Montana - Found Fat Ones: Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I...

JB134 Loc: Montana

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

Fireguy Loc: Alton Bay NH

JB134 wrote:

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

Nice fatties...

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

JB134 wrote:

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

Really nice. Definitely have been bulking up for winter.
Thanks for sharing.

bric Loc: Helena, MT

Good looking day, good looking fish. Wow you never disappoint! Thanks for sharing.
What is Fat Ika??

JB134 Loc: Montana

bric wrote:

Good looking day, good looking fish. Wow you never disappoint! Thanks for sharing.
What is Fat Ika??

It’s a really cool little plastic bait. I think the bass think it’s a crawdad of some kind. Multiple ways to rig it totally weedless. I like to flip it in heavy brush. Pumpkin with red flake is my favorite. Tim, just check them out on line and the various ways to rig them, personally, I like the tentacles on top. I think you’ll catch fish on them 👍

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

JB134 wrote:

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

Nice job JB. That Trout diet is really working for them.

Thanks for the pictures buddy.

bric Loc: Helena, MT

JB134 wrote:

It’s a really cool little plastic bait. I think the bass think it’s a crawdad of some kind. Multiple ways to rig it totally weedless. I like to flip it in heavy brush. Pumpkin with red flake is my favorite. Tim, just check them out on line and the various ways to rig them, personally, I like the tentacles on top. I think you’ll catch fish on them 👍

Thanks JB! I have a lot to learn and ur a good teacher.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

JB134 wrote:

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

JB, those are some serious fatties! Very nice

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Great bass JB, is the way they are bulking up a sign of the Winter we will soon be facing? 🤔

The Outcast Loc: NE Michigan

JB134 wrote:

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

Great catching JB!
Now is the time to get those fish stuffing themselves before winter hits😎

JB134 Loc: Montana

bric wrote:

Thanks JB! I have a lot to learn and ur a good teacher.

Tim, check your email for how I like to rig them 👍

Bstrong Loc: Las Vegas, NV

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

That’s outstanding. The 56 degree water temp in NJ increased to 64 degrees yesterday with no algae bloom because of an aerator in the park lake.

Jeremy Loc: America

NJ219bands wrote:

That’s outstanding. The 56 degree water temp in NJ increased to 64 degrees yesterday with no algae bloom because of an aerator in the park lake.

Went up 8 degrees in one day?

Jeremy Loc: America

JB134 wrote:

Fished another small lake today. Major algae bloom throughout entire lake. Water temp 58, visibility not even 1 ft. Interesting lake similar to the one I fished a couple days ago in the sense of big fat fish, but far & few between. Popular trout and salmon lake, so you know these fatties are feasting well. Brought a friend… Half fish came on a Chatterbait and other half on the Fat Ika. All fish released to fight again. Tight lines to all.

Looks like big fish and fun fun fun