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By: JoshH
Posted: 8/23/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2022
Hot Spots: 1
Wanted some kokanee because I am out in the freezer and Lake Samish is always good to me. Mack's Lure Sling Blade and Double D dodgers, Elgin Fishing God's Tooth Spoons and Mack's Lure Imperial Spoons...
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/3/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/2/2022
Hot Spots: 1
Met my brother at Lake Samish Saturday morning for some kokanee fishing, Conditions were not what I expected in regards to the wind. While it never got strong enough to blow me off of the lake, it def...
By: reynoldsj
Posted: 6/12/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/12/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Well my youngest son wanted to go fishing so took my big boat out. He had so much fun and smiles. I love how he grows and becomes a better angler all the time.
Today I used Soldier Soul Shrimp, moo...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/4/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/4/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to give lake samish a try for the first time !! And it did not disappoint me.. first fish on 3 minutes into the troll. After that it was a matter of marking how deep the fishes were. Hooked u...
By: reynoldsj
Posted: 5/13/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2022
Hot Spots: 0
I was so stoked to get out and fish in my new Oldtown 120pdl Sportsman Pedal Kayak. It was a whirlwind of weather, from cloudy, and raining, to Sun, it was epic Friday the 13th! Mother nature throwing...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/1/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/1/2022
Hot Spots: 1
Lake Samish is very close to turning on for Kokanee. Fish can be had right now, you just have to work a bit for them. Took the Hobie out Sunday morning, water flat, but fairly thick fog hanging over t...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/30/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/30/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This is an odd report, the initial plan was to explore the possibility that there is walleye in Lake Samish. I know, I know NOT… That said the WDFW thinks otherwise and per the regulations walleye are...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/23/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2021
Hot Spots: 0
A 5 rating? Yup but it wasn’t lights out fishing. We had to work for our dinner. Sunday, we had planned to do MA 7 again but the wind forecast suggested otherwise so on to plan B. I had already paid f...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/2/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2021
Hot Spots: 1
Great morning on Samish! Bite started off insanely hot, 3 landed and 1 lost before I was ever able to have both lines in the water at the same time. Then quickly a small cold front passed over and the...
By: Salmonids
Posted: 2/10/2021
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/9/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Got my aquatic invasive species decal for the year. The folks there are very nice. I would give them a call in advance otherwise you might not be able to get your inspection done before an outing and ...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/30/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/27/2020
Hot Spots: 0
This report is the first day of a 2 day report. It is also the first day of 2 days off in a row, a rare event this summer. The trip was an on again, off again plan and was a no go at bed time Saturday...
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/22/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/21/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with a fellow kayaker and hit Lake Samish for Fathers Day. Soon as I got on the water, I noticed a lot of fish right around the 50-55 foot mark on the sonar. Dropped my first line down to 45 fe...
By: reynoldsj
Posted: 6/17/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/16/2020
Hot Spots: 0
It was an odd weather day. Sunny to rain and lots of wind. Regardless we had a blast and we went 7 total for my son. He was super happy with the turnout.
We used are goto lures, Soldier Soul Lure (...
By: reynoldsj
Posted: 5/28/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Fun day at Lake Samish in Whatcom County
We limited out in 1.5 hours with 2 kokanee limits using Soldier Soul Lures (Shrimp)
Top lining and downriggers at 50' deep with setbacks 40'
My son an...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/17/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2020
Hot Spots: 1
Met 8-10 other kayak anglers at Lake Samish this morning to chase Kokanee. Samish again did not disappoint!
Fishing started off slightly slower than I expected. It turned out that the fish were muc...
By: CLM
Posted: 5/9/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/9/2020
Hot Spots: 1
Not much to say.... Nice sunny day. Lots of boats. We used a variety of wedding rings home made and kokabo with red and pink corn. All worked...... Sun burnt and tired but what a great day. We c...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/8/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Covid-19 closure behind us it was time to go fishing! We talked about many options but decided to stay close by and fish Lake Samish. Lake Samish is kind of our home lake and for this trip the familia...
By: HH
Posted: 9/16/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/15/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I usually don't fish for kokanee in the fall, but I decided to give it a go since I had decent luck a couple of weeks ago. Not so much this time around, caught the first 2 fish right away, but the fi...
By: HH
Posted: 9/6/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
So I managed to get in some fishing last weekend, went on Samish Lake with my little pontoon. Got there a little bit later than I wanted, started fishing around 7:30ish.
First leg was slow, couple...
By: DutchAngler
Posted: 8/4/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
A friend asked me to accompany him to Lake Samish for a little Kokanee fishing. We arrived at around 0900 and wet from the rain. By the first 50 yards, I hooked my first fish and lost another before w...
By: jchennesc
Posted: 7/13/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/12/2019
Hot Spots: 0
After seeing several good reports from Hobie angler Josh Hoines i decided to drive to lake Samish for my first time to try to improve on my Kokanee fishing skills and hopefully get into some fish. I h...
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/7/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/6/2019
Hot Spots: 1
First trip back to Samish in 2 months. 2 months ago fish were on the surface, and I got a 45 minute limit. It was crazy hot. This day I got my fish anywhere from 34-50 feet down, and limited in 75 min...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/5/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Samish was so hot, that I actually wished it was a bit slower...… I dropped my lines in the water just after 6:30am, which was a later start than I intended, and I had my 10th fish on ice by 7:25...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/4/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/4/2019
Hot Spots: 0
4 times in a little over a week! I feel privileged, well sort of anyway. It’s a good thing I love being on the water because today was not one for catching kokanee. I had tentatively planned to chase ...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/2/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
The trend is improving, 3 times in a week! I got up this morning and the wind was not blowing so I figured that I was going fishing. After a quick stop at Holiday for ice and coffee, I was floating on...