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Los Vaqueros

Open seven days a week.
Winter Hours hours are: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fish Plants at Los Vaqueros 2009
DATE	WEIGHT	SOURCE
10/15/2009	1200	Calaveras
10/13/2009	2000	DFG
10/6/2009	1000	DFG
10/1/2009	1200	Calaveras
9/21/2009	1000	DFG
9/15/2009	1200	Calaveras
9/2/2009	1000	DFG
8/27/2009	1200	Calaveras
8/14/2009	1200	Calaveras
7/27/2009	1200	Calaveras
7/9/2009	1200	Calaveras
6/17/2009	2000	DFG
6/11/2009	1200	Calaveras
6/3/2009	1200	Calaveras
5/21/2009	1200	Calaveras
5/19/2009	2000	DFG
5/8/2009	1200	Calaveras
4/28/2009	1200	Calaveras
4/21/2009	1200	Calaveras
4/21/2009	1500	DFG
4/14/2009	1200	Calaveras
4/8/2009	2000	DFG
4/7/2009	1200	Calaveras
3/31/2009	1200	Calaveras
3/17/2009	1200	Calaveras
3/11/2009	2000	DFG
2/19/2009	1200	Calaveras
2/11/2009	2000	DFG
1/29/2009	1200	DFG
1/15/2009	1200	Calaveras
1/13/2009	2000	DFG
TOTAL FOR YEAR: 42500 lbs.
Calaveras = Calaveras Trout Farm DFG = Dept. of Fish and Game

Dustyn of Alamo shows two of the Largemouth Bass he landed at Los Vaqueros on Aug. 25, 2003. His lake record was broken a few months later. See our fishing record and photo page.

Los Vaqueros fishing permits ($3.75) are available at the Marina Building on the south side of the lake. On the north side of the lake, they can be purchased at the entry gate or the LV Watershed Office.

Cold drinks, hot food, ice cream and snacks are now on the menu at the Los Vaqueros Marina.

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LOS VAQUEROS RESERVOIR & MARINA OFFERS FISHING, BOAT RENTALS AND HOT FOOD

Excellent fishing and a fully-equipped marina make the outdoor experience at Los Vaqueros Reservoir very special.

The Marina is located at the south shore of the lake, accessible from Vasco Road at the Alameda-Contra Costa County line.

50% off boat rentals on Mondays,
Tuesdays,
Wednesdays &Thursdays!

That's $25 for up to five hours.

Call the Marina at (925) 371-2628

The Marina has fishing supplies, snacks, hot food, ice cream and electric boat rentals.

Call the Marina at (925) 371-2628 for more information.

The lake has been stocked with game fish of 12 types, including rainbow trout and largemouth black bass.

NorCal Fishing has the contract to manage the watershed recreation facilities. Their web site includes a photo gallery, updates and links to other local fishing areas.

Los Vaqueros was built as a water quality reservoir for CCWD customers, therefore only the electric rental boats are allowed on the lake. The boats are available on a first-come first-served basis.

In addition, since it is located within a protected watershed, salmon eggs, crickets, grasshoppers, grubs, liver, and worms are the only bait permitted at Los Vaqueros. On an experimental basis, you can also use selected frozen bait purchased from the Marina.

A California State Fishing License and a CCWD Daily Fishing Access Pass Permit ($3.75) are required for fishing. There is a $6 parking fee to enter Los Vaqueros.

The reservoir is available for day use only.

Los Vaqueros underwater topo maps for anglers now
available on-line.

GAMEFISH AT THE RESERVOIR:
Los Vaqueros Fish Poster
Rainbow Trout
Kokanee (Sockeye) Salmon
Largemouth Black Bass
Brown Bullhead
Channel Catfish
White Catfish
Bluegill Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Green Sunfish
White Crappie
Sacramento Perch
Striped Bass

LIMITS ON FISHING ARE:
Catfish 10
Black Bass 5 (min. length 12 inches)
Trout 5
Salmon 5
Crappie 25
Striped Bass 2 (min. length 18 inches).

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FISHING:
Call the Marina at (925) 371-2628

THE ADDRESS FOR THE MARINA IS:
LV Marina Center
9990 Los Vaqueros Road
Byron, California 94550

Here is a Mapquest map that will get you almost to the Marina.

There are 30 electric rental boats like these, along with two pontoon boats that can seat six, available at Los Vaqueros.

LOS VAQUEROS
FISHING REPORT
11/3/2009

GENERAL CONDITIONS
It's been a bit of a slow week here at the watershed. Between the high winds a few days and our limited access with Vasco Road being closed we saw a smaller number of anglers. The good news is the road opened up as planned on Monday morning and it looks like pretty decent weather for the majority of this week.

Family Fishing Day, Saturday Nov 7
7:00am - 12:00 noon
Prizes for the 10 largest trout caught by kids. Welcome bags for all anglers under 16, call for reservations: 925-3712628

Our water is currently at 78% and holding steady. Our water temperature is 64°

TROUT
Fishing continues up and down for trout. We see everything from limits to no bites for a half day effort. Anglers fishing with bait are using PowerEggs, PowerBait and gulp worms in bright colors. A few anglers are using nightcrawlers. Fish with light line and small weights. Size 8 hooks work well with the power eggs and power bait. Size 6 is best with nightcrawlers. Make short casts for best results. A few anglers fish their baits under bobbers. Move around until you find some fish.

Anglers in boats are struggling to take trout. Try bait in the backs of coves or trolling at various depths. The trout seem scattered so cover lots of area with different lures at different depths until you find some fish. If the fishing is slow don't troll in the same place with the same lure all day. Try some trolling runs pretty close to shore. Anglers using bait are also encouraged to make moves until you have success.

STRIPERS
We checked in a few more stripers, but not the size or amount of last week. They are out there for those who want to target them using swim baits, anchovies, rattle traps or other large baits in a trout pattern.

LARGEMOUTH BASS
Very slow. Try drop shooting plastics on points at about 25 feet. We have very few anglers targeting bass

CATFISH
We continue to see a few big catfish. They range from 8 to 15 pounds,and the big catch was 11/1/09 in South Cove by Suzie Young of San Leandro who got a catfish weighing in at 15.46 pounds on anchovies They are caught on a variety of baits including liver, nightcrawlers -- and as noted above -- anchovies.

SALMON
We did not have any salmon reported. We should get a good bite going soon but nothing consistent has happened yet. Trollers will take the majority of these fish. The salmon will range from 2 to 6 pounds.

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