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Sunday, October 21st, 2012

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: (Going for Catfish)
    Middle of Summer(July/August) I was pulling at least a 1 lb. catfish every night from 8:30-9:30, usually biting right at sun goes behind the hills and staying strong until 11. September only yielded many young (9-10" max). It's been slow lately but still getting some bites.

    Sardines/Anchovies/Stinky Dip Baits have success

    Personal best so far was a 16" 2.5lber out of Chesbro
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Anchovies/Sardines work best. Bite is usually best 15 min before sundown and for a few hours after.

    Seems like the season is tapering off but there's still reports of bites.

Friday, June 25th, 2010

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: caught three bass throwing a redeye shad lipless.. biggest was 2.5
    City: santa clara

    Tips: erratic retrieve

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I hooked one very small bass, but that was it. My son and I saw a fair number of good-sized fish jump, but couldn't get them to bite. About 3 weeks ago we made our first-ever trip to Chesbro and we each caught a decent bass (each about 1.5 to 2 pounds, very healthy looking specimens). so there are some fish in the lake. Both times we mostly used Mepps Comets Minnows, but also threw a few other things.
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: Don't ask me.

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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    Water Temp: Unknown

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Windier than SH*T today but went out anyway, better than goin home and being badgered by the wife. Got 2 in about 2 hours in the coves by the damn, not big at all, Id say about 1-2 Lb range, better than nothin.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Used jig-n-pig setup, dark colors with chartreuse tips.

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Got to Chesbro around 10:30am and it was pretty quite. No bites or activity what so ever. I was just fishin for about an hour and a half, then left to UVAS, it was the same there, but a lil more fish activity.
    City: Hollister

    Tips: Let the days get warmer and the wind slow down a lil, activity should pick up by the end of the month.

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Ok id like to make this post on san jo bass but im havin password prbs. anyway i was suprised with such a good bite on saturday. Stopped off near the damn at the point that is actually a saddle when quite low....throw on the good polarized glasses and u can make it out might be a good dropshot spot when the lake is high.....anyway throw senkos green laminate/watermellon red flake around it that nailed 3 fish bustin the bait around that area. All fish were clones 1.5-1.75lbs nothing big but fun. Get out deeper on that ledge for the big ones that still remain!
    City: Hollister

    Tips: Senkos wacky! on the fall....thump!!!

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went out to the lack late that night with my bro he cauaght a 2 ld cat i got a nice bass on a chatter bait in the back cove by the dam will try agian later this week only went ut for 2 hrs
    City: san jose

    Tips: repeted casts

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out this evening from around 5:30 till 7:30 i stuck six only two would of kept but one was around three pounds looked like she was spawning I was throwing a darter head with a yamamoto spider grubs in multi colors but every color i threw got bit started getting more bites around sunset had to go because ranger was lockin gates
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Drag dart heads slowly back to the bank

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out around 4:30 and caught an nice 4 pounder walking out the dam and on the other side hooked two more one pounders. all came on spinner baits.
    City: Morgan Hill

    Tips: I think any thing will work on these post-spawn bass.

Monday, April 30th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: My Dad and I went out to Chesbro this afternoon and we fished from the shore just north of the parking facility on the east side for about 3 hours. Before my Dad got there I threw my fat free shad crankbait about 20 times with no luck. I then switched over to a carolina rigged brush-hog and caught a small guy on my very first cast.

    I pulled in another one about an hour later and both fish were just over 1 lb (if that). Nothing big enough to make me want to quit my day job.

    My Dad caught a couple of fish on a jig.

    Today I threw my basstrix minnow, craw colored crank bait, and of course the brush hog. The BH was the only one that produced fish.

    I thought the bite would be better but I think since we almost have a full moon I think the fish are feeding more at night which tends to take away from the day bite (IMO).


    Good luch out there!
    City: San Jose Bass

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught six tubbing on 4-28, texas rigged Yamamoto creature bait in 4'-6' of water. The biggest went about 5lbs.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Cover water. C & R. The bites/hits were extremely soft.

Monday, February 26th, 2007

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: my brother and i fished crank baits, rattle-traps, and plastics for 2 hours or so at chesbro and i managed one 3 pounder on the rattle trap. it was pouring rain and there was low water visibility
    City: san jose

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 5 in the last two hours of daylight. Caught 3 on lipless crank, 1 on a drop shot roboworm, and another on a t-rigged beaver. Missed a couple on the lipless crank too. Pretty good day though.
    City: Morgan Hill

    Tips: Bring a jacket. Its cold!!

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Chesbro today from around 8:00-1:30 and caught 10 fish up to 2# All fish came off rocky points from 4-15 feet of water. Bite was pretty soft for the most part and all fish were caught on jigs.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Look for points with large rock piles and bounce brown and purple jigs on the bottom.

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 77 - 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water from 830 am to 1230 pm. Caught 13 bass from dinks to 2 pounds. Used drop shot worms and dart head grubs and shad colored crankbait. Most fish were suspended about 8 - 10 feet following the shad. Most and bigger fish came on crankbait. Bite was better and bigger when windy.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Colors: Aaron's magic on drop shot, blue pearl for grubs, silver/black for cranks.

Friday, June 16th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: this lake stump's me.. hit or miss...AC has it right..normally I do well ..all dinks...lot's of big fckn carp jumping.. well that's Chesbro..
    City: morgan hill

    Tips: the tip..there is none lately..the weather pattern and all of the water being drawn off, I think, and I know they are hanging in 10 to 15...off a drop... ya need to be in 35 ft. there not hanging in the shallows... dropshotting is worthless.. in the wind... you will get the dinks ..most of you count them..I dont...a dink is less than 1.8 pds

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the lake at 7:30 and blown off at 10:30. Caught 2 spawned out 1 lb males off a 4" green weenie drop shotting off a ledge in 20' of water by the dam. There was no reaction bite (popper, blades, jerkbait). It was a brisk morning at 48 when I arrived and a cool 62 when I left the lake. It was WINDY all morning.
    City: San Jose

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: At 10am, the water was clear with some ripples, and the weather was sunny about 75 degrees. Only fished 1 1/2 hours and landed two bass - 2 & 4 lbs. using Senko (watermelon color) from the point just left of the boat ramp. Caught both on the slow retrieve at about 10 feet of water. Strange to have only one other fisherman on the lake this Sunday morning ......it's Mother's Day.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Work plastic worms in 5 to 10 ft. of water.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: This place is prime right now! They may not be big, but you will get the numbers. So it is quantity not quality. Oh well, it is great practice to understand where they are and how they are biting. I went out yesterday and landed 10 in 3 hours, Biggest going 5 lbs. All fish were shallow in 2-5 of water.
    PLEASE REMIND THE SHORE WEEKEND WARRIORS TO CATCH & RELEASE!

    Tips: Anything, I caught them on spinner baits, senkos, brush hogs, etc.

Monday, April 10th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 6 in 3 hours while float tubing, using spinner baits. All fish were shallow, biggest going only 2 lbs.