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Thursday, September 28th, 2000

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 68-71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: in the water at 7AM, up to the top o Squaw creek where my uncle caught two, on the same cast on a rapala in 11t o water, ran back down near cone point or three more to 2lbs out o 35 t o water, no traic whatsoever, lat water with a slight breeze out o the west, ound a stump just coming up in the pit arm in ront o panther canyon just dead center in the channel and our more coming up just outside Squaw creek point where everyone makes the turn to go up squaw creek rom Jones Valley so watch what your doing, water down to 60 eet, Shasta Recreation put in a new dock at Packers Bay, hopeully they will replace jones valley also. I have had a lot o questions as to the bank markings all over the lake in the orm o an inverted V, they are surveying the lake and these are survey markers, supposed to be in planning stages o raising Shata Dam 6 eet, maybe they should just ill it up or a change instead o spending the 120 mil raising the dam.
      City: Redding

Wednesday, September 27th, 2000

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

      Report: Great morning to be away rom work. On the water at 8:00am just in time to enjoy a donut and coee - and caught a ish on my 5th cast. Worked the drop os or a ew chubby bass. Topwater action was non-stop once I igured what they wanted. I also tried the "white worm special" as reported by "Bubba" but can't say it was the thing the ish were looking or. Hey, Bubba - send me an email when you get back to work.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Try crawish pattern in bright red.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Dear Bubba:How can you suggest white, white, white when you ain't catchin' jack?
      City: Livermore

      Tips: Go get some ishing lessons.

  • King County, Washington
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The water is GIN CLEAR right now on L. Washington! I was seeing things 20 eet deep.Hit the lake at 6:30 this morning and inished up at 10:30. Only managed to catch one good smallie in a marina on Mercer Island. The ish was around 15 eet deep. I had to stay close to the I-90 boat launch, so I didn't really work the lake like I should have. No topwater action early on, which surprised me... has anyone else out there had any good topwater going?
      City: Newcastle

Tuesday, September 26th, 2000

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: 1st of a two day fishing trip to the delta. 1st day was definitely the best. Launched out of the hook around 0930 after making the drive from Reno. Went to Sherman via Piper Slough. Fished the outside of weed line and pockets of tule points and the cuts and breaks carved out of them from the delta's tidal flow. flippin senkos near current and breaks. Got bit a bunch of times but couldn't hook em? My friend though...John W., was hammerin on Senko, Pumkin Green w/ Red Flakes. He caught a total of 5 quality fish 2-3 #'s to my none. Aaaaagh...skunked this time. I'll get my "mojo" back next time!!!!!Heheheehehe.
      City: Sparks, NV

      Tips: Keep tight lines. Break out the 20# Fireline... if your flipping in that heavy cover.

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      Water Temp: N/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched out of Holland Tract about noon. Didn't catch any for the first hour till the incoming tide started coming in. Caught my first 12 inch bologna bass on my favorite red shad color worm. Found some strong current then bullshit Jeff caught a bologna bass also. The day was windy and no more ka-ka were caught for the rest of the day.
      City: San Francisco

      Tips: Fish with red shad worms or don't fish at all.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: not shure might

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hi this is one o my irst reports here is some ino on me im 14 and hope to be a poresional b.a.s.s. isherman.Im in traning now and studie every night out o the bassmasters catolog.I ish shasta lake allot.Im pritty consistint with my ishing and want to ish a turnimant.Well i went out to packers bay with dad and the ishing was slow i cought about 8 or 9 dinks and dad cought 4 or 5.I was ishing with a white terminater spinerbait and dad was using a power bait worm on the bottom.Well i hope to give reports allmost every week.
      City: REDDING,CA

      Tips: I you ish a sinnerbait at shasta try dirent speeds because they very every time.And with plastic worms you want to be very slow and pationt.Us a dark red and a light pole and invisible line.

