Lake Sammamish

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Comment by Tim Vreeburg on April 20, 2009 at 10:15pm

Thanks Rodney,

I wanted to confirm that the LMS522 ic can show Lake Sammamish on a depth and contour map, I can then spot points and drop offs etc. and then plot a course to my selected locations?

Would this unit be ideal for this lake or would you reccomend something different that could even be more effective.

Thanks in advance,

Tim

Comment by Rodney Heupel on April 20, 2009 at 1:18pm

I my self have the LMS522 ic on my counsel, good unit. Good price too, wish I had some extra money to replace my Pin Point I have up front with a new 522.

Comment by Tim Vreeburg on April 19, 2009 at 10:50pm

Hello Jordan,

Thank you for your post, my daughter and I were able to hit a few fish that day using common sense for determing locations. We just purchased the boat and now I feel we need to invest in a quality fish finder to acheive better success and results. I have been looking at the lowrance HDS5 and the lowrance LMS 522c (on sale @ Cabellas for $449) Could you suggest a good unit for us to find these elusive smallmouth in Lake Sammamish. I like the idea of viewing an underwater depth map on the screen to see points, drop offs etc, boat to that location that looked good and then view what is underneath us before we present our lures. I value your opinion, you were kind enough to help me purchase the appropriate gear after the bass seminar @ 3-Rivers that day and offer some great tips. I am heading out to Lake Sammamish tommorow to just drive the whole lake to get a better feel for it.

Thanks again!

Comment by Jordan Doucet on April 19, 2009 at 9:19pm

Hi Tim,

It may be too late, but I would sugest looking in transition areas such as flats adjacent to deep water. The east side of the lake has a number of areas like this so I would focus most my efforts there in 15-20' of water. I would imagine there are a number of bass shallower too, but I think the majority will be in that range. Hula grubs, dropshots, and jerkbaits or cranks in shallower should be the ticket.

Good luck

Comment by Tim Vreeburg on April 17, 2009 at 10:47pm

Appreciate the fast tips on such short notice!

Comment by Frank Lee White Jr on April 17, 2009 at 9:16pm

If this is your first time on the Lake. I would caution you to watch out for the Cameras mid Lake when you are running the Boat on pad. Also it's been really tough for some of us to pattern the fish. Don't be afraid to be creative in your quest. Football heads & Drop shots are prety common right now.(Good luck)have fun
FW

Comment by Tim Vreeburg on April 17, 2009 at 8:53pm

Thank you mike

Comment by Mike Guenther on April 17, 2009 at 5:42pm

I fished Samammish on Thursday, the water level was REALLY high. All of the docks at the ramp were under water as well as 1/2 of the rest of the docks on the lake. I marked fish holding at 15-20 ft in 30 ft of water on the west shoreline. Only got one strike fishing drop offs in 20ft of water along the South shore. Missed it! I was using crankbaits...Hope the water level has gone down.
I don't fish for smallies very often so maybe someone else can give you some better info.