Fishing Report

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Thursday, July 1st, 1999

  • California
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      Water Temp: 74

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: We Caught 9 Bass Fishing With Berkley Frenzy Crankbaits along the Southwest Shoreline. Fog and Wind was absolutely terrible in the early morning
      City: Cupertino

Wednesday, June 30th, 1999

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Just spent 4 days and did real well. The ish we patterned were post spawn & were between the docks in the tules just outside the spawning areas. We caught a 7.5, 6.5, a ew 5'sand a bunch o 4- 3.5s. The bass were not very aggressive until night time, we dumped a ew 10+ ish at night. The top water was rustrating because we would see 5 & 6# ish swim up behind and just check out the lure, and then go away. Mainly stayed down south or the deeper water. We did see a bunch o males gaurding nests, and even a ew bed ish, but I don't ish or them. The lures we used were baby brush hogs, and june bug worms, the topwater ish that we did catch came on Ricos. Watch or your line to move more than the thump that you usually get up there, even the night ish hit like bluegills. We did some rock pile ishing which did not produce to well or us and that was when we moved into the tules and ound our pattern.
      City: San Ramon

Tuesday, June 29th, 1999

  • Leon County, California
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 6:30 to 11:00 rom a boat. Saw a bunch o hawgsright o the bat but they weren't interested in anything Ihad to oer. That was the theme or the day. Managed tocatch 4 bass rom 10 to 14 inches on weightless our inchworms. It was a very rustrating day. No one else wascatching so I guess I should be satisied. Will be backsoon or the luke bite once it heats up.
      City: Laayette

Monday, June 28th, 1999

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: 68 - 83

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Sat 6/26, & 6/27 Sat - did good, bite changed throughout the day. Morning - poppers and spinnerbaits, afternoon jig bite. Sun - went out with Mayday, got a nice keeper on popper, couple on worms, then moved to the jig. Not as good as Sat, but between us, we got 11.
      City: belmont

      Tips: The muddy, warm water seemed to have NO fish. Best areas are big blocky riprap with sparse tules. The cheese is almost ripe.

Sunday, June 27th, 1999

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: N/A

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Started the day in a small harbor, my partner and I threw blades and I stuck a 6lb.bass. We caught fish on worms as well. Not much wind made for a hot day. The fish seemed to be on the bank, even on the falling tide.
      City: San Lorenzo

      Tips: Blades (white/chart) Worms (Junebug/elect.blue)

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 70deg,

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: New plant o trout seen. Trout seen swimming in schools.Fish early in the morning or late in the evening.Lunkers also seen planted on evening o 6/27/99. Sunset campground has no drinking water so bring plenty o your own.Campground ees are hal price because o no drinking water.Lake Pillsbury Resort and Soda Springs has all the camping necessities(ice;water; bait; irewood;gasoline )your amilies will need to make your trip enjoyable.Please watch your ires its hot and dry.
      City: Pinole

      Tips: Trolling early morning or evening .Worms are like gold.Lures and crankbaits also work well.Good luck

  • Shasta County, California
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      Water Temp: unknown

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished in a howling wind early and couldn't get any type o topwater bite. The wind muddied up the water some but couldn't ind any ish in the mudlines. Finally went to 6" worms in blue ghost, purple ghost and green weenie and ished them in 15-20' o water all over. Got ish on secondardy points, creek channels, no nothing banks and inally on the mains points when the wind died down. All ish were small sized keepers.
      City: Redding

  • Sonoma County, California
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This is a late Sat. report: Started ishing the lake by 6am, working the north-west inger I worked my way a 1/4 mile north west o the Rock Pasture camp ground. Using a silver/black rattle trap casting towards the channel with a slow retrive got 5 bass. 4 were small-mouths ranging rom 14-17 inches and 1 large mouth that was 19.5 inches and ~3lbs...they hit around the 15t level. By 8am I switched to some top water poppers and got a number o hits and hooked a large mouth...got it too the boat but the hook was not set so he came o...no loss.By 10am the ishing had slowed down...yet the ish kept coming to the surace.Good day o ishing and no problems.
      City: Santa Rosa

      Tips: Use a large Rattle trap, silver bottom with black upper in the morning. Change to a gold color ater 9am.Top water is good in orange.

Saturday, June 26th, 1999

  • Napa County, California
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      Water Temp: 78

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished after the CAST event. Caught 2 largemouth both on split shot purple ghost worms.
      City: Citrus Heights

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      Water Temp: 70+

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out with CAST for kids event. Only fished for an hour and a half in the late morning, but managed three largemouth - largest about 4 pounds. Ripped a dink and splitshotted the other two on 6# brown/green worm. Seemed like there was a strong bite going and I would like to have been able to fish longer. Fished the deep water dropoffs at the northeast end of the lake. Fish came in 20' of water.
      City: Fair Oaks

      Tips: Fish are already into summer patterns...shallow reaction baits early on flats near deep water then find the nearest dropoffs next to the big flats and fish plastics or jigs slow on the bottom.

  • Leon County, California
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished most o the day or Bass. Only caught two (both under 2lbs) but watched many swim by the boat. Saw a couple hawgs that had absolutely no respect or me or my tackle box at all. Caught one on a yellow and blue blade (aternoon) other on a blue 4" grub (morning). My son had un with the bluegill.
      City: Pleasant Hill

      Tips: Try redworms or the bluegill, the bluegill are very small and don't seem to know what to do with a bit o' crawler.

Friday, June 25th, 1999

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

      Report: Launched out of Brannon Island about 5:30. WINDY but fishable made our way into Little Franks Tract and I landed two fish over two pounds in there. My friend was just having one of those days of not catching fish. I was using a 6 inch red/green worm which produced some fish. I lost a 4 or 5 pounder at the boat, oh man if that doesnt break your spirit hehe. Oh well next time!!
      City: Galt

      Tips: Flips those tulees!

