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By: kevinb
Posted: 4/6/2008
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/6/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Worked the North shoreline from Dike#3 down to Dike#6. Was using a #5 bucktail and switching back and forth to a bright red,orange and then a silver blade. I fished a spot where days before I saw a ti...
By: YUKONMATT
Posted: 7/22/2007
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/22/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Sitting on a friends dock we noticed 3 or 4 of these fish below us. We got a rod from my friends garage, put a piece of yellow corn on a hook, and reeled one in! Since we didn't recognise the fish w...
By: Kenster
Posted: 5/7/2007
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/5/2007
Hot Spots: 0
This the forth trip in as many days as i wait very patiently for the water to rise on Tapps. I've walked in from the County Park, Allen Yorke and the Tapps Island entry. I have not been let down yet,...
By: ninjarider84
Posted: 6/8/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/8/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Well me and my buddy went out again today, i was fishing for bass at first then all the sudden i saw a tail behind my lure and guess what it was, o ya baby a 20 pound, 3 foot tiger muskie, me and my a...
By: kevinb
Posted: 7/3/2012
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
This is a report for my son. Fished the bank at Tapps mostly looking for perch with eggs,hook and a bobber. He caught loads of perch,rock bass and sculpins. He started a little collection of fish in t...
By: topdawg47
Posted: 4/10/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First outing of year for me, stopped by Lake Tapps and hooked Into a nice smallie to kick of 2012 fishing season! Took about 6 or so casts and had a nice tug of Senko. Nothing else after that catch. C...
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 7/29/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Met Kevin and his big time musky fisherman son Brett at North Park. 4 hours on the lake. Brett reeled in a nice 31 " Tiger. (Kevin will post his picture on his report) That made Brett A little tired ...
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 3/27/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hey Ho,
Fished Tapps today. Did some scouting. The lake is up about 2 feet from Wednesday. If one would want to launch a boat from Allen York it looks quite do-able. Might hit it this week after wor...
By: ninjarider84
Posted: 5/29/2007
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2007
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy Clinton and I came out around noon. He caught a nice 8 or so inch bass within an hour of us being there. I got a big hit after that but didn't land him. We left and came back to the same spot...
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 6/16/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/15/2007
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I hit Tapps, first time this year...Useable launch at North Tapps Park...$10.00, TEN BUCKS, Not 12 like Bonney Lake states....$10.00 to launch and park...get with it City of Bonney Lake....
By: Deadeyemark
Posted: 6/17/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the launch @ 6am and the wind was blowing straight into the launch. My battery was dead from whatever I did last time out. Probably left something on. Got a jump from a very nice musky fisherma...
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 6/17/2007
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hey kids,
Here is the photo of the smallie my buddy caught last Friday at Tapps. Nice, 2.8 lbs...enjoy the photo..see yah!!
By: CraigVM62
Posted: 6/21/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/2007
Hot Spots: 0
After stumbling upon this website and seeing the photo's of some big tiger muskies, I have been biteing at the bit to hit the water. I hit the water this morning at 5:00 AM in a little 9' Pontoon "...
By: Dave R
Posted: 6/21/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Nice day on the lake, caught a lot of smally mouths prior to catching the pig. 44inches, 26lbs.
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 6/30/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/30/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Tapps Saturday Morning6 a.m. till about 3 p.m. Took CraigVM62 along for a 8 hour hunt for a possible Tiger. About a hour into it we saw our first Tiger. BIG Musky hit at the boat. I was fiddlin...
By: tmusky1
Posted: 7/1/2007
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/30/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I took my 7 year old daughter to Tapps yesterday after hearing all the good things about this lake. We were going after smallmouth primarily but I did bring along all my musky gear. We go there at aro...
By: Bill G
Posted: 7/1/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Made a new friend on the lake today, Ken S. Tried to help him land his muskie but net snagged the lure out of the fishes mouth.
Got these pictures of him and the fish as we were coming over to help....
By: Deadeyemark
Posted: 7/4/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/4/2007
Hot Spots: 0
A quick trip to Tapps early with my wife produced a 4th of July double for us. Within a 1/2 hr my wife CPR'd this nice healthy 40x19. About a 1/2 hour later I released this fat 42x20. We were off the ...
By: Deadeyemark
Posted: 7/8/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/8/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went Sat with my dad. Skunked. If I ever figure out what turn's em on, I'm gonna bottle it.
Went this morning with a buddy(bugle1in). Cloudy skies. Looked really good for a triple or better day but w...
By: CraigVM62
Posted: 7/8/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/8/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the morning kicking around the west side of the lake around Bankers Island. No luck with the Tiger Muskies which I targeted 90% of the time, but did manage one 12" Small Mouth with a small cra...
By: Deadeyemark
Posted: 7/14/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
My wfe and I went out for a few hours this morning. Met Bad Esox & KUP @ the launch. I heard from a little bird that Bad Esox had a follow on secret bait #27. Good for him. My wife and I got skunked. ...
By: muskyhunter
Posted: 7/14/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Met Kenster at the launch promptly late for me 0630....Had a follow in the inlet at Landscapers Point...slow follow on a Purple bucky..smaller fish low 30's which is good. Means there are some juvies...
By: red
Posted: 7/14/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
We got out on the water about 5:00 to get a couple hrs fishing at our normal north end spots and got this nice 41 inch-er. He tore himself up in the net pretty good and was tangled so badly I had to c...
By: Deadeyemark
Posted: 6/23/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Tough bite early with no fish sited at all. Close to noon, my partner had a good fish follow but wouldn't commit. Just a bit later I caught a 45"x21" musky. CPR'd of course.
By: Deadeyemark
Posted: 7/15/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Half hour into the late morning(we slept in)I had a decent ski hit on/off a dbl showgirl. Only ski action. Switched to smallies about noon. Wife and I caught a half dozen with two being nice ones.
