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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Yo Mike. Thanks for the kind words. Funny that nobody posts fish days like this and funny that you would need to feel so defensive about it since you clearly feel confident in your statement. Put up or shut up... Lets see the pictures. Of course the Sept crank bite is great... where did that come from? We aren't talking about sept but since we are on that, try a blade too at this time of year, gets through the grass that starts topping out around July/August. A jig would be the best bet up until the end of Feb for Calero since the clarity is a tough call with the fact that they release flows from Coyote and Anderson. See you on the water.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: How big?? the 14in. castaics!?!?! that fish has got to b pretty stupid to head towards the boat or to bite a crankbait with an inline sinker hangin on it. Great report!!
      City: San JOse

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      Water Temp: 63

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I got to the lake around 7:45 and started towards Bailey cove. Most fish marked, were on the three submerged points...suspended in about 8-9 feet of water (surounded by Bait fisherman). I took a few on a dropshot and moved farther south to the last major point. The wind had picked up and I found fish stacked up and suspended, I busted out the Ripbait and had a Blast. I never got anything over two pounds, but the bite stayed solid for 45 minutes or so. Eventually, I headed farther south and the bite slowed a bit...maybe a fish every dozen casts or so on the rip. I left the lake around 1pm...landed a little over 20 fish. Not a bad day with the Low front moving in.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I didn't see anybody else rippin, but a couple shore fisherman had a steady bite working the edge of the points...dragging lizards.

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: caught 9 ish most were small all came on plastic worms (black) got them outside o the weeed beds that are all over teh lake
      City: los altos

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Me and a riend ished all day on Saturday and caught ive each. It was pretty hot out there that day but the ish were not, only three were good ones. Lots o action, but no size.
      City: san jose

      Tips: brass'n'glass lizards & 6 predator worms

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      Water Temp: 61

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: City: san jose

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      Water Temp: 57-59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: ished the ramp and the northern coves all the way to the big dam last ive days o the shore landing 3-7 ish each day.Found some ish in back o coves mostly small males.Try the points with deeper water or better ish.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: brush hogs,slow roll spinnerbaits

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      Water Temp: 59

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Started ishing at 10:00. Started ishing points and creek chanels inside o major coves. Threw a rip bait or the longest time without a bite. The weather was pretty bad, no rain but it was really windy. Fished a main lake point that was all rock. Graphed some ish suspending in 15 o water. Threw a grup at the school but no luck. Finally I hooked up with one on a ripbait. Caught 11 total, biggest was 2lbs. All ish were caught on rocky points and shoreline as well as the hump. I graphed a big school in 40t but couldn't get them to bite. I talk to some shore isherman at the dock and one guy had 8 ish, his biggest was 5lbs., all on plastics.
      City: Salinas

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      Water Temp: 56-58

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 8:30 to 3:30. Only caught two, they went 4lbs and 2lbs. Few and ar between hits. Had about 5 hits the whole day. Caught them on Spinnersbaits,Plastic worms with a chartruese tail. Used cranks, spinners, worms, jigs, rip baits. Great day or ishing, no wind and very sunny. Too cold o water or bass. Fish Creek Channel and the dam areas or best action.
      City: SJ

      Tips: Used worms and Spinnerbaits,look or warmer water. Bass are still deep. Get on lake early

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      Water Temp: 54

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Hey jay A we are all catching some nice bass and not too many crowds so just a hint the more reports the more ppl just my $.02

      Tips: ish slow

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      Water Temp: NA

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went down tonight or a couple hours, tried all the regular lures includng rat-l-traps, spinnerbaits, senkos, jigs, and more. We didn't get any bites at all, although there was an occasional surace rise/hit which was particularly unusual. Oh well we will get em next time, good luck all!
      City: san jose

      Tips: SLOW SLOW SLOW

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      Water Temp: 55.4-55.8

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing the main body o water metered several ish in the 40' range o water. Drop shot rig produced nine ish largest 3 1/2 pounds. Bass seem to be eeding on schools o crappie and suspended in about 28' o water going or an occasional crappie at 40'. Fish moved up around 27' towards the middle o the day as the water warmed up. Although it was tough, constant hits (crappie) kept us going.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: working 4" robo, on 6 and 8 pound spinning tackle. Didn't think o it tell now, but swimming a jig could have produced a ew crappie inbetween the bass bite. Tight Lines to all, good ishin!

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: got on the water about 2:30pm, picked up a nice thick bass right outside the weedline on my 2nd cast. then picked up a couple more nice ones right outside the weedlines as well. All ish were caught on a black/blue jig and grub trailer about 10-15 deep. All the ish slammed my jig, there was nothing subtle about it.
      City: SJ

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Jimmy and I got on the water around 8. I caught a small one on a senko #222 right o the bat. Picked up another small one on a speed trap 30 min later. Then picked up an 11.20 lbs beast right ater that on another senko. Enough or me! Took some pictures, released it and called it a day. O the water by 9:30.
      City: SJ

      Tips: Senko!

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Buddy and I put in loat tubes by the dam around 6pm. Fished or two hours working our way over to the south west cove near the spillway. Buddy only caught one large crappie. I got a large crappie and a personal best bass - 18" (only been ishing or bass since June '02 :). The ONLY bait that worked was large minnows rom Coyote B&T. Nothing else got so much as a sni.
      City: MH

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out yesterday at about 10:30am. I only had ONE taker! Could someone please tell me how to make a 10 ish day? Where are they. I ished the big back cove and landed a 3# on a brush hog in the aternoon and that was it. I you have any good tips, or have had days like the previous report, please email me and tell me how I can get more ish! It must be the hat im wearing. JK Tight lines!
      City: san jose

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      Water Temp: Warm

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Didnt get anything on a topwater chugger in the morning around weeds/grass, saw a ew come up but nothing bit. Switched to brush hogs when it got warm, got many bite but only one ish (2#) in one o the coves. Could somebody please explain a proper pattern or ishing this place in the summer?! Thanks. BTW you need a reservation to bring out motor boats on this reservoir now. it doesnt say so on the website so i head to use my trolling motor the whole day. Happy Fishin!
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Brushhogs on rocky points or edges o weed clumps. (Thats where i got all my bites)

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught two ish both on brush hogs in the aternoon. nothing big.
      City: SJ

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      Water Temp: ??????

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went ishing wit my 2 brothers around 6pm. One o my brothers "the Destroyer" caught a nice 3 pounder o o the "DS" rig. Around 7pm I caught a nice 5 pounder o o my POP POP goes my POPPER!!!!!! That hit was so !@#$%^ tight. It hit my popper like a reight train. It looked like some threw a cow in the water. Well, my other brother got skunked. Better luck or him next time.
      City: San Ho

      Tips: Well.....suggestions huh..............well we know it's warmin' up already. I suggest........................

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Sunday morning, July 29. Out on tube, south end of lake at 6am. Fished till noon. Nothing. Lots of water still coming into lake changing the water temperature at that end. Tried Senkos, R-traps, topwater ....absolutely nothing.
      City: San Jose