Sandy Wool Lake
Santa Clara County Trout, Bass, Catfish, Sunfish
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What's Biting - 4 days ago
Bass
Excellent
Carp
Good
Bluegill
Excellent
Trout
Poor

Sandy Wool Lake Fishing Overview

Water Description

Sandy Wool Lake is a small lake located within Ed R. Levin County Park in the foothills near Milpitas, California. The lake does not allow power boats or swimming, so it remains relatively calm and undisturbed for fishing. Common fish species present include bass, bluegill, and catfish. There is a picnic area nearby as well as restrooms, and a fishing dock that is wheelchair accessible. The surrounding scenery consists of grassy hills with some scattered trees.

Species:
Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill
Stocked Date:
Trout stocked 5 months ago - View Schedule
Geography:
Surface Area: 13 acres
Surface Elevation: 500 ft
Excellent Bass bite
Bass, Carp, Bluegill
Slightly Stained

There's a lot of good bass action right now at Sandy Wool on finesse stuff. T-rigged 6-inch Roboworms (Margarita Mutilator, PB+J) and weightless Senkos are doing extremely well off rocky structure and the tule line. Fish are looking healthy with big bellies. Water temps are still in the mid-upper 70s, but as the nights cool, temps will drop and the...

There's a lot of good bass action right now at Sandy Wool on finesse stuff. T-rigged 6-inch Roboworms (Margarita Mutilator, PB+J) and weightless Senkos are doing extremely well off rocky structure and the tule line. Fish are looking healthy with big bellies. Water temps are still in the mid-upper 70s, but as the nights cool, temps will drop and the reaction bite will pick up in a big way. Even now, some anglers are pulling fish on squarebills and topwater baits around the dam area at dusk.

A few big carp have been pulled out recently on corn, and bluegill are being caught consistently around brush on wax worms and redworms (a bobber helps). There's been no trout stocking since April, and if it's anything like last year, CDFW may not stock until late December or early January.

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Nearby Reports

Water temps were near their annual peak until the cooldown over the last couple of days. But it's still warm... hovering in the high 70s to low 80s. EBParks dropped two 500 lb...

Water temps have dipped a bit since last week, and the fish are responding... especially the stripers. The last week has seen big blowups all around the lake, with some folks...

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