Fished Lake Wilderness for the first time, targeting bass with no luck. This is one of the clearest lakes in Washington I have ever fished. I could see the bottom of the lake in 15 feet of water. I found 3 large bass in the 4-6 pound range suspended over a sunken tree in 20-24 feet of water. I through everything in my tacklebox, including, spinners, jigs, plastic worms, lizards, crawfish, rapalas, and several topwater lures and they wouldn't hit any of them. They would swim within 3 feet of they boat and stare at me, acting like they were protected or something. Does anyone have any tips for me on how to get these friendly bass to bite. Overall, fishing was very poor today, however, I know there are some big bass in this lake and I will give it a try again soon.

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