was going to hit the saltwater today, but got a friend coming up from Seattle tomorrow and she really wants to get in on the lings, so i settled for a quick trip to Lake Samish (12:30-2:30). As usual, got the ol' pole cat. that's right folks, I've been to this lake 8 times, and not even a nibble!! wanted to target bass today, just to keep me on my toes. reading other reports i thought it might be warming up...not so much up north here. Man, i tell you...even in five feet of water the warmest i saw was 52*. i was throwing a 3/8 oz mimic minnow jig with a 2" or so mimic minnow tail. i did spook two right away in about 4ft, looked to be about 14-16". i thought this lake only had largemouth, but a guy at the launch tells me there are smallies too. this is a TOUGH lake to fish, cold and deep.....only boat on the lake.

big fish lite line

5/8/2008 8:15:00 PM

well at least you know they are there
maybe you need to try a more subtle technique like using 6lb fluorocarbon and flipping weightless night crawlers in the shallows you could also do this with unweighted soft plastics

good luck

Jerome

5/8/2008 9:04:00 PM

Roland let me know when you hit the lake, i am only 10 minutes from the launch. I havent been there lately because of being skunked so many times. Last fish i caught out of there was a few months ago and it was a 17 inch cutty.

Rollin with Rolland

5/8/2008 9:23:00 PM

big fish lite line, you're right, i did see something. i was using 4 lb fluoro (my trout setup), but i was being a bit aggressive, you are right. i was going to try a 5" white "hawg" gulp bait, but i thought it might be to big for early in the season, but i will try that next time. thanks for the advice!! sure Jerome, we can go get skunked together!! it may be short notice, but i'll let you know...

Dan

5/10/2008 3:30:00 PM

Yes, Samish is a tough lake to fish, clear water, lots of cover with wary bass. Nice to sight fish, but I rarely catch one that I see. Most of my catches have come blind. Used to just largemouth then smallmouth started to show up past couple of years. I have yet to catch a smallie there, but last year I saw over a dozen on the South end one day -- all on beds. I have gotten skunked many times there, but also had one 10 bass day & have caught several between 5 & 6 lbs. Saw one guy with an 8 pounder & that keeps me coming back. Should get better when water temps get 55-60.

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