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Really cool running into some of the "Junkies" yesterday. We all spoke of what a special place that is and what a privilege to access it. The overall size of the fish have been getting smaller and smaller for me the last two outings....not to dink stage yet. I guess I have to fish deeper and slower ...

Shawnster wrote: Thu Aug 14, 2025 12:34 pm Thanks for the report David. Not sure what thrust trolling motor you have, but I upgraded my battery to a lithium and it seems to be a lot more punchy.

I haven’t been fishing in three friggin weeks… can’t wait to get back out there on Saturday!

We are going. Will look for you!

Felt our way out to mid-Hauser in the dark today. Started getting bites on the green pumpkin jig n craws and stayed mostly on that til wrapping it up at 10:30 with 31 for me and a best of 3.2lbs. Didn’t see any busters and tried to stay between 10-20ft deep. The minnow and reapers added a few more ...

Good day! What's with the second pic, no rocks behind him.

Good day! What's with the second pic, no rocks behind him.


Very observant D! We were setting up just above one of our usual stretches of rocky steeps to let the breeze drift us accordingly. But before we could get to the rocks, we started getting bites throwing at the edges of the underwater ...

Was there fishing closer to the front of the lake on Saturday. All jig & worm action for me with the biggest being just over 4.5 on a trick worm. Finished the day with 37 fish. Both of my thumbs are still sore two days later. Always the sign of a great morning!

Was there fishing closer to the front of the lake on Saturday. All jig & worm action for me with the biggest being just over 4.5 on a trick worm. Finished the day with 37 fish. Both of my thumbs are still sore two days later. Always the sign of a great morning!


I was just looking at my ...

Crazy how that green pumpkin still does the trick. Always funny how one guy just keeps pulling them in while the rest of us are busy talking instead of fishing

Was in the water in the dark and the they were on the chew. Either a tick or flat out try to pull the rod out of your hands. Not much topwater for me except I was throwing a weightless worm and skimming the grass and sticks. Some really fun blow ups. Note you still need to let the rod load up before ...

Sounds like a very fun day Dave and we noticed tiny shad fry last trip. Late spawn? Might be the answer to the popular question.

It was a really nice day and the wind was not bad at all. I tried different baits also, XD8, swim jig and also got one on the Rat. All were quality 3+ lb

Turns out earlyrelease Dave is in the video. I'm in the beginning.

On the water with my two boys and a boat ticket just before 7am. Our confidence spots were not hitting as hard as they have been over the past few weeks. Stayed in the main lake until we picked up a buddy at 9am. I focused on various top water approaches — flukes and small poppers produced the best ...

Got to the gate 4:30 and met Dave,Vince and Steve, we went our separate ways. Beautiful warm morning, they were biting on top, plopper and frog and occasional popper. Majority of my fish also came on the swim jig and chatter bait.
I stayed till noon when the wind came up,Dave left early and Vince ...

Did anyone have problems buying tube tickets like I did? Did not show tube ticket, only boat.

I sent an email to PUD Lakes regarding this issue. TM dropped the ball again.. The shore/float tube reservations are now added to the que for purchase. good luck homies!

I hate for this to go to waste. Free to first response. Just post a report of your day!

To make sure you see the dates next time instead of a listing that most of us saw when making a reservation for Barrett,
In the upper right hand corner, click on the calendar icon and it will switch the screen to calendar mode. It will be a lot less frustrating next month.

See the screenshot below ...

Hey whats up, I will gladly purchase the spot from you for the 8th!

My BFS combos:
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From top to bottom. All rods are 7 foot single piece.

1) Rod: Dobyns sierra ultra finesse 701c Reel: Ark Gravity BFS
2) Rod: Trika 6x light/fast Reel: Bates Hundo 100 LTS
3) Rod: Cashion Icon light/fast Reel: Ark Gravity BFS
4) Rod: Cashion Element ...