Nothing huge but it felt great! 

Couple more pics:

Hotspot.

Awesome place and even better pictures. Its always good to start the year out right.

WOW! Look at the place! Looks like an amazing place to live! Great looking fish too, when you say hotspot do you mean there are always bass there or is the water warmer than the rest of the lake like a discharge or something?

Thai, it's just a winter hotspot. No discharge or anything like that. Don't ask why, but they are there every winter.

Nice man. Beautiful place.

Nice fish and awesome place!!

that place looks awesome, Nice fish too.

Wow! Amazing place, nice fish and photos.

I am jealous. ;D

Nice Pics................

Looks phenominal. Thanks for the pics.

what location is that in

Switzerland. Better known for skiing and cheese! 

Beautiful place, beautiful fish.  I won't be catching my first first until late April  :'(

Man, I hope the first FIVE fish I catch this year add up to the size of that one!

Beautiful lake there! That water is very clear, your lakes don't freeze over in the winters?

Absolutely beautiful my friend.  Nice fish to.  Congrats.

beautiful pics...... nice fish too!

Great Pics, must be nice living in Siwtzerland

That water is very clear, your lakes don't freeze over in the winters?

Only ponds freeze over in winter. The water temp. of the larger lakes stays in the high 30's low 40's during winter.

Lakes in higher altitudes do freeze.

I think I recognize the place. Looks like Geneva lake. I was there just yesterday, but no fishing unfortunately  :'(

Pike from today. 

Awesome lake and nice fish!   

nice healthy fish.