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Gardner Lake Report
Snohomish County, WA

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10/03/2018
51° - 55°
Top Fishing From Boat
Largemouth Bass
White
Cloudy
Surface Lure
Evening
10/04/2018
4
2823

Debated Lake Cassidy or Gardner Lake again...I think I made the right choice...arrived at lake 4:30pm couple cars in parking lot and two people shore fishing but no boats...hauled boat and gear three trips later ready to roll. Want to right of dock and cast to shore and where I got fish on Sunday...only had one or two hits on top water rainbow minnow #5 and nothing on buzzbait...so decided to try green/black spinner bait...got weeds deep and grass...tried closer to shore by a log first cast Bam...big wiggle and reel him in... lip and photo...tape measure another 14"! Third one in last two trips...had another hit the spinner bait but got off saw him not very big. Went down shore and got two more on minnow just bite was slower. Had to put on ski jacket bit cooler tonight. Tried across lake to left of dock by logs but no hits on spinner bait or top water...ended up at end of lake and tried stumps sure enough bite small 5" then better hit 11"...got couple more close to shore on minnow and put on buzzbait and cast about...got three hits in central Lily pads and lost one. Next cast get the buzzbait tracking across the water and Bam big fish! Pulling hard came to boat twice and ran away twice...got him on third try... whoa...break out tape measure in the dark..grab end of it hold it up close to read it..16"! Ties my best at this lake also on a buzzbait. My line on next cast did the backlash so tried quickly to undo it but it was stuck...it was pretty dark so quit at 10 in the boat and lots of line on bottom of the boat...my spinning reel was having major loop issues tonight. Not bad last two times out 16", 3-14" and 11". For a small pond(lake) it has some good bass.

All fish caught and released including one sunfish out deep on top water minnow.

James


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bob johansen
10/5/2018 6:30:44 PM
Sounds like a nice evening trip Jame - something I used to do a lot. I kept a canoe on my truck canopy and would fish several times most weeks. I fished over 350 different lakes but sadly never made it to Gardner. I enjoy your reports!.
Jamesb
10/5/2018 8:01:07 PM
thanks Bob. I like fishing evenings mostly after work or start at 1pm and fish til dark. I have better luck in evenings with top water. I used to own small pick up and could load my boat before work and head out right after you could lock it with canopy on back...now I have a small SUV so have to go home first to load it as it hangs out the back.
The Quadfather
10/5/2018 7:01:44 PM
James, you refer to Fishing via a boat..
Do you ever fish via a float tube?
I have a lake near where you fish, that I’d to share with you, but you cannot get a boat into it. Float tube is ideal.
Give me a shout @

quadradomus@gmail.com

if interested. (Check spelling carefully.. weird email)
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