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Really fun morning out there. I ended with 8 (lost 3) and my brother, who was testing out his injured shoulder, caught 13. Lots of fun had all around!

Hello all,

Decent day at Hodges today. Got in line at 515, didn't need to. They opened around 600. Met Corso Enthusiast and we headed out. Air was chilly at about 45-50 F, but the water was a balmy 64 F. Went along the usual chase to the right and banged around the shore. First fish was around ...

Managed to pull 8 fatties out of The Captain today on BFS gear. Nothing under 2 and nothing over 3, but they were feisty.

I'll post a breakdown of baits I used in the BFS section for you other finesse guys if you are interested.

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Sweeeeeet.

You are so lucky to be able to fish 6 days....or
is it 7 days a week?
I only wish I could fish as often as you, but my arms would be so sore from fishing and then trying to type all the fish reports, my fingers would go into shock...ha ha.
Nice job out there Dan! Those are some healthy fish and ...

Thanks for the report. Get those fingers in shape for reports on Barrett. I too have had the small bait hooks break.

Had a blast at Murray today. Caught 11 topwater bass early, then went to the bottom when the wind picked up, and added a few more. All in all it was a really fun day!

As always I'll share the bait in the BFS section.

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I was a little emotional as it would have been my fathers birthday today and the reason I went fishing. My father took me fishing almost every weekend when I was growing up. I learned so much aboutfishing and always loved out fishing outings. I try to get out and fish each year on his birthday.
So ...

Hit it up again in my pontoon. Getting it ready for Barrett. I got a few on top water and the ones that missed the topwater tossed on them with fly lined worm and fish on. It was like the week before with plenty of fish willing to come see me. Biggest just over 4lbs.

Was a fun little morning sesh! Ended up with 4 fish for the morning with the best in the 3+ pound class.

Sounds tough! Means Danicus probably only got 20 or so!

Thanks for the report!
I might be using my tube more then Barrett with the water level going down. Can you imagine no boats to deal with?

otaymichael wrote: Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:36 pm Sounds tough! Means Danicus probably only got 20 or so!

Nope. I caught 11 but I was out there 3 hours longer than those guys Michael. Now go back to your 6 pounder topwater fiesta and laugh at all us poor dink pirates lol.

Nice to see CorsoEnthusiast and Early release today at El Capitan. Later in the afternoon KillinTime (John) came by and introduced he and his son. We had a great chat. I have met so many awesome folks here on the forum.

I ended up catching 11 total. Most were between 2-3 lbs with the largest ...

It was great seeing you guys out there!

Nice to see CorsoEnthusiast and Early release today at El Capitan. Later in the afternoon KillinTime (John) came by and introduced he and his son. We had a great chat. I have met so many awesome folks here on the forum.

I ended up catching 11 total. Most were between 2-3 lbs with the largest ...

Well, I did go over some hills and the lake is far away as compared to how close Murray is to me. Anyway, headed up to Donald and
Kiefer's lake where McFish and Fisheromen were already out on the water. I quickly headed over to work an area where McFish was
and it seemed within no time he had a ...

Decided to visit Otay this morning. Got on the water about 615, immediately worked my way to the tules and began flipping the edges with no sinker rig plastics and quickly broke the skunk. Got another one just a couple of casts later as the rain started to come down. I fished that spot for 25 more ...

Got rental again lol caught few in Harvey but decided to try other parts was good call between my buddy and I again finished with around 50 mostly all clones no bigger fish my largest at 2.64 all on neko senco bunch diff colors 5” on bfs

Misty overcast morning which was perfect for top water action. Went across the dock and got one on the popper second cast. Worked along the way to Harvey and got a few more, blow up on a frog but missed.
Looked like there was a tournament because there were 20 boats down Harvey! Found a flat area ...