Almaden Lake and Reports

Water Temp: na Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility) Report: in regards to below i am involved in development o this new line o tackle they will be hot most people can not wait to get there hands on one. no i did not use a prototype at mclure but we will start are next round o testing two weeks rom wednsday
City: manteca

Friday, February 28th, 2003

Water Temp: N/A Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility) Report: I usually do good here but got skunked this time not even a bight tried everything rom brush hogs to senkos the water at almaden is low
City: manteca Tips: ish somewere else

Sunday, February 23rd, 2003

By Gryphon

Water Temp: 54 Degrees Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: On water at irst light. Float tubed, picthing jigs to tules whith no sucess. Decided to move o bank and drop shot. Hooked into 2 ish about a 1 1/2 lbs.. Swicthed back to a jig working it deeper around a sunken tree. Felt just weight and set the hook. The reward was a nice ish about 4 lbs. Worked the area till the weather started to change. Let lake about 1:30. All in all a good day or the 3rd time on the lake. Looking orward to the water warming.
City: Santa Rosa Tips: Yamamoto Twin Tail Hula Grub, #221 on a 3/8 oz. Football Jig, worked very slowly aroundsunken trees or other submerged isolated cover. As water warms move to slower cover.

Friday, February 21st, 2003

Water Temp: 60-65 Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Whent to the very back by the two ponds and cought lots o ish. Me and my dad went or 3-4hr's. we had to o cought over 10 a peace. Once the worm hit the warter it only took 3 or so sec till your line started to move. All ish were 1-2 bls with three going over 4bls or so. ish were close to the shore and next to cover. Had had a great day and will be going over the weekend.
City: petaluma Tips: Fish light with worms tex rigged no wight let sink and jerk every 15-20 sec. Be read or a good spring and good luck.

Wednesday, February 12th, 2003

By ted schrick

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: my report dated 2-12-02 is really 2-12-03
City: SAN JOSE

Thursday, February 6th, 2003

By John@justish-n Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: City: modesto

Wednesday, February 5th, 2003

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Ok i was just wondering exactly what lake this is. I igured it was Almaden Lake park or Almaden Reservoir, but people are talking about trolling it, and trout ishing? What lake are we all talking about here?Nick
City: San Jose

Monday, January 27th, 2003

By John@justish-n

Water Temp: 53 Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Fished the big Lake today by mysel, spent most o the day trolling OOO!! Went looking or something dierent 000! Seemed to be a very slow day didn't even meter many ish at all, wanted to stay away rom lone creek as I have clients this weekend and thought I might ind something New!000! However I did hook-up with two small 8lb ish driting Minnows, Bite still seems to be only in one area and i someone knows o another Please let me know! Cut bait,Minnows in Lone creek is the only place thats consistent, must be a ton o ish moving in there ever day.Well I'll be back tomarrow and test the waters some more! Good ish-n, Visit Lucky Larry or bait in Santa Nella.John@justish-n.com Trips still open as weather last! trips open or Bass,Trout,Kokanee,Strippers,Salmon
City: modesto Tips: Minnows And Cut Bait.30t Flats,rock piles

Wednesday, December 11th, 2002

By Scott K.

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Fished rom 3 until dark starting around alder point and ending somewhere beore coots landing. I caught two bass, both on senkos. The irst one weighed aprx. 3 lbs and the second weighed aprx. 4 lbs.. One hell o an evening or me.
City: San Leandro

Sunday, November 10th, 2002

Water Temp: 58.6 Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: ishing was wide open, wich surprised me. caught several ish to 3.5 pounds all on top water. most ish came in 3 to 5 eet o water on spinner baits. (WHITE W/CHART. TRAILER)
City: ceres Tips: THROW BLADES. I TOSSED EVERUTHING I HAD AT THEM AND BLADES DID THE TRICK. ONE FISH ON WORM, ONE ON SENKO, AND ONE ON CRANK BAIT THE REST ON BLADES. ENJOY.

Monday, November 4th, 2002

By Bill Dillon

Water Temp: 64 Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Only the second time I've been their in ive years. Water is very low only ramp I was told was at the dam. It looks like the lake is about 30 eet down. I caught a lot o shakers and only three legal size. with the biggest being about 2 pounds. Banks are litered with dead timber are steap and sandy with only a ew rocky banks I thought the timbe would be a good place to pick up some good ish but all I ound was dinks. Caught ish on jerk baits, worms, top water, and even one on a spiner bait, white.
City: South Lake Tahoe Tips: I couldn't establish a pattern

Sunday, October 20th, 2002

By ishinone

Water Temp: 66 to 68 Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Just ished the Anglers Choice Regionals. We caught ish on jigs, drop shot, split shot and C-rig. We heard bigger ish were shallow but couldn't ind any. Some claimed to catch jig ish deep. We caught most o our ish or 5 days ( over 180 ) in 35 to 100 oot o water. Mostly 45 to 54 eet. Points, humps and rock piles. 7 to 9 pounds in ive ish each day. Pond smelt everywhere. Tips: Jigs in crawdad colors, worms in pond smelt colors. Carolina rigs in watermelon baby brush hogs or lizards.

