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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

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    Water Temp: 67'

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Partner and I set out around 7:45am. First fish at 9am on Wht.Spinner bait. WT# 7.11lbs. Second fish caught around noon on same Spinner bait. WT# 6.3lbs.
    All caught in the south/west end.
    In 3 to 4 ft. of water.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Wind, Wind, Wind! Use it! It stirred up the bait fish which in turn raised the BIG ones! Please catch and release, these fish are bedding!
    Tight Lines!

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 66'

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Partner and I picked up 3 5Lbs., 1 3lbs. & 1 at 2.5lbs. All caught on X-Raps and in a 2 hour window. Nothing all day until 3pm.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Wind was the key!

    Tight Lines!

Friday, April 21st, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: This is for SidH.


    Calero seems to be on the move right now but I would recommend an early morning run since the weather is finally warming up and more boaters will be on the water.

    There was a recent trout plant at Campbell Perc Ponds. I caught an eight and ten pounder a couple of weeks ago on a white spinner and trout pattern soft plastic jerk bait. Lot's of pressure at this place. Don't waist too much time in one spot.

    I'm from L.A. too. Enjoy it up here. It's nice.

    Good Luck,

    Creeker
    City: Campbell

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got our about 9Am and fished till 3pm got 5 fish and it was tough for us. Got them all on senkos in about 12 feet of water...lake is definately full
    City: Mtn. View

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    Water Temp: Unk.

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Many people beating the bank today. Fished the morning on both sides of the launch ramp. Couple of 2lb'ers on a senko. Saw a few boats with no backseater, cmon guys, hook us bank beaters up, I'd be glad to pay my share! Zack, get that boat in the water! This is prime pickin' time!
    City: San Jose

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    Water Temp: I'm thinking..5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: from what Ive heard..all of this water is great.. unless "you happen to live on a high hill"..Hopefully all you and your folk's are ok.. It warmed up a bit..{daytime}.. a tip..
    City: santa clara

    Tips: Hmmm..that's a tuff deal.... Sid, actually I try to fish every lake in the area.. and to this day my boat hasen't gotten wet yet..try dt's..deep crank.. mag wart..storm has a bunch...use the deep diver..my favorite color.. is all of them.. Start with.. crawdad ,green.. then red.. crank the area.. then throw either a texas riggd.. blue flacked worm.. 6" against some brush pile against the bank...throw it in.. the fourth time ya got one..this is the pattern that I have been using for many year's..

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: well i know this is not a report, This weekend i'm going to the san jose area for my grandmas B-day.I Have mainly been fishing the local lakes in my area, So far my biggest this season was an absolutely beautiful six pounder on a matt lures baby bass. I was wondering how far along in the spawn the fish are up there, considering it came late here i can only imagine sightfishing sucks with the horrible wether you guys been having.As late as it started for us it's pretty much over now. Hows the overall clarity, Last spring i caught tons of dink crappie but no bass.Also does anyone know how the fishing for bass at the campbell perc ponds has been? Are the fish up there staging or gaurding now? i don't have much time to fish this weekend, so i have to choose between anderson, calero, or campbell, what do you guys think? Any info will be greatly appreciated as i only make it up there once a year.
    Thanks,
    Sid
    City: Los angeles

Monday, April 17th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Everything seems to be working, but I had really good success just walking the bank in the south end throwing brush hogs. A rattletrap also produced lots of smaller fish. Go barbless, the hookset is easier, and a snap releasing the fish without a huge hole in it's mouth. Spawning fish are producing our future catch's! Everyone I saw or talked to were catching fish!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Just get out! Weather is beautiful, no ticks on the shorline yet, but be prepared for mud. Pack out your trash please!

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Well, at this lake being shallow for the most part many spawners are there and more than ready to hit. Every presentation seems to be working. Please catch and gently release. Hugs & kisses, James.
    City: san jose

    Tips: 15 feet or less, shallow flats, carolina-rigs most consistent for me although reaction baits are producing as well. Please catch & release.

Friday, April 14th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Sweet, I'm good to go now. Crawdad's do what they do...ok, i'm with you. Alot of debris, floating and under, is what you can't see...this helps a lot. Watch out for the other person, that just bought a jet ski...oh man the tip's don't stop. Thanks zack!!!
    City: Fremont

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Wow...tips from Zack. That sure would be something. David is obviously jumping at the opp to get some tips from you.

