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Arrived at 4am with RickM and we were super excited to experience the "new" lake, and indeed it definitely feels different with the water levels so high. Parking was great and the haul down with a battery and trolling motor was much easier since the dock was so close.

The boat ride to Hauser was ...

Late report but I went out to the B on 5/6 in my kayak and found a good topwater bite before the sound came up throwing a popper. After that I struggled for a bit. Threw the chatter, blade and jig for a few fish and finally just started doing a lot of exploring. Lake was full of life and is so much ...

Early release wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 8:08 am I'm guessing Pines would be amazing. I think most of us are getting stuck in Hauser, when we are on the way, which isn't a bad thing. I'm going tomorrow and I'll try to be disciplined and pedal down to Pines.

Good luck, and let us know how it goes! Tight lines.

Thanks…think you are the first to report from Pine.

Got to the gate at 4 and already 10 cars in front. The weather was nice on the lake, no fog. Headed to back of Hauser and started with the popper for 10, lost a 3lb at the kayak, barbless!
Pretty much same pattern as last week, daylight came switched to jerk bait, spinner, crank bait for another ...

Got to the gate around 4. Gate was just opened and we were about 8th to drive in it seemed like. Had a boat which was nice. Parking up by the bathroom because dock is so high. Motored to Hauser and stopped at a pinned location but it was totally different than years past. Threw all types of topwater ...

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Hey all!
I know this report is a bit late but it was a super busy week for me. I figured better late than never.

This was Sunday June 4 and I was excited just to be out there. I got on ...

Pesca de lobina en LAKE BARRETT (Pesca en float tube ) pesca en pato

One of the first on the lake @430, little bit windy and cold. Headed back to Hauser and started with popper,crawler and plopper. It was non stop fun on all three bait, but kept missing on the plopper bite, they would blow up and miss. Love the explosion each time they hit the crawler! Ended up @25 ...

“Also saw a frog that was so big, I almost apologized to him for disturbing him.”



I agree with the Mrs. no picture no fish . Congrats on breaking your popper curse. Looking forward to your next report. Thank you!

You know the rules man! haha Still a sick day, that's a lot on the popper! Excited to run my whopper plopper over in Hauser this sunday.

Well it all comes down to history. Have you ever BSed about the fish you caught????? If not I believe you. I have also caught a bunch of crappie on crankbaits. Not to mention jerkbaits , swimbaits, senkos and even a spinner bait. So... If you did catch it, count it. A couple years ago I caught 9 ...

Great to see you too Dave. I loved it when it’s calm in the morning,especially when you throw top water. Popper, crawler again this week ( different size seems to draw the bigger fish). Did missed on frog blowup (2). Biggest was 3lb, but when they hit top water it seems bigger. Love this place!

I was also there on the 17th. Spent a lot of time running the boat for my brother, who insisted on throwing a frog all day. I did find time to grab a few on mostly soft jerkbaits, and my brother missed about 6 good blowups on the frog. Finally got him to switch to a worm and he got a few (example ...

Mi mejor día de pesca de lobina con A- RIG (LAKE BARRETT ) FLOAT TUBE FISHING---PESCA EN PATO

This was one of those days that we all been waiting for. I stopped at 50 bass, ALL on top water! By 9:30 I had 25, then found an area where they were chasing bait/shad and it was on. I used every top water bait I had and all worked, but the crawler caught the most. Had to leave at noon, left them ...

First I’d like to thank Dave G and Laurie for helping set this up. I have been fishing with Tony for a few months, he has Stage 4 Lung Cancer and needed some time on the water. I have been fishing Newport Bay with him, kind of training him to fish for Largemouth Bass. The skills you learn from ...

Great news and a great report!!! Thanks...

Nice work Dave!! i'm glad you found them. Only Barrett can you get them on top all day like that.

Headed out to Hauser first light and found them biting flukes good. First cast magic with a surface explosion and all. The girl got 4 pretty quick and I eventually caught up. Anywhere from the shore out to 8-10ft and around submerged trees. Things slowed a bit when the sun came out and I decided to ...