21/22 May Guided Trip

[rps]

I fished Wednesday and Thursday on the lower end with Phil Stone. It was tough. He sent me the pictures on my phone but I cannot figure out how to post them here. I caught 6 or 7 in two days,  They were a mix of all four basses. Those caught were squeaker or near keepers. We fished swim baits, underspins, and jigs. All the fish came on the swim baits.

Phil is a good guide and I will hire him again. He was very frustrated. He showed me the fish on his scope. I could see the fish come look at the bait and then shy away. Several times I could feel them slap at it. By that I mean I felt a brief something that disappeared before I could set the hook.

Summary: I enjoyed the trip and the guide, but I did not catch that much.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

A good time is all we can really ask for.   Appreciate the report.  

[Quillback]

The lake has been fishing tough this year.  

[rps]

4 hours ago, Quillback said:

The lake has been fishing tough this year.  

I blame it on instability - wet one week, sweltering the next, lake level up and down, lots of east wind. Pardon the pun, a perfect storm.

[Champ188]

At least you spent two days in the boat with a good dude and undoubtedly learned a lot. Hope you catch em better next time. Good to see you back on The Rock.  

[tjm]

On 5/25/2025 at 10:34 AM, rps said:

lots of east wind.

It seems like weeks of east wind and I don't recall it ever being this way in the past. Prevailing wind direction seems to have changed.

[snagged in outlet 3]

28 minutes ago, tjm said:

It seems like weeks of east wind and I don't recall it ever being this way in the past. Prevailing wind direction seems to have changed.

Polar migration 

[tjm]

The effect of too many satellites?

 

[dan hufferd]

Climate change due to the increase in lithium battery production.