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By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/11/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Up early for an old geeser - (4:00 AM) and Mike Carey and I were soon launching his boat onto Spencer Lake for an early start. We were the first to arrive at the WDFW public access.
For the last sev...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/9/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Up early and launching my small boat onto Kitsap Lake at 6:00 AM from the WDFW access. Weather was heavy overcast with a hint of fog - And very cool. No one at the access area as I arrived but a co...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/5/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Up early for an old guy (4:30) and launching my small boat at Bay Lake by about 5:30. Only 1 trout angler fishing from the shoreline as I arrived. He already had 2 trout - And, had finished his l...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/1/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake. The weather was cold. overcast and a little windy. No other boats or anglers were there. I fished a couple hours without a single hit or ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 4/23/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/23/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful Spring day! I decided to do a little casting practice over at Long Lake. I was amazed at the deluxe dock that had been installed at the launch ramp since I had last been there. Will add a...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/8/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/8/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake - Not so much because its such a great bass lake but because it is close by. Only one person in the access area as I launched and she was bo...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/25/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat on Horseshoe Lake in mid-morning. Started right off catching bass - the best about 3 1/2 pounds (19) inches. One trout angler named "Joe" was quitting at the s...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/29/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was an almost perfect day on the lake today. The wind was totally calm, the temp was in the lower 70's and the bass wanted to play. I got off to a fairly late start and didn't launch until about ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/5/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was cool and a a little windy as we launched the boat at Manchester. I was fishing with my son, Don, and daughter-in-law, Connie, in my son's new Alumaweld. We headed south to Colvos Passage and ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/6/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Benson Lake fairly early - overcast and a little breezy as I launched. Met up with nice guy, talented bass angler and WL.com member TM (Todd). We had a nice chat and caught a lot of fish during ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/4/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at the lake fairly early - the sun was just coming up and it was already starting to get warmer. Yeah, I know, Horseshoe Lake is not many bass anglers favorite lake (nor is it mine) but it ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 7/18/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Son Donald and I launched his new boat and headed up to Jeff Head to start the day. Lots of boats at Jeff Head but we saw no fish caught and we had no stikes after trolling spoons, hoochies, and bait...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/27/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Up early and on the lake at 5:25 AM. Raining lightly and overcast as I launched my small boat -- but there was no wind and the water surface was flat as a mirror. My rig was the first at the public ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/21/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Up early (for an old dude) and on the lake fishing by a little after 6:00 AM. Mine was the first rig to pull into the public access but soon after another rig pulled in and a shoreline angler got out...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/18/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Mike Carey and I arrived at Kitsap County's Panther Lake early in the AM. The sun was up but the mist and steam were still rising from the lake's surface indicatating that the lake water was warmer t...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 6/4/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Up fairly early, for an old guy, and fishing just after 6:00 AM. Two trout anglers were fishing from the access and 2 or 3 boats were on the water as I launched. Later, there were at least a dozen b...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/25/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Computer problems took me across the Sound to the Burien Area to my computer Guru. He lives just across the road from Arbor Lake so I took some bass gear to pass the time while he killed bugs in my c...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/19/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After leaving Lake Wooten, I decided to fish near by Haven Lake. As I was launching, another bass angler was just quitting. Said he seen bass but they wouldn't bite. I decided I would try the s...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/19/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my boat onto Lake Wooten to check out the bass. Weather was warm, sunny and the winds were very light. Spent most of the time just looking along the shore line but did try a...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The weather man finally predicted another dry day -- and some sun. Well it was a dry day and finally a little sun did came out. Anyway, I hitched up the small boat and headed for Benson Lake. Three...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 5/4/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Dusted off the Ol' Blue Boat, charged the battery and lubed the hubs. Launched at Horseshoe Lake in search of some largemouth bass. Did not see a bass or get a hit. Didn't see any spawning nests or...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/30/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The weather man promised a nice warm, sunny day and he was right. After all the bad news chest X-rays and CT-scans, it was time for a nice relaxing day on the water. My neighbor, Mike L. and I heade...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/4/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It was warm and sunny -- very warm, almost 80 degrees -- And, no wind -- not even a breeze. Had to launch the boat. Headed for Wye Lake again, partly just because it is fairly close. Nobody at the ...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 9/2/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The weather seemed to be good enough to tempt me into trying to catch a few bass. Launched onto Wye Lake in my electric powered boat. Wye Lake does not allow gas motors. It was not early when I lau...
By: bob johansen
Posted: 8/15/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Saturday, August 14, 2010. I woke up at 4:00 AM -- and, after reading a fishing report by eddieg1, I decided to re-visit an old favorite lake -- "Trails End". After eddie's glowing report I kinda ex...
