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Saturday, July 3rd, 2004

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    Water Temp: 78

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Was the first person to launch. Suprisingly there was no one there for a major weekend. Fished for 4 hrs. Boated 9 fish, nothing big. Caught one fish with a tag on it. Caught our fish on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, and green with black flake lizards.
    City: Moraga

    Tips: This is a great lake. To bad you have to drive so slow. No biggie. Fishing was pretty decent

Friday, July 2nd, 2004

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: WELL IF THERE IS ANY GROUPS OF CONCERNED ANGLERS GOING OUT TO DO A LITTLE RESTOREING DROP ME A EMAIL 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE...I'LL SHOW UP!!!
    City: san francisco

Wednesday, June 30th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out for a couple of hours yesterday. Had a blast. Too bad they are going to close the lake if people don't speak up. Caught some solid fish dropshotting.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Fish 10 to 15 feet on sharp drop offs.

Thursday, June 24th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 68-74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Took a trip up to the lake for old times since it might be closing July 1 (budget cuts). Fishing for me wasn't so good it might have been because of the fry in the lake.I have never seen such a good hatch at Del Valle in the past 23 years I have been fishing the lake. Their was 1in to 2in fry on every part of the lake.
    City: Livermore

Saturday, June 19th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Please help save our fishery. I have a couple of addresses for those who want to voice there opinion.You can write to the Governor and mail it to Office of the Governor
    State Capitol Building
    Sacramento,Ca.95814 or email Governor@governor.ca.gov
    Please do all you can to save Del Valle. Thanks again.
    City: Fremont

Friday, June 18th, 2004

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the lake just after it opened. Went straight to the tules across from the ramp just like someone had posted. Stayed in about 12 foot of water just outside the weeds. Threw my trusty chug bug in front of a tule pocket, let the ripples dissapear, then twitched it "whoosh" had me a toad or so I thought. Couldn't bring him in out of the weeds. Caught my breath then cast to another pocket, again whoosh, had him on but halfway to the boat the fish spits out my bug. I'm scratching my head, what the hell's wrong here? Well, I put down the spinning rig, and changed to my senko rod. I spot a clump of tules next to some lie down wood where a previous fish had gotten off the hook ( that'll teach me not to sharpen the hooks before I go out). Cast the senko, never hit bottom line starts goin out, bam I finally boat a fish, beautiful 4.3. Strong fish! Had a fish and game tag on it so released it. Well after 7:30 the bite shut down so I left around 10:00.
    Hey for all you guys who fish Del Valle, please write your assemblyperson, senator or the governor to keep the park open to all of us in the bay area. As Bernie said, this fishery has come a long way. Good fishing
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Fish tight to the tules. Poppers, soft jerkbaits
    Get out there before the sun comes up for topwater fun

Thursday, June 17th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I heard about the news that they may be closing Del Valle due to budget cuts.It could be as soon as Labor Day. This is not good my fellow anglers. We need to try everything we can to keep our fishery open. I,ve been fishing this lake for a good 30 years and it has come along way, especially the smallmouth population.To see it close would be a crying shame. A friend of mine gave me a number we can call for information and to voice our opinion.They will email you a letter that we can send to the Governor and other officials.We need to do it ASAP!!! The number is 510-544-2212. Please pass it on, Thanks.
    City: Fremont

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    Water Temp: unknown

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: THis lake may not be controlled by EBRP anymore and may close saw a write up in the paper today dailyreview that said they will close due to budget cuts and that the state would take over the lake this is VERY BAD for alll the fellow bassers out there so please write or call ebrp and tell them you fish there and not to close or let the state try to manage the park. This fishery has come a long way and its great for bass fishing so lets keep it that way i will keep you all posted on who to contact and what we all can do to try and save this place!!
    City: fremont

Monday, May 31st, 2004

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hit the lake at 6 am no action for me or all others I spoke with. One more cast at 11 am before calling it a day flippin a texas rigged hula grub (cinnamon) WHAM pulled in a 7 lb'er in 3 feet of water just across the lake from the boat ramp on the out side edge of the tules.
    City: Pleasanton

    Tips: Plastics along the shoreline and spinner bait in coves just above the weeds.

Friday, May 21st, 2004

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    Water Temp: ?+?=??

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for 2 hours Friday evening and managed 5 in the boat. 3-3lbers and 2-2albers. Lost 3 at the boat and missed about 6. Was throwing a watermelon senko with a split shotabout 2 feet above the hook. Also got a few on a 6inch oxblood worm on a dart head. All fish hit hard.
    City: Livermore

    Tips: Use the wind to your advantage

Saturday, May 8th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 6 fish - 3 LM, 2 SM, one trout. Caught one big 6.8lb LM on the first cast of the morning into 2 ft of water near a log along a bank using a senko. Caught 2 more senko fish good size and took 2 on a carolina rigged brush hog. The 3lb trout was taken on a drop shot rig in 8 ft of water. Fished the morning for 4 hrs. Bite was strong for the first hour to 8:00. It shut down completely after that except for one small fish taken on a weedline with a ripping a jerk bait close to noon.
    City: Foster City

    Tips: Fish are shallow early. Once the sun comes up move to outer edge of the weed line and throw carolina rigged plastic in 15-25 ft of water along drop off or weed point.

