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By: dutchman2858
Posted: 9/13/2017
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Drove down from Marysville to Tapps early to beat the worst of the traffic. Having checked the Lake Tapps website I noted that the park opened at 6:00AM. We arrived at the park at about 6:30--gate was...
By: Andy
Posted: 4/21/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/19/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Out to Tapps with Ron got there about 11:00 and fished till 6:00. Wa. Temp 50.0-53.5. Visibility varied from 4' to 8'. Winds gusting to 12mph. Testing new prop and putting some time on the motor, only...
By: gentrys
Posted: 5/27/2018
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/27/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing with the Wife for smallies. We caught 12 in 2 hours. She caught the biggest at 15".
Most fish caught in 15-18' of water with drop shot.
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/20/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got every thing ready to have the kiddos and wife fish the small mouth factory once again, but when we arrived at north tapps park, the sign was up saying the launch is closed. There was ecology bloc...
By: triton21
Posted: 9/22/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/21/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake with my buddy at 8 am and fished till 1 pm. The water level was very low but the fish were biting in the morning.The big ones came in 10 to 25 feet of water. Lots of smaller fish too, mos...
By: triton21
Posted: 11/10/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I decided to walk the lake and get some pictures of some structure on the lake and brought along our rods to make a few cast and low and behold look what I caught on a senko!!! Water is e...
By: the piranha
Posted: 9/9/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Dealing with the fuel issue, I swapped out the primer ball which said it was ethonal safe. As usual, I took the wife and kiddos. We didn't get there until about 11. I decided to fish in between the...
By: NathanHarrell5
Posted: 2/27/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished tapps today after school for a couple hours. Used just about everything until I decided to start doing what I know best. Flipped a 3/8oz football head with a swimbait trailer tight up against s...
By: red
Posted: 8/8/2015
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I caught my 2nd trophy musky in a month. Both 44-46 inches. Both on bucktails in 12 ft of water: I'm also posting a picture of a nice king I got at sekiu last month out of Olsons . 30 lb hatchery caug...
By: the piranha
Posted: 10/3/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I took my dad up to tapps since he was in town. We jumped main lake points for a few hours. Hooked 3 on d shot in 9 to 13 ft on water. My dad caught his first small mouth, so he was excited. On the...
By: JustinL24
Posted: 8/8/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Fished tapps last week and caught lots of big smallmouth. We went out around 6 AM to 5 PM and the bite was best later. Our biggest smallmouth was around 5 pounds and managed to get a nice 30in tiger m...
By: procaster
Posted: 5/26/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up Tapps because they start charging after this weekend. There were no fish shallow that I saw, but it was so windy it was hard to see. With an electric motor, I have to decide how long I'm want...
By: Jerrodious
Posted: 6/6/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had a good few hours on the lake. Caught a couple of nice smallies and pulled a Larry the Large mouth out of the weeds. I have fished the lake quite a bit in the last month and I am sorry for the la...
By: kevinb
Posted: 5/12/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I fished Tapps for a couple hours this AM. Had one tiger follow a bucktail but he only looked semi interested and was approx. 25inches. Trying to make sure my son was having a good time,we ...
By: kevinb
Posted: 3/19/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The orginal plan was to fish Mayfield but due to a late start,I opted for Lake Tapps.
I figured this would be another classic of fine tuning gear and thats about it. Basically,very low expectations. ...
By: procaster
Posted: 4/10/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I thought my high-lite of the day was going to be when I almost stepped on a musky that was about 40 inches at boat launch. I had my waiders on and walked into the water to front of my boat to tie...
By: kevinb
Posted: 4/2/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Punched in about 3 or so hours on Tapps in search of a tiger musky or two.
Just worked a few coves from Allan Yorke and northward and never crossed to the eastside.
Tossed a variety of gliders,buckt...
By: kevinb
Posted: 8/21/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After returning from a family camping trip,decided to give the Tapps tigers a try. Caught a sub 30 inch musky on a Salmo Pike crankbait. She was probably in the mid to upper 20's. After a brief battle...
By: kevinb
Posted: 7/24/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tapps today and Friday. Friday had a few follows and picked up a 34 inch tiger on a Salmo Pike crankbait.
Sunday-Fished with muskyhunter for a couple hours. I ended up picking up this small ti...
By: kevinb
Posted: 7/29/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
One of my best fishing trips ever. Hit the water with muskyhunter and my boy,a few minutes in and I had a musky on and my little boy assisted in the reeling effort,not a beast but went 31 inches. Late...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/10/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ran out to Tapps to fish real quick on my usual bridge. I always seem to do pretty well there. Cnr'd two nice smallies (the one pictured was 17") and I had a smaller Tiger Muskie follow my grub. Got i...
By: garret
Posted: 7/8/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I had a short trip out on Tapps today after work. Tried throwing for tigers for a couple of hours with one good follow from about a 36". Switched over to smallmouth and caught 2 in the last hour. The ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/16/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
man today is the reason i go fishing! i was targeting muskie. went staight across from allan york park throwing my " river to sea" six inch jointed trout crankbait wouldnt u know the one time i dont d...
By: corberg63
Posted: 6/16/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy Tony and I went out to Tapps to try for some smallmouth. We fished from shore using mainly senkos. Started by the North park by the boat launch with nothing to show. WE fished for probably 4 ...
By: esox54277
Posted: 8/20/2012
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Less than favorable conditions tonight, but I got in the boat with a new friend. He has never caught a muskie.... tlak about pressure!! Second cast... big fish missed my bucktail... then nothing...
