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Has the water level come down at all? Or is the city holding the levels steady?

I'd say the water is down maybe 10' from the high 2 months ago! I would think they still want it lower in anticipation of the El Nino winter prediction..
Even though that's not a real good prediction of a wet winter ...

The Trifecta Vinnybass, fisheromen and Mcfish...glad you found em. 11 is a great day the way Sutherland has been this year. Thanks for the report and pics @Mcfish

RamonaAngler wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:05 am The Trifecta Vinnybass, fisheromen and Mcfish...glad you found em. 11 is a great day the way Sutherland has been this year. Thanks for the report and pics @Mcfish

I was hoping I would inspire you to get out there and get some on saturday...and you did!

20230922_062845.jpg 20230922_074842.jpg They're putting Sutherland out of it's misery this Sunday, shutting it down for the winter. It's been a long strange trip out there this year! Good days were almost nonexistent. Just when you thought it was changing for the better..it wasn't! We were hoping ...

Would you guys post a picture of bass especially good 7-10lb bass if caught with live bait worst yet cut bait??? Last night a big 7-8lb bass hit my catfish rod with fresh cut bait while hunting for crappies. Unfortunately the bass swallowed the hook but luckily I used 4/0 hook and mouth is big ...

I personally have zero issues bait fishing. If you you wanna have a great day with a lot heavy fish. Stitch Dads.part of the fun is making the bait. There’s just as much technique involved as stitching a worm.

Mcfish wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:31 pm Post it! Some of the biggest bass in the 60s-80s were caught with live or cut bait. Some were caught with trout power bait!

You could have stopped at trout.

Some were caught with trout power bait!


I was fishing Elsinore a month ago a kid next to me had power bait, I told him it was better to use worms since there is no trout in the lake.
As soon as his power bait hit the water he caught a 2lb bass. I overheard his mom saying I was an idiot and ...

Here's a 12 incher I got from Hodges this time of year several years ago. I caught it on a "glide" cough cough hahaha It was never weighed or measured, just a pic and released. The hatch lid is 18" so you can assume the length.

Mcfish wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:31 pm Post it! Some of the biggest bass in the 60s-80s were caught with live or cut bait. Some were caught with trout power bait!

Some were caught with trout power bait...inside the trout!

Night Bass, this one from Lake Martinez. All the Colorado River Lakes are fishable all night.

After seeing a full moon last night I knew it may be tough, but decided to go fishing anyway. Did not feel like going to Murray again, so I headed out to the SD river. I worked a couple jerk baits and a crank bait for a while and no takers and then to a spinnerbait and still nothing. The surface was ...

ok, so lets go the other way...

caught with a 5" Senko wacky rig...after it hit it and I hooked it, I thought, "that is the skinniest bass I have ever seen..."

You’re suppose to post it and say you caught it on a glide bait.


Find a sponsor that makes glide baits, then post it and say you caught it on a glide bait.
Make sure you say "This lure catches them when nothing else will!"


Wow! Not only have you done a truly remarkable job with all of your ...

My biggest was at Sutherland on a silver Rat-L-Trap on 8/7/17. 7.95 lbs.

Old camera phone and no selfie stick. But his head is almost as big as mine. LOL

professionull wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:02 pm

bigbassin wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2023 11:11 am I’ll chime in here, my PB caught at the lower river. 10.2 LBS

Damn I need to start fishing SD river!

There are, or at least WERE, some big bass in the SD River. This is my PB of 12lb 8oz from the Santee area way back when.

Fished sunrise to sunset, first time doing that in awhile, and first time to Otay in awhile too. Fog was sooooo pretty that I found it hard not to stop and make some art with my camera.

Not many folks out today. Warm and sunny after fog burned off. BIte was tough, as I'd heard, but got into some ...

Thought about hitting Murray(lots of dinks chasing reaction baits)this morning for a few hours, but changed my mind. Since I have not
been to the SD river in a while, I loaded my flippin' stick and another rod(both rigged with straight braid) and headed there. I was
shocked at how high the water ...

El Cap...
Only got one there two weeks prior back seating, and front seater only got one also.

Got there at noon yesterday, tons of trailers in the lot. Overcast and rain threatening.Two guys leaving reported one between them, on d/s, not good.

Fished till dusk, nada. Top 1/2 the time, jerkbait ...

CorsoEnthusiast wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:20 am Brushhog on a Carolina rig is is a favorite bait of guys who fish El Cap regularly. The smaller baby Brushhogs also slay

Well I bought Brush Hogs. Would have fished them today, but wussed out because of the rain. I got all 3 sizes of them lol