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Friday, February 10th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Launched arround 2:00pm, tossed black 1/2 oz jigs and texas riged brush hogs along west bank, heading north. Changed over to a 1/2 oz black spinner bait at north end. slow rolled againt the reeds. Slight wind blowing south to notrh causing slight ripple. Caught two 1 1/2 to 2 lb bass missed one grab.

    Tips: With the water as so dirty anything dark and making noise seems to work.

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

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    Water Temp: unkn

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for a few hours. The water is still to dirty from all the rain. I think I might of got a bite, but with all the weeds and branches in the water who knows what was down there. I can't wait for the water to clear up, but who knows when that will be. We fished crank baites, jigs, and what ever else we could use. But NOTHING!!!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Need some if anyone has any to offer.

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got a 5.3-pounder tonight at 6:40 pm. My biggest fish this year!! Caught from the shore, by where people launch the paddle boats. I only fished for about 30 minutes. Caught on a senko, green with black tail. Dead sticked it, no action and the bass just picked it up. This was my first fish on my new bait casting set up. Quantum Accurist, with flipping switch and 7'2" laminglass rod.
    City: Hidden Valley Lake

    Tips: Don't spook'm

Monday, September 19th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 5 fish. Two were alright, about 2-pounds. Got one at the north island on a Kreature green pumpkin red flake. Got the other on a Senko green pumpkin red flake, rigged wacky. Got the rest on a Zoom super fluke, silver smoke.

    It's been 10 years since I fished this lake and I grew up with it, my home lake as a kid. Can't wait to come back and try again.
    City: Hidden Valley Lake

    Tips: Be patient.

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I dont know I've fished spring lake a few times its always sucked either days without a tick or five 1 1/2 pounders never no mommas. Always there early same tactics as other lakes like Sonoma and Clear lakes that have produced. Too much Catfish pressure and live bait makes this one no good. I dont know about Castaic swim baits that catch big ones but I've read all about it.
    City: Sebastopol

    Tips: go early if you have any chance.

Monday, May 30th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Hi guys, I'm an avid bass fisherman from Texas who'll be living in Santa Rosa this summer. I have heard of the legend of spring lake and would like to explore California bassing. I haven't fished once in the year I've been going to school in Cali and it's killing me! It seems that the trend is flipping the reeds or twitching Senkos and slow rollin SBs over the grass.

    i'm thinking of buying a kayak or tube for the lake, and if anyone can give me any advice or is willing to take me on as a fishing partner, I'd be much obliged.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: I'm a pretty experienced bass fisherman, but I also fly fish. Any opportunities for a fly rodder in the area (non-species specific for now)?

Saturday, May 28th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I was out in my float tube early saturday morning around 7:30 am fished for about an hour and nothing,then slam a 8.5 lb beautiful bass grabed my rattle snake rubber worm fought for about five minutes then caught a couple more in the range of 3 to 5 lb out at the island had a great day of fishing.
    City: Santa Rosa ca.95405

    Tips: the only tip i can give is to put in your hours of fishing.Try spinner bait's and all the rubber gear you have and you to can hook up.FISH ON BABY.

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: WENT TUBEIN' WITH A BUDDY, OUT THERE FIRST LIGHT AS USUAL. FLIPPED PUMPKIN BRUSH-HOGS WITH 5/8 BULLET WEIGHTS, (ALWAYS A FAV). HAD ONE BIG HIT IN SOME TULES,BUT CAME UP WITH A CLUMP OF WEEDS. WENT TO A SPINNERBAIT,SLOW ROLLIN ABOVE THE WEEDS; NO TAKERS. MY BUDDY CAME UP EMPTY ALSO,BUT WANTS TO TAKE A SHOT AT THE BIG ONE AGAIN WHEN THE WATER GETS A BIT WARMER. WE'LL BE BACK!
    City: santa rosa

    Tips: SLOW DOWN YOUR PRESENTATION.

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

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    Water Temp: cold. low sixt

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: stuck about a five pound female there with a spinnerbait on saturday. only bite all day. drop shot lizards, topwater, split shot worms, flukes. nothing other than the one on the 'bait. the other guys on the lake had no luck.
    City: petaluma

    Tips: CATCH AND RELEASE!

