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Sunday, August 26th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started the day by railing o the stern!!! Slipped down to the south end and threw rogs, no luck. My Bud got slapped on his spook, but no ish. Started ishing the rocks & weeds on east side with a crank bait and brought our on board! The CL helped. Watched some guy pull a hog out o the weeds! NICE!! Water lice got thick so we moved by the damn. Cranked up another ive, and missed several, (2-3's and 6-2's). Had a great day on the lake. Please pack your trash.
    City: Watsonville

    Tips: Find large schools o rocky bottems and match lure to depth. Fat Free Tennessee Shad worked well at around 4'-6',(ish seemed to be 7'-10').

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On a whim, the girlriend and I went camping at Coyote Sat aternoon with the intent o ishing Sunday morning. Tried ishing the south o the lake near the camp ground late a night but ound that the weeds were a bit o a problem with little/no light (lots o top water activity but not sure i they were bass). Tried throwing a Hula Grub but gave up ater 30 min to go back to camp with no luck rom the shore. Sun morning didn't get out till around 9:00am to the same spot. Lot's o top water activity but no luck on the south end o the lake. Decided to head to the damn and check the rest o the lake out (got there at 11:00am). 3rd cast rom the dam pulled in a 4.5lb bass on a jig (only ish or the day). Also bought a minnow/bait net but couldn't igure the darn thing out so no minnows. Let by noon satisied with the ish I caught. Spoke with some guys in tubes in the south end and several guys near the damn, but nobody was catching ish. Nice lake, I'll deinately come back again. Oh yeah, tried using a buzz bait in the south part but no luck (tip rom www.ichthy.com) I guess Nicolo is the only one catching ish on the lake.
    City: Sunnyvale

    Tips: When in doubt, look or the type o ood that the bass has locally and try to mimic it (color, size, etc). Saw plenty o crawdad's but no bait ish near shores so the jig caught one today.

Thursday, June 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: What a day, we came here thinking we were gonna smoke em just like last week. But the lake had other plans or us.We caught three ish rom 6:30 til 3:30. Two were 2lbers and one was a 4 incher what a haug I think he was as big as the spinnerbait that caught him. I caught one on a luke and Pete caught his on a SENKO, all three ish were in the weeds. Morning was calm and overcast and couldn't get nothing on topwater or crainkbaits. Fished the whole damn lake, north to south.
    City: Salinas

Monday, June 25th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 6:30 got a blow up rom a small bass on a rog. Partner ollowed it up and missed. About 30 minutes later, BAM!!!! elt the tug on the rog and everything. Set the hook HARD and my sumo rog comes lying at me ull speed. Was a good ish. Partner ollowed it up and missed again. About 10 am got one crankin a craw pattern timber tiger across rom the boat ramp
    City: sj

    Tips: no tips today, just topwater early

Thursday, June 21st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 79-83

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Started ishing about 7:30 and within 30 minutes 4 ish in the boat. Pete caught the irst one about a pound on a popper. Then I caught a 3lber and the next cast I caught a 7 1/2 lber both on poppers. The 7 1/2 is my biggest largemouth to date. Then I started throwing crainkbaits and caught a 2lber, a ew minutes latter landed a 4lber and Pete hooked a 4lber as soon as I threw mine back. Fishing then started to slow down, Pete landed another 3lber and I landed a dink both on crainkbaits. That was my last ish or the rest o the day. Pete landed 3 more 2 o them close to 3lbs and the other I can't remeber. Later day ish came on senkos o the deeps edges o the weeds. Couldn't get bit on the south end everything was main lake weed beds and rock. Missed some ish on carolina rigs but couldn't get bit with spinnerbaits or lippin'. Hardly any one on the water it was a great day: Evan; 5 Pete; 6
    City: Salinas

Friday, May 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Arrived at the lake at about 2:30 and spent about 4 hours here but had only one bite each. Lots o water skiers and jet skiers on the water (one o which loated up to borrow my pliers to ix his ground wire) There were 3 guys about 10 yards away who brought in about 4 trout since they were there and said they were using the same bait as us. Oh well... We'll try again in a couple o weeks.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Always carry a pair o pliers. Especially i you'r a jet skier.

Sunday, May 13th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 62-67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a two pounder on a chug bug around 7:30 on the southern end in the weed lats. Weeds were about 1-2 eet rom breaking the surace. Didn't catch anything until late aternoon around 2:30. The wind was really bad but we ocused on mudlines with spinnerbaits. This produced another two pounder right at the launch ramp. We turned around and headed back up to make another pass. Caught one more under a pound on a shallow crankbait. South o the ramp with spinnerbaits on the wind blown bank, I caught a 4lbr then another 4lbr on the next cast. Also caught a trout on a spinnerbait which ended up killing it in the end. Pete ended up catching one by the ramp while I was going up to get the car.
    City: Salinas

    Tips: The wind really sucks but it brought the ish up shallow. The weeds are still sparse so crainkbaits and rattletraps can be used shallow. Look or windy banks and mudlines.

