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By: trimcat
Posted: 2/2/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out Sunday morning before the big game to see if I could hook up with some winter LMB. I originally planned on going to lake Terrell up in Whatcom county, The lake opens to fishing from a boat ...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/28/2010
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The boat got a new deep cycle battery and live well today so it was off to Big Lake for some testing. I chose Big Lake because it is over loaded with eager to bite perch and I figured they would be go...
By: HooksTackleBox
Posted: 11/6/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/4/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Hello hello!
This report will be three parts, my time there, the time of the people fishing next to me and a dude who came off the lake trolling in a kayak.
My part:
So i got there after stumbli...
By: Guzman
Posted: 9/29/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
It was slow at first. We trolled down to the south end of the lake, were I caught my first fish of the day a nice largemouth bass approx 4 lbs. Then we went towards the docks on the east side then cau...
By: bcalvert
Posted: 10/5/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Took a half day off from work and went to Big Lake - Started on the S.E. side of the lake using a combo of spinnerbait, jig & soft stick bait targeting around and under the docks. Worked my way aroun...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/6/2010
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
In the interest of saving gas (household still short 1 income) I fished Big Lake today. Launched the boat around 9:00 AM and headed the NE shore. Over the side went a dark green woolly bugger at 30 pu...
By: 2feetitis
Posted: 7/20/2019
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at about 6:30 & headed to the south end. We tried to catch a top water bite with frogs & poppers but no takers. We then decided to motor to the north end & fish the docks in deeper water. Aft...
By: 2feetitis
Posted: 7/21/2019
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at about 6:30 & headed to the south end. We tried to catch a top water bite with frogs & poppers but no takers. We then decided to motor to the north end & fish the docks in deeper water. Aft...
By: 2feetitis
Posted: 9/2/2019
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I was initially intimidated by the report of toxic algae, but having seen many skiers & jet skis, decided I'd be safe bass fishing. We found most of our average size fish off the points on the west si...
By: 2feetitis
Posted: 6/26/2021
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/26/2021
Hot Spots: 0
I launched at 5AM to avoid the heat as well as the droves of pleasure craft that eventually churned the lake into a froth. However I was surprised to see a few other fishermen already hard at work on ...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 1/1/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/1/2016
Hot Spots: 1
What a cold morning and a slow bite on big lake today got quite a few perch bites and managed to land a nice cut on my buddies new rod.... Guess he shouldn't have walked away??
Used worms and power...
By: Dan LaPoint
Posted: 2/9/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
My wife and I have had a little cabin fever lately, so we drove down to the boat launch.By the way, last fall a new dock was installed as well as the launch re-done and a new restroom facility.We are ...
By: jake campbell
Posted: 10/13/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day and only managed this one fish on a flippin jig, water is already getting cold, Why cant washington be WARM!!!??
By: fishtimidator
Posted: 3/9/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Woohoo! Finally my first largemouth of the season!! Water temps were 45-48 degrees. Caught this nice little 3.1lb'er on a jig near a dock in about 6 feet of water. I also saw 4 others, 2 little 16 inc...
By: fishtimidator
Posted: 3/18/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well, only managed to see one bass today, and he wasn't on my hook! Water temps were 46-47 degrees, it was COLD and occasionally windy. Didn't expect to see much after an entire week of cold unstable ...
By: fishtimidator
Posted: 4/5/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing and fighting the wind at 9am! Wind was hard out of the South, white caps, the whole deal...
Tried fishing jigs for a bit, then tried dragging power worms on the bottom with the wind...
By: fishtimidator
Posted: 4/7/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/6/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Quick correction from my last report on this lake....the key water temp was 47 degrees NOT 67 degrees!!! Wishful thinking and happy fingers got the best of me. LOL
This trip took my buddy and once ...
By: fishtimidator
Posted: 4/11/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/11/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Water temp 49.5-51 degrees, that's more like it!! Caught four lost one 2.6-4.5lbs, all fish were alongside laydowns, NOT pilings, or up under docks....seriously, the only fish I caught off docks I had...
By: fishtimidator
Posted: 4/12/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Holy boat traffic Batman!!!! Oh, well, there was one parking space left and I took it! Only looked to be a couple actual fishing boats out anyways, the rest were just a bunch of power boaters driving ...
By: Raider91
Posted: 6/26/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I have friends with a cabin on the SE end of the lake so I've fished this lake many, many times; mostly in the summer. During this time the lake does get a lot of recreational traffic so it's better t...
By: LMB
Posted: 10/20/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/23/2007
Hot Spots: 0
4lb6oz on a watermelon seed swimming senko!
Great lake for LM bass. Gotta fish early if you have a small boat since the water skiers etc create alot of wake.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/27/1999
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Big Lake for the fourth time ever and caught monster bass. I have read in here that the fishing has suffered, yeah right! Even on the worst day, 2nd day I got three from 14.5" to 21" my large...
By: fishnazzi
Posted: 3/7/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
OK on the water at 8am water temp was 47.4. Found the northern half off lake to be about 1.5 degrees warmer then southern half. At noon water temp was 50.1. At 1230pm it started to cool????? at 2pm h...
By: bcalvert
Posted: 3/15/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
First Largie for 2010 - Got on the water around 11am fished to about 3pm - Water temp 44.7 - overcast with light breeze. Went to the north end for the first time. Started working the docks going sou...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/15/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Ask and ye shall recieve...after landing my first smallies last week on Goodwin, I was really hoping the largies weren't far behind, and I only had to wait one week!! Launched about 8am this morning, ...
