Took my 4 year old son and my neighbor out to Horseshoe, got there around 10 am. Couple of cars in the lot, maybe 2 other boats on the water. We were going for bass as I have caught them here before but none today. We went to the bay next to the falls and started to fish through the narrow part connecting to two lakes with no bites. Finally when we got to the point where the river flows out of the lake we caught some small bluegill. As we went along the north side of the lake the action picked up, but still just some sun fish. The high point was when I thought I had a bass on and ended up reeling in a 1.5 lb pumpkinseed. I have never seen one this big; about 8 or 9 inchers nose to tail and fat! After that, more little guys. Where are all the bass? The West Branch of the Little Spokane feeds and exits this lake, and I catch bass in it above Eloika all the time. Maybe too hot? No trout either. My son had fun reeling in a couple of bluegills, so all in all a good day.

spokanebassman

7/13/2008 9:28:00 PM

We have fished this lake several times in the last couple of years. Not done very well for bass though, we have had the best luck very close to the launch in the lily pads off to the right (literally about 50 yds from launch) and the I believe 2nd dock from the launch have caught a couple decent (1-2lb) bass off of it with spinners and senko's. Also as you head down to the right we have caught a couple off the rocky bank. Hope that helps and if you get some good ones out there let em go to grow!!

Eric

ruthven78

7/14/2008 4:06:00 PM

funny you and I must have been in the south east end at the same time, I was the one in the yellow pontoon boat fly fishing.

ruthven78

7/14/2008 4:50:00 PM

funny you and I must have been in the south east end at the same time, I was the one in the yellow pontoon boat fly fishing.

plunkr

7/14/2008 6:00:00 PM

Thanks Eric; I was eyeing those lillies when we dropped in but I had caught bass in the channel between the lakes so that's where I went.
ruthven- Yep that was us in the scanoe with the troller and the crazy kid! How did you do?

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