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Crescent Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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05/16/2010
Bottom Fishing From Boat
Largemouth Bass
Black
Plastics
Morning
05/17/2010
2
853

Hit Crescent Sunday AM and was greeted with a beautiful morning. Hit the water about 6am and worked my way north from the public launch since the south end was packed with boats.

Started throwing a white topwater frog and caught 2 12-14" bass the first 30 minutes, slow gurgling retrieve through the reeds. The sun started breaking through the clouds about 7:30am so I switched to throwing a floating watermelon/red Zero and swimming it slowly through the pads.

Got into the north corner and had a massive wake underneath the Zero but no hit. Couldn't entice it to hit and a few minutes later saw it was a hawg, at least 6 pounds, but had a lot of sores around the eyes and back around the gills - looks like this one might have been grabbed by an eagle at some point but looks to be healing now.

Once the sun was out I switched to a tri-joint R2S shad and pitched around the docks on the east side of the lake, not even a bump. Had to head home around 11:30am so I trolled it across the lake back to the launch and caught 2 stocker trout off it. Also caught a slab of a crappie next to the dock by the launch on the same lure - definitely has some serious live action to entire a crappie to hit a bass lure :)

Didn't catch a lot but had a great time going and fishing a new lake. No photos - my phone died shortly after I hit the lake :(


Comments

Trent Hale
5/17/2010 9:29:00 AM
So you never tried the jig!
Bisk1tSnGraV
5/17/2010 11:27:00 AM
So you do exist ... LOL. Noce report Aaron ... hoping to get out fishing with you this year some more.
jbball50
5/17/2010 2:17:00 PM
Nice report, always have done well there for those smaller bass around 1-2lbs there. Haven't fished it in 3 years, now I'll have to go back for the bass and try for those crappie since it seems that they do exist there!
BassDood
5/17/2010 3:47:00 PM
Stay off my lake!!
BassDood
5/17/2010 3:48:00 PM
LOL Wait...if you're catching trout again...go ahead and fish it. Good job out there and great report. We all need to fish soon!
fishnislife
5/18/2010 4:45:00 PM
Great report Aaron.
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