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Hello All,
Just recently arrived from Fort Riley KS and now stationed on Fort Lewis (JBLM). Looking for any crappie location recommendations in the immediate area but also willing to travel a bit. A few questions, when does the spawn begins here? What is the bait of choice? Any information or recommendation will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks....
welcome from Oregon it's been a long time since I been to Fort Lewis is I went through basic training there in the 60s have you tried Silverlake in your state just down the freeway from Fort Lewis it's pretty well good fishing the year-round also there's quite a few places close by to you.Quote:
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I forgot to mention a couple of things you can contact oregon bass and panfish club here is a number for you to call this person will have all the information that you want in where to go in Washington state. bud hartman 1-503-253-5631 tell him that Bob from Bobs jigs give you the phone number.Quote:
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Thank you Snake River.....I appreciate the informationQuote:
Originally Posted by snake River
Do you have a boat or are you fishing from shore? There's Harts Lake that has crappie and I think Sequalitchew has them too. I haven't tried fishing either but I've heard Harts you can fish from the resort dock and catch crappie if you're on shore. I'll be heading back this weekend to Bremerton for the trout opener and trying out a lake I found with crappie last year on Saturday, hopefully the trout don't annoy me like they did last year when I went there the first time.
jbball50.....thanks for information. I have a small pontoon boat. I tried Sequalitchew yesterday from the bank and did not get one bite. I also did not see any bait fish swimming around. So maybe they are still deeper, but will try again once the weather gets warmer. I will look into harts lake. Additionally, I will share the magic crappie lake once I find it. Thanks again for the information!
Please do!
We might be going down to Silver Lake in Cowlitz County on Friday too, I'll post a report if my dad and me end up going down there. We're trying to get my little nephew on his first fish ever this weekend.
Well......Jbball and snake river. I did go to Silver Lake in Cowlitz County. I stayed a few days at the silver lake resort. I fished off the dock and it was going a little rough. The moment I downsized my jigs (red and white tube) to 1/16....the fight was own. I had quite a few keepers and mostly were black crappie. Had a great time! Now if I can find a few hot spots near dupont.....I will be one happy man. Until then.....love life and keep fishing!
Nice job, we ended up not going down to Silver Lake, guess we should have. We ended up going to Riffe Lake and catching our limit of landlocked silvers. Then tried the lake I found last year on Sunday but didn't find any crappie and only caught 1 small bass, caught 5 trout though and lost a bunch more. Thought there would've been some in the shallows since it's a pretty small lake. Was it pretty consistent catching the crappie once you downsized?
I'm going to have to try trout and salmon fishing. It seem to be big in these parts. Growing up in Alabama.....it was strictly pan fish in my neck of woods. Great job landing your catch... The crappie was very consistent once I downsized....I only had to change color from time to time. I use crappie nibblets at the end of the jig and this worked very well. The pink and gold rush nibblets were the most productive. I normally tip the end of my jigs with a half of small night crawlers. This was a deadly crappie combination down south.....I'll try it here to see if it yield a good reward. In my opinion, live minnows is one of the best bait for crappie......but I was told you cannot use them in the State of WA.
Hi mistercw4,
Welcome to Washington.
New to the forum here but long time Washington resident.
There is a lake here in King County that is pretty good for Crappie or so I am told.
It is about 4 miles from me but I haven't had much chance to fish it.
The lake is Lake Sawyer and I think Crappie is the largest population in it.
I hope to fish it soon but am new to Crappie fishing.
It is about 25 or so miles from JBLM here in Black Diamond.
Drifterdon,
Thanks for the information. I will definitely try it out. Is there bank access or dock access? I don't own a boat. If you get there before I do, please let me know how you faired. I will do the same if I make it before you. Thanks again for the information, it is greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately there is no dock. I have seen a number of folks use pontoons though.
The lake isn't too big.
OK, thanks Drifterdon.
There are defiantly crappie on Lewis. The only info I'm willing to share in order to save you time is that SQ and American Lake both suck in terms of Crappie fishing. I don't recommend you waste your time at either lake searching for Crappie. Read the Lewis hunting/fishing regs as there are places listed in the regs where you can find Crappie. I assure you Crappie are in the places listed in the regs. The pic was a lunchtime trip I made during November on Lewis. Lastly, get a float tube and a pair of waders. Fishing opportunity will increase dramatically with the purchase due to limited bank access in Washington.
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Thanks Sean,
I will check out the Lewis hunting/fishing regs. I have had no luck this far...on lewis. But have been very successful on Silver lake and on Black lake as well.
Chief, PM if you want more info.