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Saturday, June 15th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: There have to be a ew ish in this lake, because I saw them jump, but I ished everything in my tackle box and had nada to show or it. I tried crankbaits, jigs, Senkos, and a variety o other plastics, Texas rigged and Carolina rigged, all with the same result; 10 hours on the water without so much as a bite. I didn't see anyone else doing much better. Well, I guess that's not true: I did see a guy who nailed a ~6 lb. catish. But I ished the entire lake and didn't even see any bass.
    City: Belmont

    Tips: Bring a walkman and an extra measure o patience ;-)

Monday, May 27th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Was ishing with a night crawler and plastic worm, caught about a 6 lb carp!! But, there was a guy ishing next to us with a plastic ish and was nailing bass.
    City: San Mateo

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We ished rom shore or about 2 hours, no luck. We used green powerbait, night crawlers, and plastic worm. Not even a bite.
    City: San Mateo

    Tips: Don't know.

Tuesday, April 30th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ----------

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I heard rom my dad who heard rom one o his co-workers that Stevens Creek Reservoir got emptied a couple o years ago........They took out all the ish and moved them somewhere else....So there arent that many bass but there are, i saw some.
    City: Santa Clara

Saturday, April 27th, 2002

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    Water Temp: airly cold

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went loat tubin at SCR today. Pretty good time or the irst time ive ever loat tubed. Saw a 3-4lb Bass swimmin around....wouldnt take anything o mine... TROUT people are doin pretty good.....Orange-rainbow powerbait caught some people some 14 inchers...Got Bit by trout in the Dam area...Thats it....
    City: Santa Clara

    Tips: Trout bite: quick and early.... Bass: ind some area that no one can walk to and under trees..

Thursday, April 25th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Looking or Dan, Just got a tube mysel, looking or a ishing buddy. Contact i intrestedBret
    City: Los Banos

Thursday, March 28th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I went out on Monday, with no luck. I saw a ew trout being caught, that seemed to be along the Dam on Power Bait. About the piranha at Stevens Creek...that was caught like 6 yeras ago in the cove near the boat ramp, on a nightcrawler. To my knowledge that ish was killed, there hasn't been one since. I go out in my tube quite a bit, I'm not worried either. I did see a sturgeon caught about 5 years ago along the dam. It was caught on power bait, the guys were struggling to keep it alive, because I guess it was 3-4 inches short o the legal limit, they were waiting or a ranger to come. I'll be going out on Saturday morning, tight lines.
    City: Sunnyvale

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I wish there were sturgeon in that reservoir. I would be in there!!! There is piranha though, to all the belly boaters that go out there be careul. Someone on the ourth o july a couple years back caught a 3lb piranha. Now I know what they are talking about when they say I got a bite at steven's creek!!!!
    City: San Jose

Sunday, March 24th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My brother and I ished Saturday and Sunday. Trout were big and un to catch. Fished several spots around the lake Saturday. Powerbait was the coice to use. Sunday was better. Went trolling around the lake. Caught 3 good size trout and one steelhead.
    City: San Jose

Monday, March 4th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: See tips
    City: Alviso

    Tips: When it starts getting dark around 7:30. The crappie ishingshould pick up. A water temp o 60-64 deg. I your rom shore,use your avorite mini-tube jig and inject it with crappie power bait. Use a pencil bobber about 36" above jig.Anything larger than 6 lb. test is too big. A ew good spots is the trees next to ace o dam, below the rangers house, and the power line at mouth o lake (i not silted in). Theres a ew other good spots or the crappie but a boat is needed i you want to be able to work the heavy structure. Shore access is ull o too much poison oak and overhanging tree branches.

Thursday, February 28th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: witnessed a guy throwing an AC plug in the rainbow trout color and thought he wasnt going to hook up. but then a healthy 3 to 4lbder slammed it. was throwing plastics with no luck, switched to trout and caught a small ish to my surprise with a bass right behind it, so tried large swim bait with no luck, went home with a dink trout. maybe next time.
    City: san jose

    Tips: You tell me.

