May I introduce you to my friend the "I got skunked" thread?
Westside bass check-in
- Thread starter Bugmeister
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I went out in the rain Saturday and barely avoided a skunk myself. One of those frustrating days where i saw/found some really nice fish and sight fished to them with a grab bag of options, but couldn’t interest them in anything. 1 fish to hand and not one of the larger fish i saw.
One thing I did see that jazzed me up a a bit - a big old scarred up war mama on her spawning bed. I left her alone and just eyeballed her for a few minutes. Maybe i will see her again this summer.....
One thing I did see that jazzed me up a a bit - a big old scarred up war mama on her spawning bed. I left her alone and just eyeballed her for a few minutes. Maybe i will see her again this summer.....
Found two today. Not easy though. 4 hours, 2 bass and roughly 15 stocker trout. One of the bass was tiny but a bass so I’ll take it. Here is the other.
I fished every piece of bassy looking water I could get to on this lake for two bass. I did fish a popper for 30 minutes or so and had two swirls. They very well could have been trout. I was catching them everywhere. In grass, around lily pads, etc.
First year targeting bass on a fly for me. I assume this is abnormal due to the weather? Or maybe the lake just isn’t as good as I had heard (I did talk to one of the residents of the lake who said it used to be a lot better). I assume part of it is me being new to bass as well.
I fished every piece of bassy looking water I could get to on this lake for two bass. I did fish a popper for 30 minutes or so and had two swirls. They very well could have been trout. I was catching them everywhere. In grass, around lily pads, etc.
First year targeting bass on a fly for me. I assume this is abnormal due to the weather? Or maybe the lake just isn’t as good as I had heard (I did talk to one of the residents of the lake who said it used to be a lot better). I assume part of it is me being new to bass as well.
I had an hour free this afternoon and walked down to the lake to prospect a bit.
Couple smaller fish to hand and missed a few. Had a follow and alllllmost got an eat from one big boy, but the highlight was seeing two massive carp. Couldn’t get them interested in anything, but wow - they were beasts.
Couple smaller fish to hand and missed a few. Had a follow and alllllmost got an eat from one big boy, but the highlight was seeing two massive carp. Couldn’t get them interested in anything, but wow - they were beasts.
Took a buddy out on one of my locals to fish poppers for bass. It was a WET one, but we found a few. This 15" was probably the biggest of the day-
My buddy had the real fish of the day though. He caught this nice fry plant bow on a frog popper! Trout gotta eat!
He also had the only smallie of the day so a 3 species outing for him! Besides the nearly constant rain, it was a good day.
My buddy had the real fish of the day though. He caught this nice fry plant bow on a frog popper! Trout gotta eat!
He also had the only smallie of the day so a 3 species outing for him! Besides the nearly constant rain, it was a good day.
Picked up a couple nice'uns on the not-so‐stealthy bomber. Bout 5 more that were underage. I was worried colder rain would have put them down, but they were feisty and willing to come up for a snack. Longer leader was a pain to cast but, I believe I spooked a lot less this time.
Fished a BIG lake today for bass with @Kfish. We took out his boat, what a beaut!
Would not say it was red hot but some nice smallies were caught. If I lived on the east side of the sound, I could see this becoming a bit of an obsession. I grew up in New England and always enjoyed catching smallmouth on occasion but completely forgot how hard they pull. Two biggest of the day for me. Love the pattern on the first fish.
With full on salmon season fast approaching and an out if state trip coming up, I have limited time left to target bass this year. It has been a lot of fun trying to figure it out the last couple of months though. I look forward to doing a lot more of this in the future.
Would not say it was red hot but some nice smallies were caught. If I lived on the east side of the sound, I could see this becoming a bit of an obsession. I grew up in New England and always enjoyed catching smallmouth on occasion but completely forgot how hard they pull. Two biggest of the day for me. Love the pattern on the first fish.
With full on salmon season fast approaching and an out if state trip coming up, I have limited time left to target bass this year. It has been a lot of fun trying to figure it out the last couple of months though. I look forward to doing a lot more of this in the future.
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Pink Nighty
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A couple ponds near my house produce stunted bass and bluegill. Last year's spawn are still around 3" and itll be years til they hit a foot.
With that perspective, this guy is a real specimen. Hit a turkey feather bugger like he hated it.
With that perspective, this guy is a real specimen. Hit a turkey feather bugger like he hated it.
That was fun hitting up spots all over the place, we now have a better idea of the places they like to hang out.
To the bass pros, what is the ideal water temp for bass? Surface temp near shore this morning was 60F, pretty sure this will rise some more going into summer so would one expect bass'in to get better?
God, I hope so!
Very nice! Try any top water?
