Lake Sonoma Report
Just got back from a couple of days up at Lake Sonoma. I put in my inflatable kayak at the Yorty Creek boat top launch area at the end of Hot Springs Road out of Cloverdale. Unfortunately for a topwater man like myself the gate to the Yorty Creek Recreation area doesn't open until 7 AM so you don't get to do really early morning fishing. In two days (midweek) I saw three other boats on the water so you have the place to yourself. The water, as you would expect in a reservoir is deep but there is LOTS of structure and there are some relatively shallow coves for the topwater devotee.I suspect that those working Clousers and such subservice flies might do well here. It's a BIG place even in the area I went to so I did LOTS of paddling
The kayak was very useful in getting back into the coves through all the timber. My wife and I found a wonderful place to stay, but it's a a ways from the lake. It is a beautifully furnished one bedroom with great views and it is $150 a day mid week. It's the Ravenridge Cottages out of Cloverdale. GREAT place to stay =D>
By the way, I did mange to catch fish on top so I was happy. Here are a couple. I didn't realize it when I landed it, but looking at the photo the second one looks a lot like a smallie even though they are not supposed to be in this area. I like the spot where I caught the second one so much that I marked it by leaving that bright yellow diver in the top of a tall tree stob out in the middle of the water. It took a very accurate back cast to do that.
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