Fishing Report

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Sunday, December 3rd, 2000

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 53-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: caught six fish. 3 small mouth, 3 spots. three fish were about 2 1/2 lbs the other three around 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. All were caught on jigs. Brown and pruple jig with black pork trailer and brown and orange jig with brown pork trailer. The fish were caught around 20 to 40 feet deep. The bite was very light mostly pressure. Had to work the jig very slow. Most fish came from the side of points and steep banks with 50 ft or more very close by.
      City: Newark

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishing for bass at around 1:00pm. I caught two fish using Senco worms, both fish were about a pound and a half.
      City: san jose

      Tips: In spring I throw spinnerbaits, spider jigs,and lizards. In the summer, night fishing is best. Right now I would try spider jigs and senco worms fished past the weed lines.

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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started fishing for bass at around 1:00pm. I caught two fish using Senco worms, both fish were about a pound and a half.
      City: san jose

      Tips: In spring I throw spinnerbaits, spider jigs,and lizards. In the summer, night fishing is best. Right now I would try spider jigs and senco worms fished past the weed lines.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 51-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Took my 3 yr old son (Nick) out for a few hrs and fished the S. Delta again. I hooked fished and Nick got to real them in. We fished plastics in current on rocks and caught several keepers. I was shakin a baby brush hog in 10 ft of water and felt a tick. Set the hook and fish started to come up easily like the others and then it realized it was hooked. It stripped some line off the drag and then jumped. My son was getting excited (so was daddy) so I had to take control of the pole and fight him. Got him to the boat and lipped him, 5lb 12oz on the hand scale. Nice one! Cranked a few more fish. Total of 9 fish.
      City: danville

      Tips: When fishin in cold water keep your plastics in the water and shake them on slack line in one place.

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      Water Temp: bit chilly

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught many fish cranking today. Nothing more than two pounds. Most about a 1 3/4 or pound and a half. Testing Timber Tigers today, caught em on DC-8 in Red, and DC-5 in chart/green back. Also caught em on SU DC-13 in a shad pattern. Got one fish on a Blade Clacker Assasinator but it managed to hop off at the boat. Nothing for me on jigs. Fished for stripers with a 3/4 Hopkins and caught fish four to five pounds. Couldn't seem to get em on Rattletraps. I could hear some other guys catching em on Hair Raisers in the fog.
      City: Rio Vista

      Tips: Crank a bit slower, fish weed clumps, they were scattered not packed in together. The fish were on the deeper parts of the grass clumps.

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Same thing. Shad colored plastics, 36 to 46 eet.
      City: Lockord

      Tips: Watch or shad on your meter. Work slow

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      Water Temp: 50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Dierant same thing. Shad colored plastics, 36 to 46 eet.
      City: Lockord

      Tips: Watch or shad on your meter. Work slow

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 49-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I inally got the winter bite that I had been looking or, Sat. aternoon and night. Had a wonderul client who had never been to Clear Lake beore, and was he impressed! We were oten laughing so hard, I couldn't set the hook. We started about 4 pm, ishing several deep, rocky areas, with Rodstrainer jigs. I missed a big one in shallow water, as did my client. He was quite upset with himsel or missing the ish, since he thought it was a big one too. Judging rom the two I caught beore dark, a 6-14 and 4-11, we were in some good ish. Ater dinner at Konocti Resort, I showed him some nice areas at the south end. We only used black/chartreuse Rattlin' Weapon Jigs, with a 6' Yamamoto grub trailers ater dark. What happened in the next hour was simply amazing. As I taught him now to work jigs in the wicked rocks o Clear Lake, the ish started bitting. In a hal hour I caught over 20 lbs on a rock ledge that I like. I irst caught a 3-8, and then a 5-11. I was showing him how to deadstick saying: "you see, when you stop it like this, they bite". Two SECONDS later, a tick and I set up on a 6-0. By this time we are laughing so hard we're sick, as I explain that Clear Lake is always this good - yeah right. I am now embarrassed, and tell him that I will quite ishing, as I always do i I catch too many. He says, no way - he's having too much un! I did back o and ish a less productive area, and immediately stick a 7-4. Where are these ish when we try hard?! While I was excited about my 30 lb limit, I could not igure out why he wasn't catching any - I thought his technique was excellent. He is an accomplished tournament ishermen. That is one o the mysteries o bass ishing. As we headed towards Henderson Point, he did inally catch one, about 2-5. I did get another wonderul bass, an 8-3, to give me a limit a little over 34 lbs. We wound up with 13 that trip, all on jigs. Henderson was even better the previous evening, when my client caught a 5-2, 4-2, and lost a bigger ish there. Biggest I could get on Fri night was a 5-6. I think we caught only 6 total, though we missed several. Both trips involved ishing rock walls, rockpiles, and rock ledges - all with 20 to 30 eet o water nearby. That is my proven winter combo at Clear Lake, at least or me - jigs and rock! That's also my best recipe or snags, too!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: I have now settled on my new line or night ishing, 30 lb Berkley Fireline, in the Flame Green color, which works in the black light very well. I landed every single ish Sat night, except the big one beore dark, which was on mono line. I you snag up, use it to anchor your boat!!! Actually, you need to wrap it around something to break it o.

