someone said barren was on fire said they was whacking the bass

[bigrod]

Pulling your chain I'm sure.....

[GeoFisher]

I know someone personally who pounded on some fish there recently......no details, he didn't share too much, but I trust em.....

[bassmanshawn]

well this guy caught 60 bass he said none under 2 lb

[TimE]

Thats possible. I got on a school last week of 40+ (lost count) except for the fact that the biggest may have went 2lb. :{

[Bass man]

I went the night before last and our biggest 5 would've went about 15-16 lbs. Several 3 lbs and a couple of 3.5's. Probably 20 fish total. Not a bad night bite going on right now on Barren.

[homie452]

its hit or miss right now
found this to be interesting

the water in lake has been stratified with warm surface water and cooler water in the depths. Fish often hold in the cooler water down deep if there is enough oxygen in it to support them.
You can tell when this happens in a couple of ways. The normally clear water becomes murky without rain causing it. You may notice a stale, rotten odor as the unoxygenated deeper water comes to the top. And the fish you had counted on to be schooled up deep are no longer in the same places.

The fish also go on a feeding spree. You will find them in shallow water where they haven't been for months. They know the changes mean cold weather is on the way and they need to stock up to get ready for the lean months. Females start to develop their eggs so they will be ready to spawn when the temperatures warm again.Fishing can be tough after the turnover. The fish are scattered and hard to pattern. They can be anywhere and will feed at any time. The way to combat this situation is fish fast and hit a lot of different types of structures. Don't expect to catch a bunch of fish in one place since they are less likely to be schooled up.

[TimE]

its hit or miss right now
found this to be interesting

the water in lake has been stratified with warm surface water and cooler water in the depths. Fish often hold in the cooler water down deep if there is enough oxygen in it to support them.
You can tell when this happens in a couple of ways. The normally clear water becomes murky without rain causing it. You may notice a stale, rotten odor as the unoxygenated deeper water comes to the top. And the fish you had counted on to be schooled up deep are no longer in the same places.

The fish also go on a feeding spree. You will find them in shallow water where they haven't been for months. They know the changes mean cold weather is on the way and they need to stock up to get ready for the lean months. Females start to develop their eggs so they will be ready to spawn when the temperatures warm again.Fishing can be tough after the turnover. The fish are scattered and hard to pattern. They can be anywhere and will feed at any time. The way to combat this situation is fish fast and hit a lot of different types of structures. Don't expect to catch a bunch of fish in one place since they are less likely to be schooled up.

I haven't seen any for sure signs, other than the Corps WQR, that points to the lake turnover yet. It certainly can happen in some areas and not others though.

I'll say this though, i've caught more smallmouth in the past two weeks then i have all year. I'm positive it has to do with the baits i'm throwing.