Moving to Rochester!!!

[skimpy]

I'll be moving to Rochester next week and wanted to know if there are any bass lakes in the area???

[Rollin with Rolland]

Rochester, WA ???

[skimpy]

yeah Rochester WA, sorry.

[Rollin with Rolland]

wish i could help...where is Rochester?

[skimpy]

Exit 88, Off I-5

[SPARKY101]

you got mcintosh offut them little ponds by dairyqueen some along the I5 not sure about any heading towards the casino though youll have to discover that youself,you can drive towards tenino and over in the yelm area you got clear or in rainier you got lawerence hope some of this useless info helps

[Kevin K]

Your also not too far from Deep lake, which is in Millersylvania park. Also, if you travel from Rochester to Elma there are several areas around there. For example, Vance Creek pond (cannot recall if it is number 1 or number 2, but it has bass). Just be sure to check the regs first because one of the Vance Creek ponds is juvenille only. There are also a lot of ponds off of the Chehalis river that contain bass.

[kevinb]

Whats in Rochester?haha,just messin with ya'.
The lakes I know in that "General"area,you probably already know.
Your somewhat in the McIntosh,Offut region. Don't forget about Riffe and Mayfied(still a bit of a drive)
Still a drive but not to bad...Summit(just west of Olympia)
Another great spot that gets over looked Nahwatzel,Lost,Mason.
I own lake property out here,so if you want to meet up(pm)
Hope this helps and good luck
By the way,...Hows the new edition doing? Any fishing trips yet?

[skimpy]

Thanks for the replies guys. I just got a job at St Peters in Olympia and my wife wanted to get out of Lakewood so she found a place online fell in love with it and we move in next friday/sat. A city boy moving to the sticks#-o


kevinb pm sent

[jens]

I feel ya about movin to the sticks..I am a FORMER city boy- pretty I might add (go Curtis Vikings)...now live in the sticks in e- oly and no one has mentioned Black lake...Offut- I have hear will produce monsters too...Vance Creek in Elma- well, the only active fish were in the juvenile section.....I live on a private lake- and am spoiled....the bass here will remain private- unless you are a Pats fan?? good luck bro!

[lemagoat]

yeah jens you dont know what it's like living in the sticks try living in packwood or gray's river! if I buy the house where you live my lake is better then yours! ha ha, the fish in your lake are tough to get!

[lemagoat]

also as in lakes near rochester, there is one out the independence rd where I hooked my biggest bass ever, lost it of course! that place may be private now, I have not been out there in a while, also there is the sloughs off the hwy there in malone on your way to elma, have fun getting to them though.

[jens]

yeah jens you dont know what it's like living in the sticks try living in packwood or gray's river! if I buy the house where you live my lake is better then yours! ha ha, the fish in your lake are tough to get!

compared to where I grew up living in, where I live now is the sticks!! going for smallies tomorrow! I do hope you end up getting that house, and I will make sure and be out of town when you need help movin in!! lol..I got your back bro..

[lemagoat]

yeah I kinda do hope to get it, but my wife dont care that much for the house, i'm looking at all kinds of places with land down here much cheaper, so may have to sacrifice bass for big bucks as in deer! we will see.... good luck on the smallies, let me know if ya wanna get brookies at adams.

[jens]

yeah I kinda do hope to get it, but my wife dont care that much for the house, i'm looking at all kinds of places with land down here much cheaper, so may have to sacrifice bass for big bucks as in deer! we will see.... good luck on the smallies, let me know if ya wanna get brookies at adams.

i will be on the river about 11a. fish on! last year about the same time is when i landed that monster smallie..no pic, but on my video camera..you still need to come over and watch that hawg i caught..i want to sneak over to your possible new house and fish off that dock to catch that 6 pounder you seen swimmin...there is a legendary one swimming in my part- they say is well over 10+++
i think there are missing filipino kids!! lol

[lemagoat]

yeah the groundskeeper told me the same story, think about it, if there was one that big in there it would be like jaws swimming around because of how shallow it is. I dont think thre is any much bigger then 5-6lbs at best. but ya never know, they have alot to eat and they eat at night.

[jens]

i have seen nessie in there...
what is that adams and brookies you talkin about?

[lemagoat]

catch brook trout at mt. adams or gifford pinchot national forest, my buddy caught a whole mess last weekend about 10-12 inches. if you were off all week I could come and camp with you while I work, since I work up there this time of year.