Saturday the 26 myself, and two other anglers, Nick and Steve, got to the Lake Sonoma at around 7am.   We had post-frontal conditions, with partly cloudy skies and a light north wind.  The water temp was 52 degrees with 2-4 foot clarity.  Our first stop was a big flat with a few scattered rock piles, in the Warm Springs Arm.  The bite was on, and in the first 20 minutes of the day we landed 7 bass, a mix of large-mouth and small-mouth.  We fished 3/8 oz. jigs and Dry Creek Tubes fished in 1...

Despite the freezing temperatures, the bass fishing at Lake Sonoma was surprisingly really good.  I was supposed to head up to Clear Lake to do some filming on Friday, but Hwy 29 was closed because of nearly a foot of snow on the summit from the previous day.  Luckily my buddy Hank was able to get a “sick day” from work, so he met me at Lake Sonoma at around 10:30 am.  We were in between storms, the sky was clear, there was a light south wind, and you could still see last nights full moon...