What Was Your Best Day Fishing? 2024
Dwight Hottle reply :
My best single day did involve two pb's at the time. Here are my best five fish caught in one day at lake baccarac this last March. It's hard to forget a day when you seemingly can not do any wrong.
BassinLou reply :
One of my best days bass fishing was about 2 years ago, I went fishing in the glades and I caught 40+ bass ranging from 3-5lbs all on Hollow body frogs. I had to retire a frog that day. That thing was so beat up, but it did its job.
geo g reply :
Alligator Alley in the everglades can be a magical place at certain times of the year. When the water starts to drop in the massive glades bass must find deeper water or die. They go to gator holes, river channels, and the massive canal system cut through the swamp to control flooding. When all the big bass move into this system fishing can get off the chart. There are boat ramps all throughout the system, and excellent opportunities for fisherman. 200 to 300 catch rates are not uncommon for all day trips. Many fish will be in the 4 to 6 pound range. Seldom do you catch really huge bass in the glades because some bass never make it back to the deeper water and become gator food. For sear numbers the eyerglades stand by themselves as one of the best spots in the world for catching. Great to live in south Florida!
tomustang reply :
I will never forget this day
(I need some baccarac to even out)
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 2:07 AM, tomustang said:I will never forget this day
(I need some baccarac to even out)
You know it's a big bass when it takes two hands to hold it.
00 mod reply :
One morning, 83 fish, most over 4lbs, including 2 over 10. Got to the point where you would raise your rod over your head and try to make the fish jump. If it wasn't over 7lbs, you gave it slack to try and get free. Never again have I had anything close to this, but man do I hope it happens again.
the stats- 2 over 10, 1 over 9, 1 over 8, 4 over 7, 10 over 6 and 10 over 5. 2 biggest were 10lbs 9 oz and 10lbs 2 oz.
Jeff
BassinLou reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 5:09 AM, 00 mod said:One morning, 83 fish, most over 4lbs, including 2 over 10. Got to the point where you would raise your rod over your head and try to make the fish jump. If it wasn't over 7lbs, you gave it slack to try and get free. Never again have I had anything close to this, but man do I hope it happens again.
the stats- 2 over 10, 1 over 9, 1 over 8, 4 over 7, 10 over 6 and 10 over 5. 2 biggest were 10lbs 9 oz and 10lbs 2 oz.
Jeff
LOL... you and Dwights best day ever is my best fishing dream ever. 
Felix77 reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 5:43 AM, BassinLou said:LOL... you and Dwights best day ever is my best fishing dream ever.
I was going to post my day but after reading that I will put that back. 
A-Jay reply :
I’ve been very fortunate here the past few seasons to have some very memorable days on the water.
At least half of it has to do with being able to get out on the water a bit more and the other is directly attributed to where I’ve been fishing and who I was with.
But back before I’d started floating the sweet water again, every spare moment I had (and some I didn’t) was spent chasing striped bass off the east coast. A Coast Guard career helped put me in some killer spots from Maine down to the outer banks of North Carolina and most everything in between. The last several years were on the southern tip of the New Jersey shore. May not be common knowledge but the “Locals” know – very good fishing. This is where my efforts went nocturnal and it all clicked. The fishing became more like hunting. By combining the right tide, moon phase, season and with a little luck, the right weather, there were some epic nights on the beach & rocks. It was a little hairy at times but I was addicted.
I didn’t often stay much after grey light for a couple of reasons. One, the big fish bite was usually over by then & two, I didn’t want others seeing the spot or the method. So I’d split just as most were getting to the beach. The fish pictured was the first of many plus size stripers and most memorable as it came after sunrise. After a very satisfying night, I decided to hang just a little longer; just a few more wicked long casts and Boom; there she was. The fish offered a fantastic battle and rather than “using the force” to land it in the dark, I actually got to see the event. Nice.
Since the retirement and subsequent relocation to northern Michigan, there’s no salt water on these lips any more. I do miss it. However, 11 pound green bass & 6 pound brown bass work wonders to help ease the burden.
A-Jay
00 mod reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 5:58 AM, Felix77 said:I was going to post my day but after reading that I will put that back.
No please do! We would love to hear all stories!
Jeff
BassinLou reply :
Stripers are such pretty fish.
