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Tuesday, April 4th, 2000

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    Water Temp: Spawn Temp.

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started my usual pattern and caught a 5#'er right off in 18' of water on summermoss brushhog. Caught two more little bucks. Switched to cranks and never put them down except in the creak. Cranks working well. Wanted to catch just one toad so I started throwing Castaic stuff but know luck there. Went back to cranks and found some girls. Using a Norman Suspend 22 caught a 7(spawned out) and two 6's in five casts. That was fun.
    City: Mountain View

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Started out at 7:30, ripped and threw blades until 9 in the back cove with no luck. Switched to my favorite crank bait (WiggleWart Tenn Shad) caught 15 fish up until 2pm. Was amazed by the size, had 6 fish in the 3-5 lb range. The rest ranged from 1-1.5. I always have good luck cranking at Calero and Anderson. All the fish except 2 came from in between the small damn and the spill way. Fish were fat and should be moving in to spawn anytime. All fish were caught in 9 feet of water, parallel the banks and you will get them. Had a couple buddies out there who were having a tough time, told them about the crank bite and they started hooking into them!!!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Crank shad pattern crank baits in the 9-12 ft range. Stick with it and it will pay off!!!!

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Baily cove is located were Baily rd. ends. No report
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Zoom 4" Lizards in green pumpkin, for low light condition try junebug or black.

Saturday, April 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: lo 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Thought I'd do much better today (Saturday), what with all the warm weather & all (tolerable winds). Only landed 1, around a pound-&-a-half; another shook off before I could get him to the boat. Only a couple of other taps on the line besides. Guys around me reported catching 2-5 fish per, with *lizards* being the most-often stated lure. I caught mine on a moss-colored Baby Brush Hog, T-rigged (the one that came off was on a small 3", split-shotted worm). Jerkbaits, spinnerbaits & Carolina rigs to no avail. Lots of boats & jet skis. Man, those boat wakes from the wakeboarders were just *pounding* the shoreline. Wasn't sure just how to work the shore under those conditions. Sure had to keep an eye on those wakes in my kickboat, though -- I felt like a cork bobbing around in the ocean! Better days ahead??? Are Cherry Cove, Oak Cove working? All I keep hearing about is Bailey Cove, but I just can't get myself to work that end of the lake, given its limited structure. Is that really the hotspot on the lake?
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Lizards seem to be working for most.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got up earlier than normal today and was fishing by 5:30a.m. I fished the entire back side by the stables. Had some solid hits but didn't land anything. I wish I had some topwater lures with me though cause at 6:00a.m. the fish started coming to the surface. I did see a few fish caught and one was a 5 pounder that was caught on a red lizard at around 9:30a.m. Man it sure was nice outside this morning though. Time to start wearing shorts.
    City: San Jose

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    Water Temp: lo 60's

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Thought I'd do much better today (Saturday), what with all the warm weather & all (tolerable winds). Only landed 1, around a pound-&-a-half; another shook off before I could get him to the boat. Only a couple of other taps on the line besides. Guys around me reported catching 2-5 fish per, with *lizards* being the most-often stated lure. I caught mine on a moss-colored Baby Brush Hog, T-rigged (the one that came off was on a small 3", split-shotted worm). Jerkbaits, spinnerbaits & Carolina rigs to no avail. Lots of boats & jet skis. Man, those boat wakes from the wakeboarders were just *pounding* the shoreline. Wasn't sure just how to work the shore under those conditions. Sure had to keep an eye on those wakes in my kickboat, though -- I felt like a cork bobbing around in the ocean! Better days ahead??? Are Cherry Cove, Oak Cove working? All I keep hearing about is Bailey Cove, but I just can't get myself to work that end of the lake, given its limited structure. Is that really the hotspot on the lake?
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Lizards seem to be working for most.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got up earlier than normal today and was fishing by 5:30a.m. I fished the entire back side by the stables. Had some solid hits but didn't land anything. I wish I had some topwater lures with me though cause at 6:00a.m. the fish started coming to the surface. I did see a few fish caught and one was a 5 pounder that was caught on a red lizard at around 9:30a.m. Man it sure was nice outside this morning though. Time to start wearing shorts.
    City: San Jose

Friday, March 31st, 2000

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    Water Temp: unk

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from my tube between 2;00 pm and 6:00pm. Very windy. Fished by the stables and caught one small one on a carolina rigged lizard ( watermelon ). Got two more in Baily cove on carolina rigged power worm ( red / blue flake) Got my last one on a texas rigged baby brush hog in Baily cove. Only 4 total and nothing over 1.7 lbs.
    City: Union City

    Tips: started getting bites when I slowed down and used 1/4 oz weights, too windy to feel anything lighter.

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    Water Temp: 59-63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water at 3:00 pm. with my buddy Dave, got our butts blown off. No fish. But if I'm not mistaken there is a 35 mph speed limit on the lake and I've seen the same assholes on the lake in there big speed boats going at least 70 racing up and down the lake. Please if you see them or any other abusing the lake please report them!!
    City: san jose

    Tips: Ya stay out of the wind!!

