Little known spot(s) to check out

[Bill Wormer]

I'll start out with a spot that's little known and little fished because it used to be private. You don't have to share your "honey holes" but some out of the way spots could be useful.

Paradise Lake out by Maltby. For years it was a private lake. I heard tales from the privileged few who had the opportunity to fish it. It was mainly a bass lake and held it's share of nice sized bass.

Well, about two years ago the county picked it up and is in the process of making it a county park with walking trails around it. It's worth giving it a try if the stories I heard 10-15 years ago are still good. From what I heard it's a short walk from the parking lot to the lake. I haven't explored it yet.

[Bassman]

I'll put in Horseshoe lake by Carnation on Carnation farms road in. It has bass and I think bluegill or crappie.

[urban_fisher1]

i heard that they catch some pretty nice nice bass out of ballinger every once and a while up in snohomish

[MastaFisher]

ya I tried for bass at ballinger last summer....and failed

[Bassman]

Use soft plastics in the 8 to 20 foot zone and you will get into fish.

[SlabKing]

While it's not a little known spot it has been unfishable by trailered boats for about 10 years.......Lake Kapowsin will have a new boat launch area that will open this summer.

[Bill Wormer]

another one to try out that has black crappie and no pressure is Totem Lake right next to the mall. In the close to 30 years I've lived in Kirkland the only person I've seen fish it is me. That's because the floating islands blocked off the only launch area. Now a retirement place (or something) up by the Cowboy steakhouse has put in a viewing platform. My guess is that it also has a way down to the lake.

And there's always Kirkland Lake if one can find a way into it. I fished it when I drove thru a horse pasture to get to it. Kirkland Lake is just north of Costco and now behind a bunch of houses. Used to be one could see it from the freeway.

[Bassman]

Lake Alice has some huge bluegill in it.

[Bill Wormer]

Bassman, Totem Lake also has bass in it.

[Bassman]

Bill, I think ive seen totem lake from the road before. Sikes lake in Carnation has crappie, bluegill, catfish, brook trout, and bass.Its on Carnation farms road.