I don't know where you're located but many of the lakes in Pierce county have small mouth, crappie, blue gill and perch. The crappie and blue gill will come more readily to flies than the small mouth and perch. They can be a lot of fun on a real light weight rod because they are often fiesty. The best time to catch them is about the time the bait fishers are going home for supper until full dark. A few years ago when I didn't even own a float tube, I would go out in the evening and have a blast catching crappie on a 3 wt. from the bank. -----Original Message----- From: M F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 5:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bass For those of us on the westside/puget sound are- we are surrounded by countless lakes. Most of them are planted with 10 inch trout that are taken home within a couple of weeks by power-baiters. I have also thought about taking a stab at bass and pan fishing w/ a fly. - Isn't taking a float tube and a 3-weight to a little local lake to try to catch a bass or crappie worthwhile? I haven't tried it yet but want to- I to am curious if anyone has any ideas/ tips/ patterns/ experiences to share.
