Lexington Lake and Reports

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Thursday, September 13th, 2012

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Water is too low to launch trailer boats.
    Car Tops and float tubes OK.
    City: Monterey

Monday, October 10th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Guess I'm the only one willing to report.
    Found out the Lake is closing for the season 14 Oct so thought I'd try it one more time this year.
    Day started slow. Got 4 in the morning on a spinner. 3 dinks and and 1 3.12#.
    They definitely wanted something moving. In the afteroon headed slowly back to the ramp on the hwy 17 side pitching a brown jig and picked up 4 more. Biggest ~ 2#.
    Spoke to a couple of float tubers on the lake.
    One said he had 4 on a C-rigged Baby Brush Hog in green pumpkin. The other had a similar reaction pattern to mine, spinner in the morning and small swimbait in the afternoon. He got about 8 as well biggest also around 4#.

    Los Banos Creek, Calero and Anderson is all us Monterey/Salinas folks have till April 14.
    City: Monterey

    Tips: Not too many days left this year. Try pitching to laydowns or spinners through the stickups.

Monday, July 4th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 73-79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Great to get back out on Lexington! Had a good first day caught(and released 7) Had success pulling a white spinner through stick ups and flipping a T-rigged Sweet Beaver. Lake is full of baby (4") bass. 3 of my seven were not much bigger than the spinner bait! The rest were decent 2-3#.
    City: Monterey

    Tips: Seemed to be eating little green backed white bellied crayfish.

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished first light for 2 hours and hooked up on 6 fish. biggest one was 3.8# and the rest being around 1-1.5#. There are definitely some good fish in here and the forage for these bass is unbelievable. I have been watching schooling shad in the thousands swim along the shoreline and crawdads everywhere. I think the bass population could be better if the water level would not fluctuate as often but overall it is better than going to a farther venue. I feel it is the best bank banging in the area.

    Tips: be patient and slow down. work the mud lines if it is windy with a blade or swimbait and drop shotting is always productive.

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

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    Water Temp: 50's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Worked All day on friday got to Lex around 5 pm picked up 2 on the first spot best 2.5# then went to a second spot to catch 6 more. Best there 2 ish. All on white spinner bait, ten feet from shore between submerged bushes. Cast and 20 count ten reel peacefully with few stop starts. Funest day of fishin I ever had and still made days wage.
    City: santa cruz

    Tips: Just put your time in fishin.Oh and fishin alone aint so bad!

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: for all concerned about boat access.I can tell you I had meetings with both parks n no rec and valley water.have lots of info.I live on the lake so you can imagine my anger at watching the rowing club daily off my deck. hasnt stopped me from having an epic year of fishing!!
    City: los gatos

    Tips: slow slow roll your blades drag bottom near offshore stumps in 15 feet plus

Monday, October 4th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Saw a blonde guy keeping lots of bass. Most of them barely 12 inches. He said he is going to eat them.

    Please help save those bass. Here is a way, help transport any keeper bass from lexington to stevens creek lake where "don't eat fish" sign is posted.

    Tips: Practice catch and release. Help save our fun sport.

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Just received the following response from the Santa Clara Water Quality Manager,

    "Thank you for your message. Regarding Lexington Reservoir I believe that it is still open to fishing but just not boating. I assume you are only interested in boat fishing. You are aware that the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department (Parks) currently runs a boating inspection program on four of our District reservoirs. The District helps fund part of that program but is not the owner. You'd need to contact Parks, if you haven't already, regarding implementing an inspection program on Lexington. The contact there is Ms. Kelly Klett at 408-355-2220.

    As far as plans for implementing boat inspections at Lexington I can tell you that there has been recent discussions about implementing inspections at Lexington. However, funding is an issue and it would need to work under the current funding amount for the existing program since budget concerns limit additional funding.
    City: Monterey

    Tips: Call Ms. Kelly!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Correction on the emails for Lexington. I sent one to the address Kenny provided and a nice person from the city wrote back and said we should use the following sites:

    https://clients.comcate.com/newrequest.php?id=80

    http://www.valleywater.org/
    City: Monterey

Friday, July 16th, 2010

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I've fished here a few more times, and I can now see why boating is such a big deal here. Much (if not most) of the shoreline is nearly impossible to access which means a lot of the lake (shoreline, that is) is effectively off limits without some means for getting out on the water. I'd love to get out there with my inflatable kayak. Anyways, I'm going to complain but I don't expect it to do any good.
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: I still just catch little ones, but I've talked to a lot of people who claim to have caught good sized ones recently, so it seems they are out there...

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Agreed with earlier posts. It is time for local fisherman to somehow mobilize to get our access back to this lake. When I was a kid it was power boats one day, sail boats another. We have dealt with muscle inspection at other lakes in the area, we could clearly deal with it here. And, hey, electric motors only... fine! Let's just get some access to this beautiful location. In the tips section is a link to send email directly to santa clara county parks... i think if enough people start making a lot of noise, we may be able to get people thinking. Screw the rowing club - i see them in power boats buzzing across the lake and it pisses me off I can't be on there in at least a float tube. I have caught some nice fish here (crappie too) back in the day.. it's time to get back on Lexington!
    City: Pacific Grove

    Tips: Here is a link for email:
    http://santaclaraca.gov/index.aspx?page=1119

    Let's make this happen!!!!

