Fishing Report

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Monday, November 13th, 2000

  • San Luis Obispo County, California
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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished in aternoon or 3 hours,caught 5 bass-one o them over 2.50#, dragin jig with 3 inch kalin grub on it.caught two in swamp-john,and the other 3 in cantias creek.slow bite,buddy rick only got 3 bass,score one or the bear,
      City: oak-shores

      Tips: cast-masters dropshoting jig with trailers,sloooow

  • Merced County, California
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: A riend and I ished the orebay near the 152 bridge in the aternoon. The water was very clear, I think due to the release o water rom San Luis. We had planned on kick boating, but it was too windy. Ended up bait ishing or a while, then wading and casting lures. We ished the bridge pilings or black bass with no hits, then tried the area outside the bouys or stripers. We caught three small stripers on hair raisers and lies.
      City: Mountain View

      Tips: Small rattle traps, hair raisers, or lies. The baitish are generally small this year, so use small lures. The ishing is slow now.

Sunday, November 12th, 2000

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 57-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished a club tourney out of spanish flat saturday .. fished in the narrows.. caught only one keeper..only one limit caught and won tourney at 8 pounds...sunday fished aba of out putah creek . fished up in top of putah creek and caught a limit of five fish drop shotting withes "T" worms for 9.96 lbs. we finished tenth and had third big fish at only 3.27 big fish was 7 + second at 6+ caught all fish between 4 and 12 feet . winner caught fish including bif fish cranking fat free shad second i believe caught all their fish 20-40 ft deep on worms. i might have the methods of first and second backwards but those were to top two methods.. and MAN WAS IT COLD !!!!!!!!!!1
      City: sunnyvale

      Tips: find fish on electronics and stick with drop shotting it seem to be the ticket for us anyway and dress warm!!!!!

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 52-55

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Frank's Tract and South Delta today. Looked for stripers for a couple of hours with no luck so went looking for blackies. Bite was a bit tougher than it has been, but did get 4 keepers from 1.5 to 3 pounds. All fish came on crank baits 3 on shad pattern and the 3# on a craw Bomber 6A. All fish were in the current, covered a lot of water.
      City: Brentwood

      Tips: Making contact with bottom seemed to make a difference today.

  • Alameda County, California
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bass slow but starting to pick up as water temps cool. Cranking luckycrat and yozuri lipless iretiger in early morning seeing some action rom 1 to 2 lb range around Alder point and coots landing. look or the water level to stableize as ebmud awaits this comming winter rains
      City: Castro Valley

      Tips: learn the lake and pay your dues this lake will oer you many bass in the 5-8 lb range i your lucky

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 50-53

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bummer! I knew the odds o great trips were slim with this major cold ront coming, and the beginning o our Friday trip didn't help when I lost a 9 to 11 lb bass at the second spot we ished, about 6:45 am. On a whim, I threw a black/red Tennessee Killer crankbait near some rocks, and this ish slammed it. I saw the WHOLE ish! I had her on or about 15 seconds, then she spit it. I remembered losing some big ish at Amador on that bait - so, I don't know i it is a problem with the lure, the hooks, or the isherman. Maybe the latter!! I havn't used that style crank or years. Anyway, bummer!!! Actually, my client was new to bass ishing and really picked up jig ishing in a hurry, so the day got better and better as he kept hooking quality bass to 4 1/4 lbs. He lost a big ish that took a Rodstrainer jig in 20 eet o water, and several others. His best our weighed 14 lbs! A beautiul aternoon with wonderul cloud ormations and a lat lake, along with a happy client, helped me get over the loss o Mrs. Toad (sort o). We ished too many areas to mention, but we concentrated on rock walls, ledges, and docks with a little rock around them. Funny, as it warmed up (that's a joke) in the aternoon, the bite slowed or us. We ished Shag Rock or an hour without a bite. Should have changed baits, but was too stubborn to switch. Just one more cast I said. Sometimes that attitude works, and sometimes it doesn't!! It didn't.Saturday night truely was an experience or the brave (and stupid!!). My clients were cool - and I mean, about midnight - very COOL!!!!! The three o us must have looked like terrorists the way we were dressed. They really handled the cold weather well - it was about 28 degrees when we quit. They were thinking that we wouldn't get bit because o the post-ront conditions, clear skies, and a moon that is too bright in the winter. But we did get bit, about 20 times at least. They were using 3 dierent kinds o 6 to 8 inch worms, and were getting most o the bites. I stuck with a Weapon jig and got the big ish - only 5-2, but got ew bites. The bass would bite, but not really take the bait, and as a result, we lost about 3/4 o the ish we hooked. Very rustrating. We ended the trip with one client breaking o a ish on 17 lb test, and I dumped one about 6 or 7 lbs at the boat. It is hard to understand how those things happen sometimes, but they do. We could have had a great trip ish-wise, but it wasn't meant to be. Besides that, we had a great time inventing new ways to stay warm, and clients loved learning to ish "o-shore", which they had never done beore. We hit a little known rockpile on the hwy 20 side o the Rattlesnake arm and stuck the two I mentioned we lost, lost another good ish, and I missed a jig hit. We were just shaking our heads as to how we could have lost all o them. Clients were really shaking the brass 'n glass Texas rigged worms, then letting them settle on the bottom. This works real well at night as the water gets cold - and they did this with success the whole trip, at least as ar as bites goes. Black/chartreuse and junebug were the top colors. I think we wound up with only 5 or 6 bass in the boat - actually good or the conditions, but not good or airly good ish activity. Maybe it was so cold that our hooksets were in slow motion - ah, that's it!!
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Just when you think that the jig bite rules, the worm bite turns on, day and night. As the winter approaches early this year, try to establish whether the bass preer a jig or some size, type, and presentation o a worm. Many large bass at Clear Lake are caught in the winter on 4 inch black worms, such as a ringworm, or Berkley Pulse Worm. As I mentioned, I am guilty o occasionally sticking with a jig too long, since it is my major conidence bait, especially in cold water. And don't orget your tube baits - sometimes they will catch bass when nothing else will. Ask Gary Klein!!