NEjitterbugger reply :
wnybassman reply :
Have had lots of memorable days. This one stands out as being near the top of the list. Notice the ** The payout didn't reflect the additional $2900 for breaking the record.
http://www.nybassfed.com/Data/Tournaments/2007/Niagara/Niagara.htm
Arv reply :
Second day ever fishing a jig (3/8 SK black and blue Hack Attack jig w/ 4.20 RI Sweet Beaver), maybe within my first 10 outings using a baitcaster, I landed my PB which was over 8 and another solid large mouth over 6 from the bank. Caught a couple more in the 3-4lb range. I'm not sure if I can get the pictures since I switched phones, which is a bummer, but I've been hooked on a jig ever since.
Felix77 reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 6:21 AM, 00 mod said:No please do! We would love to hear all stories!
Jeff
Ok ... I have 2 days which stand out to me this year.
#1 - Fishing in my first New York State Federation tournament I ended up cashing in (13th place out of 90+ non-boaters). It was a grind on Chatauqua that day and I fished hard just to get my limit. Caught my last and biggest with less than 20 minutes of fishing left. "Never Give Up" comes to mind when I think of this day. I was so proud of myself for the fight.
#2 - A personal best 6+lb LMB fun fishing with a friend from a canoe. We had a blast catching fish all afternoon. I tossed my drop shot into a pocket and BAM! The look on his face when he lipped it into the boat was priceless. He ended the trip by tossing me in the muck trying to ground the canoe. A mistake ... I think not! LOL
jeremyryanwebb reply :
When I was four years old i entered a mens fishing tournament with my dad. It was on Clarks Hill with a group from my church. I ended up putting together a 14lb 5 fish limit and got second place out of all grownups. My dad didnt even place. Not to mention all the fish were caught on a Snoopy zebco rod that was only about 3 ft long. Fell in love with fishing that day and still have the trophy.
I'd have to say that's a real good fishing day!
Pete-K reply :
Have more then one of those.
(1) over 200 Smallmouth between 2 of us on Pickwick around 1988. Best fish was just a little over 7 lbs and more then I could keep up with that was 4lb to 5 lbs.
(2) By my self the same week, over 100 bass mixed bag same bait on the same waters. Best Largemouth 8lb 4 oz best smallmouth 6lb 8 oz.
(3) Fishing with my wife and 140 lbs of blue cats in only 2 fish. She had the best one
(4) over 50+ Stripers on 1 lb shad for baits in 4 hours. I could not lift my arms after that morning on the water.
Dwight Hottle reply :
Pete 1988 time frame most have been pretty special on Pickwick.
cbass12 reply :
Back in 2006 we had a very memorable day on Lake of the Woods. My dad, best friend and I caught probably 150-200 smallmouth in one day, with countless pike, several walleye, a few muskies, several jumbo perch, a few crappie, and a chunky largemouth mixed in. Caught most of them on a tiny risto rapala, small shad raps, spinnerbaits, and a couple on a jerkbait. There weren't many times throughout the day that there was not a fish in the boat. The only thing wrong with the day was that I lost my little risto rap (my last one) to a pike that cut my line right as my dad was putting the net underneath him. We had a day this spring where we probably went over 100 smallmouth on the day, but it doesn't really compare to that day at LOTW.
Pete-K reply :
On 12/29/2013 at 3:48 AM, Dwight Hottle said:Pete 1988 time frame most have been pretty special on Pickwick.
It was something back then for smallmouth bass. Sad part is I have not fished most spots for years. And now 95% of the spots I used to catch all the brown fish from. Now has grass over it but still thinking the fish will be on those spots. Just have to fish them different.
Bought a 1988 Bass Hawk boat that feb, and man did I have fun out of it. But sad part, caught just as many fish or more out of the 14ft john boat I used for years.
Pete
wnybassman reply :
This was a pretty fun weekend too. A great combination of numbers and size two days straight.
http://www.southerntierbass.com/Tournaments/2008/Classic_08/index.htm
Bluebasser86 reply :
I've had lots of very good days fishing but a couple of them really stand out.
First was a day several years ago that I caught a 5 fish limit in Kansas that weighed 30lbs 2ozs. My smallest fish was a 5lb 1oz fish, biggest was a 7lb 2oz bass. All of them were on a day in February that never got above 40 degrees and all of them were on a swimbait. Along with those bass were probably 50 or more wipers up to 8lbs 2ozs. I can't really remember being tired from catching so many fish like that. Unfortunately it happened before I carried a camera all the time so I have no pictures of the fish, just a picture of a very well worn Strike King King Shad, all the marks are from that one day as it was brand new when I got to the lake that morning.
