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Downs Lake Report
Spokane County, WA

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04/21/2012
71° - 75°
Top Fishing From Boat
Largemouth Bass
Silver
Sunny
Crankbait
All Day
56° - 60°
04/23/2012
2
1723

We fished all over the lake from 7am to 730pm. Hit the shoreline, deep structure, lillies, etc. Saw/heard bass moving around in a few spots, but no takers. Used primarily x-raps, suspending minnows, shallow cranks, plastic worms, and jigs. Not a single taker. However, did get a very large perch (16-18" and nearly 2lbs, no kidding) and a few tiger trout that all hit a silver/white/clear suspending minnow. A few other guys got a few bass, but not us. A new lake for my buddy and I, so we're not too disappointed. Looking forward to warmer days, warmer water, and hot bass fishing!


Comments

trout-killa
4/23/2012 5:49:00 PM
that is a huge perch that might be a record breaker, did you keep it?
julbright
4/23/2012 9:18:00 PM
Yes, I did keep it. Filleted it and ate it tonight. It measured 16 and 3/8" (somewhat dried out) and weighed just shy of 2 lbs (again, dry). It was a big female with eggs (thus the extra weight). I just looked up the record, it would have been close, but not enough. Kind of a bummer, but I really didn't think anything of it. Sure tasted great with some roasted red potatoes! My wife really likes perch.
trout-killa
4/24/2012 6:35:00 AM
That is really cool, good job, my longest perch was 7" shorter.
bullpine
4/24/2012 7:37:00 PM
I think a 16+ inch perch is longer than the State Record in Idaho at Cascade. Those perch are fattys though.
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