Westside - What's your favorite (3-5 stars) smallmouth lake?

[Firetiger]

Fish the two big lakes and several on the eastside but interested in lakes closer to home. Excluding Lk Wash & Lk Sam, what's your favorite (3-5 stars) smallmouth lake on the westside?

[fishingmachine]

my fav smallie lake is actually pine lake i caught some hawgs out there last year

[A9]

my fav smallie lake is actually pine lake i caught some hawgs out there last year

Dude....
Most people don't know anything about the bass fishing in there...Most people prefer to keep it a secret cause it gets no fishing pressure and produces some nice fish...

[JT26]

my fav smallie lake is actually pine lake i caught some hawgs out there last year

Dude....
Most people don't know anything about the bass fishing in there...Most people prefer to keep it a secret cause it gets no fishing pressure and produces some nice fish...

That doesnt help much either.
But to keep it on topic i'd have to say lake Union...cause thats the only westside like i've caught smallies in though..never anything special, just small guys.

[kevinb]

I'm sure some of you are really tired of hearing it but here goes. Lake Tapps....awesome smallies....the end.

[platinumroof]

Lk Stevens has some giants
So does Whatcom.

[HillbillyGeek]

Lk Stevens has some giants
So does Whatcom.

Ditto for Lake Stevens. It has lots of nice-sized smallies and most of the local fishermen prefer to chase silver fish (kokanee & trout).

Stevens does have lots of dead water, however, so it can take a while to find the fish. During hot summer months it is also a mecca for jet skis and ski boats. If you're in a small boat, you'll get plenty of rock & roll...

[fishnislife]

Whatcom and Tapps are the ones that I know of that produce nice smallie. I trust Hillbilly with his Lake Stevens knowledge.

I have heard that Pine Lake is a horrible fishery and it's not ever worth trying. :thumright




fishnislife

[kevinb]

Whatcom and Tapps are the ones that I know of that produce nice smallie. I trust Hillbilly with his Lake Stevens knowledge.

I have heard that Pine Lake is a horrible fishery and it's not ever worth trying. :thumright




fishnislife

Yeah,no kidding...the last time I was there,all I caught was a virus:-"

[kayak chris]

Lake Washington...without a doubt.

[kzoo]

I've heard Lake Whatcom and Goodwin is pretty good, never been to either. I've only fished washington and sammamish.

[tnj8222]

Whatcom and Tapps are the ones that I know of that produce nice smallie. I trust Hillbilly with his Lake Stevens knowledge.

I have heard that Pine Lake is a horrible fishery and it's not ever worth trying. :thumright




fishnislife

yeah its not worth trying at all. its terrible, dont go there. not worth it at all. seriously you wont catch me there at the end of the month.

[BassTracker16]

Lake Sawyer and Lake Meridian have produced some nice smallies for me and I'm also going to say it. TAPPS.

[Fisherman_max]

i am thinking that if you are ever down in southern washington by the columbia gorge to try the sloughs they can produce!

i know of one in perticular.............*cough*Drano lake*cough* that was painful

[dilbert]

My favorite Smallmouth lake
-has ridiculously high launch fees
-has car-eating Bollards Of Death (BOD)
-has plenty of prop-eating stumps
-has more water skiers and rude boaters than any other lake I have been to
-produces consistent nice smallies (and some other toothy critters)

I think it’s time to get my boat out of storage!

[iPodrodder]

My favorite Smallmouth lake
-has ridiculously high launch fees
-has car-eating Bollards Of Death (BOD)
-has plenty of prop-eating stumps
-has more water skiers and rude boaters than any other lake I have been to
-produces consistent nice smallies (and some other toothy critters)

I think it’s time to get my boat out of storage!

That sounds more like an aquatic demolition derby ring than it does like a lake. Hmm.......I wonder why.

[Jacob]

im gonna have to say black lake in tumwater

[kevinb]

My favorite Smallmouth lake
-has ridiculously high launch fees
-has car-eating Bollards Of Death (BOD)
-has plenty of prop-eating stumps
-has more water skiers and rude boaters than any other lake I have been to
-produces consistent nice smallies (and some other toothy critters)

I think it’s time to get my boat out of storage!

DAMN THE BOLLARD OF DEATH!!!!!!!!!