Fishing Report

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Wednesday, December 27th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water around 12:30. Fished all the normal rock areas and only managed to pull 3 fish in the boat by 4:30. Hit one on a brown jig in 20' 2.5 lb fish. Hit a 2lb fish in 20' on a 7" red shad power worm. Then the last fish was a monster. He hit a berkley brown pumpkin i believe in 10' of water. He topped the scales at a tad under 3/4 of a pound to end the day. I can vouch for GLXpro, i was right next to him when he pulled out 2 quality fish.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I can't seem to nail down a solid pattern. Will keep going out til i do.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 8:30-4:30 today. The bite was fair until noon, then it was very tough the remainder of the day. I could have done lots better, had I not missed so many fish today!! I wound up missing about 5 real good hits. I made up for that by landing 4 nice fish....one pushing 4lbs, 3lbs, 3lbs, and 1.5lbs. I caught 2 of those fish on almost back to back casts after about a 3 hour afternoon lull. 2 came on a purple rodstrainer, and the other 2 came on a purple Zipper grub. Fish were caught in 10-20' of water on rock. Weather was very calm, warm, and sunny after 12 noon. Lake is very low, w/ both islands exposed.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: If there is cloudcover and it burns off, slow WAY down and back off the bank a bit. That was the key for me this afternoon. Also used lots of scent.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of my kickboat today, got on the water at 10:00 went to the rocky point across from the ramp, second cast, stuck a nice 4 pounder slow rolling a 1oz. terminator with a single willow-leaf blade.That was the only one for the day.It was really calm out there till about 12:15 and then I got off the water.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the water around 12:30. Fished all the normal rock areas and only managed to pull 3 fish in the boat by 4:30. Hit one on a brown jig in 20' 2.5 lb fish. Hit a 2lb fish in 20' on a 7" red shad power worm. Then the last fish was a monster. He hit a berkley brown pumpkin i believe in 10' of water. He topped the scales at a tad under 3/4 of a pound to end the day. I can vouch for GLXpro, i was right next to him when he pulled out 2 quality fish.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I can't seem to nail down a solid pattern. Will keep going out til i do.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 8:30-4:30 today. The bite was fair until noon, then it was very tough the remainder of the day. I could have done lots better, had I not missed so many fish today!! I wound up missing about 5 real good hits. I made up for that by landing 4 nice fish....one pushing 4lbs, 3lbs, 3lbs, and 1.5lbs. I caught 2 of those fish on almost back to back casts after about a 3 hour afternoon lull. 2 came on a purple rodstrainer, and the other 2 came on a purple Zipper grub. Fish were caught in 10-20' of water on rock. Weather was very calm, warm, and sunny after 12 noon. Lake is very low, w/ both islands exposed.
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: If there is cloudcover and it burns off, slow WAY down and back off the bank a bit. That was the key for me this afternoon. Also used lots of scent.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished out of my kickboat today, got on the water at 10:00 went to the rocky point across from the ramp, second cast, stuck a nice 4 pounder slow rolling a 1oz. terminator with a single willow-leaf blade.That was the only one for the day.It was really calm out there till about 12:15 and then I got off the water.
      City: San Jose

Tuesday, December 26th, 2000

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished itallian slough for a couple hours today with cranks and had no bass, hooked into a striper about 6# right at the boat but he shook off. The striper bit a speedtrap.
      City: tracy

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 44-48

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: took my oldest so he could catch a largemouth, got in the water a 712AM, 29 degrees and went over(slowly) to Rattlesnake and poked around or a bit, took o to Shag Rock and ound a bunch o ish in 13-26 t o water but couldn't get them going, roamed around anderson isld or a bit as things warmed up and inally went to Konocti or breakast, back on the water at 1130AM and over to Shag Rock again where he dredged up a 4lber on a jig, that got him excited, this was his 5th time out and he was pumped, caught another 3.2 in same area and one other tap. Four other boats working the area, saw two other ish boated, a good 6 plus and a smaller 2 plus by two guys shaking worms in 25 t. pulled out a 430 PM, temp got up to 58 but quickly dropped to 42 at 5PM. The kid is going to be a serious bass isherman now, nut he admittedly loves catching the spots at shasta over the largemouth at clearlake. I think a spring trip to Clearlake will probably change his mind.
      City: Redding

      Tips: ish are sluggish, jigs worked or us, I would wait until the aternoon to go out this time o the year. I used a 5 inch yamamoto twin tail skirted grub on a 3/8 ounce jighead, the hits are very light, wait or the pressure and let the rod load beore u stick'em.

