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Sunday, August 24th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I can't belive there has hardly been any reports about Catishing! My buddy and I have caught some nice cat's rom 11-23lbs. "I you cast it they will come". Does anyone know where we can do some night ishing around here? Anderson used to be the place, but know they kick you out beore sundown! Uvas maybe?
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Night ishing with mac bait! Plenty o patience and beer!

Tuesday, August 12th, 2003

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    Water Temp: cool on top

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: HIGHEST Ive seen this lake during the summer! wow! Anyone know how it got so ull? Went out in my loat tube rom around 3:30-7:00 ishing mainly the cove right next to the launch ramp and the one next to it. When i was ishing near the launch ramp all the sudden i look down and there are a bunch o small 1-3inch baby bass (i think they were) They ollowed me everywhere I went but they didnt bring any o their parents along with them...so i ended up with nothing except a missed, what looked to be, 5lber. using a green 6inch senko.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: LAKE IS HIGH! AND CLEAR!!

Sunday, May 18th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got out on the water around 6:30, in the back o the lake. Started out with top water with no luck, and switched to my suspending jerk bait. A ew cast later by some trees, I caught a 3+. It had a crappie in its mouth as well. Continued and caught several other 1 lbs ish. AROUND 8 I casted adjacent to a tree in the center o the shallow area and hooked up with a 7 pounder. great ight and a great ish. Looked like she was ull o eggs. great day. Early bite has been good and with the warm weather it will probably get even better. tight lines
    City: Palo Alto

    Tips: reaction baits, anything that resembles a trout

Friday, May 9th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 60.8

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the water with Chad rom Fishermans Warehouse in San Jose rom 6:00pm - 7:30pm rom the boat. Was able to get a 1.8lb bass on a 1/2oz Persuader White spinnerbait w/ white willow lea blades. Male was on a bed in about 2' o water near the launch ramp. That was pretty much it or the day. Pounded the banks with white spinnerbaits and dropshot the coves without a bite. Didn't have enough time to hit the ar back end o the lake so we made do with the time we had.
    City: Los Altos

    Tips: Either ish or trout or go to a dierent lake. This lake doesn't have a large population o bass. There are some, but the absence o thredin shad must keep the numbers down in this lake.

Wednesday, April 30th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 60.6-61.9

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Work was slow so I was able to get on the water at 4:30pm today with the boat. Started making my way to the south end o the lake near the ire station. Threw a lot o stu again but had a hit on a purple culprit work knock o loaded with scent on the irst pitch. Didn't have enough time to set the hook as it immediately spit the bait out. Tried throwing a senko, drop shotting, etc and couldn't get anything to take the bait. I did see a guy land a 4lb bass on a 5" senko w/ curly tail (green color he said). I ended up throwin the senko the rest o the day ater seeing that. I did see a number o small ish in the shallows, tons o carp in the south end but no bed ish just yet.
    City: Los Altos

Friday, April 25th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 59.0

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6:00-7:15pm again rom the boat. Looks like I inally igured out the color as I had 2 ish nibble the bait and one 13" ish landed dropshotting a 4" Oxblood Magic Worm on 6lb test. Looks like there are a number o ish that are in the shallow protected coves or in 30-40 eet o water. This helps me eliminate unproductive water and now I can target a ew areas that I haven't had time to ocus on ater work. As I was pulling the boat out I ran into one o the park rangers by the name o Eddie Ancheta. Really nice guys, turns out he's one o the rangers who ish or bass in the Santa Clara county parks. We talked or about 20 min exchanging ideas and talking about available orage, etc at Stevens Creek. He said that there's no thread in shad which eliminates throwing a spinnerbait or crankbait here. There are crawdads, blue gill, stocked trout, carp (some in the 20lb+ range), crappie and some sturgeon. He also told me that last week a shore isherman landed a 40lb sturgeon in ront o him and Fish and Game. Later ound out that they guys took the ish to Fishermans Warehouse rom my buddy Chad.Next time out I'm going to bring my Aqua Vu and igure out what type o ish I'm graphing in 30-40 eet o water.
    City: Los Altos

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003

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    Water Temp: 59.9

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 6:00pm - 7:15pm targeting prespawn ish in 25'-40'. Saw a large school o ish relating to bottom structure but couldn't get them to go. Not sure what kind o ish they were. Tried split shotting a 6" striaght tail purple work and dropshotting a 3" gobi in a natural shad color. Nothing.Maybe next time I'll bring my AquaVu and see what kind o ish they are. They have to bite something.
    City: Los altos

