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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

Access to Barrett Reservoir is by reservation only. Patrons are limited to two vehicles per reservation. Photo identification of reservation holder required, the entire group must enter the area at the same time and be escorted to the reservoir.

The fishing season is May through September. Fishing ...

Good job Curt! I'll be there on the 6th. Can't wait!

Anticipation is running high... Let's go!

“619bassin” seems generic. Bring back “ChuckLai”!!

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 ...

First time here since last year. Water level was stupid high! Been fishing Barrett for 12 years, and never has it been so high! Also, 36 degrees at 4:45AM! Had 8 or 10 fish before 6:00 a.m. on senkos. Hauser, then moved slowly toward the back picking here and there. Hadn't used a drop shot in about ...

That’s sounds like an epic morning of fishing to me. I’ll take that any day!

Nice job out there on a cool morning @Big C. Looks like you and your brother had a fun morning. Glad to see you getting a little action in
on the water and fine tuning things for your Minnesota trip and future Barrett adventures.
Tight lines always

Nice work! I was there also, it was raining and cold!!

Arrived at 4am with RickM and we were super excited to experience the "new" lake, and indeed it definitely feels different with the water levels so high. Parking was great and the haul down with a battery and trolling motor was much easier since the dock was so close.

The boat ride to Hauser was ...

Got to the gate at 4 and already 10 cars in front. The weather was nice on the lake, no fog. Headed to back of Hauser and started with the popper for 10, lost a 3lb at the kayak, barbless!
Pretty much same pattern as last week, daylight came switched to jerk bait, spinner, crank bait for another ...

This was one of those days that we all been waiting for. I stopped at 50 bass, ALL on top water! By 9:30 I had 25, then found an area where they were chasing bait/shad and it was on. I used every top water bait I had and all worked, but the crawler caught the most. Had to leave at noon, left them ...

Was lucky and got boat tickets for Saturday and Sunday .
First trip this season for us ..
Camped at the Skyline RV Ranch , only a few minutes from the front gate. Up at 03:30 to the gate at 04:00 that’s way better than a 3 hour drive ..! Limited cell service, good power and water no issues, super ...

Hello all,

Barrett was a bit quiet for me today. Got on the water at 0430 as planned, pedaled over to Pine Arm with a plan to fish all the little bays and alcoves on the west side of pine arm. I also was doing a little testing and was trying some new lures and colors. Maybe I should change only one ...

Hello all,

Here's my report on Barrett today. Got there at the usual time and got on the water right at 0430. Pedaled over to Hauser, and started throwing noisy topwaters in the dark. Heard some thunder and saw some flashes in the distance. Had some light rain in the dark by me. Kept working back ...

Up dark and early on Saturday morning and left the dock at 4:30a with my son (13) and my buddy Rick. We decided to jet all the way to the end of Hauser (20 minute total runtime), which is where we finished strong last month. Covering the gaps between the submerged trees and bushes with poppers and ...

Nice job out there!
The Barrett fest has officially begun.
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun.
Too bad all the lakes are not like Barrett.

Excellent! I expected nothing less from “Big C” and company. I’ll be happy if I do half as good on Saturday.

Well, made it to the opener and saw several pals. Headed out at something like 0415 thanks to Jose letting us get going early. Water temp was already 67F and wind was calm. Chuck (619Bassin) and I headed out together and were planning to go back in Hauser. I developed rudder trouble with my kayak ...