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By: Fishin Musician
Posted: 6/30/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/27/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't posted for awhile, so here's a late one. Major and I got out on Banks Saturday and found some walleye in the south end of the lake. It was tough fishing, took most of the day to catch 6 and ...
By: rhodes
Posted: 7/1/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was tough, the fish are in post spawn. I believe there just moving to deeper water.
There are many in the 12 to 15.5 inch range, 20 to 30 feet. The larger ones i got at 32 feet...
By: medic1
Posted: 7/15/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/13/2009
Hot Spots: 3
We stayed at the state park at Steamboat Rock Sunday night through Wednesday morning. Spent Monday and Tuesday on Banks lake fishing. I would have to say that overall it was a 3. It was the first t...
By: shock_me
Posted: 8/10/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/7/2009
Hot Spots: 0
went to banks from friday -sunday (from oak harbor wa) boated 6 walleye and 35 smallise 1 trout and 1 carp (lost two lures to carp this trip) went with a buddy of mine and he caught his first walleye....
By: fishingboy
Posted: 8/20/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to banks for 9 day instead of 10! caught tons of bows bass wallies, some carp, sculpins, crayfish, perch! I had too much fun with the fam! i Love THIS PLACE!
!!~TIGHT-LINES~!!
By: jfevold
Posted: 8/31/2009
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished a couple days last week, most recent being Saturday.
Fished the south lake by coulee city on Saturday the 21st: 1 5# small mouth, 1 16" walleye, 1 12" Perch. All caught on bottom bouncers ...
By: allanwalker
Posted: 5/3/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Banks all day inthe wind. Fished from Steamboat to the north end. Marked a lot of fish but would not bite. Picked up 2 nice rainbow in Devils Puch Bowl on a white spinner. Whis I could figure ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/3/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished banks all day I know the lake well and have caught many walleye i found them but could not for the life of me get them to bite tried all colors did pick up a nice smallie throwing a jig spinner...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 7/1/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Family and friends annual camping trip to Steamboat Rock. Banks lake did not disappoint.
2 days of fishing
10 walleye (the bite was certainly off, as we caught a dozen other shakers)
about 30 ba...
By: Wirecaster
Posted: 7/2/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Banks about 8:00 am light wind scattered clouds water temp 62-62. Started at midlake with my grandson and I pulling a firetiger chartreuse crawler harness, found several "dinks" around 12". Afte...
By: lonnie197272
Posted: 7/6/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Water temp. 62-67
Air Temp. 75
Depth. 18-25'
Method: Trolling spinner rigs and slow death with crawlers and gulp
Color: Green/silver and brown baitfish
Speed: .7 to 1.1 mph
Started fishing up...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 7/11/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took my wife on a "date" to try for some walleye. Word was that the bite is hot. A weather swing from high pressure - extreme hot, to low pressure - windy, warm, turned the bite off. We caught 5 wa...
By: stephenfindley
Posted: 7/13/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Our family took our annual fishing trip to Banks Lake this year! We normally fly to Minnesota and fish for walleye, but this year we decided to give eastern Washington walleye a shot.
We tried many...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 7/18/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Spent 3 days at Banks, camped at mid-lake. July 16 thru 18.
On Friday the 16th, 5 keeper walleye, with 3 perch, and a few smallmouth.
On Saturday, 10 keeper walleye, with 4 perch, and a few smallmo...
By: afk
Posted: 8/1/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the lake around 9:30 & off around 5:00. Fished the million dollar mile east bank. First ever Walleye for my sons two buddies. A perch colorred baitfish blade & green or yellow beads with a nigh...
By: jdozier
Posted: 6/8/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Started out last Monday on Osullivan and knocked the walleye out! caught our limits before 5 that day fishing in 25 feet of water off the humps of lower crab creek while all the other fisherman were u...
By: Phantom18
Posted: 6/16/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Wow what a time! After leaving potholes we arrived at Banks Monday eve. Fished up around Osborne bay for a couple hours managed to boat 1 18.5" walleye and a 14 in smallie. Also lost a couple fish. Th...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 8/22/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled the lower half for walleye, from mid-lake launch to the south end. Launched at City Park on the south end since the mid-lake launch was high and dry. Water temps 68-69. Caught 6 keeper wall...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/14/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Went with my two best fishing partners and spent the entire day hitting our spots. As usual, one spot was the best and gave up a couple limits. We had a half dozen nice perch as well. Weather was b...
By: Jim Moats
Posted: 10/5/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Banks from 8am to 4pm around the hump. Fished deep between 45 and 65 feet with 3oz bouncers. Kept four, released four and missed four. Blue sky, no wind, 80+ degrees and very little traffic. ...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 4/4/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our plan was to try Banks on Thursday 3/31, but weather warnings for high winds caused us to postpone for Saturday 4/2 which looked better. At 4 am Saturday I checked the forecast again, and although...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 4/4/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The weather looked tolerable today, although the pressure was dropping, the skies were clearing, and the winds were swinging 90 degrees. Fishable, but not conducive to a bite, since all indications w...
By: Outjack
Posted: 5/1/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Son and I headed to Banks for the first time this year. Put in at Steamboat, and tried to stay out of the wind. We ended up with three walleye, three nice perch, and a nice lunch consisting of roast...
By: Lundegard
Posted: 5/1/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We were hoping the walleye might be on the move. They aren't. We covered depths from 85 to 15, without a bite. Jigs of many colors, and spinners with crawler. We caught one rainbow in about 70 fee...
By: BMGW
Posted: 10/24/2010
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well finally made it to Banks lake in a round about way. Went over to help a friend get his roof on before the snow flies, nice place up on a hillside overlooking the mouth of the Spokane river. Aft...