Second was a day fishing with my dad that we caught well over 100 fish. A combination of all 3 bass, wipers, white bass, catfish, crappie, and walleye. We were walleye fishing with jerkbaits and it was some of the nicest weather I can remember fishing in and it just seemed like everything wanted to eat our baits. It was just that much more special that I got to share it with my dad. We also managed to catch our 10 keeper walleye over 18", something I'll probably never manage to do again in Kansas since our walleye populations aren't that great.
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
Probably this day, so far....
00 mod reply :
On 12/31/2013 at 9:40 PM, SPEEDBEAD. said:Probably this day, so far....
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Probably huh???
Jeff
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
Yeah, wasn't too bad. 
Like I said though, so far. Always shooting for bigger and better from my home waters.
slonezp reply :
Best day for bass would have to be my very first trip to KY Lake. Between my son, father, and me we boated 150+ fish in 4 days. None under 2lbs and the big one at 6lbs 12oz when the taxidermist weighed it.(No scale in the boat)
py8pointer reply :
gotta love the freshwater fishing here in SW Florida, my PB LMB here on Christmas Eve. 9# 14oz.
Bankbeater reply :
First one that comes to mind was the first time I broke the 5 lb mark. Everyone was catching dinks on spinnerbaits. I was using a Senko knockoff and not getting any bites. I cast over by a weed bed and felt a tap tap. I set the hook on what I thought was a dink. Turned out to be a 5 lb 4 oz LM.
CJ reply :
WOW!!! Great stories and pics on this thread!
My best day happened in March 2013. I was fishing a small tournament on KY Lake with a good friend of mine. I knew we were on some good fish but a mega school of smallmouth pulled up on my spot this day. While our competion was out slinging A-Rigs, I was jerk-pluggin' 4-5 lb. smallies and a couple of big green fish showed up for the party too! We ended up with 5 fish weighing 26.82 lbs. We threw around 20 smallmouth back ranging from 3-4 lbs. I did have 2 fish straighten the hooks on my jerkbait and 1 broke my line.
boostr reply :
When I was around 10 I caught my first fish ever, when i lived in Florida... a Mangrove Snapper,
cnpusbp reply :
July 2010, Lake El Salto, last afternoon of the trip, last day of the season for the lodge. We started the afternoon session catching fish here and there on a little bit of everything but no specific pattern. Then my buddy goes to a deep crankbait and catches a fish on 3 consecutive casts. I switched to the same and it was on! The school got fired up and we were catching fish on every cast. The small fish were 3 pounds and they ranged up to 7 pounds - average was 4-5 pounds. We are talking busted split rings, changing out hooks, and my buddy caught 2 fish on the same lure twice in a 15 minute time span, once with two other bass chasing the two he had on. We were counting fish and when hit 98 the guide started to count down to 100. I pulled 99 aboard just as my buddy stuck #100. She comes to the top and starts belly-rolling and our eyes bugged out. Fish number 100 goes 11 pounds even! We caught 103 fish in about an hour and fifteen minutes, 116 fish for the afternoon to go with 50 that morning. I remember we were both sitting there feverishly changing out split rings at one point and I looked at him and said, "You know this is it, right?". "What?", he said. "The best day, the best moment of fishing of our entire lives!" He smiled, nodded, and turned around to cast again. Epic day.
A-Jay reply :
On 1/7/2014 at 3:13 AM, cnpusbp said:July 2010, Lake El Salto, last afternoon of the trip, last day of the season for the lodge. We started the afternoon session catching fish here and there on a little bit of everything but no specific pattern. Then my buddy goes to a deep crankbait and catches a fish on 3 consecutive casts. I switched to the same and it was on! The school got fired up and we were catching fish on every cast. The small fish were 3 pounds and they ranged up to 7 pounds - average was 4-5 pounds. We are talking busted split rings, changing out hooks, and my buddy caught 2 fish on the same lure twice in a 15 minute time span, once with two other bass chasing the two he had on. We were counting fish and when hit 98 the guide started to count down to 100. I pulled 99 aboard just as my buddy stuck #100. She comes to the top and starts belly-rolling and our eyes bugged out. Fish number 100 goes 11 pounds even! We caught 103 fish in about an hour and fifteen minutes, 116 fish for the afternoon to go with 50 that morning. I remember we were both sitting there feverishly changing out split rings at one point and I looked at him and said, "You know this is it, right?". "What?", he said. "The best day, the best moment of fishing of our entire lives!" He smiled, nodded, and turned around to cast again. Epic day.
