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Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie
Aug 26^th, 2009 at 1:06pm

Had the pleasure of fishing with Tom & John Hill of Novato at Lake Sonoma on Tuesday the 25th. After a late arriival because of bad traffic We were on the water at 7:05 am, and we put down in the main body of water working our way north. The Fog was heavy, wet and thick, visability was about 50-75 ft. Not many boats working the area 2 maybe 3. we were picking up some small steelies in the 15-16" range 3 total for the first 3 hours. the 2 in the pics were kept because of bad hook jobs on the eyes. The 3rd was re-leased really fast before i could snap a shot.

So after a lot of big fish stories these guys were drooling for a slug to hit, as we worked my prime zone we hit paydirt. Fish on John!!! he grabbed the bending rod and we watched in amazment, the line peeling out of the reel, 11 bars pulled out, john yelling I cant gain on him. After settling john down with the adreline pumping. we got a glimpse of the fish. Wow!! we were all excited, here comes the biggest fish Iv'e ever seen come out of here. after 2 attempts at netting her, we finally got her in the net.
7lbs. 15oz. The fish is a personal best for lake sonoma, and the fishes lenght was 25 1/2" long with a girth well over 12".
It was such a beautiful fish, we released it safely and began the high fiveing and hollering.

These guys were so fired up, they we really happy to bag a slug out of sonoma, they have fished there alot with poor results. I'm glad they had a good trip, I know I did. We finished up the day with a double hookup, losing one fish and catching & releasing the other for a total of 6 fish and 4 missed strikes & 2 lost fish LDR's. Gonna be back out again soon

TW

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TC The Mod Squad Offline Got Fish? Posts: 2126 Reno Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #1 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 1:22pm Beautiful Hen. Tom
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Mackattack Big Hooker Offline Gone fishin no ones home leave a message at the ? Posts: 1810 Concord Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #2 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 1:50pm Wow nice steelie. Mackattack
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TroutWagon22 Pro Offline Fish with TW Rich!!! Posts: 256	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #3 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 1:57pm Thanks guys! to all who are new to fishing, that why i fish!! That was such a special gift from the lake, it was our duty to return it back for a chance at it again. Rich
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MILKMAN Baby Hooker Offline I have koke disease! Help me! Posts: 34 sacramento ca Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #4 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 7:00pm Good job Troutwagon. What a awesome steelie. That's a trip those guys or you will never forget. Kudos for dropping her back in the lake.
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TroutWagon22 Pro Offline Fish with TW Rich!!! Posts: 256	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #5 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 8:00pm thanks milkman, say hi to the wonderful dairy queen!!
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Jay Novice Hooker Offline Are we there yet? Posts: 377 Livermore, CA Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 8:04pm Right on!
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freon Big Hooker Offline The only place where its good to be a hooker Posts: 1056 Elk Grove Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #7 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 9:06pm TW, very nice slug, any steelhead is nice, but one that size is always a blast Congrats,
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fat fish Baby Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 96 Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #8 - Aug 26^th, 2009 at 11:13pm wow what a pretty rainbow...nice job...great lookin fish...you look stoked. ff
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Slapabow Novice Hooker Offline Hooker Sniffer Posts: 305 clovis ca Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #9 - Aug 27^th, 2009 at 7:55am Nice steelie
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TroutWagon22 Pro Offline Fish with TW Rich!!! Posts: 256	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #10 - Aug 27^th, 2009 at 7:50pm I actually didn't catch the fish my client did. He is a local who hasen't had much luck there and it was his dads b-day do he gave him a trip, but they shared the fight of the fish, but john the son landed him, he did good. He was very happy. Thanks everyone!
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Bass_Fisherman Junior Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 106 Mt View Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #11 - Aug 27^th, 2009 at 7:57pm Heck ya!! Way to go!!! Very nice
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smellslikefish Baby Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 60	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #12 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:23pm Awesome Rich, way to go......
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Vacaville Bob Novice Hooker Offline Better to be Fishing, than wishing. Posts: 475 Vacaville, CA Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #13 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 12:37pm Awesome fish, & as you said "The catch of a life time". Bet he's talking about it right now.....
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camotracker The Mod Squad Offline It's not a passion, it's an obsession! Posts: 614 sacramento,ca Gender:	Re: Lake Sonoma 8/25 PB 7lbs. 15oz. steelie Reply #14 - Aug 28^th, 2009 at 2:52pm nice looking steelie. he's having dreams about it now LEO"CAMOTRACKER"
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