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Looking for a smaller local lake for Geojay to try out his new float tube, we settled on Killarney or Geneva. We found a serious scum problem going on at the Geneva launch so opted for Killarney, where the water was much cleaner. It took a while to get everything adjusted on the tube and set up the PaddleSki for one. We were finally on the water at 1pm.

Working my way around the lake, I wasn't having much luck - not even a bite. Finally got my first bass at 2:30, a 9 incher. Things were slow, until about 4pm. I did another tour of the lake, hitting all the structure that had seemed barren earlier. Half the docks and virtually all the submerged logs produced bass, but all were the same size, 9 to 10 inches. I lost count after 10 fish netted, C&R, with 2 kept for the table.

Heading back towards the WDFW launch, I stopped at the lily pads to try my luck there. At 5:45 I made a perfect cast to the edge (rare for me) and I waited while the worm sunk. Then it stopped. I thought I had a snag when I tugged on the line. But it was coming so I kept reeling. Halfway to the boat I realized it was a fish. A big one! She didn't fight as hard as some, but it was fun anyway. When I finally netted her and held her up for a pic, I realized I'm not equipped for a fish that size - my measuring stick only goes to 14" and I have no scale. She was several inches past my stick, I'm guessing 17 to 18 inches and at least 3 lbs. She was bigger than the one I caught in Topaz Lake, Nevada last month. Oh except that was a smallie. Yes, my next purchase will be a scale. She was carefully released to fight again another day.

There were no more fish or bites after the big one, so we headed in. It was a great day of fishing and now we know there are at least some big bass in Killarney. Tight lines.

Blandfisherman

9/11/2016 9:27:00 PM

Nice fish. I've gone there 2 times and only caught small bass and panfish. Never seen a fish that big out of that lake. Nice job!

DanLangel

9/11/2016 10:11:00 PM

Great report! How were you fishing your plastic worm? Texas rigged, Dropshot or carolina rigged? I've been there a few times but haven't been able to catch anything but some bluegill, perch and a couple of trout.

bob johansen

9/12/2016 8:00:00 AM

Nice report - and nice to get a report on Killarney. I lived in King County for more than 50 years and caught bass from 61 different lakes, sloughs and ponds including Killarney and Geneva. My personal best on Killarney was 18 1/2 inches but only 2 pounds, 15 ounces.

baiowolph

9/12/2016 4:47:00 PM

Blandfisherman - The guy going out on the lake as we were coming off said he caught a big bass last week, so they are there. DanLangel - I was fishing the worm wacky rigged, which is probably why my casts often fall short of the mark, trying to avoid tangling in the pads. Bob johansen - We've actually kayak fished on over 100 lakes in Washington in the last 30 months, but until this summer, we mostly targeted trout and panfish. Now I want to revisit the lakes for bass. Thanks to all, for the complements and encouragement. I've learned a lot by reading your reports.

DanLangel

9/13/2016 5:20:00 AM

What color was your worm you were using? Was it a senko?

baiowolph

9/13/2016 5:39:00 PM

DanLangel - While I do have senkos, I was running low and didn't want to waste them on small bass. Since the lake is quite shallow, I was tossing a lighter weight worm that falls more slowly, Big Bite Baits from an assortment of 5" worms. The color is similar to green pumpkin with silver and blue sparkles.

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