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  • Sonoma County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: how did the water look was it way down?
      City: santa rosa

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Anybody know if the lake is completely dried up yet? I havent been able to go but i plan to this weekend, hopefully with a float tube. I dont want to take everything just to see a dry lake! haha. I just thought that since there havent been any recent reports that maybe there was no more Lake Ilsanjo. Email or another post is fine. Thanks, good luck!
      City: Santa Rosa

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Bruce,
      The lake only came up 33' or so over the winter. It has already dropped 9' in the last month or so since Yolo County starting taking water. Its roughly down 75' and falling pretty fast. Not looking good.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: It's come up about 26'. Still about 75' to be completely full.

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Haven't been back. I read in the local newspaper the main gate will be locked until March 1. Supposedly they are fixing up the road and the campground. Here's a link for the current lake level.

      http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryDaily?INV

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      Water Temp: 55.3

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: All day on Saturday. Snow on the peaks, and cold. Fished in my duck hunting clothes all day and still was chilled. Four bass all day, all around 2.5 lbs, two no a jig and 2 on a carolina rig baby watermelon red brush hog. Fish were on points down to 25 t. I did catch the largest crappie I have ever seen on a L.C. crank bait and the L.C. picked up a eagle lake trout.
      City: Sacramento,

      Tips: Here is the low down, good road conditions, water is close to ull, at least much more so than last year, ramp is good and even though I have a Ranger 518DVX the road and ramp were ok. Due to the storms and last 2-3 weeks o cooler than usual weather I would wait another month beore hitting this lake. Also be prepared to spend a ew hours cleaning your rig ater the 14 mile dirt road ride, even with a cover.

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: don't ever waste your time going to this lake. it sucks trying to get there, the 5mph on the entire lake makes it even worse. and it is a scary place i think big oot lives somewhere around there.
      City: los altos

      Tips: stay away, be scared very scaredBIG FOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished this weekend between the hours o 6:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. ishing with everything we had rom live worms, crankbait, spinner luers, jigs, pork rinds, and powerbait, but couldn't even get so much as a bite. Ater talking to other anglers there, it seems not one person had any luck. In act, I overheard gentleman at the boat launch say he would even be happy i someone else caught something. Deinitely a waste o time.
      City: Santa Rosa

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      Water Temp: 48-52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went to Indian valley(I should say Windy Valley) Been here abunch o times and the Indian winds always prevail. Very sunny with 20 to 25 mph winds at times. Had to stay in the coves to even lite a bowl. Caught a couple real deep on the stick-ups with a spoon. Don had a nice one on but orgot to set the hook.(had a little too much chrondo)I you ever want to see what hell looks like go here, It's pretty dry dirty windy, no water, no trees, no lie! Even though it was nov. I got burned to a crisp. Never coming back. Went to nearby Clear lake on the way home and caught a nice 4.6 lb. rom shore on a zipper worm.
      City: S.J

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      Water Temp: 72-77

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing was good. Partner and I caught about 20 over the two days. Mostly large mouths, some smallies. Not large in size but plenty o them. Most in the 1-1.5 pounds range. Lake is ull o underwater hazards. Lost tons o rigs, but that where the bass are.
      City: San Jose

      Tips: Texas witch's T and brown worms in the structure. Cranks near the dam. Bring lots o rigs. Store has minimal tackle. Local rooster will wake you at sunrise.

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      Water Temp: 60

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I ished the north end o the lake by the unimprovedcampsites. The water was pretty cold and dingy by theinlet. I caught ish in about 10 eet o water on lizardsand jigs. The ish really responded to chartruese. I alsocaught some smaller ish on rattletraps. It was a good day,but the ish had to be earned.
      City: antelope

      Tips: Spring lizard!

  • Leon County
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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: not too many people fish this place around this time of year because they close the park at like 7 or 8 and its not worth going there when you have to pay a fee to park, a fee to fish the lake, and then only have like an hour or so to fish because you get off work at like 5 and fight the traffic, and have to be out of the park in an hour or 2. plus the fishing isnt too great here unless you really know what you're doing. I fished here a few times this summer and didn't do great. I caught a few small largemouth on live worms and plastic worms. And I caught about 10 catfish between 3 to 7 pounds on anchovies and chicken liver.
      City: el sobrante

      Tips: If any body is ever looking for a fishing partner, send me an email or give me a call. 925-848-6990. Good luck on the water

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      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: all fish below C/R. please practice for better bassin

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Where are the reports? This lake has no fish or something? I know it does but people just dont talk about them. Come on, share the news guys!
      City: j

      Tips: !!!

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: When the fish are stacked up, keep it to yourself.
      City: Lafayette

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: fished from 1pm till about 6.30 with my little bro. had my bro draging a carolina rigged night crawler while i was drop shoting and flipin senkos. did good little bro ended up with about 4 bass in the 10 tru14 inch class and a few yellow perch, i did a little better with 7 bass up to 4 pounds. NOT A BAD DAY AT ALL!!!!
      City: pacifica

      Tips: A BAD DAY FISHING IS STILL BETTER THEN A GOOD DAY AT WORK!!!
      TIGHT LINES FELLAS AND GO GET UM!!!! <*){{}}><

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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: This last spring my buddy and I were ishing right as the park was about to close. ON a bed was a monster. My buddy stuck her on a monster tube. Landed it and weighed it on my scale at 15.2 lbs. No joke. Ran to the ranger to tell him about the new lake record and he made us let it go and wrote us a ticket or being in the park ater hrs. what an asshole!
      City: Laayette

      Tips: Many don't know about the monsters in this lake. I guarantee there is a world record in this lake. I have seen bass up to twenty at least. No joke

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      Water Temp: 50-60

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: went out or the day with my boat, saw a guy come in with a 16 pound trout and just this saturday the new lake record was caught an 18 pound 9 oz rainbow!!!!!. he caught it on a tube bait that you use or bass and the other guy caught the 16 pounder on a crankbait. this lake is ull o monster trout this year and most o them are being caught on rat l traps and crankbaits and rapalas so i the bass arent biting go or trout!!!!. but i ished every little inch o the shore rom my boat and saw a huge number o monster bass in the shallows getting ready or the spawn. i hooked one around 1:00 on my secret bait which works very well!!!. then i took my boat back to the east cove and lipped some tules and pulled in a solid 2 pound bass on my secret bait, i'm going to be out on the water this saturday and sunday so i'll report back then too.
      City: Moraga

      Tips: small plastic worms and anything with a subtle all.p.s. please catch and release all bass especially during the spawn and do your best not to catch bass that are spawning or sitting in nests!!!!! thank you and good luck

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      Water Temp: 50-55

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: My riend Nick and I went to laayette on sunday2/18. We ished the 3rd dock in the east cove with chartreuse powerbait. We each caught and released three trout each. We then moved to Harrys cove but caught nothing. We let at 10:30. P.S What the hell was the guy whoposted beore me talking about? Live bait other than night crawlers are illegal at Laayette and most other bay area lakes.
      City: Concord

      Tips: We used light line and about a 2 oot leader.

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      Water Temp: ?

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Saw about 8 giant bass rom like 5-10lbs. These are beasts, put every lure right on their nose. Nothing. Does anybody know how to catch these ish. This is the 5th consecutive time at the lake i have seen a crusing ish exceeding 5lbs with no luck. Any help catching these monsters would be appreciated. Thanks.
      City: Walnut Creek

      Tips: The only thing I can think o is make long casts and make natural presentation even when you see the ish, but that isn't working or me. And polorized sunglasses or better viewing.