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Speaking of small fish.....look at one of the beasts I caught recently at Mur.
Just gotta laugh sometimes. Bigger bass are just around the corner.....hopefully.

Dfishin wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 3:09 pm You can't hide we know who you are!

Seeing that we are the only ones on SDFish fishing the lake....you are right! ha ha.

Back for another quick river session as I decided to try something different after catching nothing but dinks over at Murray. I mean I have worked hard and only been ending up with small bass. Anyway....after tons of casts into the green strained water of the SD River and time flying by, I finally ...

Hey all. Been awhile since I posted a report and today provided the perfect occasion.
Woke up a bit later than I planned. Was concerned about the wind advisory but the forecast said 5-10MPH so I said F it and decided to go join Pourboy at El Cap.

It was cold as a witches teat when I launched ...

Freaking awesome Jeremy! Congrats on your new PB. A big fish on BFS gear is truly an epic experience huh?

My last fishing trip of 2025 was supposed to be yesterday , after fishing the deep waters of Lake Murray and coming up with 7 small & even tiny bass. Example: a few whoppers from yesterday at Murray...ha ha
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I know it was still fun, but decided to take a ...

Nicely done! You do what you do very well! My big end of the year party was missed xmas with the family with covid.


So sorry to hear that.......I hope you are back to a full recovery and those bass out there in the lakes better be prepared to be hooked and landed soon by you. Best Wishes and ...

1st bass of 2026! On track for 365 bass this year...

Nothing spectacular, but the annual projection has shot up to 730!

It was a beautiful day at the Murr today. I got on the water at 8:00 and was off by 1:00. It was mostly cloudy, but not really cold, and no wind to speak of all day. The water was a bit cloudy after the rains, but not as bad as I expected it to be.

My final count was six, with most going over two ...

Didn't want to make a separate post, but wanted to share a particularly pretty fish I caught today at Murray.

Dfishin wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 7:51 am

Fisheromen wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:44 am That one IS fat!

We should not body shame. Be nice!

Somebody already called HR.

Hi all,

I relatively recently (late July '25) ended a roughly six-year hiatus from bass fishing. I didn't stop fishing in general, as I'm an avid fly fisherman and fish saltwater with conventional gear nearshore and within our bays from my paddleboard, but why I ever stopped fishing for green bass ...

Over the last week or so, I’ve been mentally prepping for some more freshwater fishing. I spent most of the summer in the salt, and after a few months away from my local ponds my confidence was really lacking. I also had a tough time justifying the extra drive time to hit freshwater when I had the ...

I threw practically the entire arsenal at them today. The final count was 8. Nothing huge, but all were solid 2+ pounders so I am not complaining. Every fish came courtesy of a tiny Megabass Griffon crank bait. They just wouldn't touch anything else.

Now watch, tomorrow I'll go back to the same ...

I decided to take my kayak up to Miramar this morning and throw a wide variety of swimbaits.
There was only one boat that was launched and
no kayaks and not even a float tube. Add the fact that there are no trout stockings planned there, I knew it was probably going to be tough. I mixed it up with ...

Vinny, didn't you get a good one on a swimbait at Murray a few years ago, or was that a jig? Off the floating fishing dock, if I recall...maybe it wasn't what you consider really big?


Actually I was just probably daydreaming of a 12lb bass...(as I know a guy who caught 2
out of Miramar the ...

Speaking of new fangled baits.....

Going to try this rig for suspended bass tomorrow at Murray. Has anyone else tried it yet? I've watched some videos, and it seems like it might be a lighter, better suspending alternative to an A-rig. For a float tuber like myself with no FFS it might just work ...

Had a great time at El Capitan today. 9 fish in total. I threw my new Berkeley Triple Minnow rig for a while, and got no bites, but to be fair, I really need to put in some time learning to fish it. It does look good in the water.

All 9 fish came on a NED bait on a 1/8 oz jig. They liked it when I ...

A sunset walk in Mission Trails wouldn't be complete without a largemouth bass.



That is almost a bass. Homemade spinner. Got to check out how this year's storms affected one section of the river. Only actually fished for a halr hour, but got some steps....