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July 29, 2022 Fishing at
Sandy Wool Lake in Milpitas

On July 29, 2022 three brave fishermen faced the challenges of early hours and a weather forecast of clear skies with occasional blue clouds and a suffering temperature of up to 74 degrees and went fishing to Sandy Wool Lake.  Even though the lake hadn’t been planted with fish since March we kept our expectations low.  When we arrived, we saw that the lake level was down to about ½ of its total depth (it is a shallow lake) and the water temperature was about that of a warm swimming pool but that didn’t denture us at all.  We got plenty of casting practice as well as snag untangling.  The company was great and we solved most of the world’s problems (unfortunately we seem to have forgotten our solutions).  After catching our limit (of sun) we ate pizza at Giorgio's Italian Food Milpitas.  The pizza was interesting and, again, the company was great (what do you expect with SIR?).  We returned home around 1:00 PM,  just in time to complete the “honey do’s” that we thought we got out of.

Two fishermen on the beach
Two fishermen demonstrating the sure fire method for catching fish on a warm lake

cormorant fishing
A more sucessful fisher (cormorant)
NOTE: Cormorants have a "hook" at the end of their bill, making them well equipted for fishing.
They weigh up to 11 lbs, and have a wing span of up to 29 inches.

Sandy Wool Lake map
Follow the arrow to Sandy Wool Lake in Milpitas