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I fished lake Murray this morning, and the water was so low that it was almost at the end of the boat ramp. On the plus side, I had the place almost all to myself (except for a few shore guys that arrived mid-morning).

There were a lot of bass busting early, but I couldn't get them to take my top ...

Early release wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:52 pm Clearly that's one of the unforeseen risks of fishing....

Clearly! One of the dangers they studiously forgot to warn us all about before we embarked on this journey.

After the great testicular meltdown Tuesday, I decided to meet up with my buddy Randy for a waderless fishing excursion in Mission Bay. Man it felt good to fish in cool water and swim trunks.

We took off from Dana landing and went under the bridge back behind Sea World. Then we headed back all the ...

Always love your reports brother. Good to know about Murray. That's not a regular brush hog, what kind and of creature bait is it if you don't mind sharing?

After an abysmal Saturday at Sutherland yesterday (a handful of dinks) I thought to redeem myself at El Capitan today. The topwater bite really never got going at either lake this weekend, at least where I was fishing.

It had been a minute since I'd worm fished, so I T-rigged a 7 inch fat Roboworm ...

Let me guess? Evergreen pc-5 in Baby Bluegill? Awesome littl crankbait huh? They've b en sold out since I lost mine at Sutherland.

El Capitan 7/2
I threw every topwater and mid-column lure I own and got nary a nibble....zip...nada....nuttin. I switched to the bottom and zing bada bing! Senkos, jigs, Roboworms, if I had it, I threw it and they ate it! And they didn't give a rat's bass about color either, it all worked. I ended ...

Otay 7/3
The topwater bite this morning was the best I've seen in years! Got 11 bass on walking baits, poppers, and even one frog fish thrown in for fun. After the top bite slowed, I switched to a small crankbait and added three more bass and 2 humongous bluegill. What an awesome morning.
IMG ...

Awesome! @VinnyBass will be stoked!

It had to be hot as heck out there as I was doing some yard work this morning and stopped early as the heat
was so bad I was worried it might have end my future bass fishing adventures forever......you are a stud @Dannicus !
Glad to see you are out there having fun.
I posted something from one of ...

Well you should walk through those rocks Vinny. There's probably $200 of Dan lures spread in there.

So awesome! Being a dad is a great thing, fishing with your kids is even better!

I love my FRM Boards tube. I fished mine for 5 years, gave it to my eldest son, and bought another one. I have a Bixpy motor mounted underneath it and highly recommend it!

Rad! Great post thank you. You know I am a BFS guy too! Hoping to get out to Barrett this year.

Not too good. I had some small bass and bluegill go for my fly, but nothing stuck. I only had an hour to work with and it was my first time fly fishing freshwater locally in a LONG time.


I haven't fly fished since I left Colorado (where are grew up) back in 1982. I've often thought about taking ...

Awesome brother! Otay has been amazing hasn't it? You are laying them with that sight fishing.

Got on the water at 5:15 and picked up these two porky beauties in the first 30 minutes. I actually lightened the first picture. I took it in much lower light than it appears. After the second photo conditions became clear and bright and the topwater bite was kaput.

I picked up a handful of 1-2 ...

Yeah, I think I will head there early tomorrow too. I'm pretty sure Murray is still all messed up from the 4th. I like Murray because it's closer, but El Cap is an old favorite too

There is no *best way* brother, but being a beginner you should think about looking up Dropshot on YouTube. A dropshot rig with a 4 inch plastic worm is pretty reliable and forgiving. It's how I started my kids, and still use it myself on occasion when nothing else works. Just my .02.

Awesome post as always Vinny! Feel better soon brother.

I went to Miramar for the first time in years this morning. I threw cranks, swimmers, Senkos, jerks, t-rigs, jigs and even a dropshot for a brief spell. The only bites I could get were popping a frog at the edge of the tulles.

Not that I am complaining! I love me some frog fishing, but I wish they ...