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Mayfield
Mayfield
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/30/2010
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We decided to make a weekend out of it. Stayed Sunday night too. We started out on the flats just N.E. of the Hwy 12 bridge. Had a nice follow there as a monster assended behind my lure as it hit ...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 5/23/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We had a good time Saturday. No luck on the Kokes. The clouds broke and it warmed up nicely. Not to crowded, only 1 near mishap from a guy who got caught up watching some one elses action. The MinnKot...
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Newman
Newman
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/1/2009
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/31/2009
Hot Spots: 0
First time fishing Newman. Had a Tiger take my chartreuse swim bait by the rocky point and spit it at the boat. Good looking fish, somewhere around 32-34 inches. I really like this lake, the scener...
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Silver
Silver
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/1/2009
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
First time on Silver, Ellen had a Musky breach the surface going for her lure buy the stump fields. Lots of little fish everywhere.
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 4/18/2009
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Was pretty nice out there today. Met up with the Major, discussed some musky strategy. The boys, drooling all over the Ski'teer. Lots of fast boats, but they kept their distance. Good tunes coming fro...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 4/16/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Made it out tonight. Was great, sunny, light breeze, warm. Just the two of us. Then the freeking bright yellow hydro showed up... Again, passed by us within 50 ft at 60+ just off Dike 4, He was launc...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 4/13/2009
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Saturday we tried to wait out the rain in hopes for a break in the weather. Cody and I showed up to the County Launch about 10:45 and took some pictures of the two large bald eagles that were watching...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 4/6/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Tapps after work. We decided to use Executive Athority and call "Date Night". Launched about 4:00. Surface temp was 49. We trolled between the county park and NE point of Tapps Island. The find...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 4/6/2009
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Tapps Sat and Sun. Mostly seeking Musky and Bass, and exploring the prospect of crawfish. The water is cold, 45 degrees. Was nice to see the number of anglers to rec boaters ratio was in t...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 3/30/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the Tapps launch about 9:30 and had a false start, the motor would not cooperate and start. Killed two batteries in the process. Took the boat home and put it on the charger for a couple ho...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 3/13/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Ellen and I went up to Tapps Wed afternoon and fished for a couple hours off the tip of dike 6, until she asked me where I wanted to move to and I said "the fire place at The Rock". She laughed and we...
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Cranberry
Cranberry
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 9/10/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/7/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Spent more time hiking and playing at the beach but managed to fish a few times over 3 days, Mostly power bait or a worm/bobber. My better half caught what she said looked like a dink Large Mouth and ...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/23/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake about 7:30am and pulled out about 11:00a. Trolled Dikes 3 & 4 and the NW area of the lake. We caught 2 dink SM and 3 more small fish, (not sure what). Longest fish caught was only 6 in...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/19/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/18/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake about 4pm and trolled up and down Dike 4 (main motor died so cant go far from ramp). Most of the fish seemed to be in the 15 to 25 foot deep range but as you got closer to Dike 3 they all...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/16/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went out with the boys for a few hours. Mostly trolling around the North end of the lake. Cody picked up this nice SM with a lure that looks like a trout fry. I managed this silver fish, not really su...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 6/9/2008
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake about 7, ran into Kenster and Mtsview at the docks. Light cool breeze, water 60.8 according to the Garmin. Total from the 4 of us on my boat, we only caught 1 small SM (along dike 4...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 5/30/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water about 5:15pm and was out by 7:30. Water temp 60.8. The kid caught a nice 3 pound rock, was a keeper but we felt sorry for it and let it go. (C&R baby...) I caught a medium SM along ...
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Tapps
Tapps
By: Rich McVey
Posted: 5/19/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2008
Hot Spots: 0
First time on Tapps so today was mostly exploring. Water was clear and smooth when we put in and was quite choppy by 1-2pm. Only managed a small mouth today, caught by our 14yr old Austin. All in all,...
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