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Friday, December 9th, 2005

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    Water Temp: not sure

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: one of my favorite lakes for numbers. problem is the lake is dropping swiftly and getting drained out real quick for the winter rains. one, visibilty is about 7 inches and cover is basically gone. But, for the persistent, big fish can be caught.
    City: san jose

    Tips: Big spinner-baits and big plastics.

Friday, November 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: Not sure

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Back in November '04, By The Rock Spot at other end opposite to the launch ramp... I caught a 2-3 lb female big mouth with a cheap assassinator bait.

    Tips: If your usual/favorite techniques don't work... try using a bit of everything you have. Who knows what you'll catch..

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: i fished @ about 8:00am to 10:am and caught several nice bass. i use a float tube and kick over to the cove opposite the boat launch. it was kind of windy and i dropp-shotted a purple roboworm with an eighteen inch leader. i worked my way up the shore away from the dam

    Tips: tie your drop shot hook on with a palomar knot leaving 18 inches under the hook. put the loose end back through the front of the eyelet of the hook so the hook stands up strait. use drop shot weights that can clinch on the end of the line. hook a purple or blue robo worm right through the nose and keep your rod tip up and lots of action. if you dont float use a melon yamasenko with no weights or accoutrements and retrienve it slowly.

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 79

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 6:00pm till 8:00pm. My son and I took our kickboats out there, rowed to the far side of the lake. Not to much action but I did manage a 3.5lbs on a T-rigged 4inch worm(purple), and one other dink, my son farmed two small ones, gotta set that hook harder I told him.
    City: morgan hill

    Tips: Fish slow with plastics while the sun is high, fish reaction baits when the sun starts to set, good luck!

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Tried all my usual spots: cove to the right of the boat launch, left of the boat launch, near the drain pipe. Tried spinnerbaits, crankbaits, dropshot, carolina rigged lizard, jig. Nothing worked. The bass must be deep. I couldn't find them. Any ideas out there?

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: at the lake about 9am. Tried texas rigged rubber worms (green&yellow & purple&blue). Nothing. Tried brown&yellow crawdad crank bait and yellow&green small fish crankbait. Nothing.

    Not sure why they're not biting out at Chesbro.

Friday, July 1st, 2005

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    Water Temp: ???????

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: eric, no one cares about bluegill reports. U can catch those anytime, anywhere.
    City: san jose

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 67'

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Foggy morning, launched at 8. Hooked first fish at 8:15. Continued to catch 4 more before the sun came out at noon. All fish in the two pound range. All on wht./chart. spinnerbaits and all in 7 to 10ft. of water. Tried dropshot, crankbaits and tubes but no luck.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Go early once the sun cames out the bass go deep and lock up.

    Chesbro is still fun.

    Tight Lines!

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    Water Temp: 60-70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I casted out a Neon Green/yellow spinner bait around 4:30-5am in the morning about my 4th cast out there i felt a big tug so i reeled it in and snap my pole back and the fish was hooked. I caught a large mouth bass around 1-2 lb. I was suprised that i caught something but the fish was probably the one jumping the whole night.

    Location: i caught my fish on the left hand side of the dock all the way in the end near the pipe/gutter looking thing.

    June 21, 2005 i went out with a couple of my friends in the morning around 10am but didn't start feeling bits till around 11 to 12. We caught
    11 Bluegills total it was a nice day kind of windy but it worked out nicely. We just used Wax Worms hooked onto a size 8 hook with a weight on the bottom. The water was probably around 70 degrees caught it at the same place near the gutter/pipe thing.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Catching the large mouth bass was near land i just used a spinner bait and it worked good. Probably start fishing bass around 5am in the morning while its nice and cool.

    I think catching Bluegills should be around 11am-12pm while its nice and hot and the plus is that bluegills are capable in the warmer water so they would be near fishable areas. And plus they are breeding around this time

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 70+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I arrived a little after sunset. The fish were real shallow. It was a hot day so they're coming up to feed as the day cools down. I was catching them as close as 2-3 feet away from shore. A black/chartruese spinnerbait with large colorado blade was the trick. I worked all the close by shallows and landed 7 dinks about 1 lbs each. All on the same lure. I had one on a weightless senko but it spit me out.
    City: san jose

    Tips: Don't stop working your lure. The fish will come up very shallow to chase it. Warm waters made the fish much more active and fast retrieves were working well.

