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By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 12/3/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2021
Hot Spots: 0
The wind forecast for Friday was tame; so, we pulled the boat over to Rock. After we launched, we headed to the north end and trolled east-to-west in front of the stream that enters the lake. We varie...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/22/2021
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/22/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Final trip to Sekiu last week. Lots of unclipped fish. Wednesday morning, we tallied 13 unclipped before we found a fish that was missing its adipose fin.
We were fishing the OG2 lures in tight, n...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/10/2021
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/10/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Port Orchard around 7am on Friday morning. Motored up the east side of Bainbridge Island and crossed over to the oil tanks south of Edmonds. Attached an OG2 to each downrigger rod and ...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 3/23/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/23/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Noticed that the winds yesterday were forecast to be tame: So, we hit Rock Lake again to get another batch of rainbows for the smoker. We arrived a little after 9am, rigged the boat, and were on the n...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 3/16/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Rock a little after 8am and launched the boat. We decided to start fishing on the south end of the lake. Picked up 2 bows on the 2.44" perch OG1. We were trolling around 2.7mph with 20 feet...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 1/16/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/14/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit Rock Lake on Thursday; but, we weren't sure as to what the fishing would be like after two days of significant rainfall. We usually start on the north end. But, when we arrived there, t...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 10/30/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/29/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Took a good friend to Rock Lake to target the spawning Brown trout yesterday. While we came up empty, in terms of browns, the fishing for the rainbows was exceptional. A number were smaller plants. I...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/26/2020
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/26/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Made our final salmon trip to the westside on Saturday morning. Launched the boat out of Port Orchard, slipped around the south end of Bainbridge Island, and joined the flotilla that was trolling just...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/15/2020
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/15/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Drove over to Mason's Resort on Monday. Had the boat ready to roll Tuesday morning. We headed due north out of Clallam Bay and focused on 400 to 600 feet of water.
We fished several 2.8" OG2s: flu...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 8/19/2020
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/19/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Trailered the Hewescraft from Moscow, Idaho to Sekiu, Washington on Monday, August 17. Put the boat in the water Monday night and headed out for a short trip. Caught a single coho in the 2 to 3 pound ...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 8/2/2020
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/28/2020
Hot Spots: 0
We fished out of Masons Resort last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the kings. We were running the OG2s--primarily the 2.8" fluoro-green/fluoro-orange and a new 3.9" in purple/black-scales. (The n...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 2/27/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/25/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Headed to Rock this past Tuesday morning to test a new spinner as well as a new color scheme for the OG1. We launched around 7am and headed to the north end of the lake.
Beautiful morning. Water w...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 12/22/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Left Moscow around 6:30am and arrived at the Keller launch a little after 9:30. Prepped the boat and we were on the water shortly before 10am. Decided to head south to the cliffs that appear at the fi...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/23/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Pulled the boat over to Rock on Saturday. Met my brother and his son (and their two gun-dog pups), loaded everyone in the boat just after noon, and headed for the north end.
It was their first tim...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/14/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/11/2019
Hot Spots: 0
We pulled the boat over to Olson's Resort in Sekiu and fished last Wednesday (9/11) and Thursday (9/12) for the coho. The lure that was, hands down, most effective was the 2.8" OG2 in fluoro-green/flu...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 8/12/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/8/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Pulled the boat over to Mason's Resort on Wednesday; put the boat in the water that night and got our gear ready. Departed the dock just as the sun was coming up.
We started trolling the fluoro-gr...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 7/12/2019
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/9/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Pulled the boat to Masons/Olsons Resort on Monday the 8th. Spent the evening getting our gear rigged and ready for the following morning. Decided to start with several 5" OG2s. (We fish these solo, n...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 6/15/2019
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/13/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Enjoyed getting out for the morning with Captain Dale, skipper of the Ruby D, and fishing for the native coho. The goal of the trip was to test our new OG spinner/hoochie rig and compare it to the OG2...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 10/6/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/5/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of 7 Bays. Initially, we fished due north; but, we weren't seeing anything on the fish finder. So, we pulled up our gear and headed down to Hawk Creek. There were two of us in the boat an...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 9/10/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Made a "quick" 6 hour drive Friday night from Moscow, Idaho to Port Orchard, Washington. Our plan was to launch the boat in Port Orchard, swing up towards Shilshole Bay, look for a pack of boats, and ...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 8/31/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Sekiu Monday afternoon (8/27), Tuesday morning (8/28), and Wednesday morning (8/29). There were two of us fishing Old Goat OG2s in a variety of colors and sizes. For all of Monday and Tuesday, ...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 5/18/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We put the boat in a little after 1pm. Headed up the lake about a mile and began trolling with two downriggers and a long line in the middle of the stern.
Shortly after we began trolling, noticed ...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 5/8/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We launched the boat at the public launch on the SW corner of the lake around 10am. Once we had the kicker motor running, we trolled with 2 downriggers and a long line in the center of the stern. We e...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 3/30/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to get out with two good friends yesterday and fish the OG1s on Potholes Reservoir in eastern Washington state.
The day started slow. Two downriggers with flashers and a variety of OG1...
By: oldgoatlures
Posted: 11/2/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the east shoreline just north of the Spokane Confluence yesterday. Our setup was two downriggers and then a third rod trolling near the surface (with anywhere from 1/2 ounce to 1.5 ounces of...