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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished deep off main points for most of the day used Jigs,and soft plastics. No bites in 4+ hours
    in the deepest part of the lake. Fished structure on main body with some brush hogs and speed craws.
    Vegetation is mostly dead and if there are fish here, I couldn't find them. I love the scenery here but can't get over the inactivity. I caught a couple of bluegill on a worm rig and a trout.
    Don't waste your time here.
    City: Santa Cruz

    Tips: Go somewhere else. Caught bass here before but that was a few years back. The bucket brigade probably took them home.

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

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    Water Temp: 45?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out for opening day because we heard this place has some bass. Pretty sunny with scattered clouds. We rented a boat with a electric motor. We fished deep and shallow. We through everything from drop shots and deep diving crankbait to jigs, senkos, and flipped beavers. Not a bite, we didn't see any fish or forage. All the tules were dead. I haven't seen a fish here in years...I think the lake is dead.
    City: Felton

    Tips: Stick to the Santa Clara Valley lakes...they have fish!

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ~62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: This lake has been going downhill. There is hardly any bass! The one that you see are spooked and you dont see a lot, but id you're trout hacking, you will catch something.
    City: Santa Cruz

    Tips: For trout...chartruse powerbait!

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Wonderful day. Several trout on an old rusty yellow spoon I found at the bottom of my tackle box, Serious. They just planted and fish were everywhere. Bass still not very active. Walked the whole trail and saw a few but not very active give it a couple of weeks.
    City: Felton

    Tips: Not much to it when they put 2000lbs of fish in the lake.

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 58-62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Correction of date on my report, 3-17-2007
    City: San Jose

Monday, March 12th, 2007

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out for a couple hours in the afternoon with no luck. i did see fish shallow but nothing would bite. the fish i did see were around tules and most were males with some females mixed in. spawn is almost here. maybe?
    City: santa cruz

    Tips: the ninja sneak attack seems to be the way to go. the water is so clear 10+ feet visiblity that any fish nearby seems to spook

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Looking for fishing buddies.. or any clubs around here for bass fishing.
    I'm in the area quite a bit.. and love lexington.. 9still figuring out stevens creek) and Loch lomond..
    If anyone wants to meet up and fishe.. or is on myspace.. look me up sometime..
    danjsaso@gmail.com
    City: bay Area

    Tips: Love the brush lizards... Actually i love the baby brush lizards.. Lastly.. the 1 1/2 hour drive to the delta is worth it for some real fishing..
    bethel Island baby

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 73

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 630am to 12pm. Caught 3 fish, 4#, 3.5# and 2.2# with trick worm on small jighead. Mostly
    on main points with wood cover.
    City: Scotts Valley

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hey OrsaFIsher, For the most part the marina side of the lake decends pretty gradually with not much angle. The far side of the lake has much steeper banks. It's much deeper and more gorgy to the left of the marina towards the damn. Over to the left of the marina just past that first cove is where I caught my largest bass there over 8lbs but for the most part i do not catch many fish on that end. Most of the fish i catch in the summer are in the shallows. I've spent many long days fishing deep water there on the other side of the lake without success. It seems like there just arent very many fish in this lake anymore, but i know theres a few lunkers. Its just hard without a boat because most of the good coves and points for bass are on the opposite side of the lake where theres no foot or trail access. I went last week and caught maybe 5 or 6 dinks and on that was maybe 2lbs... Kind of discouraging but that was the best trip out of my last 3...
    City: scotts valley

    Tips: No tips these days. Just get lucky and run a lure into the face of on of the few remaining nice fish in this lake...

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

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    Water Temp: no idea

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went to this lake for the first time.

    Had one on plastics and my friend had one on spinner bait. Both fish around 3-4 pounds.

    Overall with this heat looks like there is no fish in this lake although there is gotta be some.

    Hey, Eric, the only one fishing this lake:), I walked all the way from the marina to the far right side of the lake and did not see much structure at all.

