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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/30/1998
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/1998
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I went fishing at Merwin Reservoir on Saturday, May 30. I put in at Speelyai
boat ramp and trolled a Doc Sheldon about 30 pulls out with one ounce of lead.
The trout and Kokanee were biting pretty ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/25/1998
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/25/1998
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My son and I were at Merwin on July 25
we had a great time we put in at Speelyai
at about 8:00am and trolled a Wedding Ring with a worm we both had a
limit of trout 10-12 in, in about 4 hrs. were ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/18/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/18/1999
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I took my two kids Matt age5,Chelsea age 9 for a day of kokanee
fishing.We only spent a couple hours trolling around and caught 9 fish. Matt
caught the largest 19 inches long. It was a blast.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/20/1999
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/20/1999
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It was another great fishing trip.I took my son Matt fishing.
We had a blast.We only fished for about an hour or so and caught two
limits.The kokanee are bitting like crazy.Matt and I are going b...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/1/1999
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Rating: 1
Fished: 8/1/1999
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Decided to try fishing . Didn't do any good.The fish are really deep.I used a 4 oz weight at 50 pulls.Not even a nibble.I going to try swift this weekend.I've always done good there.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/17/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/17/2000
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This was our first trip to Merwin this year,and we thought we'd check out the kokanee fishing. We arrived at about 7 a.m. and trolled wedding rings and rooster tails. I didn't get anything and my bu...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/12/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 8/12/2000
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Went to Merwin this morning and launched at 5:30 in the morning. We were the first ones out that I know of. We got one squawfish trolling around 30 feet. Two Kokanees on the downrigger around 65 fe...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/16/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/16/2000
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Put in at 7:30 AM and fished until 1 PM. We had two limits of Kokes which included three fish @14". Used small flashers with wedding ring and white corn. We had 3oz. lead and had the most success was ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/29/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/29/2001
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Merwin is giving up some nice fat Kokanee. Depths vary
from 10 ft to 60 ft. Good to see Merwin producing
so well.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/27/2001
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GOT IN THE WATER ABOUT 7:00 A.M. WENT ACROSS TO THE FAR SIDE AND EAST ABOUT A MILE FISHED USING STANDARD TROLLING RIGS WITH KOKANEE KILLER, FISHING WAS A LITTLE SLOW AT FIRST BUT WE FOUND THEM TO BE...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/22/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/22/2004
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We got into the water about 10am and is was windy. Caught a couple of fish during the next 2 hours. The wind died down about 1pm and the fishing pickup. 3 limits finished by 2 pm. Just your basic,...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/9/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/9/2004
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Fished late AM and early PM saw lots of fish at 30 and 45 feet. Landed one Koke and 4 squawfish (ugh).
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/22/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/22/2004
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Great Lake. Caught 4 nice size kokanee. A lot of boaters! Busy for a Thursday. Still had fun and caught fish.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/21/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2004
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The family and I spent the day trolling with downriggers at 60 feet today. We were using a combination of flashers with worms and white corn. The lake was unusually calm with a weather front moving ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/2/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2004
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Date:: 9/2/2004
Thanks-to:: Don
Most people fish this lake for kokanee, and Merwin's tiger muskies are all but ignored. This lake is twice as big as Mayfield Lake, and has lots of ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/15/2004
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2004
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I returned to Merwin Lake to find the tiger musky action is still red-hot. Fishing with Ariel resident Mike Nielsen (pictured above), we raised 10 fish, hooked 5, and boated 2. The water surface tem...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/7/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2005
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Water is cold (57) but the fishing is hot!! Three rods produced 12 Kok's in 4 hours. Average size is 14 inches and 1 to 2 pounders. Used 2 OZ followed by flashers and single hook green/red wedding ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/22/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2005
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Got on the lake at around 8:30 am fished tell around 3:00. Hooked alot of fish but was only able to boat two in the 14 inch range. (Need better net). Saw lots of other people cathing fish also. I was ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/3/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2005
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Out for a late afternoon spin..............using 3oz kidney weight, flasher, snubber and red/black kok killers. Two rods brought down seven fish (hooked and lost at least 20) in two and a half hours....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/21/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/19/2005
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Fished Merwin for the first time this year. The boat launches were busy, but we were able to find parking at Speelyai Bay. I hear the kokanee fishermen are doing well, and there were plenty of troll...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/13/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/12/2005
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September is tiger musky time on this big Cowlitz County impoundment! This is my first fishing trip since June, as I've been ill this summer, and it's great to be back on the water again. I arrive t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/15/2005
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/14/2005
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This week I'm fishing for tiger muskies at Merwin Lake with Mike Nielsen of Ariel, and today was our third day on the lake. Water temperatures are 66 to 69 degrees, and many muskies are actively feed...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/17/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2005
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I’m still fishing for tiger muskies at Merwin Lake with Mike Nielsen of Ariel. Yesterday was very slow with no fish boated, but when the sun came out this afternoon, we raised several fish and Mike c...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/18/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2005
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Mike Nielsen and I wrapped up our 6 1/2 day tiger musky expedition today. We caught and released 4 muskies from 16 lbs. to 31 lbs. Yesterday, the cloudy weather and cold water discouraged the fish, ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/21/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/18/2005
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This photo goes with my last Merwin Lake report. Mike Nielsen displays his 31.15-lb. tiger musky that missed breaking the state record by only 2 ounces.
*Editor's Note: WOW!
