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Finally got back out on the water again ( I really hate you guys that get to fish so often! 😝). Lake was packed! Had to have been at least one club tournament if not two going on.

Had really no idea what to expect except for the recent reports from here. Started out throwing a frog and missed a ...

Did a quick session down at the SD River from shore. Took 2 rods and just some light tackle. Arrived around 7am, despite saying to myself that I was going to be there early. I got only 4 bites and landed the 4 bass using a fluke and plastic worms. Nothing real big but still had fun time as the bass ...

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Hey all,
Headed back to Miramar to see if anything had changed. Got 1 whopper plopper and a couple on a t-rigged ZMan Mag Fattyz (biggest was 3.46). Then came back a couple days later and got 1 on a Ned Shot Rig (ZMan trick shotz in Meat Dog). The fish have gone deep ...

Nice day back at the Murray.
You don’t show what you caught that last pictured Bass on, is it a secret bait?
Curious do you ever get skunked, I’ve never read a post where you did?
A little jealousy showing I guess.


Senko on the last bass.
Yes, of course I have been skunked. I think
earlier in ...

Got on the lake at 8:30 and off by 1. It was a pretty good BFS day at the Murr. 7 fish all in the two pound range and the biggest going 3.52 lbs.

Early in the day I had some success pitching to the shore. At about mid morning they migrated out between 10-20 feet of water.

I'll share the hot bait ...

**I know this is SDFish but i wont disclose which southern California county this is in**
There's a place i hiked to as a boyscout for weekend trips and i remember bushwacking for quite a while one time and finding a pool deep in a canyon that had trout in it. Catch up 20 years later and i couldn't ...

Best fish a bass rig off the docks or rent a boat and make a day of it exploring, if you can huck it, senko or any plastic dropshot will turn up some hits off the shore.

I love throwing the countdown CD1s (ultralight) and CD5s from Rapala early in the morning and just covering ground with it, it's ...

Hey everybody I’m an avid fly fisherman, but I want to try out Tenkara. Does anyone have experience with it especially in the OWENS valley? I’d love to have the backpack ability as well for some Baja San Pedro Martir fly fishing this next year too.

I’ve found an abu Garcia rod starting at $6 up to ...

Went fishing at hodges today lost 2 good catfish was about to leave but glad i didnt got this 70 lb/ 50" blue cat released it safely back in

All my life I've been a salt water guy, had multiple boats, normally around the 21' range and I'd go looking for tuna. Sold all of that including my gear many years ago, my back just couldn't handle the pounding any longer (3 compressed disks).

My grandson has spina bifida so has a hard time ...

Here's the crank that did the damaged (silver/black) The gold one didn't get touched for whatever reason. Guess they are 2 inches. 3 in with the bill.

For the past month I think I placed a few orders online for crappie stuff (sorry bass no budget left for you). Most of the items are new and a few just replenished old stock. I think end up getting closer to 20 bags of plastics. Really have hope of some items like Zman stuffs, Slab Hunt’r and ...

Fished Hodges from my kayak on Wednesday Feb 5, with my Garmin Livescope. Overall, very slow fishing for bass and crappie for everyone! The lake is much lower than last year - remember that we had tons of rain in January 2024 and none so far this year. The water is a brown soup, visibility ...

Came across this picture of a Redear I got out of San V a few years ago. Weighed 3.74 lbs. Don’t know if it’s still the case but the lake record was 3.76! Missed it by that 🤏 much! I thought it was a bass on a bed and was shocked as hell when I netted it. Actually lost a bigger one right after this ...

I have not posted much but have been kayak fishing crappie between shore bay halibut trips and pond bass on weather days.

Lake Hodges 2/16 and 2/22. A few crappie and a couple nice bass both trips, some crappie released. Using various crappie jigs "out in the middle". Water temp 58 early and 62 ...

I have a friend coming to the area for a bit and he is a self proclaimed "bluegill fanatic" and since I am not an expert on where to go for these I would like to ask for advice on the body of water and technique to get a bucket full for a fish fry.

Any help will be appreciated.

I had so much fun catching that crappie this week I decided to panfish Otay. It'd been a while since I'd done it and man was it fun. I caught 12 sunfish/bluegill a long with a bunch of bass. All the fish fell victim to a Megabass Griffon crankbait.

The highlight was a massive 2 1/4 pounder. I ...

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Took a stroll along a local creek....
Got that pretty bluegill, as well as five small bass.

And bumped four of these out of the brush...

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The bluegill and a couple bass bit a gold Panther Martin. The other bass ate the ever-popular 3 inch bass ...

May ... hammering the panfish as usual. Monthly best went 2.28 lb. from San Vicente on a nightcrawler. Also that day, caught lots of bass up to 3 lb and a dozen other nice bluegill fishing live bait in a cove area near brush. I often find the bite picks up late in the day.

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Have fished successfully at Santee Lakes for bluegill and bass lately. The hotter the better. I'm fishing my UL trout rod, usually no weight or float and getting some on the micro-popper too. If you have kids this is an easy place for catching fish, 4# or 6# fluoro line and small #10 mosquito hooks ...