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Sunday, April 10th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 7:00am and conditions were calm, but water was really stained. Fished hard with Jigs and senko's until 11;00 when wind came up hard. Only got one small dink on wacky senko. Lake is hard and slow. Talked to one other guy whe got skunked too. Lake is draining fast and bass have no where to spawn.
    City: San Jo

    Tips: Go to calero if you want to catch! Go to Coyote if you want to fish.

    "The worst day of fishing is still better then the best day at work"!

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    Water Temp: NA

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 4 for the morning, 7-10:30am. Largest 3.5 pounds and two between 1.5-2 pounds and 1 dink.
    All caught on the south side. The lake is being drained now, down 3 feet in one week.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Nothing special...just tossing 5 inch grubs.

Saturday, April 9th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 55-56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Horrible day- water levels have dropped significantly in the last week, I would venture to say at least 5-8 feet. Got on the water at 8am, caught one minnow less than a pound on a junebug senko. Rest of the boat was skunked.
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: Wait for the water to warm up- hopefully they will start spawning soon, but its going to be rough since the levels are rapidly dropping.

Sunday, April 3rd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: By the way, addition to my last report, WATER LEVEL IS HIGH! Highest ive seen it ever! and with this rain, ooo, even higher and muddier, hope it clears up so the water can clear up in less than a week...

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    Water Temp: bit cold, aroun

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went float tube fishing with a friend. He caught one 4lber and i caught 4 fish, 2 under 12", one 2.5lber and my new personal best, one 8lber! I will tell the technique and lure after the 9th of April...
    City: Santa Clara

Saturday, April 2nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 60

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water at 10am, water warmed up nicely around noon. We had the most action on the banks closest to the damn, drop shotting wacky senkos and white picasso spinnerbaits. Lake levels are very high and the water is still pretty muddy. Local tackle shop told me they will start draining steadily here pretty soon.
    City: Los Gatos

    Tips: Bite was very slow until the water warmed up.

Saturday, February 26th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 58@south end

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: coyote is still very full was able to get far in to the south end water was warmer and clearer got 4 good fish the bigest was 8.3 all on spinner baits covered lots of water only 4 other boats on the water
    City: santa cruz

    Tips: their letting water out of coyote at the rate of about 5' a week untill back to normal acording to the naping ranger

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Anyone been by here lately and seen what the water level is at? I was there at Christmas and it was way way down. Curious what the last rains have done. Send me an email if ya got any info. Thanks
    City: San Jose

Monday, January 17th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM, not even a bite. Water level is high and very muddy. The level is back up to what it was during the summer! Tried jig/trailer, Osprey swimbait, and Texas-rigged plastics, all failing to get bitten. There is a lot of debris in the lake. This, combined with the recently submerged vegetation, should bring good fishing in the early spring.
    City: Belmont, CA

    Tips: You tell me!!

Monday, January 3rd, 2005

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    Water Temp: any

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I wish us all luck on our swimbait fishing next being that a lot of us are going to be throwing tose baits for the first time. I was always scepticle about using those horse baits but I'm a freaking believer. SLAMMERS, HUDDS, NEWBORN BABIES!! WHat ever it takes, i'm getting my 10 plus this year whether it be here or at that secret lake in the almaden valley????!!!!
    City: San Jose

    Tips: HUCK EM' ALL DAY, ALL YEAR, AND YOU"LL GET ONE!! Good luck for 2006 bassturds!

Saturday, January 1st, 2005

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    Water Temp: air temp:48

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: What water clarity?!? it was like fishing in chocolate milk except for being swirled around by 60mph winds and getting soaked by the horizontal rain...i only saw one other guy fishing. i was goin to take my pontoon boat out that i just got but it was too windy so i shore fished by the dam after waiting an hour for the wind to slow with no chance of that happening...third cast of fishing a yamamato 7" dark green worm really really really slow on the bottom caught me a 2lber and that was it for me because the winds picked up and, like in forest gump, it seemed to be raining upwards...
    City: santa clara

    Tips: SLOW!!!!!! and with dark colors to show thru the chocolate milk...if you cant do that, dont go until the rain stops! but honestly, im waiting til March to go back so i can try my new swimbait rod/reel combo!
    -Fish on!