Sunday, May 6th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Couldn't ind the ish at all on this beautiul day. Finally a morning without gale orce winds and the ishhave moved to who knows where. Let by 1:00 due to HUGE number o skiers, PWCs and jet boats.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: I didn't see any bass coming up, but the trout isherman were doing OK trolling. Aquatic plant growth quickly closing downthe south end o the lake.

Saturday, April 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: At south end o lake picked up 3, 2-3 lb. Picked up 1 2.5at north end. All ish on a senko close to cover, seemed like a reaction bite. Threw 4.5" worm, jig, crankbait, nothing else seemed to work.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Watermelon Senko produces as usual.

Friday, April 20th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the south end o the lake and caught our. Two @ 1.6, a 2.7, and a 3.5. I caught two on plastics and two on crankbaits.
    City: Salinas

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Windy, caught 6 ish in the main lake. All ish came on texas rig pumpkinseed 7 inch worm.
    City: Los Altos

Tuesday, April 10th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished or three hours, got six ish, blue/black jig/pork. Fish were around three pounds with one quite a bit bigger. Deeper water mostly, around the base o isolated stick ups. Very windy in the late aternoon. Met two guys on the way in as I was going out, they reported no ish or the day and they had ished plastic and Senkos.
    City: Sunnyvale

    Tips: Blue/black jig with big pork and Bang

Thursday, March 29th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Snuck out to tube it or 2 hours B4 work. Started at 7am Got to one cove surrounded by submerged trees in the South end and irst cast landed one on a buzzbait. Haven't gotten one on the irst cast in a while, but ater that no more topwater action. Moved north a little to the irst set o submerged trees and by 9 am had 5 more to 3 lbs all on 6" senkos
    City: san jose

    Tips: CATCH AND RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 28th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ished rom 12-6, very windy got 10 ish all between 2-3 pounds.

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well I will start to say I am a die hard bass isherman. But today I went out with my buddy the trout expert and trout ished. Threw Kastmasters with no luck. Switched to Chartruese Power Bait and we each had our limit by noon. Boy it is really hard to just sit there and wait. All ish were caught by the Dam. Can't wait til he smokes up them trout. Good Luck out there!
    City: San Jose

Saturday, March 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well hit the water at 7am and nothing until 9am on the north end. We headed to the south end and ished the trees. We caught 12 bass in the 2 1/2 - 3lb range and one 12" ish. It was a awesome day or descent size ish. No big ones but who doesn't like nailing 3lbers all day. All but one ish we caught ripping Pointer 100's. The other shaker was caught on a jig. We caught all our ish in the irst 50 yards o the trees. Going way back in there we didn't get bit. Wind was Horrible. Fish were really cloase to the trees and shrubs, ight the wind and rip and you will get bit.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Pointer 100's in the trees. ALl ish were caught in the 3-8' range. Good Luck out there!

Friday, March 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Very windy. Fished the south end o the lake starting atabout 7:00. Caught 10, 1 dink and 9 in 2-3 lb range by 11:00. Ended the day at 13, last 3 2-3lb. Most caught in 2-4 t.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Bounced a pumpkin brushhog SLOWLY through tops and around brush in shallower water. Most ish holding in cover. 1 ish hit a chartreuse/white spinner with chart traileron open shoreline.

Thursday, March 15th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Float tubed it rom 7-11am. Got my irst 3 slow rolling and pausing a single colorado blade. One went about 6 lbs. Got one later on a 5" pumpkin/black lake senko, and lost one on a timber tiger
    City: San Jose

    Tips: dunno just starting to explore this lake

Thursday, March 1st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 57-61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: the last time i was here, the only thing i caught was a cold ! i showed up around 10:00 a.m. and didn't leave till 2:00 p.m. I COULDN'T BELEIVE THE FISHIN'!!! right o the bat i hooked a 4 pounder ! i was ishin with a castiac trout in about 20 t and worked it shallow. he NAILED it. i caught about 15 ish over a 100 t strech o shoerline. did i mentioned i was shore ishin' ?? i then went to a orange/brown jig with a black pork rog. what happened next blew my head o!! a MAMMOTH bass took the bait and was quick to make a run or it. he jumped twice and had me in ear that i was going to lose him ! i inally got him tired ater a brutal 10 minute ight. when all was said and done, i landed a 11.7 lb gargantuant ! ater a picture and a kiss on the lips, i let him go. ater that, i went home happy.

    Tips: the bass are gettin ready to spawn i not already doing so. use split shotted or carolina rigged lizards, jigs resembling crawdads, and the castiac 4" swim bait. isherman's wherehouse has um. oh, ish in 20 to 5 t depths. start deep and work your way in, it looks like your raiding their nests. the males get real mad

Friday, February 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 40's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: went out to coyote because it was a nice warm day. Water was cold and murky. ished live minnows all day without a bite. inally moved to right under Dunn bridge and hooked into a monster. Biggests bass i have ever got. I ished or 11 years now and I've landed many 6 to 7 lbs. This lunker was very impressive to me weighing in at 12.2lbs. got the pics to prove it. Let this guy go right ater a ew photos. Damm I did not think there was bass this big in this lake. I going back tomoroww!!!
    City: S.J

    Tips: take a nice sack o humboldt goo with you. and i suggest a portable bong.