Here are my fishing totals for November 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 11

Largemouth Bass:    19
Panfish:                   0
Catfish:                   1
Crappie:                  2
Total Fish Caught:    22

Compare with October 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 19

Largemouth Bass:   39
Panfish:                   0
Catfish:                   0
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:   39

Compare with September 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 16

Largemouth Bass:   35
Panfish:                   0
Catfish:                   0
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:   35


Compare with August 2015:


Total Trips Fishing: 19

Largemouth Bass:   45
Frogs                      3
Panfish:                  1
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught:   47

Compare with July 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 19

Largemouth Bass:   42
Panfish:                  0
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 0
Total Fish Caught:   42

Compare with June 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 23

Largemouth Bass:  87
Panfish:                  2
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 0
Total Fish Caught:   89

Compare with May 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 22

Largemouth Bass:  58
Panfish:                  5
Catfish:                   1
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:  64

Compare with April 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 24

Largemouth Bass: 57
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught: 58

Compare with March 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 18

Largemouth Bass: 21
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught: 22

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2015 YEAR TO DATE TOTALS

Total Trips Fishing:   171

Largemouth Bass:  403
Panfish:                    8
Catfish:                     2
Crappie:                    5
Total Fish Caught:   418

Total Frogs Caught:     3

Fishing Trip #171 November 24, 2015, 2015 6:15 AM

Went fishing for about 20 minutes on my way to work this morning.

Weather conditions: 37 degrees, cloudy skies and a 9 mph wind from the south.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #170 November 13, 2015, 2015 5:55 AM

Went fishing for about 35 minutes on my way to work this morning. Much calmer weather today, but colder. I had three fish on line line but only landed two.

Weather conditions: 37 degrees, clear sky and a light breeze from the northwest.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.
• Caught 1 crappie with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

11 inch crappie

Fishing Trip #169 November 12, 2015, 2015 6:05 AM

Went fishing for about 25 minutes on my way to work this morning. Very windy again today. I caught a bass on my first cast and then the fishing activity died.

Weather conditions: 41 degrees, clear sky and very windy with 17 mph winds from the west.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #168 November 11, 2015, 2015 5:55 AM

Went fishing for about 40 minutes on my way to work this morning. Very windy and no fish activity except one crappie, which I caught. The surface of the lake was choppy with lots of waves from the wind. I saw an opossum walking up and down the bank. It stopped and looked at me a couple of times and kept on going.

Weather conditions: 59 degrees, very cloudy and very windy with 15 mph winds from the south.

• Caught 1 crappie with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #167 November 10, 2015, 2015 5:45 AM

Went fishing for about 45 minutes on my way to work this morning. Like yesterday, the moon is almost in a new moon phase, so the fish were very active. I caught four bass, one of them was #400 for the year. I was also surprised when I reeled in a catfish with my crankbait!

Weather conditions: 42 degrees, clear sky with a light breeze from the southeast.

• Caught 4 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.
• Caught 1 catfish with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

12.5 inches

12.5 inches

Bass #400 for this year

Fishing Trip #166 November 9, 2015, 2015 5:50 AM

Went fishing for about 45 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was cold and the ground had frost on it. The moon is almost in a new moon phase, so the fish were much more active this morning despite the colder conditions. One of the bass I caught was 15 inches—a legal keeper, but I released it to live on for another season.

Weather conditions: 34 degrees, clear sky with no wind.

• Caught 3 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Nice 15-incher!

Fishing Trip #165 November 6, 2015, 2015 5:55 AM

Went fishing for about 30 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was 20 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. Brrr. I had two fish on but one got off before I could land it.

Weather conditions: 38 degrees, clear sky with no wind.

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #164 November 5, 2015, 2015 5:50 AM

Went fishing for about 35 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was cloudy and windy with a few light sprinkles of rain. I had five fish on the line but one got off before I could land it.

Weather conditions: 58 degrees, heavy cloud cover with 14 mph winds from the south. 

• Caught 4 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #163 November 4, 2015, 2015 5:55 AM

Went fishing for about 35 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was cloudy and windy but the fishing was better this morning than it has been for a few days.

Weather conditions: 58 degrees, heavy cloud cover sky with 11 mph winds from the south. 

• Caught 3 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #162 November 3, 2015 5:30 PM

Went fishing for about 55 minutes this evening. I fished up and down the north shore and west shore of the lake. Very little activity tonight.

Weather conditions: 69 degrees, dusk sky with light winds from the southwest. 

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #161 November 2, 2015 5:50 AM—The Streak is Finally Over

Went fishing for about 45 minutes on my way to work this morning. I saw about 8 otters swimming up and down the shore lines but no fish activity. Since I did not catch any fish this morning, my ongoing streak has been officially broken at 52 consecutive trips.

Weather conditions: 45 degrees, dawning sky with no wind. 

No fish caught.

Quiet lake with no activity from the fish this morning

October 2015 Fishing Totals

Here are my fishing totals for October 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 19

Largemouth Bass:   39
Panfish:                   0
Catfish:                   0
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:   39

Compare with September 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 16

Largemouth Bass:   35
Panfish:                   0
Catfish:                   0
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:   35


Compare with August 2015:


Total Trips Fishing: 19

Largemouth Bass:   45
Frogs                      3
Panfish:                  1
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught:   47

Compare with July 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 19

Largemouth Bass:   42
Panfish:                  0
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 0
Total Fish Caught:   42

Compare with June 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 23

Largemouth Bass:  87
Panfish:                  2
Catfish:                  0
Crappie:                 0
Total Fish Caught:   89

Compare with May 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 22

Largemouth Bass:  58
Panfish:                  5
Catfish:                   1
Crappie:                  0
Total Fish Caught:  64

Compare with April 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 24

Largemouth Bass: 57
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught: 58

Compare with March 2015:

Total Trips Fishing: 18

Largemouth Bass: 21
Crappie:                 1
Total Fish Caught: 22

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2015 YEAR TO DATE TOTALS

Total Trips Fishing:   160

Largemouth Bass:  384
Panfish:                    8
Catfish:                     1
Crappie:                    3
Total Fish Caught:   396

Total Frogs Caught:     3

Fishing Trip #160 October 30, 2015 5:50 AM

Went fishing for about 40 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was cold and clear with lots of stars visible. I saw a meteor fall in the northern sky. There was frost on the ground all the way down to the lake. With the colder fall weather, there is less and less fish activity.

Weather conditions: 35 degrees, pre-dawn sky with no wind. 

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #159 October 29, 2015 6:00 AM

Went fishing for about 30 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was cold and clear. The moon was so bright that I could see my shadow everywhere I went and also read the fishing limits sign near the lake. I had two on and landed one. Nice morning overall.

Weather conditions: 37 degrees, pre-dawn sky with light winds from the northwest. 

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.

Fishing Trip #158 October 28, 2015 5:50 AM— 50 Consecutive Fishing Trips!

50 Consecutive Fishing Trips with at least one catch!! 

This morning's catch and trip to the lake marks 50 consecutive times I have caught at least one fish. The last time I did not catch any fish was August 3, 2015 (almost three months ago). These 50 trips have resulted in me catching 116 bass. Who knows how much longer this streak will continue. The fall weather is getting cooler each week and the fishing will no doubt slow down. To be continued....

Went fishing for about 30 minutes on my way to work this morning. It was windy and overcast. 

Weather conditions: 51 degrees, overcast pre-dawn sky with 11 mph winds from the northwest. 

• Caught 1 largemouth bass with a with a H2O XPRESS Shallow Running Jointed Square-Bill Crankbait.

Catch and release.