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Rufus Woods Lake Report
Douglas County, WA

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05/30/2009
Trolling
Walleye
Worms
Brown
Other
All Day
06/04/2009
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Well we went to RW to catch some Walleye. We started down by the cabin on the river and worked our way up. We caught some perch and even a couple of trout on perch rapalas. As we got up by the pens we started drifting with worm harnesses with rubber worms we caught quite a few trout and one Walleye. The large trout was 6+ lbs and the walleye was 4 lbs. My wife caught the Walleye and my son pictured caght the big trout.

Well we also went out yesterday evening (6/3/09) just my sons and I (no wife to out fish me) and we fished with our home made worm harnesses with no type of worm at all and dicknites. We caught 14 trout none under 2 lbs. We kept 6 again with the largest again at around 6 lbs, 4 between 3 and 4 lbs and 1 just under 3 lbs. We lost one that looked as though it might go near 10 lbs. My son was slow on the net, but I think he just didn't want me to catch the largest fish. Next we're going to try BigD's pellet fly drifting it near the bottom.

Anyway we're new to the area but we love RW!


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Big D
6/4/2009 8:29:00 PM
Hey neverenough, Thanks for the report and photo. Glad to hear the fishing on RW is pickin up. Be sure to let me know how you do with the Pellet Fly. Drifting it along the bottom and casting it at the shore on my fly rod has worked well for me. Good Luck out there.
blufin loui
6/4/2009 10:52:00 PM
Thanks neverenough for the pics. Nice to see some of the tripps in the reports again, and Maybe more "eyes" will be in your catch next time. I think you'll have to leave the wife AND sons on the bank if you wish to boat the biggest fish. LOL I know the feeling.
You might want to be careful while you're tying on one of the Pellet Flies though. Be sure to keep it low in the boat so it isn't visible from the water. Having one of those 6-10 pound trout jumping in the boat with you could cause a heart attack. :0]
Keep up the great work and enjoy the time on the water with your family.
riprap101
6/4/2009 10:57:00 PM
Those be some nice fish. Can't wait to get back out there, soon. That is funny, kid didn't want ya to catch the big one of the day! The walleye make some tasty fish and chips, but the trout are a lot more fun to catch in my opinion. We have only been to Rufus twice, and we launch at Setons Grove. Any suggestions on good areas to fish around that area other than the net pens?
tcorrell
6/7/2009 12:21:00 PM
Riprap101,
Well Setons Grove is where we also put in. We haven't done it this year yet but last year during July, Aug & Sept we would go up river from the launch and drift the west side. Using the same bait we'd catch Walleye, Bass & Trout. More trout than anything. Also the trout seem to be more native up that way. Or at least they don't have the football shape. Also I have not done it yet but I've seen and talked with others that do and that is to fish right there around the launch area. I talked with a fly fisherman the day we caught those and he said he'd caught around forty trout and a few bass and walleye. But this year so far we've mainly caught fish drifting near the pens. Hope that helps riprap101.
steelhead64389
6/22/2009 11:49:00 AM
That was some catch you had! Awesome fishing! They must have tasted awesome!! You were lucky to catch so many over 20 inches. Very nice fish! Rufus Woods is a haven for the trout fishing lover.
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