Made me smile.
Bring & Share that Karma in March ~
A-Jay
cnpusbp reply :
The best part Andy - my buddy and I had a bet going back to two summers before - first one of us to catch a DD and the other guy had to go swimming! As soon as the bite faded right after his 11, I cannonballed off the boat with no warning and not a care in the world. The guide almost laughed himself to death once he knew I was safe and back in the boat. We sat there suspended in time for the next half hour, laughing and remembering the week, and the other trips we had enjoyed down there. Martin, our guide for all of our trips, is a real straight shooter and always serious. He let down and had a few beers with us in celebration of a perfect ending to the season. We fished the rest of the afternoon, but honestly, it was all anti-climatic after that. Nothing but afterglow.
Dwight Hottle reply :
Andy has felt the afterglow a few times. It is a very special feeling. Great story el Tigre.
Pete-K reply :
On 1/7/2014 at 3:13 AM, cnpusbp said:July 2010, Lake El Salto, last afternoon of the trip, last day of the season for the lodge. We started the afternoon session catching fish here and there on a little bit of everything but no specific pattern. Then my buddy goes to a deep crankbait and catches a fish on 3 consecutive casts. I switched to the same and it was on! The school got fired up and we were catching fish on every cast. The small fish were 3 pounds and they ranged up to 7 pounds - average was 4-5 pounds. We are talking busted split rings, changing out hooks, and my buddy caught 2 fish on the same lure twice in a 15 minute time span, once with two other bass chasing the two he had on. We were counting fish and when hit 98 the guide started to count down to 100. I pulled 99 aboard just as my buddy stuck #100. She comes to the top and starts belly-rolling and our eyes bugged out. Fish number 100 goes 11 pounds even! We caught 103 fish in about an hour and fifteen minutes, 116 fish for the afternoon to go with 50 that morning. I remember we were both sitting there feverishly changing out split rings at one point and I looked at him and said, "You know this is it, right?". "What?", he said. "The best day, the best moment of fishing of our entire lives!" He smiled, nodded, and turned around to cast again. Epic day.
My wife does not know it, but that is going to be our Anniversary gift within the next 5 years. She love's to fish and so do I, so might as well go and make a dream trip out of it.
cnpusbp reply :
Pete - Anglers Inn will treat you like royalty. Your wife can even have a massage and manicure/pedicure. Lots of good food and anything you want to drink. And the guides work hard to help you catch fish. July is a great month with good numbers most of the time, and sometimes the topwater bite can be good too.
Mainebass1984 reply :
Best day fishing ? That is a tough call. There are two days that stick out in my mind. I guess I would measure my success by the weight of my 5 biggest bass. I fish for big fish. I have had days when you can catch sheer numbers of bass. I would rather catch fewer bass but bigger ones. I would say my best day of fishing was in 2012. It was early early spring. A cold windy day spitting snow with water temps in the low 40s. I was able to catch a few fish on a black jig. They were spitting up crawfish. I switched to a crawfish colored jig and crank bait. That did the trick. I caught 20 largemouth and 8 smallmouth. Of the 20 largemouth 19 were over 3 lbs and the one that wasn't was 2 lbs 15 oz. 2 over 7, 2 over 6, 1 over 5, 5 over 4, 9 over 3. 6 of the 8 smallmouth were over 3 lbs. Big smallmouth 3 lbs 15 oz. Big largemouth was 7 lbs 6 oz. The five biggest were 7-6, 7-1, 6-8, 6-3 and a 5-4 for a total of 32 lbs 6 oz.
6-8
5-4
7-1
7-6
6-3
This past November I a great day that I would say is very close to as awesome as this day. It was Nov and had been very cold. A warm front came through that day and brought the temps up 20 degrees. I only caught 5 largemouth and 1 smallmouth. Of the 3 bass one was 3 lbs 3 oz, another was a 7-6 lunker and the other was my personal best 9 lbs 1 oz.
7-6
9-1
All northern largemouth. All from Maine.
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