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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/22/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2008
Hot Spots: 0
A Banner Day At Rufus Woods!!! 3 of us set out from Bridgeport first thing in the morning. It was nice to be the first boat up the reservoir as the very first bit of morning light was starting ...
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Posted: 9/20/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/20/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well I hit up Rufus last weekend and it was not all that great. We hit up the net pens with a ton of other people and the action was slow. We caught a few smaller fish, nothing bigger than 5 pounds....
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/2/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/30/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Just another great day on this lake!! Started first thing in the morning, put in at Bridgeport State Park and motored up to the first set of net pens, fishing there was tough and the wind was just ho...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/18/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
launched at Bridgeport at dawn...it took a little longer to make the run to the net pens because we stopped many times along the way to watch the deer coming down to drink, it was to be a warm day in ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/4/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus Wood's searching for these big Bows people speak of. Went over Tue-Fri staying at Bridgeport state park. Fished on the Douglas County side. Found the trout to be very finicky. Switched fr...
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Posted: 6/20/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
GF and I went to Rufus at the pens for a bit. We tried kastmasters for a while, nothing. Then switched to roostertails. I caught 1, and the GF caught her largest to date. 20". Went out to diffe...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods with 3 friends for some trout fishing, We got a couple 5 # fishing from the shore. Weather was nice. This was today in the morning.
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Posted: 6/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well just got back from Rufus yesterday. We were there from mon till wed. The weather was great mon and early tue but then the rains came in. It sprinkled pretty much from tue around 300 till 1000....
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Posted: 5/30/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2008
Hot Spots: 0
OK, this place is nuts. I got off work last night while working on the Log Boom and decided to try for dinner. I cast in with sherbet power bait and had my first fish within 30 seconds. I bait up a...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/24/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus Woods from 7 am to 12:30 pm. We both caught and released around 15 trout each. The biggest being 5 pounds, with the average fish running between 1-2 pounds. This is a great lake with ple...
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Posted: 5/23/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/23/2008
Hot Spots: 1
OK, a quick report before most even get up today. I have noticed this week that shore fishermen using powerbait may fish for hours for nothing, then for about an hour everyone around will catch fish....
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By: dave g
Posted: 5/19/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
bubba and i made good on our promise to come back this weekend with the leakin lizzard and do some fishing. it was our first time fishing here from a boat. we put in a bit late (0700) and started fish...
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Posted: 5/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Caught some nice fish at Joseph Dam park, and over on the Okanogan side, from mon-fri.
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By: dave g
Posted: 5/16/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
stopped by rufus on the way to conconully with my family on mothers day weekend. thought I'd give it a shot fishing for one of the big fish i keep hearing about here. the weather was pleasant, but a b...
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Posted: 5/8/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
hi there... just got back from banks and Rufus.. stayed at steamboat rock state park.. 1st at time there.. arrived Monday... caught nice trout at banks.. what a nice lake its big big b...
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By: Kfedka
Posted: 5/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 11am till 1pm. Biting slow, most average in size at 12". Pulled one out 20".
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By: solid7
Posted: 5/4/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
First time out with "Joe" from Darrell & Dad Guide Service, Great day for all! Perfect weather (no rain, light wind) Joe is a true professional that was kind enough to share his knowledge of Rufus Woo...
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By: Fish On!
Posted: 5/2/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I've been camped out at Banks Lake this past week and commuting to Rufus Woods. Checking out both sides of the river and exploring some new areas. Fished the middle net pen area several days and cau...
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Posted: 4/30/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2008
Hot Spots: 1
After not enough success in the morning at Wapato Lake, we headed over to check out Rufus Woods for the first time. It was sunny, but by the time we got the boat in the water, the weather got quite wi...
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By: Adro
Posted: 4/29/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/25/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Took an out of the way trip to Rufus Woods on our way to Pearrygin. First time at Rufus (net pens) and had a great time. Caught a 14 incher and a 17 incher on power eggs off the bottom. Weather was...
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Posted: 4/28/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/27/2008
Hot Spots: 1
I was checking the lake currents while the dam let out water over the spillway today. I got tired of seeing everyone else fishing, so after I was done, I threw some lures near the log boom. I a fe...
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Posted: 4/27/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well this was our first trip to Rufus and it was great. We fished on Thur and on Fri. Thur the wind blew pretty good and there was not much current but the fishing was great. We caught between 50 a...
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Posted: 4/26/2008
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
hi everyone, well i finally did it... made our way over two passes and hit rufus.. i had a little help before i got there.. an old time friend Stampie is a member of the site.. turns out I ...
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Posted: 4/23/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/23/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Today was my first attempt at Rufus Woods Lake. I left Yakima and drove 170 miles through rain, wind, downpours and more rain. I had heard that the net pens were tricky to find, and that is true. O...
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By: northfork
Posted: 4/22/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/19/2008
Hot Spots: 0
This lake is really in Okanogan county. Started the trip looking to catch Walleye but had trouble with the kicker so anchored up and threw lures and jigs. Friday fishing was fair by Rufus standards. M...
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