Comments on: Coyote Reservoir http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm Your Bay Area fishing resource... Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BassinRob! http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-233 BassinRob! Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:59:59 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-233 Nice article! I agree, Coyote is a very tough place to fish. But, at the same time it is very rewording with double digit fish. My personal best came out of Coyote back in 2008, an eight pound largemouth. I will never forget that day. There have been many days that I've spent 8+ hours and didn't get a bite. The interesting thing is, in a way it motivates me to go out again and try to figure out the patterns. I totally enjoy this place. Tight Lines! BassinRob! Nice article! I agree, Coyote is a very tough place to fish. But, at the same time it is very rewording with double digit fish. My personal best came out of Coyote back in 2008, an eight pound largemouth.
I will never forget that day.

There have been many days that I’ve spent 8+ hours and didn’t get a bite. The interesting thing is, in a way it motivates me to go out again and try to figure out the patterns.

I totally enjoy this place.

Tight Lines!

BassinRob!

]]> By: Ribbit http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-202 Ribbit Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:55:05 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-202 Like David, this is almost my first time on SJBass. Got the email about the updated website and thought I'd look at the forum. We went to Coyote in Sept. for a quickie campout. The Wife Unit doesn't like critters much so we had to have a motorhome...no more tents. It was GREAT! Electricity & water hookups and we had the campground to ourselves for one of the three nights. Saw turkeys (the feathered kind), lots of deer, and while sitting outside the MH trying to read a book (smoke break) in that dim MH light, a coyote walked up within 5 feet of me before we saw each other. All within a few minutes of the Silicone Pit!!! Oh yeah, this is a fishing forum....... with the non-fishing Wife along, I was only able to spend about an hour beating the southwest to central west side of the lake into a spinnerbait froth. BTW, you're welcome, for all those weeds I cleared out of the south end. Saw several little guys chase the spinnerbait up to about two feet of water and then take off. Too bright, not enough cover for them to chomp down. Since was only one obvious stick up piece of cover along that side, I hiked up to the reed patch about midway along the west side. Took about 10 casts but I found a little 2+ guy in the reeds on the outside edge. Since the Wife never goes with me to Delta to actually see me catch anything, I held it up and yelled halfway down the lake that I caught one! I have to admit that the yell was intended to be heard by the guys in the bass boat right across the lake that hadn't caught anything since I started fishing. Looked like they were drowning plastics or maybe jigs off the east shore a bit. If I wasn't so lazy, I would have tied on a jig or a worm and found the big 'un next to those reeds or just further out. Since the sun was out, I was back casting past the reeds and bring the s'bait north past the reeds so the guys wouldn't have much time to see what it was, figuring they'd be facing away from the sun in that shallow water. Matt, from last year, if you're still chasing fish on Coyote, maybe some of this is helping? The sunlight didn't let me see any dropoffs along this 