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17 - Rufus Woods Fishing Reports
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By: fishindoc
Posted: 1/2/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Al, CF and I decided to start the New Year by chasing Triploids at Rufus Woods. It felt colder than the 25 degrees we had in the open boat today but the hot fishing made it all worthwhile. We conce...
By: fishindoc
Posted: 3/24/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
CF and I took Ken to Rufus to get his first Triploid. It rained heavy for the near 2 hour trip to the Seton Grove launch.The rain finally stopped as we dropped lines at Nespellum Bar at 7:30. We dri...
By: GoingtoFish
Posted: 3/26/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry this report is so late. My son and I took a couple of buddies to Rufus Woods for their first time and we weren't disappointed. Arrived about 8am. Caught a couple recently released 1 pounders the...
By: Toby441103
Posted: 4/14/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived Sunday afternoon and fished below Seaton Grove for 2+ hours, no bites. Got up early the next morning and went down to pens. Caught 1 - 2# the first hour, then everything went dead. We tried ev...
By: johnvw
Posted: 5/31/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
from what we were told the fish had moved over the dam and into the lake below. fishing reports from below chief josephs dam said they were limiting out on 5 or more pounders a day.
By: bottom feeder
Posted: 11/26/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Was on the water at Coyote Creek by 12:00 PM and were at the pens with only one boat in sight by 1 PM. Our lines were in the water inside the rope and catching comenced. Caught 7 fish from 2.5 to 7 lb...
By: afk
Posted: 12/7/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First of all I was on business up the Okanogan and couldn't be that close to Rufus and not wet a line. So I really didn't get to give it but only 45 Min.
I fished behind the dam. I soaked powerbait ...
By: SsendaM
Posted: 4/12/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
This was a trip last year but I couldn't help myself, it was this same day and I just found these pics so I am posting them now. Mainly to show what we used and to show that winter months aren't the ...
By: Clawhammer
Posted: 4/19/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
3 of us took off for Rufus Woods from Enumclaw Sun morning and fished at the second set of net pens all afternoon until dark and never had a bump. A few other guys would come and go but no one ever h...
By: alkalibee
Posted: 6/19/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Most amazing fishing experience ever. Two casts two fish both over six pounds all three of us biggest was over eight pounds. Fillets look like the seafood case at Costco.
By: afk
Posted: 6/23/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
What a beautifull evening to be out fishing! With everybody doing so well, I was expecting the same. My oldest son and I made a mad dash after work. He boated one around four pounds & I lost a fish tw...
By: tonktracker
Posted: 7/13/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took the wife, kids, and grandparents to Rufus Woods and had a great time. We caught enough fish for a couple of meals plus a couple for the smoker. Fish ranged from 2 lbs to 7 lbs. The green and ra...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 7/18/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Something sure turned the fishing off. In 4 days of fishing, we caught 4 fish. Granted, we didn't fish very hard, but with all the HOT fishing reports from guides and advertisers, one would think it...
By: jerome iverson
Posted: 8/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
so 3 of us decided to drive from everett to rufus woods left at 3am got there around 630 i had 2 on that snapped my 8# test line like is nothing all of us got are limit these are the 6 we kept a...
By: Larrytwa
Posted: 9/13/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After 16 times to Rufus Wood and attempting to throw the entire fish box in things final came together. Wakeup time 330AM drive from Spokane to Rufus and drop in north of Pin 2 rough launch area. No...
By: hewesfisher
Posted: 9/28/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We spent 5 days at the Cabin By The River camp spot and had an aswesome time. We fished 4 days, caught fish each of those days, and some were very nice. The pictures are of our best fish for the outin...
Posted: 11/3/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We took a businessman's holiday and went up to Rufus. The surface water temperature was 59 early and warmed into the low 60's. We tried trolling without success. We then anchored around areas where...
By: kevinbe
Posted: 12/17/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Slow-
4 of us got there at 7:00 to the 2nd set of net pens. We went upriver from them as there were 1000 people stacked in there like cordwood. We had 2 fishing with 1.5 oz weight and worm and mars...
By: DannyP
Posted: 12/26/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus with "The Islander" and a new friend Sam. Drive from Spokane was good with a little fog and some slick spots. Launched at Seaton Grove and motored down to the first set of pens and sta...
By: rr07
Posted: 12/31/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went up to RW with a friend on his boat. First time fishing this fishery. Was there from about 1030 to about 1530. I didn't see alot of catching, but rated it well because I limited with some very nic...
By: riprap101
Posted: 1/2/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Wanted to end the year on a trip to rufus with my wifes dad. Left spokane at 6am and arrived at Seatons Grove around 9am after stopping at Airway Heights Micky D's for a breakfast gut bomb,
Fished...
By: FishinFarmer
Posted: 1/28/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Headed for the lower net pens for the first time with a buddy. We launched close to light and spent most of the morning with jigs or hooks with bait around the pens with no luck. We then switched to...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/9/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished afternoon of Feb 3,all day of the 4th, and morn. of 5th. A little chilly in the mornings, but warmed to about 36-37 deg. in the afternoon. About 14 deg. in the morn. Bite was stronger in the mo...
By: Augwen
Posted: 2/27/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Friday and Saturday at the upper net pens. We were bottom fishing with worms and marshmellows. Nothing at all on Friday and caught this one about noon on Saturday. If it hadn't been for the ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/16/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus Woods and it was SLOW. We Caught 5 trout. We caught one by the launch, one by the island, one at the upper net pen and two just out front of the net pen. Small fish to boot. I did tal...
