lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:46 am
? on possible starting points for llake wa smallies
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RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:37 am
I some some guys trying for bass under the i -90 bridge and on the west side of mercer. Just last saturday
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:18 pm
I didn't know there were Smallies in Lk WA.
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RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:21 pm
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:29 pm
LOLfishnislife wrote:I didn't know there were Smallies in Lk WA.
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Clue me in if you find some.
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:46 pm
Love the name tiggobitty. I like me some tiggobitties every once in awhile too.
As far as smallies in Lk Wa, I'd dissect the reports for the lake. People give up key spots all the time. Other than that any spot that looks like it could potentially hold smallies will. Points, flats, humps, rock or gravel bottoms. As far as a starting point. Try the south end out of Coulon Boat Launch. You don't have to go far to run into some fish.
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As far as smallies in Lk Wa, I'd dissect the reports for the lake. People give up key spots all the time. Other than that any spot that looks like it could potentially hold smallies will. Points, flats, humps, rock or gravel bottoms. As far as a starting point. Try the south end out of Coulon Boat Launch. You don't have to go far to run into some fish.
fishnislife
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:50 pm
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:10 pm
Fishnislife pretty much nailed it.
A graph is one of the most important pieces of equipment you have on your boat for locating smallies. Don't get into the bad habit of looking for fish arches though, use your graph to look for contour, depth, and compostion.
This time of year I look for steep drops leading up to flats with rocks and transitions. I know that probably sounds tough to do but really isnt.
During summer months I switch to points and rock flats with weed transitions.
And always think outside of the box when trying to locate smallies. Just because the 25 boats around you are fishing 50' of water does not mean the fish are there. This is a strange time of year, they can be anywhere. A few days of sun will bring them up into 5' of water to feed then move back down, you will also run into fish staging to move up to start locating beds, and there will always be those fish too lazy to come up and hanging around the bottom at 50'. Remember that the bigger fish move up first though.
Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
A graph is one of the most important pieces of equipment you have on your boat for locating smallies. Don't get into the bad habit of looking for fish arches though, use your graph to look for contour, depth, and compostion.
This time of year I look for steep drops leading up to flats with rocks and transitions. I know that probably sounds tough to do but really isnt.
During summer months I switch to points and rock flats with weed transitions.
And always think outside of the box when trying to locate smallies. Just because the 25 boats around you are fishing 50' of water does not mean the fish are there. This is a strange time of year, they can be anywhere. A few days of sun will bring them up into 5' of water to feed then move back down, you will also run into fish staging to move up to start locating beds, and there will always be those fish too lazy to come up and hanging around the bottom at 50'. Remember that the bigger fish move up first though.
Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:23 pm
i have caught several tiny smallies, and one tiny largemouth while fishing for perch at the fish dock at stan sayrs [hydro plane marina] and small ones while targeting crappie in lake union.
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:52 pm
Are you fishing from a BOAT or from the BANK?
The fishery changes a ton based on the water temperature. The fish are now in about 30' of water, and will be moving shallow over the next 60 days. If from the bank, then I'd suggest the plentiful fishing opportunities if you explore the arboretum/montlake cut area starting about a month from now when the fish are heading in. But there are other great opportunities at many of the public parks/beaches on the water.
Good luck!!
The fishery changes a ton based on the water temperature. The fish are now in about 30' of water, and will be moving shallow over the next 60 days. If from the bank, then I'd suggest the plentiful fishing opportunities if you explore the arboretum/montlake cut area starting about a month from now when the fish are heading in. But there are other great opportunities at many of the public parks/beaches on the water.
Good luck!!
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:27 pm
east channel I-90 is real popular. They are all over...
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:44 pm
thanks for the infoRE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:59 pm
ESPN wrote a cool article about it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fish ... Washington
Have at it fellas...It's a pretty neat article...
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fish ... Washington
Have at it fellas...It's a pretty neat article...
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:21 am
Cool article Sam! The author sure likes jerkbaits, I think I'll try it more this year.
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:40 am
In the summer, I catch decent sized smallies casting chartruese roostertails from the shores of Magnuson Park, at the gravely beach just south of the swimming area, north of the big boat launch.
I usually wade in wearing water sandals, with the needlenose pliers in the swimsuit. There are even a couple of big flat submerged concrete slabs to stand on, which are remnants of the old naval runway that was there. Then cast out as far as you can with a big roostertail. It is pretty shallow, so easy to get hung up on the rocky bottom.
Try early in the morning or at dusk, but I have even caught bruisers in the middle of the afternoon with people all around, including swimmers, boats, jetskis, and plenty of bright green milfoil in the water. Urban fishing at its finest, park and fish!
I usually wade in wearing water sandals, with the needlenose pliers in the swimsuit. There are even a couple of big flat submerged concrete slabs to stand on, which are remnants of the old naval runway that was there. Then cast out as far as you can with a big roostertail. It is pretty shallow, so easy to get hung up on the rocky bottom.
Try early in the morning or at dusk, but I have even caught bruisers in the middle of the afternoon with people all around, including swimmers, boats, jetskis, and plenty of bright green milfoil in the water. Urban fishing at its finest, park and fish!
RE:lk wa smallies
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:42 pm
Forgot about this article. Great link Sam Kafelafish. I read this when it first came out.Sam Kafelafish wrote:ESPN wrote a cool article about it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fish ... Washington
Have at it fellas...It's a pretty neat article...
This is all you need right here tiggobitty. Read the whole thang.
fishnislife