1/4 of the shoreline but I found some by letting the s'bait sink a few times. Getting high up on the shoreline without the sun in your face, you should be able to figure out where the shore continues to slope down, creating some sharper drops. Once done, you just gotta find out how deep they are right then. If it wouldn't provide so much humor for all of you, I'd take my boat next time and tr showing off, just y to launch it with the motorhome. Coyote seems like a great lake. It sure is an easier drive than all the way to the Delta every trip. Now that I've found this website, maybe I can try some of the south bay places that y'all have been fishing. If any of you were the guys in the single bass boat on the weekend after Labor Day, I wasn't showing off, just needling you. >:-) Nice little lake, great campground, close to home, few water fleas (only one ski boat w/o boombox speakers), nice head ranger, lots of wildlife, and some fish....doesn't get much better'n that! I'm sure the place can be a zoo in the summer, but it was a nice stay that weekend. I'm not much of a tourney-type, last one was a Nut Case Classic on Clearlake in '89(?), but I hope to see some of you out there. Ribbit Like David, this is almost my first time on SJBass. Got the email about the updated website and thought I’d look at the forum. We went to Coyote in Sept. for a quickie campout. The Wife Unit doesn’t like critters much so we had to have a motorhome…no more tents. It was GREAT! Electricity & water hookups and we had the campground to ourselves for one of the three nights. Saw turkeys (the feathered kind), lots of deer, and while sitting outside the MH trying to read a book (smoke break) in that dim MH light, a coyote walked up within 5 feet of me before we saw each other. All within a few minutes of the Silicone Pit!!! Oh yeah, this is a fishing forum……. with the non-fishing
Wife along, I was only able to spend about an hour beating the southwest to central west side of the lake into a spinnerbait froth. BTW, you’re welcome, for all those weeds I cleared out of the south end. Saw several little guys chase the spinnerbait up to about two feet of water and then take off. Too bright, not enough cover for them to chomp down. Since was only one obvious stick up piece of cover
along that side, I hiked up to the reed patch about midway along the west side. Took about 10 casts but I found a little 2+ guy in the
reeds on the outside edge. Since the Wife never goes with me to Delta to actually see me catch anything, I held it up and yelled halfway
down the lake that I caught one! I have to admit that the yell was intended to be heard by the guys in the bass boat right across the lake that hadn’t caught anything since I started fishing. Looked like they were drowning plastics or maybe jigs off the east shore a bit. If I wasn’t so lazy, I would have tied on a jig or a worm and found the big ‘un next to those reeds or just further out. Since the sun was out, I was back casting past the reeds and bring the s’bait north past the reeds so the guys wouldn’t have much time to see what it was, figuring they’d be facing away from the sun in that shallow water. Matt, from last year, if you’re still chasing fish on Coyote, maybe some of this is helping?
The sunlight didn’t let me see any dropoffs along this 1/4 of the shoreline but I found some by letting the s’bait sink a few times. Getting high up on the shoreline without the sun in your face, you should be able to figure out where the shore continues to slope down, creating some sharper drops. Once done, you just gotta find out how deep they are right then.

