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Hiked and fished all day. Fishing was tough, but a got a few. Yes I peeled clothing layers through the day

And thought about that as I was working Topwater halfway through my short session. The report was the bite was terrible, from Lake staff and friends on the water. Decided not to let that bother me too much, and went ahead with the plan to get some Topwater action if I could. Ended up with some nice ...

For years and years, Miramar has been a mystery as far as what the water level will be each week or two. It fluctuates so much that I used to go up there on a weekend just to check the water level so that I would not get a big surprise and not be able to launch my boat a few days later. Even just ...

Years ago when I still fished in a club we held a tournament there. Launch was a piece of cake but when we went to pull out the water had fallen so drastically we had to drop the trailer tires off the bottom of the ramp in order to get our boats out! its crazy how fast the water there can fluctuate!

So much crime everywhere with little to no consequences yet you wet a line where you’re not supposed to, they treat you like a felon….

Have been visiting Cap a lot more recently with the bite at my other regular spots slowing down for me the past few weeks.

Made one trip in the tube, back on 11/1. Fished from open until 11AM and managed to find one bite out off the end of a long point in 25'+. Thought I'd find more that way but ...

It was a relatively slow day at the Murr, but I did manage 4 bucketmouths with the one pictured being the largest at 3.7.

But the news is that the lake is supposed to get its first trout stock of the year at the end of next week (per the guy in the tackle shop). So all you big swim bait guys better ...

Pourboy wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 1:24 pm And by the way I would like to be the first to compliment you on the Social D hat!

Well its been ten years and a thousand years but look at its giant fins!

Went to San V. The water is down to muscles now. Easy to cut your line as I did. I started top water pushed it for as long I can stand it for nothing. Still some busters happening, didn't want to chase them. Fished my normal haunts or I should say the area as my spots are out of the water. Found ...

I started bass fishing only using 6# test as I fished clear local ponds, that to this day are hammered by anglers. It wasn't until I started fishing lakes that were not as pressured that I started using 8, 10, 12 pound test, and got into 'power' fishing.

But sometimes, light line is the key.

My local pond just got a trout stocking, and while there aren't too many bass that are big enough to eat trout, they're out there.

The funniest part is that all throughout the year, you have these big swimbait guys chucking their baits, talking about how many 'follows' they got that day. I've ...

Legit carp on jig. Thumped it just like a bass.

Damn! Nice one! Used to get carp bycatches on dads back in the day at Loveland. I think they get to a certain size they start eating anything. We’d get them at the river on big goldfish while flat head fishing too.

Bass eat trout swimbaits before the stocks.


Yeah, but don't you think if you're a self proclaimed "24/7/365 I ONLY FISH SWIMBAITS" person, you'd want to throw swimbaits right after a stock?

Apparently the allure of a truck trout is too much for these guys to put their broomsticks away for the ...

I mean, a truck trout would be pretty bada$$

Bass eat trout swimbaits before the stocks.


Yeah, but don't you think if you're a self proclaimed "24/7/365 I ONLY FISH SWIMBAITS" person, you'd want to throw swimbaits right after a stock?

Apparently the allure of a truck trout is too much for these guys to put their broomsticks away ...

Sadly, in recent years, it’s almost like you have to drive up there the day before or two days before you go fishing just to make sure the launch ramp is open. It is a waste of gas but at least you know. I just found it easier to take my kayak when I have gone up there so I don’t have to worry ...

I personally think it's all ok. Different strokes for different folks. Truthfully I haven't seen anyone push any kids or families out of the way. In fact 99.9% of the time I have seen people help each other out. Especially when it comes to kids.

I think anglers overall are a pretty kind and ...

Those are some chubbies! You're quite the June bug kind of guy! Snag any homeless dudes dwn there!

Great post as always Mr Vinny! Excellent fish there.