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Friday, February 26th, 1999

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    Water Temp: 53-57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished on Friday or a ew hours in the Yorty Creek area. Caught 4 nice bass, 2-4 lbs. Fish were pretty shallow. About 20 t. deep. Caught 3 on a jig and one on a carolina rigged worm.
    City: Sebastopol

Sunday, February 21st, 1999

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    Water Temp: 49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I have ished a couple o times over the last three weeks. The water temp has been extremely cold and the water is stained. The best I did or a hal a day ishing was our bass. They were all good size ish, but didn't catch many.All caught on Brush hogs, 20-30' o points. It's a good idea to graph the bottom and when you see a good area with some ish on it, ish it hard. I thnk it might be an early spring. We will wait and see. Good luck and good ishing.
    City: Cotati

Monday, September 14th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the dry creek arm or an hour and had two bass. Both taken on topwater targeting weedbeds. The ishing continues to be slow at Sonoma.
    City: Windsor

Friday, August 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My riend and I ished during the morning hours. We ished several areas o the lake but only caught ish in Yorty Creek. The ishing was slow. We only caught our bass. Talked to a couple o other ishermen and they said it was slow also. I heard that the bass are biting at night.
    City: Cotati

Saturday, June 27th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: http://www.goecities.com/yosemFished orm 06:30 to 20:00. The ish were deep orm 8-20 eet. We slow rolled 3/8oz black and red spiner baits with two brass Colerodo blades. Had over 20 ish between the two o us, up to 3.7lbs.
    City: SF

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    Water Temp: 72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: http://www.goecities.com/yosemFished orm 06:30 to 20:00. The ish were deep orm 8-20 eet. We slow rolled 3/8oz black and red spiner baits with two brass Colerodo blades. Had over 20 ish between the two o us, up to 3.7lbs.
    City: SF

Saturday, June 13th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 77

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: My brother and I launched out o Yorty Creek at 9:00 p.m.TONS o ish on the electronics in the middle o the channel. Fished the eastern point and cove just o the main lake till 3:30 a.m. Je promptly skunked me with 4 largemouth up to 2.5 lbs. Didn't seem to matter what color spinner and crank as long as it was Chartruese. 8-15 eet o water. I managed to even the score the ollowing morning throwing Zoom Albino lukes under any laydown I could ind.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Lake Sonoma seems to be getting betternearly every week although it seems to be mostly males in the 2-3 lb range. For some real un try sneaking up into the arm across rom Yorty and/or Dry Creek where the water is REAL clear and sight ishing super spooky smallmouth with baby lukes. Theseare quality smallies and they havent gotten to that size by being stupid. Bring your patience!!!

Tuesday, May 5th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 68.9

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: On the water at 06:00 and caught ish all morning. Bye 11:00 we had 10 ish to 2.6lbs. Ate lunch at one o the boat camps then had limits bye 15:00. We ished till 20:00 and had caught and released over 30 ish between the three o us. The best bite wason 4in red & blue worms riged Carilina style. tips: Fish rom the bank too 10'. Just let the worm sit, ish it real slow.
    City: SF

Tuesday, April 28th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 67-69

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the Cherry Creek area in the morning and caught a 2 lb (17in) & 1 lb (12in) using a texas rigged power lizard (brown) and a carolina rigged rench ry worm (brown/motor oil). Both hit in less than 5'. There was very little breeze in the coves. Main lake was windy. tips: Most hits came on a plastics in brown.
    City: Rohnert Park

Sunday, April 26th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 71-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: MY BOY AND I FISHED FROM 2:30PM TO 8:00PM ON SUNDAY. THE FISHING WAS GOOD THE CATCHING WAS BETTER. THE TOTAL CATCH FOR THE DAY WAS 22 FISH, HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN: 10 BASS IN THE 1# - 2# RANGE 4 BASS IN THE 2.5# - 3# RANGE 2 BASS JUST AT 4#. THE REST OF THE CATCH INCLUDED LARGE PERCH AND ONE 3/4# CRAPPIE.FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH YOUNG KIDS THIS IS THE TIME TO GET THEM OUT AND LET THEM HAVE SOME FUN. THE FISHING IS HOT, AND ALL YOU NEED IS WORMS FOR BAIT! GOOD FISHING B.G.A. tips: SLOW DOWN AND SEEEE WHAT HAPENS.
    City: Sonoma

