Barrett Lake 051513 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Afran · 05-16-2013, 10:09 PM

Back to the Big B for a quick run. Scored a kayak spot last minute and jumped on the ticket. Fished Open to 12P with blue sky and wind later in the AM. Hooked 26 bass, 2lb clones. They wanted a Heddon Walking Bait in the morning and wanted the 3/8 War Midnight Swimjig/Berkley Chigger Craw 4" as the temperature and wind came up.

Notes from the mind:
Fishing from the kayak at the lake is great. Love the freedom
Fish finder/depth finder, amazing tool. Find that structure
Black/Blue jig, still a "go-to" color
Bass blasting the top water bait and watching your line swim away from the boat while jig fishing - Awesome

The lake will be open for a few months. Get out there at some point. Ask around for Kayak/Tube spots, look on other forums. Many spots go unused.

MITCHELL · 05-17-2013, 02:34 AM

Nice!

Dave k · 05-17-2013, 06:16 AM

Looks like a good day. We went right when you went left...

Funny that our fish were all on different baits. Cranks and small swimbaits worked best for us.

Fun day for sure though, gotta get back out there.

carbonbass · 05-17-2013, 08:10 AM

I noticed buying tickets on ticketmaster is $92 for the boat and then you pay for your lake permit when you get to the lake. How much is it to fish off the yak and how do you get this reservation?

RedSledTeam · 05-17-2013, 08:23 AM

Here's what I know:
$80.00 + $11.75 SERVICE CHARGE INCLUDES BOAT AND MOTOR 1-4 ANGLERS PER BOAT. PLUS, $20 CASH PER PERSON AT LAKE.CASH ONLY AT LAKE, NO CREDIT CARDS, NO CHECKS

blitzburgh · 05-17-2013, 09:06 AM

Great pics!

Afran · 05-17-2013, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carbonbass

I noticed buying tickets on ticketmaster is $92 for the boat and then you pay for your lake permit when you get to the lake. How much is it to fish off the yak and how do you get this reservation?

Kayak/Tube spots that are generally $20-30 depending on whom you buy them from. Then you will have to pay $20 at the gate for a fishing permit.

Barrett Lake offers 4 fishing spots, 1 boat and 2 car parkings for each single ticket purchased. The owner of the single ticket can then decide what they want to do with the 4 fishing spots. Many people fish 2-3 spots, take the boat and 1 car spot. The remaining 1-2 fishing spots can go for sale to a kayak/tube/shore fisherman. Now the search begins, find the extra spots.

The reason why people sale the spots, is that $92 is a lot of money to go fish bass. They want to recoop their money if they don't use all 4 fishing spots. I've purchased full tickets before and decided that it wasn't worth the money. I'm not a fan of fishing from the john boat and fishing 2-3 guys on the same vessel is little much for me.

I found that kayaking the lake was a more tranquil experience, I fish/work areas more through, and you know, it's kayak fishing... it's why we do this.

roadx · 05-18-2013, 06:07 AM

nice bass

i got a spot with mitchell (thanks bro) early june. first trip this season gonna be fun.

i'll pressure karl and we'll get the city gang out again.

thanks for the tips

JeffB · 05-18-2013, 07:27 AM

Nice looking LMB!!!

lamb · 05-18-2013, 07:30 PM

NICE!

crashcrow · 05-22-2013, 07:55 AM

Nice! I've been seeing alot of kayaks out there lately. My house is on the mountain to the west.

05-16-2013, 10:09 PM	#1
Afran fishy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 219	Barrett Lake 051513 Back to the Big B for a quick run. Scored a kayak spot last minute and jumped on the ticket. Fished Open to 12P with blue sky and wind later in the AM. Hooked 26 bass, 2lb clones. They wanted a Heddon Walking Bait in the morning and wanted the 3/8 War Midnight Swimjig/Berkley Chigger Craw 4" as the temperature and wind came up. Notes from the mind: Fishing from the kayak at the lake is great. Love the freedom Fish finder/depth finder, amazing tool. Find that structure Black/Blue jig, still a "go-to" color Bass blasting the top water bait and watching your line swim away from the boat while jig fishing - Awesome The lake will be open for a few months. Get out there at some point. Ask around for Kayak/Tube spots, look on other forums. Many spots go unused. __________________ warbaits.com Instagram @warbaits

05-17-2013, 02:34 AM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Nice! __________________ Duke Mitchell

05-17-2013, 09:06 AM	#6
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Great pics! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

05-18-2013, 06:07 AM	#8
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	nice bass i got a spot with mitchell (thanks bro) early june. first trip this season gonna be fun. i'll pressure karl and we'll get the city gang out again. thanks for the tips __________________

05-18-2013, 07:27 AM	#9
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Nice looking LMB!!! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

05-17-2013, 06:16 AM	#3
Dave k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 110	Looks like a good day. We went right when you went left... Funny that our fish were all on different baits. Cranks and small swimbaits worked best for us. Fun day for sure though, gotta get back out there.

05-17-2013, 08:10 AM	#4
carbonbass Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 367	I noticed buying tickets on ticketmaster is $92 for the boat and then you pay for your lake permit when you get to the lake. How much is it to fish off the yak and how do you get this reservation?

05-17-2013, 08:23 AM	#5
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	Here's what I know: $80.00 + $11.75 SERVICE CHARGE INCLUDES BOAT AND MOTOR 1-4 ANGLERS PER BOAT. PLUS, $20 CASH PER PERSON AT LAKE.CASH ONLY AT LAKE, NO CREDIT CARDS, NO CHECKS

05-18-2013, 07:30 PM	#10
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	NICE! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

05-22-2013, 07:55 AM	#11
crashcrow Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 122	Nice! I've been seeing alot of kayaks out there lately. My house is on the mountain to the west.