Monday, September 25th, 2000

  • Santa Barbara County, California
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      Water Temp: 75 to 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: lunch boat at 6am or headed or the road near Arrow Island to try some topwater, caught one 3lb right o the road running the white buzz bait thru the brush. No more takers at this spot headed or upper arm o lake where the water is a little stained. caught two more largemouths near the restricted area with the white buzz bait, both about 2.5lb. Moved across the other side into a small cove and threw the buzz bait into heavy wood cover and caught the largest one o the day, largemouth almost 4lbs. Once the og lited the ishing got real slow. Started trolling near ishing pier near drakes cove and caught one small mouth using a speed trap. Called it a day at 12 with 5 keepers all release.
      City: Lompoc

      Tips: summer months means morning og head or stained water near river. Sun shows up go deeper and dropshot near clis i that ails start trolling around jack rabbit lats look or bait and watch or birds diving

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

      Report: launched from king island at 4.00 p.m. friday got into a good bite just before sunset using 5 in. and the new baby 4 in senkos had for fish . next morning after sunrise had some great action for 3 fish largest went about 22 inches again tricked them with watermelon color senkos,

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 72

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Saturday and part o Sunday. Caught a lot o small spots on top water early and late in the river arm. My only real excitement was catching an 8.5lb cat ish on a silver zara spook ished top water up against a blu. First time I ever caught a cat on top water. As soon as the spook hit the water, it was like an explosion. Great ight. Weather was great.
      City: Foster City

      Tips: Saw a lot o small schooling spots thrashing bait ish in the mouths o coves and creeks. They have not move into the back o the creeks yet. Water is still too warm. Get out early and late. Tried several top water lures but the one that worked best was a silver chug bug.

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 70-74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Spent Friday, Saturday & Sunday guiding here this weekend. We were met Friday with overcast and early morning drizzle. Water temperature had dropped signiicantly and we had a steady breeze. Fishing was kinda tough but we did manage 11 keepers rom 3-7 pounds. Best 7 was pushing the 30 pound mark. Not may bites, but they were all good ones. Jigs, big Senkos and blades. Saturday we woke to bluebird skies. Started o with a couple 4 pounders on topwater and then just hammered big ish all day long on jigs. It was kind o the opposite o what I had expected rom the overcast on Friday. We caught huge ish all the way down to 40' through out the entire lake. Best 7 on this day was well over 40 pounds. Included in that was a triple play that saw 3 ish over 7 pounds caught all at once. It was an amazing sight to see all three rods bent in hal, at one time. We got a picture taken that I'll have on my website soon. Sunday the bite trickled o some, but we still managed to catch about 10 keepers, the biggest about 9 pounds and the best seven was over 30 pounds.Great Weekend, ClearLake in the summer/all, sure beats the Delta!
      City: Oakley

      Tips: Jigs, 9L SENKOs, Spinnerbaits and white cranks. Think deep, deeper and deeper! Fish em slow and methodical, look er the bait.

  • Tuolumne County, California
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      Water Temp: 74-75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Big Valley Region o West Coast Bass on Saturday.Blast o about 6:30amTough day o ishing. Tried every thing in the box. Finally caught a 3 pounder about 7:30 on a blade. Went down the bank about 50 yards and caught a 2 pounder but it got o at the boat.All ish were caught on blades in two to three eet o water. Winning weight was 4.90 lbs. All top inishers caught them on blades.
      City: Hollister

      Tips: Around rocky ledges up close. I was using a iretiger spinner bait.

