Season opener at Barrett today. Fun to see a bunch of friends. We got on the water about 0500. Air was chilly, but water temp was 64F. Pedaled over to Hauser and first fish was on about the third cast on a popper. Played around until about 0800 in Hauser getting them on topwater and the usual swim jigs. Went to go check out Pine and went back pretty far. Pine fishes different than Hauser and has a lot of the sunken trees with impressive algae blooms on them. Chatterbait and topwater were the favorites for me there, but people were picking them up on flukes and jerkbaits. Most of the fish seem to be in the 10" to 14" range. Bigger fish seem to be quiet still. Big one for the day for me was 3 pounds 7 ounces, not bad, but not a monster. Wind was calm all morning and the day warmed up nicely. Have fun out there.
BigTahuna wrote: Wed May 06, 2026 5:56 pm
Thanks for the report!!
Everyone wants to know how the ticketing worked out, were all the double ticket holders listed twice on the clip board?
Thanks
Don't know, the float tubes/kayaks was over at pigs and was really great. Didn't notice if there was an issue at the boat dock. Boats were coming out early in the morning, so maybe it was all ok.
Thanks for the report guys! It's always fun figuring out the puzzle each year. Just when you think you've got it, then it changes. See you out there this season. Cheers!
