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Clearly that's one of the unforeseen risks of fishing....

Short report today. Chuck and I got out there at the usual 0430. What was unusual was the there was a steady wind already. Water temp was at 76F. Went to the usual places, but they were a bit windblown and the kayak was hard to keep still. Chuck stayed on the Becky's cove side of Hauser and I went ...

Sunday is going to be hot also.

That looks so fun. I need to get braid on one of my heavy rods and go back there with you.

I like the engineering on this setup with the full outrigger, thanks for sharing that. I have some thinking to do now.

Hello all,

Got out at dark with pond_prowler_619, Ismael. Air temp was 56F, and the water 76F. Unlike Wednesday, there was just the light normal breeze that Barrett gets. I was already hopeful. Headed over to the opening of Hauser, but there were a couple of people there already, so I changed up ...

That's great that you had a good day with your kids.I'm really happy some of our suggestions helped you.

I think that topwater you have is a duo realis shinmushi cicada like SjW said. I think those crawlers are a lot of fun to use and get great hits. I use the Heddon Crazy Crawler quite a bit and ...

Nice report John. Good that you found the fish.

What a wonderful memory for you and your family. Congratulations on an amazing catch and amazing day with your kids.

The water is pretty turbid. A couple weeks ago you could easily see pretty far in the water. Now it's the last couple feet. Yesterday Chuck and I had some success with loud topwater lures. I'd agree with Pond_prowler_619 on big loud lures.

And yes they are still draining the water.

I had to leave at 0900 and it was already hot and the wind was starting. Fishing is tough, with water level, turbidity ( mostly algae bloom, I think) and the wind seems to be coming up earlier.

Thanks to Chuck finding a pattern with the crawlers, I got a few also. The popper, wakebait and walking ...

Thanks for the report. I think I will try the little cranks this Saturday, so it's nice to know there's hope.

Well, it started out kind of rough, but it ended up being a good day. At zero dark thirty, there was a howling wind from the south south east. I tried my usual places but the wind was so strong that I would fly by anything perpendicular and into anything parallel before a proper cast was complete ...

Good to see you guys out there.

Thanks for the nice compliment. I do love a topwater bite.

Hi,
#1, that's old information from when they would escort you to the dock. Get there after 0400 and the gate will be open. Give yourself time to find the entrance. I can't remember why, but I think people say it's confusing. There's a big gate and it says Barrett Reservoir, then it's a dirt road ...

Happy that I helped you, there's a lot of people on this site that have helped me, and I'm sure can add to what I said.

I do think you can get there at 0700 and get a boat, I'd suggest to get there earlier though, since one of the best times to be there is early morning. It's not just the bite, it ...

At least you found some.

Well, more of that early morning wind from the west. Started out with Chuck and Steve right on time at 0430. Wind wasn't as bad, but certainly noticeable. We all headed more or less to Hauser, but I got tired of the wind and went to the calm side of the main lake. Mix of poppers, whopper ploppers ...

I’d take your sounder off the fish ID and use your standard gain adjustments. It’s harder to tell with fish alert setting. Thermocline can give you false readings. You’ll be able to see true marks better and adjust out the junk


Good advice, I did fish ID for the picture. I used Panoptix to ...