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    Water Temp: unk

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from my tube between 2;00 pm and 6:00pm. Very windy. Fished by the stables and caught one small one on a carolina rigged lizard ( watermelon ). Got two more in Baily cove on carolina rigged power worm ( red / blue flake) Got my last one on a texas rigged baby brush hog in Baily cove. Only 4 total and nothing over 1.7 lbs.
    City: Union City

    Tips: started getting bites when I slowed down and used 1/4 oz weights, too windy to feel anything lighter.

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    Water Temp: 59-63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water at 3:00 pm. with my buddy Dave, got our butts blown off. No fish. But if I'm not mistaken there is a 35 mph speed limit on the lake and I've seen the same assholes on the lake in there big speed boats going at least 70 racing up and down the lake. Please if you see them or any other abusing the lake please report them!!
    City: san jose

    Tips: Ya stay out of the wind!!

Thursday, March 30th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went this morning for a few hours gate was opened before 8 started throwing rodstrainer (shad color) tandem blade cauhgt one small that went 1.11# then two more cast later got another that went 5.03# both next to weedlines saw alot of males in shallow water in the weeds caught a nice male on a gizit that went 2.11# and caught another one that was about 6ft away from that fish that was 4.00# got her on rodstrainer (brown/orange)jig w/plastic crawdad (brown/orange flake)wind picked up again and got off water at 1:30
    City: san jose

    Tips: cast paralle to banks and weed lines,dont make a shadow when fishing shallow bass they will spoke it happened to me today,fish coves,and release all bed fish back to there nest

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    Water Temp: 58-60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went this morning for a few hours gate was opened before 8 started throwing rodstrainer (shad color) tandem blade cauhgt one small that went 1.11# then two more cast later got another that went 5.03# both next to weedlines saw alot of males in shallow water in the weeds caught a nice male on a gizit that went 2.11# and caught another one that was about 6ft away from that fish that was 4.00# got her on rodstrainer (brown/orange)jig w/plastic crawdad (brown/orange flake)wind picked up again and got off water at 1:30
    City: san jose

    Tips: cast paralle to banks and weed lines,dont make a shadow when fishing shallow bass they will spoke it happened to me today,fish coves,and release all bed fish back to there nest

Tuesday, March 28th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 61-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got one on a castaic trout a nice 7#'re. That was lucky, the rest on the carolina rig not lucky. Had to work for them but caught several between 1 1/2#'s to 4#'s. Purple was good for me as was a summer moss color in same plastic lure. You gotta figure out the lure. Think big.
    City: Mountain View

    Tips: Crankbite starting but its a sparce bite.

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    Water Temp: 61-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Got one on a castaic trout a nice 7#'re. That was lucky, the rest on the carolina rig not lucky. Had to work for them but caught several between 1 1/2#'s to 4#'s. Purple was good for me as was a summer moss color in same plastic lure. You gotta figure out the lure. Think big.
    City: Mountain View

    Tips: Crankbite starting but its a sparce bite.

Sunday, March 26th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Today I fished the back side of the lake near the ranch house from the shoreline. I was there from 8:ooa.m.-9:30a.m. and only caught one fish but it was 4.5 - 5.5 lbs. I had 4 boats and half a dozen float tubers go by in that time and didn't see anyone pull anything in. That one fish sure was nice though.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Don't fish too shallow yet. Red and pumkinseed worms about 20ft off shore has been working for me.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Today I fished the back side of the lake near the ranch house from the shoreline. I was there from 8:ooa.m.-9:30a.m. and only caught one fish but it was 4.5 - 5.5 lbs. I had 4 boats and half a dozen float tubers go by in that time and didn't see anyone pull anything in. That one fish sure was nice though.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Don't fish too shallow yet. Red and pumkinseed worms about 20ft off shore has been working for me.

Friday, March 24th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: No report. Just want to commend Kris for his last post. I couldn't agree with you more! Take a camera, snap a pic, and release them. Besides, nothing pretty about a pic of a guy holding up a dead Bass as he poses in his garage!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints.

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    Water Temp: 58-61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Due to high wind water has a great color. Big fish 9+# being caught on plastics on leadheads. A note to the new guys out there. I,ve seen the removel of some of our Calero giants in the name of recognition by your piers or what ever( I doubt these fish were for food) in the last few trips out. The best fisherman brings a camera, snaps some shots, then PUTS THEM BACK!!! Once these fish are gone we all loose. We loose a precious resorce, loose the span and deplete our fishery.
    City: Mountain View

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I went out today at around 9:30 and did pretty good. I started fishing around Bailey and didnt get anything so I started waqlking toward the launch ramp. Then I hit my first fish. He was pretty nice around 4 pounds. Then I moved down a little bit and got one that was a little under 2 pounds. then I moved to a point that I have done well at and I nailed a nice one that was 5+. That one really surprised me
    City: San jose

    Tips: I have been getting all of my fish on power worms or zipper worms. In a brownish crawdad color.