6 hours ago, CDMTJager said:

Gotta figure out how to DS my pics a system says they're to large and won't let me upload any.

With my phone after I select the photos there an options menu on the lower left that lets me select full size, small, medium, or large.

 

 

 

Of course  that might depend on the kinda phone you have.  Lots of folks on here use photo hosting sites like photbucket too.

6 hours ago, CDMTJager said:

Gotta figure out how to DS my pics a system says they're to large and won't let me upload any.

I posted the instructions on how to shrink photos on Android a while ago...

Blanked at Meredith this morning but getting to see things like this makes it a little less painful 

@thediscochef: What a sky. Montana isn't the only big sky country. 

3 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

I posted the instructions on how to shrink photos on Android a while ago...

Ill google it or YT it up on how to.

3 hours ago, bp_fowler said:

With my phone after I select the photos there an options menu on the lower left that lets me select full size, small, medium, or large.

 

 

 

Of course  that might depend on the kinda phone you have.  Lots of folks on here use photo hosting sites like photbucket too.

Thanks for the info. I am what one would call an absolute minimal phone function user.

On 6/25/2024 at 11:34 AM, IcatchDinks said:

@The Baron I use a third party images hosting site. Postimages.org is what I use. Then I use the link from that site and paste it into the "insert image from URL" option in the "Other Media" tab. 

 

@CDMTJager this is what I do. I hate resizing photos. It's too much hassle for me. 

35 minutes ago, CDMTJager said:

Ill google it or YT it up on how to.

Thanks for the info. I am what one would call an absolute minimal phone function user.

Me too, I rely heavily on my 16 y/o to show me these things.  😂

15 minutes ago, bp_fowler said:

Me too, I rely heavily on my 16 y/o to show me these things.  😂

Since I've been using/programming computers for over 50 years - it's just a matter of learning new OS' for me

3 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

@thediscochef: What a sky. Montana isn't the only big sky country. 

West Texas has some excellent sky. Can see the lightning for miles and miles 

23 minutes ago, thediscochef said:

West Texas has some excellent sky. Can see the lightning for miles and miles 

 

I would love that. Maine is 90% forested, so we don't have vistas. Lightning was even rare a decade ago, but it's more and more common now.

 

Quick morning trip.  This guy stole a blade off my spinnerbait and I didn’t have much luck after that.

Two fish from a short float on the river. Spotted two of the fish I was looking for but unfortunately by the time you can see them it’s too late. I really dislike these catfish, they slam a bait so hard you think you have a giant for the first few seconds then the rolling starts. The smallie came off one of the sunken trees I was able to spot at a sufficient distance to make a bomb cast downwind. Another 19” 3.5lber. Getting into that next class of fish is proving difficult, they are spooky and only seem to hit at the end of the cast.

 

1 hour ago, Fried Lemons said:

only seem to hit at the end of the cast

 

I often experience this too, i.e. catching a bass at the farthest end of my farthest cast. 

I caught about 24 bass today and probably 20 of them over 15 inches. High blue skies, the day after a cold front passed through. Plastic worm and spinnerbaits were the most effective. My largest 4lb 7ozs caught on a bluegill patterned spinnerbait.

Got out for about 6.5 hours today only managed to boat 7; 1 each on a buzzbait and a Texas rig and 5 on a frog with 1 frog fish the best of the day weighing 4-4

Well, we head for North Carolina tomorrow evening, and I'll be away from my home waters for 11+ days. So I went down to the Chippewa for a few goodbye casts before I pack up all my fishing gear for the trip. Landed one very fat smallmouth who fought like the Dickens and decided to call it a day. Now I'm off to fuel up the car and pack before work tomorrow. 

 

 

It feels a shame to leave my home waters behind just now. The water levels are back to the perfect depth, the fish seem super active and healthy. But I will have the opportunity to fish some private ponds down south, and that should offer some new opportunities. Plus, I really love the in-laws we're going to visit. Should be fun. 

Unexpected change to the weather forecast for the better made me sneak out for about 2.5 hours this afternoon. Very slow bite, but if you’re going to only get one, it’s nice when it turns out to be a good one 😎 Crushed a deep crank. 
 

 

Went out to target smallies this morning. After catching about 20 smaaaalll smallies up shallow, I decided to hit a steep drop-off (40 FOW) and managed a handful of 18-19.5 inchers on drop shot. A few on a finesse jig. The biggest weighing in right at 4 lbs. 

 

I may have a new favorite drop shot bait after today. Keitech Easy Shaker (3.5"). It got bit when other DS baits wouldn't. These things SMELL ('squid scent'). Not the most durable. But they do have a really nice quiver to them with the slightest movement. 

 

Tons of these dinks caught before finally finding the bigger ones. But you can tell they're eating and look really healthy. Good for the future of this fishery.

 

 

 

 

 

That's quite an upgrade, @NorthernBasser. That's like trading in your Yugo for a mid-engine Vette.

 

 

Caught a few small ones last night

A random waterfall popped up out of nowhere, turns out it drains a rock quarry 😂 

 

9 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Caught a few small ones last night

A random waterfall popped up out of nowhere, turns out it drains a rock quarry 😂 

 

That is beautiful scenery. Looks like you guys fish in God's country.

56 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Caught a few small ones last night

 

Did you catch any in the waterfall?

1 hour ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

That is beautiful scenery. Looks like you guys fish in God's country.

Believe it or not, that’s right next to an industrial park haha

17 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Did you catch any in the waterfall?

We were easing up toward it and it shut off completely, I think we did get a tiny spotted bass where it formerly was 

Here's a few photos from our guided trip on Wednesday.

 

Santa Clara lake is spinnerbait country but I did manage to fool this little guy on a wacky rigged Senko.

 

 

It was a tough day. Almost all fish came off of submerged oak trees and you had to cast the spinnerbait right through the branches to elicit a bite. Needless to say we spent some time getting spinnerbaits back after snagging. Our guide Joaquim knew the lake better than anyone and more often than not he'd call the bites as soon as we pulled up to specific trees.

 

 

It was a long day with a lot of time between bites but all in all it was great! We're already planning to go back in October. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another small one from me on the gantral jr. I even got to break the new rod in on a fish at least.