L Sonoma 6/16

Launched at 6 to total white out but at least it wasn't windy trolled for 2 1/2 hours for Steelies 1 hookup lost at boatside. Switched over to bass mode and it was on throwing Wacky worms they wouldn't touch crankbaits or jigs. The bass were deep under cover and I broke off more than I landed still did well with 8 fish 18" or better biggest was about 20", and a few dinks the big boys were biting lost a really nice one to a tree I could see him just sitting there with the 6" Jogger hanging out out his jaw killed me to break him off looked like 7/8lbs.
By this time I was close to the narrows on the eastside and the wind kicks up, so I cross the lake to hit the smallie spots and most of the good points are high and dry the picture of the point is where I was nailing them a few weeks ago lost 1 really nice one that took the jogger worm he jumped a couple of times then threw the hook, smallies were sorta slow and dropshotting was tough with all the wind. Managed 4 beetween 15"/17" and a few dinks. Great to be on the water again. I sure wish LMB fought like smallies.

Glad to here you got back for the midwest alright... Sonoma is still acting weird this year... nice fish no the less!

Nice pics and report as usual, Mike.  Multi-species action is cool.   

Welcome back.

Nice work Mc. sounds like an awesome day.

Z

Nice job MickFish,

It looks like the only thing you didn't put on the boat was that little doe.

Mmmm...backstrap.


Fish on brother,

S.

     That's a real chunky small mouth. I have lived in Sonoma County my whole life and have never been on the water at Lake Sonoma. We'd really enjoy a tour someday...........

Nice outing there..

WtGet back in the saddle

Mike

Do you know if the steelhead have gone to deep water?  I was thinking of getting up to lake Sonoma some time in the next week.

Jim

Do you know if the steelhead have gone to deep water?

I hooked one at about 15/20'before the sun came up. I saw two guys I know in a PB and they were running downriggers at 35' and 55' they trolled for for 7hrs caught 4 all at 55'. The schools of shad were mixed up anywhere from 25' to 60'.