Thursday, April 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: mid 60

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: got skunked again............ fish very hard for 6 hours using baby brush hogs,flukes,and norie bugs.......
    City: sacramento

Sunday, April 10th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got ther around 8am...fished till about 11:30. nothing...no fish...no bites. couldn't figure it out. must be a confidense thing, as i have none in this lake. tried jigs, grubs, senkos. maybe i didn't give any of them enough time? who knows. i know there are fish cuz i've seen other people catching. nice day to be out anyway. lots of people out there.
    City: SANTA ROSA

    Tips: if you got any to share, please do.

Saturday, April 9th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fish are there, went out about 8 and caught a nice five pounder and a couple smaller ones. Alot of people out there on the weekends kind of a pain in the A*#.Over all a good morning.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: senko, that seems to be everyones go to tactic.

Friday, October 22nd, 2004

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Anyone gettting out there lately?
    Hows the storm effecting the fish?
    Any big mommas?
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Please post

Monday, September 6th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: launched the boat around 7 with my buddy for some moing fishing. Caught the first one around 3 pounds on a white spinner and the bite was on. after the fist fish caught about three more 1-1.5 lbs each. went to the oposite side of the lake and started throwing spinners. at about 10 the big mama hit the spinner. When it jumped i knew it was the biggest bass I'v ever seen or caught. I cant believe we actually landed a fish that big. my guess was about 10-11 pounds and i could hardly hold it up with one hand. we forgot the camra but i at least have one witness. after we released it we caught about 8 more bass that were not that big. also a dink on the senko
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: tie a few spinners on for morning fishing and keep tossin them out with a slow retreive. You will do fine if you keep throwing your comfortable baits constantaly. Stick to two pattrns at the most

Wednesday, September 1st, 2004

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    Water Temp: 70+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Did a quick afternoon fishing session. Got out around 515. Second cast with dropshot picked up one just under 3 pounds. Later on while flippin some bushes, missed a good fish, maybe around 5. Then i started cranking the deeper weeds to get nothing. Crank some more coming back to the launch are, and picked up one around 11", and that was it.
    City: santa rosa

    Tips: Fish your confidence baits and the fish will come

Tuesday, August 24th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 70ish

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out at about 12 noon and started with spinners in the grass. didnt pick up anything until about 1:00 when we worked the weedlines. the senko bite seems to on all day. lost a 5 lbr under the bushes, They hit when you least expect it. look for the heaviest cover you can find and get that bait deep into it
    City: petaluma

    Tips: cover as much water as you can with a spinner or a crankbaitthey are spread out all over the weeds

Monday, August 2nd, 2004

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    Water Temp: 79+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got out to the lake around 7. Worked with spinner and picked up a small one.(fattest smallest fish ive seen) Later on fishing lizard and broke one off in tules. Felt like good size. Missed another splitshotting worm. Around 12 started flippin tules with brush hog. Picked up a hog. Around 8 pounds maybe more. (No Scale) Good fish. Buddy picked up 2 fish also. One around 3, one pretty small.
    City: santa rosa

    Tips: Work it real slow, and patient and they will hit when u least expect it.

Saturday, July 17th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Been here for the last few mornings. Same as another guy here said, a bunch of bumps but no bait took in. Used Scum frog, wm senko, magi worms. Also seems after 10AM no action. gonna try other side of lake tules this week, only been on north side of lake lately. Any info will be appreciated.
    City: Sebastopol

    Tips: Go early

Monday, July 12th, 2004

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went out and fought the wind on my pontoon boat , I tried almost everything in my arsenal and the only thing that seemed to work were watermelon and red fleck senkos tossed deep into the bushes where the dinks were on the attack , I hooked six and landed three hogs (none of them over a pound) all the big fish were way deep in the bushes in about a foot of water and did not want to have anything to do with me, so I left
    City: santa rosa , ca

    Tips: keep at it , they are in there and they will bite when you least expect it

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Can some people start participating and put some input in please. I need the help
    City: santa rosa

    Tips: please