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For me it was any TOP WATER bait,frog,wake bait,spooks,plopper,buzzbait, googan popper, pompadour crawler, i-wing 135, Raid crawler, bigger bait
bigger fish. I used to fish senkos a lot,but now it's mostly top water, that explosions is awesome. The numbers are not what i usually go for but welcome ...

Mine is the Strike King Bitsy Bug with the Berkley Fatty Craw trailer. I’ve always liked jigs there but this year seemed even better for me. Normally I throw a Chartreuse Double Willow Spinnerbait too but the muck this year kept that one back.

Friday update: This situation with all these increases is real, and it is being discussed and proposed as we speak. If u do not live in the City please contact the Mayors office thru the City of SD website. You can "send me a message" or "request a meeting". I requested a meeting,lets see what ...

Early release, I am trying to get the steps I took to find the Staff Report(1/25/2025) that I am getting this info from. It is tricky navigating thru the City website trying to find it. Stay tuned. Meanwhile I sent a email to Hooman and the Mayor about the debacle that took place opening day at ...

OK here is the process to either comment or login via zoom to the Monday meeting:

City of SD Official Website
Scroll down to Calender> Meetings>Feb 10th(6pm)>Special City Council> Upcoming>2/10/25>Monday agenda revised
scroll down to comment or join the webinar(zoom).......WOW.....good luck.

TommyP

I got my moment of fame last night before the City Council, actually it was pretty cool. There must have been a lot of participation because they divide the time they allocate by the number of people either calling in, zooming, or appearing live. The result was 1 minute per comment, I got cut off ...

The fight continues.....I guess this is what retirement is all about. I requested a 1 on 1 with the Mayor and yesterday received an email that the request was granted.....just waiting for the date and time from his office. Stay tuned.

TommyP

I had an hour plus meeting with the Community Rep from the Mayors office. She was VERY attentive and took lots of notes besides all the visuals I had for her. She formats all the info and passes it up the chain of command. Keep in mind the issues I am addressing concern Barrett only. I really have ...

It seems like this post has gotten on a fish-count track, all well and fine, but I think it started due to old catch pics being included or even other lakes. Then yesterday a video was posted as this weekend and the lake was obviously higher than it is this year. The road down to the dock, parking ...

Hey Bob,

First off, I’m really sorry to hear about your wife’s health. I’ve personally been through similar situations and know how overwhelming it can be. Wishing you both strength and healing. It’s great that you’re still finding time to fish—it’s a great escape.

Now, about Barrett Lake—it’s ...

I wonder if the profit margin for Wednesdays during the hot months no longer are acceptable enough to keep it open during that time.

I thought I read here that Wednesdays during those months you can practically walk in and get a ticket at the gate.


Maybe the tube/kayak tix. The boats have ...

Happy pre Barrett day!!!!!!!

Looks like the fires in that area closed the road to the gate. Does anyone have anything from Ticketmaster about refunds?

FishinDog989 wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 10:01 am Do you know this for sure? I tried to call San Diego Lakes, but they get voicemail and they probably won’t get back to me in time.

According to Cal Fire, both ways to get to the gate are closed.

Good news they already down graded evacuation order to warnings!!!!!!! They should have this fire out before tomorrow hopefully

I live pretty close by all entry ways to the gate. Ill take a drive this evening to let you all know the status of what I find.

Gd morning

Skyline is closed as of 6:45am sheriff said turn around and
Go to lyons valley this is reaper boy dad is driving

Hey guys, just got home from Barrett. Roads are fully open now.

Just a Reminder from lake Staff. There is no Wednesday Fishing Tomorrow

Hard to believe the season’s already over. This was our third year of bass fishing, and it all started with our first trip to Barrett. Funny enough, I think the fishing was actually better in 2023 and 2024 than it was this year, but my numbers tell a different story. First season I was averaging ...