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By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/28/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't take it anymore so a quick trip to Clear was in order as I knew it was 100? ice free. Water temp was 37 - 38* and I stayed away from the south shore as I believe people were goose hunting ov...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/21/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/21/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Made a total bone head decision this morning and ran up to Lake Wiser...one problem...No motorized vessels allowed from October ?? to March 15th! Oops, forgot that one! Made a couple casts from shore ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/14/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/14/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got a late start this morning and didn't launch until about noon. Had two in the boat within 30 minutes! It was calm and sunny and the water had risen even more, the concrete launch is now submerged! ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/9/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I wasn't going to fish today but when I got up and saw the sun and light wind conditions, that was that. I got a late start and wasn't on the water until 10am. I caught the first fish right away, a su...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/7/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Barely made it a 2 today as I only caught 1 fish. Started out running up to Clear Lake but the wind was howling pretty good so I left and decided to swing by Big Lake on my way home. The wind wasn't b...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/1/2016
Species: Squawfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Today started out exactly the same as yesterday except I left a little earlier and there was a bit more wind and a bit less rain. Started to the right of the launch about 9am for the same reason too. ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/31/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/31/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Left the house in a downpour and arrived at Clear Lake in the same. I launched on the right side of the launch as someone was once again parked at the end of the launch area (illegal) fishing from the...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/24/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to bag Fazon for another time and fished Wiser this evening. I was surprised to see water temps right at 53*! A little cool but not too bad yet. I fished a few of my favorite spots without a b...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/24/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Had zero intentions of fishing this lake today, partly because I'm still in largemouth mode and partly because the wind was supposed to be fairly strong today. I drove by on my way to Fazon just tp lo...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/23/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/23/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Ran up to McMurray tonight there is still some algae left over from the bloom a couple weeks ago water was fairly stained and 58 degrees. Fishing was slow. I did manage a few small ones on a Rapala an...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/19/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Swung by Clear Lake on my way home from Grandy. Only had about two hours of daylight left to fish so I pretty much just power fished through the pads fishing the inside edge, outside edge and middle w...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/19/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Took a run up to Grandy this morning to try for bass but the trout would not leave my lures alone! I managed to catch one 11 inch bass but in the process caught three 16 - 18 inch trout. They would fo...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/17/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Wanted to take advantage of the rain and fish this lake one more time before it closes. Fished multiple tactics with minimal results unfortunately. Got two bites and they both missed on the first atte...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/11/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Left the house on a chilly 32* morning. Made it up to Clear and was happy to see no sign of the algae that's gripping Big Lake right now. Wasn't happy to see the whitecaps, especially given the chilly...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/10/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Very short report for a very short trip. This lake and McMurray have warning signs at the launch warning of toxic algae blooms and they aren't kidding!! This was the worst I have ever seen Big Lake as...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/4/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/4/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by Wiser after leaving Fazon to check the algae level and found the lake fairly clear and the water level high so I decided to launch. I fished down the entire north side without so much as a ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/4/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/4/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Was on Fazon at dawn and the algae in places is dang near load bearing! It clears up a bit on the east and north sides but the launch and SW corner are nasty! Should have been perfect conditions for t...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/3/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Very windy up here this afternoon. I thought with the front moving in things may pick up but I only managed to miss one about 4lbs that boiled on my swim jig 10 feet from the boat, lose another decent...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/3/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I could have rated this day a 4 from a numbers standpoint but I don't feel like rewarding the lake for being a dink factory today. I had some very nice Octobers on this lake back in the 90's but today...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/3/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Not much to tell, wife lost one about 9lbs at the bank, looked like a chinook with a little color to it. Fished the high tide with spinners as usual. Lots of fish showing so I imagine the snaggers had...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 9/20/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day in between thunderstorms on the west side of the launch. Worked the pads out and around to the pilings and fished the pilings picking up a dink on my Senko. Fished a Mojo-rig for a bit...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 9/13/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/12/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day on Fazon in Whatcom County but the whitecaps. wind and algae made it a short visit. Thought about Whatcom since I was right there but meh, I didn't want to fish smallmouth. Decided to ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 9/11/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/11/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Not alot to tell as I threw the Jon Boat in the truck, grabbed the oars, my jig rod and Senko rod and took off. Fished almost a full lap before dark and found very willing small bass up to roughly 14 ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 9/7/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/6/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Today I tried to disprove the old adage "a bad day fishing beats a good day at work"! Started when I rounded the corner only to see a closed gate??!! Got out and checked and fortunately no lock! Must ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 9/5/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Was on my way to Clear Lake but stopped to fish Big instead. Not much traffic but the water was very cloudy, maybe from the weekend boat traffic but looked more like algae remnants. I headed south, th...
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