Originally Posted by
Oregon slabman
My clients that fished Lake Washington talked more about yellow perch than crappie. And fishing deep. The reservoir I fish on the Snake River is steep and deep and all rock structure. After the crappie recover from the stress of the spawn they school up on points, high spots and irregular structure. Smallmouth, perch and bluegill will often be mixed in with them. Summer through Fall the bite is light and 2lb test with the lightest tip pole does the best. This August we caught crappie and bass 40' deep on the same spot. Vertical fishing. The 1" Gulp minnow gets them when nothing else will. The Corp of Engineers raises our reservoir in the Spring with cold water when the crappie are wanting to spawn. This has really hurt our crappie population and Spring fishing. I hope Lake Washington doesn't have this situation.