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By: nx7k
Posted: 7/10/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Lake Tapps today. Launched from Pierce County North Park at 6:20am. Fished until Noon. CAught 8 SMB with largest going 3 lb 5 oz. Only 1 real dink. Was an okay day. Used soft plastics ...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 7/11/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tapps today from 6:15 till 12:30. Caught 8 smallies and several rockbass. Nothing close to 2 lbs. All caught in 15 to 18 feet of water dragging a Carolina rig. Headed off to St. Claire tomorrow...
Posted: 7/13/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake around 8 took my buddys new bass boat hooked a small smb on a rapala jointed shade rap red crawdad . my buddy hooked his first tiger muskie about 14" or so on a rapala dt 6 then i hook...
By: esox54277
Posted: 7/20/2012
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Very entertaining night, all together saw about 10 fish, three in the boat (2 30 inchers and a fatty 41), one upper 30s decided to try flying and spit my bucktail, one solid fish stuck for just a seco...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 6/6/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Tapps this morning. I knew they were calling for wind, but I hoped for the best. When I got to the boat launch at 6:30, there were two foot waves coming into the launch, and the lake was white...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 6/11/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Was on the water by 6:30, and fished till 11:00. Tough fishing. Managed to catch 5 smallmouth. Nothing of any size. All caught in 18-20 ft of water. Saw lots of others on my graph, holding close to th...
By: T&T's Gigs
Posted: 5/10/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Me and my buddys hit Tapps around 7am and where there till 330 caught at least 30 smallies avg was 1.5 biggest was 4 was a great day going back out this sunday all on drop shot and a few on gigs that ...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 5/11/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing about 6:30 am. Only had two by 10. But from 10 to 12 caught 10 more, with one 3-2 and three over 2. All caught on tubes in watermellonseed.
By: nwmondou
Posted: 5/28/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went out this morning again for a little while. Started off cloudy, cold, and windy. But by about 10 the sun started peeking out. Not alot of action, a couple soft bites at first. Finally pulled in so...
By: nx7k
Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake Tapps with a buddy from Bass Club. Fished shallow. Caught 32 or 33 SMB mostly in the pound to 2 lb range. Fish have spawned out but still a few on beds. All fish caught in 6 ft or less wa...
By: nwmondou
Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from my boat for about an hour this evening. Caught a big smallie on black with blue speckled worm hooked sideways. Fish was 2+ pounds. Hooked into a larger one but lost it about 3 feet from bo...
By: nx7k
Posted: 5/17/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my nephew and went to Lake Tapps after he got home from school. We got on the lake at 330pm and fished till about 6pm. CAught 12 SMB ass about 1 to 2 lbs. All caught up shallow. These were ma...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 5/18/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/18/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Went to Tapps this morning. Began very windy. Tough fishing. Then about 9:30 the wind lessoned and the fish turned on. Caught 21, 16 after the wind calmed. Dinks in the beginning, with bigger fish lat...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 5/24/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/24/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Went to Tapps this morning. Water temp has dropped at least 4 degrees. Fishing was tough. Managed to catch 7. All on a weightless StickO, and nothing over 1 1/2 lbs. Couldn't get a bite on anything el...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 4/18/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
A friend and I went to Tapps. Started about 11:00. Weather deteriorated fast. Wind and rain. Did catch 9 smallies and one 5-2 largemouth. And had one muskie bust a crankbait at the boat, but quickly s...
By: Ryan44
Posted: 4/21/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went with a friend yesterday to Tapps. Fished in the rain for the first half of th morning ten kind of nice. Only caught 2 fish both around 2-3 pounds, both in 8 feet of water or less. First time out ...
By: nx7k
Posted: 4/22/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake Tapps with my newphew and fishing was slow, however when we caught fish they were good ones. Water was about 57 degrees. All fish caught in 3 to 8 ft of water with red crankbaits.
By: nx7k
Posted: 4/23/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Lake Tapps North Park at 2pm. Launched and fished till 4:15pm. Caught 12 SMB all in 1 to 5 ft of water. Water TEmp was 64 to 65 degrees. All caught on tubes. No big fish. I think the...
By: Keith34
Posted: 4/28/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Hit the lake @ 7:30 am under partly sunny skies. My son caught his first fish about 1 pound on a worm he hand poured last night. I wish I had it because I couldn't begin to describe the color. Lol but...
By: Keith34
Posted: 5/5/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/5/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Hit Taps 7am to 12:30. Caught 7 biggest going 2 pounds all on drop shot. Weather went from cloudy to partial sun then some pouring rain. Oh then back to partial sun. Bite was best 7am to 8am. After t...
By: nx7k
Posted: 5/7/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my wife and went to Lake Tapps. Arrived about 1130am. Weather was sunny but windy and cool. Water temp was 55 to 57 degrees. Fishing was spotty but caught six nice SMB all up shallow. All si...
By: rickydbasser
Posted: 4/3/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Weathermen were calling for wind yesterday. When there was sun and not a breath of wind at 11:00 decided to hook up and head for Tapps. The lake never had more than a ripple on it. Great weather. Wish...
By: nx7k
Posted: 4/8/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake Tapps for first time this spring. Arrived at noon. Fished til 1800. Water temp was 48 to 49 degs upon arrival. Finally warmed up to 52 before we left. Was throwing crankbaits at shore ar...
By: nx7k
Posted: 8/13/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lake Tapps with a friend from the BAss Club. We had a fantastic day. We stopped counting at 40 SMB all C & R. Largest was a little over two pounds. We also caught a Musky photo attached. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/16/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Grampa and grama said they'd watch the kids tell noon, so BAM! the boat was in the water at 7am. hit my first spot started around 15 foot huckin ratltraps and jerkbaits... nuthin... headed out to deep...