Kevin Bye's Blog (5)

Its a good thing that over the years I've learned the fine art at laughing at myself.

So I took an unexpected trip down to Silver Lake for a quick bass outing in hopes that the recent warm weather just might produce my first largemouth of the year. I had my son in tow...I was ever hopeful that he would have his first bass as well. This trip was so quickly put together,that we did not bring the boat,basically,I was using wishful thinking and hoping that I could just rent a little…

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Took my 3 year old boy up to Fivemile and worked the outside of the pads

from the shoreline,using crappie nibbles(white) and a bobber. Panfish seem to

be huddled up pretty tight together. Our first cast yielded a small gill...by the end of the day

we had caught around 20 or so. All fish were released. Small hooks are key,we were using

a size 16. The bite was constant...perfect for keeping kids interested. I highly

encourage you folks that live nearby to check it out,the… Continue

Will bass make new beds every year or ever use any from the previous spawn?
Just curious....hit Lake Tapps again today and saw a few beds but
no fish on them yet.

Yesterday(4-21) My son and I took a trip around some of the lakes in South Pierce

County,no fishing rods,just an excuse to get out on a nice day.

We stopped at Tanwax and walked the dock at the Lakeview Resort.

Brett got my attention by saying "What's dat?" (add a 3 year olds voice)

I first assumed it was some plant debris/pollen but upon a further look,I noticed

they were schooling,so I scooped some up with my hand....Sure enough,they were fish

fry. They were… Continue

Anyone know if the county is now charging to launch at the North County Park?
Last year,I believe they didn't start charging until the end of April...just curious