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Hi everyone,

Quick report today. Got there about 0530, it was a little cold out, but when I got to the water, it was down to 74.3 degrees F. Went straight to Hauser, since I'm headed there anyway, over in Becky's cove picked up two on poppers. Rambled around on my way to the back and picked a total ...

Seaway wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:28 pm Thanks for the report... How many trips you going to get in this season?

Honestly, I don't know. But I could say not enough.

Hi VinnyBass

I totally took it that you had a great day and maybe even enjoyed the mystery of losing a bigger fish. I lost what must have been a monster earlier this year at Barrett on a deep diving crankbait, but for the few seconds that fish was peeling drag effortlessly (15lb mono), the ...

Hi everyone,

Here's what happened at Barrett today for me. Got there about 0515 and in the water by 0545. Air temp was 60 and the water was 73.4, which is certainly cooler than you'd think for this time of year. I thought about it and since the lake is maybe 25-30 feet higher, maybe it's a better ...

Hi John,

There were busters, but they were quick and really sort of subdued. I went over to Pine Arm yesterday for a change and fished those little bays along the way. They were up and then gone, so if you weren't right there, you had no chance. But, I haven't been seeing the crazy busters over a ...

See you on the 30th then.

Looks like a Nile Tilapia. I think foulhook is correct. I have them in one of my greenhouses and they have a lot of variation but some very much look like that fish.

Hi all,

Not a lot to report today. Got out at about 0600, water was colder yet, 72.1F. Slight wind from North in early hours. Played around in main lake on way to Hauser, 4 fish by 0630 all on the black popper. Next fish came in Hauser on the jerkbait, 2 more bass and 2 large bluegills. Bass were ...

Good to meet you too. Sounds like you did a little better, but still not the usual Barrett amazing numbers. It was a great day to fish, the fish just didn't seem to know it.

It seems like the fish are mostly suspended, or buried deep in the moss-covered brush, especially getting more into those tough-to-catch-them postures as the day goes on.


Hi, I was using the panoptix to find them back in the usual places where they were previously busting. They are still in the ...

Hi all,

Here's what I found for today. Got to the lake at 0515, on the water by 0545. Decided to peek about Wilson's creek for the early session. Buzzed around with some topwaters and then some underspins, but no takers. Water was a brisk 71.4 F, I didn't notice the air temp. Finally picked up a ...

Great report and congratulations on a great day. It does feel like early season in morning there lately. Brrrrr. Can't wait for the opener already!

Hi,

The rain should be light, if it happens. If it's light, I have had good success with a noisy topwater. Pretty much wherever in the water column you are, make more noise. If it's heavy rain, I go a little below the surface (1-4 feet down) and still make a lot of noise. If it doesn't rain, but is ...

Great to see you guys today. It sure was a great season, the last month was a little slow, but we sure all had fun. Counting the days to the opener!

Got out about 0530 on the water, air temp was about 60 F, and water was 70.5F. I was a little worried that the cold front was already here and would make today a dud. Went over by Wilson's creek and followed the shoreline along with the popper. Picked up several bass and whenever I would hear a kiss ...

That little guy was the last fish of the 2023 Barrett season for me. I hope it's not a sign for next year.

Those busters in pigs were a great surprise and the best close to a fun season. See you on San V.

I used to fish Dixon a lot and it was a good lake for 3-5 bass in a 2-3 hour session. I'd go early morning and walk the shore. But in the last few years there hasn't been a lot of activity at least what I have seen. Earlier this year I had a few times where dropshot worked ok. No topwater at all ...

I can see that point of view on FFS, but I have a different direction. I added it to my kayak when I moved up from a smaller depth/fish finder. I don't have it on all the time, but I am using it to see what the fish are doing. As fisherman with a certain level of history some of us saw the first ...

Ahaha. I fish at a pond near my house. Sometimes you get in some strange positions to catch a fish and one time I was holding on to a tree with one hand and planning to cast and then use my leg to hold on to the tree. I don't know why that seemed reasonable, I do things I don't always understand ...

I thought about photoshopping a bunch of boats on that X, but then I noticed the copyright on the photo and got scared. Great pictures, seriously. Checked out your website and what a nice body of work you have.