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Carney
Carney
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/23/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went exploring today looking for a new lake with largemouth bass. I launched my small boat onto Lake Carney and cruised the shoreline looking for bass or old spawning nest. Talked with a shoreline...
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Bay
Bay
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/10/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
After hearing that the weeds were not too bad, I decided to try Bay Lake for largemouth bass. It had been 7 years since I fished this lake -- I had given up on it because it was so weedy. Anyway, th...
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Jiggs
Jiggs
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/16/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Jiggs Lake -- No outboards are allowed. Fished most of the shoreline and caught one bass -- 16 inches, 2 pounds, 4 ounces. The fish hit a Floating Rapala ...
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Wye
Wye
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/8/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Wye Lake for a bass try. Fished and explored much of the shoreling without seeing a bass or any sign of spawning activity. The only action was when a 15 3...
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Square
Square
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/3/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I have fished Square Lake 16 times -- the first time back in March 1979. I hadn't fished it for several years however so decided to give it a try today. It was a bit too windy to really fish very ef...
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Horseshoe
Horseshoe
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/1/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2009
Hot Spots: 1
Fishing solo, I launched the Ol' Bass Tracker onto Horseshoe Lake for a bass try. I had fished and explored almost the entire shoreline without a strike. I had seen one nice bass about 3 pounds and ...
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Trails End
Trails End
By: bob johansen
Posted: 4/6/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Neighbor and fishing buddy Mike L. and I decided to spend this hot, sunny, April day on Trails End Lake. We both took our own boats -- Mike is a fly fisher and needs his space. I like bass fishing a...
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Crescent
Crescent
By: bob johansen
Posted: 7/23/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/23/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched the ol' Bass Tracker onto Crescent Lake to try for a bass or two. It was cool, overcast and a little windy. I tried several lures but the 10 inch worm that Trent Hale gave w...
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Wildcat
Wildcat
By: bob johansen
Posted: 7/8/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
As I started my 80th year on Planet Earth, I decided to fish Wildcat Lake. Was going to take my old bass tracker but had a battery problem so took my little boat. Wildcat Lake has a 7 MPH speed limi...
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Long
Long
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/25/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2008
Hot Spots: 0
After reading Trent's success story on Long Lake, I had to give it try. Fishing solo, I launched the old Bass Tracker onto Long Lake about 7:00 AM. Weather was sunny with no wind -- lake was flat as...
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Horseshoe
Horseshoe
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/16/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched the ol' Bass Tracker onto Horseshoe at 6:00 AM. Cool and foggy as I launched. No other boats on the lake. I fished most of the lake and only caught 5 small bass -- all unde...
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Florence
Florence
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/12/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Trent and I launched the old Bass Tracker onto Crescent Lake about 5:30 AM. Weather was cool and overcast but almost calm wind. We fished long and hard before Trent put the first fish into the boat....
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Wye
Wye
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/5/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
The weather was cool, overcast and a little windy as I launched my small boat onto Wye Lake in search of the largemouth bass. Fished hard for about 3 hours and only caught one fish on a jig -- about...
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Haven
Haven
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/28/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2008
Hot Spots: 0
After checking out Howell Lake and finding no smallmouth as reported in wl forum, I went over to Haven Lake to make a few casts. Pretty windy and I spent more time trying to control my small boat tha...
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Umatilla
Umatilla
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/23/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Son Donald, his wife and I spent 4 nice days down in the Columbia Gorge enjoying the fantastic scenery, taking photos and checking out the fishing. We caught several nice smallmouth bass. My fish ca...
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Tee
Tee
By: bob johansen
Posted: 10/13/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/13/2007
Hot Spots: 0
The weather man promised a nice fall day so I hooked up the old Bass Tracker and headed for Wooten Lake. I thought I would probably be the only angler on the lake so imagine my surprise when I saw ab...
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Mason
Mason
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/26/2007
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/26/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched the old Bass Tracker onto Mason Lake for a try at perch. First time I have targeted perch for many years. They are my favorite eating fish and so prolific I don't feel guilt...
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Crescent
Crescent
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/14/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched the old Bass Tracker onto Pierce County's Crescent Lake in search of ol' Bucket Mouth. It was cool and over cast as I launched and mine was the only boat on the lake. Later,...
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Devereaux
Devereaux
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/2/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Up fairly early and fishing solo on Devereaux by 6:30 AM. Winds were calm and fishing conditions were almost ideal. I was in my small boat because Devereaux is a "No Gas Engines" lake. About the 3r...
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Horseshoe
Horseshoe
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/1/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe lake. I selected Horseshoe on this Saturday because it has a 7 MPH speed limit and it is fairly close to home. It was quite windy so I headed up...
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Wye
Wye
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/30/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/30/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Wye Lake about 8:00 AM. No gas motors are allowed on this lake. The winds were calm and lake flat as a mirror as I launched. Started casting a floating R...
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Jackson
Jackson
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/27/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/27/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Jackson Lake. Fishing was tough. The biggest bass I caught was a skinny little 16 incher that looked as if he had been on a Jenny Craig diet. Probably gu...
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Phillips
Phillips
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/23/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/22/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing buddy Mike L. and I launched the old Bass Tracker onto Phillips Lake about 8:00 AM to look for some bass. Fishing was tough. We had fished hard for quite a while and were approaching a shall...
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Devereaux
Devereaux
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/16/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
It was August 14, 2007. I woke up early and headed out to Devereaux Lake to look for largemouth bass. Was supposed to meet a fishing buddy at the lake at 7:00 AM but he didn't show up. I launched m...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: bob johansen
Posted: 7/31/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 7/31/2007
Hot Spots: 0
My neighbor and fishing buddy Mike L. has been telling me about this secret lake for about 3 or 4 years and of the monster bass named Kong that lives there. The huge fish has been hooked but never la...
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