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Tuesday, March 30th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: does any one know if you can rent boats to fish from at coyote.
    City: PA

Wednesday, March 24th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 61-67

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Getting better everyday. I fished thursday in the stubborn wind the blew all day. Boated 8 fish to about 5lbs..hooked and unbuttoned the same big fish not once but two times.She railed me both times in very deep in cover. made me sick, especially since I was expecting her to bite the second time.

    This lakes a little slow to get going and the best fishing here is yet to come. Water color is still on the brown side but fishable.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: jigs. big and bulky

Monday, March 22nd, 2004

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Jay, I know how you feel. Went out Monday the 22nd, not real good. Very windy, missed a few bumps, but no fish. Only two other boats out there, and two headed out as we headed in about 1pm. No bass. No that I read the previous post, I feel a little better, knowing I fished right after a tournament. Yeah, that's it, they took all the good fish from me! Not really, I just sucked. Switched to trolling for trout just to catch some fish, nothing there either. Water is still very stained, flotsam heavy at the windward side of the lake.
    City: san jose

    Tips: Still probably works with all the usuals, just have to be patient I guess, allow for some slow action at times.

Sunday, March 21st, 2004

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    Water Temp: 62-64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Pajaro Valley Bass Clubs March Tournament, 21 anglers, many quality fish weighed in. My 8.47 was looking real good for BF until the last angler weighed in his winning limit of 21.70 with a 12.43 kicker(pic on our website)caught 1 hour before weigh-in. A 7.86 was also weighed in. Most of the quality fish were caught flippin plastics or jigs or jerk baits. Several 4's and 5's were caught but only 2 limits.
    City: Watsonville

    Tips: Fish were caught just about everywhere in shallow water on just about everything except swimbaits.

Friday, March 19th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a difference two days make. fished from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Skunk day only two bites and didnt hook them. talked to two bass boats and they had only two small fish each. Slow day for every one I guess?
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: can some one else post whats working? I shure dont know today.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the lake around 7 a.m. my buddy Curtis got 2 fish. One on the second cast on a crank bait. Then one much later on a wacky senko. I got 4 fish the bigest two weighed in at 6.0 and 7.5! The other two were 2 & 3 pounds. All senko fish texas style. bass are in pre-spawn still. The little males are getting ready in the shallows, while the big girls are waiting in the wings. Love those large ladys! The carp are going off and stirring up the mud. I'll be out there next wensday, see ya.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Senko, Senko, Senko! Why fish with any thing else? Thanks Gary Yamamoto!

Sunday, March 14th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fished hard with little success. Kyle got one and I lost one. Nothing big. some one said they got a 6-lbr. but who knows if they were telling the truth? It will be a while before the lake realy turns on. give it some time to clear.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: give it a try at least the weather is nice.

Wednesday, March 10th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 66

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Been out a couple of times in the last week. Fished all the usual places. A couple of dinks. Water is really dirty. As we pulled in boats were leaving. No one we talked to caught fish. We were already there so we gave it a go. Once the water clears up a little it should turn on.
    City: Gilroy

    Tips: Go to Anderson

Monday, March 8th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 61 then got to

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey snaggel tooth give me a call! I got to the lake some time after noon. fished till 5. lost 2 fish but landed a nice 4.0 lb. bass. found some fish on the fish finder in the chanel but expected to see more. I got the big fish in the shallows on a flat.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: senkos in dark colors. Jeff get the float tube out and go fish next wensday!

Saturday, February 21st, 2004

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    Water Temp: COLD

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out Sat. saw a ew boats around the shallows, isnt much there only about ten percent o the shallows are ull. Caught two small ones on sot plastic, ish were deep. Does anyone know when they are planting trout, cant wait to throw that swim bait.
    City: san jose

    Tips: Need more rain to ill up the shallows.

Thursday, January 1st, 2004

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    Water Temp: around 45-50

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Coyote today from 8:30-12:00 with Slammers, 1/2 oz. jigs, and 10 inch worms around the dam but never got bit. Tried looking for clearer water but the rains have made it pretty hard to find. I think this is the best time to throw the big swim baits at Coyote in my experience ,especially the topwater ones, becuase the fish are more concentrated due to the low water levels plus the bass havent really seen a trout in a while.
    City: Salinas

    Tips: Look for a more stable weather cycle, and clearer water if you can to really throw the swim baits. Oh and the ramp is still closed....

