Anyone been out bass fishing yet?

[Bass slayer 01]

Just curious if anyone has been out yet and had any luck?
Water is still pretty cold.

[djkimmel]

Been out and the big females are biting. So are many of the smaller males. You should go though maybe not today.

[Hollada]

Hit Cass last weekend.  Main lake was slow, but jerkbaits in the guts produced on the LMB.

[Jay-MadWags]

I have couple a couple 3.5 pound smallies on Commerce Lake. Probably headed to Clair this weekend weather permitting.

[Jay-MadWags]

Caught a couple. Sorry

[Bass slayer 01]

Thanks for all the feedback!

[fishstick]

They have been biting in west Michigan.

[YpsiBass]

but jerkbaits in the guts produced on the LMB.

I don't think you're supposed to hook them like that...

[Jay-MadWags]

but jerkbaits in the guts produced on the LMB.

I don't think you're supposed to hook them like that...

I think the author of the post ment "cuts".  I that's what I thought.

[YpsiBass]

I think the author of the post meant "cuts".  I that's what I thought.

That's the joke.

[djkimmel]

Except it's called Gerundegut Bay... or... the guts as some of us call it... so the jokes works either way...

[djkimmel]

He could have meant cuts too...

[Hollada]

The bay known as "the guts"

[Firefighter Jeff]

   I got out a couple times in early March.  Had the boat at the marina for a couple weeks for repairs and crappy weather, work since.  Both days had little to no wind and partly to mostly sunny.  I could see tons of inactive fish sitting in the warm shallows.  Only coaxed one 3 1/2 pound lgmouth on one trip and caught 5 shorts in deep water the other trip on a different lake.  Looking forward to getting out as the weather looks like it will break a little later in the week.

[djkimmel]

We should finally string a few nice days together later this week. Finally...

[Jay-MadWags]

I might go to Clair this weekend. Although we are supposed to have East Winds this week😡.
Anyone know the water temps out on Clair?

[djkimmel]

It was mid-40s but who knows now with all the crazy weather we've had.

[Firefighter Jeff]

  According to coast watch the south and southwest end of the lake is 39-40 degrees.  Up the west side it's colder. 37-38 Please post a condition report if you go this weekend.  Might head up Sunday afternoon.

[djkimmel]

I sometimes wonder how accurate Coast watch is because they seem to read a little lower than the surface temperatures I get from boaters at times. I would think it's a little warmer than that. I might go this weekend but it wouldn't be until Sunday either probably if weather conditions allow.

[Waterfoul]

I was going to try to hit St. Clair next Monday but the weather forecast doesn't look that good and my partner is going this week so he can't go next week.

I'll probably just hit something more local next Monday for my first trip out of the year.