  • California
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished or an hour rom shore with a ew riends. I caught the only one out o our group. It went 2.4lbs. Was using a 6in green weenie Don Iovino worm. The place was packed andit was very windy.
      City: Laayette

Thursday, June 24th, 1999

  • Solano County, California
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      Water Temp: about 53 degree

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Once again, the wind got the best of us. Taylor and Dutch Slough a very hot commodity. Black Bass hanging tight, close to bank, and in the middle of tules. Presentation is the main ingredients here. Where crankbaits did fair Red or Orange seem to be the color of chioce. But it was once again, hands down, no questions asked, the star of the show, Pig'n Jig. Combination of Black/Brown, 3/8s with a #11 Uncle Josh Pork Frog, and diner is seved. Caught about (30)in a five hour period. We were Flippin and a pitching. I strongly recommend at least a 20lb test.
      City: Antioch

      Tips: Can't tell you where my exact fishing-holes are, but have aleast a couple of jigs in brown, black, dark blue. Don't forget the Pork Rind. You need the higher pound test line for snags that pop up now and then. "Good Luck"

Wednesday, June 23rd, 1999

  • Lake County, California
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      Water Temp: 75

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: My younger brother and I made it down late on Sunday and set up catish lines at the campground, no cats but woke up to a 15+ carp. The wind didn't lay down all night. Did some bank ishing at a prime area in the morning, I landed two around 2lbs and my brother hooked into his irst big ish. The 7+ put up a tremendous ight and threw the jig on the third completly airborne jump. Didn't ish much in the aternoon as we had booked a trip with Larry Hemphill. Our Dad met us down there and the three o us started ishing with Larry around 7 pm. It was a little diicult ishing our people but we started catching ish right away all bucks 1.5- 2lbs. In the evening I got the irst decent ish 4.5 on a 8" worm. Then Larry and I both lost 3lbers.Once it got dark the wind died and everything was extremely quiet we managed a 5 and two more around 3 and some bucks. It was a very un and pleasant night we landed 15 ish, but the big ish were just not that active. We had quite a ew short bites and the bites were very sot. We got back to camp around 4 and i wasn't ready or bed so I went drove down to the same bank area and just as it was getting light enough to see some big ish became active. I caught a 4.6, 6.7, and a 8.1 in less then hal an hour! I had one other bite and then it shut o a little beore the sun poked over the hill. We stayed another day and got some a ew more ish rom the same area up to 5lbs in the evening and irst thing in the morning.
      City: Arcata

      Tips: This week the ish were really active at irst and last light but the big ish bite shut o with sun on the water. The water is extremely clear and ishing was tough during the day. Slow crawled brush hogs and jigs worked well or us. Bring sun screen, mosquito repellent and lots o water. Good Luck!

Tuesday, June 22nd, 1999

  • Amador County, California
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      Water Temp: 72-76

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished club tourney sat & sun.Top water good,at irst light.Throw jigs (1/4 oz. bro/bro) or next hal hour on points and islands.Once the sun is up ish small worms and lite line at 8'-15 t. Don't be araid to go to the banks and look or ish.Visibility is 15'18'. I caught an 11.90 largemouth at the dam on a 4" robo inesse worm and 5 lb test. I actually saw her beore I caught her in 15'. The club and I caught lots o ish in the 12"- 15" range. Good luck!
      City: San Leandro

      Tips: Go to the bank late, you might be surprised what you see. Also try the top water bite in the evening ater 7PM.Fishing Reports or Pardee Lake

Monday, June 21st, 1999

  • California
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished the lake at about3:30 till around 5.Started on the Old Santa Cruz side by the bridge got one bite there but no ish.Drove around to the other side o the lake to the Pipe and tried it there. Unsuccessul again.The lake is so low its sickning. The algae is starting to grow as the heat comesalong. Why Are They letting water out it amazes me.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Fish it hard and steady

  • Mariposa County, California
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      Water Temp: 75 to80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We had a club tournament on 6/19/99 launched out o barret cove. my partner and I hit a point down by the dam with zarra spooks (clear) I had my irst limit in less than 15 minets. From there we gust kepet hiting points all I used all day was the zarra spooks and white spinnerbaits.We did ok in the tournament but a guy that wasent doning as well as us we told him about the zarra spook bite and he caught just a little better ish he won it with 15lbs and I took 2nd with 14.5lbs. there was a vary large spot caught by Dave M. 7.5lbs what a beautiul ish, He caught it on a zarra spook,What do you know! The secret was wave action on the points.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: zarra spooks and white spinnerbaits on windy points all day. Have a whole lot o un it's there or the casting!J.D.

Sunday, June 20th, 1999

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

      Report: Launched out of Holland. Fished Connection Slough with no luck. Went over to Mildred and wormed the tullies. Between my partner and I, we caught over 50 fish, the biggest 7 pounds. I had a five fish limit of 15 pounds. All of the fish were caught on an oxblood worm. Never felt any of the big fish hit, just saw the line moving.
      City: fremont

      Tips: watch your line

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Got to get out on Father's Day. Didn't get out until 2:30. Launched at Ladd's. There were a LOT of boats out. This ended up mostly being an exploring trip. Drove down the San Joaquin, by Tiki Lagoon, and around McDonald Island. Saw a few spots that looked nice, but got no fish. Did fish on weed choked slough. Slightly overcast with a slight breeze. Used a white buzzbait with a white trailer. Caught something like eight in the span of 1/2 an hour. That was fun. In the other areas we tried worms, spinner baits, and craw speed traps without success.
      City: Sacramento

      Tips: I was lead to believe that buzzbaits don't work until it warms up some. Today showed me it's warm enough to start throwing buzzbaits