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 53 degrees

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My partner and i were out preishing, got out there @ 7:00 am. It was pretty chilly and the og did not burn o till about 9:30. went rite to boulder eild (beals point) or those who dont Know, went with the drop shot 2" magic worm reeper.got one spot that was 1.7lbs and that was it or the day. the bite just slowed way down. we got bit probably twice the rest o the day.
      City: Roseville Ca.....

      Tips: I had a slow day. thats really rare or me @ olsom. But this time o the year ish slow pay very close attn to your line,the bite will be very sot.also be persistant you will get ish. good luck.

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Foggy in the valley so I headed up to McClure to ind the sunshine.Launced out o McClure point and headed to Temperance area, I ished main lake points with no takes at all. Wind was picking up so we movedback into the coves but stopped marking ish, so we moved back out to the main water again. Drop-shotted and spooned rom 20-60 eet with no luck, tried shakin dart headand picked up one dink. Carolina rigged a our inch shad colored magic worm on deep points and did not get hit.Decided to head home and watch some ootball.
      City: turlock

      Tips: None, only caught one ish!

Saturday, December 2nd, 2000

  • Santa Barbara County, California
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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club Tournament this Sat. 8 teams no limits 1 guy had 4 ish or 11.44# all his ish came rom brush along the banks in 25 to 10' o water. One team had some success with cranks in the shallows o the narrows ater 10:00 no more on cranks. Most other teams and individuals had 1 or 2 ish.
      City: Castaic

      Tips: Morning try cranks in the shallow water. then switch to ox blood redlake worms in the brush.

  • Santa Clara County, California
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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tough bite for most , including myself..I managed only 5 bites all day....best fish went about 3lbs..Worms and jigs in 30' fished REALLY slow.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Once the lake level stays consistant there should be a decent winter bite here..lakes falling fast right now and has the fish scatterd from the bank where ever theres some sparse grass down to 45'...I can't find that shallow but some guys are..

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      Water Temp: 52-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: tough bite for most , including myself..I managed only 5 bites all day....best fish went about 3lbs..Worms and jigs in 30' fished REALLY slow.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Once the lake level stays consistant there should be a decent winter bite here..lakes falling fast right now and has the fish scatterd from the bank where ever theres some sparse grass down to 45'...I can't find that shallow but some guys are..

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 51

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: MY SON GENE AND I WENT TO DISCO BAY FOR A LITTLE STRIPER ACTION TODAY. DID VERY WELL ON THE OLE STRIPERS ON SPOONS AND RATTLE TRAPS.WHEN THE SUN CAME OUT THEY SEEMED TO HAVE GOTTEN HUNGRY. A LOT OF BAIT IN THERE NOW IN THE BACK OF THE COVES! GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!
      City: SAN JOSE, CA.

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      Water Temp: 51-54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: fished w/ Tom Mulliken today and had a good day on the water. Launched at Holland in cold/foggy conditions which reminds me why i like to fish in afternoon in winter. Partner hooked up with stiper on Zara spook 1st light and had a couple of others swipe at it but no takers. We stayed in Rock slough and caught several fish on blades (slow rollin) and drop shottin. Ran South and found fish on in deeper water on rocky points willing to hit plastics (brush hogs,magic worms and spade tails). Cranked several fish in protected bay. Caught around 20 fish today but they were lacking in size.
      City: danville

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 59-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished main lake area rom 6:30am too 2:15pm...Should o let at 11:am....Caught 3 ish.They probley avg 2lb each.They came rom dierent area's o the lake & 3 di. baits...Skirted grub,spoon & drop shot.Dept rom 20 to 40 t.Caught the last ish,a 11 3/4 incher at app 1:30pm,4in worm.The ish are at & in good shape,charted lots o them rom 20 too 110 t.
      City: Riv

      Tips: Deep & slow

Friday, December 1st, 2000

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

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the day on the water today aboard Champ Driver's Champion fish n' ski. Great day outside, but the fishing was really tough. I managed to dropshot 2 Bass, 1lb, and 2+lbs on a 4" pb&j Action Baits worm. That was it for the day as far as Bass go. I also managed to crank a 10lb Carp....got him right in the dorsal. Wrong species though!!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Dropshot/shake worms in 25-35'.

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Spent the day on the water today aboard Champ Driver's Champion fish n' ski. Great day outside, but the fishing was really tough. I managed to dropshot 2 Bass, 1lb, and 2+lbs on a 4" pb&j Action Baits worm. That was it for the day as far as Bass go. I also managed to crank a 10lb Carp....got him right in the dorsal. Wrong species though!!
      City: San Mateo

      Tips: Dropshot/shake worms in 25-35'.

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Already posted the story o the 2 11's caught on Clear lake. i didn't mention that i caught a 4 and a 5 didn't eel it was neccessary. As ar as ishin report jigs on rocks with deep water access. stay to northern banks that get sun most o the day and start ishin right at dusk till ya can't stand the cold anymore. Remember night ishin on clear lake is not always good or alot o ish but the quality is outstanding.
      City: Suisun City

      Tips: The only seasonal tip I have is to read larry Hemphill's reports. They are right on. I took the ino he so readilly shares and added it to what little knowledge I have o Clear lake and my pard got his mount.

  • Kane County, Arizona
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      Water Temp: 51-53

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: LAKE POWELL FISH REPORTNOVEMBER 30, 2000By Wayne Gustaveson Home Page: www.wayneswords.com Lake Elevation: 3673 Water Temperature: 51-53 FWater