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Thursday, July 9th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Tons of dead shad all over Coyote, which are now decomposing.

Monday, May 18th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 75+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Slow in numbers, but good day in size and weight. Largest went 9.4 lbs. Fish all caught in shallow water near shoreline. Senkos....
    City: Morgan Hill

    Tips: Last weekend lake was crowded and it received overflow from Anderson when Anderson closed because it reached it's limit of boats. Fish early or weekdays to avoid pleasure boats & jet skis.

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: As of April 15th boats were allowed back on Coyote Lake and yes they are performing inspections. Make sure there is no water in your bilge or live wells. Inspection is very thorough.
    City: Morgan Hill

Friday, May 8th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey Guys,
    was wondering if anyone knew if boating is allowed at Coyote yet and if they are doing inspections as well???? would be helpful to get a response.
    Thanks!!!
    City: San Jose

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

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    Water Temp: 60-62

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Was tough out there today, windyyyyyy. Manged 5 largest about 3.5, nothing big. All fish caught shallow earlier in the day. One on swimbait, missed a few on swimbait as well. Slowed it down a little and started catching the ones that were missing it earlier.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Temp needs to stay steady for a few days without water being pumped out of these lakes for it to really turn on.It has been a pretty weak spring so far..

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Closed to all boating (and tubing) until Mid April... i drove out there to give it a shot today, but DEnied. Went to Calero instead and caught fish.
    City: PacificGrove

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

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    Water Temp: 48.9

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Blanked on my first trip of 2009. Only a couple of other boats on the lake and a float tuber. First few hours tried trolling big swimbaits parallel to the banks, nada. Then went to dropshot and jigs fishing deep 35-50 ft with same results. Graphed bait out in the middle of the lake.

    <p>Next weekend 10,11 Jan is the last time the Lake will be open to vessels until April.
    City: Monterey

Friday, November 28th, 2008

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing from the bank from 8 am to noon, I picked up four fish. Two decent keepers of about 15" and two dinks. All fish caught on a shakey head rigged 6" red Roboworm.
    City: Mountain View

    Tips: Work the jig head rigged worm SLOW. Interestingly, the bites came amazingly close to shore.

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: As usual pretty slow, but between 4:30 and 5:00pm managed to catch a nice 3 pounder. Then hooked an 8 lb. plus in close (actually too close) in the same area, but it broke off.
    City: Bay Area

    Tips: If you guys catch a toad with my favorite lure in its mouth, that's the one really working right now :)

Friday, October 17th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: yes it is open, i fished it today
    City: carmel valley

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Is this lake closed due to water,, I would like to know.
    City: los gatos

    Tips: Hey guy's only a few lake's open..keep them dry and don't bring in a shit stinkin' shell fish that will kill the lake.. Hey A Note..I still to this day.. after fishing for so many year's havent double digit on a bass..Over forty year's ..when I get it..Weigh picture it and let it go... Fish safe my freind's and vote

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: this weekend is gonna rain... one of these day's I will catch something in this lake.. Hey If it's gonna happen, It might be here...
    City: san jose

    Tips: Blue Floater I tip my hat to you. I won't let anyone know what you use..cuz I know. One of your favorite spot's is off the island, hard to launch at this place.. probably close to home.. take care .. haven't dipp'd a line in over 3 month's ,,gotta reline... good luck to all of you!!!!!!

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hmm, I don't recall anyone weighing my bass since I C&R. I'm on a pontoon tube so I don't have a livewell either. Might have me mixed up with someone else. The "rumors" mentioned below are straight from the Inspectors themselves. I've asked several inspectors and all have replied the same thing.

Monday, September 29th, 2008

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    Water Temp: probably 74

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Haven't fish'd in a while guys.. really dont know what I know is that they haven't been hitting really anywhere.. Hey bluefloater I know you, well Ive met you on the lake's before.. I believe bluefloater's report's cuz Ive weighed his fish..
    City: san jose

    Tips: Bluefloter know's.. there is from what Ive seen no bullshit...Nothing is biting.. Hey guy's the shell fish is a serious threat ... Once it's in "WE and OUR FISH ARE ALL FUCKED...Do a search on the lake's back east,, look at what happen's.. Unbelieveable.. Take care and fish safe.. Zack

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Rumors are circulating that Coyote and Stevens Creek will close to all watercraft activity at the end of October.

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 3. Two dinks on a senko and a 3#'r on a black and blue jig off a secondary point on the eastern bank of the main lake with vegetation,
    adjacent to deep water. Saw others catching a few as well. Worked hard for those 3.
    City: Monterey

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: This probably should be on the forum, but I'm not
    registered. What is up with Coyote? Nothing doing since since 6/28 my last trip out.

    Is it just summertime blahs? or are the guys who are catching em just not talking.

    Email me or post if you have any ideas.

    Thanks
    City: Monterey

Monday, September 1st, 2008

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Got skunked. Fished 9:00 - 1:00 all around the north end walking the shore. Tried various plastics and spinnerbaits with not even a strike. Saw some fish in the big weed patches but couldn't get them out. Saw only one fisherman catch a bass from a boat. Everyone else I talked to on shore skunked too.
    City: san jose

    Tips: Fish elsewhere?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 76-78

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Man this place is tough this year, squeezed out 4 fish in 5 hours. Fished top water, texas, carolina with nothing, picked up three on dropshot and one on a deep crank. Biggest fish only 3lbs. Searched for packed deep fish and was unable to locate them.
    Lake never got clear this year, changing water levels too much...
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Maybe at night it will be better

Friday, August 8th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The lake sucks this year because the big bass decided to protest the Quagga Mussel Inspections this year. Hopefully the situation will be resolved so the bass walk off the picket line.
    City: Morgan Hill