Early Bass Season?

[Matt Johnson]

Who took advantage of the early (CPR) bass season this past weekend? Any big fish to report in the Metro? I hit the water for a few hours right away (early) Saturday morning and caught a handful but no giants. Plan to chase some bass again this week and weekend...

[Juan Grande]

I was chasing bass on Saturday Matt.  Got my PB (length wise) 21" largie on a jig in about 4' feet of water near some rocks. They weren't jumping in the boat, but bit well enough to keep us busy.

[Matt Johnson]

Nice work on the PB! That's an awesome fish! My 3rd cast of the day had a giant blow-up at the end of the cast and I thought for sure I had on a toad... but it ended up being about a 4 pound pike that took me for a quick spin through the shallows

I did see a couple nice fish in the shallows but it was too late once I saw them... fish were very spooky on Saturday. Most of my fish came from distance...

[Maximum12]

As is my habit to avoid all the one-timers on opener, I hit a very small lake in the south metro, no gas motors, that sees minimal fishing pressure & has yielded up giant bass in the past. I saw at least a dozen good size bass in three feet of water or less, either on/preparing nests, or cruising aimlessly. Couldn't get a single one to bite, whatever I tried, they were very spooky. 

But I'll consider it a success as (1) I love watching big fish in the water, & (2) while I've caught a few really big bass in this lake, I now know there are a lot more than I thought there were. And to judge by all the little 10" bass I saw frolicking on the weedline, there's another good year class on its way. 

[Matt Johnson]

Maximum12,

Sounds to me like that lake will turn on pretty soon... things are staging/shaping up nicely from the sounds of it! This cold weather today and tomorrow will put a halt on things but it's supposed to warm up again later in the week which could set the stage for a good weekend if you plan to head back out there! We caught a lot of our fish this weekend on a wacky rig, letting it slow-fall into the zone and sometimes even deadsticked right on the bottom if you know a fish is present... might be worth a shot on your lake if you haven't tried that already?