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By: NathanHarrell5
Posted: 2/27/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished tapps today after school for a couple hours. Used just about everything until I decided to start doing what I know best. Flipped a 3/8oz football head with a swimbait trailer tight up against s...
By: JesusFish
Posted: 7/10/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tapps for the first time since like September???
Was not great. I caught 2, another guy said they got 12 between the 2 guys on the boat. The fish were SKINNY and SUPER PALE. They looked lik...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/11/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
First trip of the year to Tapps. Had low expectation after hearing other reports about water clarity. We did better than expected but had to work at it. Caught about a dozen smallies today. Had to fi...
By: ARMYGUY88
Posted: 7/11/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/11/2015
Hot Spots: 3
Went out to Tapps with a buddy, for the first time since it opened back up had good time. Smallmouth were biting. no real pattern, they struck multiple style baits and presentations, i caught a 2lb on...
By: KevinS
Posted: 7/17/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
First time out on Tapps this season. Fished 3-6 PM. Caught 3 SMB - two 6-inchers and one 17-inch (pictured). The water is pretty milky. All fish caught in 10-15 feet. The big SMB was off the shor...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/19/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
was hoping the water would clear up a little more by now. It was slightly better than last week but not much. Got to the Co. launch at 0600. tried some topwater right away after an hour I only had one...
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 7/24/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/23/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Tapps is awaking a bit. Took my son and grandson out for some smallie action. Parked up under the Tapps Bridge. Ended up with 8 good fish. Missed about 5 or 6 others. Used 4"sinkos. Whacky rigged minu...
By: nx7k
Posted: 6/30/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lake Tapps this morning with my good friend Jim and we did okay. We caught 15 SMB, all C & R. about half of them were about 1/2 to 1 lb and the rest were pretty good. Largest was 3 lb 5 oz....
By: bassman72
Posted: 6/30/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Decent day on Tapps today. Was not sure how it would be after the rains but the wife and I managed about 6-7 average ones a piece. Most we're caught on the drop shot and Carolina rig in 18-20 feet of ...
By: nx7k
Posted: 7/7/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took my Nephew Adam to Tapps Saturday and we caught 22 SMB ranging in size from1/2 lb to 3 lb 6 oz. All caught on Carolina Rig with a Lizard and a Dropshot. Caught about 50/50 between the Dropshot a...
By: nx7k
Posted: 7/7/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took a friend to Tapps that actually just moved onto Driftwood Point but had never fished on Tapps. Dave and I launched about 6am and before the day was over we had caught 16 SMB with Dave catching t...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/10/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Good day today. Caught about 25 fish. Nothing of bragging size though mostly 1 pounders and a couple dinks. Action was hot about 8 this morning when I located some weed beds in about 12 ft of water th...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/12/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We'll after catching some fish at clear lake yesterday my boy got the bass bug and insisted on getting up early with mom and dad early and go fishing. The boy was hot. I set him up with a drop shot a...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/22/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/21/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Wow what a great day on the water. Weather was great not to hot. Got a late start but the lake was quiet not a lot of boats out. Just bought my now 6 year old a new Jimmy Huston camo pole and had to b...
By: bassman72
Posted: 7/26/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake about 6:30 am by 7:30 we already landed 6 smallies including one that went 2 lbs. fished until about 2pm. The wife and I caught about a dozen each. Not the day we had last sat. But a goo...
By: bassman72
Posted: 8/14/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The wife and I hit the lake about 0800. Was just straight out from the county ramp getting things situated in the boat and the wife throws out a Carolina rig in about 25 ft of water and gets one right...
By: nx7k
Posted: 8/16/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lake Tapps this morning. Launched at Driftwood with a friend. We had a great time. We caught 35 or 36 Smallmouth Bass all in about 18 ft of water. There were dinks up to 3.5 pounder. Phot...
By: bassman72
Posted: 8/19/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Another good day on the lake. I love having week days off. Week day mornings on the lake are so peaceful. Between the wife and I we caught about 25 fish most between 1-2 lbs with a few dinks mixed in....
By: nx7k
Posted: 8/23/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I took my wife fishing to Tapps friday morning. Fishing was great. She beat me but I have an excuse. It is always an adventure when I take her with me fishing. Anyway she caught 14 and I caught ...
By: JesusFish
Posted: 8/31/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
And yes AMX...I know this report is a week late. I was busy catching more fish! Ha ha
Had the best day of fishing I've ever had in Western Wa. We had a 50 fish day! The biggest was just over 3lb...
By: nx7k
Posted: 9/1/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I took my grandson and went to Lake Tapps this morning. We arrived about 745am, launched and started fishing. We ended the day with 32 SMB in the boat, largest 3.25 lbs, we had two over 2 lbs and ab...
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/2/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I have been having fuel issues with the boat, I took the family to tapps hoping I fixed the problem. I still had fuel issues so we fish the hump in front of the boat launch. Right away my daughter ha...
By: bassman72
Posted: 9/4/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Average day today caught about 15-20 bass. Most we're caught On the drop shot. Few on a C rig and a jig. Fish seemed a little scattered had to search a bit more that usual. I'm thinking they are start...
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/9/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Dealing with the fuel issue, I swapped out the primer ball which said it was ethonal safe. As usual, I took the wife and kiddos. We didn't get there until about 11. I decided to fish in between the...
By: Sideburns
Posted: 9/13/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake before sun up, maybe my tenth trip to nearby lakes trying to catch bass. Third or forth trip to tapps. I grew up on tapps and have never caught a bass bigger than my hand. Caught my first...
