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By: Rob G.
Posted: 11/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
So I took the big trip to Rufus this weekend and I want to say thanks to all the folks who responded to emails, and phone calls that gave me tips on how to fish this beautiful stretch of river. I hav...
By: DannyP
Posted: 1/13/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hi all, Went to Rufus and arrived on Friday afternoon. There were 7 in our party and we brought two boats for a weekend stay at "Cabin by the river." The cabin is great as well as the hosts. Had no...
Posted: 11/7/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Rufus is Red Hot...
Thanks to Mike and Aaron for fishing with me on Nov. 3rd...I think we ended the day with over 50 Bows and a small handful of Perch..If interested in fishing Rufus Woods, I can b...
By: cant sleep
Posted: 5/8/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
hi there... just got back from banks and Rufus.. stayed at steamboat rock state park.. 1st at time there.. arrived Monday... caught nice trout at banks.. what a nice lake its big big b...
By: dave g
Posted: 5/19/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
bubba and i made good on our promise to come back this weekend with the leakin lizzard and do some fishing. it was our first time fishing here from a boat. we put in a bit late (0700) and started fish...
By: ndn
Posted: 4/16/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled four hours (11 Am to 3 PM). Three rods in the water. Two Grandsons and Son in Law. One fly rod using a sinking line and a Green Woolybugger. The other two rods used ooo Dodgers with a double h...
By: ChrisH
Posted: 3/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Excellent day on the water, spent the morning pulling spiners and wolly buggers. Caught and released more than a dozen good size trout.
By: Anglinarcher
Posted: 3/3/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Another day of work, but I planned on fishing after the work was over. I trolled for about two hours, threw lures for about an hour, and had one lost fish and one 3# released to show for it.
I not...
By: petrofski32
Posted: 3/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
fished rufus woods Sunday morning, started about 7:30 am. caught a nice small triploid about 3 lbs casting to backwater side of a point. little silver sinking rapala. nothing more for 3 hours. tried ...
By: bob
Posted: 12/31/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/29/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods lake on Saturday. It was pretty cold, 19 degrees when we got there. We launched at the launch on the south side of the lake just above the dam. The launch was very icy, four wheel ...
By: DennisZ
Posted: 7/18/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/11/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Great Camping at the state park/launch moorage available. Two brothers in their sixties with lots of skills trolled the west shore just above the park and netted four 16" kokes by noon (lunar table wa...
By: weldnh2o
Posted: 10/27/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/27/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Great day on the water. This is an excellent place to take your kids. We caught fish all day long.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/6/2003
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has slowed some but still big triploids to be taken. I took an 8 pounder on a flasher with worm and corn. Some being taken on slow troll of wooly buggers near surface when fish are rising. ...
By: gramps53
Posted: 1/2/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/2/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Decided to bring in the New Year right and take a trip to Rufus Woods for some winter triploid action. Day one was a total bust. 3 hours and not a single bite. Talked to several other fishers and t...
By: afk
Posted: 12/22/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/21/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Launched at the Corps launch above Chief Joe around noon. Only 2 rigs in the lot. Sunny,crisp, windless day. Prior to arrival at the launch I could tell there was no water movement because the can lin...
By: dave g
Posted: 5/13/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
my two buddies and i arrived in bridgeport friday to pick up our derby packages and to fish the lower end of the lake and get my boat 'rufus-ized'. we only fished for about 3 hours friday starting up ...
Posted: 5/21/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Just got back from Rufus Woods for a little change in the Routine...It was work at Rufus today but at the end we hooked and released 18 triploids today!!!!Biggest was around that 5lb mark nothing to e...
By: lohans4
Posted: 5/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First time fishing at Rufus that I've been skunked. Had a couple of bites and one on and lost it, & that was it. The Colville checker said that it has been extremely slow & he had only saw 3 small one...
Posted: 11/8/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Today a change in pace for me getting to hit Rufus! We fished the lower lake between pump 3 and 4 and ended up keeping 3 but released 22. Trolling worked well with Wooley buggers(Joe Fly) and also cau...
Posted: 11/23/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Rufus Woods is still Kicking out limits of Nice Triploids for me in the lower basin between pumps 1 and 4. Trolling the Joe Fly and pitching Spoons is what works for me. Thanks so much to my Crew toda...
By: afk
Posted: 12/4/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Picked up 3 between my partner & I. It was pretty slow. A 3,4 & a 5 pounder. Nice fish and a great day on the water. Tried flies in olive, black & brown, nadda. Talked to Joe when he came by & he sai...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the canline at Rufus today & got 2 in less than 1/2 hour. One was 5 1/2 lbs and the other was 6 1/2 lbs. Both caught on a flasher & black squid. I'll try & send a photo. The larger one was long...
Posted: 12/2/2011
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We hit Rufus Woods again today, but it was a Battle with getting the Biggins to bite..Caught a bunch of the 1 to 3 lbs and at the end did get a nice Rainbow. Caught fish Casting Spoons and trolling Fl...
Posted: 11/12/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Rufus Woods again today was great Fishing in the Lower Basin of the Reservoir..Pulling Flies and Casting Spoons worked today..The Rainbows were light Striking today but we managed to hook some real Ni...
Posted: 11/12/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Jeff & Brian took the Kato crew out for some triploids. Caught some fish in the Timm's Ranch area on Worden Lures Super Roostertails then finished the four guy limit on bait by the lower pens. Big f...
