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Another year in the books.....indeed a fun one for me. I fished 12 times this season. Overall pretty good, it seemed that the average size/weight was a little smaller(for me). Still a ton of fun! This place is truly magical. I called Bryan Norris( 619.668.2014 [email protected]) to express my ...

I enjoyed it, didn't get a 100 fish day this year but was rewarded with some decent chunkers throwing big baits. I think next year I'm gonna focus fishing there with the bigger baits to develop a lot more confidence in them.

2024 Lake Barrett Finale: Amazing Bass and Beer!
https://youtu.be/gsPUJV3AXik

It’s that time of the year again as we say goodbye to the Big B for A few months. It was an absolutely wonderful year on the lake. As you guys know this lake is so special and so much fun to fish. I met tons of new people ...

Thanks! Can’t wait till next year already. Cheers!

Here's the link to the podcast if you are interested.

No baby bass in there. I do have Roseline Sharks/Denison Barbs there. A super cool fish! There is a 9 fish school each about 6 inches. Thanks for checking out the podcast!

https://i.ibb.co/CB22gLK/20240406-070958-2-1.jpg

I was the first boat in Hauser, the glorious sunrise gracing Barrett Lake as it tends to do this time of morning. The peacefulness of the morning quickly subsided the moment I made my FIRST cast. And that's when my trolling motor started smoking ...

Today was a super nice day at the lake only thing missing the topwater.... can't wait till the lake opens next month... see you there bud

Thanks for a great post!

It was a really awesome day! Yes there was a legitimate 11.3 pounder caught. I myself reported to the group four fish over 5lbs, but in reviewing my saved scale numbers one of them was actually 4.8. My final numbers were 43 bass, 2 very large crappie and a slab of a ...

I had a great time out there yesterday! Was awesome to meet and fish with everyone. I can’t wait to get back to Barrett!

Today was a super nice day at the lake only thing missing the topwater.... can't wait till the lake opens next month... see you there bud 👍

Top water was there if you know where to go. I got 20 on the popper, didn’t try anything else cause it was too much fun. Ended up @50 and a nice 4 and 5s on ...

Well done folks.

Thanks for the report! Can’t wait for opening. What was the water level like? Higher than when it closed last year?

Here’s the 11-pounder: https://www.instagram.com/share/BALeRznPic

Yes! Believe it or not, that really is a Barrett bass. As I understand it, the ranger said that it may well be the lake record.

Lake record I think was 13 and change lbs.?

JWall wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:10 pm

falafeluver wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:37 am Lake record I think was 13 and change lbs.?

Yes, its bigger than 11-something.

I dunno, I'm just repeating what the ranger evidently stated.

Wasn’t Shawnster’s kid on a 11.94 last year and featured on WON?

Looks and sounds like a dream day lads… and maybe a precursor of great things to come this season!

I wasn’t privvy to the charity event unfortunately… Hoping to scrounge some May tickets so me and Theo can get out there… we were at his baseball game and the connection was horrible - got skunked in ...

Nice! I can’t wait for the video from the beefshaman.

https://youtu.be/MBWLV9tCZoI

Hey all! It is that time of year again, finally!
Last year prior to the end of the Barrett Season I went about getting a private fishing day for a nonprofit that I do hundreds of hours of volunteer time per year. The Educational Martial Arts System. It gives ...