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Saturday, February 2nd, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: went ishing on the 2nd at about 3 in the aternoon, it was a nice day, lot o boats out there. anyways i threw a brush hog, and a senko, alomost covered the entire lake. not one bite. aew people there got like 1 or 2 ish at the most. and i heard o a 9.5 punder that was caught on a senko in the middle o the lake. so its still a little cold i think.

    Tips: The people that caught the ish used jigs, a dead minnow, and a brush hog. wait aew weeks, it will improve!!

Friday, January 25th, 2002

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    Water Temp: COLD

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out about 9:00 in the morning with a riend. We ished rom our belly boats and both had success. Cautght a nice one on a swim bait,and another one on a crank bait. Both were trout patternd. It was very cold and ishing was slow, only got a coulpe bites.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Throw trout patternd lures while they are still planting trout in the lake.

Saturday, January 19th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: got out there at about 8, extremely cold. trolled along shore casting brush hog and senko, got one bite on each. I would have had one i my hands wearn so cold, it was 27 degrees!!!!! its a really bad cold ront, ishing will improve in aew days

    Tips: use brush hogs, and senkos, ish very slow, ishing will get bette as waterand air warms

Monday, January 14th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished saturday and a buddy o mine caught one on a senko. We ished rom 11:30-2:00 got bites all day on senkos and dead ringers. Saturday went out in the morning at 8:30 and got bites on dead ringers all morning untill 11:00. Caught one and lost another good one.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: We used brass and glass and worked it real slow added lots o smelly jelly.

Friday, January 4th, 2002

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the west side on shore. Threw lots o lures, grubs, spiners, no bites. A ish came right near and splashed, actually got wet. Called it a day ater that. No idea where or what they are doing...water level is up, but it's so muddy, hard to guess where they are at. I assume the deeper water in the center.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: ???

Sunday, November 25th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Sonoma in the Canoe with ather-in-law rom 3:00pm to 5:50pm. Temp was about 58F, slightly clowdy. Spring Lake has an alge bloom going on now, which seems strange or Novenber...then again, it's my irst season bass ishin'! Har, har! We started pitching twin tail grubs(Yamamoto) in greens w/ lake, classic split shottin'. I caught a nice 1 1/2 lb smallie BIg Mouth on a mushy bite. No ight in that ish, but looked great and healthy! Let's hope he plumps up durring winter! Not many bites on anything else: spooks, carolina segemented worms, rogs, and pig'n'jig. BIg ish broke surace on bugs twice. Good day on Spring Lake in my book...at least we didn't break another rod! Haha! Got teh eeling there was a monster nearby, can't explain it, just a eeling...
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Go monster hunting! I got the eeling one's ready and hungry or a baby bass bait ot sunish.

Sunday, October 28th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the North-West end or the irst time on shore. Nice spots out there to watch the sunset. Started throwing grubs on darters, shad plastics, and one texas senko. One nibble on the shad. Ended up throwing the spook and my new tournament rom just or the u** o it. Lots o bass boats and tubers out there...must mean Sonoma sucks worse than usual. Chatted with a ellow isherman who said to throw live mice! WTF! I've never heard o this...strange. Anyhow, my new reel shit out, and lost my leatherman...but ound it agian. I think I'm getting rusterated...almost threw the rod in the damn lake! HAHA! Oh well, will be praying or better luck next time.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Got me...hell try live mice or all I know! LOL!

Saturday, October 27th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the East side, water level on this side is really low. Prpbably why I didn't get a damn thing. One bite on a darter-head grub, but missed the set. Think the bass are hiding somewhere out there...God knows where.
    City: Santa Roda

    Tips: Throw everything...I did. Let me know i you ind a good lure or these days!

Wednesday, October 24th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Luty, your're too unny. You're cracking me up. Rods were made to be broken. Oh man
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: Use bamboo sticks or start praying to the ishing gods. Your luck will change soon when the weather changes.

Monday, October 22nd, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Oh man! So I head out on Spring lake at 5:30pm with the ather-in-law in the canoe to try out my new GL2 rod. As soon as we push the canoe in the in-laws rod catches a stump...and crack! Oh man it sucked. So we head out, and I thow some senko's, but tried some grubs splitshot. Lots o nice bites, and one little 1 1/2 lb bass. Not bad or 1 1/2 hours. Dad thru with the broken stick, and man I can't tell you how unny and pathetic we looked. We better get some good luck soon.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Plastic grubs, worms, split shot or carolina. Try a dark green w/ lake or Smoke.

