it in the Delta report spot. sorry about that.
      City: redding

Sunday, January 28th, 2001

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Another tu day or me.Same story,I got my bites at 20-25t. I landed a couple and missed a ew.I trolled or trout with a blue/silver rapala and a yellow/white jointed rapala at 100yds.They both cought ish up to 3.75 lb.Very risky ish.It was another nice day with Bald Eagles at the lakeside,turkeys gobbling and a couple o deer.One gentleman ished a spot right behind me where I missed a bite and he was happy to say he got a 4lber and a 8lber. OUCH!!That hurt! But I may have learned something that I'll try later.
      City: Manteca

      Tips: I tried 20 and 12 lb test,black/red jig,brown/brown jig,zoom trailer,pork trailer,rattle,no rattle.For me I recieved the same result.

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

      Report: THE FAIRFIELD/SUISUN BASS REAPERS CLUB WAS AT THE LAKE TODAY PLANTING XMAS TREES. WEATHER WAS OUTSTANDING IN THE NARROWS. PLATED APPROXIMATELY 350 TREES ON POINTS IN THE PLEASURE COVE CANYON DOWN INTO THE NARROWS. THE CLUB WILL BE UP THERE NEXT WEEKEND PLANING ANOTHER 300 TREES.
      City: SUISUN

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took fellow NCBF'er David C out today. We launched at 8:15 and fished till 4:15. We found a decent bite out there today. I caught two 1 1/2lbers and a nice 4.5 lber. He got a 2.9 lber and two fish around 2lbs. I caught all mine on Zipper grubs and he used a mojo rigged lizard. He also missed one on a spinnerbait, and I missed a jig bite. Light wind, light boat traffic....nice day on the water.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Fish shallow in the morning, and slightly deeper during the afternoon hours.