CCMD Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Buddy of mine and I are planning a trip to the Q next week on 5/9. Forecast isn't great (small front blowing in a couple days before with temps dropping slightly and some rain forecasted for the morning) but we've got limited chances to get on the water. Wondering if anyone has been out on the Q lately and could give me an idea of the water temps and what depths the brown bass are favoring right now. It'll be a full moon next week, but I figure it's probably a little early for the smallies to be really pushing shallow. Any tips would be appreciated. I'm trying to narrow down a plan of attack looking at the lake map before we get on the water. Cheers and thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainryan Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Check out the PB posts, some MA guys were slaying it. I was in the big lake and it was close to firing off. Tons of follows and a solid smallie see my video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassturds Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 been a good bite there, idk on big baits tho. i probably wont make the 2.5 hour trip there this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainryan Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Sorry in the "got em" section twil93. Toad smallies on the weedless rago so yeah big bait bite was in. I am making an assumption based on the lake was called "Q" how many q lakes are in mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolo4sho Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Just look for 2 guys wearing all SU and WCZ gear and do everything they do and fish everywhere they do and you will do just fine twil93 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Word on street is that big SBS will locate some wolf backs for you. But u will need to throw something else at em. Be careful out on the Q, gps is a good idea. It all looks the same and it can get tough in those rental boats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Harper603 Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Might want to check out NEF I think I've seen some guys posting on there about the Q. Hawg smallies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCMD Posted May 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Thanks, fellas. I appreciate the feedback. Water temps purported to be about 55 at present. We will be using my buddies boat, complete with electronics. He grew up in Belchertown, so his Crestliner is rigged for the Q. I'm going to look at the lake map and try to formulate a plan of attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsouth Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Might want to check out NEF I think I've seen some guys posting on there about the Q. Hawg smallies. Still Pre-spawn but we should see a few beds soon. Mix in a 3/8oz tungsten ball head with green pumpkin colored 3†+ 4†craw baits is my best advice worked up hill, 2 weekends ago me and my friend found two wolf pack of BIGINS we had 3 over 5 in the live-well with 3 others that went 4.15 both days we C+R over 45 SM. All SM where set free as soon as we moved on to another area, last weekend our #s where down but the average size was up with a 6.1 GORILA by my friend Joe that’s 2 years in a row with 1 over 6 for him. It’s an incredible fishery for both SM + LM. MA Frog Man, porkmeatballs, zsneezes and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 You need a bigger well, brother! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsouth Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 You need a bigger well, brother! Well done! Agree. The best way to fool a Q giant SM is dragging a jigs from opening day till a week or 2 into May that’s when spook walk the dog and poppers fool BIGINS, last May 14th I netted this 6lb even for my friend Joe she was C+ R on a walk the dog bait. NEbucketmouth19 and MA Frog Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Your tackle better be ready for the Q. Have fresh line tied on etc. The fish there fight like nowhere else I have ever fished. It is not uncommon for ordinary fish to take u underneath the boat and do a tail dance on the other side of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCMD Posted May 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Your tackle better be ready for the Q. Have fresh line tied on etc. The fish there fight like nowhere else I have ever fished. It is not uncommon for ordinary fish to take u underneath the boat and do a tail dance on the other side of it. That's the truth! First brown bass of my life came out of there 2 years ago. I'm from Texas and was training in RI. Same buddy I'm fishing with next week took me to the Q in early June, and I caught my first smallmouth there, right at 3 lbs. I couldn't believe how hard that fish fought. It was like I owed it money or something. The first lM I caught at the Q (same trip) was a shade over 5 lbs. I was pretty happy and tossed it right back (from Texas, remember). My buddy, from Belchertown, MA looked at me like I was crazy. He'd been fishing the Q for years and only caught 1 or 2 LM that big in his whole life. He explained the whole Mass Pin Program to me. To him, that was a HUGE bass. To me, it was Tuesday. There were tons of ponds I fished growing up in Texas where if you DIDN'T catch a 5 lber every trip or 2, it was disappointing. First time I ever really thought about the regional differences. Great trip. DSOUTH, that is a helluva pile of brown bass. Love all of the stripes and spots. I hope we do even half that good. Thanks so much for the tips, guys. I really appreciate it. We're probably going in gate 43. Maybe 8, but probably 43. Hopefully, I'll have something to report come Wednesday next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanhick Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Been there all week water temps at the surface were 49 ish depending on the sun. Didn't toss any big baits because it's hard to put down the jig lol. Cold week coming up too so they won't be bedding up anytime soon. bigpoppabass and timcauliffe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCMD Posted May 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Thanks for all of the input, fellas. We had a rough day, conditions wise. It looked great to start: sunny, winds calm, warmer than expected (49 degrees at 8:30 AM). Saw some fish pushing shallow on our first stop. We were pumped for the afternoon bite. Then the clouds blew in, the wind picked up and it felt colder at 1 PM than it did at 9 AM. Hard to fish anything on the bottom due to the wind blowing and not really maintaining contact with the bait. I still managed a decent day with 7 fish on the deck, 4 of which were nice pre-spawn fatties between 2.5 and 3.5 lbs. All of my fish were caught on conventional tackle. In fact, they were all caught on 1 bait: Duo Realis Spinbait 90 in the Prism Gill color. Dynamite bait for the post-frontal conditions. My buddy fished a jerkbait most of the day and had only 1 fish to show for it. I felt bad I had only the 1 spinbait. I even let him throw that bait for a while, and he did catch 1 good fish on it. I did fish some 5" underspins, a triple trout and an Evergreen ESflat some, but had no takers and no follows. Big plug for the Duo Realis Spinbait 90. It was the only thing they were biting all day in the wind, clouds and cold temps. Water temp was 53-54 pretty much all day. We found some good looking sheltered water in the afternoon, but we couldn't manage a bite or really even mark any fish. We found them pretty much only in the wind on reefs and main lake points, classic pre spawn staging areas. Wish I could be back in about a week. I bet the next warm/sunny week makes the Q smallies go absolutely nuts. bigpoppabass and D.Harper603 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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