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Pretty fun morning at the B for me. I had 67 by 2pm when I decided to go home. Nothing over 3 but the topwater was great for me in the morning.

The key to the topwater for me was finding the bait. It was an ok bite but it really took off for me when I spotted the wolfpacks. I would get 3-6 bass ...

Made my first visit to Barrett on Sunday May 12. Got to the kayak launch area at 4:30. The fog on the lake made visibility poor in the dark but it was getting lighter and lighter so it wasn't long until I didn't need my flashlight. Headed to Pine Creek to start the day, and per the recommendation of ...

Got on the water with Dave @4:30, like last week it was foggy but today was much colder, went to Becky’s Cove hoping to reproduce like last week but it was tough. The fog and cold weather seems to hold them down, didn’t really get much until the sun came out. Went back to Hauser and got a nice 4.13 ...

Got on the water dark and early with Chuck at about 0430. Freeeeeezing cold this morning. Truck temp gauge told me it was 42F, but it seemed colder. Light wind too, so that probably didn't help. Pedaled over to where it was good last week, and it was decent, but not as good. First fish in the boat ...

Got out usual time, Jose let us in early, wasn’t too busy at Pigs, met our buddies Dave and Joe, headed to Hauser. Consistently good popper bite ALL day, even got one on a Rat, the biggest was 4lb on a frog! Braided line really got it done, did lose some big fish on barbless hook, but overall ...

Is the first cast fish jinx real? Followed by a second cast fish? Maybe it is a jinx as a few minutes later a fatty bit the senko, got air so we could see the prize, then proceeded to dive straight under the boat and break off a 12lb fluoro leader. And to top that off, while I was nursing that wound ...

Nice to finally meet you out there. The wind stayed up all day. T rig craws and dropshot Robos got us 19. Biggest about 3.5lbs.

Got out at 0430 in what turned out to be incredible fog on the water. I was a couple minutes ahead of Chuck and it was some time before we could meet again. It kept rolling in and it felt a bit unsafe to cross the lake. I used my depthfinder GPS to not get turned around at all.

Headed over to ...

Good day on the water at Barrett for Saturday. Got out dark and early which is my favorite. Water was already at 74F and the air was probably about 60 F. Slight chop from that evening wind. What was fun was the moon was so bright it almost was light enough. See first picture, that's not a sun, that ...

Hey Barrett crew, posting this late report for Wednesday June 19:

With the help of the great guidance provided here (thanks again to those who responded to my "fishing identity crisis" post), I felt like we were starting to get our groove on again!

Me and my son got on the water on the late side ...

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Only thing that bums me out is I made a little rod holder that I left on the boat. Definitely going back before the season ends



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My buddy and I went Wednesday and had a good day with 61 between the two of us. Nothing really big but got 5 or ...

Got out nice and early as usual. Air was warm and so was the water ( 81F) with a light normal wind, instead of the annoying strong early winds that have been there.
Pedaled over to Becky’s cove and found the usual friends there with the usual popper. Took a page from Pourboy’s last video and decided ...

Here's the update on 27 July. Got there at the usual time. Met a few of the usual suspects and we all headed out. Met one of the people on this site and had a nice chat. It was nice to meet you Steve. Warm at 0430 and the water was 79F. Very light and pleasant wind. Becky's cove has been busy lately ...

Got out with the usual suspects, Dave and Steve. Much cooler than last week, 53 degrees, last week was 71 at 4:30am. Water level continues to drop, which could have caused the morning bite to be slower, that and the cooler weather. Did start to catch them on top when daylight came, a couple of ...

Hello all,

Got out at the usual time, although it's staying dark for a while now. Water was 79, the air was still and pretty warm. Buzzed over to the other side of the lake and starting casting the pompadour at the shoreline and got the first fish at 0440. My nighttime photography skills are ...

Got out to the water around around 6ish on a solo mission when i was coming in i could see the boils from the top of the hill so i knew it was gonna be a good topwater day went straight for hausers. First cast i threw a lizard on the way to hauser and hooked up right away 2nd cast hooked up ...

Barrett buddy Dan and I headed out to Pine at 5:30 and settled into Chris/Pourboy’s favorite jig flat. Was surprised nobody beat us there and we milked 27 bass out of there on 4” pumpkin/purple senkos and 3.5” smokey ghost minnows on 1/16 ball jigs. Putted around Pine a bit more for one here and ...

Got out on the water at the usual time with Chuck and Steve. Water was a little cooler at 77F, it warmed to 81F by the time I left. Air was warm and a slight breeze. I think we can all start sleeping in, since it seems like very little happens in the dark, which it is until almost 0600.

Picked up a ...

Usual time with Dave and Steve, warm morning, bite was slow, could be because of the full moon or lower water. An occasional busters, but not like last week. Finally found an area back of Hauser which produced consistent popper, crawlers action. Most were averaging 2-3 lbs, ended with @40, left @1pm ...

Didn’t know it got that hot. Was a little slower than normal for me and couldn’t get in as far back as I usually do, so my numbers were lower. I have honey holes that always produce! Clouds came in and made it very pretty.