Latest Catch Pics Thread

[N Florida Mike]

Got this one and 3 others in 30 minutes out back. Caught them all on the june bug speed worm. 
Wind was blowing 20-25 right into my property…

[Swamp Girl]

Go out and fish again, Mike. The bass in your photo directly above is bigger than the bass above it. At this rate, your next bass will be even bigger and the bass after that will be even....

[Bazoo]

Me and the boy fished with some hand dug worms the other day.

 

He only caught one, but I was able to coax 4. They are pretty good at cleaning a hook. This one was the prettiest of the bunch. I think these are green sunfish. Anyone know for sure?

 

 

 

 

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Had about 30 minutes today and was able to get a willing participant. Not the greatest size, but sure beats staying home! 

[TnRiver46]

@Bazoo, those are standard bluegill, green sunfish with have blue vermiculation between its eye and mouth. 
 

I meant to target stripers today and I did some, but I couldn’t help myself and caught a bunch of other stuff

 

1 Kentucky spotted bass, 3-4 smallies, lots of white bass, 6 nice crappie, a drum, and a channel catfish. Maybe a couple dozen fish with 6 species, a fun variety pack. I saw some white bass actively spawning, pods of 4-6 climbing all over each other in shallow shoals and splashing water everywhere. Water temp 60-63. 
 

 

[Bazoo]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

@Bazoo, those are standard bluegill, green sunfish with have blue vermiculation between its eye and mouth. 
 

I meant to target stripers today and I did some, but I couldn’t help myself and caught a bunch of other stuff

 

1 Kentucky spotted bass, 3-4 smallies, lots of white bass, 6 nice crappie, a drum, and a channel catfish. Maybe a couple dozen fish with 6 species, a fun variety pack. I saw some white bass actively spawning, pods of 4-6 climbing all over each other in shallow shoals and splashing water everywhere. Water temp 60-63. 
 

 

Thanks.

 

That's a cute little catfish.

[Lottabass]

2 days of warm, windy weather raised the surface temp from 52 to 59 yesterday.  Had 'em chompin'!!!

[Swamp Girl]

@Lottabass: Holy Greenies, Al, those are big bass!!!

[Bird]

11 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

@Lottabass: Holy Greenies, Al, those are big bass!!!

Maybe it's common for him to catch bass like that ❓

But definitely big fish regardless. 😳

[king fisher]

I fished my favorite lake Friday, Saturday and Today.  I landed 29 - 21- and 16 bass.  Biggest bass was 5.9 pounds caught on a bladed jig Friday afternoon.  Bass in picture was 4.8 pounds caught on a Junebug Magnum Trick worm.  It was caught Sunday morning before the wind picked up so I was able to get a picture.  No picture of the 5.9 pound bass caught late in the afternoon.   I haven't had a chance to fish this lake three days in a row for a couple years.  After catching a 9 pounder there two weeks ago,   I was sure I would catch a Grande bass or two.

 

I didn't get the big one, but it wasn't for a lack of effort.  I drove three hours Friday morning, first cast was at 6:30 AM last cast was at 7:45 PM.  I ate lunch on my kayak with line in the water.  Same on Saturday, non stop all day, and 6 hours of constant fishing on Sunday.  The wind was relentless gusting to 30 miles per hour starting at noon every day.  The wind was so bad I couldn't set my tent up until late at night.  I just had to keep telling myself, my new PB could be on the next cast.  The bass know it is going to blow every afternoon, and feed accordingly.  The wind helps the bite, but hurts the fishing.  It was a long weekend, but I'm already looking forward to my next time , wind and all. 

 

[Swamp Girl]

2 minutes ago, king fisher said:

I drove three hours Friday morning, first cast was at 6:30 AM last cast was at 7:45 PM.  I ate lunch on my kayak with line in the water.  Same on Saturday, non stop all day, and 6 hours of constant fishing on Sunday.  The wind was relentless gusting to 30 miles per hour starting at noon every day.  The wind was so bad I couldn't set my tent up until late at night. 

 

You achieved the impossible. You make Chuck Norris seem like a sissy.

[NorcalBassin]

Had a day in the high 70's before the next series of storms and road tripped it to the nearest open lake. Water temps 58-60*, and after the next couple days of storms it should start being prime time around here.

