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Oops. Didn't answer the wind question. Was concerned on the drive out to Barrett. Trees were whipping back and forth, flags were flying. But once down in the gorge that is Barrett Lake, there was wind, but nothing serious. By 430 the wind was there, but made for an almost perfect drift where I was ...

Had good intel from Early Release that Barrett is being drawn down for the benefit of Otay. With Otay at near 96% full, I can’t imagine why, but when did any SD Water decision ever make sense?? Well I confirmed the drop today (at least 2ft since Wed) and it had its predictable effect on the fishing ...

Glad you made it in seeing as you stuck it out till noon. I left at 10 and the wind was sending waves over my bow. Managed 14 on my usual, and only 2 drinks on popper.

I had to leave at 0900 and it was already hot and the wind was starting. Fishing is tough, with water level, turbidity ( mostly algae bloom, I think) and the wind seems to be coming up earlier.

Thanks to Chuck finding a pattern with the crawlers, I got a few also. The popper, wakebait and walking ...

Got to Barrett 4:40 got a boat,headed down hauser didn’t get first fish until 830.worked way to back fishing picked up,when got back of hauser mostly dinks .quit fishing at at 12, the wind was rolling and white caps on lake.glad I didn’t have kayak.bill and I caught about 40 bass I got 1 crappie and ...

Way to go figuring out that bite. Too bad about the strong winds and heat.

619bassin wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 9:14 amGate open @4

Thank you!!

Quick report, Im beat! Dawned it with another Barrett lover Dan and after a slow start things got interesting. Dan got 3 quick frog blow ups in mid Pine but couldn’t stick any. Big explosions tho. I retired my frog for a senko pretty quick and got on the board. Tried black n blue and it worked all ...

Well, it started out kind of rough, but it ended up being a good day. At zero dark thirty, there was a howling wind from the south south east. I tried my usual places but the wind was so strong that I would fly by anything perpendicular and into anything parallel before a proper cast was complete ...

Well, more of that early morning wind from the west. Started out with Chuck and Steve right on time at 0430. Wind wasn't as bad, but certainly noticeable. We all headed more or less to Hauser, but I got tired of the wind and went to the calm side of the main lake. Mix of poppers, whopper ploppers ...

It was a nice day yesterday.
I caught this fish on my whopper plopper
so it turned out to be a great day.
Looking forward to next month’s visit.

Got out nice and early as usual. Air was warm and so was the water ( 81F) with a light normal wind, instead of the annoying strong early winds that have been there.
Pedaled over to Becky’s cove and found the usual friends there with the usual popper. Took a page from Pourboy’s last video and decided ...

Nice! We saw you out there. Thanks for the updates, it helps. We only get to go once a month and we hammered them sun up to sun down.

Sorry for the late report but had a room at Viejas after fishing and there were too many distractions lol. Like Saturday am, Sunday morning weather was amazing. Little wind if any in Hauser and temps great until about 10. That gave us 5+ hours to crack the day’s code. We had a reel misadventure that ...

Nice pic!

Chuncks

Nice report brotha. I bet that explosion must of been nice next trip out there you really need to give the lizard a chance... matter of fact next trip im gonna take all the topwater rods and leave you with one of my worm rods

Good stuff!

NICE!!!

Another nice day Chuck! Picked up a crawler at Las Vegas BassPro Tuesday. Looking forward to throwing it the 17th.