Northwest Fishing Reports

I need to get better at using a variety of baits and was wondering what your guys favorite bait is for Beaver Lake Bass in King County.

Topwater should be turning on soon. Pick up some buzzbaits and other topwater lures, lots of fun to fish those....

The stuff we used Saturday worked great.
I think its more about finding them than what lures we use.

Yeah JT but i am looking for the bigger fish and Sam i have some topwater baits i think if i work my baits harder i may be able to pull another beauty out of there

In the past mounth I've been getting some big fish on jigs with trailors. If I'm not getting any on the jig I use large plastic worms black or junebug, grape is good also.

okay sounds good Trent i have had good luck working the docks with my baits i feel i just need to work my baits more and put in more time. I think i will stick it out with some 7in worms and maybe my smaller ones. I will also try throwing a rapala and a small spinnerbait

fishingmachine wrote:Yeah JT but i am looking for the bigger fish and Sam i have some topwater baits i think if i work my baits harder i may be able to pull another beauty out of there

If your looking for "quality" I'd say upsize what you have that works cause that lake is infested with a lot of dinks. So throw stuff that keeps them off your line, or try something unorthodox, cause that lake gets a decent amount of pressure for bass. Like Trent said, jigs, especially big ones will give you a better chance at finding bigger fish...

I wouldn't suggest small spinnerbaits if you are looking for big fish. They will take them, but you will be catching so many of those 10 inchers....

Try some swimbaits perhaps. I know Beaver gets stocked with some puny stockers, I'd have to think that the few 5+lbers munch on those....

Trent Hale wrote:In the past mounth I've been getting some big fish on jigs with trailors. If I'm not getting any on the jig I use large plastic worms black or junebug, grape is good also.

i second this. think big worms. even bigger than seven inches try the 12". i have never caught a dink on a jig, thats something to think about.

It isn't all about the big baits both my big fish where on 5 inch baits it is about how you work the bait:-" Just keep throwing what gets hit soon enough you will be catchung bigger and bigger fish!

Sam Kafelafish wrote:Try some swimbaits perhaps. I know Beaver gets stocked with some puny stockers, I'd have to think that the few 5+lbers munch on those....

i concur

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bigbasstaz wrote:It isn't all about the big baits both my big fish where on 5 inch baits it is about how you work the bait:-"

That sounds more convincing when my WIFE says it.

AaronE wrote:

bigbasstaz wrote:It isn't all about the big baits both my big fish where on 5 inch baits it is about how you work the bait:-"

That sounds more convincing when my WIFE says it.

With that said are you a drop shot man or a straight off the bottom wiggling kinda guy

bigbasstaz wrote:It isn't all about the big baits both my big fish where on 5 inch baits it is about how you work the bait:-" Just keep throwing what gets hit soon enough you will be catchung bigger and bigger fish!

whats the biggest you have caught on a 5 inch bait?

tnj8222 wrote:

bigbasstaz wrote:It isn't all about the big baits both my big fish where on 5 inch baits it is about how you work the bait:-" Just keep throwing what gets hit soon enough you will be catchung bigger and bigger fish!

whats the biggest you have caught on a 5 inch bait?

7 pounds 3 ounces night before last I have had bigger on though!

not bad at all!!!