Sunday, April 19th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: IN THE WATER AT 3:30 PM BY 6:30 PM EIGHT BASS TO 4LBS. BEST METHOD ? I'L LET YOU THINK ABOUT IT. A CLUE ! IT COSTS ABOUT $3.00 AND YOU GET SEVERAL TO CHOOSE FROM
    City: Sonoma

Saturday, April 11th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 59.2

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 12:00-18:00 One Bass 2# one Stealhead 2#. Windy!! hard to ish in a canoe. 3in-5in visibilty, ish in the bushes rom 5'-15'. Worms Rule!!
    City: SF

Wednesday, March 25th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I ished Cherry Creek on the 8th o March, got 3 ish in the boat (2@ 2# & 1@ 3#) on carolina riged brush hogs. I lost a ish at the side o the boat that would have gone at least 6#. Water temp. rose rom 51 - 59.4 in the course o the day
    City: Santa Rosa

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I ished Cherry Creek on the 8th o March, got 3 ish in the boat (2@ 2# & 1@ 3#) on carolina riged brush hogs. I lost a ish at the side o the boat that would have gone at least 6#. Water temp. rose rom 51 - 59.4 in the course o the day
    City: Santa Rosa

Sunday, March 1st, 1998

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    Water Temp: 54-58

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I had a chance to check out conditions Sunday 3/1/98 to see i things had started up. At best 3 - 4 inch visibility. Used avocado/pepper Kalin grub with brass and glass in 10 - 15' o water next to trees and picked up 3 keepers in 1 hr. First one was 6.8lb! There almost here!
    City: Cloverdale

Monday, January 5th, 1998

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    Water Temp: 69-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught over 30 bass. One to 2.3lbs. Most taken on plastic rigged Caroina style. Power craws brown and black rom 0-15 eet. Some nice blue gill and a ew bass taken with lies also.
    City: SF

Saturday, December 27th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 55-63

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Shaking a worm 25-35 eet o water, With 2-4lb bass in heavy cover like trees...tips: You can shake a worm, Brass ans glass need spider line tto get the big ones out o the trees
    City: Petaluma

Saturday, December 13th, 1997

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    Water Temp: N/A

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Cloverdale end in tube loats. Caught 5 ish including one smallie.Fish were on the wood. Tried jigs-nothin'. Tried crank baits- there they are. All ish were caught in about 2-8 eet o water over brush piles. Saw some pretty impresive moutain lion prints all along shore line. be careul in morning and evening hours. Good Luck and Good Fishin'.
    City: Santa Rosa

Sunday, October 19th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: A Bassing America (Military Bass) tournament was held on saturday october 18th. The winning weight was 12.5 lbs and a nice limit o largemouth bass.Second place was 2 ish or 7.7 lbs third place was 3 ish or 3 something, overall the ishing seemed really tough or most o the ield.Lake Sonoma seems to be going through some extreme changes some o which are obvious and some which are not.For example the ishing pressure has been heavy or a number o years and the pleasure boaters now use the lake yearround.Anyone who has ished this lake is aware o this by trying to launch your boat on weekends. I have noticed the shad population to be in extreme decline but the bluegill/crappie have more than doubled over last year (guestimate)The lake level was lowr than I have seen it in a long time and during preish had two extreme days, one in the rain (productive) and one 88 degree bluebird day which had the bass a little conused.The ish were taken on a variety o methods including topwater to worming.... se below or more speciics anyone interested in ishing a inexpensive draw type circuit please E-Mail me and i will provide you with the inormation you need, most important the isherman are a great bunch o people and we all seem to have un even on theough days..
    City: Windsor

Saturday, October 4th, 1997

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 7 a.m. to dusk,caught a lot ish on traps and blades through out the day.VERY WINDY!!! Caught most o the ish in Yorty Creek and Dry Creek.Try shad colored blades and traps.Also try craw cranks,pig'jigs,reapers in shad colors. TIGHT LINES!!!!!
    City: Rohnert Park