9/08 Lake 33 Report

[Haris122]

Met up with a friend of mine to fish Lake 33 last Friday afternoon. I got there around 1, and we fished out of a boat for 3-3.5 hours, then I fished by myself from the bank another 1.5-2 hours. Didn't catch anything big, but it was an unusually productive day for both of us, as far as bass went. When I say productive, I mean by my standards, in that we each got numbers up to the high single digits, which is not that common for either one of us up there. I would say biggest were only in the 12-13" range, but nonetheless it was surprising how specific the catching was. We almost caught no other type of fish.

[Johnsfolly]

On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 11:42 AM, Haris122 said:

When I say productive, I mean by my standards, in that we each got numbers up to the high single digits, which is not that common for either one of us up there. I would say biggest were only in the 12-13" range,

I've seen quite a few trip reports from Table Rock and LOZ where they didn't do as well as you did on your trip for the 5 or so hours that you fished. Never apologize for having a good day fishing, be it based upon numbers of fish or just pure enjoyment on lippin' a few.

[MoCarp]

On 9/12/2017 at 11:42 AM, Haris122 said:

Met up with a friend of mine to fish Lake 33 last Friday afternoon. I got there around 1, and we fished out of a boat for 3-3.5 hours, then I fished by myself from the bank another 1.5-2 hours. Didn't catch anything big, but it was an unusually productive day for both of us, as far as bass went. When I say productive, I mean by my standards, in that we each got numbers up to the high single digits, which is not that common for either one of us up there. I would say biggest were only in the 12-13" range, but nonetheless it was surprising how specific the catching was. We almost caught no other type of fish.

I haven't fished 33 in a long time...our CAG group had a social one year there and almost had heat stroke was 101 that day...wish we could fish there late at night

[Haris122]

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I've seen quite a few trip reports from Table Rock and LOZ where they didn't do as well as you did on your trip for the 5 or so hours that you fished. Never apologize for having a good day fishing, be it based upon numbers of fish or just pure enjoyment on lippin' a few.

Yeah, I mainly just tend to say it as a disclaimer so people can adjust the report to their skill level. Those kinds of numbers are good days as far as my experiences and skill at fishing are concerned. A hardcore bass angler, might get the impression that it was actually a slow day, but if I caught 8 or 9 fish, they might be able to catch 2-3 times that many, and big ones at that.

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I haven't fished 33 in a long time...our CAG group had a social one year there and almost had heat stroke was 101 that day...wish we could fish there late at night

Yeah, it would be nice to get the chance to fish when some of the bigger catfish are probably more active. I wish they'd at least have certain designated nights at places like Busch and local county parks, when you could do that. Seems like more and more, they're turning it into a daytime only activity. Think even Flamm Access in Arnold now is not open all night anymore.