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Smallmouth BassTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocksMoving along the east side of Mercer Island picked up 20.5 inch smallmouth that hit hard and had some acrobatics to the battle.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
Son woke me up and wanted to hit the bank before school. Turned out to be a great idea. 2 small, plus this nice one. 3 fish and at school by 7:50. MeggaBass PopX was getting the most strikes. Perch. I had a couple swipes at a bone Rebel popper. No hook ups though. Tight lines y’all !
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueInline SpinnersSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Happy 4th of July ! Got out early this am to beat the crowds. Throwing a Chartreuse with gold blade, 1/16 in-line spinner, on my Okuma SST UL. Hooked 5 fish, only managed to get 2 to the net. But that’s Ultra light fishing. Fish are in submerged vegetation, 6-10 feet of water, slow retrieve. Tight lines y’all !
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Largemouth BassTechniqueInline SpinnersSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationLoving Light tackle fishing these days. Throwing a 1/16 Chartreuse/Black spinner with a gold blade, on my 7’6 Okuma SST Light M rod, matched with a KastKing 500 spin reel. Landed this 4.14 largemouth. The fish were in about 6 feet of water. Lots of submerged vegetation, and I was casting and retrieving through the channels. Was also getting small mouth on my Texas rig rod. Throwing 5” senko, weightless 4/0, in perch, and Smallmouth magic colors. Top water they are hitting whopper Ploppers in Loon, and Perch. SFO2023
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationOnce again proving you don’t have to own a fancy boat to catch bass on Lake Washington. I live in the east side and took the time to Google public Docks, street ends and beaches close to me. And with some diligence, found a few that have the structure I’m looking for, I have picked a couple parks that have the boulder wall, and swim beach with gravel, and I can see the vegetation in the water near by. I’m throwing the Hybrid Hunter and I like the way it deflects cover, the shallow models tends to stay above the grass, though it does catch a bit. I’ve been fishing this area for two months now and have been getting Smallies. The largemouth now seem to have moved in, so I’m switching to Cranks and larger soft plastic Swim baits, trying to match the local bait fish. Still fishing open areas in grass, along rock walls, down the docks and casting up under apartment complexes where I can. Throw the swim baits off ends long docks and try and cover deeper water with swim baits such as the river to sea S waver, and the soft plastic swim baits like the zako. Also I Fish in and above the vegetation dragging Texas rig senkos through it. If I work and area top water to dragging Senkos and haven’t had a bite In 30 to 40 mins I’ll move on to the next spot. Early in the AM if it’s calm I’m throwing whopper Ploppers. I’m preparing my small aluminum knowing warm weather is coming and I’m going to have to start fishing deeper, cooler water. Being a PNW guy I have and Affinity to Lamiglas, I use the Lamiglas XP 704 jig and spinner rod. Paired with a Quantum Smoke . I’ve listed a couple options Omnia has in stock I feel are comparable on price. Best of luck Y’all, and Tight lines!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
I feel like I’m beating a dead horse here, but submerged grass is a key, from the bank, 6-8 feet of water. No weight, just the senko and a size 3/0
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureDocks
My usual go-to. Caught in the first cast! Really only good for one fish or two so I packed up after 15 min of casting and called it good. 6’8 M-XF Spinning rod for precision and quick hook setting speed. 12lb braid to 8lb fluoro. Go lighter on braid and fluoro (10lb to 6lb) if you are fishing waters with more visibility and less structure to get snagged on.
