wahington on 12/23

[robj]

Heading out to washington on friday and was wondering where the north landing is??

I've only been there once in the summer and the only landing i remember was the one next to that bar?? is that the landing everyone is talking about?

any info would be helpful.

thanks!!

[howellcanufish]

Go onto the MN DNR website and look up lake finder. Type in Washington, Le Seuer county and click on lake maps. This will bring up a detailed map of the lake and the vegetation of the lake, also including the different accesses. The one by the westwood bar is not the north landing. The north landing is off of county rd 103. I think you'll find the website quite informative.

[robj]

thanks.

[harvey lee]

robj

If your going to Washington to catch sunfish,go straight south from the north landing approx 200 yards until you find 10fow.Today I tried 8fow and looked with the camera and no fish to be seen.After 30 minutes I took the drill and punched 5 holes,looked with the camera and one hole was full of sunnies at 10 fow like it has been for the last week.

If your going to target crappies you might want to go out to 15-20fow and try ther as I didnt see many crappies with the camera in shallow water like I have in the last two trips out there.I used a white shrimpo tipped with a waxie or half of one and they both hit on that.Good Luck.

[robj]

Thanks. I'll give a full report when i get back.

[ernie21e]

I was oout on washington the last two days sun. I picked up

4 nice crappies but far and few between the sunfish, so I moved deeper found nothing, I was in bakers bay, I had gps for the spot a caught my limit on eyes. Today I fished close to second point tried 15 ft to 25ft one big crappie but that was it today pretty sad huh.

[harvey lee]

ernie-where did you pick up the eyes and what size etc.

[TG]

I can't keep it straight, where's bakers Bay?

[katoguy]

While looking at the lake from the Westwood landing go left (east) to the first point on left (Squirrel's Nest point). Take a left (north). That is Bakers.

[TG]

I writing this down this time. Thanks

[ernie21e]

I had the first house in the back of bakers bay. they were all 14 to 19 inc but,d I That was last year didnt pan out this year. I went out today nothing I had a bad day honestly skunked moved to much. the guy next to me caught 4 nice crappies and a 20inc eye out in linder bay. going out tommorow. to redeem myself.

[ernie21e]

Caught a few today, found 5 nice crappies, for the five it was bang, bang, bang, but could seem to find them after that.I moved about 2:00 went to finish of my bucket, with some pannies that was fun for awhile caught enough to eat and went after the eyes and specs, but just can;t find them, Anyone have any suggestion.

[brava-pesca]

Hey RobJ. Are you still planning on fishing Washington N shore. This is the lake I usually fish and the 3rd point (N shore) is the place I fish. I'll be fishing it hard this week as I am off from work. I believe I talked to you and your buddy at the channel in Albert Lea 2 weekends ago. You were testing out your new Marcum. Let me know if I can help speed up your learning curve for this lake. I'll be out on Washington on Friday. Just look for a couple of little kids running around on the lake and I won't to too far off. Stop by and say hi.

[robj]

Planning on going out tomorrow around 7am.

[harvey lee]

Ill be fishing off of third point early for some crappies and then the bay for pannies. Maybe well see each other. Ill be sitting outside or will be in a Voyager. Good luck

[brava-pesca]

Fished Washington all day today. Very tough day. Started the day in the shallow bay. Smaller sunfish in 10 feet and not the numbers as last week. At about 9 until about 3 I fished around 3rd point and picked up a few crappies and sunfish. Most of the fish were just lookers. I returned to the bay and most of the fish were lookers also. I used a ratso and larva with 1lb, spring bobber so I know what a lite bite is. The fish just didn't want to bite. I moved around and hole hopped over 30 holes and I didn't mark too many fish. The fish did turn on a bit around 4:30. Worst day on Washington in a really long time. I'm going to another lake tomorrow.