Any Laurel report?

[CATCHEMALL]

I am thinking about going to Laurel either Sun or Mon and I was wondering if anybody has been. Mainly wanting an accurate water temp report.

[OldBasser]

I just got back from Laurel and, as usual, not a fish. I have fished for many years off and on, and Laurel is the only lake I fish, for the most part. In years past I could catch a few fish, at least enough to keep me interested, nothing that I would consider big, maybe three pound at the most. That's not bad by my standards.

I'm almost to the point of selling out...it's just not worth it. I usually fish by myself so, I don't like to travel too far from home by myself and the expense that goes along with it. I hear some big stories about all the fish taken from Laurel but, I just don't understand all I know about that. I guess I don't fish it enough to learn...looks like after nearly 40 years I would have learned a little.


By the way, the surface temp was 44 to 48 degree. I got on here to see if anyone was catching anything myself...I know I sure ain't.

[elnutsmalljaws]

48 degree water, clear, a Brownfish or two swimming .....you are taking only 1 rod aren't you John?

[CATCHEMALL]

I will probably take a couple rods but there is one that you can bet will be in my hand first thing and if the fish bite it will be the only one I take our of the rod box. The best day for numbers of big fish that I have ever had was about this time a few years ago all on the fly. Best 5 were over 20lbs and I didn't have a net man. When you hook 5+ pound smallmouth by yourself you ask for a lot of help from the man upstairs. The funny thing is that I asked everybody I knew if they wanted to go and nobody would. After I got home that day and started showing pics of the fish I had caught all of the sudden everybody had time to go.

[Bass_King2007]

took 20 pounds to win last sunday. and 16 pounds with the smallmouth to get third. was some really good sacks brought in for this time of year

[OldBasser]

I will probably take a couple rods but there is one that you can bet will be in my hand first thing and if the fish bite it will be the only one I take our of the rod box. The best day for numbers of big fish that I have ever had was about this time a few years ago all on the fly. Best 5 were over 20lbs and I didn't have a net man. When you hook 5+ pound smallmouth by yourself you ask for a lot of help from the man upstairs. The funny thing is that I asked everybody I knew if they wanted to go and nobody would. After I got home that day and started showing pics of the fish I had caught all of the sudden everybody had time to go.

Details man...details...