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Super rad and epic with the grom!! I was out there on Sunday with my two boys and we scored as well with a similar experience. The kids got most of theirs fishing uphill with neko rigs / wacky stickbaits, but the standout fish were on the chatterbait, poppin frog and flippin a jig in the trees ...

Always retie your knot after catching a large fish.Even if it appears fine, the intense pressure and stress during the fight can weaken it, making it more prone to failure.Retieing your knot ensures it remains strong and reliable.

Great full day out there!! On your line break…I personally doubt the fish bit through your line. Not a bass anyway. My guess is there was a nick in it right above the knot from an earlier catch. Nicks can happen from wood or rocks pretty easily and you don't realize it. Check the first foot or two ...

Add another Lake Barrett adventure to the family memory books! It went off for me and my boys. Barrett is one of my favorite places to fish and although its a full send from LA county it is so freaking worth it. Was stoked that we had mild weather in the mid 70's for Barrett standards and ...

Got out in the dark with Chuck. Chuck and I headed across the lake and then into the usual places. Air was about 60F and water temp 70F at the surface. Got started on plastics in the dark, third cast was a 3 pounder, so that's a good start to the day. Played with the plastics and the bitsy bugs for ...

You weren’t kidding about the power pole! I’m sure that made it much easier to retie when the wind picked up. Please tell Afran to make more “Barrett Roach” swim jigs. There’s just something about that textured green pumpkin blue fleck skirt material that sets it apart.

This battle was lost but the war is still on. June will be the last month to fish Wednesdays at the Big B. Barrett will be open only on Saturday and Sunday for FY 2026. I believe that will be the norm in the other seasonal lakes. At least we got the FULL attention of Council on the many issues ...

Thanks for doing what you did.

It's really sad that an area that could be a destination for world class freshwater fishing is so poorly managed. I guess it's good that those people can't close our ocean, they'd figure out how to mismanage that too.

And yes, Barrett fishing has been great ...

Recall T. Gloria!
His 2nd goaround as mayor isn't going very well at all.
$268 million upside down on the budget & part of his solution is to cut services like fishing days & having all fire pits removed...

Kenroe wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 6:29 am Recall T. Gloria!
His 2nd goaround as mayor isn't going very well at all.
$268 million upside down on the budget & part of his solution is to cut services like fishing days & having all fire pits removed...

Piece of excrement

Look up DarkShadow thread, he did a very good presentation on jig fishing!

Thanks for the report. how far back did you go into hauser?

Here's this other thread with lots of great advice: https://www.sdfish.org/viewtopic.php?p=19885&hilit=jig#p19885

I don't fish jigs much but this year on the opening weekend at Barrett I used them a lot and caught fish nearly every cast haha. I used a mix of black/blue and green pumpkin color jigs ...

It's great reading about you &"The Girl" fishing together

This Friday, June 6th is the last meeting of the Budget Review Committee. Is is the last chance for those concerned to express their views on the lakes issues. The meeting begins at 9 am, I have yet to see the agenda on the City website as of this am. Tuesday, June 10th is when we will know what ...

Lite, lite, lite jig you don't want it to sink in the moss...just land on top of moss and work it real slow or dead stop.

I love fishing jigs. I think that everyone knows that. The jig type and style can vary greatly and can be intimidating to get into. All of the info above is great information. I know that the line size that people speak of above also varies greatly but you can find something that works for you. I ...

Over cast morning clearing and very windy. Was in a boat and as it turns out I don't like it as much as my tube. Top water (popper) morning was fun. Didn't find the fish loaded up more picking areas apart. There were some bass chasing fry and were easy to catch but they one pounders mostly. I used ...

Was there on the 1st and saw no signs of shad. The bass were all very thin with some still showing signs that they had just finished spawning. It shouldn’t be long until they start feasting on bait balls.