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Maybe slow down. When you think you are going slow go slower.


That is great advice....and I need to remember to do that also. I often forget during the colder months to slow down my retrieves. I fish
like it is July or August..ha ha. I guess I am just a little hyper when I get to a lake and ...

Had a pretty good day at El Cap, final count was 7, all jig and worm fish, but nothing big.

That will be my last trip to The Captain until they raise the water some. I got completely stuck in the mud trying to launch and wrenched both my old arthritic knees trying to get out. Our wonderful lakes ...

Had a really good BFS day at the Murr. Final count was 24. The largest was just under 4 lbs. Most were in the 2-3 pound range, with a few dinks scattered in there. Even the short fish were pretty weighty with bellies bulging from shad.

The best part was that the first 11 bass were all on top water ...

I got the opportunity to fish the second annual EMAS charity event hosted by our very own Chris Brandt, AKA The Beef Shaman, AKA Pourboy at Barrett.

The lake was in great shape, and people were posting the usual awesome Barrett numbers. I only got 30 myself, but I managed to find a larger fish ...

I got Bassthumb.

Hi all,

I've been slacking on the fish reports over the past few weeks, but I've been out there and have had some solid days on the water. I got out to Cap yesterday and continued working on finding the spring pattern. I was on the water at about 7:00 a.m. with the plan to fish the hot spots that I ...

I fished Murray on Monday and found a pattern I wasn't expecting. After hearing rumors of topwater and shallow action the last couple weeks, I was expecting a fish bonanza yesterday! Well...not quite what I was expecting! I did end up with 12 fish, but it felt very much like a weird postspawn day ...

Launched my kayak to have a look around at El Capitan with the electronics and light finesse spinning gear for sport. Because that's my thing lately.

With no speeding bass boats, I prefer to fish wide open water areas in winter even while most bass fishermen this day fished tight to the bank and ...

The original post was written by DJ Thrillz . Unfortunately it was lost along with the old SDFish forums.
This is an amazing article that will help you catch fish in SD bay, so I figured it has to be re-posted here.

The fishing in SD Bay is simply amazing. You basically have a buffet of fish to ...

Bay Fishing: The Ins and Outs to Fishing Mission Bay, By DJ Thrillz

Before we really start diving into everything, I found a map that may be very helpful as you read through this article. If it isn’t clear enough, here’s a link to download the full-size file.


Mission_Bay_Fishing_Map_.jpg ...

https://youtu.be/bAUoVjnDqZU

Hey all,
I headed out last Sunday to Mission Bay with the hopes to make a video about making lure fishing easier. I wanted to showcase 3 baits that are easy for anyone to catch fish with on the bay. The first was the chatterbait. I used both the traditional bigger bait ...

Typical session this morning catching spotties then snagged a monster. Was thinking hali at first but after awhile it became dead weight. Towed me around Mariners and finally was able to beach and land the huge mud marlin on 10 lb. Was a fun surprise. Thanks

My father and I caught some pinky size live smelt off of the Ferry Landing pier then headed to North Island for a two and half hour afternoon session. I was practically skunked landing just a cigar size lizard fish that gulped down one of those pinky size smelts at the end of my hook throughout my ...

Well. I’ve had my moments of luck so far, but nothing quite like this one yet. Fishing one of my go to spotty spots, and was working my last few casts before heading back to the car. It was after sunset, and I had seen a few small ripples on the water. I had a free rig tied in with a 3” fluke, so I ...

Had a random day off today and decided to check a few things off the list. I patched a hole on the raft so I wanted to make sure it was holding. I got a new fish finder that I wanted to test out. I also got a DJI action camera from the Mrs. for Christmas. I wanted to get familiar with it ...

Chatters-less-than-others bait

Fishing south S.D. Bay from the beach with the kastmaster. Thrift store reel and rod. Good fight.

Only posting since it's my first hali of the year and a good omen. That is a 1/2 ounce kastmaster for scale.

Comes through again. Another "never been fishing in my life" person gets fish on Gulp at the pier. 2 baby yfc in 15 minutes

Started at CP at roughly 7am worked down to tower 15 by 11am.

Overcast, strong surf, Salad non existent at the pier but got progressively worse as I worked south.

Still crab beds under pier and between 20-21 at high to mid tide

Day started strong with a decent guitar and 4 back to back cast perch ...