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Saturday, September 15th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 70 F

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club ished Spring Lake on Saturday, 9/15. 22 anglers participated. Winning weight was 12.03 lbs or 5 ish. Big ish was 4.80 lbs. Anglers weighed-in 61 bass. Caught mostly on Senkos, blades, rattletraps, etc.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: For more ino about club, send me an e-mail or check our website, http://scbbbc.homestead.com.

Monday, September 10th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: As always, Spring Lake is hit and miss. I hit one this last monday--a 7.0 on a rog. Saw the swirl heading toward my bait and I wondered i it was the bait itsel, then WHAM! What a great ish. Made my day. Then the next day....the world was dierent.
    City: Santa Rosa

Saturday, September 1st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 75?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went ishing at Sping lake this evening with riend Kevin Marcheschi. Got on the water just ater our. Ran into Chris Youlden and Travis just heading o the water. They said it was a slow day, only three ish a piece. So Launched rom the boat ramp and headed north. got to the northern island and saw some cheese so started throwing the rog. got a blow up and a ish on the irst rog, 2.5 pounds, nothing or about an hour. Then picked up a dink at the ar north end. nothing or another hour then two more small keepers. Missed a ew others in the tules on the East side o the lake. Around 730 right as the rangers started yelling to leave the park cus it was closing in 5 minutes. i got two blow ups on a buzzbait. Within the next twenty minutes, i had at least 15 blowups on a buzzbait along with a 5#er. Then out o nowhere, about 10 eet rom the boat a huge bucket moutch come jumping out at my bait, my guess was a 9+ pounder. Damn. Then threw the buzz a little more, one more blow up. thats it, the sun was down now started lipping the south island with Senkos again. third lip, tap tap, set the hook and the ight was on, a nice size ish, started pulling drag then somehow broke o. Okay heart is deinately pumping. a ew more lips, another ish, 3.5 pounds, start across the lake to the west side, when i hear a scream rom Kevin, I got one!!!! so i cruise over, he picks up a nice one about 8 pounds on a buzz bait. All in all, I caught 9 ish, 5 over 3 pounds, Kevin caught 10 ish, same size, except or big ish o the day, around 8 pounds. the Evening bite was deinatly on tonight, will be heading back there again tomorrow night, come out and join us!!!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Throw buzz baits when the sun hits the hills. lip senkos, Jigs, brush hogs, and reapers or best results. theres always a ish out there waiting or a Spinner bait too.

Monday, August 27th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 74-76

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Bam! Caught a sweet 3 lb large mouth bass tonight on my 3rd cast! I was on the east side, north o the paddleboat launch. Sun was almost set, and it was HOT!Caught the guy on a 6" MGM Phatso...irst time with this lure. THANKS LYLES! Lots o bites on the thing, until it was thrashed. Next time I'll bring more than one!Catch and Release!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Top water lures at sunset and beyond, Phatso's while the sun is still up.

Sunday, August 26th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Spring Lake again last night rom 7pm to 8:30. Rangers are closing the lake early these days as sunset bcomes earlier and earlier, so keep an eye out i you up there late.Got a GREAT bite on a big bass. He took about 30 eet line with my drag set to 5! Had to up my drag to 7-8 just to get him started reeling. Jumped a bit just as I reeled him in to the shore...about 10 eet away the lure poped right out o his mouth! Man pretty ish tho...looked about 2 1/2 - 3 lbs.I am planning on returning to the same spot this evening!Note: Small ish start eeding on the east side as evening sets in...minutes within sunset. Great time to start some top water jures..or i suppose lys i your into that. Bass are jumping out othe water in places!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Top Water lures ater sunset.

