Lord Of The Fly
4/12/2011 3:10:00 PMHey Porta-Bote. Try going up as far up as you can along the west bank of Bitter Lake and cast out some bait about 100' or as far as you can throw towards the middle of the lake. There's a weed bed out there and fish seem to hang out there. I've seen a lot of risers and fish get caught there. Some Eastern European guys go there and fish with powereggs and do pretty well. Best time seems to be from 6pm until sunset recently. Weather.com has a fishing forecast feature that can give you an idea of what the fishing will be like on any given day.
The Quadfather
4/12/2011 9:58:00 PMThere aren't many of us... but a few out there that fish this lake. Thanks for the report, try it again on a less windy day. Try corn for carp, and it you can get on the water, use no weight except your hook and maybe a single split shot.
lumpdog005
4/13/2011 11:21:00 AMKeep an eye out for these Eastern European guys. I know they are catching mor ethan allowed at multiple lakes. I have found fish tossed the bushes at ballinger last summer just after they left. I have a very strong suspician it is the same group that hits multiple lakes , including Ballinger, after they limit out at bitter or Martha. I have nothing againt anyone personally, just people who lie, cheat and steal and think it is ok.
Lord Of The Fly
4/13/2011 3:20:00 PMYeah, don't mean to be a downer but I think it's important that we report poachers and violators to WDFW. Note information like violators' physical description, vehicle description, license plate number, time, location and description of violation, etc. but NEVER confront them directly or indirectly. Report your findings to WDFW at http://wdfw.wa.gov/enforcement/reporting_violations.html. They have limited staff so they depend on people like us to help them out by giving them information that will lead to the violators' capture.