Best day Bassin

Got a call from Rickey Noel Mitchell of Paddle and Flies yesterday.
It appears he hasn't been on the water for a while and really wanted to try his luck at Blackhawk lake (30 miles N.E. of Fresno). As usual we got a late start and were on the water around 10am. After about 20 minutes of nothing I tried a Jig in Brown/Green and when I placed it near a large bolder with a steep drop off near by i felt the thump that would start the day with a big smile. As I set the hook I felt it pull across a rock and than over a log. After a nice fight and a lot of splashing I was able to bring her aboard and call Rickey over to take the picture (see below). We got the shot but I made the mistake of letting Rickey hold on to my Camera as we each took off in opposite directions. About 20 minutes later I came across a long grass bed in about 4 feet of water. The water temp was about 60 degrees so I tied on a swimbait and started to work the flat. on the 3rd cast I felt the sweet thump and saw what appeared to be a 5 pounder come out of the water and head for the other end of the lake. After another great and very acrobatic fight she came to the boat and was a twin sister of the first fish. As if the day couldn't get any better 5 minutes later I decide to throw the Jig again and another heavy Thump and it's game on again. This fish fought even harder than the first two and pulled the T-15 a good distance before I was able to get a hold of her. Even though she was the best fighter of the three she was about 3/4 the size of the other 2.
We called it a day at 1:00 as Rickey had to be at work by 2:00. Not bad for 4 hours of fishing. My only regret was letting Ricky keep my camera and not getting a shot of the other fish.

Congrat on the catches. What a nice fish you got there!  Thanks for the picture and report.

That's a beautiful largemouth bass Eric.

Jedmo

Sweet lookin' Bass

That's bigger than 5 pounds, looks to be pushing 6 to 7 to me!  Very nice looking fish.  I'll have to put that lake on my list to try sometime. 

Thanks for the report.

Good luck on your next trip.

Bryan

Wow just a great bass!

Paul

What a fat bass- tard. Wow. All that in a couple of hours. Thats just too fun. Congrats

This report has got me jones'n for bass!

great job Eric!  perfect presentation for the photo op.
ill be in town next week and ill stop by the FW.

Glade to hear things payed off.  That bass has a dot like famous Dottie.

Nice.  All these killer bass reports are making me feel sick, too sick to show up for work that is!

Nice.  All these killer bass reports are making me feel sick, too sick to show up for work that is!

I know the feeling.

Nice to hear a report from water off the beaten path, nice fish.

That's a toad!  Nice pic.   

I'd be a full time Bass(turd)Fisherman if I could write a report and post a pic of a HOGG like that! WOW! Great trip and THAT's ACTION!!
Congrads! & Thanks for sharing your day of a lifetime with us