This is my first report on these forums. I'll try and go back and post some reports from the past month on other lakes as well.
(I am fairly new to Bass fishing in Western WA. I am currently doing all that I can to learn about the lakes and techniques that work best up here.) I am generally fishing from my Kayak, and having a blast.

Over the past few months, Bosworth has become the lake that I go to knowing that I will have some success. With the recent drop in nighttime temperatures, the water temperature is rapidly going down driving the bass into a transition time. While they seem less active than they were here in the summer, they are still very catchable.

I started around 1pm straight across the water from the boat ramp which normally is a fairly active area, but went quite a while with no action. At about 2:30 or so, it just seemed that the fish became a lot more active. I generally like finesse techniques and was doing the most damage with a wacky rigged Senko. The first few were all caught fairly shallow next to docks or lily pads. As the afternoon progressed, they seemed to hit the wacky worm in a little deeper water. Pretty much everything that I caught was near docks or structure that was close to shore. I tried a couple of the deeper weedline areas, but didn't have any luck there.

The only negative was that every bass that I have caught on my last few visits here were pretty small.

Also of note, Trout are absolutely flying out of the water here! I haven't gone after any yet, but when the water is still, you can see them breaking water all over the place.

8theB8

10/16/2018 5:34:01 PM

Thanks for the report and welcome!
Structure: the bottom contours/composition of a lake.
Cover: literally everything else.
That little lake got far too popular with the bass crowd a little while back (for some weird reason lol) and as a result tends to fish deep now. More heavily pressured fish will typically go tight lipped and or move off to the first available cover on the nearest structure variance. Spend some time exploring the 15-30 foot range with a Carolina-rig, 1/2 ounce or bigger jig, Texas-rig or drop shot. Find deeper wood and or rock on a transition bank or drop off and you should be in business! Good luck and keep the reports coming!

paztormike

10/17/2018 7:33:52 AM

Thanks for the comment! I've read a lot of your reports since I have joined this site. I even found your youtube channel too.
That's the exact kind of stuff that I am dying to learn. I don't have a fish finder so I am learning a lot of structure by braille. I was toying with the idea of adding some sort of fishfinder to my kayak, but was thinking about doing it next year. With this Indian Summer, I am fishing any chance that I can get and wish that I had added a fishfinder already.
Thanks again for your input. I'll look forward to reading more of your reports too.

paztormike

10/17/2018 11:07:59 AM

Thanks for the comment! I've read a lot of your reports since I have joined this site. I even found your youtube channel too.
That's the exact kind of stuff that I am dying to learn. I don't have a fish finder so I am learning a lot of structure by braille. I was toying with the idea of adding some sort of fishfinder to my kayak, but was thinking about doing it next year. With this Indian Summer, I am fishing any chance that I can get and wish that I had added a fishfinder already.
Thanks again for your input. I'll look forward to reading more of your reports too.

8theB8

10/18/2018 4:40:20 AM

I haven't added sonar to my kayak yet either. Get some heavy string and a 2ounce lead ball, mark the string every five to ten feet. Drop it over the side, let out the desired length (say 15 feet) and when you feel it hit bottom you know your in 15'. Fan cast from there. Another trick is to position yourself where you normally would to fish the bank or docks and simply cast the other way. It's always fun to explore.

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