If it wouldn’t provide so much humor for all of you, I’d take my boat next time and tr showing off, just y to launch it with the motorhome. Coyote seems like a great lake. It sure is an easier drive than all the way to the Delta every trip. Now that I’ve found this website, maybe I can try some of the south bay places that y’all have been fishing. If any of you were the guys in the single bass boat on the weekend after Labor Day, I wasn’t showing off, just needling you. >:-) Nice little lake, great campground, close to home, few water fleas (only one ski boat w/o boombox speakers), nice head ranger, lots of wildlife, and some fish….doesn’t get much better’n that! I’m sure the place can be a zoo in the summer, but it was a nice stay that weekend. I’m not much of a tourney-type, last one was a Nut Case Classic on Clearlake in ’89(?), but I hope to see some of you out there.

Ribbit

]]> By: David http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-192 David Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:48:18 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-192 My first time on SJBass....Found out from one of my Boys I coach in little league about this site (i think he might be related to the web master some how?). Well when i'm not coaching or working I love to Fish. I am a South Bay Bass Fisher (Coyote, Anderson, Coyote Creek, all Ponds off Blossom Hill by Oakridge Mall, Snake Ponds off Almaden across from water works, Perk Ponds Campbell and Penitencia, etc.)...... Coyote Res. has been great to me each time I have gone out. I have never took my boat or float tube out on this water, so I cant speak on the deeper parts of the lake. I have also never scored a DD Bass off shore at Coyote but have hooked many 5-8 pounders. Overall my fishing experience at Coyote has always been great (never skunked there), not my favorite South Bay Fishing hole but ranks in the top 3 and I would rather travel to Coyote than take a trip to Shadow Cliff (Livermore/Pleasanton) any day. My first time on SJBass….Found out from one of my Boys I coach in little league about this site (i think he might be related to the web master some how?). Well when i’m not coaching or working I love to Fish. I am a South Bay Bass Fisher (Coyote, Anderson, Coyote Creek, all Ponds off Blossom Hill by Oakridge Mall, Snake Ponds off Almaden across from water works, Perk Ponds Campbell and Penitencia, etc.)…… Coyote Res. has been great to me each time I have gone out. I have never took my boat or float tube out on this water, so I cant speak on the deeper parts of the lake. I have also never scored a DD Bass off shore at Coyote but have hooked many 5-8 pounders. Overall my fishing experience at Coyote has always been great (never skunked there), not my favorite South Bay Fishing hole but ranks in the top 3 and I would rather travel to Coyote than take a trip to Shadow Cliff (Livermore/Pleasanton) any day.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-187 Bryan Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:06:06 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-187 Great little article on a great little lake. I first made the trip up to Coyote a few years ago for a Bass-n-Tubes tournament (Thank You Coyote Bait & Tackle for a GREAT sponsored event. WISH THERE WAS MORE) I had never been to the lake before. I prefished the afternoon before the event in a down pour and never got bit. The day of the event I was was excited, mostly because of all the talk about what this lake can yield. I was working a stretch of shore line flippin a yabbie and my line went tight, like I had hung up. As I reeled up tight, I watched my line move to the right, right away I swung and I was hooked into something big. When I got her close and netted her, just about everyone on that lake could hear my yells of disbelief. I ended that day with my personal best 11.4 and and a 2nd place finish. Yes, a second place big fish, geees. there was one just bigger brought in. In the 3 or so years following that first trip I only visited Lake Coyote for that Bass-n-Tubes event and cashed a check in every one of them. I would say I have a love/love relationship with this lake and I can't say enough about it.....I need to make another trip up there this spring! Great little article on a great little lake. I first made the trip up to Coyote a few years ago for a Bass-n-Tubes tournament (Thank You Coyote Bait & Tackle for a GREAT sponsored event. WISH THERE WAS MORE) I had never been to the lake before. I prefished the afternoon before the event in a down pour and never got bit. The day of the event I was was excited, mostly because of all the talk about what this lake can yield. I was working a stretch of shore line flippin a yabbie and my line went tight, like I had hung up. As I reeled up tight, I watched my line move to the right, right away I swung and I was hooked into something big. When I got her close and netted her, just about everyone on that lake could hear my yells of disbelief. I ended that day with my personal best 11.4 and and a 2nd place finish. Yes, a second place big fish, geees. there was one just bigger brought in.
In the 3 or so years following that first trip I only visited Lake Coyote for that Bass-n-Tubes event and cashed a check in every one of them. I would say I have a love/love relationship with this lake and I can’t say enough about it…..I need to make another trip up there this spring!

]]> By: Spencer http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-182 Spencer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:04:20 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-182 Good article. I agree this lake is very tough to fish. I fished here 8 times or so before I caught a bass(and tiny). After some time with the lake though (and lottsa frustration:) it has been fantastic. Finding the right spot, of course, is key. Look for currents off of points. Fishing slow and methodical is key, also. Coyote bass are smart (heavily fished) and lazy because it's a small, warm lake with a lot of baitfish and crawdads. Speaking of which, if you want to catch bass here, imitate craws especially with soft baits and jigs. Robo worms too. Unlike everyone else on the internet red and brown of anything works best for me (in clear and murky water). Goodluck! Catch and Release, Please Go Barbless!! Good article. I agree this lake is very tough to fish. I fished here 8 times or so before I caught a bass(and tiny). After some time with the lake though (and lottsa frustration:) it has been fantastic. Finding the right spot, of course, is key. Look for currents off of points. Fishing slow and methodical is key, also. Coyote bass are smart (heavily fished) and lazy because it’s a small, warm lake with a lot of baitfish and crawdads. Speaking of which, if you want to catch bass here, imitate craws especially with soft baits and jigs. Robo worms too. Unlike everyone else on the internet red and brown of anything works best for me (in clear and murky water). Goodluck! Catch and Release, Please Go Barbless!!