Tuesday, November 11th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Skunk day at coyote. road closed to dam so we had to slop threw the mud to launch our tubes. we both got one bite and we lost both ish! only got bit on tubes and a jig. Fished the south end creek channel and the lats. Saw some big bass jump but couldnt get them to take a top water bait or crank baits. Still better than siting at home.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: carolina riged tube bait or double tail yamamoto grub on a jig. south side is muddy buddy, dont bring your avorite shoes. :)

Sunday, November 9th, 2003

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    Water Temp: cold!

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Raining like cats and dogs when we put in the tubes! thenit cleared up and was a beautiull day! only a ew shore ishermen braved the weather and us two crazy loat tubers! We both got 3 bass.Kyle got the biggest this time, it was 2 lbs. on the dot! We ished near the dam. The water is cold but the ish are willing. The road is closed past the camp grounds during the week and the boat launch is still closed. The shore line is heck o muddy and the water is down.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Tex posed 6 inch grub, bouncing o the bottom. also smal grubs and worms ished slow. some ish are shallow neer the rocks, but most were caught in deeper water.

Sunday, October 19th, 2003

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    Water Temp: air temp

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went camping this weekend at Coyote thisweekend. Let the boat at home since theramp was closed. Water level is distrubinglylow. I you plan to ish it plan on aserious hike.
    City: San Jose

Sunday, October 12th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Boat launch is not useable! That means no obnoxious Wake board boats! Float tubers dream, We can ish the main lake without risking lie and limb! The water is realy low way past the weed line. there is some mud lines and the water is stained. ishing was slow but we I did get 5 bass, my buddy Kyle got 4. I hooked one that ran like a big striper and broke my hook on a sturdy jig! Oh My God didnt see it but I know it was a "BIG FISH" I'll be back. The all bite hasnt started but hope it will soon.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Swiming jigs with yamamoto grubs, in smoke w/silver sparkel.

Sunday, September 21st, 2003

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    Water Temp: 75%

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: It was realy hot this week end! got a ew dinks, sat.& sun. My buddy Kyle got a 3,lbr. On riday! Lots o preshure on the south side this sat. the boats stirring up the silt. The biger ish were caught on the main lake in sparse weeds. We got some savage strikes but they turned out to be little dudes. we stay'd at the campgrounds and donated blood to the mosquitos! Oh lord bring the bug spray!
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Hot Hot Hot, bring lots o water! Fish the shade o sparse weeds. any thing weedless, senkos, texas riged worms. also cast grubs paralell to the weeds.

Monday, September 15th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: caught one nice bass on white rog at south end around 9:30am. Battery went dead on scale so don't have a weight but it made my day. Met anouther isherman, Daniel ? who had a camera and have a picture or the record.
    City: Gilroy

    Tips: The lake is going be closed shortly or road repairs, so check it out beore driveing to Gilroy.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got to the lake around 6am. Fished the weed beds at the south end rom tubes and got one ish that was a keeper. My buddy Kyle got two, we both missed a couple bites. We saw some splashes but they were carp, also saw some scools o trout. Couldnt get the bass to rise or a rog or popper. they were all near the bottom o the weeds and cought on senkos. Slow day but we had un trying.
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Senkos in brown or water mellon, ished slowly neer the bottom.

Friday, August 8th, 2003

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ished with texas rigged baby brush hogs and plastic worms near the south end o the lake. caught 1 bass mist a ew bites but very slow ishing.
    City: morgan hill

    Tips: ish in the weeds near the south end with anything that is weedless, you will or sure catch a ew bass but be pacient

Sunday, July 27th, 2003

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water at 6 A.M. It was beautiull till the wake bordes showed up! we ished the dam end didnt get a ish till 9: ound a honey hole and got 3 ish in 3 consecutive casts! the bigest was 3# the other were 2-lbs7oz.each. Thanks to Garry Yamamoto. I got 2 more ish and my buddy Kyle got 2 also. It got hot by 11: and we hit the road. Good day ishing or a dog day o summer!
    City: santa clara

    Tips: Tryed top waters and swim baits and nothing! Swiched to Senkos in plain colors no lake and no sparkels. Pay attention!