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Sunday, January 27th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 51-52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Carson Creek area,west & east banks o the main lake.Caught 10 bass & one trout..Had one Black app. 2 1/4 lbs.Rest were spots rom 13 1/2 in to 16 3/4 in.Caught 2 cranking,nothing on spinner bait.Other ish came on 4 & 6 in worms rom 20 to 50 t deep.Tough day,started at 6:30 am & let at 2: pm..
    City: Riv

Thursday, January 24th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 51-52

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started by the Tuttle Town ramp...Got 5 bits,hung one ish.Moved up the lake.Caught 4 & lost one....Made another move & caught 4 more.All Spots,rom 12 1/2 in. too 16 in..All ish were caught deep,but one & he hit a leach in 10 t o water,but he didn't have to go to ar to be in 60 t o water..Fish were caught on Keeper & Cali. worms.Texas rig & Darter heads.
    City: RIV

Sunday, January 20th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: VERY CLEAR WATER. LOTS OF STRUCTURE. I FISHED OVER 40 DIFFERENT LURES / TUBES / WORMS / JIGS. LOST 15 LURES, BUDDY CAUGHT ONE KEEPER BASS ON A HOME MADE DESIGNED JIG. THAT'S IT, ONLY FISH IN THE LAKE I GUESS. FISHED WINTER PATTERS, FALL PATTERNS, PRE SPAWN, EVERYTHING TO TRY TO HOOK SOMETHING...JUST ONE FISH!
    City: MODESTO

    Tips: CAUGHT ONLY FISH ON BLUE JIG HEAD / GREEN-YELLOW SKIRT WITH SALTY CRAW TRAILER.

Thursday, January 10th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 53 to 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Launched at Glory Hole and stayed in that area. The trout isherman were everywhere. Started throwing a Angler's worm on a 1/8 ounce dart head around drop os 15 to 25 eet. Caught several ish in these areas. Jiged a spoon or a while with no takers. Slow ripped some points with no takers Then started throwing a Rainbow Trout Castaic swim bait on a hump about 15 eet deep. Got slammed and set the hook. Thought or sure it would be a good one being winter and all, but hanging onto the tail was a Spot about 2 1/2 pounds. Glad I added a treble hook to the tail.
    City: Galt

    Tips: The Spots were aggressive on the dart head.

Saturday, January 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 53-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Better day then Wed. Fished rom 7am to 1pm..Caught 5 blacks & 8 spots,12 rom 11/2 lbs to 2/1/2 lbs & one 12 1/2 ins. Eight were caught on skirted grubs & 5 on 4 in RoBo worm..We caught them rom 10 to 50 t deep,islands & main lake points.
    City: Riv

    Tips: Only tip i have,ish slow & stick them i they are caught deep..You can go too the Midcal bass web site & they have pictures & inst. on how too do this.

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2002

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    Water Temp: 53-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom daylight till noon...Got 5 bits,lost one & caught 3 spots,avg. pound & hal...Caught one on a skirted grub & other two on 4 in worms app.40 t deep...Main lake points.Weather was pretty bad today.
    City: Riv

Tuesday, January 1st, 2002

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    Water Temp: 54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a small turkey shoot on New Years Day. Pre-rontal conditions existed, and the spotted bass were eatting. We ished brown and pumpkin 3/8 ounce jigs on main lake points in 15 to 30 eet o water. Caught 20 ish, the largest 5 going 14 pounds (1st place). Most boats caught limits o spots ishing main lake with jigs and plastics.
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Spotted bass have improved the winter ishing on Melones. Starting to preer Melones to McClure due to better quality o ish. Typical jigs and plastics in browns.

Sunday, December 30th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 53-54

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We ished the main lake areas within a mile o the Tuttle Town ramp rom 6;30 am to 1 pm.Caught 13 bass rom 13 in to 2 lbs & one 12 1/2 ins..First 4 came on 6 in keeper worm & Br on Br pork & jig.Rest were caught on 4 in worms & leaches on darter heads..About 1/2 blacks & the rest spots.Most o the bites were psi. bits.Five o them came casting toward the bank in app 25 t o water.Rest were caught setting over 30 to 40 t o water & casting into deeper water...Marked a lot o shad rom 20 to 80 t deep ever place we ished.
    City: Riv

Monday, December 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Sunday as the ront moved through. Drop shot rigs and tubes will catch a ew ish deep. Didn't get anything shallower than 25-30 eet. 45 eet seems to be a good overall starting point. No running water in the creeks. Still a good time to see some humps, points, and other low water attractions. Good Luck
    City: Sonora

    Tips: Drop shottin in 40 to 60 eet. ^" Araons Magic in 6 "

Friday, December 7th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water is still low, but rising slowly. Found largemouth in 40 to 44 eet o water close to bait. Shook 6 inch shad colored worms on steep, nothing banks. Fish were very aggresive, and bit hard.
    City: sonora

    Tips: Spotted bass can be ound on main lake, but largemouth are in the creeks. Smaller ish are shallow.