 

Pops caught one right away. Bummer was he had fish repellent lures on the rest of the morning and didn't get another bite. 😬

 

I picked up this fella and another dozen of his siblings on quite a few different baits and depths ranging from 5' to 40'. Hopefully the big girls will be joining them soon...

[AlabamaSpothunter]

I'm a sucker for a @king fisher fishing report, I just want so badly to experience that off the grid, un guided Mexico Bass fishing.   To me that's injecting Bass fishing into your veins, whereas what I'm doing is simply drinking it 🤣

[Swamp Girl]

25 minutes ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

To me that's injecting Bass fishing into your veins, whereas what I'm doing is simply drinking it 🤣

 

Alex wrangles big bass AND words too, making him a samurai, a warrior/poet. However, not this samurai:

 

 

 

[TnRiver46]

Samurai delicatessen!!!

[Rocky998]

Only caught one at a small pond. I was using a topwater minnow!

There was anywhere from 2-4 bass that kept going up to the bank, but no matter what I put in front of them, they wouldn't take it lol. 

[BluegillsTightlines]

Been slow bass fishing around here so I pan fished some creeks while waiting for the weather to warm up and get the bass moving to shallows for pre-spawn. They have now began to fan beds and been seeing them swim in pairs. Plucked these guys off beds. No giants, but I would have had a decent couple filets if I wanted to keep em.

 

I've historically been terrible at fishing when they've been on bed, but something told me that I could get them to bite the way they were acting-- chasing away pretty much every bluegill, bait fish, and even other bass. Even when nothing was there they seemed to be on edge, looking for anything that may intrude on their bed. Throwing in with a moderate fast retrieve and some slight twitches triggered reaction strikes.

 

Heck of a lot of fun on the ultralight Sienna 500 combo.

[Bluebasser86]

Sunday was supposed to be windy and much colder than it has been. I wanted to take the kayak out, but with it getting to be (hopefully), close to time that the family will want to go out in the boat, I decided to drag it out and make sure it still works. I was pretty rusty fishing from the boat. I booted 5 of the first 6 bites I had, but I think I had the hang of it pretty good by the end of the day. My biggest 5 were in the 24-25 pound range. Homemade bladed jig and a Ned did almost all the damage. Big fish was a little over 6 and just slurped in the Ned next to the boat. Barely felt the bite as I was bouncing all over in the white caps. 

 

[The Baron]

On 3/30/2025 at 9:29 PM, NorcalBassin said:

 

Really nice markings on that one. 😎

[Pat Brown]

Well the spring bite has finally picked up.  Lotta fish on the glide bait and jig and drop shot this week.

 

 

Lotta 2-5 lbers showing up in the shallow water.  

[Swamp Girl]

I don't wanna hire a guide or go fishing with someone famous like KVD or Roland Martin. I just wanna go fishing with @Bluebasser86 and @Pat Brown...and whatever they do, THAT'S EXACTLY what I'll do.

 

Meanwhile, in Maine, here's my 2025 count: 0

 

 

P. S. - Note the woman on the bench behind the guy with the bass in the fourth photo. This is why I picked Pat first for my hardest kind of fishing thread:

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

1 hour ago, Swamp Girl said:

I don't wanna hire a guide or go fishing with someone famous like KVD or Roland Martin. I just wanna go fishing with @Bluebasser86 and @Pat Brown...and whatever they do, THAT'S EXACTLY what I'll do.

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I’m mostly just out there crappie fishing for bass 😅 Everyone is out there powerfishing while I’m fishing a ML spinning rod with a 1/16oz jighead and a 4” piece of straight plastic that does almost nothing, except catch lots of fish.

[Swamp Girl]

3 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I’m mostly just out there crappie fishing for bass 😅 Everyone is out there powerfishing while I’m fishing a ML spinning rod with a 1/16oz jighead and a 4” piece of straight plastic that does almost nothing, except catch lots of fish.

 

Got it. I'm going to buy some crappie gear at Tackle Warehouse today. And I'm going to watch some crappie-catching videos. Watch out, bass, the Crappie Queen is coming!

 

To catch bass like Pat and his gang, I'm going to walk around with a rod, reel, and giant swimbait and I won't cast until I see a woman on a bench. Then I'll fish there. 

[fishballer06]

Not a bad first fish of the year. Caught on a hand built 1/2oz spinner bait with a #5 Colorado blade. 

 

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

@fishballer06: I don't think I've ever seen a healthier bass than yours. It's perfect.