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By: MSLJDE6
Posted: 10/24/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We went out for the last time this year to my favorite lake. I’m going elk hunting on Friday, and since I’m prone to get cabin fever, and when I get back my favorite local lakes will be closed, I ha...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/5/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2018
Hot Spots: 1
After spending the past 2 months kokanee fishing, and with the earlier and earlier sunrises, I really did not feel like having the alarm go off at 2:30am this morning, I wanted to just do some mindles...
By: fisherman92
Posted: 8/15/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Tried out Riley for the 1st time Saturday morning. Nice small lake with lots of smaller LMB as i would expect from a smaller lake. We got a few in the non-keeper size 15 to 16 inches. In the morning i...
By: billsnwfr
Posted: 7/11/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2015
Hot Spots: 3
If your a bass fisherman this is a good lake to go to. The boat launch is easy to get to and parking not far away with a toilet. When you launch into the lake head left and go to the end of the lake...
By: WheresDaFish
Posted: 5/2/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/29/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Took my little 6' livingston out to Riley. It's close.....fishin's fishin.
Paddled around using a wee dick nite.....nothing. Then a KastMaster 50/50.......nothing.
Then a tiny little fly. It...
By: mitchard
Posted: 5/6/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/3/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Had the boat in the water at around 1100. Fished for three hours or so. Didn't put a ton of effort in, as we mainly just went out to enjoy the sun while we have it.
No luck bottom fishing, but a m...
By: Hawgs On
Posted: 7/7/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake Riley, the small bass haven, but actually got a couple largies around 3 pounds on Thursday. I always take the ultra light stuff to this lake, so those 2 felt like 6 pounders on the fight....
By: stever
Posted: 6/10/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First time fishing Riley. Fly fished from the ramp across the lake to the houses in my float tube. Lots of activity in the morning, C&R 6-7 in a couple of hrs. The bait guys that were still fishin...
By: LipRipper46
Posted: 6/4/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit lake riley on sunday, caught pleny of 1 lb. plus/minus bass, mostly males, was a lot of fun, but I have a more seroius topic to discuss with everyone. All of you serious bass fishermen know that w...
By: catch me
Posted: 5/7/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Weather was perfect, slight off and on breeze. Spent about 4 hrs boated 3 avg. 10". Fly fishermen did well.
By: scraig1962
Posted: 7/25/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The in-laws are in town from Guam, so I decided to take the father in-law to one of our fav. lakes. Launched out around 5:30-6:00 a.m. Didn't take long for him to hook his first trout which was pret...
By: scraig1962
Posted: 5/21/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to put off household projects again and go fishing with my brother, and 2 year old daughter. We got to the lake around 12 or so. Wind was a little strong, but the sun was out finally which w...
By: scraig1962
Posted: 5/8/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We took a gamble with the weather and decided to fish Lake Riley. When we got there around 3:00 there was only 3 or 4 other boats in the water. Water temp was 3 degrees cooler than the last time we ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/14/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out to Riley about noon-thirty. First off, Google maps shows you can access this lake from Oso via Oso Loop Rd. Not true. Turned around, went back to Trafton and took Jim Creek Road. Lost a...
By: corypiatz
Posted: 7/15/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We went out on a row boat in lake riley (no gas motors allowed). I was bottom fishing with a worm, and didn't have any luck. My girlfriend caught 8-12" rainbows consistently, casting off the boat and ...
By: yellowkayak
Posted: 5/23/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 8:30 to 11:00. Mostly trolled a wooley bugger. Lots of hits, go a nice mix of cutthroat and stocker rainbows, all about 11- 12 inches. They're on the smoker now :) Absolutely beautiful ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/2/2008
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/23/2008
Hot Spots: 0
So over last weekend there was a derby on the lake and the fishing is slow at best. There were some HUGE fish taken out of the lake and it just hasn't picked back up......YET. HAPPY FISHING
By: BROWNTROUT
Posted: 6/30/2008
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2008
Hot Spots: 0
pics to go with report diddnt work the first time.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/17/2008
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I bought a house on Jim Creek rd just to be closer to Riley and Ebey lake. Riley is fantastic for trout or bass. I mainly fly fish with a 3wt and 4wt rod in an 8' pontoon boat trolling a 14' leader an...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/26/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
we drove through a few areas of drizzle to get to riley at 0720. it was fairly warm and dry by the time we put in and we had our first fish at 0745. we were the only boat on the lake with a slight nor...
By: dave g
Posted: 7/6/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/6/2007
Hot Spots: 0
we fished riley for the first time today. there haven't been many reports on it in quite a while, but we were looking for somewhere new, and we knew it should be relatively quiet there. we put in the ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/31/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/31/2002
Hot Spots: 0
This lake gets hit HARD on opening Day. It's a put and take fishery. Year after year, I see people taking many fish over the limit during the first few days of the season. Watch out! The game warden l...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/2/2002
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/2/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Peaceful little trout lake.
I grew up camping at the Sons of Norway park on the north side of the lake. Fished on her hundreds of times literally and have had some great catch days. Recently went ou...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2001
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/27/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake at 5:30 am ,very few rises, Hooked into a nice little 12" rainbow using an olive wooly bugger. That was it for this put& take lake.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/28/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2001
Hot Spots: 0
I was on the dock, at the Sons of Norway Camp, at 5:30A.M. I had a limit of planted Rainbow 10"-12" by 7:30 A.M. All fish were caught at the same location adjacent to the dock, in shallow water. Al...