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By: christian.lunker
Posted: 7/30/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
me and my brothe bass fished this morning. he landed a couple small ones the this one, he had one one that was a good 4+ pounds lost it at the boat. i had one on and it wrapped itself around the dock ...
By: fishon
Posted: 8/21/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for a total of three hours. Tried catching trout on the fly with no luck. Switched to fishing for bass near the docks. landed this nice Largemouth on a Rapala. Saw a school of largemouth ba...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/23/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What is it about Cottage Lake? Try as I might I cannot catch bass there. I spent the afternoon trying with crankbaits, plastic worms, spinner baits and got nothing. Not even a strike. This is typi...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Hit the water at 6:45 after the gate got opened (thanks King County Parks). I had high hopes and expectations as I started kicking along in my pontoon. Worked counter-clockwise to the far end of the l...
By: gavran8
Posted: 8/28/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Cottage Lake for the first time on Friday evening with my girlfriend for an hour and a half before sunset. We fished the docks, out of my inflatable boat, on the NW side of the lake without an...
By: legit10
Posted: 5/4/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/3/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I went out around 1, I was fishing from a kayak. I had a few bites using a rubber swimbait but no hook ups. I switched to trolling for trout but again only got 1 bite. I decided to go back to the basi...
By: whorde
Posted: 10/31/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
So on Wednesday and Thursday I went to Ballinger after work for about 1 hour each. I got 1 bite between the two trips. I was really feeling skunky.
Today my boss made me take yet another unpaid d...
By: Heatherlyfish
Posted: 10/28/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I learned from a guy at the lake a new method of floating the bait with a bobber. I have gone to this lake a lot but only caught one or two trout..sometimes 3 mostly with worms or power bait off the b...
By: Heatherlyfish
Posted: 9/18/2015
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
So first off Cottage lake has toxic algae so I will not be back for quite a while. I only stayed because there was really no time to go elsewhere and I mainly wanted to be out and enjoy some solitude....
By: Heatherlyfish
Posted: 10/1/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well the fishing was hot. I would have caught more had not I been hit with a serious of unfortunate events.
I arrived at the lake at 820 am. with my son with me. He was more excited about eating ...
By: Heatherlyfish
Posted: 10/13/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
They still have toxic algae sign up but it looks clearer than it was in the water. This is the 3rd time I have stopped at this late this Oct. The Oct fishing is spot on so far. Each time I have come I...
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/26/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/24/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Have been focusing on Snohomish Co. lakes for Fall fishing, but decided to hit the King Co. Cottage Lake this week. Am indebted to Heatherlyfish for her great reports about her experiences at this lak...
By: Heatherlyfish
Posted: 10/8/2016
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/8/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Got on the water about 8 a.m.The rain was only drizzle and soon stopped. Water mostly calm. I decided to target the crappie I know are in there. I went straight out from the front of the dock. Almost ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/17/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fished two hours in late afternoon trolling red/white Dick Nite spoon and a red/green flatfish. Caught and released 7 trout between 7 and 11". Many more strikes but either failed to hook, or lost befo...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/21/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/20/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hello there bass guys and all fishermen. Went to Cottage for the first time Saturday morning. Got in my pontoon boat and went at it. I now know how the T.V. show Gilligan's Island was created .. after...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/1/2004
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Rating: 1
Fished: 8/1/2004
Hot Spots: 0
My 9 year old son and I put our Sea Eagle inflatable in at 8 am.
The nice thing about this craft, of course, is I never need a boat ramp. We fished plastics in the lily pads, trolled wedding ring...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/12/2004
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Rating: 2
Fished: 7/12/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I live on cottage lake and I tell ya, the fishing isn't near as good as it was a month or two ago. At best, you might be able to reel in 1 or 2 rainbows if you hit the lake at the right time. The ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/26/2004
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/26/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to explore a near-by lake I've never tried before. Hit the water at 6:30pm. The parking lot/ramp area is terrible. Very small and the swimmers are right there. Oh well, after kicking for a bit...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/11/2004
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Cottage Lake a little bit before 7. The evening bite was on. Caught my limit in less than one hour! Best fishing in years. Couldn't keep them off the line!
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/5/2004
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Cottage Lake last Wednesday (5/5/04) and I was using 2 orange and 1 white power eggs on my hook. My Leader was 12 feet long and I was casting about where the boats would troll, casting off t...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/3/2004
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/3/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing at 6:00 PM on the dock. The fisherman around us had great luck with powerbait, salmon eggs and were pulling in their limit of rainbows quickly (under 12"). After an hour or so we swi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/1/2004
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/1/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 6am to 9am and caught 2 stockers. Fishing was pretty slow all around compared to earlier in the week. Should be plenty of good fishing ahead though.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/8/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/8/2005
Hot Spots: 0
The bite is picking up but the fish are smaller than in years past. Caught a couple 8-10 inchers today and one yesterday. Used power eggs with trout dip off the dock and off the shoreline.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/15/2005
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/11/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Made a last minute decision to try this nearby lake. Got to the gate just as the park manager arrived to unlock it (6:30). Started working the lilypads to the right with plastic worms with absolutel...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/16/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the Cottage Lake today on the advice of a friend who had seen some pretty nice fish there the past week. The day started rainy and not having much luck with power bait. A few fish being take...
