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Thursday, February 21st, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hey, I said it once and I'll say it again. I people are really catching these continual huge bass, why don't they post pictures o their catches on line. But i people do that, there will be a lot less lunkers stated on this web site.
    City: Santa Rosa

Wednesday, February 13th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: ished rom shore,throwing a pig and jig caught 4 to 3lbs,they would hit the all,caught one bouncing o rocks with slow retrive.
    City: Oakland

    Tips: crawdad cranks and jigs bounce o rocks in 3 to 10t o water,i there's brush with the rocks you'll catch bass

Sunday, February 10th, 2002

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    Water Temp: 49-52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The lake is in awesome condition. Took my 9 year old daughter out or a ew hours to try catch her a ew split-shot ish. NO LUCK or her. I had one bite- 7 lbs 12 oz. bass enhaled my jig-n-pig in 3 t o water up the Dry Creek arm. I cranked, ripped and carolina-rigged all the transition lats in Cherry and could not buy a bite. Do not understand it. Another week o this weather and I think the bite will go o. There must have been 20 ski boats out today...Here we go Sonoma!!!!!!!

    Tips: Take a trip during the week i you can...

Monday, January 28th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: spooned the bridge structure 20 - 30 t deep, caught 4 to 2 lbs. spotted more (and bigger)on the electronics, guess i was using the wrong lures or the big ones!
    City: santa rosa

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

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    Water Temp: na

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the main body without any electronics, did not relize how much we depend on them. Threw cranks, jerks, worms, brushhogs, spinners without a bite. Water was ok on the main body but pretty muddy in the arms. Good Luck to all and I agree, lets get more posting on this sight, i you caught anything or not.
    City: santa rosa

Tuesday, January 1st, 2002

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    Water Temp: 52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a turkey shoot and started at 7 am. "The ishingwas good. Started pitching jigs and worms and caught ishall day. The bite was about 10' deep and rather subtle.O course it rained almost all day but that probably helpedthe bite. Tryed cranks oten on all day nothing on them.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Fish timber and ish slowly. Brush hogs always work herebut try some deeper spoons and jigs.

Saturday, December 29th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Has anyone ished sonoma with live bait? Whats the best live bait or the area? Which tackle shops in the area sell live bait? Thanks in advance.
    City: petaluma

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom about 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We were the only boat on the lake! I wonder why? Started at main arm up by no ski bouys on the south shoreline. some ish busting the surace. couple o hits on top water one on a crank bait. could not hook up though! small ish? Decided to troll or steelhead, hooked one bucketmouth at 14 eet and one 2lb smallie at about the same dept. We were trolling needleish. We did not see any ish busting shad until we took the boat out at the public ramp to go home! Figures!
    City: Windsor

    Tips: Bite should be turning on anytime soon! Maybe. look or Steelies and Bass chasing shad. Topwaters, small Rapala's ect. should work!

Monday, December 24th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: None. Keith, send me your email address?
    City: Santa Rosa

Monday, December 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished all day saturday. caught a ew dinks on senkos, but the bites were ew and ar between. landed a nice 3.5 lb smallmouth rom near a runo creek a little way up rom the dam on a hammered-chrome inish spinner. does anyone have any suggestions on what works here this time o year?i have only been ishing this lake or a ew months because i am new to the area and would appriciate any suggestions. the biggest ish i have pulled in here is a 4.5, but i know there are bigger ish, i just cant seem to get to them.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: try near the run os. i saw ive or six big bass just cruising around at about ive eet, but they seemed uninterested in everything i was throwing.

Tuesday, November 20th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom about 11am to 4:30pm. Got two dropshot ish and seven ish on jigs. Two o the jig ish were about 3lbs each. The rest about 1 1/2lbs each. Dropshot ish caught on Yamamoto single tail grubs. 176 and 178. Rest caught on brown jig with Yamamoto single tail grub 176 as a trailer. Bite was very subtle. Not the usual thump when they hit the jig. I'm sure I missed some bites on the jigs. Lot o time between bites. All ish caught on main points going towards the warm springs rom the marina. Concentrate on the 20 oot range.
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: Throw jigs. You're looking or active ish, so stay in the 5 to 20 oot range. Keep moving and don't be araid to go back and ish the same water later. I you go up in the back like Cherry or Yorty, try traps irst thing in the morning or just throw traps all day. But I preer the jig bite. LETS GET IT ON. Mcgee out.

