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Yea very interested to hear how it goes!


Pine was fine, but hear Hauser was too. We got on some schools busting bait up against rocky steeps and did most of our damage on reapers and minnows on small ball jigs. Biggest 3.3lbs. But also got some with senkos outside the first brush line. 44 for ...

Drive down from Torrance so better for me to get there earlier and catch a few hours sleep in the truck.

Great Place to camp, 4 miles from entrance, Fishermen friendly!

Wow.....that sounds like loads of fun......glad I am a fisherman.....just kidding.......our season is coming to another successful end and their season is just beginning.......we all need to be grateful for this magical place!!

TommyP

Ps now if they would just stop f...king with the water level

I didn’t get to fish it as much this year as I wanted. I’m playing victim of the economy. My favorite lures the 4 times I went was the triple trout blue gill and Shad. Like 619bassin said, the bigger baits get the bigger fish. Less numbers. Then when it slowed down, a slim fluke was my go to. Place ...

The fight continues.....I guess this is what retirement is all about. I requested a 1 on 1 with the Mayor and yesterday received an email that the request was granted.....just waiting for the date and time from his office. Stay tuned.

TommyP

Myself and a old friend managed to hit Barrett this weekend...but only for around 4 hours from the bank. Still super fun. Ended with around 25 between us mostly on Flukes, Ikas and texes rigged Robo's. The lake never disappoints.

No Wednesdays in July. I'm pissed.

It's a stupid thing to do. I guess we aren't a demographic that they care about. If I could vote in San Diego, I'd be sure to vote against every one of them.

Could you imagine having a resource like Barrett and not be able to make any money off of it? Only the government could pull that off. It should be an asset, not a liability. What could the overhead be for a Wednesday out there? I can’t imagine they’re losing money every day that it’s accessible. It ...

Looks like you got some, nice work. I tubed out there once. Never again without a motor or a taxi arrangement. Got caught downwind a ways and almost killed myself kicking back lol.

For the rest of July and August Wednesday is back!!!! Can purchase on August Ticket day.

Not sure if it's correct but 7/8 tickets go on sale for September also.

Just received this info from the City:
"Barrett tickets for Wednesday are visible on Ticketmaster starting with Wednesday, July 23rd. Tickets will be available to be purchased on Tuesday, July 8th, along with the August dates." Sorry for the late post as I have been out of country.

As we won this ...

Thanks Tommy, we all truly appreciate your efforts

It's pretty close to the lake, and very close to the single point of entry. You can see details here: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/7/10/springs-fire or follow on watch duty. If you want to see how the wind may affect this fire, you can look here: https://www.windy.com/32.704/-116.720?waves ...

The excitement of fishing Barrett sometimes makes people not think straight. We are ALL very lucky to experience that place, I invited the Council members who voted yes to override the mayor's veto to come experience Barrett. If I can get (some of) them out there they will be hooked for life ...

I had a great meeting with the City yesterday. A lot was discussed. Understand that the program at Barrett is truly unique to both hunters and fisherman. They want our input on what we like or dislike about it. The poll below is a question that was asked to me. After thinking about it I thought ...

Hard to believe the season’s already over. This was our third year of bass fishing, and it all started with our first trip to Barrett. Funny enough, I think the fishing was actually better in 2023 and 2024 than it was this year, but my numbers tell a different story. First season I was averaging ...

I’ve been out of town for the last couple of days but seeing at this rain coming down, hope Barrett gets its fair share and brings up the water level a few feet or more!

Water is getting close to the pine creek service road bridge. Water is still flowing good in horsethief canyon and all the springs up here are running good. Looking forward to Barrett this year.