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Bummer about the phone, but glad you had a good fishing day.

Vinny you are the Master of Murray!

I did post a picture of some freshly made shad recently. I found 3 separate groups in the shallows, all very tiny, but good size schools.

4.3 on BFS is a lot of fun. Nice work.

Another nice day at Barrett lake. Got there bright and early and met up with Chuck, Joe, Steve and Ismael. We all headed to various headings in the dark. Water was at 68F on the surface, air was 60F. There was a southern wind in the early morning, but it gave way to a mirror surface lake quickly ...

I'm learning how to use jigs also. This year I have dedicated to using lures I don't normally use, and learning them. I have been fishing a couple styles of jigs this season and at Barrett. I lose a lot of jigs when I am fishing them with an exposed hook. They seem to actively seek underwater tree ...

It's funny that you are using poppers and I am using lizards now.

Got out in the dark with Chuck. Chuck and I headed across the lake and then into the usual places. Air was about 60F and water temp 70F at the surface. Got started on plastics in the dark, third cast was a 3 pounder, so that's a good start to the day. Played with the plastics and the bitsy bugs for ...

I didn't see any shad this week. I split from the group and hit the shallows in Hauser on the north side. Last week there were a bunch of little shad in there, but this week I didn't find them. The bluegill spawn had to be good though, there are so many nests that are still in work that I'm guessing ...

Ooof, that's an amazing fish. Have a good vacation.

Thanks for doing what you did.

It's really sad that an area that could be a destination for world class freshwater fishing is so poorly managed. I guess it's good that those people can't close our ocean, they'd figure out how to mismanage that too.

And yes, Barrett fishing has been great.

It's a stupid thing to do. I guess we aren't a demographic that they care about. If I could vote in San Diego, I'd be sure to vote against every one of them.

That's excellent. Does anyone know if they will restore Wednesday access at Barrett, ticketmaster had no tickets for Wednesday. They also raised the prices.


That's not good news......but at least you have Otay, Hodges and Murray as an option. Not as fun as Barrett, but at least something.
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Been remiss in reports. Apologies. Headed out on Wednesday in the dark with the usual suspects and a few new friends.
Light wind and about 65F, the water, a pleasant 73F at the surface. Chuck and I headed across the lake and worked some of the main lake shoreline. He had some success on jigs and I ...

Got out at 0430 to a pleasant warm morning, with already a hint of daylight coming. Water was already 73F at the surface and wind was light and variable. Decided to go long and get to Hauser right away. Also decided to focus on topwater, because, well, topwater. Bite was intermittent and a lot of ...

John, I agree on the Jitterbug. I think it looks great and the motion isn't that much different than the other crawlers. I think it may be the shiny lip on the front. I am going to paint the lip flat black and try it again. I'll let you know.

Glad you got your rod back. Good story though. I can see the rod teasing you in the water.

Hey all, I live in the county, not the city, so none of these people care about my vote, but I did ask some friends and family in SD to send the message. So if you can't affect the council, affect someone they do care about.

Good to see you out there. I never realized how fast Chuck and I are, but we do move a bit.

Got out in the dark with Chuck and Steve around 0430. Air was chilly at 55F, but water had cooled a bit to 71F. Chuck went along our usual path and did quite well, I'll leave those details to him. I went to Wilson's creek and along that shoreline, throwing the rat in hopes of a nice large surprise ...