April 30, May 1
I
guided the same clients both days at Red Willow Reservoir, and we
caught three Master Angler wipers. The largest was a 30 inches long
and weighted a little over 17 pounds. We also caught 28-incher at
13.50 pounds, and a 26-incher near 10 pounds. We caught good numbers
of smaller wipers between 13 and 23 inches, northern pike up to 28
inches, white bass up to 12 inches, and a few smallmouth and
largemouth bass up to 16 inches. We caught these fish on Lytle's
Secret Tail Spinners, suspending jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits
around main lake points, edges of creek channels, flats next to deep
water, along the dam areas, mouths of coves and back in coves. The
surface water temperature is averaging in the mid to upper 50s, and
the water clarity is very clear. 
April 20, 22, 24, 27
I guided clients and friends at Red Willow Reservoir. We caught
three Master Angler wipers (two at 28.50", one at 25"), plus good
numbers of smaller wipers between 15 and 23 inches, northern pike
between 24 and 32 inches, and a few walleyes and largemouth bass up
to 17 inches. We caught these fish on Lytle's Secret Tail Spinners,
suspending jerkbaits, and lipless crankbaits around main lake
points, flats next to deep water, edges of creek channels, mouths of
coves and back in coves. The surface water temperature is averaging
in the mid 50s, and the water clarity is very clear.
April 18
I
guided on Red Willow Reservoir and one of my clients caught a nice
Master Angler wiper at 30 inches that weighted about 15 pounds. My
clients and I also caught around 30 or more wipers between 18 and 22
inches, around 20 northern pike between 24 and 32 inches, and a
15-inch largemouth bass. We caught these fish on a 3/4-ounce Lytle's
Secret Tail Spinner, suspending jerkbaits and a chatterbait
around points and flats next to the creek channels, and in coves in
depths of 20 feet or less. The surface water temperature was 47
degrees in the morning and warmed up to around 52 degrees by late
afternoon. The water clarity is very clear.
April 12-16
I fished at three different private sand pit lakes in the afternoon,
and I caught good numbers of largemouth bass between 12 and 19.75
inches. I caught these bass around dropoffs next to points,
underwater brush piles, edges of deep weed beds, edges of deep
flats, and next to cattails in depths of 25 feet or less using 1/2-
and 3/4-ounce football jig with Strike King Rage Tail Craw. I also
caught a few bass on a chatterbait and suspeding jerkbait
April 5
My brother Tim, and I fished at two different private sand pit
lakes. My brother caught a Master Angler largemouth bass at 21.25
inches. We also caught over 40 or more largemouth bass between 11
and 19.75 inches, including nine between 19 and 19.75 inches. We
caught these fish around underwater brush piles, drop offs next to
points, edges of deep flats, and next to cattails in depths of 25
feet or less using 1/4-, and 1/2-ounce jig with Strike King Rage
Tail Craw, a 4- and 5-inch swimbait. My brother also caught a few on
the Berkley Gulp! Minnow Grub. The surface water temperature is
averaging around 49 degrees.
April 4
I fished with my chiropractor at his private sand pit lake for a few
hours in the afternoon. We caught largemouth bass up to 19.50 inches
using a 1/2-ounce football jig with Strike King Rage Tail Craw next
to cattails, and the first drop off in depth of 15 feet or less.
April 1
I fished at a private sand pit lake in the afternoon and caught a
Master Angler walleye at 29 inches, and a Master Angler yellow perch
at 13.25 inches. I also caught good numbers of largemouth bass
between 13 and 19.25 inches, and a 13-inch crappie. I caught these
fish using a 1/2-ounce football jig with a Strike King Rage Tail
Craw, Rapala Deep Diver X-Rap jerkbait, and a 4-inch swimbait around
edges of deep weed beds, edges of deep flats, and drop off next to
points in depth of 25 feet or less. The 29-inch walleye was caught
on the football jig with Rage Tail Craw, and the 13.25-inch yellow
perch was caught on the Deep Diver X-Rap jerkbait.
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