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vito1023 wrote: Sat May 10, 2025 7:09 am
I did go one time with my friend on Mother’s Day and we both got a very stinky SKUNK.
Still can’t believe it.

Mom’s revenge

It boggles my mind why someone would feel the need to post a fake report- especially Barrett?

It’s Barrett, it’s an amazing fishery.

Maybe some feel they need to embellish numbers like lost count over 100… maybe insecurities, justifying far drives from out of town with a lot of expenses? Who ...

I use it all fluro and with braid.

Myself and a old friend managed to hit Barrett this weekend...but only for around 4 hours from the bank. Still super fun. Ended with around 25 between us mostly on Flukes, Ikas and texes rigged Robo's. The lake never disappoints.

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

When was the last time the City did an overdue fix to the ruts on the dirt path?

For the prices everyone is paying they neglected to grade down those bone jarring, vehicle vibrating, suspension breaking and teeth rattling conditions.

Our last trip out, we saw a truck that almost lost his yak ...

I agree. Its definitely gotten way worse. However, if they aren't gonna fix the road into El Cap I highly doubt this is any of a concern for them to address.

I had a great meeting with the City yesterday. A lot was discussed. Understand that the program at Barrett is truly unique to both hunters and fisherman. They want our input on what we like or dislike about it. The poll below is a question that was asked to me. After thinking about it I thought ...

Had a lot of fun with my buddy Max yesterday at Barrett. We got 108 between us with Max getting the majority of them. One of the highlights of the day was him coaching me on jig fishing which produced the bigger models.

Why wasn't the lake open May 3 and 4?


The lake has always opened on the first Wednesday in May. It is the only time it will be open on the first Wednesday of any month. As far as reports. The one from Monday May 5th by dwaynesda is the latest and should provide a great insight of what’s in ...

Hi all,

Barrett is open for 2025 and it looks to be a promising season. Got on the water around 0500 and pedaled across the lake. Air temp was a chilly 50F, but the water was 62.5 F. First fish for me came 0517, Chuck had already gotten several by then on a jig. I was using a texas rig lizard and ...

It was a great to return to Barrett Sunday and probably better than mimosas. Theo and I got on the water at 6:30. It was the maiden voyage for Bassquatch -- our new two person fishing solution (a 10' pond prowler) which worked light years better than sticking Theo on the front of my tube ...

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Hi all,

Got started in the darkness at Barrett, which is a personal favorite of mine. Met Chuck and we headed out around 0500, air was cool, but water was 67F at the surface. Played around in the main lake for a bit. Soft plastics ( Lizard, beaver and some strange thing from Googan squad) were ...

Add another Lake Barrett adventure to the family memory books! It went off for me and my boys. Barrett is one of my favorite places to fish and although its a full send from LA county it is so freaking worth it. Was stoked that we had mild weather in the mid 70's for Barrett standards and ...

This battle was lost but the war is still on. June will be the last month to fish Wednesdays at the Big B. Barrett will be open only on Saturday and Sunday for FY 2026. I believe that will be the norm in the other seasonal lakes. At least we got the FULL attention of Council on the many issues ...

The girl and I were lines in a hair before 6 and the bite was on. We fished the rocks in Hauser from the bank out to 15-20 and got bit in all depths. I fished 1/4 to 3/8 pumpkin jigs with summer craw trailers, 7” margarita mutilators, and swimming minnows. Got one on a magic craw chatterbait tipped ...

Got on the water at 4:45 and headed out on an absolutely perfect temp morning and lake surface. The bass were taking care of us fathers with a healthy bite until we left. Our usual rocky spots in Hauser were biting the pumpkin/pumpkin jigs hard, with us lipping 50 healthy models by 8am. Things ...

I have not fished Barrett in 10 years and my son Cayden and I were very excited to get back on the water after such a long absence. It was a tough night of sleep after preparing all of our rods/reels and tackle for our trip. We have a tackle box dedicated to Barrett where we grind down all the hooks ...

I thank you for the report.Glad to know you all had a fun time on Barrett Lake.I notice one of your photos was a over head shot.So,did you take a helicopter with you to the lakes?!