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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Went out Sunday with my brother and we only managed a couple 2 pounders. It was a nice fight and the weather was great. We decided to leave when a group decided to pull up next us a go swimming......
      City: San Jose

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: OK here goes. SUNDAY: WINDY!!! Everyone was saying "terrible fishing, too much wind" Anyway, I ended up with 6 and missed 3 in about 4 hours. ALL fish were caught inside the mud line by the second dam burning a 1 oz chrome rattletrap, including two 3 lbers. MONDAY: A little slower than Sunday. Fished for three hours. Got a 2 lber dragging a split shot 12" black w/blue fleck power worm, another 2 lber on a fat free shad and a nice sized crappie on the same fat free shad. TUESDAY: Fished for 3 hours. Got one on the first cast with a 1/4 oz silver terminator spinnerbait, then about 20 min later, got a 4.5 lber dragging a 1/2 oz black/red jig with a 4" madman craw trailer
      City: SJ

      Tips: Patterns seem to switch daily. Haven't even gotten a nibble on topwater in the past few days

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Hit the lake on Sunday with the family, went to the back cove to beat the wind. We caught a total of 5 bass, up to 2 pounds (fun on light weight tackle). Made it of the Lake by Noon, a lot of boat traffic ...not to mention the water skier going the wrong way that almost hit us on the way out. Oh all the fish were caught and released....I still can't believe some people eat these fish.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I was using crank bait 2-4 feet.....

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      Water Temp: 70s

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on shore, not boat. used a plastic 4in. ZOOM hawg purple weedless hook. caught a 3 1/2 lber. beautiful.
      City: Santa Clara

      Tips: WEEDLESS hooks.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: OOPS that last report is for Coyote

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      Water Temp: ??

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sunday from 11-3 with wife and 14 year old son. Showed son how to use a split shot rig and caught a bass during the demo off a partially submerged tree. He immediately followed up with two more on his own, to 3#. Wife began catching them too once she switched to the same skinny 4" witches t with chartreuse tail. I was using a brown/orange 1/2 oz jig with power craw. I didn't have the quantity, but the few I caught off rocky banks were 3-5#. 15 or so total for the three of us. Big fish of the day was my wife's 6# fish, taken off a shallow rock formation on the windy (north) side of the parking area, fishing with a plastic worm from the bank as I was retrieving the boat. Pretty good day, especially considering the wind. The fish seem to be everywhere, and the bite is good. The fish will sometimes pick up a jig quietly, and other times slam it. Plastics seem to get hammered pretty hard. Have fun, and let 'em go!
      City: Sunnyvale

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I've been reading all the reports and wondering if it was all true. So I decided to stop by and fish a while today, I saw a lot of bass caught while I struggled (I'm not much of a bass fisherman). Well finally around 4:30 I got a hook up on a blk and chartuse jig with a white pork trailor...and BABY IT WAS THE BIGGEST FISH OF MY LIFE!!!! It took me forever to get the fish in... 11 POUNDER!!!(the guy next to me had a scale, real nice guy) i took pictures and release her (I hope the pictures come out.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I got lucky I need all I tips possible.

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      Water Temp: 53-54

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Tough bite for the two of us in my boat..Total of 5 fish..nothing over 2 lbs..all cought wormin..missed a good blow up on top mid day.
      City: San Jose

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      Water Temp: cool!

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I took my kickboat out for a little over 2 hrs. on Saturday. Got bit 7 or 8 times; landed 5 (nothing over 1-1/2 lbs.). They were hitting a drop-shotted Berkley 3" drop-shot minnow (on 4-lb. test), and then I got 4 strikes in 4 casts on a Carolina-rigged Zoom lizard (landed 3 of 'em -- of course, the one that got away was the biggest ;- ) ). Never really left the bank directly across from the ramp, given the limited amount of time I had on the water. One guy said he'd caught a few on jigs & plastic worms. A few guys passed by saying they were using nightcrawlers, but I never saw 'em land any fish. A couple other bass boats were out in the middle, droppin' a spoon (I'm guessing). It was pretty nice weather, not too many boats. Kinda mellow, but it was nice getting a *little* action! -- j
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Light-line drop-shot/split-shot rigs, jigs & Carolina Rigs, fished off the rocky-bottomed points.