]]> By: Matt Beams http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-160 Matt Beams Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:04:47 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-160 Brace your self ive got a lot to say about coyote lake. First off, Thank god someone finally wrote about what a F!@#$% frustrating lake coyote is, you have saved me my sanity! I was beyond excited to learn that such a renowned laregmouth fishery resided only some 7 miles from my gilroy home. I have been fishing for 18yrs of my 24yr existence but I am the first to admit that I'm very new to bass fishing. I thought "how lucky, i got the bug to go out and catch bass and i have one of the best lakes in santa clara county to learn on," haha i was wrong. This lake has turned me into an angry, discouraged newbie who has lost more lures and caught more ticks than anything else. I completely understand it is called fishing and not catching, and that i am new and my techniques may not be perfect, but geeeeeeez something has got to give!!! I have literally fished this lake consistently (id called it obsessively, if u want to know the truth) 5 evenings a week for 5-7hrs at a time (some early mornings too, and both at times) since June 21,2009 (3 weeks of fishing as if i get paid to do it, which i dont) and i have ONE (yep only one) 1.5lb bass for my troubles. Ive almost walked around the entire lake on foot(north,south,east,west), tackle box in my back pack fishing every accessible part of shore there is and i cant figure out how to get a bite, yet all i hear is how many big fish people catch here. Ive rigged the "legendary" SENKOS every way possible, and just about any other soft bait one can imagine (green pumpkin, watermelon redblk flake, grn pumpkin chartreuse, red shad, tequilla sunrise, well u get the hint, i have every companies entire line in my tackle box) . I've patiently thrown a "snag proof tournament frog" in the mornings, evenings, afternoons. Nothing. Top water Pop'r. Nothing. 1/2oz black and blue jig with craw trailer. Nothing. Jig n pig. Nothing. Drop shot 6in straight worms, 4in curly tails, any color, type or size worm available. Nothing. Shad swimbaits. nothing. Shad rap, jointed shad rap, super spot. nothing. Walk the dog with a floating minnow. Nothing. flourocarbon leaders, braided line, mono line. all of the above. Nothing. Spinning gear. Nothing. Baitcaster. Nothing. even my terminal tackle ive changed up a million times and nothing! I hope no one reads this the wrong way. Im not trying to be a huge crybaby and I know what you're thinking. "wow kid why dont you spend less time buying stuff, and more time learning how to fish it first?" My immediate answer would be. "what do you think I do all those hours I'm casting and not catching fish?" I practice the proper retrieval techniques because ive literally given up hope that ill ever catch one. Im almost at a breaking point where i feel ill never learn the proper way to fish due to my lack of results, i mean i dont even get bites or the opportunity to be a bad newbie and miss fish. i just literally get no action what so ever. PLEASE HELP SAVE A PASSIONATE ANGLER WHO WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW FISH TO FUEL THE ALREADY BURNING DESIRE I HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS BASS FISHERMAN! I'm willing to b patient and put the hours in on the lake, as i have proven to myself in these last three weeks. any responses, or emails to MBEAMS44@gmail.com would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. Coyote lake is driving me insane and away from fishing one 6 dollar entry fee and 5 dollar lure at a time. Brace your self ive got a lot to say about coyote lake. First off, Thank god someone finally wrote about what a F!@#$% frustrating lake coyote is, you have saved me my sanity! I was beyond excited to learn that such a renowned laregmouth fishery resided only some 7 miles from my gilroy home. I have been fishing for 18yrs of my 24yr existence but I am the first to admit that I’m very new to bass fishing.

I thought “how lucky, i got the bug to go out and catch bass and i have one of the best lakes in santa clara county to learn on,” haha i was wrong. This lake has turned me into an angry, discouraged newbie who has lost more lures and caught more ticks than anything else. I completely understand it is called fishing and not catching, and that i am new and my techniques may not be perfect, but geeeeeeez something has got to give!!!

I have literally fished this lake consistently (id called it obsessively, if u want to know the truth) 5 evenings a week for 5-7hrs at a time (some early mornings too, and both at times) since June 21,2009 (3 weeks of fishing as if i get paid to do it, which i dont) and i have ONE (yep only one) 1.5lb bass for my troubles. Ive almost walked around the entire lake on foot(north,south,east,west), tackle box in my back pack fishing every accessible part of shore there is and i cant figure out how to get a bite, yet all i hear is how many big fish people catch here. Ive rigged the “legendary” SENKOS every way possible, and just about any other soft bait one can imagine (green pumpkin, watermelon redblk flake, grn pumpkin chartreuse, red shad, tequilla sunrise, well u get the hint, i have every companies entire line in my tackle box) . I’ve patiently thrown a “snag proof tournament frog” in the mornings, evenings, afternoons. Nothing. Top water Pop’r. Nothing. 1/2oz black and blue jig with craw trailer. Nothing. Jig n pig. Nothing. Drop shot 6in straight worms, 4in curly tails, any color, type or size worm available. Nothing. Shad swimbaits. nothing. Shad rap, jointed shad rap, super spot. nothing. Walk the dog with a floating minnow. Nothing. flourocarbon leaders, braided line, mono line. all of the above. Nothing. Spinning gear. Nothing. Baitcaster. Nothing. even my terminal tackle ive changed up a million times and nothing!