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a nice 1 1/2 lb bass on the east side, dug in on the sand bar with a classic Hula-Popper.Bass seem to be biting at evenings, like 7:30 and later. It's been too crowded earlier, and I just don't think they bire that time o the day.Sure love this lake, so easy to get to, and i can practice every evening i I want to. Anyone else who likes this little lake, and got some tips, eel ree t o email me or post in the orum!PS> Check out my post in the orum rom 8/26 OVER FISSHING.LutyCATCH AND RELEASE!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Top Water lures, 7:30 PM 'til 9 on the East Side.

Saturday, July 14th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished John's Third Annual Big Bass Tournament. Ended up inishing Third Place or $250.00. Caught Two Fish all day with the Third Place Fish coming on a Watermelon Seed colored Rattlin Strike King Jig in 3 Feet o water on a small tule point(10:00a.m.) Other ish was a Dink on a Tube Jig (Strike King) in Black (1:00p.m.). Big ish winner has a 3.66 and second 3.32 with unknown techniques. Not alot anglers or a ree entry tournament with $ 1000.00 irst prize. Tight Lines!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Fish your conidence bait. You will stick with it longer!

Saturday, May 12th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ? really warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I caught 10. Mostly rippin' a Pointer Minnow in a baby bass pattern plus a couple lippin' Senkos. They were all 2 pounds or less though. Any ish capable o spawning seems to be in the post spawn blues. Give it a couple weeks and they'll show up again.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: The lake has been sprayed and a good 70% o the grass is gone, dead or dieing. I the grass is green it'll hold ish. I it ain't, don't bother casting.

Saturday, April 21st, 2001

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    Water Temp: 60 or so

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I love Spring Lake. It's right here in the middle o town, outrageously beautiul, and holds possibly some o the biggest largemouth bass in the world. However, it's also sometimes very crowded, always ished a lot, and unwilling to throw a bone my way in the orm o a ish or two. But I go anyway. Every so oten my persistence is rewarded. Six weeks ago I caught one ish in three hours o ishing---a 7.4 on a Senko. The last several times beore and ater that were skunksville (probably just a testiment to my ishing abilities). Then today. Fish all over the place, ry all over the place. I practically rip their little guts out with my trolling motor. Sunny. Windy. Warm. Perect. I go to a shallow area with a drop o and throw, o course, a Senko. An almost imperceptable "tick" on the end o the line tells me it's probably a small buck, but at least I won't get skunked. Set the hook, then WHAM! She turned out to be a beauty. I'd do her i I was a ish. Over and over again. She weighed in a portly 9.4, with a belly ull o eggs. My biggest bass yet. I orgot the camera, but my girlriend was there to see her, too. She even netted the ish. What more can I say? Perect experience. Leave the lake, go home, and be happy.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Throw 'em back.

Sunday, April 8th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the north west corner o the lake catching 4 ish.Lost 1 and caught 1 on a ripped pointer minnow around isolated weed patches.Caught a 5+ and 3 more keepers, split shotting a 4 inch baby bass pattern, straight tail worm. I'd pitch it into the base o the tules rom 20 to 30 eet.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: Bass are still spawning. I've seen nests as deep as 5 eet when the water is clear enough. Back o the tules to see them. Lots o bass ry to 3 inches around.Someone told me that 3 inch ry are 2 months old. Wow. That means a ew ish were spawning in early ebuary!

Sunday, March 25th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I'm posting this with hopes that some one out there in the ishing community can help. On Sunday night,03/24/01, sometime ater 10:00 p.m. I had all o my ishing gear stolen out o the back o my truck in the vicinity o west college ave. and Stony point rd. in Santa Rosa. my gear consisted o;One G-Loomis medium-heavy 6 1/2 t. spinning rod with a silver rear drag quickire reel.One FLW burnt orange medium-heavy 6 1/2 t. baitcasting rod with a red Quantom baitcasting reel that was in serious need o a tune up.One Bill Dance blue 7 Ft. medium heavy baitcasting rod with a silver baitcasting reel.One red 6 t. medium action spinning rod with a silver rear drag spinning reel.one green plastic lat type tackle box with a white double lid(creates two level storage)illed with numerous plastic baits, hooks, wieghts, etc.One brown and ivory split lid tackle box with side latches and six trays(3 small and 3 large) illed with numerous crank baits, spinner baits, top waters, a box containing Cabella's 31 piece jig kit, a box containing a 5 piece scum rog and popper rog kit, Castaic threadin shad and many other blade, spoon and swimm baits. I any one comes across any o these items or can assist in there recovery in any way please contact me at 546-3401 or e-mail me at [email protected] most o you can understand, ishing is my passion. Please help i you can. Thank you
    City: Santa Rosa

