Bass Fishing Bartlett

This video from Myfishingchannel is a little choppy, but features two anglers fishing Bartlett Lake with live target lures. They caught and released around 40 bass!

February Caption Winner!

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this month’s Facebook Caption Contest over at the Bartlett Lake Marina Fan Page. The winner of this month is just below followed by some of our favorite runners up. If your caption didn’t get selected or you didn’t have a chance to play, fear not! A brand new caption contest is already underway. The winner will receive a $25 gift card to Bartlett Lake Marina!

FEBRUARY WINNER! Marc Leach “SPECIAL OFFER! ALL NATURAL BOTOX INJECTIONS. ACT NOW – OFFER ENDS TUESDAY! (someside effects include puffy eyes, headache, and extreme reptile paranoia)”

Runners up:

Grant Armendariz “Tastes like chicken”

Stuart Schwartz “They said, close your eyes and wait for the surprise, but I had NO idea.”

 

Christina Caldwell “You drive a beetle? I drive a FISH!”

Fernando Sandoval “C’mon honey I’ll drive you to the prom!”

Dan Vick “School Bus?”

Cardboard Shell “And on that day, little Tom Thumb became a man.”

Fernando Sandoval ‎”we are going to need a bigger boat”

Marc Leach “The engine on that boat doesn’t even have one horse power.”

Stan Mohr “Local Democrats begin arriving at Bartlett Lake for a weekend retreat.”

Gary Pennacchio “Dumb Ass, forgot my fishing pole”

 

89 Year Old Granny Goes Bass Fishing

You’re never too old to fish! Watch this grandmother pull fish after fish. She plays it cool like it isn’t a big deal.

 

Night Fishing Tips

If one wishes to have a good bite it is best to begin fishing two hours before sunrise or after sunset. This is particularly difficult, but an alarm clock can always act as your wake-up call. In addition, it is best if you set up and have ready a wet-bait half an hour before the sun rises. Keep in mind that anchoring or cooking bait need to be completed prior to sunset. That is because cooking during your evening fishing can be very hazardous and because bait has to cool off before it is ready for use. One of the reasons to be ready at least thirty minutes before dark or sunrise is that fish typically feed shallower during this mirror bite time and you can catch them easier as they are only about thirty feet down the sea’s surface. Experts point out that the twilight minutes can be very productive for fishermen.

To enjoy good and fast action, regardless if you are fishing in saltwater or freshwater, try to fish around piers that have lights on their end. Since fish are attracted by the beams of light that come through the surface in various sea depths, most fishing excursions have a happy ending when they occur around lights on buoys or piers.

Remember to use very large dry flies, oversized streamers, wet flies, and nymphs, if you are interested in catching the active feeding fish out there. Night-feeding is easier when the bait is large enough for fish to locate and you should remember to draw the flies and other bait slowly along the water’s surface in a jerking motion to help attract trout. Of course, you should bring extra live bait along and keep your lure inside the boat or water, safely contained.

While fishing, try to keep yourself on alert for signs of feeding fish. Be always prepared that during night time you will be able normally to hear the fish feeding themselves before you witness their swirls or splashes. Remember to chuck your lure to the spot you think holds the fish as soon as possible after hearing or seeing fish break the surface. Since they do have trouble locating a lure during night time, make repeated casts wherever you believe that there is a chance fish circulate.

If you are about to fish in deep-water conditions, then remember to use a bait-caster in combination with a long graphite rod that has a lot of backbone. Check frequently your bow to detect subtle strikes as the bait drops. This way you will be able to catch as many fish as possible and will save you the anguish if you have made the right choice to go night fishing.

The downsides of night fishing have to do with the fact that you have to limit your group from socializing and partying while fishing. In case you cannot limit the noise, fish will not approach your area and you will not be able to catch any. Moreover, try avoid bringing more than two people inside the boat-especially if it is small-and avoid taking children during night fishing as it is more dangerous for them to get scared and fall in the water.

Finally, experts attest that apart from the sea main lake points may offer excellent possibilities for successful night fishing trip adventures, especially during the summer months, as the fish are inactive during the day due to the hot temperatures and will suspend in deep water which will leave to move closer to the surface during the night that the water becomes colder. In addition fishermen point out that your bow’s color and weight can also advance or limit your efforts so pay special attention when selecting the right equipment as these make all the difference in the world while you are fishing in a lake or in the sea.

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Tips on Lake Fishing for a Great Outdoor Experience

For many years, lake fish have been classified under three general heads: game fish, food fish, and forage or bait fish.

The bass, trout, pike, pickerel, muskellunge, pike perch, etc., have been generally known as game fish because of their sporting value.

On the other hand, carp, suckers, some of the catfish, yellow perch, etc., have been considered as food fish. While this latter group has not been considered as furnishing the sport that the so-called game fish do, nevertheless, it has a real economic and recreational value.

Generally speaking, in lake fishing, words are really inadequate when it comes to describing the correct procedure in casting. The best way to learn how to cast is to go down to the beach, watch an expert at work, and try to do likewise.

Nevertheless, lake fishing can really be fun and the novice will quickly master the correct form in lake fishing. Therefore, to further harness their craft, here are some tips that could help the anglers on their lake fishing activity.

1. In lake fishing, as with other forms of fishing, a smooth, snappy stroke is required but not as snappy as when snapping a whip. This type of stroke will cause the loss of many flies.

2. Anglers should remember that it is the line that is cast, not the fly. The fly is but a passenger, which is attached to the leader.

3. Proper timing is an important factor on both the backcast and forward cast.

4. Know the fish habitat and the kinds of fish that inhabit the lakes. Some of them are the sunfish, and the small mouth black bass.

These kinds of fish can usually be found hiding near some submerged log or stump, or among the plants.

5. When catching big fish in the lake, it is best to use big, sturdy rods. Big fish like the bass usually attain a weight of 12 pounds, which usually inhabits the lake or pond. The reason why they grow really big is that in lakes or ponds, the food is both abundant and very rich.

Hence, to handles these sizes, the ideal length and weight of the rod is 8 ? feet in length and from 4 to four and three quarters of an ounce in weight.

Indeed, the fundamental principles in lake fishing are not difficult to master and with little patience and practice, the novice can become a successful angler in the lake.

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Rainbow Trout Stocking in Arizona’s High Country

While these fish weren’t headed to Bartlett, this is a really interesting video by the AZGFD.

 

“Your chances of catching a memory and a large rainbow trout during the summer in Arizona is very good. The Arizona Game and Fish stocks high country waters regularly. These are some of the incentive monster-trout added the first week of July 2010. To learn more, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/fishing.”

 

Enormous Catfish Caught

Along with bass, crappie, sunfish, and carp, catfish are one of the species you’ll find while fishing Bartlett Lake. Although we can’t promise you’ll find one like this.