Thread: WASHINGTON Crappie Masters Results ?

The lake is fine, but too many 2.5lb fish leaving. There are a lot less 3lb fish this year over the past years. I remember a few years back there would have been 10-12 over 3's caught with 88 Good teams fishing Washington. Not near as many caught now. I guess we should continue to grow the sport until you can walk across the lake from boat to boat.

All the healthy, live fish weighed in at Washington were released back to the lake. With the 2lb+ big girls, take your pics and put em back. You can only kill em Once!!! If you do catch a 3+ fish and want it mounted go ahead. Just put back the ones that are close. You'll reap the benefits in a few years if ya do.

Wait for it!!!

Originally Posted by Bowhunter2

How high is it? Muddy also I'm guessing?

Rose 4.5' in two days. Most docks are under water. They imposed a No Wake rule until the water recedes. You must idle across the lake, or trailer your boat to move from one end to the other.

Muddy, but fishable.

I believe and this is only my belief that the lake is on a decline of bigger fish. Maybe becuase of the pressure that it has on it now? "The Secret is Out"
sorrta... Im with BRM.. fish and take what you need, dont be a hog and over take.... just saying.

Thanks guys. I'm not going down to bring fish home, I catch plenty of fish around here. Just want a chance at a really big fish. And yes it will be put back.

We had two low water spawns 8-9 years ago here. They spawned in the outer trees where the yo-yo's could have their way and drove around in the beds all night long. We are missing a lot of those fish from those years. The good news is that there have been fantastic spawns since then and we have huge numbers in the 1lb to 1.5lb growing now. The 3lb fish will be fewer for a couple of years then will begin to show up regularly after that. Wish we had restrictions like Grenada here to help weather the pressure

I'm with ken & bill the lake needs a length limit & the limit lowered. It doesn't have the size to sustain the pressure. It's not Grenada . 5 fish under needs to go to.

I wasn't there for the tournament myself but y'all remember this, all lakes go in cycles. With smaller lakes the cycles are exaggerated. The conditions also played a big role I am sure. Washington is probably the most fertile lake most any of us will ever fish and gets a ton of pressure every year. It not only produces giant crappie but also tons of catfish, huge bass, and world class bluegills. I agree it should probably have some restrictions placed upon it due to the shear numbers of folks fishing, its size, and the fact that on "most" days, it is relatively simple lake to figure out. Whenever I get to go there I feel as though I am a privileged person for a short while. It would be nice for this to be able to continue.

There is talk of removing the 5 under 10". IWe are working the yoyos hard now and have been hitting the over limits of short fish since January. 1-800-BE SMART. Call us.