Ben Eggertsen
3/30/2021 9:44:19 AMGood report! The last few cuthroat I've caught have been a bit on the skinny side too. Hopefully the warmer weather will improve the feed in the lake. Tight lines.
jd39
3/30/2021 1:30:08 PMThose long skinny fish are spawned out. Kept one a long time ago since I didn’t know any better, cut like vanilla pudding and tasted worse. They get released at the side of the boat now.
They’ll fatten back up and cut well soon enough though! Thanks for the report!
They’ll fatten back up and cut well soon enough though! Thanks for the report!
knishino
3/30/2021 3:03:27 PMGreat report! Glad to see that you caught that bass. I love the Ned rig too. I haven't had my first bass this year despite multiple trips. Will keep trying!
fisherman92
4/2/2021 11:20:37 AMWhat was the exact water temps you were seeing? If you remeber. Might head there tomorrow for some bassin, Thanks!
2feetitis
4/2/2021 11:42:31 AMThe surface was 45° in the middle of the lake in early morning, midday in the shallows got up to 47°. You can actually get great info from the weather bouy. Your favorite search engine should find it for you. It graphs the whole water column!
FishingTenor
4/3/2021 7:57:14 AMHey 2FEETITIS, Did that cutty taste delicious or was it spawned out like suggested by GD39? Sammamish is my home waters. I grew up there. I haven’t fished yet this year to stay away from the spawning.
2feetitis
4/3/2021 8:02:48 AMAll fish were released unharmed. I rarely keep fish, but I vowed to eat more bass. Ya know, if we really love salmon we'd keep all those bass & cutthroats to protect the smelt from predation, right?
Mike Carey
4/3/2021 7:59:03 PMnice looking springer. :-)
2feetitis
4/3/2021 8:09:17 PMOMG! Mike Carey! (giddy & starstruck) Thanks Mike! I saw your dog on TV last week, & they are two peas in a pod! You upland hunt too? Let's see some of that on a cast & blast episode! I hope someday to run into you when I'm fishing or hunting!