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Nice pics. Healthy fish weren’t they?

I always enjoy your reports bro looks like its gonna be a great year. See you out there later this month

Glad you were able to repair all and get back in on the action.

Nice healthy fish! Thanks for the report.

im surprise no one offer a helping hand
Few things i always have at barrett....basic tools,first aid kit,snake venom kit,emergency pancho, emergency blanket,lighter and a solar phone charger,you never what can happen at barrett or who will need it.

It’s the noise and slow twitch that gets them. The bigger crawler like the I-wing draws the bigger fish

You need a Vinny Bass selfie stick! Or longer arms

Got to the gate at 3:50 and the line was already moving. Light to Moderate rain that persisted till around 10:00. Road seems to be in pretty good shape so far this year..
Heading to Hauser in the dark .. very dark with all the clouds and rain.. Fished around Hauser but didn't go all the way back ...

3 clumsy guys fished from 5:30 to 4pm for approx 60+ fish. Most just under 2lbs. 16 over 2lbs with top fish at 3.5lbs. We got a few on the top but mostly later in the day. Bite seemed to get better for us later and quality definitely got better. Senko wacky and Texas rig was our main attack. Caught ...

First in line, got on the water with Dave @4:30, it was cold and foggy. Headed to Hauser, didn’t find fish till sunrise, fog and cold had something to do with it. Started to get them on popper, few blow up on frog,the crawler seemed to get the quality fish. Much slower than last week, ended up @20 ...

Good job in testing conditions! I have thrown an old jitterbug out there that your Crawler reminds me of. I can’t believe it doesn’t get slaughtered.

Try a bigger jitterbug or the pompadour crawler. The bigger fish seems to crush it better.

Got to fish the lake with my son and a friend on the only day it's rained in months! Cold wet windy conditions all the way back in Hauser. Thank God for frogg toggs! My sons bud won the jackpot with a nice fish just over 4 lbs! His PB! My boy topped out with a 3.2 lb-er. Overall tough, off day for ...

Lake Barrett Fishing: Opening Week 2024
https://youtu.be/iQPORHC7NTk

Hey all I know that this is a very late report, but I’ve had a lot going on lately. I was very happy to make it out on May 5 with a friend and make it out on the lake. With mist coming down, we got launched from pigs with no ...

Super early, we were launching I was the one saying I was in no rush cuz I had all day. That fog was gnar.

We actually waited about half an hour for better light in that fog. Otherwise we may have met earlier and not in a good way. Borderbasser’s gnar descriptor is appropriate. As always, fun meeting up on the water and comparing notes!

Made my first visit to Barrett on Sunday May 12. Got to the kayak launch area at 4:30. The fog on the lake made visibility poor in the dark but it was getting lighter and lighter so it wasn't long until I didn't need my flashlight. Headed to Pine Creek to start the day, and per the recommendation of ...

I’m sure some of the regulars had typical May Barrett days but we sure didn’t. The girl and I teamed up for 25 bass to 3lbs but it was a pick at best with no topwater or boilers to throw at. A far cry from our 44 last Saturday in a short morning session. My guess is the wind and cold, wet foggy ...

Gate opened just after 04:00. Loaded the boat and headed to the back of Hausers, trying to see how far it goes back, wow it just keeps going, opens up in some spots, look great back there . However I only got 2 on topwater and 1 on a Keitech .Fished my way out and didn't really do much of anything ...

20240519_052818.jpg Got to the lake around 5ish hit the water right when the sun was coming up, hit the first cove 3rd cast landed a nice 3-4 pounder hit a 16in uptons worm,a few more cast landed another 3-4 pounders, pull out the wake bait ... nothing... crankbaits.. .nothing. ..spinner... nothing ...