    We are all anxious to hear what you got. Anyway to pay lots of money for those tips rather than give out personal information?
    City: Fremont

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

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    Water Temp: guessing at..55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: with all of the water that flow's..and right now.. alot of debris.. floating..and under. is what you can't see... this time of year..Hank...pick out what crawdad color ya want...remember.. they are on the move also..
    City: san jose

    Tips: this time of year with the water being up..crawdad's alway's do what they do... from green to red.. try a combo.. Remember.. never slow.. throw a deep diver fast.. you will be surprised.. thank's fish safe and watch out for the other person, that just bought a jet ski..

Monday, April 10th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: trying to get my boat and gear ready..alot of rain. Have to do those "Honey do's" I will be out there..
    City: san jose

    Tips: Not really a tip . more than a question. to David Roger's. do you have a brother..if you do let me know. his name and I will give ya some tip's..fish safe and the lake's are full..Take care.. Zack

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    Water Temp: 56-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from a boat from 8:30 - 2:00PM Three of us caught about 20 keepers to two pounds. All were young bucks staged in prespawn mode along the banks going into the creek arms. We did not see any females around yet. Our fish came on slow rolled white spinnerbaits, Pointer rip baits, red crankbaits, and drop-shotting purple worms.
    City: Belmont

    Tips: As the water warms a couple more degrees watch for larger fish in spawn areas.

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

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    Water Temp: Boat in shop

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 8:30 to 2:00 on Saturday off of the bank fishing everything from points to tulies, I tossed senkos, jigs, brush hogs & worms all in dif colors. I saw a guy in a float tube catch a 1/2 lber, 5 min later I saw a guy in a bass boat catch a 1/2 lber, I started complaining that I could not catch a fish for the life of me, I stated that I fished a month ago in the rain all day and did not get a bump and today 3 hrs and nothing, he said that's just the way it is sometimes and I agreed, just about that time I tossed out a little bit to the right of where most of my casts on that point were and all the sudden I felt some pulling and I set the hook and landed a 4.6lber. I told the guy in the bass boat that the fish is about 4 to 4 1/2 lbs, he said I have a digital scale so I said bring it over and it was 4.6, I am good with weight. I caught her with a 4 in magic worm green weenie on a carolina rig. People caught fish on brush hogs, worms and spinner baits from 1 foot to 10 feet of water, my fish was in 8-10 feet, I talked to a guy that caught a 4.8 on a spinnerbait 2 feet off shore in front of him.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Never give up!! I tried fast, slow, slower, and dead stick, I started casting a counting to 100 before moving, nother worked. The fish I caught hit it when it hit the bottom. I am going back Tuesday, its about to bust open. To the cool guy I spoke to who caught the 4.8 on spinner bait, I will be there 4/11 5 pm, see ya.

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

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    Water Temp: 52.6

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: was on lake for 3 hours landed three bass 1-2 pounds fishing off of points using mister twister worms =brown/yellow tail in 8-15 feet of water..
    City: santaclara

    Tips: fish are starting to move to spawn beds... work em sloooow!

Friday, March 24th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Friday fishing trip. Went out from 1:30pm - 5:30pm. Had a good day, 8 total fish with the two biggest just under 5 pounds. Caught 6 of the 8 fish in 5 ft. water in back of cove using rip bait, they couldn't leave it alone!! The two bigger boys were caught using a double tail grub....slooooooooow........
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Switch up your baits. Went back into a cove where two boats had been fishing for hours with no bites using plastics.......I threw a rip bait and got 6 in an hour (all between 2 and 3.5 pounds)

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 53

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fished calero on sunday and got a couple fish on the rock walls with crankbaits. then started throwing rattletraps on the flats and got housed fought the fish for about five minutes got her right to the boat and she shook the hook off. she was around 8#s. very disapointing!!! also got bite throwing brass and glass s-20 worm with light line.
    City: femont

    Tips: fish are starting to move shallow. the big girl was right next to shore. reaction bite is on its way up. have fun

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Very slow day. Started shallow with rip baits and rattletraps but no takers. Backed out to the creek channels with tubes, still nothing. Moved to main lake points and started hooking up in 10-20 feet with tubes and zipper grubs. Caught 6 total, 2lbs biggest. It was damn cold, it snowed on the mountains and rain off and on all day, but it's always good to go fishing.
    City: Marina

Friday, March 10th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Sorry wrong lake, should be Shadow Cliffs, need one to pick me up. Disregard last post and this one.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: oops...