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Fishing it in the 80s back in high school days, everyday was a 100 fish day. That really does not count as the lake was closed to fishing.
During the Lottery Days there were a couple of hundred fish days for me right in the beginning. As time progress with fishing pressure counts got much lower ...

Its possible and I have legitimately clicked each one but let me tell you it takes the whole day of seriously wide-open fishing to actually get to 100. It’s not possible with most baits so keep that in mind. You’re not catching 100 on a senko the time it takes to sink a senko prohibits this.

It’s ...

Goofy fish counts are nothing new at Barrett. Every day some kook will claim 2-300 at the dock for him and his buddies or even individually. That said, there are also talented guys who have put in a ton of time that put up big numbers. I keep my fish counts/tactics between me and my friends that I ...

I do count my fish for the most part. At one time I was taking a picture of every fish. On the opener of San V after Damn rebuild I posted on the site 95 bass. Of course some said no picks BS. I had pics of them and posted pics of group pictures. I was weighing also as a lot were 4 to 7lbs. But at ...

Well...off I went for my annual (most years there are 2 of them) trip to Barrett. This time I was alone and trying my 2nd ever outing on the float tube. BLUF: I don't think I will do it again...

But...I did catch some fish...nothing big, a couple close to 3 lbs and a few dinks, but most were ...

Hey guys, just got home from Barrett. Roads are fully open now.

New G3 16" boats r on order for 2026 season.......stay tuned. Existing motors will be used.

TommyP

Fish are going to be spread out all over the place. Next year should be fantastic though as the fish population catches up with the expanded area. Still looking forward to fishing it, even if it means working harder than usual.

Got to the lake at midnight and already 8 cars in front of me. The launch at pigs was smooth do to the high water. Parking was limited, don’t go pass the bathroom cause there’s no room to back up.
To the fishing, the lake is unrecognizable, water level looks full, the island towards Hauser isn’t ...

Opening Day Report:

Got to the lake nice and early and there was still like the 20+ vehicles there. Parking is still fine even with almost a full pool. Pigs is a little crowded though. Pops was kinda lagging, so we were one of the last boats off the dock. Anyway, Jumped in a boat and headed back ...

Yes, that is not a typo - Friday May 12th when the lake is closed!

So here's the deal - I'm outings coordinator for a local fly fishing club, and for the past several years I've jumped through hoops and rented the whole damn lake. You got that right - 60 people will have the whole lake to ourselves ...

Hi all,

Had a great day at Barrett. Water is only 65, I don't know why it expected it to be warmer. Speaking of temperature, at 0430 it was 36 degrees F in the air. That makes you wide awake even if you weren't while in your warm vehicle.

Almost 30 total fish today. Mostly on an underspin jig ...

Shut out for opener on Wed but got a tube spot Sat
Lake 90% full almost to the top of the spillway.
Parking at pigs limited to porta potty and back.
Lost of new shoreline to explore.
Lots of kayakers and tubers, Nascar launch at pigs point in the dark, running wide open in the moonlight.
Got a ...

First time here since last year. Water level was stupid high! Been fishing Barrett for 12 years, and never has it been so high! Also, 36 degrees at 4:45AM! Had 8 or 10 fish before 6:00 a.m. on senkos. Hauser, then moved slowly toward the back picking here and there. Hadn't used a drop shot in about ...

No man, a boat says its valid for 4 people. So Four People you get. And I'm not sure if you can even have additional fisherman on a boat? A veteran would have to answer that. @kriptikz @MaxZmus

I promised I'd post more on here when it got brought back so here's the scoop from Sunday! Got a late start on the water around 2. Started out trying some new tactics with squarebills around pigs for no love. Tried the ned for a bit with a few short bites. Switched to the fly rod and headed up the ...

My friend and I took our kayaks to barrett on may 10th. Got there a little after 5 and parked at pigs with no problem. The weather was wet and cold and we stopped fishing at 1:30 before the wind got to bad. We went down hauser arm stopping at different spots fishing shallow areas. W used swimbaits ...

Shorter window of fishing, didn’t get to explore too far on the tubes. Heard a guy killed it back in hauser. Wife and I made our way around the point going into pine by the old barge. Had good success on the Alabama rig and dingers deep in the flooded brush. It was slow until the breeze picked up ...

I might have been that guy in Hauser. I heard someone else was doing great on Flukes, so I might not have been that guy, also. I started out over by Wilson creek and had some success, but no pattern at all. I pedaled over to the inlet of Hauser, and caught a couple on dropshotted roboworms, but ...

Got skunked at Barrett… just kidding haha. I ended up with 8 in the boat. Lost a bunch close to the boat. Between me and 2 buddies that went, we ended up with 35. One buddy caught 7 slabs of crappies on a fly setup with dragon flies. In the morning, the jerk bait bite was good. I caught a few on a ...