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Palomar. Simple as that. Never in my entire life of fishing have I ever used any other knot from 250 pound pelagic species to largemouth bass to trout to tiny micro panfish.

Hey all. First off, happy that this forum is here. Cudos to whoever started it.

First Barrett trip of the year tomorrow. Curious what time they've been opening the gate and what's the water clarity? Rigging up and pinching barbs today just want to be ready.

Thanks.
Ernie

Dear Fishing Enthusiasts,

On behalf of the Skyline Ranch RV & Campground, I extend a warm invitation to all the passionate fishermen and women who have reservations for a fishing expedition at Barrett Lake. As an avid fishing enthusiast myself, I understand the thrill and joy that comes with ...

I usually leave my house in Pasadena around 2:00 am to arrive at Barrett around 4:30am. Last year, for one of our trips, we drove down the evening before and pitched a tent at Skyline Ranch. It was easy, really nice, quiet, inexpensive, like 5 minutes from Barrett, had an excellent clean bathroom ...

Barrett from Saturday 7-8. Morning bite a little tough for us but once they started busting in the middle of Hauser it was on. Throw into a boil and its cant miss. Better quality fish came mostly shallower. Busters lasted around 2 hours tops.Enjoy the clip I put together. https://youtu.be/7zztgKmuLzE

Seaway wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:34 am cell phone service can be sketchy .. so keep that in mind if using your phone for mapping.. just saying..

Thanks to the poor connection by my current carrier around my house, I don't even notice I am having connection issues at the lake.

Thanks all! First trip to Barrett was a success, and now I know why the hype! Absolutely the best first time experience ever

It was a great day on Sunday. We caught 70 fish with most between 2 to 4 lbs. We fished the very back of Hauser where the water was 67. Green pumpkin chaterbaits with a small pumpkin fluke, Mega bass jerkbaits and 1/16 oz Hookup baits in natural shad, watermelon/red flake Paca craw, texas rigged ...

I was on right at 7 and saw the boat spots. Was able to snag a float tube spot for yakkin. Crazy there was no dates. I just counted down lines and hoped I picked the right days

senkos

Yea very interested to hear how it goes!


Pine was fine, but hear Hauser was too. We got on some schools busting bait up against rocky steeps and did most of our damage on reapers and minnows on small ball jigs. Biggest 3.3lbs. But also got some with senkos outside the first brush line. 44 for ...

Senko popper spinnerbait

Drive down from Torrance so better for me to get there earlier and catch a few hours sleep in the truck.

Pricey, but it’s for a good cause and comes with some free stuff.

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Myself and a old friend managed to hit Barrett this weekend...but only for around 4 hours from the bank. Still super fun. Ended with around 25 between us mostly on Flukes, Ikas and texes rigged Robo's. The lake never disappoints.

Just received this info from the City:
"Barrett tickets for Wednesday are visible on Ticketmaster starting with Wednesday, July 23rd. Tickets will be available to be purchased on Tuesday, July 8th, along with the August dates." Sorry for the late post as I have been out of country.

As we won this ...

yes it is full! I try going to the far back of Hauser, it was like going thru a forrest,so many trees coming out of the water.

Yes, that is not a typo - Friday May 12th when the lake is closed!

So here's the deal - I'm outings coordinator for a local fly fishing club, and for the past several years I've jumped through hoops and rented the whole damn lake. You got that right - 60 people will have the whole lake to ourselves ...

Hi all,

Had a great day at Barrett. Water is only 65, I don't know why it expected it to be warmer. Speaking of temperature, at 0430 it was 36 degrees F in the air. That makes you wide awake even if you weren't while in your warm vehicle.

Almost 30 total fish today. Mostly on an underspin jig ...

Shut out for opener on Wed but got a tube spot Sat
Lake 90% full almost to the top of the spillway.
Parking at pigs limited to porta potty and back.
Lost of new shoreline to explore.
Lots of kayakers and tubers, Nascar launch at pigs point in the dark, running wide open in the moonlight.
Got a ...