Saturday, March 10th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 55 - 59 F

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club ished Spring Lake on Saturday, March 10. Winning weight (4 ish) was 16.80 lb, including day's big ish o 7.22 lb. Second place was 3 ish or 10.98 lb, anchored by 5.91 lb toad, & 3rd was 4 ish or 10.71 lb. Other noteworthy ish included hawgs o 6.14, 5.43 & 4.91 lbs. Twenty-seven anglers participated. Bass went or spinnerbaits, swim baits, & various jigs & sot plastics lipped into tules.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: For more ino about club, send me an e-mail or check our website, http://scbbbc.homestead.com.

Friday, March 9th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: hit the lake early cought 1 2#10 oz. nothing ater that a riend cought 1 4# about the same time, another riend had 1 on but lost it. all at about the same time none o us even got a hit ater that

    Tips: we used brush hogs red and black gliter

Monday, March 5th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 52 - 54 F

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Tubed Spring Lake this AM. Managed one ish lipping. Water has muddied up some rom all recent rain. *** Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club will ish Spring Lake on Saturday, March 10. For more ino, send me an e-mail or check out our website, http://scbbbc.homestead.com. ***
    City: Santa Rosa

Thursday, February 22nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: cold

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Float tubed or 2 hours and landed a 1.5lb and a 3lb bass, I used a white spinnerbait the whole time, ished the west side o the lake. I witnessed one guy who landed a 15lb+, no shit, he went to weigh it oically, we should be able to see/hear results in the near uture
    City: Santa Rosa

Saturday, January 27th, 2001

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    Water Temp: 44-46

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I ished on Sunday and had quite a bit o luck. Caught one at ~2.5 pounds on a trout pattern swim bait. I went on to catch the biggest bass I have ever caught. It went or a watermelon brush hog with brass and glass and, o course, lots o Smelly Jelly. The bucket-mouth weighed in at 9 pounds. It hit the lure o the edge o a weed bed near a drop o. I knew the big ones were in there somewhere!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Always use brass and glass or some type o attractant during muddy water conditions. Even i it's slow, keep at it because the next bite could be the big one!

Sunday, September 10th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Sonoma County Belly Boat Bass Club held its 8th event o year @ Spring Lake on Sunday, Sept. 10. Winning weight was 5 ish or 19.18 lb, including 7.47 lb toad. Second was 5 ish or 15.67 lb, anchored with day's big ish o 8.61 lb. Third was another 5 ish or 10.97 lb. Twenty-one anglers participated, & 50 bass came to the scales.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: I you'd like more ino about the club, send me an e-mail and/or check out our website, http://scbbbc.homestead.com.

Monday, May 29th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: wonderull blue gil ishing around the southwestern side o the lake . I cought a 7 pound lagemouth on theeast side o the lake.
    City: inverness

    Tips: Using live worms and some cheese or the blue gillThe best thing or bass is a black or white sppiner bait.

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.

Tuesday, March 28th, 2000

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    Water Temp: 50ish

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Pretty slow! Water is really muddy, it takes a long time or the water to clear I guess. Fished rom shore moving rom open spot to open spot. I threw a texas rigged chartuse lizard. I only hooked up with one ish probably about 1 or 2 lbs, but it got o right in ront o me. Talked to some other guys, and they said their not catchin' anything.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Wait a while or the water will clear up a little