Friday, September 27th, 2002

By DoubleBuzz

Water Temp: 70 Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility) Report: I got out ater work today but a park ranger (who wanted to leave early on a Friday) kicked me o the water at 6:00! Only got about an hour in on the water. No ish but I'll get them next time!
City: San Jose Tips: Get there early and don't try and stay late on a Friday!

Sunday, September 1st, 2002

Water Temp: 78 Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility) Report: Beautiul reservoir! Fished the trees at the Hicks road end. Full o little ones. I caught 3 in about 20 minutes, beore the ranger made me move my car (can't park on Alamitos Rd. apparently). I saw plenty o big ish on my ish inder, so drop shot should work. I was using Senkos with a small sliding sinker.SJC
City: San Jose, Ca. Tips: Use drop shot in the deep water and lip Senkos to the trees and resh vegetation on the banks. Park on Hicks!

Wednesday, August 14th, 2002

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: JUST THINKING OUT LOUD. FOR YOU THAT KNOCK THE LAKE. STAY AWAY,IT DOESN'T NEED YOUR $8.00. FOR US THAT JUST LIKE TO FISH CLOSE TO HOME THANKS THANKS TO THE FRIENDLY PARK RANGERS AND A GOOD TIME WHEN EVER I TAKE MY BOAT FISHING WHICH I WILL BE DOING OFTEN.
City: remont Tips: DID CATCH MY LIMIT OF TROUT LITE TACKLE DOWN RIGGER RAINBOW RUNNERS REPELA PLUGS

Wednesday, July 10th, 2002

By John Gray

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Had a great day on the lake yesterday the 9th. The ishing was pretty good with largemouths to 4lb and smallies near 3 being caught. But the best part o the day was getting to meet and share the lake with a great bunch o olks. You can imagine that I approached the guiding o a party o 13 with more than a little trepidation, but it couldn't have worked out better. They were headquartered on 2 rented patio boats and anchored up on locations where I thought they could catch ish while I took a couple at a time and went to other spots. When a good supply o ish were ound we went back and got the rest o the gang and they moved to the new spot. It worked! Everyone in the party who really wanted to catch a ish did with the exception o one, and watching her persistence leads me to beleive she will be cleaning everybodies clock real soon. Go Helen. Thanks Tom, Kathleen and the gang. I every day guiding went like that one I truly would have the best job in the world.
City: Weaverville Tips: Baby brush hogs and Pro Worms accounted or all o the ish except a couple which were caught on spider grubs. Everything was ished on 1/8 or1/4 ball jigs.

Thursday, June 13th, 2002

By STEVE'S BAIT SHACK

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Large numbers o healthy 2-4 pounders caught all day long i you know where they are. Largest one 5lbs. These ish ight!! KBR is a great place to ish.
City: Merced Tips: In the morning ish are on the banks. When the sun is up they move out to the oshore weedbeds. In the evening they move back to the shore. Dark colored Senkos are working as well as Brush Hogs.

Saturday, June 8th, 2002

By Heath Paulat

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: Team Bass Tournament on Saturday June 22nd. Granite Bay boat ramp, Folsom Lake. $75.00 entry ee. BBQ ater weigh in, ree or all entries Trophies up to 3rd place 70% payback plus Prizes Proessionally organized No membership required 5 ish, 13" on a lat board No live bait, Catch and Release, Dead ish penalty Check in and sign-ups at 4:00am at North Shore Blast o at sae light. Weigh in at noon. all tournaments or rest o summer are hal day due to ish and game regulations. Any questions call Shawn O'shea at (916)331-8174 or email Heath at heathp@pacbell.net
City: Folsom

Friday, May 31st, 2002

Water Temp: 65 Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility) Report: Went ishing ater work rom 5:30pm to 8pm with a riend. Didn't get any action until 7:30pm when my riend caught an 11" bass. 15 minutes ater that he caught another 12.5" bass. Then right ater that I caught an 18", 4 lb bass! Took me a ew minutes to bring her in with my ultralight setup. We caught them all using Texas-rigged plastic worms. Right ater I released the 4 pounder, we saw an even bigger bass cruise by. It must've been at least 5 pounds and it was only 10 eet out.
City: Saratoga Tips: Use plastics and ish the back o coves.

Wednesday, May 29th, 2002

Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility) Report: you mean Tulloch lake. I dont know where Turlock lake is. I know the city o Turlock but where is the lake??I am ishing Los banos thursday evening and riday morn. sleep in back o pickup beats driving back to Monterey
City: Mtry