I've only been out twice up here in WA this season for bass. the first time I fished Whitman missed a few, and decided to throw I started walking a Sammy and lost a good 3+. The second time I fished Tanwax, and the only action I had was a fish around 6 following me up from its bed but never committing.
I absolutely love to throw walking baits, so I would really like to get on a good top water smallie bite.
When's the best time and where's a good place to have this happen?
Tags:
That is quite the stroll! anywhere in western. wa with good topwater smallie fishing?
Just fish it starting now in conditions you think favor a topwater bite. There are numerous lakes on this side of the mountains that have Smallies. They can make it happen for ya!
Tag..care to summarize the right conditions and right techniques??
Thanks
Top water is good from early April to October.
I've been throwing topwater since March. No joke. Also, no fish...
Tag. I like throwing it early just because I love the anticipation. I imagine some different baits are better early than they are later in the season as well as visa versa. Like said, I love walking style baits but might pull out some poppers and what not.
Tag Watson said:
You can even have solid topwater action during the prespawn period with the right set of conditions and the right techniques. I can tell you that 99% of anglers do not throw topwater early enough in the season.
Agree just throw it, especially on mornings after warmer nights. You ask "when to start" but honestly you have already missed out on a great time of year to throw it (late pres spawn and spawn). I wouldn't advise wasting a lot of time throwing it during cold front mornings until mid summer pattern because that shallow water just gets so cold. I still do, but its almost always a waste of time. LOL.But other than that, just do it.
I always try to look at missed hookups optimistically this time of year as it is a great way to find active fish from extreme distances. In fact I have not caught a single fish on top-water yet this year, but I have thrown it quite a bit to find productive pockets without spooking the fish. If you really want to catch em I think you can almost always get em with spinning gear on a small popper, that is once you've found em. You can bet ill be throwin a spook this weekend on Walulla with the warm weather were expecting.
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