So i heard this rumor about a 8+ caught in a small lake(yellow lake), and also caught in Washington.  I've fished there about ten times so far and have got nothing except the smallest perch I have ever seen.  This lake is so small that i could probably swim to the other side in 5 min(i'm not a very good swimmer by the way).  What are the chances of a fish that size being caught in such a small lake? Is it even possible?  

Very possible. I've caught an 8, two 7's, and a few 5's and 6's out of a pond that was probably almost an acre. This was over the course of a few years so some of them could have been the same fish. I did keep the first few (I was pretty young) that were all in the 5-6 lb range, so not all of them were the same fish.

Our state record was recently broken (but he was denied it because he didn't have a fishing license) in a lake like you are talking about, maybe a smidge bigger. The fish weighed over 16 lbs.

look up spring lake ca

The biggest bass I've ever caught in Kansas was from a 30 acre lake that looks like a big cow pond. Several states state record bass came from from ponds and pits, including our state record of almost 12 pounds, it's completely possible. 

A new Maryland state record bass over 11 pounds was caught in a small farm pond just last fall, so I would say yes.

This fish 14lbs-8.5oz came out of a 7 acre pond.

 

 

This fish 14lbs-8.5oz came out of a 7 acre pond.

 

 

Wow, was that up north?

You don't need a big boat and big water to catch big bass. Take a look at the state records and you will find more than couple of the records were caught in small bodies of water. If you are lucky enough to get on a private small body of water that has been stocked and is well managed by the owner, thank your lucky stars. It's highly likely you will catch some big ones.

 

Old school basser...

Every mud puddle that can hold a bass in it coughed up a 10 pounder, according to at least one random guy fishing that day I'm there. Seriously, every single time I hit a shore spot, there's some random guy talking about a 4,5,6,7,8,9, or 10 pounder caught there. I let my own personal results tell the truth, and I generally keep it to myself.

A year or two ago my uncle caught a bass that maxed out his 10lb spring scale from a pond on a farm that wasn't very big at all, it wouldn't take you 5 minutes to swim across that's for sure!

You bet small ponds can hold big bass. They do around here, anyway.

Wow, was that up north?

South Ga.

Consider your source.. Maybe it's true & maybe it's not. Small waters do give up bigger fish though..

"I don't believe any fisherman, except for you and I.....and sometimes I doubt you!" LOL! Seriously, if the lake is up north and has some depth to it, chances are it contains some decent fish. However, (trust me on this) everyone's "interpretation" of a 10 lb. bass is DIFFERENT!

Every mud puddle that can hold a bass in it coughed up a 10 pounder, according to at least one random guy fishing that day I'm there. Seriously, every single time I hit a shore spot, there's some random guy talking about a 4,5,6,7,8,9, or 10 pounder caught there. I let my own personal results tell the truth, and I generally keep it to myself.

Either you see the same buffoons fishing that I do, or they all have the same story. Only once did I set one of these idiots straight, I caught a decent three lber, and he proclaimed in great jubilation that the fish I caught was bigger than his "8lber" he caught last week. I hung the fish on the scale, trolling motored over to him, and said "sorry to burst your bubble Einstein, but this fish is only 3.5lbs" ....he hufffed away in discomfort, and I was proud of being an a-hole.

I have personally seen some huge bass in farm ponds in NC. I know for a fact that a small dinky pond that I could throw a football across with room to spare near Fayetteville has a 10+ pounder in it. Up north in New Hampshire I have seen some big bass come out of smaller ponds.

My PB 8.53 #  came out of a pond 100 yds wide and maybe a quarter mile long. My son's PB of about 10# came from another pond about the same size.

My PB (little over 7 lbs) came out of a Park pond I saw a guy throw a frisbee across one day.  They're in there.

What's small?

 

I'd consider most of the places I fish to be small and yes, there are 8+ fish in every one of them.

I actually prefer to fish smaller bodies of water.

A small lake (pond really) maybe 4 acres has multiple 6+ in it and a couple 40 inch muskies. Caught one of those sixes the other night.

I fish a small drainage pond at a nearby shopping area and have caught bass up to 7 lbs in there, and this pond is AT BEST 1/4 acres, and I doubt it's even that big

My PB came from about a 2 acre pond. 

My PB came from about a 2 acre pond.

Yup, my PB came from a 5 acre pond.

We have tons of puddles in South Jersey and YES they produce big fish. A healthy forage base equals big healthy bass.