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Water level is very high now. Fish are off the banks. Caught one L.M. approx. 3.5 lbs. on a carolina rigged Zoom lizard in the south end outside a tulle bank in 10 feet. Worked my way up to the north end eventually. Caught 4 more nice smallies in Heron Bay. The wind was pretty strong. I was throwing a 1/4 oz silver/black back Rattle Trap in quite muddy water. Medium speed retrieve. Lost one big one too.
    City: Sam Ramon

    Tips: Fish the wind blown banks and pockets. Back off the bank.

Thursday, April 29th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Well, finally decided to take the float tube out at Del Valle. I've fished Del Valle many times before, but just not in the tube. A worker at the marina directed me to the south end, and I got to work at around 4:00. Fished from the Eagles nest parking lot to the creek arm, and back again, knocking off at around 8:30. Ended up with over 20 fish released, 2 biggest went 7 and 8. The 7 lber had an ebrpd tag, which i later found out meant that it was a Florida Strain. I caught him around 8:20 pm, on a black buzz in the south end.Hopefully I didnt have to keep the tag, or something. All fish were up in the tulles, and were slammin Senkos. They wouldnt touch spinnerbaits or cranks, only worms and jigs. Fishing was so good, I got locked in the parking lot! Thanks to the ebrpd guy for lettin me out. tight lines
    City: Hayward

    Tips: fish the shallows with worms, deeper spots in weeds with jigs

Sunday, April 25th, 2004

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    Water Temp: purty cold when

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: This lake was a really nice lake but where are the bass!!!!!!!!!! I only got one bass jigging a white grub on a football head. Fishing was just terrible. But like i said its a really nice lake. We fished from 8:30am till 4pm.
    City: morgan hill

    Tips: Watch out for boat patrol!!!! That guy stopped almost every boat that went by him, luckily i was in a float tube.

Friday, April 23rd, 2004

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    Water Temp: don't know

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: well well well.....no reports..tis tis..not even a report from our mr. 18.2lbs...
    well since there has been NO REPORTS, i just fished the same old way as i usually do, creatively..lol...
    ok okay here it is..
    out of me and two others we got four. yup four. and i can't really say it was all on the same pattern.
    one guy got his on a tiny tube w/ lead head. my other friend got one split shotting...me i got two useing a texas rig and drop shoting.
    i am proud to say i got not only the two biggest, (3lb and 4 almost 5lbs.), but a TERRIFIC tan. o yea---today i caught and put back =)...
    City: san francisco

    Tips: share your report and tips so we can all be good fishing people.

Friday, April 9th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Good Bass bite by the marina near the tulleys. Used senkos. Bass bite is pretty consistent through the day.
    City: San Jose

Saturday, March 20th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 65 to 67

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: fished from 12:30 till 6:00. Caught three and lost one.saw lots of fish shallow. Caught one about 3 on a bed.two smallies on cranks
    City: livermore

Monday, March 15th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 58-63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hooked 8 bass to 2.5 pounds. All fish were shallow (less than 5 feet deep), near the banks and tules. Used SENKOS, caroline rigged brush hogs and drop shotted Roboworms. Left at 1pm.

    Tips: Bring sunblock! Fish the banks and tules.

Friday, March 12th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: started off around 7am. cruised some of my favorite spots. ended up with 2 nice size trout and 7 bass. the water was alittle dirty. it was also hot up there. the water is pretty high. so just don't get fusturated when your looking for numbers of fish. it's just thta there is more avaible hiding places.
    City: san francisco

    Tips: keep fishing..................lolZ..and tight lines and a sensitive rod.

Monday, March 8th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 56

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Me and rich were running late for the early trout bite ,we luanched at 10:45am and headed for the dam area to see iff we could catch a bigin on the troll.We spent 2 hrs trying to figure it out still nothing doin.. 12:45pm and heading for the snack shack for a quick bite at laest we were bitting haha..1:15pm back to the boat and giving them everything we had to offer from trolling rappalas, roostertails, kastmasters, bait fishing crawlers and powerbait
    4:00pm we just about gave up and i we were on the northwest side of the lake just north of the snack shack the i said to richard(lets troll 1 more time up to the dam) and head fer home when ZZZINNNGG hey i think i got a big old trout it jumped out of the water twice, i was shocked!!!..That it wasn't a trout it was a big old largemouth hittin a rappala broken back,so at least i didn't get skunked at delvalle hahaha..
    City: Oakland

    Tips: try trolling 3inch silver brokenbacks for bass during the end of the day just right side of the the shade heading north to dam also flippin them to the shore twitchin may work well also green/orange 2inch rappala shalow divers start early for the trout bite bye noon the bite stops