Awesome getting an early start on this! I will be there with a boat. I'll stay in the campground with a tent. I will have current info on baits that are producing to share with everyone. May through early June is the best time for numbers of fish. First week of May, I can identify areas that will have bass on beds for sight fishing and how the wind affects the algae bloom to find the best water to fish. New for me this year is that I rigged my boat for night fishing and will have a couple of spots open for anyone wanting to try. There is excellent bluegill, crappie, and catfishing that I don't know anything about. Maybe someone does or could spend the time researching locations and techniques. Oh, and I'm down with the shirt.

Awesome getting an early start on this! I will be there with a boat. I'll stay in the campground with a tent. I will have current info on baits that are producing to share with everyone. May through early June is the best time for numbers of fish. First week of May, I can identify areas that will have bass on beds for sight fishing and how the wind affects the algae bloom to find the best water to fish. New for me this year is that I rigged my boat for night fishing and will have a couple of spots open for anyone wanting to try. There is excellent bluegill, crappie, and catfishing that I don't know anything about. Maybe someone does or could spend the time researching locations and techniques. Oh, and I'm down with the shirt.

Hello fish fam,I am excited to announce that I will be putting together this years NorCal Meet & Greet,which will be taking place May 5TH 6Th and 7TH,it will be at the same location as last years,Clear Lake Campground 7805 Cache Creek Way,Clearlake,CA,95422,they have space to accommodate trailers,the spots are 25’ up 40’ long and 18-24’ wide,they offer full hook ups and a 30amp hook up,also room for tent camping(1 car per spot,1 tent per spot,and 2 people max,no overnight guests,only those registered for said spot) last years,which was put on by saw1 and 40GRIT was a lot of fun,great to put a face and personality with the texts and bio pic,let’s keep it going,ok,I’m asking for everyone interested in going to give feedback on what’s being asked here,Tee shirts,would everyone be willing to spend $20 for an event shirt? And long or short sleeve? Size? The money made on the shirt sales would fund a BBQ dinner for all attendees on Saturday night at the camp site,not everyone may be there Friday night,I’m talking burgers,hotdogs,beans,potato salad,green salad,and garlic bread,beer or alcohol will be BYOB,as I am not taking responsibility for that,feedback on this?? The shirt would have the date,place,FishingStage name,and some type of bass design on back,again,feedback? Now for boats,there is a boat landing near by the campground,the employees at the ramp are very strict about you being up to date on your boats paperwork,especially the muscle tag, which you can obtain from your local DMV, it will be far more expensive at the ramp, and it is a procedure in order to have it done, please be prepared,make sure your boat is ready to go and running well,please state if you are bringing a boat ,as last year,the people who brought boats up were generous enough to allow others who have come up to go fishing,without boats,some time to fish on the water in a boat, of course, only taking what can safely be seated and fished out of, we try and rotate those without a boat onto the boats for this experience, with that being said, please Google Map the surrounding fishing banks and docks in the area of our campground, or where you possibly would want to drive to to fish, just in case not everybody has the opportunity to get on a boat,a bit of gas money offered to the boat owners is greatly appreciated,again, please tell me ahead of time if you plan on bringing a boat so I can make sure the campsite has parking for our vehicles,it will be your responsibility to bring food,water,beer,alcohol,etc etc only Saturday nights dinner will be offered to all,if the shirt idea is a go,it will be your responsibility to bring your own camping gear/fishing gear,the campground does have a shower available,bring toiletries.The weather is usually nice this time of year,still tho be prepared,Now,we all know of Clearlake’s reputation for record bass,and we all also know that skunks are ever present,don’t give up and bring a bit of everything to throw at the fish!! Some nice fish were caught last year. Let’s get those interested in going to commit ASAP, I want to be able to reserve enough spots to accommodate everybody, and I would like to get us in side-by-side campsites if possible, the later it takes to get a number of how many people will be attending, the more of a chance we will be spread out amongst the campsites, and not as a big group,the whole purpose is to meet people from the forum,I want feedback on the possibility of a event T-shirt sale to fund a barbecue, I need to hear from you guys bringing boats, let’s get this thing rolling people! Last year’s was a ton of fun and I want to try and make this year’s a little better, I am sure there is some thing I am forgetting here, but if you have any questions please send me a PM, and if I do not have the answer for you, I will get it for you. I want to try and make this a annual event, let’s do this fishing Fam!!!