Latest Catch Pics Thread

[Swamp Girl]

It's the longest smallmouth I've seen posted at BR. 

 

Stay safe, Tim. 

[Jamesg0418]

19 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

You folks in the New England area that catch green fish amaze me!

 

It's cultural down here, but up there you really have to march to your own beat to target them.  

We only have green ones and brown ones lol.  This one came out of lillinona a few weeks ago.

 

19 hours ago, PhishLI said:

My buddy was just up at Candlewood.

does your buddy have a black kind?  He looks familiar, we are in candlewood a lot.

 

I think for New England winter has shifted a month late.  Last year was warm also, and looking back at snow records it’s mostly late January and February now.  April has been pretty darn cold the last few years also.

 

we ride the Pittsburg ridge runners trails up in New Hampshire, they have been opening later and later every year.  

 

5 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

It's the longest smallmouth I've seen posted at BR. 

 

Stay safe, Tim. 

Candlewood is a small mouth factory now that the grass is gone.  And theirs some big ones in there.  I got a 5.1 earlier this year in about 50’ of water.

 

 

We are taking the boat down to Florida for the next couple of weeks to fish the kissimee chain and headwaters,  hopefully we can find some monsters.  I’ve never fished outside of CT before so we are amped.

[Swamp Girl]

@Jamesg0418, that's another long smallmouth. I'd like to take a Candlewood bass (long) and breed it with a Menderchuck bass (fat). Presto, in ten years or so, a new world record!

[Jamesg0418]

3 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

@Jamesg0418, that's another long smallmouth. I'd like to take a Candlewood bass (long) and breed it with a Menderchuck bass (fat). Presto, in ten years or so, a new world record!

Sounds good to me…. It’s unfortunate, the state added a ton of grass carp to candlewood which has impacted fishing severely.  There’s almost no grass in the place now.  I heard someone pulled a 9 lb LM out of it this year, which is a monster for CT.

[The Bassman]

Weather was pretty pleasant this afternoon with sun and temp in the low 40's. Managed nine, none real big but satisfying considering the forecast. This will doubtless be my last outing for a good while with the promised return of the polar vortex. Single digit temps and wind are going to be a shock after such an easy start to winter. Years ago it seemed we were always iced over until March. Hope that doesn't happen now. Gotta keep the 12 months of bass going.

[PhishLI]

3 hours ago, Jamesg0418 said:

does your buddy have a black kind?  He looks familiar, we are in candlewood a lot.

He has a black Tracker Targa with a bunch of graphs on it, but that day he was being guided by Paul Mueller on his boat.

[Team9nine]

Blue skies, SW wind 6-10 mph, and a high of 59 degrees made for nice conditions out on the water today. With the local lake trashed and likely unfishable for the next couple weeks, I decided to head to what I thought should be the clearest lake. Wasn’t totally shocked to see stained water when I pulled up, but upon closer examination, it was not the fresh red clay colored stuff, just a good stain with 12”-15” of visibility (normally 4 ft. or better). Water temps were 45 degrees.

 

Headed out and started shallow on some riprap without any luck, then a steep bank with some laydowns - still no good. Moved uplake to the last area I found them grouped up on, and finally got a bite - from a 4-11 bass. That one bite made my afternoon, but slowed down and worked through the larger area and came up with 3 more keepers. Down to the last 20-25 minutes, so I returned to the area where I got that first big bite, and sure enough, about 50 yds down the breakline I stuck and landed a 5-4 to complete my limit. 
 

More rain in the forecast, possibly 1-2 inches, followed by a good shot of cold air. No idea when that next trip will be, but I know where I’ll be going.

 

 

 

[Jamesg0418]

33 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

He has a black Tracker Targa with a bunch of graphs on it, but that day he was being guided by Paul Mueller on his boat.

Does he fish the Nebassin tournament division?

[PhishLI]

2 minutes ago, Jamesg0418 said:

Does he fish the Nebassin tournament division?

No. Just gets up there occasionally.

[Pat Brown]

Killin it @Team9nine 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎣🎣🎣

[AlabamaSpothunter]

Nice fatty @Team9nine !  

 

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

Blue skies, SW wind 6-10 mph, and a high of 59 degrees made for nice conditions out on the water today. With the local lake trashed and likely unfishable for the next couple weeks, I decided to head to what I thought should be the clearest lake. Wasn’t totally shocked to see stained water when I pulled up, but upon closer examination, it was not the fresh red clay colored stuff, just a good stain with 12”-15” of visibility (normally 4 ft. or better). Water temps were 45 degrees.

 

Headed out and started shallow on some riprap without any luck, then a steep bank with some laydowns - still no good. Moved uplake to the last area I found them grouped up on, and finally got a bite - from a 4-11 bass. That one bite made my afternoon, but slowed down and worked through the larger area and came up with 3 more keepers. Down to the last 20-25 minutes, so I returned to the area where I got that first big bite, and sure enough, about 50 yds down the breakline I stuck and landed a 5-4 to complete my limit. 
 

More rain in the forecast, possibly 1-2 inches, followed by a good shot of cold air. No idea when that next trip will be, but I know where I’ll be going.

 

 

 

Nicely Done ~

It was only a matter of time.

Congrats

A-Jay

[Swamp Girl]

Gosh, those are sweet fish, @Team9nine. 

