We went out today, despite the morning starting off weird with a C-R-A-Z-Y lady taking pix of us while we were staging the boat telling us we were trespassing in a public park, AND calling the police, we had mediocre results.

 

Two ~1.5 lb LMB in the boat, one just over 2, and a small snakehead. The LMB released unharmed, the snakehead with a severe headache.

 

 

 

Just caught this 21incher and scale said 4.78. Just read that a 21inch smallmouth should weight around 5.5lbs. You guys think the scale was correct?

Tried late in the day after the 35-40mph wind gusts died down. Tried a new part of the pond that i never fished before. Cracked open a fresh 1/4 oz Zman Chatterbait White/chartreuse with a chartreuse grub tail. Fished it slow. On the first cast I had one on. Finally they’re biting, I’m gonna kill em today. Nope. 2/3 of the way in, as I tried to pull it over a big stick in the water, I lost it. Too bad the 1/4 oz Zmans didn’t have the gamakatsu hooks. Third cast, I got a couple bites, but whatever it was, it did not have a big enough mouth to get the bait in it’s mouth. Possibly a 3-4 pound carp, because I saw two of them around the area. Threw cast after cast after cast. Nothing. The copoly I was using was birdsnesting up just by looking at it. Until I took about 100’ off the reel. Then it was smooth sailing to no fish. I balled up the line and took it with me so as not to find it wrapped around the necks of any geese, like the one with a six pack wrapper wrapped around its neck.

Black bass triple crown topped off by beautiful sunset 

Two more on my chatter baits today on muskrat lake in Michigan..  This time the green and white one.  17 inches and another smaller one.  Also picked up another on a ned tube.  So far this jd the most success I’ve ever had in the month of April 

One on the left 

Been a horrible spring around these parts. Wet and windy - lots of flooding and cool weather, along with muddy water. Haven't been able to get the boat out much at all, but have snuck in a few bank trips the past week. Managed around 60 so far - nothing too big though. Even seeing reports of some males beginning to nest, though I haven't seen it yet on my waters. Here's a couple from this evening after the rain passed. Air temps had cooled down to 47 degrees. Indiana "rock hopping" - One rod, one reel, one bait 

 

 

8 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Been a horrible spring around these parts. Wet and windy - lots of flooding and cool weather, along with muddy water. Haven't been able to get the boat out much at all, but have snuck in a few bank trips the past week. Managed around 60 so far - nothing too big though. Even seeing reports of some males beginning to nest, though I haven't seen it yet on my waters. Here's a couple from this evening after the rain passed. Air temps had cooled down to 47 degrees. Indiana "rock hopping" - One rod, one reel, one bait 

 

 

Really good to see you  holding fish again. By the lack of activity on your blog I thought this HB 1279 thing had you in a funk. These rains have been very good to me lately fishing around drains. 

Had a few bites. Could not hook them, until finally..........

 

Dinked by a whisker fish on the jig.

 

 

Got a 6-1 yesterday.

She came with a big Grin !

A-Jay

4 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

 

Got a 6-1 yesterday.

Her came with a big Grin !

A-Jay

Gorgeous Toad!!!!

 

What is the water temps currently up in your neck of the woods? 

8 minutes ago, 8pt172 said:

Gorgeous Toad!!!!

 

What is the water temps currently up in your neck of the woods? 

She certainly was ~ Thanks

With open water less than a week along in many places water tamps are ranging between 40-50 depending on the size / depth of the lake.  It will warm Very Fast with the sun next week.  This week is OVC and cold; even getting snow later today.

A-Jay

47 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

 

Got a 6-1 yesterday.

Her came with a big Grin !

A-Jay

 

 

Boom! Back in the saddle, I see...

48 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

 

Got a 6-1 yesterday.

Her came with a big Grin !

A-Jay

Great to see your season has started.

 

Did you have the lake to yourself?

23 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

Great to see your season has started.

 

Did you have the lake to yourself?

Thank you my friend. 

I did not.  There were 3 resident vessels on the water at different points throughout the day.  Each took turns coming over into the wind when they saw me hook up.  Stayed nearby for a bit and then quickly retreated back to a leeward area to get out of the wind.  I did not do that and the reward was significant. 

A-Jay 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

 

Got a 6-1 yesterday.

She came with a big Grin !

A-Jay

Picking up where you left off I see! Well done.

We broke down and bought a pontoon. We leave it in the water all the time which is nice because we can just grab our poles, walk out the back door, hop on, and we’re fishing. Yesterday was yard work day, after that I smoked some tenderloin, after that me, the wife, and 6poundbass grabbed our poles, hopped on the pontoon, and went fishing for a little bit. I got skunked, the wife got her first of the year, and 6poundbass hauled 3 in, including this guy. Many more family fishing nights to come.

 

 

 

Yesterday was one of those rare days when lure meant little, but location was everything.   Caught fish on anything...once I figured out where they'd be: downstream from lay down, but only if in shadow...all at same depths.  

14 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Yesterday was one of those rare days when lure meant little, but location was everything.   Caught fish on anything...once I figured out where they'd be: downstream from lay down, but only if in shadow...all at same depths.  

You’re always hauling in some fat green ones 

My son's first ever bass and my first bass of the season. I know a coupe of lunkers but better than getting skunked.

 

Me, boy and 2 dogs..good day

Spring has finally sprung here in Montana!

 

And though cold, the fish are hungry!

 

 

 

[April 29, 2019]

 

 

Jeremy catches his first bass of 2019, and we both ended up catching 5 by the end of the day...

 

 

 

Finally managed to catch a few on the Jackhammer... (Bass #4 & #5)

 

WolfyBrandon

 

So the fishing (catching) has been pretty lackluster the last 3 or 4 trips as far as quality is concerned.

 

Tried different locations, depths, speeds; caught probably 60+ fish in all, but nothing over 2#. Can't really get out to fish early or late, and I guess the bigger fish don't want to play in the middle of the day. (That even rhymes ha!).

 

Cookie-cutter:

 

 

The other species are keeping me company though, so it's not all that bad. I'm glad everything out here eats jerkbaits.

 

Big crappie:

 

 

Citation perch:

 

took the wife out in the little johnny this morning. we caught 36 spots and a single largemouth. she used her brand new Zebco Bullet to land the big fish of the day, this spot, pushing 3 lbs! good grief, wimmen folk ?

 

Only had about an hour to spend on the water last night.  Initially I couldn’t decide whether it would be worth the hassle of packing everything up for such a short amount of time.  Since the forecast is not so great this week I decided to go for it.  This chunk certainly made it worthwhile!