Westside lakes waking up?

Looks like it might be a wet weekend for the opener, at least on the west side.
I remember getting snowed on during opening day weekend a few times back in the 60’s.
Good luck to everyone this weekend.
SF
 
Hit a little local lake for a couple hours this morning to target bass for the first time seriously this spring. A little warm up before hitting a bigger lake tomorrow. All small fish but a half dozen and all on top water. Hoping for a good day targeting their smaller mouthed, hopefully larger cousins tomorrow.

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Stockers was slow, switched to a popper and got 5 to hit it, hooked 2, landed the little one, the other one was quite nice sized, got a good jump out of it then it took me into a stick and got off. On the board for poppers this year anyway!
 
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I think they’re awake. The water felt warmer than the air. I managed to get 5 eats on the popper in a couple hours of fishing. The first two didn’t stick (I blame my timing), the third I hooked up and played the fish like a wimp and let it get into the weeds and toss the fly. I didn’t mess up the last two. Sometimes it takes me a while to (re)learn a lesson.
 
Matt B said:
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I think they’re awake. The water felt warmer than the air. I managed to get 5 eats on the popper in a couple hours of fishing. The first two didn’t stick (I blame my timing), the third I hooked up and played the fish like a wimp and let it get into the weeds and toss the fly. I didn’t mess up the last two. Sometimes it takes me a while to (re)learn a lesson.
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Nice! Water temp was 66 and some big bass were seen when @Fishues and I went after them on Tuesday. But for some reason the bite was totally off, both for poppers and subsurface. But yeah clearly they’re not asleep anymore! That second fish is a healthy specimen.
 
NRC said:
Nice! Water temp was 66 and some big bass were seen when @Fishues and I went after them on Tuesday. But for some reason the bite was totally off, both for poppers and subsurface. But yeah clearly they’re not asleep anymore! That second fish is a healthy specimen.
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The lake I was at last week, I could see they were on beds or cruising the general bedding areas, and VERY spooky in the clear shallow water and bright sun. I think the little weather front we had move in may have worked in my favor.
 
Slow this morning but still great getting out. On the water at sun up, off the water when the water skiers starting showing up. Different target species tomorrow….

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