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By: procaster
Posted: 4/3/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well It looks like i'm the first Tapps report of the year. I only had from 2pm to 4pm to fish. I got lucky and found one smallie, it was about 2lbs. Got it on a purple/white x shad rap 8 to 10 foot...
By: procaster
Posted: 4/18/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I only managed to catch a dink smallie. I caught it on jig head with firetiger minnow draggin on bottom. Threw all the usual stuff. Water was 56. There were other boats on water didn't talk to any...
By: drhookem
Posted: 4/21/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the afternoon checking out Tapps. We fishied for four hours, started off jigging gort only one in about 15 feet of water. Switched to crankbaits caught on one an x-rap and the other on # 5 sh...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/27/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I finally got the boat out on Lake Tapps.The water level is coming up fast,and the boat launch is good.We fished hard all day for these two,and we missed four other bites.We were dragging p...
By: procaster
Posted: 5/2/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake about 1130. Got one right away on a purple/white x-rap right in front of boat launch. It was only abut a pound. Only fish all day. Water temp was 54 all day everywhere. Lake is ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/3/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from shore for about an hour and a half. It was slow at first, but then i picked up a few 12"-14". I had one really nice bass on and another that was probably about three pounds. I lost both. T...
By: jdozier
Posted: 5/3/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Caught 8 ranging from 1lb in 10 ft to 3.5 at 25 ft. All caught on perch pattern dive cranks, fast retrieve, staggered jerk pattern. Seems the males are starting to move up to scout out and clear some ...
By: procaster
Posted: 5/8/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My friend wanted me to go fishing with him on tapps at 0700, so I met up with just a couple poles and the tackle box. Turns out he doesn't have his fishing license and no one else did either. We w...
By: Skeeterpilot
Posted: 5/12/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake at 9:00am and fished the northwest end for about 4 hours. Water temps were between 57 and 61 over the time we were fishing. Caught a few 1 to 1.5lb smallies on green Sweet Beaver and g...
By: drhookem
Posted: 5/13/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I hit tapps for an afternoon of harrassing smallmouth threw cranks to the bank and docks boated 16 smallmouth and one hammer handle tiger. Water temp 60 degrees most places. Most of the f...
By: drhookem
Posted: 5/15/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Was back harassing the bass on tapps the bite had changed from two days before crankbaits couldn't buy a strike started pitching jigs the bites were very light only boated 12 bass biggest 15 inches mi...
Posted: 5/16/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 8:00 am . Noticed that the Hawg Hunters where roaming the lake =) . Looked like they where having fun.
Went to the NE side of snag island and fished the stump flats despite the heavy p...
By: procaster
Posted: 5/17/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Was a little better today, Caught about 12 smallies and 3 rock bass. All fish were dinks though, and I didn't care to catch rock bass. Most fish were caught a small light brown tube that cut abou...
By: nx7k
Posted: 8/20/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I took my good friend Jim fishing to Lake Tapps fo rthe firt time this year. There is always the fear that when you take out a good friend you will have a horrible day or catch absolujtely nothing. ...
By: nx7k
Posted: 8/11/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lake Tapps with My Great Nephew and his Dad. We had an outstanding day. Caught 35 Smallmouth Bass with largest one going about 3.5 lbs. Photo is attached. We caught several others over 2 l...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 8/7/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great day on Tapps. Fished from 6:15 till 11:00. It stayed cloudy, and the lake stayed flat. Caught 17 smallmouth, the the largest weighing 3-4. Also had four in the 2 lb plus range. Fish were v...
By: russmcdonald
Posted: 8/8/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
So this was my first time on Tapps. Father-in-law was up from California so I decided we would try a new place. Hit the lake around 9 am. Through crank bait for a hour or so, nothing. Father-in-la...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 8/9/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Back to Tapps. Was on the lake at 6:15 and quit at 11:00. Fishing was alittle slower than last time out, but did catch 14, with one 2-11 and a 3-2. Both pictured. Use a nosed hooked curly tailed grub ...
By: nwmondou
Posted: 8/9/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all morning the other day and got rewarded. Caught countless smallies and three muskie. The largest smallie was 3 lbs and muskie was about a 30 incher. All caught on wacky rigged worms baby bas...
By: unforgiven72
Posted: 8/6/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/6/2012
Hot Spots: 1
We hit a couple of small smallmouth on a rattle trap, silver. bottom fish and picked up a good sized cat. pretty slow today!
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 7/6/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Was on the lake shortely after 6:00. Tried shallow for an hour or so with no luck. Began dragging a football head in 18 to 20 feet of water. Was off the lake by 11:00. Only caught three. But one was c...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 7/30/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 6:00 till 11:30. Kind of nippy on the water, but, on the bright side, pretty much had the lake to myself. Started shallow with no results. Found a cove somewhat protected from the cold win...
By: nx7k
Posted: 7/25/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lake Tapps with my Grandson. Arrived at lake at 6:30am. Fished until 11:30am. CAught 20 SMB with Largest going a little over two pounds. Photo attached Water temp still around 69 to 70 de...
By: nx7k
Posted: 7/10/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Lake Tapps today. Launched from Pierce County North Park at 6:20am. Fished until Noon. CAught 8 SMB with largest going 3 lb 5 oz. Only 1 real dink. Was an okay day. Used soft plastics ...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 7/11/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tapps today from 6:15 till 12:30. Caught 8 smallies and several rockbass. Nothing close to 2 lbs. All caught in 15 to 18 feet of water dragging a Carolina rig. Headed off to St. Claire tomorrow...
