Bartlett Lake 01/20/19
Back to Bartlett Lake on Sunday. Went fishing with Harold and his grandson. With the warm weather it brought out a lot of boaters and fisherman. Fishing was very good for us. We caught 21 Bass some of them were very nice size. We caught the fish on green pumpkin jigs, and drop shot using […]
Roosevelt Lake Report 01/18/19
Pleasant Lake 01 14 19
Air temp – 47 degrees. Water Temp – 54 degrees Arrived at the lake 7 am castle creek ramp. I wanted to try fishing the upper end of the lake first. I used a small swim bait and a umbrella rig with smaller baits, just trying to catch any size of fish. This lasted about […]
Roosevelt lake January 10. 2019
Air temp. 30 Water temp 53 The fish are sure getting fatter and bigger here at Roosevelt lake. Started the morning at 7.30 am with a green pumpkin hula grub on a. 1/2 oz football jig. We also used spinner baits white with silver blades, drop shot, Texas rigs. We used trick worms, and […]
Bartlett Lake 01-04-19
Water temp 50. Air temp 32 On the drive in there was still snow on the side of the road and mountains around us. We decided to start fishing deep. Found the fish in the middle of the coves 40 to 50 feet on the bottom with shad 5 feet above the fish. We fished […]
Bartlett Lake 12-22-18
Air temp 39 water 52. Arrived at the lake 7.30am. Tried fishing some spinner baits and small crank baits wth no success. We started looking for shad and bass in the creek channels. All the fish we found were very deep 40 to 50 ft. We then started fishing steep drop offs with points close […]
Cold Weather Fishing 1.1.19
As the temperature and the water temps get colder, fish migrate in schools to deeper water. To catch fish, you have to change your technique and how deep to go. Colder temps cause the fish to go into hibernation. This causes the fish not to eat as much or as often. To catch these cold […]
Bartlett Lake 12.20.2018
Today we arrived at the lake at 9:30 am. Decided to start fishing later, to give the water a chance to warm up a bit. Water temp was 53 degrees. The bass do not want to bite or chase lures when the water is so cold. The best thing I found to use in these […]
Bartlett Lake 12.14.2018
We arrived at the lake at 7 am. Temperature was 39 degrees and the water temp was 54 degrees. I decided to run up to the North part of the lake and started fishing with crank baits and spinner baits, but did not have any luck. We switched to A-Rigs and Buzz baits, but still […]
Bartlett Lake 11.30.18
Today it was my pleasure to take Trent fishing for his 12th Birthday. Mom, Jessica who works at the Bass Pro Shop promised Trent a fishing trip with the Bass Pro Shop Pro. We bundled up because it was very cold and raining. The temp had dropped to 45 degrees. Fishing was extremely tough, but […]