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Tapps Fishing Reports

By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/26/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2005
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Went fishing for tigers and caught one at around 8:30A.M. He was around 36" and he looked real healthy. He swam off strong when I released him. My buddy caught a couple smaller Smallies.
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Posted: 5/24/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/23/2005
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Met up with DJ Larouche of West Coast Custom Tackle. We started bright and early, 7:15am. Pounded a couple different spots with a variety of soft baits, crank baits, jigs, etc with nary a bite. At 10:...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/22/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/21/2005
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Fishing has slowed down in the last week. The spawn is mostly over and the water temp has dropped off 5 deg over the last week with all the rain and clouds we have had. Went out Saturday looking for m...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/20/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2005
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used just a worm on a hook and that is it fished for about three hours from 7:30 to 10:30. I got three perch and a bull fish my friend got three perch and the other got one perch. Didn't keep any of t...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/18/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2005
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Had a good evening of fishing off the dock. Caughht 5 small mouth, one of good size and the rest were smaller. Saw two Muskies and still trying to catch my first. Any tips on lures for the Muskies ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/16/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2005
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Went fishing for Tigers and didn't have any luck saw 4 and had one on for a little bit the other day but haven't seen a sign of one since! Caught one small mouth on a Jig around the docks. I gotta get...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/8/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2005
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Fishing is hot and the skiers aren't bad yet. Smallies are hitting 3" tubes natural colors. Caught 5 in the 2 to 3 lbs class and a few small ones. Set the hook in a 3 foot tiger, cut me off then jumpe...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/1/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2005
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This is for the non trout people on opening day. Got up late 8:30 had breakfast and then drove over to the lake. Water temp is around 60 deg. Not seeing any small mouth nests yet and talked to locals ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/28/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Yar! In the stumpy waters off Snag Island, caught a 47in. Tiger! Second cast, red devil spoon. Took pictures, and shared stories. The fish was out of water for over 5+minutes, but he swam off wh...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/22/2005
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Rating: 1
Fished: 4/22/2005
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Great day to be on the water. First time on Tapps this year since they filled it. The water temp. was in the high 50's all over but my husband and I didn't catch anything today. We bought the $75.0...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/18/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2004
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My partner and I hit Tapps a few times last week with great results. Only a couple decent fish(3-4lbs), but plenty of smaller fish to keep us entertained. This is the best I have ever seen Tapps, as...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/30/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2004
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Here's the rest of the report from yesterday for must have been too long? anyway after getting the pole under the log the line was not somehow hooked on a log down further and seemed that the fish wa...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/30/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2004
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Me and my fishing partner launched at allen york at first light to do some small mouth fishing we started off on a point in the nw side of the lake that usually is pretty good for us after 1/2 hour an...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/28/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/28/2004
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Monday night was a bit rough on an old guy. Didn't know that there were that many different beers available on tap at the local brew-pub. Thank God for designated drivers. Anyway, rolled my sorry butt...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/2/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/2/2004
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As you might be able to tell by my name, I target what are usually known as scrap fish. Well, Lake Tapps is the place for that. Suckers, Squawfish, Carp, Bullheads,.... you get the idea. On Sunda...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/17/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2003
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Well, I just cannot keep these monsters off of my line! This Musky measured 42in long. Here's the story. I finally got home from school, and decided to do some bank fishing from my secret location....
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/26/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 8/26/2003
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Today was the day. I knew it before I even got out of bed. I looked out my window and noticed the low overcast drizzle, perfect for top water Tiger Musky. I went to the Standals' Point, my secret l...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/25/2003
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Rating: 1
Fished: 8/25/2003
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I think I spooked all the bass away with my musky lures, then again the musky aren't biting either. Anyone else fished tapps lately?
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/12/2003
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/12/2003
Hot Spots: 0
BROTHER AND I FISHED AT 5 AM TODAY FOR MUSKYS NO LUCK BUT I GOT 1 -5POUND LARGEMOUTH BASS ---FISH THE COVES AROUND THE LAKE IN 6FEET OR LESS WITH GREEN CRANKBAITS, CATCH AND RELEASE GOOD FISHING
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/8/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/8/2003
Hot Spots: 0
headed out on tapps in the early afternoon and fished along the inlets of snag island where I usually catch many smallies and where I last time spotted a monster musky but was unable to hook it. This...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/7/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/7/2003
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Took a few friends out in the afternoon, about 3pm. We tried along Tapps Island to no availe, then went to the North of the lake and found a bunch of small perch. While casting for them, we hooked a 3...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/7/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/7/2003
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Still fished lake tapps in the afternoon with night crawlers around the stumps. Saw a lot of fish on the finder, but only caught and released a small perch and bass. Returned to the dock and dangle...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/18/2003
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2003
Hot Spots: 0
WENT FISHING WITH MY BROTHER AND CAUGHT A 12 POUND TIGER MUSKY ON A BASS PLUG IT WAS GREAT. ALSO HAD 2 NICE SMALLYYYYYYYS 2-4 POUNDS GREAT DAY E MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO OR STORIES TO TELL ILL DO ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/2/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Fish for the fun of it. Launched the boat about 8:30 a.m. with the full crew, we we're going to fish only 3 hours. Staying within sight of the launch electronics were showing numerous fish at 11 f...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/12/2000
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/12/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at tapps after work about 6:00 and I saw a small tigarmusky chasing bait fish around I thought that someone must have transported it from Mayfield to tapps and released it here, that was until...
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