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Tapps Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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08/07/2012
66° - 70°
Bottom Fishing From Boat
Smallmouth Bass
Green
Cloudy
Plastics
Morning
71° - 75°
08/08/2012
5
863

So this was my first time on Tapps. Father-in-law was up from California so I decided we would try a new place. Hit the lake around 9 am. Through crank bait for a hour or so, nothing. Father-in-law switched to top water and got a nice smallie up to the boat. I was dipping the net and the fish jumped. The lure went one direction and the fish went the other. I was using a fat rap in baby bass up off a weed bed and sawing someting swimming behind my lure. We are both like is that a fish. Yup about a 24" musky. Figure 8's next to the boat and he just swaw by. So break out big stuff out. Saw another musky break off a weed bed toward my lure but turned away. That one probably went 36-40". Back to smallie. We figured out their pattern. Put on Senkos and had a blast. Probably had dozen fish in the boat 5 went between 10-12". We stayed in 10-12' of water and they were sitting at the 5-7' break. Just about any color Senko they were bitting on. Pumpkin seed with red flake and also with blue flake. A dark blue with silver flake. Good time. Next time I will concetrate on the musky. Tapps is a nice like. I marked this one in my return to often book.


Comments

unforgiven72
8/8/2012 9:48:00 AM
How was the water? was it dark or pretty clear? I'm tying to figure out how colors are working in the different water conditions. Thanks
James
russmcdonald
8/8/2012 10:44:00 AM
You could see about 3-4' feet down after that pretty murky.
unforgiven72
8/8/2012 8:54:00 PM
Thanks for the info.
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