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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The lick fest is ON!!!
    City: Windsor

    Tips: Wait for storms or see Bobby for a tube of CREAM

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

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    Water Temp: 58.8

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished from 8 to 4 and managed 4 fish 4 about 9 to 10 pounds light line and 10 to 20 feet both sides of the lake. All i can say is dont give up.
    City: Sonoma

    Tips: Light line with as much weight as u need to feel bottom bite is almost undetectable.

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

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    Water Temp: n/a

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: The Redwood Empire Bass Club will be holding their annual open team tournament at Lake Sonoma on Saturday, December 13th. Blast-off will be determined in the order of registration. Entry forms and rules will be available at the Outdoor Pro Shop in Rohnert Park and on our website at www.rebc.net.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: Any questions, contact the tournament director at 4skandys@sbcglobal.net.

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sonoma is tuff right now! Prepare to be humbled. Fished 3 times in the last 3 weeks. Stick n move. Gin clear water. Lite line go deep. Fish suspended.
    City: healdsburg

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 62

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a club tournament today. TOUGH DAY. With a 4 fish limit rule, winner of 8 pound only. Fish are lock jaw, with only a small window of oppurtunity to catch fish through the day. I caught 2 fish only. Fished deep and shallow. Caught 1st fish about 9 AM, with brass/glass, green pumpkin/red flakes Zoom Brush Hog. Fish was caught in less that 10 feet of water, on wood. Second fish was on green pumpking jig with a green pumpkin/watermelon Yo Momma trailer. Same area. Drop shot was actually inactive!!! 1st place caught fish in the same areas with a ghost minnow LC Staysee...
    City: Fremont

    Tips: Fish slow, but cover as much water as you can. Fish are not deep yet are in 10-20 feet of water with wood...good luck and tight lines...

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: hows the fishing?
    City: Eureka

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey Diehard- the Vixen is more like a spook than a pop-r. It really let loose raining up here. Just when daylight savings time gives me my pre work daylight back- Mother Nature decides it's time to start filling up the lakes again. Oh yeah- another lure I like a lot as far as a chugger or pop-r type is a Chug Bug made by Storm lure company. Actually caught a few nice bass out of Sonoma on one and even caught a really mad spawning bluegill about 10" long one spring. Almost busted the lure in half on the strike! Enjoy that California weather- I miss bass fishing on Thanksgiving morning!
    City: yoncalla, oregon

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

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    Water Temp: 59-62

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Rained like cats and dogs today, water temp between 59-62 degrees. few bites no fish caught.
    City: VINEBURG

Friday, October 31st, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Was wondering if anybody has fished sanoma latley and if so what was the water temp and if you had any other info on bass fishing lake sanoma I would apriciate it very much I am going next week rain shine
    City: Eureka

Friday, October 24th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 54 here!!

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Vixens are made by Reaction Innovations and they do work great- even here in Oregon! I use several of their products. My daughter caught her first bass at a northern California pond on a 4.5" Flirt worm. Good luck.
    City: yoncalla, oregon

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 63

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished club tournament Sat. Got my first fish (about 4.4) at around 11:30 in about 25-30 feet on a brush hog. Got second one the same way/rig about 4 hours later. Got no bites fishing anything else (tried a lot of cranking 10-20 feet and a bit of drop shotting; nothing really). I noticed later on when washing out the livewells that there was a bit of (bright red) crawfish bits puked up in there, so apparently they're at least feeding somewhat actively on crawfish, yet somewhat deeper. Not surprising----consider what a warm/dry summer it's been. Fish weary of persistently shallower-lower-water-levels/warmer/less oxygenated, perhaps, so they're found deeper, at least the chunkier ones. Both fish came at around 25 to 30 feet on crawdad style bait, and as noted evidence of the real thing in their bellies.
    City: San Rafael

    Tips: If I went back, I'd (oh so patiently) drag similar baits at/on/near the bottom at similar depths, or crank REAL deep runners in crawdad/bright red colors(?)----that is, assuming similar weather conditions for the next week or so.

Monday, October 13th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Well since i have been a 10 yr + berth holder ,I try to go camping @ least twice a year..usually start back by yorty work way up as water drop's...This time of year especially with water level's..so we camped @ WARM SPRING'S...60 ft to water @ least...First night 3 fish ...all caught on minnow's...by the way don't even waste your time or $ @ dry creek store buying minnow's they die??..alway's small..go to Petalume Sport & Dive... truck them up with a aerator...we were there from monday 10/13 thru friday 10/17...second day trolled with everything all depht's all area's..nothing every one i talked too same story...so i said it's worm time on bottom lot's of sunfish ...one small bass ....back to camp finally found crappie...4 ft off shore by some old bush's...all on minnow's...one squaw fish less in lake...third day throw topwater's early 6 to 9...nothing to brag about got 4 all small..bass..how-ever that night got a nice cat-channel about 12 lb's..wife had fun landind it..fourth day decided to get brave & run down to yorty...be careful lot's of timber 3 to 4 inch's under water..caught one nice trout trolling on top about 100 yrd's behind boat with #5 rapala broken back..
    City: San Rafael

    Tips: lake is getting ready to pop..seem's like bite is early @ on top..if your camping on warm spring's arm beware of boar's...