Sunday, November 18th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out on my new boat or the third time in a week. Took a 14 year old kid who's been learning how to bass ish. Threw a Spook among a submerged orest on the Warm Springs side or at least an hour. Had three ish hit my lure. Each o them hit it at least three times, but each time short. The irst one I could actually see trailing the spook, stopping when I stopped the retrieve, then snapping at it when I twitched it again. Briely hooked one up, but he/she got o in a ew seconds. At least we got hits, which is encouraging. We eventually let this area and moved a bit up the lake. I kept the trolling motor in the water as I idled the engine and ate a sandwich. When we got to our destination, I realized my trolling motor propellor had allen o in transit. Trip over, right when the bite may have picked up a bit. Bummer, but still a nice day.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: I think spooks can be eective now, more so than other topwater lures. Cast them among the trees. Let them sit or a good period o time beore retrieving, then retrieve slowly and deliberately all the way to the boat. I the ish misses, stop or a moment and twitch a ew more times. This drew strikes or me each time today. There are other ways to catch ish now, or sure, but this can work. Stay in the trees. Persist.

Saturday, November 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 59 DEGREES

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: HANNAH ROSE ,A 5 YRS OLD,CAUGHT HER FIRST FISH. A 4.6 POUND STEELEHEAD. WAS TROLLING ALONG A SUBMERGED TREE LINE NEAR A FEEDER CREEK. SHE DROPPED A LRG JUNEBUG BRUSHHOG. WHAT A CATCH!!!!!!!!!!!! A FIRST TIMER. 24' LONG.
    City: WINDSOR

    Tips: WAS USING A LRG JUNEBUG BRUSHHOG,WITH 8 POUND TEST. DROPPING IT DOWN BY TREE LINE AND FEEDER CREEKS AND RUN OFFS.

Friday, November 2nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Met up with Patrick at the public ramp around 8:30pm or the night ishing bite. Clear, no clowds. Missed a monster on the South side o the Dam...I've learned to SET MY DAMN HOOK! HAHA! Next time, he's mine! Clod ront came in and KILLED the bite...and I mean killed it dead about midnight. Patrick had 5 ish, one great Small Mouth at 3 lbs, 2-3 1 1/2 to 2 lb'ers, and a MONSTER at at least 8 lbs. Naturally the scale crapped out beore we could weigh him, but what a nice big beautiul largemouth! Thanks again Patrick or taking me out on your boat...we'll kill 'em next time![i]Luty[/i]
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Senkos, senkos, senkos...

Saturday, October 20th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 67*

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: DOUBLE TROUBLE! THERE TWO BASSCLUBS OUT THERE ON SATURDAY AND THERE WERE NO SUCCESSIVE PATTERNS TO BE FOUND. MAJORITY OF FISHERMEN GOT ONE AND ONE FISH. SPENT 8 HOURS ON THE WATER AND NOT EVEN A BITE FOR THE WHOLE LONG DAY. THEY WEREN'T DEEP, THEY WERE STILL SUSPENDED BUT NOT AGGRESSIVE WHATSOEVER. NEVER SAW THIS LAKE SO DEAD WITH NO ACTIVITY. ON THE DELTA LAST WEEK I WAS FISHIN' IN 67* TEMPS AND I WAS HOOKIN' 5'S & 4'S AND 3'S AND THEY WERE GORGING THEMSELVES.
    City: APTOS

    Tips: HOPEFULLY, THE TEMPS HAS TO DROP ANOTHER 5 TO 10 DEGREES TO GET THE BASS TO BITE. BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A GREAT FISHERY. BUT NOT YESTERDAY................SO ITS BACK TO THE DELTA

Thursday, October 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Extremely tough today. Fished rom about 11am to 6pm. Zilch as in nothing. Threw everything. The ish are !@$%^^up. Saw some good size ones just sitting in the trees suspended. As I told Scott, they look like they have been heavily drinking or ive days. They can't see straight and don't want to move. You have to get them really early or late evening. Nighttime would be your best bet.
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: I didn't do it today, but probably should have. Split-shot small baits would be a pretty good idea. Also dropshot and small dartheads with grubs. Scott is gonna love these tips. Har Har. Maybe very irst thing in the morning throw topwater(spook) and try the jig on main lake points beore the sun comes up. Good luck. Don't worry Scott I haven't dropshotted yet because I leave the rod at home. Still throwing big baits.