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I live in the hills, just a few minutes from Lexington. I've only lived here for about 3 years, and never bothered to fish Lexington before this summer, since the lake was so empty. Since mid-June, I've fished it 3 times and my sons and I have caught a good number of little bass each time. When I say little, I mean little---like 6 inches would be a lunker. We fished near the boat dock each time, and I'd bet some of these bass were stocked there (it's the only place to drive down to the water), since the further we move away from the dock, the less fish we catch. Anyways, there seem to be lots of small bass, there are definitely tons of minnows, and clouds of bass fry are everywhere. If the lake stays reasonably full for a few years, it should provide some quality fishing. Of course, you have to fish from shore, but everybody has the same handicap, so that doesn't bother me too much. Well, the rowers would have an advantage, but I'm pretty sure they're not fishing---at least I've never seen anybody troll that fast...
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: Good fun for kids who just want to catch something and not concerned about the size.

Monday, June 7th, 2010

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    Water Temp: who knows

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Guys, I'm with you, but I can tell you your wasting your time. I have complained to the water district three times. I've suggested self inspections with bond posted. I've suggested they alternate the inspection station at Stevens Creek between Lexington and SC in order to address the budget issues, and I've questioned the fact that the rowing club gets special priveledges because they pay them a ton of money in "special use fees" as being illegal (which I truely think it is). BTW, check out the water district's web site about special permits--its totally obvious the language in the rules was written by the rowing club's lawyers. All of this, and I have not received even the courtesy of a response, even though their web site promises one within 1 week. Bottom line, its the rowing clubs private lake because they pay for it to be that way.
    City: Palo Alto

    Tips: Find a way to make money off of quagga mussels--the state would then be all for them spreading!!!

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    Water Temp: --

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I agree with the last poster. This is absolute BS that we can no longer use this lake. Why can't they set up something like at Clear Lake where they have a local fire department or some thing do the inspections and state that if you get caught without a sticker, it will be some huge fine. At least I could use the lake again.
    Hell, I would be willing to pay a fee of say $15 to get in if it payed for someone to do the inspection and it got me back on this lake with my boat.
    City: ben Lomond

    Tips: Call the Santa Clara county park depatment and complain about Lexington being closed.

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: trying to figure out the pattern can't do that cuz I cant launch my electric motor'd boat or a fck'n float tube.. If ya all agree let the freeking rowers pay for the inspection.. Dam correct me if I'm wrong... HEY THEY RUN GAS MOTORS IN THERE AND THE MOTORS ARE TWO STROKES LOS GATOS ROWING CLUB AND ALL THE CLUB'S DONT OWN IT... I PAY TAXES ALSO..
    City: san jose

    Tips: This is the tip. The rowers have access, so should I.. I live on the lake.. Open the lake to everyone, not gas motor's , electric , is good.. but.. the los gatos rowers and other rowers big lake stay in the middle.. Come on , the lake is beautiful now, and I can't enjoy it... IF I CANT THEN THE THE ROWER'S CANT .. If you disaggree with this then let me know,, and or call the parks and recreation department , let them know that those boats have to be inspected every time they leave the lake,, WHO IS CHECKING THOSE OUT WHEN THEY COME BACK....LET ME KNOW

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

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    Water Temp: N/A Cold

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: First time I fished here in a long time. Walked the bank around the dam throwing cranks and 6" worms. Nothing. Went back along south side and walked down some steep banks and did OK. Thrownig Kevkel fur jigs in brown and orange. Had 2 really quick both about 2 lbs. found a good point and picked up 3 in less than 5 mins, all were in the 2 lb range. Didnt do anything else there. About an hour later on another point picked up 2 more. One was pushing 4 lbs. Not bad for a couple of hours. Thats the best I'v done here in years. Hope for better days ahead
    City: San Jose

    Tips: All the fish were in about 15' of water and all caught on Kev-Kel fur jigs in brown and orange. didnt even get bit on anything else.

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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    Water Temp: ----

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The water is about half way back into the cove on the west side of highway 17 now. A few more rains and it will be full.

    Anyone know is they are going to let us launch this year or will it stay closed because of the stupid mussels?
    City: Ben Lomond

Friday, January 8th, 2010

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The date is off as 2011 wasnt an available choice.

    Got my first fish of the year while practicing some swimbait techniques. I actually lost my swimbait and switched to a black Strike King Pro Model jig with a #1 Uncle Josh pork frog trailer. Found the deepest water I could find on foot and let my jig fall at least 20 feet. By my fourth cast I hooked into a good 6 pounder!

    Lexington has always produced even as it recovers from the past couple years when there was virtually no water in it.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Fish slow with jigs and plastics

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: nice 3 pounder caught on a blown crawler.
    City: los gatos

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the Lex in the afternoon. Been catching them on mission fish here recently. I came across a decent sized cruiser that whacked the pointer 100. No other bites, but I did see a snake eating a dead fish.
    City: los kitty

    Tips: The fish are still here, you just have to be willing to go in after them. How is yote?