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When they hit that bigger crawler, it's the best!! especially when it's calm and silent in the morning.

Second trip to Barrett. First trip two weeks ago. Totally unprepared and didn’t have a clue. Barely eked out 5.

This trip…I found this board. Talked to some frequently flyers at the dock and at the kayak launch. I just want to say thank you to everyone. You guys are so generous with your ...

That's a great second trip to Barrett. When those busters are going it's so much fun to just cast in the mess of fish and see what you get.

I was using 4lb flouro and light gear. Just kept getting wrapped around twigs and weeds. Few of them just came off on the hook set. Few of them just broke me off during the fight. And I've never seen a pack of fish feed for 3 1/2 hrs. Insane. Only one gut hooked. New to Barrett. Will be armed with ...

And that’s exactly what I love about you guys. Super generous with the info. Thank you. As much as I wish I could be a super hero….the first thing I threw was a megabass jerkbait. But I was so excited to see the boils that I completely blew up my reel on the first cast. LOL. Wasn’t sure how long ...

Got out with the usual suspects, Dave and Steve. Much cooler than last week, 53 degrees, last week was 71 at 4:30am. Water level continues to drop, which could have caused the morning bite to be slower, that and the cooler weather. Did start to catch them on top when daylight came, a couple of ...

Thanks.
Which crawler?

Popper is always a go to lure . That my little Rapala was doing good numbers in that first spot we were, and then when I went around the corner it was like candy to the 1 pound club.

John, I have some of those Heddon crawlers and they work great. The pompadour throws a little more noise.

We got a full 14 hour day in on Sunday. A great day with 46 between us (you know, the same number that some of you catch individually when you haul your fancy kayaks out of the water by 11am). :o

Theo caught the biggest fish of the day before we left the dock at 5:30am. No scale, but this one was ...

Got out with the usual suspects, Dave and Steve. Much cooler than last week, 53 degrees, last week was 71 at 4:30am. Water level continues to drop, which could have caused the morning bite to be slower, that and the cooler weather. Did start to catch them on top when daylight came, a couple of ...

Thanks for the report. You need to get a scale for your son. Pounds and oz's tell the story.

Hello all,

Well it was a toasty day on the lake yesterday. Reasonable at predawn of 70F. Unreasonable at a little after lunch at 107F in my truck, cooled down to 99F driving. At 0430 water temp was 78F. Without a moon, it was pretty dark at that time and the sun isn't really doing much until about ...

Hello all,

Got out at the usual time, although it's staying dark for a while now. Water was 79, the air was still and pretty warm. Buzzed over to the other side of the lake and starting casting the pompadour at the shoreline and got the first fish at 0440. My nighttime photography skills are ...

Got out to the water around around 6ish on a solo mission when i was coming in i could see the boils from the top of the hill so i knew it was gonna be a good topwater day went straight for hausers. First cast i threw a lizard on the way to hauser and hooked up right away 2nd cast hooked up ...

Got out @4:30 with Steve, missing Dave this morning, surprisingly we were the only two at pigs. The water is down again since two weeks ago, headed to Becky’s and started picking them on popper and crawler. Sun came out and fish started busting everywhere, these were good size 2-3 lb on the spook ...

Congrats on a good day. Looks like a lot of fun.

Awesome report bud.... i personally think mid augest September is the best month for barrett ....should be a fun closing month

Was one of the last to depart this evening and encountered this road block. Cleared it the best I could to my left (so your right) on the edge of the road, but some was slightly sticking out still. It was very dead and fairly light, so a heavy wind could easily blow pieces back on the road. Exercise ...

Hello all,

Another fun day at Barrett. Got there a little later than normal, but still dark. It was actually chilly and I needed a sweatshirt. Water temp dropped a couple degrees also, it was around 76F. Headed over to Becky’s cove and proceeded to not catch anything at all for the first hour and ...

Got out on the water at the usual time with Chuck and Steve. Water was a little cooler at 77F, it warmed to 81F by the time I left. Air was warm and a slight breeze. I think we can all start sleeping in, since it seems like very little happens in the dark, which it is until almost 0600.

Picked up a ...