I hit Hagg lake on Sunday the 18th with Michael Jarvis (Michael Jarvis). I have to say Mike is an awesome guy to go fishing with. He is knowledgeable and just a really nice guy. I had a blast. We both got to the lake around 8am and my thermometer said it was 28F in the parking lot. The frost on the road and ramp walkway assured me that my truck thermometer was pretty spot on.

We fished a first spot near the ramp without any luck and decided to head across the lake to see if that we could scare up a bass there. We split apart to try and divide and conquer. Mike went shallower and I went deeper. Turns out I made the lucky choice and on my first cast to the spot I went to I caught my first Hagg bass of the year. Just a little 1 pound 6oz largemouth but getting the skunk off always feels great!

A bit later I found an isolated log near a bend in the creek channel. Just a classic winter time spot. I missed a fish and caught my second fish of the day, a nice little 1lb 10oz largemouth. I called Mike over to try to get him on the spot with me since he had not hooked up yet. We went back to the spot and I quickly caught a small largemouth and a 1lb 2oz smallmouth.

After those 2 quick bites the action died at that spot and Mike took me back across the lake to show my a spot he likes to fish in the winter. I have to really thank him for that one because I caught my biggest of the day off that spot. Just a 2lb 6oz largemouth - no monster - but it put up a good tussle on the drop shot rod.

After that we tried a variety of spots up the lake and each missed a bite off one of them. Eventually we made our way back to where I had my initial success. I picked up 2 bass pretty quickly off that spot and Mike and I fished it together for a bit but eventually he decided to try to find something new.

I stayed on that spot and caught another small one and hooked and last one. During that time Mike picked up a couple of 14+" bass further along the creek channel and that is how the day ended.

I had 8 bass on the day (7 largemouth and 1 smallmouth). The fishing was not on fire but I caught enough to keep it interesting. While the catching was not on fire getting to fish with Mike definitely made it one of my favorite days on the water.

Here are a few pics of the day and some video from my new gopro 13 camera (old gopro 8 died 1/2 way through my last trip).

 

Launching at 28 degrees. Tough man, but so cool you caught bass when it was so cold!

2 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

Launching at 28 degrees. Tough man, but so cool you caught bass when it was so cold!

I was almost dressed too warm. The lack of wind made it not feel bad. By 10am I had peeled off several layers.