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i am sure one of you guys out there will know the answer to this question. i am wondering when the largemouth start to spawn in lakes around here and if any of you have observed the temperature the water needs to be to get them started. i am wondering about both large bodies of water like union and washington but also smaller bodies of water that there are so many of around here. thanks for the info guys!
No matter what the size of the lake is.......55* is golden number. Find 55 degree water and you'll find bass up shallow. They'll be good and active above 51 or so. A few guys reported largemouth cruising the shallows last weekend on Lake Sawyer when the water hit 50 for a few days.
nice, guess i need to get a thermometer, they like gravel like the crappie do? i am guessing that they are pretty aggressive so the type of bait probably does not matter that much. thanks for the info
They usually start spawning around 58 but a lot hold off until the mid 60s. They will spawn on gravel, sand, rocks(big huge rocks), and logs. They usually only spawn on logs if there is no hard bottom near them. April -july is when they will spawn.I did see a few beds in march though. The fish left them after the cold fronts that hit them though.
can't wait for those temps to start comin up! is it about the same temperature for crappie to spawn too?
One thing I've noticed about the crappie is that the males will be up and building nest in the mid to upper 50's. By the time the water gets into mid 60's they will be in full spawn.
Last year I almost missed the main spawn on my favorite lake because I was waiting for the water to hit 64 like it needs to be on Washington and Union before the main spawn happens. On a whim, I checked out the spawning flats with the water temp only at 58-60 and they were already up in water as shallow as 2 feet lol. They were not in full spawn yet but they were just starting to spawn in good numbers. One day you'd catch 8 then the next time out you might catch 30. I won't make that mistake again this year.
Another thing I really pinned down was finding where the fish would stack up before coming in shallow or where they'd stack up if the weather turned bad and they had to move off the beds for a few days. We would fast troll crankbaits through these areas and pick up a nice crappie on every pass. This year I'll start fishing those areas a month earlier then I did last year. They should be there.
you know what slab it is lonely to fish alone... Let me know when you go out for some slabs.
its too bad you will be gone for the prime time koke
hey guys i am new to the forum :) . i was wondering about the spawning topic if any of you have ever tried wading for them while they are spawning. i saw a crappie video about it and i thought it could work. looks fun to!
WELCOME WELCOME! I have heard of that as well, I am shure if you find the right lake, most likely a small one in washington, i think that it could work very well.
I know of a certain small slough where this would work.
so when are you gonna show some of us those sloughs of yours?
i'd like to know about these certain sloughs to :D . have you tried it yourself?
anyone been doin any fishin lately? i haven't, i just missed a week of school
i went to the edmonds pier this afternoon and could only muster one small sandab :( . got a few small hits but they wouldn't take it. the crows keeped stealing my bait to :mad: . lol.
yea i have fished that dock a bit before as well but always saw those stupid crows start sneakin up before they stole my squid strips. those little hits were probably pile perch, man do they have small mouths! i have started using size 12 for those little buggers, but they are just so good at not getting hooked it frives me crazy
do you catch the squid you use? fishing for squid can be very fun.
yea i went down to pier 86 two times, once with mastafisher and once with koanee king. after that i had enough squid to last a whole year, nad it was pretty fun to do when the action was hot
i have heard that the squid fishing in seattle is better then it is in edmonds. the problem is its a little to far away for me. i am very glad that i got a new generator this year so i could get away from the crowd of people. those guys can be big jerks when the squid are hitting.
yea i know what you mean, i live way closer to the edmonds peir than pier 86 but i went down there instead cause it was the only squidding spot i knew of.
has anyone caught any crappie in the new year? i only caught one at moses lake so far :( . the perch fishing was great though.
i haven't caught a crappie since november, and i haven't caught a fish at all since january
I have never tried wading and bed fishing for crappie but I can give anybody some directions to a slough where it would be possible just email me [email protected]
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thanks again for the info bassinman. that sounds like it would be good in there. have you ever fished for bass or crappie out of there?
Yeah ive got crappie up to 1.5lbs and bass biggest bass is around 3 but theres much bigger bass. And for all of you that have sent me an email dont tell to many people about it.
don't worry, i wont tell anyboby :D :D . when do they start bitting in there usually?
yeah so I have caught 3 crappie this year and they were all bout five inches in length. so Yeah.
Mid april is usually when that lake turns on. the water temp is about 60 to 65 then and the fish are all prespawn.
You're doing better than half of us so far this year:D. I've been out for perch and smallmouth during the day time and have done pretty well. I like night fishing for the slabs and it's been just a little to cold at night as of late.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kokanee King
Oh yeah, thought I'd let you guys know that GI Joes has Lowrance depth finders with GPS on sale for $129 reg price was $300. They're being discontinued. I stopped by the store in Kent yesterday and they were sold out already. I walked out with the floor model for $70:D Got it hooked up lastnight and it works great. All of the major lakes and rivers here are built right into it.
Slab, we need you man on the Gamefishin board! this cat is bragging about catching stringer fulls of crappie last weekend from the shore at LW! I called him on it!
i think it might be better to let the guy be, if you think its not true than thats fine you don't need to believe but i also believe that you don't really need to prove the guy wrong. he sent me a pm about the rig he was using and some other stuff and i believe that he could have done it.
NO WAY! But I will leave him be. I only called him out because of the blatent lie about 3 dozen. Water is too cold and those males are not nesting. The only thing I should have done different was to PM him. I just questioned him and he became rude. So I went for the kill. I apoligized but still very very much doubt he caught 3 dozen anything on LW right now.