Super User buzzed bait Posted June 18, 2015 Super User Posted June 18, 2015 glad none of the ones i fish are on the list! Quote
SDbassin Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 You know Tom, that's fortunate for you guys, but also sad. There's enough pressure as it is anyway. Is San V open again? no, San V is supposed to be open again between 2015 and 2017, my guess is towards the 2017 mark or even later. I can't wait, never had the chance to fish there but I hear all the stories from some old timers, I will definitely be there on its opening. Theres a few lakes close to me in the San Diego area that are almost completely dried up, most are at half pool, the lakes that are producing are extremely pressured, and some that rely on runoff like lake hodges (has a lot of runoff from the farms that are causing the water to deplete oxygen rapidly, adding phosphorus and chemicals to the water) are going downhill very fast. Hopefully the El Nino that's supposed to come in the fall and through the winter (please pray) will fill up a lot of our lakes and the fishing will get really good, fingers crossed!!! Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 18, 2015 Super User Posted June 18, 2015 You know Tom, that's fortunate for you guys, but also sad. There's enough pressure as it is anyway. Is San V open again? Not yet.......just needs water! The lake is at it's original normal pool and those bass need some exercise. It should rain this fall.Tom 1 Quote
Dogmatic Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 When all is said and done, as cool as it would be to have your home lake on the list, aren't you glad it isnt? Quote
desmobob Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 The slideshow freezes on the second frame each time I try to view it (2014 MacBook Pro running Safari 7.1.6). Can anyone that has the list in print cut-and-paste to a post in this thread? That would be nice.... Tight lines, Bob Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 18, 2015 Super User Posted June 18, 2015 The slideshow freezes on the second frame each time I try to view it (2014 MacBook Pro running Safari 7.1.6). Can anyone that has the list in print cut-and-paste to a post in this thread? That would be nice.... Tight lines, Bob Take a look at Catt's Exclusive thread on this page, it has a good link. Quote
brgbassmaster Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 5 on there from michigan. Only smallmouth waters mentioned too. Wish they would mention the 20/25lb bags that come out of central mi largemouth waters. Miss my home state. And my wifes parents only live 20 min from number 45 and 1 hr from 17. Quote
desmobob Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Take a look at Catt's Exclusive thread on this page, it has a good link. Perfect! Thanks very much. Happy to see my two "home" lakes listed. Tight lines, Bob Tight lines, Bob Quote
smallies24/7 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 I would put a few lakes that should be selected as Honorable Mentions: 1. Lake Powell, Utah ( smallies average 1/2 pound to two pounds with the odd 3 pounder, so primarily focus on largemouth, which average 2 to 5 pounds and occasionally bigger) Takes at least a 20 pound sack per day to win most tournaments), and I've seen three day totals of 45 pounds not quite make the top 5. If it's tough, catch some smallies for a quick limit (10 pounds if you're lucky), and then focus on nothing but largemouth the rest of the tournie.) The drought has made finding largemouth someone tricker due to lack of brush cover but they often sit in the shallows near where the brush once was, and will use cover like tumbleweeds and log jams from flash floods. Smallies sit on the rip rap rocks. The best rip rap rocks are those in the shade, the very best ones stay MOSTLY in the shade). 2. Lake Washington, Washington. 3. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Utah 4. Quail Creek Reservoir, Utah 5. Wilson Lake - AL/TN 6. Elephant Butte, NM (Though Drought affected) 7. New Melones, CA (Through Drought affected) 8. Lake Oahe, SD (smallies) 9. Truman Lake, MO 10. Weiss Lake, AL 11. Stick Marsh, FL (though not what it was a few years ago) 12. Flaming Gorge - UT/WY, good numbers of smallies to five pounds. Gotta average 18 to 20 pounds top constantly have change there 13. Aurora Reservoir - Colorado - Producing lots of 3 to 4 pound smallies and some even bigger, while the largemouth are taking off in the flooded shallows again and some 7 - 8pounders have been showing. It's not a head over heals action type lake, but when you get bit,it's a quaility fish. Gas motor only lake which is a slight pain, but the real pain is a very overbearing parks staff that kicks you off right at dusk and will ticket you for anything they can. But it is a good fishery. Nearby Quincy Lake is much smaller, but 5 - 7 pound largemouth aren't unheard of and 3 - 4 pounders common. 14, Navajo Reservoir - numbers aren't insane, but 3 - 5 pound smallies are common and a 20 - 25 pound limit on smallies a long isn't out of the question for a skiller basser. Most of these lakes it takes at least a 22 pound bag to have a chance at the top three or winning. If we get some good rain and snow this year in California and for the next several years, lakes like Folsum, Whiskeytown, Diamondvalley, Pyramid and others will start to produce better once again. Very surprised to see Lake Washington not on the list. It is my home lake, and I fish it multiple times a week. Especially when Sammamish was on the list the other year, Lake Wa is a much better lake in my opinion. It took a 28lb bag to win a tournament earlier this year. Quote
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