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By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/29/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/29/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Back at it, started off with a topwater @ 8:30. Took a while but I finally got a nice blowup on it. Unfortunately the fish missed completely and never came back.
I started rotating in a crankbait...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/5/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/5/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day a little rough. When I got to the launch and started to put the gear into the boat, I realized I didnt have my pack with electronics or the dog's floatation vest. So no graphs, no sc...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/11/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/11/2020
Hot Spots: 0
I'm a bit conflicted with the rating. Quantity wise, it'll be at least a 4 but quality and pace, I think a 3 is appropriate.
I started off at a deep point that I havent fished all year. Working ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/19/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/19/2020
Hot Spots: 0
First cast a little after 9. Started off with a topwater in the shallows for about 10 mins. As soon as I put that down, I landed my first SMB in about 2 or 3 casts with the dropshot. Caught in abou...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/26/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/26/2020
Hot Spots: 0
First cast at about 8:45AM. Started off with the dropshot. A few nibbles but no hookup.
Moving around and switched to the dropshot. Took a while but finally landed a fish after an hr or so. It'...
By: Nick101
Posted: 6/25/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/23/2020
Hot Spots: 0
First time out on Sammamish, started off fishing down south/west of the state park. (9 AM) flipped some spinners/ swimbait, footballs cranks etc you name it. Nothing with my buddy. 4 hours into the d...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/8/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/8/2020
Hot Spots: 0
It's been a while. First time out solo with the pup, so lets see how this goes.
Got onto the water at about 10. Fishing an outside weed edge in about 15' of water. 3rd cast with the dropshot and...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/15/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/15/2020
Hot Spots: 0
First cast at about 9 or so. Started with burning a crankbait around some docks. Rotated to the dropshot. Got the first bite about 10 mins with it. Lost it when it jumped at boat side. Wasnt big....
By: Nick101
Posted: 7/22/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/22/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Started out fishing about 10 AM, far south west of the lake, by the state park. hooked on to a Small LMB and a SMB in about 5-9ft of water. Headed more North by Vasa Park, That's where we caught some ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/17/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/17/2020
Hot Spots: 0
First cast a bit after 11.
Started off at a deep point that had success in the past but I didn't feel or see any larger fish in the mix of perch.
So went shallow and worked a jerkbait. Ran i...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 10/6/2020
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/6/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Slept in since it's so dark in the morning. First cast at about 9:15AM. Low clouds but not foggy.
Slow catching. Plenty of nibbles from dinks and bait. Look at this little LMB. If I had an aqu...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/12/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Despite previous sightings, I did not see a single smelt! Normally they are boiling at the boat launch, & they glitter the ends of most docks. Water was still cold at about 47°. I spent the first few ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/16/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Took a while to get everything ready. First time out for the year.
Didnt get onto the water until about 10:30AM and was done by 12:30PM.
Breeze on the water. Too late for the spawn but did st...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/22/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/22/2021
Hot Spots: 0
First cast at about 10:30. Went all the way up to the NW corner of the lake. There's a spot there that usually holds fish if it's hot out but it is a bit early in the season for it normally. Got th...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/23/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/23/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Morning started off with cloud cover. I also in the direction of the wind instead of fighting it this time. First cast at about 9:30AM.
Didnt take long to get a fish on with the swimbait but it ...
By: Koda21
Posted: 7/10/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/10/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Fished at about 2pm, halfway up the lake on the east side. Caught a 24" smallmouth bass within 5 minutes. Used a Dick Nite dodger with a worm. Caught a 12" one shortly after that and called it a day. ...
By: Koda21
Posted: 7/10/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Used a dodger with a worm. Few minutes into first cast and I hooked a 24" small mouth bass. Shortly after this I caught a 12" one and called it a day.
By: Amx
Posted: 7/12/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/12/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Ok day today, caught 6, only one shorty and that was a Largie about 6" on top water. Had fun playing with good, desent, and large Smallies. Biggest at 3.06 lbs.
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/3/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/3/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Slow catching today. I didnt land any bass today technically.
Had on a ~6" LMB that I let shake off at boat side. Same with a ~12" SMB. Had on about a 2# that I didnt mean to let shake off but...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/4/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/4/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Picked up a couple family members to take out.
They don't fish, so set them up with a couple dropshot rigs and targeted points and outside weedline.
Caught a couple ~1# LMB.
4 SMB ranging from...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/10/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/10/2021
Hot Spots: 0
First cast @ about 10:30AM near a point. It was breezy along this area so figure I'll start off with the swimbait. I think on the 4th cast, fish on! And it was fighting really good. Ripping drag. ...
By: knishino
Posted: 3/8/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/7/2021
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't had much success with winter bass fishing this year. I've been hitting Lake Sawyer lately on my kayak lately because I heard there are smallies in there. I haven't had any success there, s...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/18/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/18/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Very tough fishing today. Found groups of small LMB. Found lots of perch and some of them were good size. Big enough to take a 1/2oz football.
Best bass today was a 1.69# LMB on dropshot on deep en...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 9/2/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Managed to sneak out for a few hours of fishing today. Another beautiful day on the water. A little crisp in the air in the mornings.
Didn't take long for the 1st hookup. On a football jighead i...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 9/9/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/9/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Got another chance to sneak out for a few hours. I started off fishing along the west banks, sections where I havent fished in a long time. Started off very shallow with a jerkbait.
Found lots ...
