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Made my first visit to Barrett on Sunday May 12. Got to the kayak launch area at 4:30. The fog on the lake made visibility poor in the dark but it was getting lighter and lighter so it wasn't long until I didn't need my flashlight. Headed to Pine Creek to start the day, and per the recommendation of ...

A kid recently caught a 11.96lb off the boat dock!

https://wonews.com/bass-kid-bags-double ... argemouth/

This was my third trip this season to Barrett (and my third trip ever), and it was the toughest by far!

First day I fished Hauser, second day I fished Pine, but the results were largely the same. Was on the water around 5:30-45 each morning and threw top waters for a long while in a bunch of spots ...

Great info. How long was was your dropshot weight from the hook?


About 8-10” I’d say. I tend prefer a bit longer length. I also got good fish on drop shot just by letting it sit in the water, letting the wind and chop do the work giving the bait subtle movement. Overall had to take a very ...

Hi, nice report. It does seem like the dinks are the dominant catch. Last week, I found fish suspended over no structure and not relating to bait balls, which were also hard to find. I think there's something going on with the combination of odd weather ( for this time of year ) the clarity of the ...

Thanks for the report! Can’t wait for opening. What was the water level like? Higher than when it closed last year?

Here’s the 11-pounder: https://www.instagram.com/share/BALeRznPic

It finally happened for me, I had one of the absolutely epic days that Barrett is known for. Started going last year and had some solid days but this was on a totally different level. Pretty much non-stop bites all day. Don’t know what my total count was but it had to have been pushing 100. All day ...

Glad you got the rod back! I need to try a black popper in those pre-dawn hours.

You're obviously not supposed to bring your own outboard powered aluminum craft and add an extra boat to the lake. People have bent the meaning of "float tube/kayak" real far at this point. What a legitimate kayak can do has also changed a ton since the old days though. You can easily sink 20k ...

Here's this other thread with lots of great advice: https://www.sdfish.org/viewtopic.php?p=19885&hilit=jig#p19885

I don't fish jigs much but this year on the opening weekend at Barrett I used them a lot and caught fish nearly every cast haha. I used a mix of black/blue and green pumpkin color jigs ...

Seems like they closed Wednesdays but raised prices on sat/sun to offset the loss of revenue from that weekday, which either kept the overall lake revenue the same (or likely increasing it somewhat) while also reducing operating costs. Obviously it sucks and was preventable, but that appears to be ...

Got one for the 14th, so just looking for the 28th now!