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Posted: 10/16/2023
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/15/2023
Hot Spots: 0
I could rate this report a 3 for the fishing alone, but I had a great time so I gave It a 4. Me and a buddy hit the Skagit for Coho on Sunday, the mid river is still putting out some chrome fish. My b...
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By: jdp53
Posted: 8/13/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/11/2018
Hot Spots: 2
No pictures with this report, sorry! Saturday Purchase of our boat was finally completed on Friday so Saturday we hit up Lake Cavanaugh. We arrived around 11:30 and fished until 7:00. Once we we...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/3/2005
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/1/2005
Hot Spots: 0
It was pouring down rain this mourning, didnt clear up till about 12:00. I whent to some of my secret spots caught 9 fish, 5 bass and 4 trout. The biggest bass was 12" and the biggest trout was 16". I...
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By: Uncle Wes
Posted: 5/25/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/24/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day at 9am using a #4 Brown woolley Bugger. Water temp was at 57 degrees, sunny and warm, windy at times. Worked the NW portion of the lake most of the day but did try the Southern and SW ...
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Posted: 6/2/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
The Lake was very calm, the weather expected to be near 80, with not a breath of wind. We launched about 7:00 am from the public access. My wife rigged up a green wedding ring and I a green Woolley Bu...
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Posted: 2/25/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/25/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well wow. What a day I must say. Up at four-thirty to make sure I'd make first light as I didn't have the boat or any gear whatsoever loaded. I ended up taking the SR 530 route as I now live about ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/26/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished hard, but water too cold. No fish. Saw some other boats, no fish either. Sunny and nice but should have gone elsewhere. Fished spoons, spinners, worms, eggs, top and bottom. Go figure.
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Posted: 5/10/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the afternoon trolling a fly with a full sink line and a black leech. It went well with several 10 inch trout, some weighty for their size. I always find them across from the launch at the so...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I headed up to Lake Cavanaugh this afternoon at about 5;00 p.m. with Charcoal, the family lab , for a little fishing from the boat launch.When I got there, four or five other fishermen were already t...
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By: Derouin91
Posted: 11/4/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
me, my brother and a friend decided to try out cavanaugh. It was my first time fishing this lake and it was a success. i caught 4 trout and my brother caught 2, all about 10-12 inches.I caught 2 kokan...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/7/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake at 6 A.M. fished until 10:00, or so, I caught my limit of 4 cutthroat (14,12,10.5,and 10, and a 10 inch silver). My buddy caught two 10 inch silvers, a 6 inch silver, 10 and 12 inch cut th...
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Posted: 2/18/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
After a weak morning of fishing at Lake Cambell, we launched in Cavanaugh around 1:45. This lake is great for Kokanee when it warms up, but the water temp of course today was 37 deg.!! Saw the usual...
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By: Pitboss
Posted: 3/24/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
First day out to Cavanaugh. Hit the lake around 9:00am. Had one on early but lost him. Then about an hour later picked up another and got him almost to the boat and lost him too. Look to be a Kokanee....
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By: rseas
Posted: 5/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I had a few hour window to fish today so I figured that I would hit Cavanaugh and do a little on the water research. Arriving at the launch around 9:00 I found that there was only one other rig in the...
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By: dmjjwood
Posted: 8/8/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/7/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Hello All, Figured I would write up a short report since it's been awhile that one was posted for this lovely lake. Coming from Lynnwood, my son and I hit the lake about 0815. Weather was dry but ...
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Posted: 5/23/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake at 7 a/m after a late start. Overcast skies and a slight mist coming down. Not too bad, it was pretty calm and not too cold. Thought I would try for some LMB even though I haven't seen...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/2/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/2/2008
Hot Spots: 2
Lots of little bites, but only boated two. One 4.5 incher, and one about two pounds. The better fish came in the Northwest end of the lake (to the right of the boat launch) I pulled a spinnerbait thro...
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Posted: 5/10/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/10/2010
Hot Spots: 1
Went up to lake Cavanaugh to fish for the Kokanee which I've been seeing in recent trips. I've been up there and fishing for rainbows, and in the past wasn't really set for Kokes, but today I was set...
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Posted: 5/18/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2010
Hot Spots: 1
PIcked up fellow walakes angler, "Datsun", Michael,, drove to Lake Cavanaugh. I got a fast limit here just last week. We lauched at about 9:45. I told him it would be quick... Michael dropped the ...
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Posted: 6/1/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I thought I saw a last minute reprieve in the weather here in Seattle. However when I got up to Lake Cavanaugh, about 6:30 pm. It was a monsoon just b4 the lake. Fished from 6:30 pm to 9:20 just m...
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By: flifisr
Posted: 6/6/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
First, I want to thank the Quad Father for his posting about the Kokanee that he had caught at lake Cavanaugh. If the Quadfather had not encouraged others about the fishing sucess he had on lk. ca...
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Posted: 6/8/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
On the way home from a tough day at Lake Shannon my partner and I pulled into Cav. for some Kokes. Trolled the usual Kokanee (red) Promise Keepers, and various wedding ring type spinners behind chrom...
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By: gmrpyle
Posted: 6/13/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake at 1300 had fish on within first 30 mins caught fish consistantly every 10 mins limited out no problem. fish were between 10-15". only bad part was I couldn't eat my lunch to much fish...
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By: RC
Posted: 6/18/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the lake last weekend the 12th and 13th. Lots of kokanee. We did best trolling in 60 feet of water between the boat launch and the Islands in the middle of the lake at 25 feet. In the early ...
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By: chucksta
Posted: 5/26/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Cavanaugh about 5:30 am. 3 minutes after launching the first koke was in the boat. My buddy that landed it was asking if he should keep it or let it go I replied "this is a cherry picking l...
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