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Packed the float tube and my new ghost shrimp pump and headed to Carlsbad lagoon for the first time.

Forgot to glue the handle on the pump, so there goes that plan.

Launched the tube at 6:30, it was very slow until sunset, then it was wide open until 8:30.A small ned rig Zman trd tossed in the eel ...

Started throwing at grey light. Literally in the middle of nowhere. Threw a bass jig a couple times to check depth, 12-15'. Nice depth for the chatterbait, so I changed rods. 1st cast on the chatter. Boom! Gaffed her, stepped on her, stabbed her in the brain,threw in the ice box to die. 20 minutes ...

The Mrs. and I took out the new raft for the first time on Saturday. Steady action all morning on crankbaits and blade baits. We ended up with 30 fish which is pretty darn good for us. I’m going to be adding nav lights soon. I have a couple buddies at work that love to shore pound the bay at night ...

Walked down to a favorite beach spot to fish a weighted weedless swimbait (shown) along the sand/rock shoreline here, with much smaller surf today.

The recent south swells have migrated tons of sand north on my beach, and have unburied the local acres of eel grass - which is all dead and drifting ...

Fished the thanksgiving weekend for trout in Hot Creek Canyon and Bishop Creek Canal between climbing sessions

!Warning: im not good at fly fishing!

Hot Creek Canyon
Fished with a bead headed flashback with a midge below (size 18/20) and got 1 hit. I didn't have much space to fish as there was a ...

We have been fishing once or twice almost every week since the new year from National City to the south. Fishing has generally been pretty good for a spotties along with a few barracuda, mackerel, corvina, halibut, smelt, and bonefish.

Some days have be great with 2 dozen+ fish each for a four hour ...

Euro nymphed the Lower Owens River last weekend which was super fun and rewarding. I went with the local Golden State Fly Casters club here in town and caught nearly 20 trout each day! I have a 10 ft 3 weight shadow X euro rod which helps me tight line nymph and feel every bite. I only used typical ...

Hit the surf with the fly rod again in Coronado last weekend , got 5 perch including this tank! Used red surf flies like the crabby patty pattern which was super fun. The water seemed to have some smell too it from the natural Tijuana spring water but I had waders so I was good i hope.

Zoom in and out of this image…most of bay is visible, with depths if you control/scroll wheel…

https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/california/san-diego-ca/map/

I use it to identify spots that are close to where I can launch a float tube, and figure out how to fish them. If this chart shows 10 feet ...

Contact me and I will take you out on a boat on the bay for a spotted bass smackdown. You will catch plenty of fish.

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Hi everyone! Taking my family out for bass but i know the Barrett Blue Gill fishing is excellent as well. Anyone have any tips or tactics when wanting to target the blue gill out there?


Thank you,
Chase

Rumor has it, yes

It should be Wednesday, May 1st. Normally Barrett is closed the 1st Wednesday of the month but when opening day falls on that day it will be open. I will call the City to confirm.

TommyP

Just confirmed from the City(Bryan Norris).....opening day is Wednesday May 1st...........tickets go on sale Tuesday April 9th. Also Bryan wanted me to mention that they have received the last of the new motors last season, that means that we need to take care of these as they will be the last ones ...

I guess we will all show up on opening day

Just saw an alarming article in the UT today, front page. City Council wants to take rates up for Barrett another 34% for users. From $30.00 to $45.00! I have a call out to Bryan Norris(619.668.2014) for clarifications.......stay tuned. Meanwhile please don't hesitate to call your local City Council ...

Quick update Junkies......Just spoke with Bryan, this is way above his pay grade. All of the info is available for public view on the City of SD website...."Public Utilities Fiscal Year 2026 User Fees". In the overview it says "a comprehensive user fee study every three to five years" We just went ...

I got my moment of fame last night before the City Council, actually it was pretty cool. There must have been a lot of participation because they divide the time they allocate by the number of people either calling in, zooming, or appearing live. The result was 1 minute per comment, I got cut off ...

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

The increases, according to the Staff Report, 1/25/2025, Public Utilities FY 2026 User Fees, are for what they call 0 cost recovery. That simply means what it costs to run the lake 1 year with no profits. Keep in mind they just increased the fees in 2023, example they took the daily permits from $20 ...