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Glad to have a new place to post! I guess this is the correct board. :? IMG_20230409_075632028 (3).jpg Dave and I hit Sutherland this past Sun... WHOA! Water is 50 ft higher than I have ever saw it. Parking lot is completely submerged. You have to launch from the road going down to the parking lot.....

I spoke to the a City Engineer on Friday...........he said "Barrett will spill in the next couple of weeks". They will not drain it as Otay is 100%. FGF.........D

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Fun little trip to El Cap this morning. Night and day from last weekend were I managed 2 fish in 2 days. Mostly worm fish, with an underspin bonus. Tight to or in cover was the key for me. Managed a mission to get one of my catches out of a bush that involved me keeping pressure on the fish for 5 or...

I spoke to the a City Engineer on Friday...........he said "Barrett will spill in the next couple of weeks". They will not drain it as Otay is 100%. FGF.........D TommyP I might want to stay away from the dam in my float tube if the water will be flowing over it. Could be in for a wild ri...

Top water first light should be good. Lipless crank is great if the shad spawn. It’s should be a great season!

San Diego city lakes stated that Barrett was closed the first Wednesday of the month. That's today, and I believe it was open for the first day of the season today?Confused, and a little miffed, as I've never missed an opening day in 10 years

Got to the lake at midnight and already 8 cars in front of me. The launch at pigs was smooth do to the high water. Parking was limited, don’t go pass the bathroom cause there’s no room to back up. To the fishing, the lake is unrecognizable, water level looks full, the island towards Hauser isn’t the...

“619bassin” seems generic. Bring back “ChuckLai”!!

Cancelled my freshwater plans after the rain. Slept in all morning. Jumped in the water at 9:45(slack tide) calm and empty. Got bit right off. I had a 1/4oz jig on 6lb and 1/2oz jig on 8lb. Crawling them deep in the middle of the bay. I got out at 12:30 cause it got crowded and windy. Ended with 13 ...

Dont know if it was the new moon phase or what, it wasnt as productive as the weeks past. Did get a few, the weather was great, just feel very lucky to enjoy a day on the water had my brother in law with me, he caught 12 bass , it was his best day count wise. Nothing really picture worthy. Tight lines

Good day in my book!

It took San V an extra month to get going, but it's on now! What a difference 2 weeks makes...got there at sunrise 2 weeks ago, 6 boats..today at sunrise, more like 30! First cast, lost a 6lber in a bush..bad omen, nope! I got into a solid pattern and didn't move more than 100' for the next 5 hours....

My friend and I took our kayaks to barrett on may 10th. Got there a little after 5 and parked at pigs with no problem. The weather was wet and cold and we stopped fishing at 1:30 before the wind got to bad. We went down hauser arm stopping at different spots fishing shallow areas. W used swimbaits a...

I Resized_20230514_064202.jpg t's been tough trying to catch those elusive Crappie this Spring. With the inconsistent weather and all of the lakes filling up its been a battle. Plus Mother Nature has been know to put the best laid plans of a fisherman to sleep. So I made the 9 hr trek up North to Cl...

I got super lucky this afternoon at San V. After catching a bunch of bass on dropshots, I decided to target a few panfish laate in the day based on my meter readings and WHAMO, blessed with a tanker panfish, a 4.2 lb. redear. She was caught on 2 lb line and a piece of nightcrawler, 18 feet deep on a...

Postponed a cool windy Friday for a warm sunny Tuesday at El Cap…WRONG! This winter that won’t let go had the lake chilly and white capping by 10am today. It probably slowed whats been a decent bite but seeing the shad along the shoreline pushed us to throw spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and flukes over t...

I have had some tough trips this year to Murray where I worked hard just to catch a couple bass(thank you for lowering, then raising the water, then lowering and then raising it a little etc, etc., etc.) Anyway...My last trip in the beginning of May showed a little sign of improvement. This morning ...

Light Line is the key at DVL. I wouldn’t be fishing anything above 7lb on finesse setups. Can’t go wrong with a drop shot there. Just make sure you have weedless hooks as the stick ups there can eat some tackle. I like the Roboworm Rebarb hooks. Check the backs of coves for late spawners and if not ...

Easy to see how no one trusts any of the water Authorities in southern California! Every time they drain a lake or move water around, it never seems to be the right move or it's based on politics. We were told the new San V dam was built to be our emergency water supply, but now after record rainfal...