Banks Lake Info. please and thanks.

[bazzdude]

Well I am a vergin to banks and will be targeting smallies early sat. morning. I am hoping for any feedback like as where I should launch the boat(fee etc.) and maybe a location if possible.( general area whatever)lures are always good advice too I am even up for some wally fishing too as I am learning more and more about them. It is just me and a friend going no kidos this trip. Some grown up fishing. I am really looking forward to this trip and I will consider keeping some wallies. So thanks again for helping us out with our one day trip to a new area. O and are there pleasure boaters there?

[Amx]

spinnerbaits, curly tailed grubs on a 1/8th or 1/4 oz round jib head. Tube lure, crankbait, skirted jig in 1/4 to 1/2 oz. 1 /2 oz to 1 oz skirted jigs in the grass, weeds, and brush. Top water of course, frogs, spooks, sammy, and such.

airport bays, punch bowl, ouside pounch bowl, south of steamboat----WATCH OUT FOR THE LOOOOOOOOOOOONG point off the south end of steamboat, it must be 1/4 mile long and WILL REMOVE YOUR LOWER UNIT.

bays opposite the airport bays.

barker flats and bays north of that flat.

the dam

the cliffs on the west side up by the dam.

lovers lane

other lanes on the east side

bay north of the punch bowl

west side of steam boat

east side of steam boat

million dollar mile---WATCH OUT FOR THE CAR SIZED BOULDERS they WILL remove your lower unit

wallyes? west side of steam boat, and other places

Bass and walleyes, in the south end also, but I refuse to fish down there, too many hazzards.

do a search in the bass forum, there is another thread with maps from a couple years ago.

[fishingmachine]

pretty sure there is a huge nw bass tourney there this weekend

[Amx]

Date Start -- Date End -- --- Sponsor ---- Species ---- Who May Qualify

9/20/2014 - 9/21/2014 - Northwest Bass - Bass ------ Members

9/27/2014 - 9/28/2014 - Spokane Bass Club - Bass ------ Members

[Amx]

Bass Federation is Oct 4 and 5

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/contests/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bazzdude]

man thanks for all the good info, that is sure a lot of info to take in, but sounds like everywhere that is good fishing. I am not sure this weekend is a good one to be out in the water huh> I am not worried about the fishing space really just the launching and loading. Seems like there will be a line in the morning. This is really the only time I have to go though. and I am really looking forward to go here. I am not in the club and I don't want to be making anyone angry, hopefully they will have some patience.

[fishingmachine]

The patience may be low considering it is the championship event for the season with a bass boat and thousands of dollars on the line. I believe there will more then likely be upwards of 100 bass boats probably just a fair warning.

[basspro]

More than likely NWB will have 40 boats this weekend.

Russ

[Amx]

read;

http://washingtonlakes.com/forum/viewto ... ke#p190246" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Amx]

read this

http://washingtonlakes.com/forum/viewto ... 13&t=10847" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Amx]

There were 71 boats in their tourney last year. I ran across that while looking for the info/threads on Banks for the past 5 years.

[bazzdude]

Well heck, the lake is big enough I am sure, I will be arriving around day break, so what launch will be less used by the pros by the bowl? Or is it a just in my best judgement to stay off the water. I have a 14 bass boat with enough experience to be out. I have been out a lot on the potholes while turneys were active but they only use a few launches there. Not too crowded. I am only asking because I have never been on this water and don't know how much water these fisherman cover, it is a 32 mile long lake big enough for everyone. Maybe I should choose another location???? Let me know thanks again all for the info it really means a lot to me as I am doing my homework on this area.

[tbrinks]

Well heck, the lake is big enough I am sure, I will be arriving around day break, so what launch will be less used by the pros by the bowl? Or is it a just in my best judgement to stay off the water. I have a 14 bass boat with enough experience to be out. I have been out a lot on the potholes while turneys were active but they only use a few launches there. Not too crowded. I am only asking because I have never been on this water and don't know how much water these fisherman cover, it is a 32 mile long lake big enough for everyone. Maybe I should choose another location???? Let me know thanks again all for the info it really means a lot to me as I am doing my homework on this area.

May be a little late, but I fished there for both the NW Bass event and the Spokane Bass Club event. Hula grubs are awesome now. Look for points and humps like the ones here.

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