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      Water Temp: 55

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went to calero and it was a tough bite i caught 6 from 7 to 4 pm biggest went 3.2 smallest about a pound,im trying anderson i heard the bite is a little better i hope so dont want to switch to live bait now
      City: gilroy

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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rock wall just east of the spillway. Caught seven fish (all dinks) in deep water,15-20ft of water. All fish came on anglers choice four inch smoke/silver worm on a 1/16 lead head. Shake that worm. Had a big fish roll on a chug bug. In between moss patches. Couldn't get it to go again. Good trip, but would of been nice to find a decent fish. Keep um on the hook!!!
      City: san jose

      Tips: Shake that worm!!!!!

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      Water Temp: 75-80

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: holy god. best trip out there.caught 15 fish from bout 5-10 o clock. with the biggest kicker goin in at 10 1/4 lbs. on the scale. no measeurement though. woulda made a beatiful mount. oh well. the smallest fish was bout 2lbs. with another one that went about 6. went out in tube. usin senkos during the light hours. and topwater when night fall hit. all in all the best day on the water i've ever had. damn! hah

      Tips: get out there during the early or later hours. too damn much boat traffic

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      Water Temp: 71

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Multiple day post. Each morning I head to the dam and throw a spook and pup fish. Average day is 2 about #2. Must leave the lake about 9 due to Jet ski's and skiiers.
      City: Gilroy

      Tips: Fish another lake for the summer

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Bank fished afternoon Sat and Sun. Caught 5 nice fish Sat. (all solid 2lb fish), caught 4 Sunday (same size range). Used Carolina-rigged lizard. Fish were holding well off the bank in deeper (6-15 ft) water for me.
      City: half moon bay

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      Water Temp: 67

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Well I decided to get to the lake at 5:30pm. Because yesterday the action started at 6. Brought one rod with my Buzzbait and expected to nail them like yesterday. Went to my usual spots and to make a long story short! SKUNKED! Had 2 blow-ups but no fish. Just goes to show that things can dramatically change in one day! Left that water at 7:30.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Well geeez I am at a loss!

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      Water Temp: 50-60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Evening. Caught two fish, both about 1 1/2 pounds. My bro caught seven fish as he put on a show for all the live bait fishing loosers.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: I used a spinner and fished it reel slow through the weeds. My bro won't let me tell you what his bait of choice was...sorry.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I don't want to sound like an idiot, but where is Baily cove? I've only fished there a couple of times. Mostly go to everything but Calero.
      City: Saratoga

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Bank fished Bailey cove region Friday afternoon for 1.5 hours. 7 bites, 5 bass, 4 on spinnerbaits, 1 on mojo rigged 4" worm. Goin back to other spots on lake this saturday afternoon. Fish ran 1-2.5 lbs. Looked like all bucks.

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      Water Temp: 55 to 57 deg

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Sat with my wife, we got 12 total fish all on 3" & 6" chartreuse lizards carolina rigged. Most fish came on points in 2-10 feet of water. Ranged in size from 1# to 2#'s. Tap Tap bites... Wind made it tough to keep feel... Sunday the sun was out, and it was tougher. I managed 4 fish, but my partner blanked. I kept with the lizard pattern, and my partner was throwing 4" worms... again fish on points & south flats... nothing too big all under 2#'s.
      City: Sant Clara

      Tips: Big Bright lizards worked for me... Also used Chomper lizards with garlic scent... seemed to help... wind can be a real Pain I T A.... and the skiers are starting to show up too...

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      Water Temp: 45-50

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: FLIP OR PITCH NEAR STUMPS OR GRASS WITH BROWN JIGS OR PUMPKIN WITH GOLD FLAKE LIZARDS.I WAS HOOKING AND LANDING 4-6LB HAWGS BY SHAKING AND DRAGING NEAR STRUCTURES.
      City: WATSONVILLE

      Tips: BROWN JIGS WITH BROWN TRAILERS