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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/4/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/3/2005
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went fishing in tapps july 3rd. first mistake. there are so many skiers that its difficult to fish. plus the pre holiday celebrations were abundant with fat, cat calling women with too much alcohol in...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/29/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit Tapps for a couple of hours today after the rain quit. I had read about these Tiger Muskie before but didn't really think there were very many in the lake and didn't really think I wou...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/24/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/10/2005
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went to new spot on lake tapps in the morning ... clear water... as soon as i look in the water i spot a huge muskie so my brother casts out real fast and scares it.. so i walk were i thought it would...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/21/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2005
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Friday was a tough day of fishing but did turn out to be a very special one bite day. Wind was blowing at 5 to 10 mph most of the morning. I was smallie fishing with my white 1/4 oz. spiner bait on a...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/19/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/19/2005
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I E-Mailed the WDFW recently because of rumors that the WDFW was going to discontinue the Tiger Muskie Stocking program and this is what they had to say:
WDFW plans to plant Tiger Muskie into Lake T...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/11/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/11/2005
Hot Spots: 0
This was about the roughest wind I have been out in for years. White caps on the main water. It was so rough the skiers were leaving early. Only a few bites for the 3 hours we stuck it out. Two small ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/10/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/10/2005
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Weather overcast, light rain and windy. Water slightly stained and about 65 degrees.
Only two fish caught but they were doozies. First was 19 inches and 4 pounds and the second was 18 inches and al...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/4/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/3/2005
Hot Spots: 0
This was my first fishing trip to Tapps. I got up early to beat the Seattle traffic and arrived at 7:30 AM, and launched at the county park. The shortest route from Seattle is to take 167 south from...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/2/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/30/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Arrive at lake around noon Monday. After pulling boat off the rack and putting everything including the motor on we realized we didn't have the Fuel line. Took till 1:30 waiting before my better hal...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/28/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day, a little hotter than this old body is used to. On the water at 8:00 am and only one other boat trailer in the parking lot. Local ski boats out but maintaining good distance from fishe...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/26/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2005
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Went fishing for tigers and caught one at around 8:30A.M. He was around 36" and he looked real healthy. He swam off strong when I released him. My buddy caught a couple smaller Smallies.
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/24/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/23/2005
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Met up with DJ Larouche of West Coast Custom Tackle. We started bright and early, 7:15am. Pounded a couple different spots with a variety of soft baits, crank baits, jigs, etc with nary a bite. At 10:...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/22/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/21/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has slowed down in the last week. The spawn is mostly over and the water temp has dropped off 5 deg over the last week with all the rain and clouds we have had. Went out Saturday looking for m...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/20/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2005
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used just a worm on a hook and that is it fished for about three hours from 7:30 to 10:30. I got three perch and a bull fish my friend got three perch and the other got one perch. Didn't keep any of t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/18/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Had a good evening of fishing off the dock. Caughht 5 small mouth, one of good size and the rest were smaller. Saw two Muskies and still trying to catch my first. Any tips on lures for the Muskies ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/16/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing for Tigers and didn't have any luck saw 4 and had one on for a little bit the other day but haven't seen a sign of one since! Caught one small mouth on a Jig around the docks. I gotta get...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/8/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing is hot and the skiers aren't bad yet. Smallies are hitting 3" tubes natural colors. Caught 5 in the 2 to 3 lbs class and a few small ones. Set the hook in a 3 foot tiger, cut me off then jumpe...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/1/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2005
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This is for the non trout people on opening day. Got up late 8:30 had breakfast and then drove over to the lake. Water temp is around 60 deg. Not seeing any small mouth nests yet and talked to locals ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/28/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2005
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Yar! In the stumpy waters off Snag Island, caught a 47in. Tiger! Second cast, red devil spoon. Took pictures, and shared stories. The fish was out of water for over 5+minutes, but he swam off wh...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/22/2005
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Rating: 1
Fished: 4/22/2005
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Great day to be on the water. First time on Tapps this year since they filled it. The water temp. was in the high 50's all over but my husband and I didn't catch anything today. We bought the $75.0...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/18/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/18/2004
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My partner and I hit Tapps a few times last week with great results. Only a couple decent fish(3-4lbs), but plenty of smaller fish to keep us entertained. This is the best I have ever seen Tapps, as...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/30/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Here's the rest of the report from yesterday for must have been too long? anyway after getting the pole under the log the line was not somehow hooked on a log down further and seemed that the fish wa...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/30/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2004
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Me and my fishing partner launched at allen york at first light to do some small mouth fishing we started off on a point in the nw side of the lake that usually is pretty good for us after 1/2 hour an...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/28/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/28/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Monday night was a bit rough on an old guy. Didn't know that there were that many different beers available on tap at the local brew-pub. Thank God for designated drivers. Anyway, rolled my sorry butt...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/2/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/2/2004
Hot Spots: 0
As you might be able to tell by my name, I target what are usually known as scrap fish. Well, Lake Tapps is the place for that. Suckers, Squawfish, Carp, Bullheads,.... you get the idea. On Sunda...