Friday, July 27th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 81-??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We ished rom 5:30 pm too 10:30 PM..Caught 18-20 bass..Only 6 were keppers,up to 2 1/4 lbs.Lost 4 ish,3 o these would o been Keepers..All keepers were caught on Worms & reapers,setting in 25-35 t o water & casting too the bank.One ish on a spinnerbait,one on a crankbait```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
    City: Riv

Tuesday, July 24th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 77-78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I ished rom daybreak to 11am.Second cast caught a 14 in spot on a spinnerbait,got one other hit on it.that was it or the spinnerbait.one 6in ish on a crankbait,one 13in ish on a tubebait.Caught 5 more bass on worms,all small ish.It wasn't a very good day.Talked too one other isherman & he said he had caught app 8 bass & they were all small.
    City: Riv

Saturday, July 21st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was tough. 13 boats entered a club outing, only six weighed in ish and only one had a limit o ive ish or 7 or 8 lbs. Fished rom 1700-2300 hr. First place caught his ish o points between the two bridge on pig and jigs and a couple on cranks. My partner and I down-shotted, cranked, dart headed worms and grubs, Texas rigged worms rom the 49er bridged past the second bridge and in Mormon creek. Two bites yielded one 10 inch ish. Good luck..Dog days o summer I guess.
    City: Turlock

    Tips: You might try taking a good book i you're heading that way soon.

Saturday, July 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 77-78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Bad day on the lake...Fished rom daylight too noon...Caught app 18 bass,only 2 over 13 in...
    City: Riv

Saturday, June 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 74-77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started South o Tuttle Town ramp just beore day break.Fishing deep sharp drop os.Caught 2 or 3 dinks on crank bait,nothing on top water.All o our 25 plus ish came on plastics.Keeper & Cali. worms,rom 5 to 20 t deep.only 8 keepers rom 13 in too 3lbs.Five o the eight weight app 15 lbs.We ished one creek area & only caught one dink.Last ish was a two plus in a mud line at noon.,we let at 12:30 pm.
    City: Riv

    Tips: This trip most ish came on sharp rocky drop os...Most bitesthey were just holding on..

Sunday, June 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 73-75

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started just beore day break.Fished a large cove,one boil on a buzz bait,nothing on jerk bait,plastics & topwater.Moved to the main lake points & started catching spots & blacks rom 10 to 20 t deep.We caught app 25 ish,only 9 were keepers.Nothing to brag about,ran rom 12 1/2 in to 1 1/2 lbs.All were caught on 4-6 in worms & grubs,1/16 to 1/4 oz darter heads & 6 to 10 lb test line.
    City: Riv

    Tips: I you think you have gotten hung up ? Better set the hook,they were not slamming the baits

Saturday, May 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 73-76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started in Angles arm at 4:15 am.Caught a ew on worms & crank baits,couple o keepers.Went too the main lake area at app 7:30 am & caught most o the ish here,between the loating out house & Tuttle town ramp.Caught app 25 blacks & spots,12 were 13 in too 2 1/2 lbs..All on worms & cranking a med size plug.Most o the keepers came on worms o dierent size & color.We quit at 10:30 am.Bigger ish were Spots & caught rom app 15t deep.
    City: Riv

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught ish all day, irst on skitter pop, then a shad spro crankbait, when they stopped hitting that went to a split shot worm. Had alot o dinks but it was un, best 5 went near 12 lbs. In all had over 35 ish.
    City: Manteca

    Tips: Start on top and work your way down to the bottom. Shad pattern working or me, good luck.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: launched boat at tuttle town ramp 6;30 am. hard wind blowing hard.ished Mormon creek and whatever protected main lake points we could ind.maneged 8 ish and got o the water at 10am.ish came on 4 and 6 inch ox-blood worms and baby brush hogs. we kept a couple males or table are.
    City: sonora

Saturday, April 21st, 2001

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    Water Temp: UNKNOWN

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: STARTED FISHING AS SOON AS SKI CLEARED. WINDY SO I WENT TO MORMON CREEK. FISH WERE ALL UP SHALLOW.MANY CAME IN AND FISHED DEEP WITH NO LUCK. AFTER HOUR OF TRYING I FOUND THAT THEY LIKED A 4 INCH JUNEBUG GRUB. MISSED OUT ON ATLEAST 10 FISH. GRUB WAS TOO BIG. WENT TO A SMALL YAMAMOTO CRAW (220) THEY COULD HANDLE THAT. REAL SOFT BITE. HAD TO LEAVE MY ALUMN.TIN CAN CANT FIGHT THE WIND. GO WITH THE COLORS OF THE SURROUNDINGS AND SMALL AND SLOW.
    City: MODESTO

    Tips: MORMON CREEK , YAMAMOTO 220 PURPLE CRAW SLOW AND SHALLOW.