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Sunday, April 30th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ished the yorty creek area and the ishing was good, try using plastics around brush. I all ails try loating some live worms, had very good sucsess doing this. I anyone has some ino. on catishing in lake sonoma can you write it in a report. thanks.....
    City: healdsburg

Saturday, April 29th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Dry Creek arm o the lake today. Clarity is about one oot to our eet. Surace temperature is about 60 - 62 F. WarmSprings arm o the lake has warmer water and much more clarity. The largemouth are not spawning yet. Last spawn was just beoreChristmas, but we lost all when the lake levels were dropped without consideration or the bass. The males stayed on their nests untilthe last minute. Wish DFG would get out and talk to those o us that ish the lakes???? Present day (04-30-2000) the males arechecking out potential spawning locations and the big emales are cruising just o the drop os. We were ishing up or size in lessthan two hours. We caught some nice ish, but they were only just over our pounds and one over ive. None under our. We wereusing 8 and 11 inch custom made worms. This was a good quality ishing day. The smallmouth have alreadyspawned and the malesare holding on the nests in about 12 eet o water. The next two weeks should be easy ishing or most anglers. The rainbow trout areholding at about 28 eet and should be easy or those who have downriggers and know how to rig 00 dodgers with one inchminnows. Saludos, Wes
    City: Healdsburg

    Tips: Fish slow - about 2 to three hours to cover 100 yards o bank- mask scent o your boat. Use large custom made worms - 8 to 12 inches long is just about right.

Thursday, April 27th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished in the morning and the luke bite was strong. My buddy was catching them on a rainbow pattern, and I was using albino. Most the ish were very aggresive. We caught about 20 in 3 hours. Fish ranged rom 12 inches to 4lbs.
    City: So San Francisco

    Tips: I used chartuse spike it on the belly o the luke. Fish were on points shallow cover, deep cover. I you hook a ish and you see ollowers throw another bait. You can catch the other ish.

Friday, April 21st, 2000

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: EAST BAY BASS WILL BE HAVING A CLUB TOURNAMENT ON SONOMA, APRIL 30TH. $40.00 A TEAM, MAIN LAUNCH RAMP. NEED NOT BE A MEMBER. LAID BACK CLUB, ALL LEVELS WELCOME. PAYS 1ST-3RD PLACE, BIG AND SECOND BIG FISH.
    City: WALNUT CREEK

    Tips: FUN CLUB, NO MEETINGS/POLITICS, TRY US OUT!

Wednesday, April 19th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I am going to Lake SOnoma on Saturday morning. I have never been there. Can anyone tell me a good place to cast there? Also, what Kind o bait is best there?
    City: Santa Rosa

Sunday, April 16th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well my irst mistake was telling my ishing other, I hope it rains today. Because everybody knows the ish turn on in the rain. Mother natures sick idea o a joke was to come down on us all day, non-stop without a peek at some clear blue! Oh well, were're die hards so we ished it anyway. There was a tournament going on. We weren't part o that but I'm curious how they did. My partner got three around 9am on texas rigged sot plastic. One o them was kind nice...maybe 2lbs...hard to say, I reused to take a good look. Spent most o the day hoping the wet wouldn't get in through the weep holes in my rain gear. About 1:30pm I inally got two little dinks, that I'm sorry to say, I was pleased to see. My irst large mouth o 2000! I don't get out as much as I use to...I've been busy okay! Ater my third layer o clothing was penetrated with water, we called it a day at 4pm. I'm still telling mysel I had un.
    City: SF

    Tips: Do you really want a tip rom me?

Saturday, April 15th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a good part o the day. Had a ew bites on a dark tude ishing on the bottom. We saw a ew ish gaurding nests around the tree's so we tied on some minnows. Hooked up with a nice 6.8 pounder to end the day.
    City: windsor

    Tips: ish real slow

Friday, April 14th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 60-63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: three reports in one! - two weeks ago - ished Sonoma or the irst time - beautiul lake! sunny day, caught about 15 split shotting plastics.one week ago (ok i was preishing) ran all over the lake and ound three good spots that produced multiple ish. caught about 20. cool. 5 ish limit would have been about 12 lbs. way cool.tourneyday - caught numbers, but the ish were way smaller - only managed 6.5 lbs or 5 ish. Yup - lots o bucks, no she-bass. 12 lbs won the tourney.
    City: Belmont

    Tips: split shot or c-rig plastics. Small to get limit, then upgrade in size or kickers. Temperature seemed to matter a LOT - look or warmer pockets and coves. They were staging, some early bed ish ish, but...

Wednesday, April 12th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My ishing partner and I decided to bring our riend who has never ished or black bass and who hasn't ished in over 10 years to Lake Sonoma. The prior week my partner and I ished the same area in Lake Sonoma and caught and release 35 black bass in 5 hours. So we igure the action should be as just as torid today. Was it, no. We did catch our limits. Even our irst time bass isherman riend caught 6 black bass. Each o us caught and release 6 black bass apiece. The biggest was 2 1/2 lbs and the smallest being 11 inch. The action has slow down due to the change in weather, a storm was coming in. The majority o the bass were caught beore 10:30 am.
    City: San Mateo

    Tips: Every one o the bass were caught on Brown Yamamoto twin tail grub on a 3/8 ounce jig head. We try other plastic bait and got hit a couple o time but the bass that day went or the spider jig.