I hope no one reads this the wrong way. Im not trying to be a huge crybaby and I know what you’re thinking. “wow kid why dont you spend less time buying stuff, and more time learning how to fish it first?” My immediate answer would be. “what do you think I do all those hours I’m casting and not catching fish?” I practice the proper retrieval techniques because ive literally given up hope that ill ever catch one. Im almost at a breaking point where i feel ill never learn the proper way to fish due to my lack of results, i mean i dont even get bites or the opportunity to be a bad newbie and miss fish. i just literally get no action what so ever. PLEASE HELP SAVE A PASSIONATE ANGLER WHO WANTS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW FISH TO FUEL THE ALREADY BURNING DESIRE I HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS BASS FISHERMAN! I’m willing to b patient and put the hours in on the lake, as i have proven to myself in these last three weeks. any responses, or emails to MBEAMS44@gmail.com would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. Coyote lake is driving me insane and away from fishing one 6 dollar entry fee and 5 dollar lure at a time.

]]> By: bass man http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-158 bass man Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:52:48 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-158 Love this lake! I have caught & released many nice bass up to 10lbs here, All from the shore. The drop offs all along the shoreline make excellent hiding places so most hookups are within 15 feet. Be patient and you will be rewarded. Love this lake! I have caught & released many nice bass up to 10lbs here, All from the shore. The drop offs all along the shoreline make excellent hiding places so most hookups are within 15 feet. Be patient and you will be rewarded.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-156 Kevin Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:10:18 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-156 Great article Marce! I think jim jr has this place dialed in lately. We should have him show us around. Catch & Release!!! Great article Marce! I think jim jr has this place dialed in lately. We should have him show us around.

Catch & Release!!!

]]> By: Mario Guel http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-155 Mario Guel Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:06:54 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-155 Put your time in on this lake and you will get rewarded with some great FISH. Please practice Catch & Release. This lake is not big so the bass count will only dwindle if we do not practice C & R. If you get a biggie, let her go! We are very lucky to have such a wonderful fishery so close to home. Coyote is by far, one of my favorite placeS to fish in the Bay Area. Put your time in on this lake and you will get rewarded with some great FISH. Please practice Catch & Release. This lake is not big so the bass count will only dwindle if we do not practice C & R. If you get a biggie, let her go!

We are very lucky to have such a wonderful fishery so close to home. Coyote is by far, one of my favorite placeS to fish in the Bay Area.

]]> By: Murf http://www.sanjosebass.com/coyote-reservoir.htm/comment-page-1#comment-153 Murf Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:20:28 +0000 http://www.sanjosebass.com/?p=746#comment-153 Nice write up, Marce. The big mamas are in there, but it is among the most frustrating places I've ever fished. One afternoon I hooked what I think was a DD, definitely my PB, and lost her right at my tube with about 6 other SJBers watching during one of our "gatherings" at Coyote. She came unbuttoned during her last rush, straight at me, and ended up in my lap, slapping me in the face and flipping me off as she jumped out of my arms and darted back to the depths. I packed more explicit language in to the 30 seconds that followed than I ever have before or since. I probably sounded something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjiUrh_aR64&feature=related Nice write up, Marce.

The big mamas are in there, but it is among the most frustrating places I’ve ever fished.

One afternoon I hooked what I think was a DD, definitely my PB, and lost her right at my tube with about 6 other SJBers watching during one of our “gatherings” at Coyote. She came unbuttoned during her last rush, straight at me, and ended up in my lap, slapping me in the face and flipping me off as she jumped out of my arms and darted back to the depths.

I packed more explicit language in to the 30 seconds that followed than I ever have before or since. I probably sounded something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjiUrh_aR64&feature=related

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