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Thurston County Bass Lakes
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WESTERN WASHINGTON’S THURSTON COUNTY, HOME OF THE STATE CAPITOL AND THE GOVENOR’S MANSON, IS ALSO HOME TO 108 LAKES, MANY OF THEM WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND POPULATIONS OF BLACK BASSFor the bass aficionado, with the urge to explore, Washington’s Thurston County may be a good place to start. With 108 lowland lakes, many with public access and thriving populations of largemouth bass, it may be enough to cause an avid bass angler an uncontrollable desire to hunt for Ol’ Bigmouth in it’s bountiful...
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Category: Bass
Date: 5/19/2012
Author: Bob Johansen
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Bass and Bivalves - Duck Lake
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DUCK LAKE LARGEMOUTH AND PACIFIC OCEAN RAZOR CLAMS March and April, in Washington, is a great time of the year for razor clams, largemouth bass and early spring camping -- especially if you are camping in a motor home, trailer or a nice warm camper. The Ocean Shores area, located on the Washington coast offers these outdoor opportunities and more. Although other camping facilities are available, I usually like to camp at the Ocean City State Park. It is located about two miles north ...
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Category: Bass
Date: 4/2/2012
Author: Bob Johansen
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New Products for the Trout Angler - Part 2
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As I mentioned at the end of my last column I was telling you about a new swivel that is on the market that I am so impressed with I had to let you know about it. This new swivel is called the invisiswivel and is made out of a fluorocarbon material that makes this swivel invisible in water. I love this new space age stuff that is filtering down to us commoners. In over 40 years of angling I have never found a swivel that works as well as this one. It is self-lubricating and does not stop workin...
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Category: Bass
Date: 9/26/2011
Author: The Troutist
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Choosing the Right Worm
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Bass like different worms at different times under different circumstances… I think it’s safe to say that if I were to spread out all the plastic worms I own today, they would cover the floor of my backroom office, three layers deep. I have finesse two and three-inch worms all the way up to eleven and a half inch giants and ever one of them has caught bass at one time or another. And the colors, why I could make a rainbow blush with envy at the gambit of colors I posses. But the biggest dif...
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Category: Bass
Date: 8/8/2011
Author: Bruce Middleton
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CAROLINA RIGGING FOR BASS
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Compliment a Texas rig by using a Carolina rig to catch more bass… When you’re out bass fishing, the whole idea is to get your bait or lure right in front of the bass and to cover as much water as possible to get that bait in front of as many bass as possible. If you were in 1 to 10 feet of water a spinner bait or jig would be great choices of lures to start with. If you were in 10 to 15 feet of water a deep diving crank bait would be a good choice of lure to start with. But if you are in...
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Category: Bass
Date: 7/3/2011
Author: Bruce Middleton
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Yelm’s Clear Lake
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This column is dedicated to those adventurous few and my Thurston County readers. This lake is one of my top picks and has always been very good to me when it comes to trout angling. The 5 MPH speed limit not only makes it enjoyable but relaxing at the same time. This is a perfect lake for small 12’ aluminum boats powered by electric or small combustion engines. Float tubers, pontoon boats, and row boats all get along here. Although the lake is surrounded by development for the most part the tr...
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Category: Bass
Date: 6/4/2011
Author: The Troutist
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Bass Habitat and Management
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The terms fishing and habitat management when applied to bass fishing is centered around habitat, food, genetics and harvesting. Habitat is everything from the water bass live in, its temperature, ph, vegetation, food and anything else that is needed by the bass to survive found in the water. This includes reproduction, places to hide in, and places to find food and places to protect itself from harm or from other predators both in the water and above it. Bass management also refers to th...
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Category: Bass
Date: 5/10/2011
Author: Bruce Middleton
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Bass Fishing Requires Intuition and Knowledge
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Know your adversary and you can catch him…The successful fisherman is the one who familiarizes himself with the ways of fish. He who studies out and observes the peculiar traits, habits and haunts of the fish he sets out to catch. Who acquaints himself with facts as to their sense of sight, smell and hearing, their mode of existence, foods likes, seasonal movements, etc. Thus qualifying himself to better understand them, so as to take advantage of their weaknesses, avoid their ready percept...
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Category: Bass
Date: 4/26/2011
Author: Bruce Middleton
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Free is Good
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I want to start this week’s column out with a correction. The last edition photo was of Mike Carey with a very nice Lohanton Cutthroat trout, courtesy of Mike Carey. It has been said that you get what you pay for and free is something that does not exist. I have to disagree with those myths. I had the opportunity to attend Verle’s (360-426-0933) free salmon seminar on February 26th and I have to tell you I was very impressed with the staff and guest speakers along with the product sampling...
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Category: Bass
Date: 4/2/2011
Author: The Troutist
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Spring Rains Bring Flooded Bass Waters
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Excess rain can muddy the water and make fishing difficult… In the spring when the lakes get a lot of extra rain, and are already full from rains over the long winter and the water levels are way up if not overflowing or even flooding, it can really turn the water conditions muddy. Between the muddy water and all the cold fronts moving in and out of the area, it makes bass fishing a challenging sport but you have to cover a lot of water at this time anyway, so in that respect it’s not too m...
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Category: Bass
Date: 2/15/2011
Author: Bruce Middleton
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