Friday, May 20th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I guess they had a float tube thing at Calero..Hope fully everyone caught some fish.. on sat it was windy as hell.. really nothing to report.. How's is going at the other reservoir's.. Keep in touch..
    City: morgan hill

    Tips: My tip, is that this weather has been strange.. you guy's dropshotting .. no chance with the wind.. no matter what ya do.. If you disagree with me.. Post some thing here... water is up on every one of these thing's .. fish are scattered.. you'll find one here or there but nothing big,,It's all the same...dink , dink dink .. where should I fish help me out..

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 58 depending on

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: this lake is either on or off...trying to find them. is tuff... water is up..they are scattered.. Last time I was there. two dink's.. threw everything at them... where the hell do they hide? went back all the way. past the bar had to listen to motorcycle's ... that doesn't bother me.. If I had a tip I would give it to ya
    City: san jose

    Tips: Hey if any of ya have some tip's on the lake let me know.... cuz it sucks never going back.. how's anderson

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Chesbro throughout the weekend for a total of 10 hours with no bites with a white spinnerbait from shore. I tried all along the dam up to the first cove at the end of the dam. Some other guy pull out a small 1 pounder with a small 4in worm on a texas rig. Fairly windy conditions makes it hard to cast far enough to get to where the bass are.
    City: San Jose

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 58-59

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out for a couple hours early in the morning, (6-8am). Morning was overcast with rolling fog around 7:30. Cold morning made for a tough bite. Caught 4 cookie cutter bass of 10"-11", lost one about same size. Threw topwater, rip baits, jigs for no hits, switched to white spinnerbait caught one and threw smoky joe rat'l trap to catch 3. My brother arrived later to splitshot and throw tubes to catch two small dinks.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Wait for more stable weather for the fish to come up.

Friday, April 1st, 2005

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    Water Temp: < 60

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Took my kids fishing in the morning from 8:45 to 11:30. No bites. Threw poppers, cranks, grubs and jigs with no takers. The fish were jumping all over the lake in the morning. The lake is full. I have never seen this lake this full in over 5 years.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Don't have any tips. Do you?

Saturday, November 20th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished morning from 7:30am - 9:50am didn't catch anything. Used some red/brown and light grey crankbaits the whole morning.

    Came back at about 4:00pm - 5:30pm same idea, and still didn't catch anything. Terrible luck this weekend I guess.

Sunday, October 3rd, 2004

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for a couple hours 9:00-1:00pm, caught five, mostly 10-12inchers with the best one at 3lbs even that went for the Rattle Trap. Caught the others on rattle trap and 5-inch big hammer swimbait. Nice day, I need to get an earlyer start next time.
    City: Morgan Hill

    Tips: Fish where somewhat active and chasing lures.

Monday, September 6th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Chesbro on labor day, very hot day 100deg, fishing was slow, caught a few dinks on rattle trap and t-rig robo worm. Nothing on drop shot, was marking fish on finder but they weren't hungry.

    Saw this one guy with a 24 lbs catfish on a stinger that he caught at 2:30am on an anchovie, possibly a lake record. He was chatting with a park ranger about it.
    City: Morgan Hill

    Tips: Fishing should improve as we head into the Fall season. More reports to follow.

Saturday, August 28th, 2004

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    Water Temp: not sure

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Lots of bass but boy are they small. I'm talkin' 10 inchers and less. I haven't figured out a solid Big fish pattern here after 3 years of fishin' it. I have caught some bigguns' outta here but man are they tough to catch!!! I'm about to give it up and go to Calero!!!
    City: san jose

    Tips: Pray and meditate before you go to this lake. Cussing does not work!!!

Saturday, August 21st, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out from 6:30-10:00 with my son and my brother. My 6-year old outfished us both that day. The fish are getting harder to find and catch. My son caught 3 all on grubs, all different colors. While my brother and I managed to catch one each. Nothing of size except the one that got away from my son. Had a great time anyway. Saw lots of fisherman out on the lake, in boats and shore. Nobaody really catching anything.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Take a kid fishing!