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Baker Lake Report
Whatcom County, WA

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07/25/2014
Salmon
Morning
07/25/2014
2
1782

First time fishing Baker. Hoping to get in on the Sockeye action. Hit the lake at 4:30AM and quickly learned that my desire for sockeye was shared by several hundred other fellow anglers. Man was it packed today. Being my first time there I have no reference for how crazy it can get, but if tomorrow (Saturday) is even worse, then no thank you. :)

Anyway, we worked up and down, over and across—multiple lures, scents, baits etc. Tried depths from 20 to 75 ft at various times. Marked fish off and on, but just couldn't buy a hook-up. Had a couple hit-n-runs. At least I wasn't the only one struggling. I saw very few fish brought in around me.

That all said, it wasn't a total skunk. Landed a decent Dolly (at least I think it was a Dolly). Took a pic and released it without harm. I gave this 2 stars because it wasn't a total fishing bust. Certainly a skunk on the sockeye.

Oh, and I couldn't agree more with the countless other reports regarding the scenery. Amazing.

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ncwflounderer
7/25/2014 9:37:00 PM
heads up, dolly varden "should not be totally removed from the water" according to the regulations.
nodnarb
7/25/2014 9:42:00 PM
Yes, I was unaware of this until afterwards. I wasn't even sure it was a Dolly. Thought maybe it was a Brook. Now that I know, I will definitely follow the regulation next time I hook one of these beauties. This one was hooked nicely in the lip and took off quickly when returned to the water.
scraig1962
7/26/2014 11:02:00 AM
No joke about the crowds. I dread launching the boat in the mornings due to the lack of parking spots. Never been there on a weekend, but I imagine if its a cluster on a weekday, weekends will be 2x worst. Fishing was good for us Thursday in the pouring rain (landed 5), but slow Friday in the blazing sun (landed 2).
nodnarb
7/26/2014 11:09:00 AM
scraig1962—was it also pretty crowded on Thursday given the weather? I had debated trying Thursday instead thinking the weather would make for less peer pressure. :)
scraig1962
7/26/2014 1:33:00 PM
Nowhere near as bad as Friday, but we were surprised by how many boats were there even though it was non-stop rain. I try to fish away from the main fleet because I cant stand it. Seems like theres always someone crossing in front of you, plus I dont like the stress of constantly watching what the other boats are doing.
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