Monday, April 21st, 2003

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    Water Temp: 57.2-57.9

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took the boat out to Stevens Creek once again to try and igure out this lake rom 4:30pm - 7:00pm. Water level is really high due to the last rain storm and gin clear (6'-10' visibility in some areas). Lake looks like it's pretty ull and the bass should either be staging w/ some early spawners. Problem is that I couldn't get a ish to ollow or bite. Threw white spinnerbait, various T-rigged sot plastics, drop shot, carolina rig, senko and white deep little N crank bait or nothing. I did speak with a couple o shore isherman and he said a guy down the way caught one bass up close on a spinnerbait or 5lbs. He also told me the area that I was concentrating on was good or bass o the point into the cove, however he wasn't catching anything either. He said he usually does better when the water has a little stain to it. Trout were planted last week and looks like the next trout plant is April 27 according to the sign. Reservoir will be closed when the trout are planted.BTW, I'm pretty much the only boat on the water (Red Ranger Bass Boat). I you see me out there stop by and say hi.
    City: Los Altos

    Tips: Never say die. Keep at it until something works.

Friday, March 14th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I ished on sunday march 9th. I was at the boat dock just ishing at the right o the boat dock under some loating logs using a light green senko with a hook you use in tubes. I casted behind the loating logs and bounced it o the bottom until I saw my line go immediatly let. I set the hook and brought in my FIRST STEVENS CREEK FISH, a healty 1-1.5lb large mouth bass. That was a good day even though i didn't get another. When the park started to close Me and my riend saw the birds diving meaning there are trout right under the birds, but the ranger didn't let me go.
    City: Santa Clara

Saturday, February 8th, 2003

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    Water Temp: Cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished around 3PM at the south end where the creek eeds in . Got a bite on C-rig.
    City: Stanord

    Tips: Fish slowly and tightly to the cover.

Sunday, December 29th, 2002

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went ishing at Stevens Creek on Sunday.Started ishing around 12PM. The water was very muddy and extremely high. The visibility was about 2-4 inches.Threw blades and jigs in the cove opposite the boat launch with no results.Fished the dam with no sigle bite. Then drove up the creek.To my surprise, got a bite by 4-5 pound good looking bass in a veryshallow area. The ish jumped and spitted the bait back to me. :-(Well, that's the only action o a today.
    City: Stanord

Friday, December 6th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ------------

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hey, I just go a new Fishin Buddy ish inder or my loat tube so I can go to SCR and ind those long lost ish!
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: See You on the water!

Friday, October 18th, 2002

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on Friday rom 4-7PM. Started at the dam, throwing plastic worms and spinner baits. No ish. Moved urther inside with not many actions. Then drove back to the end o the lake where a creek eeds in. Fished the trees. No action at all. :-( Called it a day about 7PM. Better luck next time.
    City: Stanord

Saturday, October 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: First my riend and I went to Lexington but we couldn't reach the water due to the muddy shoreline. Lexington is now almost dry. DO NOT FISH AT LEXINGTON NOW! ---Then we switched to Steven Creek. Started ishing about 10:30AM at the dam and kept moving inside. Caught two dinks and two 2 pound bass on topwater and plastic worm. Let about 1PM.
    City: Stanord

Friday, October 4th, 2002

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fun ishing this evening. Went ishing on Friday ater work. Fished rom 6PM to 7:15PM. Threw crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and worms. Fish started biting crazily about 7PM. Got a lot o bites but didn't hook. Might be just small ish nibbling the baits. Ended up landing 4 ish up to 2 pound. I wished I could stay longer but the ranger told me to leave.
    City: Stanord

Friday, September 27th, 2002

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom shore near the ar side o the dam rom 5-7PM. At the irst ew cast, caught a two pound bass on carolina rigged worm. Switched to crankbaits and spinnerbaits with nothing. Saw a lot o crappie. I wish I had brought crappie rod&bait. Let at 7PM.
    City: Stanord

Sunday, August 11th, 2002

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on Sunday at the Dam rom 5-8PM. Caught 3 ish, one on carolina rigged worm, the other two on spinner bait. They are all baby size.
    City: Mountain View

Friday, July 5th, 2002

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    Water Temp: Surace 72 deg

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Trolled trout most o the day beginning when the gates opened. First hook up at 11am and another an hour later. The last three ish came within twenty minutes at about 3pm. All were DFG size.
    City: Redwood City

    Tips: Needle Fish and troll very slow at about 30t

Monday, June 17th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The guy who caught the catish caught it rom the North shore, in the Pacchetti Ranch area, approximately at the point where Bear Meadow trail (?) intersects Stevens Canyon Rd. He was ishing rom shore and using chicken livers, I believe. It was a nice sized cat'.
    City: Belmont

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Where was the guy ishing or the catish, what did he use?
    City: Sunnyvale