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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/31/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Starting to see a pattern and I don't like it! Was able to take a bass fishing rookie out on the water today and go over some techniques and discuss bass fishing in general, that was awesome! Beats do...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/31/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I always like to check this lake out this time of year! The water warms quickly and the water level is high and the grass hasn't choked it out yet, great time to access some of its pigs! Not on this d...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/31/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Friday 3/29, tried all my spots and never saw a fish? Thought the weather would pick things up but??? Tried everything from Senko's, jigs, worms and lipless cranks to DT6's, jerkbaits and carolina rig...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/25/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Water temps at launch were 50* as this lake runs a little darker. Fished my last 3 hours of the day here hitting a couple of my favorite spots. Caught 1 and missed 1. The 5lber (pic) took a jig and I ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/25/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Started out on Clear today, fished all over and threw several different rigs in various colors...nada. Water temps started at 10am at 46* and ended at 1pm at 47.5*. Still a pretty good stain to this w...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/19/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Rough out today, lots of wind which made boat control and line control difficult at times. Made 2 laps around this lake hitting various types of emergent and submergent cover. The fish seem to be stag...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/24/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my son up to Terrell this morning, it was raining but no wind when we arrived, fished the pads around the corner from the public dock (not the launch), saw another boat bass fishing around the co...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/23/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from about 9am to 3pm, saw many cruising smallies but they were very spooky and the glass smooth water made them even more so. It wasn't until about 1:30 after the wind had picked up that I got...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/8/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got the skunk out of the boat for 2012!! She went 5.5lbs on a t-rigged worm. Water temps climbed from 47-50.5* with the sunshine today, this bass was with 2 others, one about 3#'s and another ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/17/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started today off at about 9:30am at Bloedel Donovan Park and headed south along the west side throwing grubs, a crawdad colored crankbait, a jig and a spinnerbait. Worked all the way down to the rock...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/16/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got fairly calm when I returned from Goodwin so I decided to go sit on the dock for a bit tonight. Had a couple light taps, but no takers. Fish are still jumping all over this lake! These are the nice...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/16/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got on a consistent smallmouth bite today! Water was in the high 50's to 60*, There was a slight green tinge to the water but still fairly clear. Wind was out of the south and east up to 10mph...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/13/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After negotiating the Seep Lakes Road Block in the pic, I took my friend from work back to one of my favorite lakes. I hadn't fished the Hamptons in easily 15 years, but had high hopes. My friend had ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/13/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
5-8-11 Took a buddy of mine and bass fishing rookie from work over to the Potholes Reservoir for a couple days of fishing. Water temps when we arrived at 10am were in the low to mid 50's, we tried aro...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Launched this morning about 10am. Headed east as the wind wasn't as bad that direction....(side note, if you are planning a trip to the Bellingham area and check the forecast before you head up, add 1...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/26/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had about 5 hours to fish Easter morning, and a friend from work wanted to try bass fishing for the first time. I decided on Goodwin seeing as how smallies were starting to show. It was a chilly morni...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/11/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Made a bonzai run up to Clear Lake after getting skunked on Stevens and actually saw the SUN! and it wasn't on the back of a milk carton either! No rain whatsoever in Skagit County, but there was sure...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/11/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish this lake on a whim (against my better judgement) but I am really wanting to tap into a smallie lately! Launched on the "free" launch side (east) $5 to park though... Worked that cove ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
First off, YES I wanted to rate this day a 5!!! Just trying to follow the rules... Launched around 9:30am and there were 3 other boats already on the water bass fishing. The wind was blowing I would s...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After fixing the broken oarlock from Tennant Lake in Ferndale, we decided to try another local lake before heading home, decided on Wiser due to having a small boat and not alot of time left. Fished t...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today I wasn't "sworn to secrecy", so I don't have to post this report in the "Secret Lakes" section... Finally had a chance to try this little lake today with my best friend. We took his 12' Jon boat...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
5 fish caught, 5 fish released, 5 to the water, 0 to the grease.
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/1/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Boy oh boy, Snohomish County running this park is not looking good for us anglers....The launch fee is back up to $7 now, which I don't mind so much, but the new "Park Hours" stink! Gone are the days ...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/3/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Not really a fishing trip today as much as a shake down the boat that hasn't seen water in 45+ days trip. Once I got everything unthawed, including my steering lines, I motored around the lake watchin...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/28/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fell victim to the dreaded "post frontal conditions" today. Couldn't buy a bite! I threw it all in three different colors each and from depths of 2' to 30' in 55.6* water around rocks, docks, pilings,...
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