Northwest Fishing Reports

I haven't heard about this rumor. But I know some of the seep lakes don't have bass anyways, maybe they have killed off bass in some of them before? I doubt they will kill off some of the smaller ponds that don't even have names, which can have some real hogs if you know where to go!

Pinpointing and catching fish in the smaller bowl shaped lakes on the Westside of the State can be often times be more challenging than finding and catching fish in the larger lakes surprisingly. There are often no points, drop offs, rock piles, defined composition changes, obvious flats, humps, et...

BM2008 , Its kinda tuff to breakdown your day down based on the info you provided . I have never fished this lake before , So i will just tell you how and what my plan of attack would have been . First off after a few 360 degree scans of and im looking for two surface targets , Docks & Lilly Pads !...

I want to hear what you guys would change given the following circumstance: I fished about 4 hours today on crescent lake in pierce county. for those who aren't aware, this lake is pretty small and bowl shaped with pretty much no special bottom features. I made a quick loop around the lake with the ...

A buddy and I were thinking about going on a 2-3 day camping adventure on horseback. We'll fish for anything, but I tend to like bass and drier climates. Anybody have any suggestions as to a way this could work out in Washington? Or any stories of doing something like this in the past? If at all pos...

long lake does have crappie. My GF caught a monster crappie the other day outta there. Crescent Lake also has crappie and bluegill.

Thanks for the help guys seems to be all I need to get things going!

(Kzoo I might just use a dropshot rig with smaller bait because of all the bluegill hits I get in addition to huge largies!)

I fish for bass in a few lakes and notice the panfish everywhere. I am going on a trip soon and I'd like to know what is the best/easiest way to catch these from the banks of lakes. Also what are the best/worst tasting panfish? Do panfish taste different depending on the size of the fish? What size ...

so jealous

Anybody have any experience fishing lake union bay? I've been checking it out on googlemaps and it seems like largemouth city. Loads of lilypads, logs, etc, looks great in theory, but anybody had any experience?

Tacoma News Tribune. I haven't looked for a pic. But there was none in the paper nor was there an article about how it was caught. (Probably a 10 year old with a worm and a bobber as it always is with the monsters)

10.5 lb largemouth out of Tanwax in Pierce county. Saw it in Saturday's paper in the lake section. What a monster!

I've just joined and it's fun going to the meetings I am soaking up info like a sponge. Also they mentioned I will learn more in one day of tournament fishing than 10 days of going out on my own. So it's definately a huge learning process. I have my first tournament I'm in the backseat on Washington...

I was at a bass club meeting the other day and it was brought to my attention by a member that Bass at times DO see your line and obviously this ruins your action when they do. This has never dawned on me and I was like ****......I need to get to know what lines r best for what. I have seriously und...

tt400. I agree the dunes all look the same and are pretty confusing to all anglers who are somewhat recreational and without a gps (if you really want to get deep into the dunes a gps is essential) But always keep in mind the beaver huts! The bass love em and the locals know it more than anyone. Als...

yea senkos tear up like no other. I always wonder if Yamamato made them so tearable so we have to buy more when even little dinks rip them up? Anybody try the senko knock offs?

My soft plastic storage is.......anywhere (even in the cup holder on the boat) anyway probably not a good idea. I gotta say I love that binder though. Some of my senko's bleed this clear liquid when left out for a while. The liquid beads up on the plastic of the body. When I see this is the worm bas...

Yeah its snowing giant snowflakes right now in Tacoma and also did so last night.....@#$@ that can't be good

annnnnnnnnnnnnd thats what I hate about fishing. NEVER a clean cut answer. I'm sure in my older days I may grow to love that aspect but for now its a real pain in the ass. Thanks for the input and detail everybody especially Anglin Archer seems like you know your stuff. I'll definately try your stuf...

First of all, bass can see color by the sole fact that they have rhodopsin in their eyes. Rhodopsin is a chemical that both bass and humans have in their eyes and allows the eye to see color instead of shades of black/gray/white. Cones- Main structure of eye to see color (contains rhodopsin) Rods- M...