Saturday, November 11th, 2000

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Is there any bass here? I couldn't catch one. Trout ishing was better, I got 6 trolling the main lake near the dam. Had to quit early because me and my son were reezingg to death out there.
      City: sac

      Tips: bring lots o warm clothes and gloves. trout ishing was good

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished from 6am until 2pm today outta Markley Cove. Started off near the dam tossing crankbaits/jerkbaits. Had one fish 2lb range follow crank to boat. Otherwise nothing happening. Spent the rest of the day fishing the narrows, with good success.. Boated 15 fish total, largest was a 2.5 spot. Three largemouth and the rest were spots. Fish came from 15 - 35 feet. Caught all fish on shad colored plastics on either dropshot or split shot.

      Tips: Fish steep drop offs..Use light line (6lb) and fish slow.

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a small club tourney out of Ladds. Bite was tough, caught 4 keepers early on then didnt get bit again until around noon when we picked up 2 more. Finally got the 7th fish at 1:00. Caught another keeper 5 minutes before wiegh in and were able to cull a 13"er. All told caught 8 keepers to almost 3# and 4 short fish. All but 2 on bombers and speed traps. Weighed 11 pounds and took 1st plus 2nd big fish. No other boats had limits.
      City: Los Banos

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      Water Temp: AROUND 60'S

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: FISH THE RIVER ALOTE OF SMALL FISH. THAN LIKE MAGIC CAME ACCROSS A ROCK PILE IN FINEGOLD AND STOCK 4 NICE FISH 2-2# 1-4# AND 1-1/2# ALL ON CRANKS.
      City: FRESNO

      Tips: WITH THE WEATHER THE WAY IT IS JUST TRY EVERTHING UNTIL YOU FIND WHAT THEY WANT.

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished a club tourney (Redwood Empire Bass) Saturday. The bite was a little o, but everyone caught ish. There were 3 ish over 8 lbs and several in the 5-6 lb range. Winning weight was over 21 lbs. Personally, I landed 3 ish or 11.5 lbs, largest 6.5 lbs. My parner also landed 3 or 11.9 lbs. We spent most o the day on the south end throwing crank baits and rip baits around drop-os and rocks.
      City: Rohnert Park

      Tips: When cranking, be sure to be dragging the bottom. Find bait ish and throw rattle traps or rip baits.

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: 58-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out at noon and came in at our. Caught a limit(8 and a hal pounds) dragging hal ounce jigs (brown and purple) in about 30-35 eet o water. Bite was sot, just a little pressure. The ish were mostly on points and some in creek channels. 4 ish in the north ork and 1 in the south. To windy to ish main lake, at leats or me. A ew bites on the granite boulders but mostly on the regualr size rocks. Good luck!!!

      Tips: SLOW!!!!!

