Put in at Tapps Saturday afternoon. A boat w/3 guys were coming off. Said they caught approximately 30 smallies to 4lbs and 2 muskies. Muskies caught on hard baits and bass on soft plastics. I musky fished but caught one good smallie on a blk musky spinnerbait. Water is about 62 degrees.

I am a little slow reading your post. Glad to hear you caught a few. Nice to talk to ya that night.
Mark

it must not have been too long ago. i had two little muskies follow my lure to the boat last sunday. couldn't have been any bigger than your 14"er

14" is probably 2 years old.
Mark

Mike,
Well let me see. Since they plant them when they're fingerlings, 14" would be approx 2 yrs old unless you see a mistake in my guessing feel free to correct me. A 20 lb musky is a good one and I have only seen 2 this year at Tapps in follows. All the 20's that I've heard about were probably alot less the last couple of years. It takes approx 40" to make 20lbs. They've been in there for 5 years now and some were bigger than fingerlings when they were stocked. I've caught 21 of them now from different lakes with the smallest being 28" and the average about 16 lbs and 36-37". Biggest is 2 @ 21lbs and 42". I've seen the pics of some proclaimed 48" fish and they were alot less.
Give them time and they'll be there before we know it. Catch and Release.
Glen May, Tell me how to attach a pic and Mike W can see how a musky eats.
Mark

I would consider trying a tournament out if it were held at Tapps since I live so close to the launch. 8)

I do not know where you get  the idea there are fish in Lake Tapps but there is none, do not  waste you time.

Went out to Tapps for the first time on Sunday for a few hours.  caught a few dinks, but nothing to brag about.  Appears to be a pretty good lake.  I was curious though, is there any other launches on the lake besides the county park.  $10 is a little outrageous.

-jw