  • California
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Well, was there rom 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. It was insane. Was hopin' or my riend to show up around noon so we could go out and splitshot some ish out deeper. He never came! So I ended up ishing the Channel Point dock the whole day. Stopped at the boat ramp around noon, but it was loaded with a bunch o kids ridin' around on bikes and no where to ish so went back to Channel Pt. dock. I threw just about anything you could imagine. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, sot plastics (rigged in every which way!), ripbaits, etc...until I inally decided to just lip the tules around that dock with a jig-n-pig or the rest o the day! I made that decision around 2:30, and I threw the exact same jigs into the same holes in the reeds about 5 times beore I ever got hit around 4:25. I was just watchin' the line loating on top o the water as it sank, and I noticed hte line twitch and I set that hook!! Rod immediatly bent straight over and my drag slipped. Gave that bass just that extra second to dive way back into those reeds. Messed around with it or a good ive minutes beore he got me wrapped up too bad and broke it o. I know it was a 5+. I had my drag a little loser on that reel back at Thanksgiving down in AZ when I was ishin' open water, and I just never messed with it since. I was usin' a 3/8oz black/blue rattlin' jig w/ a black w/ blue lake Zoom Super Chunk trailer. That's all that happened...
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Well, i you want numbers, I would suggest back way o the points and throwin' a darterhead or splitshot/dropshot. Get that inesse ishin' goin'. However, i you're lookin' or the biggun', lip the tules with a big jig-n-pig.

Sunday, December 24th, 2000

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7:30 til 9:30. Caught six fish up to 3lbs shaking a 7" red shad power worm in the 10-20' range. All fish were caught strait across from the launch down to the islnd on the right. Got pretty windy today.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: 7" red shad texas rigged in the 10-20' range.

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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 7:30 til 9:30. Caught six fish up to 3lbs shaking a 7" red shad power worm in the 10-20' range. All fish were caught strait across from the launch down to the islnd on the right. Got pretty windy today.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: 7" red shad texas rigged in the 10-20' range.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: COLD!!!

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Arrived at the launch ramp at 8:00 am and the motor would not go down. Tore apart the hydrolics and got launched by 10:00 am. Fished the main river and around Eucalyptus Island until dark not a bite. In one spot I saw lots of fish wakes in the shallows around vegetation Couldn't coax them to take anything.
      City: Daly City

      Tips: Tried jigs, cranks, rattle traps, plastics and spinner baits.

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Another tough weekend or chabot. Went sat and sun or a ew hours each day and nothing doing. Good thing I am ready or christmas. Cause it sure was worth the time just to get away or a while. Merry Christmas to all you ishermen out there that read this report
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: It would be a good idea not to ish this lake on christmas day

Saturday, December 23rd, 2000

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Calero today only for a couple hours. Got two fish a 4# and a 2.5# on jigs in about 15 ft of water on the wall straight out from the launch.
      City: SAN BRUNO

      Tips: Just drag a jig around on the rock banks and across points

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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Calero today only for a couple hours. Got two fish a 4# and a 2.5# on jigs in about 15 ft of water on the wall straight out from the launch.
      City: SAN BRUNO

      Tips: Just drag a jig around on the rock banks and across points

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 49-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at Sugar Barge. Fished Rip baits in the morning in Franks Tract area over grass beds in 2-4ft. and caught 6 quick keepers. Ran out to the Main San Joaquin and fished slack water eddies (inside of river bend)in 8-10ft with drop shot rig. Stuck a 4.5 # and a 3#. Fish were purty active. Caught 11 fish total, best 5 around 17#s.
      City: Danville

      Tips: Don't pound an area to death. The fish seem to be in schools and when you find them they can be caught easily. Keep movin til you locate them. I caught fish using 2 entirely different retrieves:Hard rippin and dead stick/shake on drop shot. Plan to launch near the area you want to fish as the fog can keep you from runnin for a few hours. Keep it safe! tight lines, Michael Birch

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      Water Temp: cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: put in at the break around 9:30, headed over to driftwood marina, saw two other boats throwin' jerkbaits, tied one on and nailed a 2.5lber, not another bite. picked up a senko, started flippin the docks, bingo! three good fish, all about 3lbs. slow fall bait was the deal. had to watch the line close, just the slightest movement meant he was there! off the water about 1:30. pulled one 2lber. out of the barge cove. black/blue flake senko. let her hit the bottom and do not move it, sometimes took two-three minutes for the bite. started out splitshottin' witches-t, three dinkers.
      City: walnut creek

      Tips: seems a slow falling big bait worked well. maybe shakin' a jig/pig 8-10ft. don't move it, just shake it.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Franks Tract and adjacent main river area for a few hours this afternoon targeting Stripers. Geez, it was slow. We put one 7lb Striper in the boat on a hairraiser, and a 2lb Largemouth on a swimbait. Flat calm, but pretty cold. Suprised it was so tough today.
      City: San Mateo

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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished for about 5 hours with no luck. Fished outside of the weedbeds with cranks and senko's. Not one bite.
      City: tracy

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 50-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this lake or the very irst time started out around 11;30 slow at irst,then bang the ight was on landed a nice 4# ished around the dam area had two other nice ish at 3-9 and 2-7 ish were caught on spit shotting junebug color brushhog had a nice day I will deentally ish thislake again please practice on catch and release.MERRYCHRISTMAS
      City: arbuckle area

      Tips: TRICK IS TO FISH AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE