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Friday, April 27th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Arived at the lake at 1:30 and it was windy, windy, windy. We saw several ish jumping and I landed a 2 pound rainbow that measured 19 inches in about 40 minutes. Caught it with silver sparkle power bait nuggets. Only stayed 3 hours and had no more luck, but had a great time.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Threw a blue ox lure or a while with no hits and promptly lost it in the submurged brush near shore. Lots to snag on near shore.

Tuesday, April 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got to the lake around 1:00 and hooked a 12 incher right away. That was it or the day. Saw a nice trout landed to the right o the irst cove across the dam. Didn't want to walk that ar.ha. Millions o baby trout swimming next to the bank, wonder why??? Evidence o night ishing there, picked up trash or 30 minutes.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Throw what ever you catch ish with. They are here, just a matter o enticing them.

Saturday, March 24th, 2001

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    Water Temp: na

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Finally made it out to Calero with my brother. I didn't go out at all last year. Yep, pretty SAD :-(Anyways, got there late about 9am. My brother was let on his own or an hour and a hal. His irst time ishing there so he was paying his dues trying to igure out what they were biting and where.We talked to a couple o people and it seemed plastic worms were working or them and spinnerbaits weren't.We walked the shore or a couple o hours until 11am.We each got bit once. A small one on a black iretail worm or him and a nice one just under 5 or me on a brown jigand plastic trailer. I orgot the camera. Oh well, there's always next time :-)
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Many thanks to you all who practice catch and release.I hope to tangle with some o those you've put back and I will always do the same or others to enjoy.Plastics and jigs. I I had more time, would have tried spinnerbaits and crankbaits a bit more.

Sunday, September 24th, 2000

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    Water Temp: Should it matte

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: My suggestion to all o you is to utilize an ancient ishing prayer book. Cause all your GLXs and Calis aren't going to help you at all! Yes, I have seen ish come out o here even past 10lbs, but the inconsistancy o size and numbers is a mystery beyond even the best bullshiters explaintion. How could a lake thats located 10 miles rom both Anderson and Calero be so bad? Here is a theory our devine water district in all their wisdom continues to treat Chesbro as some sort o water shed step-child. Anderson and Calero get allotments o water all summer long to keep the lake levels somewhat stable. While Chesbro gets the shat. In the winter time Chesbro continues to silt, spawning grounds are lost, very little gravel is let and the lake is devoid o cover. Next time you curse at Chesbro think about doing something positive or the lake. I won't tell i I see one o you with christmas trees on your lipping deck and remember olks, rock piles don't always make themselves. Take a resh look at Chesbro and lets see what improvements we can make.
    City: Coyote

Wednesday, August 9th, 2000

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    Water Temp: above 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: took a buddy out to the lake or the irst time. we ished worms and some "other things". rob,"swimbait", had a ew worm bites and i had a bite on a sot jerkbait. i also had a ollewer on my optimum
    City: Castro Valley

    Tips: go when you are eelin lucky

Saturday, April 8th, 2000

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    Water Temp: still a little

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Filshed the south end by the boat ramp... Threw a a variety o blades, cranks, and plastic... NOTHING.... walked out on the boat dock and started sight ishing....threw the smallest jerk bait and had to hit the ish in the mouth beore I could trigger a strike... All very small males... still beats the hell out o working..
    City: Gilroy

    Tips: I you have any tips or this lake send to me

Tuesday, March 7th, 2000

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out ater school and chucked a plug or a ew hours. didn't get anything.
    City: castro valley

    Tips: there still bitin rally slow

Sunday, August 15th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 71 Degrees

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 8am til 1pm. Caught 9 bass, biggest 17" smallest 8". Used deep crankbait thru big rockpiles or 5 o them, caught the other 4 on a nightcrawler threaded on a jig head hanging over the side o the boat.
    City: Cupertino

    Tips: Watch your ish inder. All the quality bass are at the same depth level and are not that hard to catch i you can get to them. Was really suprised at how much the water temp has come down due to the cooler weather.

Date Unknown

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    Water Temp: 70-72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out from 7am to 12:30. Caught several fish all one pounders all on shad crankbaits: Fat free shad, Speed trap and a wiggle wart. Fish were suspended and caught in about 8' - 10' of water. No bites on spinnerbait, drop shot or senkos. It was overcast in the morning which burned off around 10 and it was breezy all morning. Lots of fisherman out but not a lot of catching.

    Tips: Replace stock trebles off cranks with premium treble hooks.

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Whoops I mean 2004. Not 05. Sorry

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: i ished near the the corner o the dam. got out right beore sunset hoping or some to hit my spook. but nothing. i switched to a texas with a hawg. a ew bites but no hook ups. switched to the senko and had a lot o nibbles, ?? dont know why i didnt get hooked? probably little guys. well guys, guess we are all waiting or the all bite eh? good luck to all
    City: san jose

    Tips: try weed less anything and spinnerbaits. november looks pretty darn good.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: the cold weather probably put these ish o. or, my choice o presentations was o. anyways, 1 ish about 6 inches ater 5 hours o ishin'. this lake can get pretty tough.i bacically sucked today. better luck next time.

    Tips: last year about the same time spinnerbaits and rattle-traps did the trick.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Stopped to ish or two hour and got 4. All about 2-3 pound range. All spinner bait ish. Had to leave but bite was on!
    City: sj

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: City: GRANADA HILLS