Westside lakes waking up?

[Zak]

"My" lake in Mill Creek has a bunch of trout rising tonight, first time this year! Season opens Saturday.

 

[Stonedfish]

Looks like it might be a wet weekend for the opener, at least on the west side.
I remember getting snowed on during opening day weekend a few times back in the 60’s.
Good luck to everyone this weekend.
SF

 

[Greggor]

"My" lake in Mill Creek has a bunch of trout rising tonight, first time this year! Season opens Saturday.

Dry spell has come to an end. Brats were wondering why the pellets haven't been hitting the surface lately. Rain drops have them fooled!

Good luck this weekend!

 

[Zak]

On the board for opening day.

 

[Tuna Ball]

Well, I wasn't after trout today. Didn't even target them but I had one take my jerkbait across the lake. My kids and I got 12 bass but had to work for them after the cold front.

 

[Peyton00]

Last week a lmb ate a plastic worm, had a lure in it's cheek, and another plastic bait in its throat.

I cleaned her all up before she was release.

 

[Wetswinger]

The Bluegill were feisty today down in a Tumwater lake. Wet flies on a sinking line worked well...

 

[rotato]

Pretty slow on Saturday but got 3 out of four of the slam on the dropper

 

[jasmillo]

Hit a little local lake for a couple hours this morning to target bass for the first time seriously this spring. A little warm up before hitting a bigger lake tomorrow. All small fish but a half dozen and all on top water. Hoping for a good day targeting their smaller mouthed, hopefully larger cousins tomorrow.

 

[Josh]

Westside lakes are definitely waking up after these nice warm days!

 

[Matt B]

Stockers was slow, switched to a popper and got 5 to hit it, hooked 2, landed the little one, the other one was quite nice sized, got a good jump out of it then it took me into a stick and got off. On the board for poppers this year anyway!

 

[Matt B]

I think they’re awake. The water felt warmer than the air. I managed to get 5 eats on the popper in a couple hours of fishing. The first two didn’t stick (I blame my timing), the third I hooked up and played the fish like a wimp and let it get into the weeds and toss the fly. I didn’t mess up the last two. Sometimes it takes me a while to (re)learn a lesson.

 

[NRC]

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I think they’re awake. The water felt warmer than the air. I managed to get 5 eats on the popper in a couple hours of fishing. The first two didn’t stick (I blame my timing), the third I hooked up and played the fish like a wimp and let it get into the weeds and toss the fly. I didn’t mess up the last two. Sometimes it takes me a while to (re)learn a lesson.

Nice! Water temp was 66 and some big bass were seen when @Fishues and I went after them on Tuesday. But for some reason the bite was totally off, both for poppers and subsurface. But yeah clearly they’re not asleep anymore! That second fish is a healthy specimen.

 

[Matt B]

Nice! Water temp was 66 and some big bass were seen when @Fishues and I went after them on Tuesday. But for some reason the bite was totally off, both for poppers and subsurface. But yeah clearly they’re not asleep anymore! That second fish is a healthy specimen.

The lake I was at last week, I could see they were on beds or cruising the general bedding areas, and VERY spooky in the clear shallow water and bright sun. I think the little weather front we had move in may have worked in my favor.