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Hi all,

Got out to El Capitan this morning for a quick run. Got on the water at 0630 and air was cool, but not too bad. Water was at 64F on the surface. Saw Jeremy ( Corso Enthusiast ) and Dan ( Dannicus ) and we all headed out in our various directions. With the toasty water temp, I tried poking ...

Hi all,

Continuing a proper weekend of fishing, I got to go to Lake Barrett today as part of charity fundraiser for Cast Hope. Weather looked like it could be any combination of things at 0400. Turns out it was. Drizzled on the way down. We got let in around 0530 and made our way out. Water temp ...

Awesome report as always. I tried to convince my in-laws to donate for a tax write off and that I’d go on their behalf but by the time I checked, the boats had already sold out! Any idea on how the other anglers did?


The weather was pretty variable, I only saw a couple other people the whole ...

Hey Tommy,

Got out on the water this past weekend with the charity Cast Hope. It was an excellent fishing day even though the weather was cold and windy, then nice, then worse, then something else. The fish seem to be back to proper clone size, I caught a lot of smaller bass last year when using ...

If you try to check this information, there may be some errors. Barrett isn't open 9 months a year, it's open 5 months a year, so he's already saving a bundle, just by clarifying. For the overview, I put together this little chart. reservoir daily cost.JPG Can someone explain why hodges is $3K per ...

Nice work on topwater. See you next week at our favorite.

The lake hasn't opened yet. It's opening May7th.

Good to get a session in before it's too hot.

Nice of you to take those guys out and give them a great day.

Hi all,

Barrett is open for 2025 and it looks to be a promising season. Got on the water around 0500 and pedaled across the lake. Air temp was a chilly 50F, but the water was 62.5 F. First fish for me came 0517, Chuck had already gotten several by then on a jig. I was using a texas rig lizard and ...

BigTahuna wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 8:53 pm I can't wait! Great job today. What time did the gate open?
Thanks for the report

I think we got in right at 0430.

Plastics and jigs were the magic ticket for sure. It was just so much fun to have the topwater work this early. I like your first photo showing the flotilla of kayaks heading out. Kind of photo you put on a wall as artwork, I'd think.

I try to post a report every time I go to Barrett. I do it, just to share the information with a bunch of people who I have gotten to know through this site and when I do, I hope it is helpful to others. Those people who see me on the water, know that I'll share what's working, if I have a pattern ...

I have Panoptix on my current kayak. I mostly don't use it, and don't really like it. When have I used it? I was using it at El Cap to see if there were any fish anywhere one day when I couldn't catch anything. Spoiler alert, they were there, hugging the bottom. It's fun to set it up and cast past ...

Hi all,

Got started in the darkness at Barrett, which is a personal favorite of mine. Met Chuck and we headed out around 0500, air was cool, but water was 67F at the surface. Played around in the main lake for a bit. Soft plastics ( Lizard, beaver and some strange thing from Googan squad) were ...

That bluegill sure wanted that popper! Great day of fishing with you.

Interesting ( maybe ) that your post of catching 100 fish is your 500th post. I don't know why I notice things like that. You sure held a clinic on proper jig fishing. I really enjoyed your explanations and now that I have those secrets, I'm ready for the rematch.

Interesting ( maybe ) that your post of catching 100 fish is your 500th post. I don't know why I notice things like that. You sure held a clinic on proper jig fishing. I really enjoyed your explanations and now that I have those secrets, I'm ready for the rematch. :)


Very interesting! Also, I ...

Hi all,

Quick report on Saturday's proceedings. Met Chris Pourboy and Brad and Ryan dark and early, bright was a few hours away. Cooler morning, about 55F, water still pleasant at 68 F. Slight south wind. We all headed out to the main lake body and started getting them on jigs, plastics and some ...

Pourboy wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 11:36 am Such a fun day! Thanks for the post! I ended up with ???# of fish and ended the day with a popper flurry. 3 bass over 5lbs! Amazing!

It's fun that we are using each other's go to lures.