Washington/Stella...help?

[MNBassGuy]

Hello everyone!

I'm new to these forums. Well, I shouldn't say new, but I finally joined after reading them for the past year or so.

I'm considering fishing an event on Washington/Stella this weekend, but I've never fished the lake before. Does anyone have any advice, or know how things are going out there? I would sure appreciate any tips!

I look forward to hopefully adding some insight, what little I have, to these forums!

Cheers!

[SluggoMaster]

I was there Saturday/Sunday prefishing for that same event, and it was NOT good. I fished all my usual spots with and caught some two pound fish, but not enough for finish in the money out there. We are skipping this one. Good luck if you fish it!

[MNBassGuy]

Yeah, I went out the same time and got skunked. That's always a humbling experience. Not sure if we are going to fish it either. I'd like to, but it's not looking good.

Everyone I have talked to about it says that the lake is all but dead now. I'd rather fish Stella, but after looking at that culvert there is not way I'm fitting a boat through there!

[bassNspear]

I live by the lake. The lake has been down this year but there is still some big fish. Alot of people will fish deep. I dont think you can get through the access.

We had a club tournanment out there a few weeks ago, 5 fish, 15.1l lbs won it.

Good luck all

[Central Bassman]

Hey Jason (MNBassGuy) Welcome to FM... Glad to have another bass guy on the forum. There is alot of great guys on here!!! Drop me a email some time!!!

[Legit84]

Hey guys, what kind of fishing event is taking place out there?

[MNBassGuy]

It's a Midwest Sportsman Circuit event. Not sure how many boats are going ot be in it though since I have heard from multiple people that they are going to sit this one out.

I guess it's better odds, but it's a smaller prize.

[KMR85]

you can always get bass in washington, i grew up in hutch and bass always came relatively easy. they're either under the docks or in the shallow weeds. shouldnt have to try much else. there used to be one place where you could get some big smallies on washington. they held there for a couple summers in a row, cant tell ya if they're or not anymore since i havent fished it since last summer.

[bassinjigs4pigs]

I'll be out in the A.M. to check it out. I'll let you know how it goes!

Jigs

[MNBassGuy]

Thanks jigs! I look forward to your report!

[bassinjigs4pigs]

Well, not the typical Washington as years past but we did manage to give some fresh air to several fish and the ones we did catch were very nice in size and probably would of easily won a 5 fish tournament.

The water level is way down and weeds are not as healthy and prevelant as usual.

You should be able to catch fish but be patient and confident!(2 very important words!)

Jigs

[MNBassGuy]

Well, after scouting out last night wiuth some help from BassNSpear (thanks!), I htinkwe are going to sit this one out. Washington seem slike a lake that requires some knowledge before entering a tourney. I dinged my prop a few times and didn't find much going on fish-wise, so I guess I'll just sit out on the deck and enjoy the weather this weekend.

At least my wife will be happy.

[bassNspear]

Oh man!!!!

[ikeslayer]

Bass N spear

just an oh man with no explanation. What is up

ike

[bassNspear]

I didnt do it LOL

[MNBassGuy]

It about killed me sitting at home yesterday, but I was not at all confident about our chances.

Did anyone out there fish that tourney? If so, how did it go?

[CrappiesNeyes]

A good friend of mine fished the tourney and according to him the winning weight was 5 fish approx 19 lbs.(Approx 25 boats) He was pretty sure the 1st and 2nd place teams fished primarily Stella,(he coundn't get thru the culvert with his boat) He finished approx 10th with 5 fish approx 11 lbs.

[friendlyfisher]

Was the big bag made up of mostly smallies?

[bassNspear]

thats not a bad bag out there. Nice Job Guys!!

[terryt]

i fished that tournament and there wasn't a smallie in that bag. biggest largemouth was 5.57 lbs in that bag

[Central Bassman]

To have a bag like that on these lakes they had to be running and gunning. I don’t think they couldn’t have caught them fish in deep water off of one stop on these lakes. If they did i had to they had to come off of stella…my opinion