Here's what happened at Barrett today for me. Got there about 0515 and in the water by 0545. Air temp was 60 and the water was 73.4, which is certainly cooler than you'd think for this time of year. I thought about it and since the lake is maybe 25-30 feet higher, maybe it's a better heat sink than last year since it has a whole lot more thermal mass? It's also been kind of cool summer there, so that's a factor too. Enough about theory. Here's the short scoop. 15 good bass today. Several over 3 pounds and most over 2 pounds. The popper was the clear leader, 8 bass all over 2 pounds. All close to shore. The beloved jerkbait only accounted for 3 bass, but 8 large bluegill. And the stick bait got 4 bass. Nothing at all for me on the jig, crankbait or ned rig worm. Except for a tree on the ned rig that really surprised me and fought pretty good for a couple seconds until I realized I was providing all the action.
Water warmed up to 77.8 by lunch. Talked to a couple others and everyone had a good day on bass with most in the teens on numbers. The panfish are crazy aggressive right now, so my next trip out may need to bring the little ultralight and a grub/jig to have some fun with them. Wind was howling coming back to pigs, but until it came up, it was a calm day. Partly cloudy for a portion of the morning, actually when the popper was working best was when the sun was blocked. Also had one of the bass, leave his morning snack on the kayak floor, clearly larger fish are eating tiny shad.
Have fun out there, tight lines.
- Here's the main meal at the lake.
- Hard to imagine a prettier morning at the lake