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    Water Temp: 64-66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I'm on my annual "bass masters" vacation,visiting rom southern Cal, with my best ishing buddy,Ernie the local Saeway butcher. We began with a successul outing today! My irst ish o the day was 3.2lb. lunker,caught on a Christmas tree pumkin reeper-"lie is good". Only minutes later...BAM! A 3.5lb. "Momma"! At the end o the day I landed three "beauties" over 3lbs.,two 2lbers,and about 7 little "babes". Ernie caught 5 little bass and "ate crow". It rained a bit but it was still a great day! Tomarrow we'll try Clear Lake.
    City: healdsburg

Tuesday, April 11th, 2000

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Starting to get good, a lot depends on what the weather is doing. Most o the bites on plastics are suttle and the ish are just beginning to chase and pursue the lure. Had luck with crank baits, sot worms and rip baits.
    City: Windsor

    Tips: The bite is getting good. Last two trips have been averaging 7-10 ish in a couple o hours. Purple worm seems to be working the best, rigged Texas style. The lake is warming up and most o the ish are in 7 to 10 eet o water adjacent to grass. My boat partner lost a big one, due to being too excited and technical diiculties.

Sunday, April 9th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 62 - 64 F

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its 3rd event o year @ Lake Sonoma on 4/9/00. Winning weight was 15+ lb or 7 ish, including day's big ish o 4.3+ lb. Second place was 14.38 lb, 3rd was 14.31 lb, & 4th was 11+ lb. Twenty-three anglers participated. Bass went primarily or sot plastics, but also an early bite was going or spinnerbaits & crankbaits. Lake is clearing rapidly.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: *** Attention Float Tubers/Kick Boaters: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club holds monthly events @ various lakes & waterways in North Bay. Meetings 1st Wednesday o each month @ 7 PM @ Coddingtown Round Table Pizza. E-mail me or more ino, or check website @ www.tweenit.com/scbbc/index.htm. ***

Friday, April 7th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 63-66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Took my 12 year old son out in the aternoon and boated 8 ish. Mostly 12-13"ers. I nailed a 3.2 lb and my son ollowed with a 3.0 lb around 7pm (his biggest ever). Best bite was ater 6pm in the Dry Creek Area.I think he was the happiest kid on the lake ater that. A day he'll remember or a long time.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: Use various plastics in the 3-4" size or best bite. Fish slow and be patient. Best colors were brown/chartreuse and green.Take a child ishing and enjoy their excitement when they land a nice bass.

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    Water Temp: ??????

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing is just red hot. I ished or 4 hours and boated 32 ish. I did have a lot o 10-13 inch ish but the biggest was a 5.5 lb. The word that I have been getting is that baby brush hogs are the way to go. This is true i you want small ish. The bigger ish were cought on lagre salamander patterns. Green and purples were the colors to have. Spinnerbait bite is still very good.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Dont limit yoursel to short casts. I had many ish hit in areas were I was about to bring the bait in because I thought I was to ar rom the shore. Also, i your see those unny loooking signs in the water that say "no wake" you might wish to consider slowing down!!! Ater all it is the law.

Sunday, April 2nd, 2000

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    Water Temp: 52-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went to yorty about 7:30-9:30 with in the irst 5 min i cout a 4 lbscrapi on a dark green grub and a ew sall bass her and therthen i went up to cherry and cout a ew small bass on a shadrap.
    City: petaluma

    Tips: shad raps and grubs.

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    Water Temp: 52-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went to yorty about 7:30-9:30 with in the irst 5 min i cout a 4 lbscrapi on a dark green grub and a ew sall bass her and therthen i went up to cherry and cout a ew small bass on a shadrap.
    City: petaluma

    Tips: shad raps and grubs.

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    Water Temp: 52-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went to yorty about 7:30-9:30 with in the irst 5 min i cout a 4 lbscrapi on a dark green grub and a ew sall bass her and therthen i went up to cherry and cout a ew small bass on a shadrap.
    City: petaluma

    Tips: shad raps and grubs.

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    Water Temp: 52-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went to yorty about 7:30-9:30 with in the irst 5 min i cout a 4 lbscrapi on a dark green grub and a ew sall bass her and therthen i went up to cherry and cout a ew small bass on a shadrap.
    City: petaluma

    Tips: shad raps and grubs.

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    Water Temp: 52-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went to yorty about 7:30-9:30 with in the irst 5 min i cout a 4 lbscrapi on a dark green grub and a ew sall bass her and therthen i went up to cherry and cout a ew small bass on a shadrap
    City: petaluma

    Tips: shad raps and grubs

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    Water Temp: 52-58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went to yorty about 7:30-9:30 with in the irst 5 min i cout a 4 lbscrapi on a dark green grub and a ew sall bass her and therthen i went up to cherry and cout a ew small bass on a shadrap
    City: petaluma

    Tips: shad raps and grubs