Wednesday, October 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 11:30am to about 4pm. Caught two ish on the small optimum swim baits(shad color). Both ish about 11/2or 2lbs. Very slow ishing. As usual I tried everything. Buzzbait,spook, senko,hot-lip,jig,carolina rig. Caught both ish in about 8or9eet o a point going north rom the launch on the let side. Marked a lot o ish suspended. Even threw rip bait and blade. Where's Paul Duclos when you need him? Simply were not biting.
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: I hear 46degree water is what the big ones like in this lake. That's gonna take a while. Your guess is as good as mine. Keep throwing big baits. You'll never know when you're going to get yanked in. Remember you're not ishing or guppies.

Sunday, October 14th, 2001

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    Water Temp: warm

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out ant tried some new techniques or practice. No ish, but interesting bites. Thru spilt-shot plastic and carolina dads. Carolina dads produced 3-5 "mushy" type bites, couldn't set tho...but it's a new setup or me running deep. Doodled a bit, and this is what got the mushie bites. One GREAT violent take, but somehow got o the hook. Probably low drag?? Anyhow, or 1 hour on the lake, 5-6 strikes was good in my book. Next time I'll stay longer, and lower my line weight.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Carilina rigs with rubber lures. Try skin hooking...I will next time.

Sunday, October 7th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished Spiing Lake again, trying out new lures, and smaller worms peged. Sot bites i any, gotta work the sot take rom here on out this year I hear. Saw shad, and 3 bass jump right near my topwatter shad popper within an hour...makes me wonder about shad collered top water lures this time o year. Mabe a shad lure 2-12 eet deep under jumping shad areas??? I'll have to go shopping, and it won't be Jo'Ann Fabrics with the little woman! HAHA!Fish On guys!
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: I hear doodlin' worms is in...hell i I know. I NEED A BOAT!

Thursday, September 27th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: And or the messege below, inoration on trolling Ralphine lake or bows would be great to. Thank you
    City: Petaluma

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I would like to hear anything about trolling this lake or rainbows when they start planting. Anything rom anyone who knows something about it would be appreciated, please E-mail, thanks
    City: Petaluma

    Tips: norcalish@joymail.com

Sunday, September 23rd, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the East side tonight with a buddy. Got lots o bites on a new grub(or me) jig, ended up with the rattle trap/bomber model A at the pontoon beach. Ran into and met Scott in a Belly Boat. Not much bite there tonight on shore. But saw some big ish pictures rom Scott. Also a big dead bass on shore...we should all morn his loss.Fish On!-Luty-
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: These days...who knows!

Tuesday, September 18th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I've lurked here or quite some time, enjoying the reports on Spring Lake and Clear Lake. I thought it might be time to contribute. I've only really started to bass ish with any seriousness over the past 6 months. However, as my wie says, "I'm hooked and a goner".I took the tube out on Spring lake at 7am yesterday. God was it beautiul...og sitting on the water..completely still. No one around.I ished the northwest side o this lake or a couple o hours lipping into the tall tull-like weeds that ollow much o the shore. Only caught one ish. Don't know how much it wieghed but I measured it at a tad under 19 inches. Great ight too! I love watching these ish rush to the surace then turn and dive in a split second. This one gave a nice show too jump out o the water. Anyway, caught it on a black ive inch senko with red lecks. Only one other opportunity to set the hook, caught him, but he threw the worm in moments.Best luck I've had at Spring lake is lipping worms o the tule, but not into the masses o weeds that are out there. I look or masses o the weeds that seem to plant themselves in masses about ive eet o the edge o the tules and I lip into the clear area between the weeds and tules.Something else interesting too. I can't tell you how much luck I have casting directly to the spot where a ish suraces near me. I know i I get my worm there within 30 seconds o his jump, I have a real good chance o hooking him. Oddly enough, I cant say I have nearly the same luck doing this at Clear lake.One more thing. Anyone think there's an extraordinary amount o ishing pressure at Spring lake. I get the sense the ish are pretty wise out there. Its why I almost never go larger than a ive inch senko and oten smaller!
    City: Glen Ellen

    Tips: medium to small worms rigged Texas. Tubes with red-plastic rind ollowing.

Monday, September 17th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Went and ished the East side again last night, no luck! Only been spending 1-2 hours ishing lately, but MAN! I'll have to check the posts or lure advice.
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: Lately no luch with, MGMs, Senkos(pumpkin), spinners, Poppers/topwater.

Sunday, September 16th, 2001

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    Water Temp: ???

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Lots o luck on KASTMASTER Caught 5LBer and 4LBER
    City: Santa Rosa

    Tips: KASTMASTERS GOLD AND RAINBOW TROUTH COLOR !

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got the chance to go out and try Spring Lake today. Didn't hit a dam thing. I'm wondering i the change in temp has killed the bite rescently?Saw a ew belly-boaters...reminded me I should see Chris at Western.I tryed the ollowing lures today:Bomber mini-spinnera diving crawpumpkin senkoskitter-bug(I think that's what it's called)All with no luck. Kinda stumped these days.
    City: Santa Rosa