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By: rseas
Posted: 1/24/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/24/2016
Hot Spots: 1
It was touch and go but I made it up to Lake Cavanaugh today. I have a million things to get done this evening so this will be short. On the water around 9:30 and headed across the lake from the launc...
By: rseas
Posted: 11/2/2015
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I had a couple hours unaccounted for and with the rivers being closed I hit the “Wall”. Arriving around 12:30 I had figured that all fishermen were Seahawks fans and I would have the place to myself, ...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/27/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Occupational loose ends tied up so I had a couple hours unaccounted for. I headed upriver to commune with my aquatic friends. I love this time of the year, crisp fall weather, the river is choked with...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/22/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/19/2015
Hot Spots: 2
This report covers the Everett Coho Derby and is for Saturday and almost Sunday. First there is something about the Everett Coho derby that I love. Not sure if it is the coho fishing, the time of the ...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/15/2015
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/13/2015
Hot Spots: 2
This is a two day report and a hard one to rate. Based on the overall weekend experience it should be rated a 5+. Rating the weekend based on the fishing alone is a challenging also, if this was any o...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/30/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/30/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Three weekends in a row! This year that is some sort of record. Although the weather forecast was iffy Bassplayer17 and I hatched a plan to chase humpies in the sloughs between Marysville and Everett....
By: rseas
Posted: 8/24/2015
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
We did it, a planned fishing trip. Being that the freezer was void of perch fillets we planned a fishing trip to rectify the situation. We decided to hit Lake Washington early Sunday morning; fish cut...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/19/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
As a last minute decision bassplayer17 and I decided to fish the All South Sound Derby” (previously Hoodsport Derby?) scheduled for Saturday August 15. Although not concerned, without any networking i...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/4/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/2/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Sorry about the late report, busy, busy, busy… Sunday morning I had planned to fish Baker Lake but as luck has it plans change. After getting up and attending to a few chores I decided to go fishing. ...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/27/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/25/2015
Hot Spots: 1
After a less than definite plan to fish Baker Lake comes together the boat and I are floating somewhere around 3:00-3:30 Saturday morning. Between the weather, kids stuff and the 1:30 AM alarm blues I...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/20/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/19/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Whoo-hoo, 2 weekends and three days on the water! After a year of it being very difficult to find time to get out on the water, 3 days in 2 weeks is a gift from the gods. Saturday we went crabbing and...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/20/2015
Species: Crab
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Got crabs?
We did; launching out of Coronet Bay late Saturday morning we worked over the north end of Marine Area 8-1 and kicked Dungeness booty. Not a lot of science; started with a sting of trap...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/17/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2015
Hot Spots: 0
2015 Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby is now one for the books and the WashingtonLakes (Northwest Fishing Reports) team prevailed! After a long spring of only an occasional fishing trip we were able to join...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/19/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2015
Hot Spots: 3
What a day! It started out a little questionable but in the end it was 5 year old nirvana. Saturday we had planned to fish Lake Stevens for kokanee but as luck may have it my daughter had a flat tire ...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/15/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I know; “Where’s RSEAS?” Unlike Waldo I have not been haunting exotic places while blending in with the masses and the general confusion of civilization. I’ve been buried under the need to make a livi...
By: rseas
Posted: 11/9/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/9/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Three fishing weekends in a row. This hasn’t happened in a year or so, atonement! The little dude and I dropped the chores off of my to-do list and went fishing. After a late launch at the WDFW access...
By: rseas
Posted: 11/2/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Woo-hoo, another day on the water! After a really busy Saturday, Sunday morning it looked as though it would be a repeat of Saturday. But as luck may have it the fish gods were smiling and I got to fi...
By: rseas
Posted: 10/15/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/12/2014
Hot Spots: 3
Busy, busy, busy; it is hard to sit down and type out a report for a Sunday trip. That said here it is, but first a little personal history. I grew up just a short bike ride from the north end of Lake...
By: rseas
Posted: 9/29/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/28/2014
Hot Spots: 2
A day late but a late report is better than no report… Sunday morning fellow Washington Lakes member Bassplayer17 (Tony) and I had agreed to meet at the at the Everett launch at 4:30. In spite of my s...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/25/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/24/2014
Hot Spots: 3
Sunday I had planned to fish Lake Stevens with my good buddy Tony but as luck may have it a trip that far south was not in the cards. Then after an on again off again on again (kids…) plan to fish Lak...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/11/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Although somewhat planned we ended up with a welcome but rare free weekend. Not to let an opportunity pass we loaded truck, hitched up the boat and headed east. The plan was to camp in Bridgeport and ...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/21/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Back to Baker, our first trip to Baker of the year was the result of a bargaining plea with the older kids. They agreed to watch the 5 year old for the day if I took them tubing on Lake Samish when we...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/7/2014
Species: Crab
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Crabs, a day at the beach and one heck of a fireworks display! Truck loaded with two kayaks, enough fireworks to keep us busy for hours, the equivalent of weeks worth of gear (for one day at the beach...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/16/2014
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Some sort of cosmic/aquatic event must be in process, the stars are aligning and my boat got wet three weekends in a row. WL member bassplayer17 and I hit the sockeye opener on the Skagit Saturday mor...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/9/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! The boat got wet two weekends in a row. Although the report rating is a 1, remember the rating is based on the number of fish caught not on the overall experience in which case today would have b...