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Lake Barrett Fishing: Opening Week 2024
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Hey all I know that this is a very late report, but I’ve had a lot going on lately. I was very happy to make it out on May 5 with a friend and make it out on the lake. With mist coming down, we got launched from pigs with no ...

Good luck out there! That sounds like an amazing combo.

Was that you that hooked up right as I was passing you in a boat? we actually had two boats. I kept staring at all the tubers looking for you with my Pop because we enjoy your videos so much and had some cold ones too share. Maybe we can hookup in June for a midday brew on the lake!

Started off early in Hauser throwing a jt ribbit swimbait for a few fish in the gray light, then got a few on the popper. By 9am I only had a dozen fish so I retreated to the flip bite in the back of Hauser but even that was slow for me. I started making my way back pitching ikas in every little ...

Nice day on the water at Barrett, was reasonably warm even in the dark. Not sure I like traversing the lake in the fog, in the dark though.
Water started out at 68F and wind was pretty calm. First fish was on a bad cast ( backlash and me picking it out in the dark). I hit the shoreline and it was ...

MaxZmus wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 10:20 am How big was the swimbait fish?

4ish, it came later in the morning on a boredom cast. I was just pitching the ika and was like ‘let’s break the monotony’

Super early, we were launching I was the one saying I was in no rush cuz I had all day. That fog was gnar.

ahaha, yep. The fog was a lot, I used my navigation on my fish finder to take a heading.

Made my first visit to Barrett on Sunday May 12. Got to the kayak launch area at 4:30. The fog on the lake made visibility poor in the dark but it was getting lighter and lighter so it wasn't long until I didn't need my flashlight. Headed to Pine Creek to start the day, and per the recommendation of ...

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Very cold Wednesday morning with slight breeze headon on the way out.
Calmness dominated the whole lake when this pano was shot
Enjoy !
Morning burn off was very late while the top water bite was brief?

Trolling A rig over semi shallow areas ( Soawn areas) and had much better luck ...

sorry about late report been busy .First in line like usual . Lori awesome 4 am sharp . Foggy morning barely could see 5 feet In front of you . Little slow to start out with wanted to start with top water but went to kenrig senko setup because it's weedless and I couldn't see where I was throwing ...

Gate opened just after 04:00. Loaded the boat and headed to the back of Hausers, trying to see how far it goes back, wow it just keeps going, opens up in some spots, look great back there . However I only got 2 on topwater and 1 on a Keitech .Fished my way out and didn't really do much of anything ...

25 bass is still a awesome day at barrett,we get spoiled at times
thanks for sharing the report

Hey John, thanks for towing those guys in. I gave my buddy a hard time about spending over a $1k on those lithium batteries and now this happens. I hope Dakota takes care of him. Anyways, thanks for the report as always.

20240519_052818.jpg Got to the lake around 5ish hit the water right when the sun was coming up, hit the first cove 3rd cast landed a nice 3-4 pounder hit a 16in uptons worm,a few more cast landed another 3-4 pounders, pull out the wake bait ... nothing... crankbaits.. .nothing. ..spinner... nothing ...

It is bad Karma to leave a fellow Waterman in peril. As I works out, I’ve helped a lot of people and am the luckiest Fisherman there is. Nothing like towing a $65,000 Bass Boat with your Hobie. Guaranteed a chance at something huge. Grabbing the trash I see, just a bonus for everybody. Remember, we ...

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I managed to get out on the water on Sunday with my buddy Brad. It’s always fun fishing with a great friend and we don’t get to do it nearly as often as we used to. But when we do, it’s like picking up where we left off last time, it’s always ...

Great job and it was great to see you out there. Always great helping others out. Cheers and see out there again soon.

Got on the water with Dave @4:30, like last week it was foggy but today was much colder, went to Becky’s Cove hoping to reproduce like last week but it was tough. The fog and cold weather seems to hold them down, didn’t really get much until the sun came out. Went back to Hauser and got a nice 4.13 ...