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Washington Lake Report
King County, WA

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02/13/2018
41° - 45°
Downriggers
Cutthroat Trout
Worms
Blue
Mostly Sunny
Dodger
Morning
41° - 45°
02/13/2018
3
3611

Had the morning off work today so I decided to try lake Washington for some Cutts. Gone out a few times earlier in the winter with a few hit and runs, but nothing more than that.

With the recent sunny calm days I figured the lake may have warmed up a tiny bit. Got the toon set up and was fishing by 9:30am. Around 10 I had a huge take down but very quickly released. Another hour rolls by and the same scenario happens. It’s about 11:45 and finally another huge strike and this one sticks. Gorgeous 17 -18 inch female. Called it quits around 12:30.

Gear used was a blue/sliver wedding ring I tied with a smaller blade. Dick nite dodger in solid moon Jelly. Trophy trout scent.

Depth: started at 35 in 40 FOW. Ended up landing one at 45ft in 50 FOW. Fished mostly in Moss Bay.

Pretty fun day in my books. I never fish in the winter. The lake seems to have a bit more activity since my last trip. A few surfacing fish here and there.


Comments

Markin' Fish
2/13/2018 8:31:53 PM
Thanks for the report DJ. The weather and water looked mighty nice today. Wish I could've got out!

See you out there soon!

Mark
Markin' Fish
2/13/2018 8:32:16 PM
Thanks for the report DJ. The weather and water looked mighty nice today. Wish I could've got out!

See you out there soon!

Mark
DjButler
2/14/2018 10:15:06 AM
It was a perfect day on the water! See you soon brotha
Ben Eggertsen
2/14/2018 1:47:45 PM
Great report/beautiful day for fishing!

Do you normally like to troll about five feet above the bottom of Lake Washington? Do you use a downrigger in combination with a fish finder?

Tight lines!

DjButler
2/14/2018 5:01:10 PM
I was tipped that most fish in the Kirkland area hug the bottom during the winter. So I tried it, and I was not disappointed. Although, as you can see on my finder in the pic, fish do suspend and hang out up in the 30-35ft range. So yes, the downrigger is used when I troll. The deeper fish were more willing to bite, and were much larger.
BARCHASER
2/16/2018 12:04:20 PM
Thank you for the report. I only live about two miles from the Kenmore launch, so I need to get off my rear and get out there.
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