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Sunday, March 29th, 2009

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    Water Temp: Felt like upper

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I tried Float Tubing initially, but the wind blew me all over hell and back, so i hauled it back to the car and went on foot. With all the wind, i fished wind blown points and did pretty good. All on Jigs. I tried mixing it up with spinnerbaits, worms/senkos and cranks. All bit on Jigs in shallower water. I would say the bite is on; fish look really good. My biggest - 3-1/2 lbs, had a nice belly and sort of red lips - makes me think they are eating crawdads ... i'd say spawn is almost here. Saw a lot of carp.
    City: PacificGrove

    Tips: if the weather continues, I would bet next week really turns on more. Everyone should be releasing - saw a bass head on shore and a dead fish later in the day. WTF?

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 53 to 55.6

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Calero has turned on. Found fish shallow... in 2 to 4 feet of water. 6in wacky senkos was the go to bait. All in grass. Rocks produced nuttn. Caught prolly 15 fish all over 2 lbs. Our biggest landed were two 4+ lbrs. Had two 6+ jump and spit the hook.
    City: gilroy

    Tips: Find the warmer water and grass and make long casts. Found only 1 spot with water over 55 deg and that was where the bite was on. Hint... you couldn't cast to it from the bank if you tried. Follow the channels

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: skunked
    City: pv

    Tips: dont listen to pat

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: skunked
    City: pv

    Tips: dont listen to pat

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: SENKOS AND SPINNER BAITS SLOW AND FAST.
    City: SAN JOSE

    Tips: SENKOS AND SPINNER BAIT SLOW AND FAST. 4 FISH 1.0-1.5-1.5-3.3 LBERS.

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

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    Water Temp: 47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished all day,7lb right off the bat. then nothing for hours.
    City: pv

    Tips: fish extremely slow

Monday, November 17th, 2008

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    Water Temp: wouldnt know co

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: FYI, lake is closed due to repaving the parking lot. Ranger at Anderson said could be closed until the 1st....
    City: san jose

    Tips: Go when they open back up the fish would have seen less pressure than they have in years!!!

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bank fishing... I got there at 8:00 am and didnt' get bit until after 10:00. By 12:30 I got 5 keepers, with the biggest going 4 lbs, on a c-rigged red Zipper worm.
    City: Mountain View

    Tips: Go to the points and cast out as far as possible and spool line off the reel as the rig sinks to make sure it gets out in the deeper water. All fish were caught in water deeper than 20'.

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Anybody have an empty seat in your boat tomorrow? I really wanna do some bassin, but my Tracker is about 150 miles east of me. Even if it was here, I wouldn't be able to fish since the trolling motor is dead. I'll be glad to split the expenses and buy breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I have all my gear with me(3 rods and a box), just need a backseat. If you're willing, call me at 408-892-5294... I know some of you will be mad cuz this is not a report, but in my defense, Mr. Webmaster doesn't want to reply to my email about why I can't log in.
    City: San Jose

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got 5, biggest 2#, on RatlnVibe in shad, swim jig with chartruse grub trailer and brown jig with purple grub trailer. All fish caught tight against grass edges. Lake was 4' lower than since my last post.
    City: Monterey

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Not sure about Calero but Coyote will be closing some time in late Oct. Since San Luis is so low they will use the water to keep Anderson full. Why did the spend all that money to make the campgrounds bigger and nicer if they just shut the lake down all the time? No 10lbrs this winter. It is possible they will also use calero's water for something as well. hopefully we get a ton of rain this year and have coyote open by spring.

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Goodjob was that post necessary?

    I've been hearing rumors about the possibility of Calero closing in November. Please post any updates that might pertain to this issue. Thanks.

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Took the kids out for 3.5 hrs on Sat got 9 fish to 1.5 lbs on drop shot 5 inch watermellon green zoom worm wacky rigged, tried my black and blue creature bait for a few cast and a Zara but only for about 10-15 minutes, hard to fish these with my 3 little ones in the boat:) There are a ton of bait fish and bass in the back of all the coves in 3-8 feet of water.
    City: San Joser

    Tips: Been fishing this lake for 35 years, I always catch a few, one guy got a 8 lb on top water Sat, my best out of this lake is 7.3 so thinks are looking good, I got a 4.11 last Sat on Black/Blue creature bait, the Ranger makes sure there is no poaching going, I mean they watch this lake like a hawk and you can not fish it after dark anymore so I would say the lake is in the best shape it has been in a long time, just needs a little more water.

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Drove to the lake to check it out with 2 friends. We all had things to later in the day so we left the boat at home and went on foot. Brought two poles, one frog rod and one senko rod. Never had to use the senko rod and didn't walk far. Threw fogs on a mat just to the right of the ramp and stoked em'. Landed 7 fish from 2 to 4 pounds in about two hours(8a.m. to 10a.m.) and missed about 15 more all out of the same weed mat.

    Tips: frogs worked for us. Would love to go back and toss kermy at a few more spots around the lake.

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Killed it with a spinnerbait pattern. Slow rolling it around the weeds. 8 total between 1 and 3 lbs.
    City: San Jose

Friday, August 29th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 76-78

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started at 8am, fish top water and reaction baits for about an hour with not even a look. Dropshot and deep diving cranks were the only thing I could connect on, 13 fish up to 6lbs. Had to work for them today. My buddy got one on a blade later in the afternoon as well.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Cover allot of water!!!

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 5:00 - 7:30 PM from shore on the right side, between the ramp and the dam. Caught four small bass, all four on a small chartreuse spinnerbait with a little shad scent/flavor juice added. Tried a purple worm too with no luck. My fishing partner tried bait with no luck. All were caught in the weeds.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: chartreuse spinner bait straight through the weeds, slow retrieve. Cast REALLY far out - bring a surf rod if you have to. The bigger guys are further out, almost to the buoys. 2-3 min after a jetski goes by the bass start jumping (not sure why, maybe they kick up food).

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

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    Water Temp: High 70's

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 4 pm on Sunday til close. Major weed growth on this lake. Caught about 15 fish split shotting 6 inch amber green/red flakes worm and watermelon/green pumpkin senkos...fish the south end where there was less traffic, fish were in about 5-10 feet of water and wanted a fast moving bait. Biggest fish, about 2.5 lbs.
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Don't be scared to through your baits in the muddiest spots. FISH IN THE WEEDS!!!

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the water around 8 this morning and noticed the lake was full of weed patches, more than ofern. The bass were very active and aggressive blowing up on the shad. With this in mind I matched the hatch and threw minnow imitation rip baits all morning and netted a limit within 2 hours. Find the isolated patches and work the outer edges, also work any open areas within the weeds. Good luck and tight lines.
    City: san jose

    Tips: Bass were hitting on the pause

Monday, July 21st, 2008

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Out on water from 3-8. Only 3 fish all on weightless senkos, biggest going about 2 lbs. Lots of weeds everywhere. Tried cranking, dropshot, and in the evening spinner, buzz, and frog, with no takers.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Fish caught on outside weedline and isolated patches of grass.