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By: iflyuasea
Posted: 7/16/2018
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/16/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Over the weekend, several 10 + pound fish came out of Bonaparte. Here is one caught from the dock, and several smaller catches as well.
By: iflyuasea
Posted: 8/8/2018
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Another trophy Tiger Trout from Bonaparte Lake. Fishing with night crawlers from resort dock.
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 10/14/2020
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/8/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Fall is my favorite time to target Tiger Trout. They will typically flush with color and move shallow as part of their false spawning behavior. This can make them more finnicky at times but once you g...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 12/8/2020
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/4/2020
Hot Spots: 0
I ventured up to Bonaparte for the first ice fishing trip of the year on the lake. I usually hit this lake a couple time throughout the year hoping for Tiger Trout and big Brookies. I normally connect...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/25/2005
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2005
Hot Spots: 0
There were lots of fish here. We fished in the shallow flat in the middle. In the afternoon we started getting bites. I was using a black Zoom trick worm wieghtless along the surface, and I caught abo...
By: CaptainJack
Posted: 8/6/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/16/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Never been to Bonaparte but we wanted to try it out. Fishing was slow trolling with gold flatfish (for me anyway). I caught a few bass but that's it. My uncle however caught about 5 rainbows and a sil...
By: CaptainJack
Posted: 5/10/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2009
Hot Spots: 2
Fished Bonaparte over the weekend and had pretty good success, my dad and I ended up catching 5 different kinds of trout (rainbow, brook, brown, tiger, and silver) between us over 4 days. A very diver...
By: CaptainJack
Posted: 7/19/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/18/2010
Hot Spots: 1
Went to Bonaparte for the weekend and stayed at the state park. Fished Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during every part of the day at some point. Weather was in the 80's most of the time with passing cl...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
spent 2 days ice fishing bonaparte lake with my brothers caught over 30 fish most were released lots of 10-12 " brook trout by the dock at the resort saw another angler catch a 3 pound rainbow caught ...
By: drysuperfly52
Posted: 8/15/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
we were driving through highway 20 and I wanted to wet a line on every body of water I could. we stopped at Bonaparte to rent a couple boats, only $5 an hour for the worse condition rowboat I have eve...
By: iflyuasea
Posted: 11/12/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/10/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Limited for 5 consecutive days, all rainbows from 12-16 inches, 1-3lbs. No matter where I fished on lake, chartreuse powerbait. Approx 30 feet of water, 20 inch leader. Beautiful fish.
By: iflyuasea
Posted: 7/7/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Began fishing at 5am, up near the Boy Scout camp. Using power bait, I got a strike from a 13 inch Bow, and over 3 hours hooked 6 with the largest being about 3 pounds. In 5 days, I caught 24 bows an...
By: OldFishGuy
Posted: 6/26/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Bonaparte for a couple days fishing with my son last Sunday. Stayed at the resort. Got skunked Sunday afternoon and evening. Early morning hours of Monday we got slammed by a huge wind and thun...
By: iflyuasea
Posted: 6/28/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Spent 3 days fishing from shore, limited all 3 days. Biggest was a 3+ pound rainbow, kept only fish deep hooked, and over a pound!
Returned more fish than I kept. Caught rainbows, Tigers, and B...
By: iflyuasea
Posted: 8/10/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/10/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Another trophy rainbow is pulled from Bonaparte Lake Resort dock. It is spectacular fishing in this beautiful Okanogan highlands lake. Come catch yours soon!
By: iflyuasea
Posted: 7/8/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This young man had a spectacular day, catching his dream 10 lb Rainbow. Third rainbow 7 lbs or more in last two weeks from what is becoming a premier lake in Washington State!
By: Duck
Posted: 6/15/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/15/2022
Hot Spots: 0
I would actually give this a 3.5 but rounded up to a 4. The fishing was steady, but not hot. I started the day after kokanee with the usual wedding ring, shoepeg corn and flasher set up, but foolish...
By: Tekton
Posted: 7/5/2019
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/29/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I guess it's unfair to give a poor rating since I caught a nice 2 to 3 pound mackinaw. I stubbornly fished the far end of the lake until last day I was there. Finally decided to try end closest to res...
Posted: 7/9/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2019
Hot Spots: 1
Second year in a row we camped at Bonaparte lake on the 4th of July. This time we got a rv slot at the resort with full hookup. Not really impressed there. Next time I'm bringing the generator and ...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 3/18/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/17/2020
Hot Spots: 0
The ice is still nearly 2' thick on Bonaparte Lake. Decided to take advantage of the spring like weather to do some ice fishing for Kokanee. I headed straight out from the resort and drilled several t...
By: ElliottM
Posted: 6/12/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/9/2020
Hot Spots: 0
My first time fishing Bonaparte. What a beautiful lake! I didn't think to take any photos, so unfortunately I can't share any eye candy. I'm a huge loon fan, and there are two nesting pairs on the lak...
Posted: 7/4/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2018
Hot Spots: 2
Ok so this has been one of the best Kokanee fishing years in Okanogan county. All of our lakes are plumb full of water and the Kokanee this year are fat. It seems like every lake that produces these...
By: Hilman
Posted: 6/7/2022
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/7/2022
Hot Spots: 1
Fished both Tuesday and Wednesday from about 6am to 1pm. Caught 10+ kokanee each day - nice pan sized ones. Usually I struggle with kokanee and have much more success with trout. But this time I did n...
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 8/3/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Drove up after work to escape the heat and set up camp at the USFS campground on the south end of the lake. Decided to do a little bass fishing in the evening and scope out the kokanee grounds for the...
By: Cambo89
Posted: 7/21/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/18/2014
Hot Spots: 1
What a great week it was to catch some fish! Rented a boat and camped for a few days at the resort. Tried trolling for fish at first but was largely unsuccessful with the exception of a few smaller LM...
