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I've been off the water for almost 2 weeks dealing with life stuff and fishing withdrawals. So thanks a whole lot for putting your successes right in my face.

Hope to get back out there this week and see some of you guys out there.

Decided to grab a boat and give more of the lake a try than I usually have access to walking the shore. Went with my buddy Chris (gotta have someone to drive the boat...). Day started with Pourboy Early release intros at the boat launch, was great to meet in person! Then we drove all over the lake ...

Glad you had a good day. Chris got one 3.5 pounder on a deep diver, I blanked for the day. We did have a great time driving around the entire lake and searching for fish. Also saw someone who caught a 50# catfish. It was an incredible fish.

I've been off the water prior to today for for a couple of weeks. Amid some other challenges I've also been shopping for a new economical vehicle. The near daily drives from Jamul or Descanso in a heavy duty diesel pickup truck(which I need to pull my travel trailer) were killing me. I settled on a ...

After some recent warm days, I decided to hit the river again. I need to remember that we are still in February and water temp
was still pretty cool, especially at the river. After several casts with some crank baits with no takers and a few underspins, I decided
to slow it down a little. Worked a ...

Monday I fished all morning and only managed a couple of little clones buuuut...I was great chatting with Mcfish on the lake. I believe he said he did about the same as me lol.

Today (Tuesday) was a different story with 11 fish total. Most were clones with the best coming in at 3.45 lbs. The water ...

Talked to McFish yesterday and a couple other guys today and heard of mostly small bass being caught, but glad to see the nice
one you caught. Yes the warmer water definitely will bring more bass in to shallower water and I like the part you said,
"And coming shortly after that.... TOPWATER yesssss ...

Nothing but minis most of the day. later started finding a little bigger ones nothing over 2 1/4. (little dude pics) added the one pic it is so pale. Big C. was at the dock going to rent a boat but they are not open on Tuesday bummer. So I offered the back seat. Nice guy, looking forward Barrett, we ...

Nice job on the bigger models. I do obsess about my lake in Minnesota in June where I get my bigger models.

JWall wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:26 pm

Dfishin wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:35 pm I don't know why but I kind of want to go to Minnesota!

You might want to wait a couple of months

Yeah no sh**t lol

Big C wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 6:01 am Nice job on the bigger models. I do obsess about my lake in Minnesota in June where I get my bigger models.

You wouldn’t go back to Minnesota every year if you weren’t having fun. Those smallies you catch every year seem to make it worth it.

Concession closed. Used Iron ranger. Had a nice half day on the water today. Nice warm sunny Afternoon. Semi windless. Water 65. Fish on beds. Got some real nice top water action going. While leaving one of the Lake staff said that the lake may close on Saturday due to an algae bloom according to a ...

I had another fun day there yesterday (2/28) numbers-wise anyway. Caught maybe a dozen fat clones.

A shore angler tied into his PB and asked me if I had a scale, so I kicked over to the bank and showed him how to use it. His bass came in at 3.4 and he was positively giddy about it! I was very happy ...

After having been focused on El Cap the last couple of weekends, I decided to hit Otay this morning despite the algae warnings. With my January trip up there being a skunk my goal today was to get my first Otay bass of 2025. I met up with Dannicus at first light and that first Otay bass of 25 didn't ...

I stayed close to the launch mostly. Was just flippin tules with a worm all morning.

I didn't stay too long after you left brother, just long enough to pick up a couple more along some rocks with a jig in about 10 feet. You were killing it out there! Great fun and good conversation with a great guy CorsoEnthusiast .

I ended up with an even dozen with the best being a 2.4 pictured ...

That would be amazing! I would love to be one upped on that! Cheers! Great job on the bass too!

With rain in the forecast the next 3 days, I decided to get a little fishing in this morning. Was trying to make a decision to fish mostly
shallow or maybe just deep.....so I fished both. I mixed it up in deep water with blades and spoons and despite not finding the huge
schools of shad like in ...

I caught their little cousins.....