  • Whatcom County, Washington
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 7am to 1pm only catching a ew ish largest being 2.6lbs lost several others right next to boat(ouch). Largest caught on topwater grub others caught with lizard and grubs down deep (20-30t).
      City: Snohomish

Sunday, September 24th, 2000

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 65?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Had a B-N-T tourney at Middle River and I caught three fish on a buzzbait, and a couple on senkos.
      City: Palo Alto

      Tips: Buzz in the morning, flip outer weed line during low tide

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: I fished the hook tournament on sunday with my dad. We caught about 15 fish all day. 2 on a deep diving crankbait in the morning and the rest on chart spinnerbaits w/gold blades. Only 5 of the fish we caught were big enough to keep. We ended up with 7+lbs for the day. Whenever I caught a fish off a bank I would turn around and troll back down it. Every time I did this it produced another fish, this accounted for 2 of our keepers. For some reason I couldnt get bit on the senko?!?!
      City: tracy

  • Sacramento County, California
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      Water Temp: Should it matte

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My suggestion to all o you is to utilize an ancient ishing prayer book. Cause all your GLXs and Calis aren't going to help you at all! Yes, I have seen ish come out o here even past 10lbs, but the inconsistancy o size and numbers is a mystery beyond even the best bullshiters explaintion. How could a lake thats located 10 miles rom both Anderson and Calero be so bad? Here is a theory our devine water district in all their wisdom continues to treat Chesbro as some sort o water shed step-child. Anderson and Calero get allotments o water all summer long to keep the lake levels somewhat stable. While Chesbro gets the shat. In the winter time Chesbro continues to silt, spawning grounds are lost, very little gravel is let and the lake is devoid o cover. Next time you curse at Chesbro think about doing something positive or the lake. I won't tell i I see one o you with christmas trees on your lipping deck and remember olks, rock piles don't always make themselves. Take a resh look at Chesbro and lets see what improvements we can make.
      City: Coyote

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 70-73

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Launched at redbud and ished that part o the lake.Got about six ish up to 5#.No real pattern, Fished 0 to 20 eet. Not a lot o bites but the ish weregood ish. Batteries went dead around 10:00Thank goodness no wind.
      City: healdsburg

  • Yuba County, California
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      Water Temp: 70

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished two clients on Friday during a surprise small storm. The wind orced up to start with crankbaits and one o the clients caught 3 largemouth up to 2 pounds during our irst hour. I cranked a nice 2lb 10 oz spotted bass in the main body about 8:30 am. I tried rippin' and was very surprised to land a 1 lb 11 oz CRAPPIE. What a beautiul ish. Then I ripped a bluegill - and put my ripbait away!!! We caught two more spots on Magic worms in the blue ghost color. So, not a bad trip considering how weird the weather has been.
      City: Yuba City

      Tips: Lots o ish on main lake points.

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: 69-71

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: over to blue canyon on the pit at 7am or just one dink and a ew taps, air temp 46 degrees, out at 1030 Am went back at 4Pm and ran up to arbuckle creek or a 3lb largemouth o the ppoint on the south side, ran up to lat creek or 5 more rom 1 1/2 to 3lbs between 630 and 730 pm on a crank bait and my usual jigs, water temp back up to 71 by 4pm, lots o house boaters and a ew skiers still around, nights are cooling o nicely, water was clearing up but the weekend traic has let some thin mudlines around most points, ished mostly main and secondary lake points, most ish can out o less than 20 t o water, a rocky shoreline produced best i it was on a main lake point.
      City: Redding

Saturday, September 23rd, 2000

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: NA

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out of b&w @ 5:00am . Had a good day Right off the bat bat i got a 3 lber at the launching ramp 1st cast landed it and released it . thought . this is going to be a good day! Check this out went to willow berm marina and landed a 6 and a half pounder ,wow what a fish!!!! catch and release . What a beautiful fish it was . Low tide along the moss line on strike king white spinner bait 1/4 oz, went to terminous bridge hooked 4 more in the 3 pound class . boy i was having a wonderfull day . i normally dont like the low tide . but today was differant, stayed with strike king all day. Weighed and released all fish,,, get this bass fisherman totall fish weight 31lbs 2oz of fish caught.. yeaa what a day!! all released cant wait for next weekend. Getting ready for lake Berryessa to blow open,, c ya on the water PLASTICMAN1
      City: Elmira

      Tips: fishing is good all over tight lines and gooood hooook set SPINNERBAITS................ OUT FISHED SEENKOS