    It is deep somewhere and not too deep. But in general it is a flat not too steep surface steadily going down.
    No particular place where I could think of fish staging.
    Any tips on the spots?
    Where whould the fish be this hot time of year.
    I threw some lures pretty far and pretty deep with no takes:(
    Planning to go there again.
    Any tips appreciated.
    City: Cupertino

    Tips: No tips. First trip to the lake. Lots of people fishing for trout. Very beautiful place.
    Good luck to everyone

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hey miltshake. I actually went out last week and only got two dinks. The fish there are very picky sometimes and seem to go on the bite in streaks. I deffinately suggest a boat for bass, because most of the good fishing is on the far end of the lake and on the bank opposite of the marina. There are a few good coves and holes walking distance of the marina, but a boat is definately the way to go.
    City: scotys valley

    Tips: the fish seem to be spread out thin, its just about finding the fish.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Eric,

    You sound like your pretty knowledgable of this fishery. How is shore fishing here? Is there access to the dam area without a boat? Was thinking of heading there this weekend to get some bass fishing in. Would appreciate any tips and answers you may have for me. Thanks.
    City: San Francisco

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: apparantly im the only person that fishes loch lomond. water has cleared up a little from the allgae treatment a couple weeks ago. got 3 early on buzzbaits then about 5 or 6 more dropshoting worms including one that went 4.5lbs in about 10 feet of water. First big fish of the spring/summer.
    City: scotts valley

    Tips: bass are starting to drop into a little deeper water in the afternoon. try drop shotting or carolina rigging plastics. work it SLOW.

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: They just copper treated the water due a allgea bloom. The water visibility is less than a foot, which really fucked up the bass fishing right when it was starting to heat up. Fished all morning and caught two small bass in grass on worms. Lake wont be clearing up for another couple weeks.
    City: ben lomond

    Tips: use worms or senkos. with the water as dirty as it is the bass are pused right up on shore. caught both mine within a few feet from shore.

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out to Loch Lomond. Water is still very dirty due to the recent rain. its just starting to clear up. I drug worms, jigs, crainkbaits, spinnerbaits you name it through all the coves. got nothing.
    City: ben lomond

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

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    Water Temp: 51-53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fishing was a little below ok level and it was really slow. Water levels were way up. Bass are still in the pre-spawn, they're staging close to shore. Haven't seen any beds.
    City: zyante

    Tips: skip-cast senko's under overhanging cover fish it really slow. Had a good bite on black/blue spinnerbait with colorado blades. Get back to deer flats. If you want trout their aggresive caught one on a bleeding rattle trap or get nightcrawlers. good luck

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught some bass off of Splash It 2 popper in the morning. Also caught a few bass using chartruese spinnerbaits and senkos, largest was ~2lbs. Nothing on cranks. Water was much more muddy than usual.
    City: San Mateo

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 69

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Great day bass fishing as usual on this lake. Not many fish but good in size. 5 fish 2.3 to 5.3#. Rain and wind made it tough but the recent rain cleaned out the moss.
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: Caught on june bug beaver and watermelon senko. Tried evrything in every color.

Monday, May 2nd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Zach, yes boats are allowed on the lake. You can rent boats as well. ELECTRIC power only. Kayaks are ok also. Whats not permitted is float tubes, and sail boats. You want to head towards Felton, in Felton, get on Graham hill rd (towards santa Cruz) left onto Zayante rd. Follow Zayante rd past quailhollow road( up about 1.5 - 2 miles) to E Zayante rd. (it'll be a left at a Y) then follow the signs to the lake. The road into the lake gets narrow at times and downhill traffic sometimes is going too fast, Be cautious when approaching some of the uphill turns.
    Small aluminum boats are easy to get in, but I'd say anything bigger than 18' you'll have to pay attention. I've seen Ranger boats on the lake so it can be done.
    City: Scotts Valley

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hey fishin.. I heard about that...through the grape vine ...havent fished that pond for 25 year's... Last time I was there.... 25 years'ago caught two fish... the biggest was the blue gill.. never weighed it but.. probably close to 2 pds.. moved out of state ... let me know how to get there..again....
    City: sanjose

    Tips: a question can you bring boat's in this lake.. the last time I remember yu could not..let me know thank's again..I will try to get up there when I visit the area..Catch and Release my freind's...