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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: IRONMIKE88 on July 02, 2019, 10:57:24 AM

Title: Ohop Lake
Post by: IRONMIKE88 on July 02, 2019, 10:57:24 AM: First bass this year.
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: bassquatch on July 06, 2019, 02:25:03 PM: :tup:

Ohop is on my b-back list from my County Challenge last year! Cool lake, will probably go back in the Fall or rain so there's fewer/no skiers :yike:
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: elkrack on July 06, 2019, 04:34:06 PM: Nice delicious bass!
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: Norman89 on July 07, 2019, 07:41:10 PM: Just be off the lake by 11 in the morning that's when the skiers and pwc come on and drive like real aholes :bash: I live less then 500 yards off the lake and I avoid it after 11 just because I'd prefer not to have a physical altercation after having my boat swamped with my 2 young boys and wife in the boat. I even have a buddy that had go pros running on his boat and had a pwc messing with him, at full speed passed so close to his boat that it ripped a pole holder and pole off his boat all on video. Fishing is good but be prepared
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: duckmen1 on July 08, 2019, 01:01:52 AM: How's the trout fishing been the last few years out there? I understand that the state has done some major cut backs on this lake in particular for stocking.
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: Norman89 on July 08, 2019, 11:04:09 AM: Dismal trout fishing for the most part. Maybe 3 fish a day the last few years trolling around
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: bassquatch on July 08, 2019, 08:21:13 PM: Quote from: elkrack on July 06, 2019, 04:34:06 PM
Nice delicious bass!

Water on that lake is kinda nasty, at least it was when I was there. The bad thing about bass is they taste like their environment, better to eat one out of a clear water lake, especially if it's primary forage is trout! Also, the 1.5lb and under bass have better flavor, anything over 3lbs tastes too fatty. I prefer smallmouth overall for fish and chips! :tup: :twocents:
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: duckmen1 on July 08, 2019, 08:33:36 PM: Quote from: Norman89 on July 08, 2019, 11:04:09 AM
Dismal trout fishing for the most part. Maybe 3 fish a day the last few years trolling around

Yeah that's what I figured. It used to be an awesome lake that I grew up fishing. Last few years haven't really spent anytime out there for a lot of reasons. Sad to hear its going downhill for trout. I have so many memories out there. But many fisheries in Pierce county have had a lot of changes in recent years.
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on July 09, 2019, 12:32:02 PM: Looking in his well worn tackle box, Dad said "Why don't you drag one of these old Soft-hackle Flies behind the boat," (as we rowed over to our favorite spot on Ohop). Half way across I was suddenly convinced it was the right thing to do, when fishing for trout in the fall. :yike:
Doug
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: elkrack on July 09, 2019, 06:15:15 PM: Quote from: bassquatch on July 08, 2019, 08:21:13 PM
Quote from: elkrack on July 06, 2019, 04:34:06 PM
Nice delicious bass!

Water on that lake is kinda nasty, at least it was when I was there. The bad thing about bass is they taste like their environment, better to eat one out of a clear water lake, especially if it's primary forage is trout! Also, the 1.5lb and under bass have better flavor, anything over 3lbs tastes too fatty. I prefer smallmouth overall for fish and chips! :tup: :twocents:

Very good to know! :tup:
I just fried up a smallmouth last week and it was delicious
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: Norman89 on July 10, 2019, 05:57:30 PM: If your fishing for food on ohop ( which I do frequently) best you can do is some slab crappie about 9" and they make up some dandy fish and chips! :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on July 11, 2019, 10:22:48 AM: "If your fishing for food on Ohop ( which I do frequently) best you can do is some slab crappie about 9" and they make up some dandy fish and chips!"
Norman89,You're right, we used to compete with a family of Otters, fishing the Lilly Pads on the South End of Ohop, the Crappie are real Slabs in there. :tup: (The Red Rock Bass are pretty nice sized too!)
P.S. When you fry up those Crappie Fillet's, don't forget to cut off and batter up their "Tail's" too for a Crispy Crunchy Tasty Treat....No Kidding..... (HEY MIKEY, HE LIKES IT!)
Doug
Title: Re: Ohop Lake
Post by: Norman89 on July 13, 2019, 06:06:02 PM: Got a late start this morning, bass and crappie bite was slow but me and the boys slayed the perch! They fry up pretty tasty too 👌