Month: May 2026

Top 5 Stats

Another month means another Top 5 Stat update. Read on for the breakdown of the 26 bass (largemouth and spotted) submitted by our anglers through the month of April.

2026 Totals
March = 11 bass
April = 15 bass

Top 5 Weight by Month
March = 14-8 (4-4,2-13,2-10,2-7,2-6)
April = 16-10 (4-5,4-1,2-15,2-12,2-9)

Boat vs. Bank
Boat = 14 bass
Bank = 12 bass

Boat vs. Bank Weight
Boat = 16-2 (4-5,4-1,2-12,2-9.2-7)
Bank = 15-0 (4-4,2-15,2-13,2-10,2-6)

Public vs. Private
Public = 26 bass
Private = 0 bass

Public vs. Private Top 5 Weight
Public = 18-6 (4-5,4-4,4-1,2-15,2-13)
Private = Not applicable

The Baits
Chatterbait = 20 bass (Top Bass 4-5 Troy Jackson)
Jerkbait = 5 bass (Top Bass 2-5 John Kirkemo)
Swimbait = 1 bass (Top Bass 2-15 Jim Junk)

Monthly Top Bass
March
4-4 Jim Junk
April
4-5 Troy Jackson

2026 Top 10 Bass
4-5 Troy Jackson 4/25
4-4 Jim Junk 3/2
4-1 Brent Jackson 4/3
2-15 Jim Junk April 12
2-13 Troy Jackson 3/22
2-12 Troy Jackson 4/25
2-10 Troy Jackson 3/22
2-9 Brent Jackson 4/3
2-7 Troy Jackson 3/29
2-6 Jim Junk 3/22
2-6 Troy Jackson 3/22

Angler Weights
Troy Jackson 14-15 (4-5,2-13,2-12,2-10,2-7)
Brent Jackson 12-7 (4-1,2-9,2-5,2-0,1-8)
John Kirkemo 10-7 (2-5,2-4,2-1,2-1,1-12)
Jim Junk 9-9 (4-4,2-15,2-6)

Four anglers, three limits, and over a quarter of the way to the annual target of one hundred bass submitted. Here’s to a productive May and hoping that the weather will warm up for good one of these days. Talk to you later. Troy

Believe It Or Not Video-Lake Storey 4/25

If you fish long enough, you will rack up some strange stories. In fact, I have a batch of rough drafts of odd instances that I have never got around to completing and posting. During last Saturday’s visit to Lake Storey, I added another one to the list.

The video below explains what went down so I won’t get too wordy in today’s post. As far as an intro for the clip is concerned, the commotion starts at about five seconds and kind of freaked me out at the time. The end result was a surprising “catch.”

 

 

Talk to you later. Troy