Sunday, October 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Float tubing at Yorty Creek, ished rom 7am till noon. Landed a 4.5 lb bass o a steep point directly across rom the rocky shore near the boat ramp. Caught the bass on a white 1/4 oz spinnerbait with tandem Colorado blades (hammered/chrome inish). I think the bass was holding on an stump underwater in 8-10 eet o water. I also ished the wood with no results, then switched to a small rapala (Black/silver) with no results. the 4.5 pounder was my only ish
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: The water was clear so I was using light line. get out there early to beat the crowd!

Monday, October 8th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: steve don't bother even reading the reports because you are just going to be handing the money over to me. that goes or the rest o the santa cruz bass club. you know who you are.

    Tips: the only suggestion or you steve is live bait, maybe that way you can pull a second place.

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished last night rom 7pm to 1am. Went up Warm springs side just past the no ski area and ished topwater baits in and around trees coming out o the water. I threw a black/blue buzzbait and Dave threw the spook. Hooked up a nice one on the buzzbait about three lbs. About 5mins later Dave connects with the spook and its big. Jumps once and takes him into trees and this bad eeling comes over you. We go towards him and I think he's gone. I start moving and pulling Daves line around and sure enough he's still on. We get him out o the tree and land him. 7.5lbs o beautiul healthy ish and no camera. Duh! Back in the water he goes. About an hour goes by and nothing. Then hook another on the buzzbait and its big. No control over this ish. Start bringing him towards the boat to keep him rom getting into the trees and he comes unbuttoned. Oh well, on to the next one. I'm sure that one was about 15lbs(dreaming). I thought it would get better, but it was tough or the next couple o hours. Nothing up on the banks at all. I was buzzing and and senkoing and nothing. Dave was trying dierent stu and nothing. Finally close to midnight we started getting a ew bites o the banks with senkos(214). Rocky banks near or on points. Got another nice one on the buzzbait at Madrone. Went back to the marina and ished a little more and nothing. Time to go home.
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: Need the cool weather to get this lake or any other lake going. Forget ishing or numbers and throw big topwater baits. Go early morning or late evening with your mind set on catching a ew monsters. You might get lucky. SPOOK that lake to death. Big ish came out o a tree in about 30or40 eet o water and hit on deadstick spook. Could have ished deeper with jigs maybe, but I was in topwater mode. Water level way down so keep your eyes open or stickups, especially at night. Plenty o them just under the water. I'm listening to you G-Man.

Monday, October 1st, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I see Patrick didn't post this trip yet, so I'll help him out. Started out rom the marina at 6:30 pm or the abled Lake Sonoma evening topwater bite. It's Pat's boat, so we went his way--he preers the Warm Springs arm. We went up into a stand o trees and stopped to ish just as the sun was going down. He threw a buzzbait toward the shore, I threw a big-ass spook through the trees toward the channel. Pat was the irst to hook up with a 3 3/4 or 4. Big chunky belly. Great ish. We kept at it, and soon it was my turn. WHAM! I knew it was a nice ish, but irst I had to get her to the boat. The little hussy managed to wrap hersel around a branch, so Pat and I (mostly Pat) had some tricky work to do to get her out. But we got her. And what a ish! She weighed 7.5, but looked bigger, as ish this size oten seem to. I said "that alone will make this trip worthwhile even i I don't catch another ish." Stupid thing to say, even in the heat o the moment. Though we gave it our best shot, we both got skunked or the next three hours or so, missing hits or getting tapped by dinks too small to get to the hook. Pat inally managed to land a couple on his buzzbait toward midnight. Another couple o nice ish, actually--3 1/2 or so each. I had a slam on a Senko but somehow managed to miss the ish. We had some motor trouble so we called it a night soon ater that, lucky to get to the marina.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Let that spook sit or a while beore the retrieve. This ish swam straight down as soon as I let her go, and I've no doubt the spook "called" her rom her hiding place deeper down. I counted 20 seconds beore reeling in. This ish did make the trip worthwhile, by the way. Great moment.