Thursday, February 21st, 2002

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished or three hours with pink and chartreuse pwr-bait (noonish) rom the picnic area. Air temp was about 70F! Only a single bite. Look out or the lotsam and jetsam. It is a regular log jam. Will be tubin' it next time. Plan to give a another try soon. Got laid o so plenty o time. I'll be the guy there like this
    City: Mountain View

    Tips: TROUT: I have had luck there B4 on a ew occasions rom the shore and tube. Nothin big, however. Power bait or hal a night crawler. Medium slip sinkers and i you use crawlers, blow some air into them to get them o the bottom. Not with your mouth, use a worm blower-upper.

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished or three hours with pink and chartreuse pwr-bait (noonish) rom the picnic area. Air temp was about 70F! Only a single bite. Look out or the lotsam and jetsam. It is a regular log jam.Will be tubin' it next time. Plan to give a another try soon. Got laid o so plenty o time. I'll be the guy there like this
    City: Mountain View

    Tips: TROUT: I have had luck there B4 on a ew occasions rom the shore and tube. Nothin big, however. Power bait or hal a night crawler. Medium slip sinkers and i you use crawlers, blow some air into them to get them o the bottom.

Sunday, February 10th, 2002

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    Water Temp: cold!!!

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We ished rom 12 noon to about 4pm. Didnt catch a thing not even a bite.We used worms and power bait. Didnt see anybody catch any ish
    City: cupertino

    Tips: Dont go or another month or two, real slow

Thursday, January 3rd, 2002

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    Water Temp: not sure

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished near the spillway over the weekend or trout. Not a nibble. Good news is they are supposed to stock it this week, right? Good ino here about SCR - http://www.ichthy.com/w-stevens.shtml
    City: MV

Tuesday, December 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: -

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I just got a loat tube so start putting those reports up because i can now read and try them.
    City: Santa Clara

Wednesday, November 7th, 2001

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    Water Temp: DoEsN't MaTtEr

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: WhAtS Up WiTh StEvEnS CrEeK ReSeRvOiR???? WhEn Do ThEy StOcK It WiTh TrOuT! I AlReAdY LoOkEd At www.dg.ca.gov AnD ThEy DoN't HaVe AnYtHiNg!!!!!!!!!!
    City: SaNtA ClArA

    Tips: Don't think about ishing while your ishing! Bring some riends, have a drink (coke, beer, anything but not to much beer and don't litter!!) But actually have a good time!!! I was ishing at a lake with my riends and we were having a good time and I hooked a 4lber L.Bass!!!

Thursday, October 18th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went ishing at SCR today rom 4:30PM - 6:10PM. Water is waaay down.I only managed to land one dink just under a pound on a 3/8 oz. spinner. I was ishing near the picnic area towards the narrow end.I saw some deer on the other side walking along the water just beore I let, along with tons o Quail making noise in the bushes.Better luck next time..
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Visit http://www.bayareaishing.net or more reports and inormation on Stevens Creek Reservoir.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 72 F

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Stevens Creek yesterday (9/12), arrived at 5pm and ished or 3hrs. Water was 72F, 2 to 5 t. visability. Hooked my irst across rom the dock on the ar side, it was a minnow. ater that I headed over to the cove located directly to the right o the dock hooked a 1lb-7oz-er, he was hiding to the let o the allen tree.(good spot, have hooked one there eveytime!). Then I headed to the allen tree across rom the picnic area. Hooked another minnow there. (another reliable spot!) I then headed towards the submerged trees on the ar side o the lake and hooked a 1lb. that was the last victim. All ish caught on a grub rigged white/green Spinnerbait with an occasioanl squirt o Crawdaddy Smelly Jelly.goes great with tortilla chips!
    City: Palo ALto

Saturday, September 1st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 65+

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Water level was way down since the last time I was here, at least 3-6". In addition, the water was pretty clear when I arrived (~7:00AM).I started ishing with spinners... no luck. I was ishing with a riend, Cyrus, and he was using a rat-l-trap. I was ishing near the picnic area towards the narrow channel. I didn't land a ish until I rigged a 4" plastic worm, and it was a dink (maybe hal a pound).Cyrus also landed a dink, but he hiked pretty ar, and was ishing near the drainage pipe. Cyrus said he saw some hogs jumping out o the water 5+ pounders at least, but couldn't land any o them.Better luck next time I suppose..
    City: San Jose

    Tips: Go late or early, use spinners/rat-l-traps/plastic worms..