Northwest Fishing Reports

I just got a float tube and want to meet some of you guys! Anyone wanna fish sometime soon in the Snohomish/North King Counties (Lake Stevens to Woodinville)?

Trav,..tuning my boat tomorrow,..if all goes well bassfanatic and I would love 2 meet @ Stevens,.you could even have a seat with us,..up 2 you,..he's @ Blue Lake right now so when he returns I'll confirm,..ok!

BB

TravisRush wrote:I just got a float tube and want to meet some of you guys! Anyone wanna fish sometime soon in the Snohomish/North King Counties (Lake Stevens to Woodinville)?

Where did you purchase your float tube? $$

you guys are killing me i wish i coudl get up there. would love to meet some of the sounders. have to work.

:viking:

I got it off of CL!

Let me know BB!

Will do Trav! Oh BTW Trav,..is that you swingin away in your avatar? If it is,..nice swing dude!

BB

Sure is

Thanks BB!

Right on dude,..cool!

BB

Just let me know. Stevens has been pretty disappointing for bass this season though...

You know anything yet BB?

Looking good so far Trav,..waiting for the nephew bassfanatic 2 return from Blue Lake,..just left Basstradamus,..bought his Swimbait,..can't wait 2 toss it for the Bigguns,..look into some large Swimbaits Trav,..I know their exspensive but according 2 Basstradamus and his own Videos also Tag Watson,..Big Swimbaits are the only way 2 go for the Lunkers! Check it out!

BB

Hey Trav, I've got some free time this week I think, could shoot up to Snoho to do some fishing with you. Have any sweet spots lined up?

I'm thinkin either Cassidy, Blackmans, or Sunday (great reports from way in the past but if those bass are still present, it will be a helluva time!)

Travis, I'm heading over to Serene in Everett on Wednesday. I will be in my boat, but my other friend is gonna be in a float tube.

congrats on your purchase by the way. Now you can really get out on Hilton to catch some bass!

I won't be in town on Wednesday. Free the rest of the week...Thursday and Friday are gonna be hot...

I would NOT suggest going to Stevens. Nothing has been bitting there recently..... Blackmans, Flowing, Cassidy all are WAY better. right now. The little lake Cassidy just up the road from Stevens is perfect for tubes and I've seen some nice bass C&R there.

Are combustibles allowed on Cassidy,..LOL,..I haven't looked,..well if Stevens is dead right now maybe Sammamish,..Smallies are always good outta there? I need 2 get out and toss my line,..hey Aaron,..maybe Sawyer?

BB

yeah, on cassidy its either a 5 or 10 horse limit.

The boat launch at Cassidy is VERY primitive. If you've got a big boat, you'll need 4WD.

Cassidy is one of my favorite lakes in this area for several reasons:

1. Largemouth bass fishing is pretty good, even though bigguns are scarce.

2. It is a beautiful lake & the shoreline isn't packed with houses & docks (too swampy).

3. NO ski boats or jet skis!!!

4. Algae is minimal, so you can bounce lures off the bottom without having to constantly remove blobs of green goo.

The biggest down-side @ Cassidy is the permanently stained water. It looks like very strong tea. You've pretty much got to put your lure within 18 inches of a fish or they won't see it.

Storm Lake is another good option. It is deeper than Cassidy, but has LOTS of snags along the shoreline (mostly fallen timber). Weedless plastics are definitely the way to go if you're fishing for bass.

I caught a shload of trout @ Storm a few months ago using homemade jigs. Unfortunately, I also lost at least 50 jigs in the snags. Seriously.