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It's hard to compete with the famed Mr.Vinnybass...but here are a few of my favorites from 2025! My big fish for the year was an 8.2, I'll see if I can improve on that this year! Vinny says that's impossible with all the finesse stuff I throw!

Favorites from 2025

The excitement of fishing Barrett sometimes makes people not think straight. We are ALL very lucky to experience that place, I invited the Council members who voted yes to override the mayor's veto to come experience Barrett. If I can get (some of) them out there they will be hooked for life ...

CDFG just announced the dates for the 2026 Barrett Fishing Lottery that takes place on April 3,4 and 5th. You can go to the office on Ruffin Drive or apply on the website under online license sales and services. This is the same program(SHARE) that they did last year. Good luck to all entrants ...

ElGordo0524 wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 5:03 pmTRUTH!!!

It's like the peeps that camp out for the new iPhone who complain about the fact it keeps getting more expensive.

I rolled into the pond parking lot at 5:30, which was about thirty minutes later than planned. The dreaded pre-fishing Costco run got me, and if you’ve ever tried to get in and out of a Costco parking lot, it is harder than sticking a wet noodle up a wild cat's ass.

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Hit Canyon for what seems to be my Monthly Float Tube Session with my buddy Hoppy. It was the most beautiful idyllic windless sunny warm day! I finally had to wear Waders as the water temperature had dropped into the cold territory. While this usually affects most Lakes by diminishing catches, I was ...