Sunday, November 28th, 2004

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    Water Temp: cold?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Skunk day at Coyote, cold and windy. The lake has been drained even more! We used jigs, texas riged worms. Chad I even tryed the rooster tail and nothing. Not even a trout on a cast master. Well better luck next time.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: keep warm and be prepaired for mud. Good luck!

Monday, November 1st, 2004

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    Water Temp: chilly

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for an hour after work from the shore, off the far end of the damn same as friday. Caught four bass off a small rainbow spinner, fish went from a pound to just under three pounds.
    City: Salinas

    Tips: Anything that looks like a minnow along the damn has been working.

Friday, October 29th, 2004

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    Water Temp: cold?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Slow but we got bass. launch ramp is now closed! Thats good news to us float tubers! We started late on the north end. I got 2 around 2,lbs. Chad and Kyle both got nice 3,1/2 pounders. Chad got the most bass on a trout lure from the shore! kyle got his on a jig from the tube. I got mine on senkos and a grub.
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Black jigs, white grubs? They both worked! Just go try. Its nice and quiet with no boats. But it is "VERY" muddy on the shore.

Saturday, October 23rd, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Slow morning, fished for about 4 hours. Started off dragging a c-rig on the bottom, which produced a couple dinks. Then tried cranking for awhile, no takers. Went to the jig, caught two more and called it a day. Caught four biggest being 2 pounds. The bite was really soft fish seemed sluggish.
    City: Salinas

    Tips: drag a c-rig on the bottom to locate fish, lizards work well in this lake. Fish are deep 20 to 30 feet of water.

Friday, October 22nd, 2004

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: when I hear some good tip's ... let me know.. Hey is there anybody out there that doesn't drop shot..Another thing..Coyote's ranger's are the most considerate people, that I have ever met...If you disagree with me...write....
    City: morgan hill

    Tips: Listen to the ranger's. ask them.. carefull.. lot's of wildlife.. boar's and their babie's..Buck's .. Been along time since Iv'e seen four different one's... It's a great place..don't shoot any thing... and for god's sake no camp fire... thanks and take care

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took my lunch-break here and made a couple casts today dead-sticking plastics. Nailed one about 7 pounds. Caught her in about 15 feet of water. No love after that.I think the majority of the fish may be deeper. The lake looks pretty low right now. May have to bust out the float-tube or hit the dam for deeper water.
    City: san jose

    Tips: This lake is off and on in my experience. Definitely not a Calero Lake type bite every 4 cast place. However, bring good gear because a bite could mean a world record fish. All presentations work here, but plastics on the bottom is always a good bet. Good luck.

Sunday, October 10th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 66.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched late, 9 A.M., started at the north end in the weed beds with pumpkin/red flake senkos ....no takers. Then I tried Jay's tip and threw white senkos ... still no takers. Moved to east side and tried jigs and spinnerbaits. Nothing. The wife and son tried nightcrawlers, but kept getting half of the worm bit off, with no indication of a strike. Other anglers were catching 1 or 2 small fish on tube worms and dropshot. What does it take to catch the big fish in this lake? Or any fish for that matter!!!Off of the lake at 4:00, not wiling to try an evening bite ....
    City: Prunedale

    Tips: I wish I could give you one!

Wednesday, October 6th, 2004

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: 2nd am ish, 7.6 lbs on plastics @ northeast end of lake along rock side, ished till 1pm with light winds and several fish over 2-3 lbs. tons of small fish to tear up plastics and sm tubes.
    City: Capitola/Soquel

    Tips: Deep and slow, no type of reaction bite, stay along hard edges 10 feet or more

Monday, September 20th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Can someone inform me on how to fish Coyote with the swimbaits such as the castaics or the ospreys. Like what time of year and where on the lake. Also what kind of gear do i need to throw those big baits? thanks alot greg
    City: San Jose