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By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/22/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work a little early, and after working 70hrs in four and a half days I was ready for some unwind time! Hooked up and headed for Lake Whatcom to try the evening bite as it has been a while sinc...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/15/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 7am and there was only one other vehicle in the parking lot. Headed west of the launch first to fish the small area of logs and pads with some topwater baits, this only resulted in one sma...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/12/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Caught consistent fish on a black and chrome jerkbait. Lots of 10-14 inchers. Unfortunately about one hour in, two of my trolling motor bolts decided to come loose, so it was back to the launch for me...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/12/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/12/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Haven't fished this lake in 9-10 years, now I remember why!! LOL
Water was 68-71 degrees, caught a few dinks and one perch. Water was alot more stained than I remember it??
Best fishing was on t...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/9/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/7/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Yep, they sprayed the pads alright! Makes you scratch your head??
Started out fishing pads and pad edges with frogs, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, and floating rapala's, not a bump, didn't even spook on...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I think this is the right area? I launched out of Vantage, and fished the east side throwing grubs around scattered rocks. Caught one smallie and lost one, however, it was the hardest fighting smallie...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try once more. I refused to leave smelling like a skunk! ha ha
Launched this time, and acting on some intel from a fisherman at the gas station...who wasn't trying to sell me a chartrues...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got a wild hair and ran to Potholes resevoir for some multi-species fishing! Haven't been over there in about 10 years! Got to Mar-Don Resort at about 9am and got a camp site and a bite to eat then la...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/23/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched about 8am and started from the launch working south on the west shore. Threw buzzbaits and frogs around pads, spinnerbaits around docks without a bump all the way to the far south end!
9:3...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/18/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't launch until almost 9am and was off the water by 4pm on 7-17-09. Had action today, but nothing of any size, in fact nothing over 2.5lbs! It seemed as though the smaller fish were shallow today ...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/15/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to go to the well one more time on Goodwin, especially after getting on largemouth my last trip! I thought it was the right decision when on only my 5th cast I caught the 3.4lb smallie in the ...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/10/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Only managed 1 14" largemouth on a small jig this trip. Saw a giant cruising under a dock that had a large school of fry under it, I pulled back and tried everything I had tied on but she wasn't in th...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/6/2009
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
After reading all the recent reports coming fron Lake Cassidy, I decided to give the old lake a go! I haven't fished this lake in 10 years, but the launch sure is as shallow as I remember! LOL
Took...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/27/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the south end first, caught one on a black buzz bait on the outside edge of the lily pads 4.4lbs, and another on a frog in the lily pads 3.6lbs. Missed two smallies on a spinnerbait near the ro...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/25/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2009
Hot Spots: 2
This was a 'revenge' trip for me, after losing four nice fish last week, I fitted my favorite crankbait for this lake (a Bomber Fat Free shad in red crawdad color) with some brand new hooks and headed...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/19/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/18/2009
Hot Spots: 3
Well, tonights excursion started as most of my trips do, spontaneously! Finally had a night with my wife all to myself as our daughter was at a sleep over, and she wanted to go fishing (exactly why I ...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/17/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched on McMurray at about 3pm and instantly saw a school of fry breaking the surface near the launch, so I motored out past them and changed a couple rods and rigs around from Clear Lake earlier t...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/17/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Was on my way to Samish this morning when I got to the Skagit Valley and it was RAINING!! Yeah, good old rain!! I couldn't pass that up, so I made a right and b-lined for Clear Lake.
Water was in ...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/13/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Whoa! This lake is about as weedy as I have ever seen it! I actually couldn't even navigate parts of it without holding my trolling motor right on the surface and throwing water and grass all over the...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/13/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
WARNING! The lake level is down pretty good and the concrete boat ramp drops off at the end...not a huge deal unless your not ready for it! LOL
My buddy and I ran up to Terrell this morning, hit th...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/12/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Not a detailed report today as I know there's a tournament on Whatcom this weekend, NOTHING against tournament fishing, just want to see if any of the tourney guys post a report on here after the tour...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/6/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Storm today, again with my best friend, caught a ton of bass ranging from barely bigger than our Rapala's to 2lbs. Also caught trout and perch fishing various crankbaits, had a blast. This is a gr...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/6/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out today with my best friend in his 12' Jon Boat I grew up in to visit the old stomping grounds. No electronics, so not alot of data. We fished from 6am to 12noon and caught a few, no monsters...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/4/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 6:30am and headed straight for the s.e. corner of the lake. Began the day trying topwater baits, a white zara spook in a walk the dog retrieve along the outside edge of a lily pad field, a...
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/28/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well, after 8 straight days of 12hr shifts, I finally have three days off and can get some fishing in!! Decided to head to Clear Lake today in hopes that it would be in 'post-spawn' mode? It was, in f...