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I keep hearing about a top water bait called "vixen". Is it a popping bait, or a walking bait? Can someone tell me who makes the lure.
    City: san mateo

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Tried to sneek in before the rainy weather hit the lake. Went with John and had a good time, great company and fishing instead of working. Only manager two fish, I got one on a spook, Dry Creek and John got a nice pond fish on a dropshot an hour later. Tried Yorty after that no takers. John earned some "Carma" points by giving a ride to 6 stranded boaters back to the ramp and we still only got 2 fish all day.

    Tips: Try catfishing? Dude in a Whaler had a 15# and shortly there after we heard hooting and hollering figured he got another .... saw him later at the ramp. He got what appears to have been about a 25 pounder to add to the 15 pounder. The cats looked like something off the noodling show on OLN.

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 70-72

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: had the future pro tour event on saturday i had never been to sonoma only heard it might have good fish in it so i decided to treat it like clear lake look for grass and hope the fish were there well there was not a lot of grass but what was there was producing nice fish my biggest and the tournaments biggest went 6.74 on a 3:16 wake jr second cast of the morning then a frog fish on the same grass brown snag proof the last fish came on the same grass line in the afternoon on wake jr again for a 3 fish total of 12.81 good for forth the winners had a limit on black jigs on grass edges so going to sonoma attack the grass for good fish!
    City: grass valley

    Tips: big baits big fish it will work!

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: We got on the water early, around 6am, and headed way up north to the back of the Dry Creek arm. There is a ton of grass back there with a nice deep channel running right through it. We caught 3 fish in the first hour, a 3.5 on a black buzzbait, a 4.3 on a Vixen, and another 3.5 on a Lunker Punker Jr. After that, the fish shut off. It seems that as soon as the sun gets on the water, the bass start to suspend and chase bait way off the bank. We got off the water around 3pm, and did manage to catch a couple more dinks on worms.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: <a href="http://www.russnyders.com/">Rus Snyders Guide Service</a>

Friday, August 29th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 76

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Hank and I got on the water at around 5pm. We started off throwing swimbaits and topwater out on the main body, but had no luck. Desperate to get bit, we tossed out drop shots and dart head worms, but still no takers. We then took a bit of a gamble and made the long run to the back of the Warm Springs arm. Arriving just before dark, I tied my top water Vixen back on. There was only 45 minutes of daylight remaining so I put my trolling motor on 70 to cover as much water as possible. We caught 4 fish before it got dark, including a nice 5.3. I was working the Vixen slow along a steep wall, when the big fish came up and slurped it from the surface, making hardly a ripple. After it got dark, we tied on jigs and caught another 8 fish to 3lbs. At 1am we called it a night.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: <a href="http://www.russnyders.com/">Rus Snyders Guide Service</a>

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Arriving at around 11am, we start out by bouncing around the main body fishing points with rock and wood. After fishing the first few spots with only a couple short strikes, Perry Jr. catches a small mouth and a 2.5 pound largemouth on a drop shot. I then miss a nice 5 or 6 pounder on a top water Vixen. The big fish was sitting in a tree positioned on the tip of a main lake point. I find another similar looking area, and catch a 5.9 on a Lunker Punker. We try fishing a few more spots, but come up empty handed. I think with the full moon, the majority of the bass are feeding at night and early in the morning. In the middle of the day the fish seem to be out in the middle chasing bait.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: <a href="http://www.russnyders.com/">Rus Snyders Guide Service</a>

Friday, August 15th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Waking up at 5:30, I jump out of my tent and climb in my boat. The boat in campsites at the back of Warm Springs are quite nice. I highly recommend checking it out. With the sun still below the horizon, I start covering water with a Lunker Punker. About 15 minutes into the morning, I get crushed by a 6.4 pounder. I then caught a few more fish on the vixen. At around 7am the fish made a big move from the banks to the open water. I would see the bass busting bait on the surface. Whenever this happened I put my trolling motor on high, and would fire out either a popper or a vixen. In the next hour I caught 5 more up to 3 pounds, all suspended fish that were chasing bait. At around 10 am the bite shut off. I picked up my friends at camp and we headed out to the main body. After catching only a few small fish on jigs and worms in 25 feet, we call it a day at around 3pm.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: <a href="http://www.russnyders.com/">Rus Snyders Guide Service</a>

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Heading out at 10 am with a boat load of camping gear and a couple friends, I tie an assortment of top water lures, and plastics as we idle across the long 5mph zone that leaves the ramp. Before crossing the 5mph buoys, we decide to fish the long main lake point across from the marina. On my 3rd cast with a Reaction Innovations Vixen I get crushed by a 6 or 7 pounder right at the boat. Unfortunately, after only a few second fight, the fish comes unbuttoned. The next two hours we run around and fish every other point in the area, but come up empty handed. We then set up camp at the back of the Warm Springs arm and head back out at around 3pm. I was surprised to see how must red leaf grass there was back there. We caught a few 2 pounders on frogs, and a 4.5 pounder in 30 feet of water on a jig. The fish seemed very scattered and I was seeing bait fish from the surface down to 40 feet on my graph. We then caught a few more 1-3 pounders on drop shots and jigs. Right before dark, I was expecting to get on a decent top water bite, but it never happened.
    City: San Bruno

    Tips: <a href="http://www.russnyders.com/">Rus Snyders Guide Service</a>