Thread: Slab changed the default view for us

Originally Posted by SlabKing

Fish are biting good on Kapowsin, Ohop, Tanwax (nice fish this year), Rapjon, Sawyer (really nice fish this year but they are deep) and Union for sure. Heading to Potholes this weekend to checkout the night bite.

I was reading some o the past posts you made about Samammish, Have you been fishing out there at all anymore?
I would sure like to learn that lake.

Originally Posted by drifterdon

I thought I read somewhere that they sprayed the weeds in Ohop and the fishing was terrible.
Is that true?

Haven't been there in a few weeks , but I heard that too !!!!!

Are you getting out anywhere?
I think I will go try Sawyer on Monday.

fishing in Washington state for panfish is usually excellent I have fished many lakes in your state even along the Columbia River has some excellent fishing number one on my list was Silverlake when I lived in Portland Oregon it was close by within a day's drive I know the information might be tough to get you can contact Oregon Bass panfish club they will deftly point you in the right direction you can contact him on the Internet.

Silver lake is in my to-do list of lakes.
I belong to the Western Washington Walleye Club and we go on outings for many species.
Too bad there are no Walleye in western Washington. We have to go down to the Columbia or over to eastern Washington.

Originally Posted by drifterdon

I thought I read somewhere that they sprayed the weeds in Ohop and the fishing was terrible.
Is that true?

It changed the way that the lake "fishes" if that's even a word lol. Removing the bad weeds has given the crappies access to the wood that was getting buried under it and the crappies are growing real nice in there. Numbers are high too....just like Silver Lake after the weeds where sprayed. You just have to fish a little deeper (like 12' to 15') during middle the day. They will still move up on the brush piles in 5-8' of water but not unless it's low light. If you find places where reeds meet brush they will hang in there most of the season.

Caught these guys on a very small Federal Way lake today. Most where 11" with two going right at 13". Fish where hanging on weed edges found along steep banks only. The bluegills where spawning so I think they have pushed the crappies off the better flats on these little lakes. Caught some huge bluegills...should have took some pics of them. Crappies where all eating bluegill fry. Find the right depths and cover...find the fry.....and you found the crappie. Sorry about the size I just started using photobucket again and have to resize everything.

Wow, Those are nice.
Thanks for the info on Ohop. It makes me feel better.

Originally Posted by snake River

fishing in Washington state for panfish is usually excellent I have fished many lakes in your state even along the Columbia River has some excellent fishing number one on my list was Silverlake when I lived in Portland Oregon it was close by within a day's drive I know the information might be tough to get you can contact Oregon Bass panfish club they will deftly point you in the right direction you can contact him on the Internet.

I've had in mind to fish the Columbia River here in Eastern Washington this spring in the sloughs. I've heard it can be decent, hopefully next spring I can get down to them to fish. During this spring I was usually fishing the I-82 ponds for crappie and going to Lyon's Ferry and fishing for catfish on the main river.