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

      Report: FISHED FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM IN THE RIVER CHANNEL JUST ABOVE HORSESHOE. CAUGHT SEVEN FISH BUT ONLY THREE WERE OVER 12".TWO 15" & ONE 13". NO TAKERS ON CRANKS OR SPOONING. ALL FISH CAME SPLIT SHOTTING 4" GREEN WEENIE LEECHES W/RED & GREEN FLAKE. ALL FISH CAUGHT FROM 5' TO 25'. COLD & WINDY.
      City: DELHI

  • San Francisco County, California
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Decided to give Lake Merced another try. Got there about8:30 a.m., stayed until about 1:30 p.m. Not many peopleishing--only maybe 10 or so altogether--possibly because o cold weather. Again, it was a waste o time; didn'tcatch anything and didn't see anyone else catch anything.Heard a couple o stories about "six-pound trout" thathad been caught last week, or maybe it was the weekbeore. . . you know how it is; there's always "some guy"who caught some whopper "last week." I don't put much stockin ish stories, especially when all I see is a bunch o people sitting there catching nothing, hour ater hour. Talked to a couple o people who said the lake is poorly and inrequently stocked. Now, THAT I believe!!
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Everybody, including me, was using PowerBait, not that itdid any good.

  • Butte County, California
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      Water Temp: 57

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not being a tournament, we decided to stay around the main body in a eort to conserve uel and it really payed o. Worked the walls on the let ater leaving the spillway launch, past the irst main point as you are heading north. Wind was coming rom the north and I casted an orange rattletrap into the wind and caught 6 over 15" in the irst hour, running it parallel to the bank in about 10-15' o water and realllllll slow. Later went to the wall on the right side o the irst bridge heading to the south ork and picked up 5 more just past the bridge in the deep water throwing a brown/orange Rodstrainer jig with a Yamamoto #180 single tail grub. Really good day, only used about 4 gallons o uel all day and had un catching some nice, at Oroville spots. Average size was 3-4 lbs. This is Oroville time and it will only get hotter in the coming weeks. See you on the water.
      City: Wheatland

      Tips: Red or orange 1/4 oz rattletrap worked really slow in 10-15 eet o water and especially points, primary or secondary. Jigs 1/4 or 3/8 oz and again almost dead sticking them and they really slammed it!

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went to the upper Sac this aternoon, in at Antlers Public Ramp at 1:15Pm, air temp 54, ran up to a rock wall across rom Antlers Resort, 2 dinks out o 28 t on a jig, ran down to Charley Creek or 5 more o the rock wall to 2.6 lbs, only 2 legal ish, a 1.2 and the 2.6 both on jigs, nothing interested in my drop shot rig, out o the water at 5pm, weather getting cold quick in the aternoon, roze last night or the irst time this all, supposed to get down to 29 tonight, hills surronding Shasta got a bit o snow, lake down to 62.60 and stable water a bit murky in the upper sac which means I will go back up there soon, visibility down to about 4 t
      City: Redding

  • Riverside County, California
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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake about 8am (cause the dogs ate the wiring on the trailer)went to the east end rom ramp 1, one o thecoves in back tossed in a worm nothing tried a castaicswimmer (shad) as I was retrieving it, I could just see itbreaking into the clear when I saw something black behide it, stoped or just 1/2 second,and started agin, and pulled up a 3 1/2# Lg mouth. Tried it agin and saw 2 more but notakers. Moved on by ramp 2 got some hits on worms & lizardsput on a at ree shad(deep running) got a hold o a 3#.Not a bad day had lots o un.
      City: Whittier

Friday, November 10th, 2000

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

      Report: I brought a 1st time bass isherman out today.On our 1st deep rock spot we hooked up a double.What a way to start.His irst bass on a worm,mine came on the ol aithul jig.The ish started at about 20t.On the 2nd spot he gets another then I stick a 4-6 in 8 to 10 t.We continued with deep rock banks and managed 11 keepers along with alot o missed/short strikes.By the end o the day we got bit as shallow as 1t.The rookie lost what appeared to be a quality ish that was rippin drag into deep water,duh he was so excited he orget to RIP them lips.Alittle razzin rom me then a 3lber spits my jig at me.Live n learn, it was a un day!I got 5 ish or 14-1 and the rookie is hooked.He said "This is easy"
      City: Manteca

      Tips: Nothing on shad pattern All ish came on Brown/Brown jig and Witches T

  • Los Angeles County, California
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      Water Temp: 76 degrees

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Whent out about 6:00 AM and caught 46 bass. Biggest bass was 78lbs average weight was around 34lbs. Fish the shallows and have un!
      City: Folsom

      Tips: Buzzbaits!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 61-62

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom daylight too 2 pm.Caught 5 ish & lost 4...From 11 in too 3 lbs..all ish came on cali. worms in 20 too 30 t o water,sharp drop os.Between hwy 120 bridge & moccasin creek..Nothing on spinnerbaits & spoons
      City: Riv