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By: BentRod
Posted: 10/2/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Saw the lake was opening Oct. 1 for Coho and since Lake WA had a decent run early on, I thought maybe it Sammy would be good too. I got off work early to go check it out. Launched out of the state p...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/2/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Since the previous afternoon was a bust, I thought maybe an early morning trip might change things. Launched at the state park at 7a. Gorgeous COLD morning. Had an even harder time finding larger f...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/29/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/28/2019
Hot Spots: 0
The nets came out Friday and I'd heard of a few successful reports earlier in the week despite the nets, so figured Saturday morning might hold promise. Launched the kayak with a friend out of Kirkla...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/21/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Today's rating is a legit 2.
After my initial try of Lake Washington on Thursday for Coho and hearing that yesterday was pretty good too, I thought today was going to be good. Brought a friend t...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/19/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/19/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I'm not exactly sure how to rate this report as I did catch fish and get a few bites, but my overall limited success was probably due to ignorance. This was my first attempt at Lake WA Coho.
Aft...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/24/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This is a multi-day report. Stayed at Colonial Creek Campground on Diablo Lake. I took the kayak and would get up early.
First day was 8/20. Gorgeous morning and glad I had a sonar....found the...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/13/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/13/2019
Hot Spots: 0
The only reason I rate this a 2 is because I caught a fish, but most everyone else didn't
Fished Lincoln Park from 5:30a to just after 8a. Beautiful morning. I had made up some 1/2 oz squid jigs ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/6/2019
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/6/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Finally on the board for Pink season 2019. Fished Lincoln Park this morning with 25 or 30 of my closest friends. Beautiful morning. Started at 5:15 with just a few people and a couple boats and the...
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/7/2019
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/7/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Didn’t have a lot of time, so hauled the kayak to Beaver Lake to see what was happening. Arrived about 2p. Not many people fishing, but a few boats and a few people at the park.
Started trolling...
By: BentRod
Posted: 6/15/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/15/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Shadow lake at 5a. First on the water, but people were showing up as I was getting ready to leave the launch in my kayak.
Beautiful morning with fish rising. Started with a Trout Magnet and f...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/19/2019
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/18/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Took my daughter and the kayaks to Pine late morning to enjoy the weather and see if I could find a Smallie. Got on the water sometime between 10:30 and 11. I haven't gone out specifically to target...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/14/2019
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/2/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This is a three-day trip report for halibut (didn't really get to try), Lings, and shrimp:
Drove to Whidbey Wednesday with the intention of launching my buddy’s boat that evening and mooring it a...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/5/2019
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/4/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't have a lot of time, so tried an early morning trip to Sammamish to look for Cutts. Trolled out from the park from 6:30-9:30 using various plugs and spoons at depths from two to twelve-ish feet...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/28/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Park gates opened at 6:10 and I was on the water in my yak by 6:20. Beautiful morning, but 35 degrees! Started trolling a Maglip. Took about 5 minutes to get the first hit and fish to the boat. Aft...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/20/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Only had a small window this weekend to fish, so hit Beaver at first light. Fished from 5:45a-8a. Got on the water with a full moon over the park. ~48 degrees and the water was smooth as glass. I ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/7/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/7/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I actually didn't fish all day. Today was a split day. I started early in the morning getting the kayak on the water just before 7:30. It was calm and overcast with a slight mist. There were fish ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/6/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/6/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Despite the crazy weather, I was determined to take advantage of a day to get out. Got to Beaver at 10a. Light rain and fish jumping everywhere. Got the kayak launched and into the frey for some c&r...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/2/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with TMBob on Rattlesnake early Sunday morning for some c&r RBT fun from the kayak. 43 and breezy when I arrived. Made launching in my Teva's a bit chilly, but got over that quick enough when...
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/21/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Took my daughter to Alice after school to see if we could play with some of the new stockers. Got to the lake about 2:30 and launched the boat. The wind was really blustery whipping multiple directi...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/7/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
My daughter's friend has been wanting to go fishing with us for quite some time, so took her and my daughter to Pine yesterday late morning to get them on some of the RBTs. Launched at 10:30a. The p...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/29/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Took my wife up to Pine to get her on some fish. We launched about 1:30. Weather was a little cool and breezy compared to yesterday. I set her up with the nickel/chartreuse spoon I was doing well o...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/28/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Typically I don't go opening day due to the crowds, but the cool wet weather made me think that things might not be too crazy and I had an unexpected couple free hours, so decided to take the kayak to...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/25/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Beaver from 10a to 3p. Beautiful day, but sunny weather during mid-day usually means tough fishing and today was no exception.
There were a couple boats on the water and a couple people fish...
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/31/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Took advantage of the nice weather to get my family on the lake. We launched the boat on Beaver about 11am. Started fishing close to the launch with TMs, per TMBob's recommendation. Started getting...
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/25/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Took my daughter to Beaver to see if we could rustle up some dinner. Got to the launch about 1:45. There were a number of boats (kayaks, tubes, and boats) on the water and quite a few people fishing...