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Thursday, April 21st, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The bite was on today, 10 bass in 2 hours is pretty good. I got a couple of 4 pounders on a crawdad pattern crank bait.
    City: San Jose

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: low 60's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: At 10am I caught a small bass on a silver and white spinner-bait with a clear grub trailer at the point by the bridge. About 1/2 hour later I landed a 4-5 pound female in the corner cove. (Coleman and Winfield Rd.) I could see her nesting under some timber and although she saw me I still decided to see if I could get her to bite. I flipped a drop shot rig at her with a 4" roboworm and just let it fall beside her. She came to investigate and then "wham", she nailed it. Set the hook and brought her in. Slow day overall, but it beats workin'!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Presentation and patience. Since the water is clearing up, take more time presenting the bait.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went fishen at old almaden and caught a 10 pound + bass under the bridge and got a lot of other hits
    City: SAN JOSE

    Tips: wish i could tell you what i was usen but its my little secreat

Monday, April 11th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out at 6:30AM and the water was still. I had no hites the whole day. I seen cops on the other side looking for a car and a person that drove in the water that morning. Funny, because I didn't hear a thing. Anyways, I had nothing the whole day.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: The worst day of fishing is better than the best day of work.

Saturday, April 9th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: It is a tough lake to catch bass in daytime. Some kids caught a few nest guarding bass on north shore. Bassing from float tube at night will work for sure.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Drop shotting

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED FROM 3:30PM TO 5:30PM CAUGHT A 5 LB. FISH ON A STORM CRAWDAD UNDER THE BRIDGE. OTHER THAN THAT BARELY A NIBBLE.
    City: Santa Clara

Thursday, April 7th, 2005

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    Water Temp: mid low 50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Ive fished this lake for 6 years and this is the best spring ive seen. Caught 3, 2.3# 4.5#, 8.3# all on a drop shot under the bridge, dragin the shot to the middle of ditch and no shakin just hold. Ive seen everyone pulling out big fish. Catch and Release!!!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Bigger Baits Bigger Fish!

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: It was a really great day today.I took my 12 footer out there early morning. I only caught two but they were big. I caught the male on a rootbeer senko( 8lbs/12oz ). I dropped him off all the way on the other side of the island so that he wouldn't go back to the bed. After waiting a few minutes watching for the female to move in the nest, she came and boy she was a tank. i threw my 12" castaic trout out there and swam it right in front of her. She chased it then my trout was no where to be seen. She weighed in at 11lbs/4oz. Yup it was a good day.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: caught both of them on a island point connected to the sand bar. Hey Vince, I probably caught your fish!

Monday, April 4th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: 11.2lb lunker bass taken on a nightcrawler!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Live bait is the key right now.

Saturday, April 2nd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Bass were on the shore handling their business. I 6 bed fish in the two hours I was there. I caught 4 on a rattle trap all at 2.2, 2.5, 3.4 and 3.2 those were the males. The other two were females and they were caught on 4.25 sweet beavers. They weighed in at 5.9 and 7.12. What a great day.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Just piss off the male, catch him, put him somewhere else and wait for the female to move in then, take her out.

Friday, April 1st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60~

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out for a half hour right before sunset with my son. On his first cast, he caught his first fish a 5# spawned out bass on a Berkley crawdad crankbait. It was great!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Take a kid fishing. Use a slow erratic retrieve.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Worked the east side of the lake with two other buddies. Nightcrawlers were the bait for the day. Amit had several bass, biggest was 5lbs (photo posted). He also landed a 10lb carp! Nathan, on the other hand, had a couple of keeper bass and he landed a 15lb carp! Was a great day out there and the bite picked up as the sun went down.
    City: San Jose

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    Water Temp: low 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Saw about 50 decent sized bass within 6' of water. Saw four or five 5-7 pounders. This is the first time all year that I've seen any. Looks like the warm weather has finally brought them into the shallower water. I fished under the bridge today, but only managed to land a 1.5 pounder on a hologram shad roboworm on a drop shot rig about 15 inches above the weight. I threw the entire tackle box at 'em, but the only thing they seemed remotely interested in were plastic worms and small PopR's. They were chasing the PopR's, but not taking them. Good luck!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: When it gets warm, fish the bridge. It holds a lot of fish. Also since they are coming in to nest they are right near the shore, so when you approach the water, make sure you sneak up on them or they will see you and get spooked.

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Anthony,
    a small population of steelhead and salmon do come up that creek to spawn up a ways, lthough not every year. That is the reason that there are fish ladders behind the water district bldg. I believe there is a 0 limit so release them unharmed
    Thanks for the report on the lake.
    City: san jose

Saturday, March 19th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: a couple of buddies and i went out fishing and we fished in the lake behind the water district and caught nothing, then we went to the creek behind it and fished near the division dam and landed 2 10+lb carp.

    happy fishing
    City: san jose

    Tips: rubber worms or night crawlers on the bottom

Friday, March 18th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out and my friend caught a nice 4lber. off of a crawdad colored crank bait right away. Tryed all types of lures, senko, rattle trap, crank bait, drop shot. Finaly I put on a spinner bait and right before we were about to leave I caught a 7 pound.......Steelhead. About 10 years ago I was fishing for bass in the creek behind the water district with a countdown minnow and I caught a 6 and 1/2 pound salmon. I have no clue what these fish are doing there but it was pretty fun.
    City: San Jose

Saturday, March 12th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ~60

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out for an hour Sat. morning, cranked up four bass to 6#, and snagged another huge carp to about 14-15lb bottom bouncing my crank. Took pictures.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Bounce crankbaits off bottom. Fish with heavy line since you will get snagged about every 5th cast.

Friday, March 4th, 2005

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Cranked for 45 minutes in teh rain before headed out to work. Caught two and snagged one on crankbaits. First fish this year was a 12lb + Koi, I snagged it! Fought it for about 3-4 minutes, got it to shore where it popped my 12 lb. line and swam away with my crank stuck in its fin. Then caught two bass crankin. Then had to leave for work.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Change your line every season. Bounce your crankbaits off bottom.

Sunday, December 5th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 55-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went fishin again and it was with michal but we wernt as lucky today no 7 pounder or any fish we got are butts handed to us. not many people fishing and the ones that were wernt having any luck
    City: sj

    Tips: find deeper water most of our hits came from 10 to 20 feet

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 55-60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: whent fishin with michael for a couple of hours i got scunked but michael caught the luckyest fish ever a big 7 pounder, biggest fish ive seen all year.Imanaged to save a ducks life, all in all it was a exciting day
    City: sj

    Tips: fish from 10-25 feet. use crawfish imitating lures on the bottom, but most of all dont let your buddy beat you.