Northwest Fishing Reports

Those are some Tanks! Thinking of hitting up Coeur d’Alene for pike sometime this year and was wondering if you have a clue about what time of the year would be best? Are there any numbers of LMB in there?

I’m posting this for my son and I’ll refer any questions to him: I have 2 St. Croix Premier rods up for grabs. Both are in great condition with minor rash from use. One casting rod-7’ med/heavy, fast, asking $75 One spinning rod-7’ med, fast. With a Shimano Spirex 2500RG, asking $100. Hit me up..tha...

I really appreciate the links. I did several searches with various terms and didn’t get any of this stuff. Looks like you (and other members) did the heavy lifting some time ago. Thanks again!

Thanks, Sideburns. I'm going to call the County (Snohomish) Parks today and see if I can get a definitive answer from them. Most likely won't, but I'll try :-)

Has anybody explored any State or County restrictions concerning sinking Christmas trees in local lakes for fish habitat?

Thanks, B8 and AMX, my dropshot rod already has braid to Fluoro rigged. I like hula grubs for Smallies so I’ll give the combo idea a try.

I’ll try some deep cranks over points also. Hope to try it next week.

Does anyone have a suggestion on what jig color to use for deeper water this time of year in Lake Stevens?

I’ll try all I’ve got, but a starting point would be appreciate. Thanks

I had a good day on 6/7. I beat my previous PB with two fish: a 5.5, followed by a 5.3!

She's a beauty, Tmusky! It's admirable to get the big ones back in the water as quickly as possible, but with careful handling it takes just a little extra time to grab a quick weight. Otherwise you'll always wonder if you caught that PB! Don't bother asking for weight guesses on a fishing forum--th...

4.01 on a Tiny Klash followed by a 2.6 a few casts later.

Kinda sucks for us bass fishermen, though!

I like the Pflueger Presidents. I've used several sizes for many years without complaint...

Another thought: As captain, make sure a responsible person on board knows your plans for various emergencies: fire, man overboard, how to start the engine, etc. One specific situation that is common in boating: fishing from an anchored boat in river, lake or ocean. If you, as operator, fall overboa...

Just checked back and saw this one...Nice Chunk!

I just want to toss out this tidbit I experimented with a couple years ago. I always wear manual inflatable suspenders, but I'm closing in on 70 and doubt I could pull myself back over the side of the boat if I fell in while by myself. In fact, with some of our beefier members it might be tough for ...

No offense, but if you "bass fish a lot" and are "pretty great at it" you should be giving advice--not asking for it !

DavidA

Does the LakeVu program have good maps for some of our smaller lakes like Goodwin in Snohomish or Clear in Skagit County or do you have to make your own?

Thanks, 3215–Exactly the type of info I wanted!

I posted a follow-up a few days ago but it disappeared somewhere. In short, we couldn't find anything. We spent some time looking for bait without success. We started with deep water around points, then moved to the deepest water in the lake and spent some time there. We fished steep banks and flats...

Interesting research, Tracker. I'll be following this since at one time or another I've entertained the thought of, or experimented with, the concept of surf casting/fishing. From my limited experience I'd agree that with the quality of all major brands of reels nowadays the rod length/action will h...