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Thanks for the heads up, better safe than sorry.

Speaking of storms, this was Wed:
Video of storm:
https://vimeo.com/856007408

I started to take screenshots of the lake level reports last year. Started out at 38% in January, up to 97% in July, and now back to 79% as of the 30th but bet it’s higher now. The staff had bets on if it would spill over last year but I don’t think they actually let it get there. It was very close ...

Was 79% full a month ago, reads 85% now.

Just posted as well. Flyover 3-22. Looks close to full. About 89% according to City.

There are some small lakes to the north of Barrett off Skye Valley Road, also in the photo. I am assuming these are on private property and not in Cleveland National Forest. Anyone know anything about them?

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barrett+Lake/@32.7129615,-116.6466012,16.5z/data=!4m6 ...

Those small lakes are on a private ranch. Sky valley Ranch. I’m close with the owners. Not a place you wanna go sneaking around in. They are their own sheriff.That’s why I post a lot of Barrett pics from the honor camp side because that’s part of their driveway

I think Mike Long had a 18.5, but the fish in picture looked frozen!!?

Not a secret for us. We chase busters and we only got em good once, We were chasing 3 or 4 schools for hours. Our best numbers were 140, 110, and 107 but for the most part ended like everyone else's numbers in the 60's. Topwaters and irons(5 and 7 gram). Brand did not matter.

Disappointed to see ...

I bought this pack on Temu for me and my friends for 2 dollars

Yea the first video is quite long but I liked the research and explanation part. Here’s another video that’s much easier to see and follow.

Gotfish? wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 6:14 am I usually use Wunderground but they don't cover Barrett Lake.

KCAJAMUL69 is the closest actual weather station near there.

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us ... KCAJAMUL69

It's not that far from Barrett.

Hard to believe the season’s already over. This was our third year of bass fishing, and it all started with our first trip to Barrett. Funny enough, I think the fishing was actually better in 2023 and 2024 than it was this year, but my numbers tell a different story. First season I was averaging ...

I spoke to the a City Engineer on Friday...........he said "Barrett will spill in the next couple of weeks". They will not drain it as Otay is 100%. FGF.........D

TommyP

Got to the lake at midnight and already 8 cars in front of me. The launch at pigs was smooth do to the high water. Parking was limited, don’t go pass the bathroom cause there’s no room to back up.
To the fishing, the lake is unrecognizable, water level looks full, the island towards Hauser isn’t ...

Hi all. Barrett is in full swing. I had good success in Hauser and pedaled my kayak pretty far back. There's a whole new world back there. I find it funny to cast into water and get foxtails on my lure, normally that's something that happens when I overshoot the shoreline. The water is between 70 ...

Hi all,

Got on the lake a little before 5AM. Zipped across the lake from pigs and by 6AM I had 9 in the kayak and thought I couldn't miss. 6 on crankbait and 3 on jigs. Then I pretty much hit the brakes.Over the next 4-5 hours, I pulled in 6 more full size clones and 2 of this year's models. I'm ...

First I’d like to thank Dave G and Laurie for helping set this up. I have been fishing with Tony for a few months, he has Stage 4 Lung Cancer and needed some time on the water. I have been fishing Newport Bay with him, kind of training him to fish for Largemouth Bass. The skills you learn from ...

Hello all,

Saturday was a nice day at Barrett. Sometimes I think it's easy to forget how amazing our world is and our sport gives us some interesting perspectives I'd think. Here's the morning, and it's possibilities.
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Now for the details; Got on the water by 0435. Pedaled ...

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 ...

Hi everyone,

Here's my report of the day. Woke up and was moving like a man of a much more advanced age, so it took more than the usual cup of coffee to get myself in the truck. Got on the water about 30 minutes late, But it still was dark and strangely cool out. Pedaled over to Hauser, with my ...