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Glad you had a fun and successful day out there! Kastmaster… hmm… these bass might be going through a trout identity crisis! Maybe we can keep the lake open for a few more weeks for bass identity therapy? It’s important! They clearly need our help.

Can I ask real quick how you get tickets for the opener? As in...When do they first go on sale?
Thanks!

Motored out in darkness for one last day. Warmer than expected and no rain materialized. It was cloudy to partly cloudy all morning though. Beautiful fishing conditions and we started at the same place in Hauser I had morning success last Sunday. Its like that bite never stopped and the same ...

Hey 619,
I saw you as you were heading out. Thanks for the tip on the busters in back. Helped to add a few to the count. See you next season!
Sam

Got out about 0530 on the water, air temp was about 60 F, and water was 70.5F. I was a little worried that the cold front was already here and would make today a dud. Went over by Wilson's creek and followed the shoreline along with the popper. Picked up several bass and whenever I would hear a kiss ...

My home away from home.

When I fished it a week ago, there were fish in all stages.

Some were hard locked on beds, some were wandering the shallows with a mate.

Some were just making their nests, and some were guarding nests.

Water temp was in the low 60s, FWIW.

Nice angling as usual.

Thanks for posting a report... Nice ones!

Cant beat a early topwater bite,nothing like seeing a bass explode for a bait. Great report as always bro

A couple observations from yesterday. I think the lake is real healthy. The bass are chunky, even the smaller ones. There are occasionally huge balls of shad appearing. The water looks great. Since the lake is so full there is a ton of submerged brush and you can get hung up easily. Some anglers did ...

Sweet! I'm glad to see the topwater bite turned on. Looks like a good day out there.

When i fished with the SHARE program, the only busting fish were extremely small, as was the bait they were feeding on. I left those fish alone for better quality.

Fantastic report! Glad you had a great time!

Just keep moving when you can't find fish. They are there in bunches. A 10 fish day can quickly turn in a 30 fish day in a short time.

Pretty fun morning at the B for me. I had 67 by 2pm when I decided to go home. Nothing over 3 but the topwater was great for me in the morning.

The key to the topwater for me was finding the bait. It was an ok bite but it really took off for me when I spotted the wolfpacks. I would get 3-6 bass ...

it just keeps going and going

Got to the gate at 3:50 and the line was already moving. Light to Moderate rain that persisted till around 10:00. Road seems to be in pretty good shape so far this year..
Heading to Hauser in the dark .. very dark with all the clouds and rain.. Fished around Hauser but didn't go all the way back ...

Got on the water early with Chuck. Water was toasty warm and the air wasn't, so there was impressive steam fog happening. Feels sketchy at best crossing the lake in the dark, in the fog. I have a couple lights on the kayak, which allows others to see me, but then I can't see out in the fog.

Really ...

John, I have some extra crawlers, I'll let you have one on Saturday. I have never gotten a hit on the jitterbug at Barrett either.