[FishTax]

Weather and sickness are keeping me off the water as well. I've missed 3 trips in January already from one of those 2 things. I'm hoping I can go somewhere this weekend even though it's high winds again. Don't think I can go out in my kayak as every day looks to be > 15 mph sustained winds, but maybe I can hit a pond. Feels like it's been 6 months since I went out, although in reality only about 2 weeks. I don't know how you northerners do it, I'd go insane if I was locked inside for months on end! 

[Swamp Girl]

53 minutes ago, FishTax said:

I don't know how you northerners do it, I'd go insane if I was locked inside for months on end! 

 

We do go insane. This is me:

 

[Pat Brown]

The weather is absolutely terrible for fishing but I'm still gonna trudge through the slop and mud to see if I can get bit tonight.  It's been a long week and I need to at least cast. It's raining pretty hard which usually is terrible for fishing in the evenings but it's kinda warm rain so maybe it balances out?  Let's hope!

 

I haven't been on the boat in 2 weeks and if nothing catastrophic happens tomorrow after Jake's basketball game I'll get a short trip out.  

 

I need to catch a bass y'all 😭😭😭

[Woody B]

I'm with you Pat.  All the lakes around here a full of floating stuff.  A couple months ago they were all 5 to 7 feet low.  Not they're all spilling or close to spilling.  Lake Norman is 7 feet higher than it was 6 weeks ago.  How many gallons is 7 feet of water in a 30,000+ acre lake?   

 

I'm going to have breakfast with my Dad tomorrow then head to Lake Wylie later.  Wednesday they had all 4 generators running and 4 flood gates open.   Maybe moving all the water will create some clearer spots.   Wylie is 5 feet higher than 6 weeks ago.   I managed a 5 pounder Monday with high muddy water.  Maybe they'll be hungry again.   

[gim]

3 hours ago, FishTax said:

I don't know how you northerners do it, I'd go insane if I was locked inside for months on end! 

Most people ice fish here. A whole lot more than during open water season too. Just not me.

 

The difference this winter is that the ice is either 1) non existent, or 2) unsafe.

 

I just got word of a fatality from a truck going through the east side of Mille Lacs. Only 6 inches of ice. Recommended thickness is 13-17 inches for a truck.

[TnRiver46]

@Pat Brown and @Woody B, if you’re up for a drive the mtn lakes stay clear for whatever reason , not sure how far yall are from western NC

[PhishLI]

3 hours ago, Pat Brown said:

The weather is absolutely terrible for fishing but I'm still gonna trudge through

I'd cleared out tomorrow's work today in hopes of getting a wade in before the arctic drops on us next week, but sometimes God simply doesn't want me to catch a fish. 25-28mph winds and fishing under giant overhung trees is just looking for a concussion or worse. The ground is soaked from rain already and we're getting hammered again tonight, so treefalls are likely. Oh well. Catch one for me!

[Bass Rutten]

4 hours ago, Pat Brown said:

The weather is absolutely terrible for fishing but I'm still gonna trudge through the slop and mud to see if I can get bit tonight.  It's been a long week and I need to at least cast. It's raining pretty hard which usually is terrible for fishing in the evenings but it's kinda warm rain so maybe it balances out?  Let's hope!

 

I haven't been on the boat in 2 weeks and if nothing catastrophic happens tomorrow after Jake's basketball game I'll get a short trip out.  

 

I need to catch a bass y'all 😭😭😭

Don't do it! This is page 666 of this thread, just saying

[Pat Brown]

Dad gum this tropical storm nonsense sure is wild middle of January!  And the polar vortex coming in hot on Tuesday.  Gonna be a wild spring!  The good news is those fish arent gonna be missing a meal on account of the weather and they just gonna be that much fatter when we get back on em! 😉😉😉

[NorcalBassin]

Beautiful, calm winter morning at the ramp.

 

First spot of the day on an underspin.

 

Pops with a little fella on a senko

 

This guy hit a ned while still having a partially digested craw.

 

Butt ugly tube always seems to deliver when the winter bite slows down.

 

[Woody B]

9 hours ago, Pat Brown said:

they just gonna be that much fatter when we get back on em! 😉😉😉

I don't know what's going on with the Lake Wylie Largemouth.  They must me on some kind of fitness program.  The 5 pounder I caught Monday was full of eggs, but otherwise skinny.   21 3/4" long pre spawn, but only 5.04 pounds.   The Spots I catch are pretty much all fat, even the 10 inch long micro Bass.  21 3/4 long LM was 5.04, a 17 3/4" long Spot was 3.66.    There's plenty of forage for all of them.   From what I've seen on sonar the Spots are hunters....even wolfpack hunters.   The LM are ambush predators.   Flathead Cats are ambush predators too, but they manage to get really fat.   

 

@TnRiver46 I should venture out but I'm usually busy and have limited time to fish.  Those clear, deep lakes would be a whole new ball game for me.   All of the lakes within an hour of me are "blowed out" right now.   

 

I'm not in a "woe is me" situation.  My lakes aren't and don't freeze.  I'll have fun searching Lake Wylies 13000+ acres for clearer/cleaner areas even if I skunk.   I don't get embarrassed, and I will eventually catch some Bass.  

[Swamp Girl]

@NorcalBassin: Big spot! Here's a GIF of it swimming by your boat.