Panther Lake is a lake in Washington, near Kitsap County.
Panther Lake in Kitsap County is a lake in Washington.
The recorded size of Panther Lake is missing; fish one short bank carefully before deciding whether a wider search makes sense.
Fish listed for Panther Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, Largescale Sucker, Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth Chub, Pumpkinseed, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, and Yellow Perch.
During a careful second pass near a soft-to-hard bottom change close to shade, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
During a return to the best bank near a rocky edge with light wind, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops for black crappie.
During the first pass near the mouth of a pocket in stained water, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets for bluegill.
During the last hour of daylight near a clean gravel patch in stained water, drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and the hard edge of a point for smallmouth bass.
During a methodical search near a firm-bottom flat close to shade, Other targets listed here include Largemouth Bass, Brown Bullhead, Rainbow Trout, and Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
During an overcast morning near a rocky edge under flat light, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
While using one pass beside the best cover near the first break while the water is falling, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
During the final pass near a creek-side turn in stained water, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
During a return to the best bank near a protected point away from empty shoreline, record the wind, water color, lure depth that worked, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.