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By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/10/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
went to quincy area for the opener, decided to go a few days after the 1st to avoid the crowd. Upon arrival on Sunday the lake was still pretty packed but at about 3:00 we had pick of the litter as f...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/10/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 3/9/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at Burke lake at 7:30 AM. It was 32 degrees and cold. I fished from shore for four hours, using every bait I had. I cought 1 12" Rainbow and of the many other fishermen I saw, I only saw one...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/5/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fought the mountain pass and went over for the opener at Burke Lake! Was told that it was not recently planted but that was planted with fingerling's at seasons end. Bank fished or about an hour and c...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/26/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/25/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Well decided to go and fish Burke Lake for a couple days 3/24-2/25 with my dad for our annual march opener. We did fairly well on the first day hitting fish with spinners and catching some with powerb...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/21/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/17/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Seattle schoolkids had a day off so I took one too and hauled my 9 and 12 yr olds out to Burke for some rainbows. Fishing was SLOW compared to the many times we've fished here in the past. We did get...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/14/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 3/12/2006
Hot Spots: 0
With recent kill, only fish caught were this year's planters, about 7 inches long. Slow fishing, about two per hour.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/8/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/3/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing was lousy, there was about 8 of use and hardly anybody caught a fish. We tryed other lakes and they were all bad. Somebody did not plant the lakes with the fish they said they did. We heard th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/6/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 3/3/2006
Hot Spots: 0
We made our annual trip to Burke lake for the early opener. The fishing at Burke was the worse it has been since the time I went and found out (after fishing for 4 hrs) that they had killed off the la...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/14/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/14/2005
Hot Spots: 0
My 2 daughters were out on spring break, so we headed over to the Quincy Lakes area to camp for 5 days. Weather was decent all week, but cold at night. Dropped to the mid 20's tuesday night and the ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/24/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/24/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Had an opportunity to do some mid week fishing today with my Dad. It sure was nice and quiet with less than 10 fisherman on both Quincy and Burke Lake.
We arrived at Burke Lake at 12:30pm and finishe...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/6/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/6/2005
Hot Spots: 0
My Dad and I tried Burke Lake on saturday for the first time in several years. The weed bed is already pretty thick near the shore.
We ended up catching 5 fish in less than 2 hours. The bank was full...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/6/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/6/2005
Hot Spots: 0
My Brother his two boys and I decided to try Burke for the early opener. We mostly fished from shore using pink, purple and green power eggs. Had no problem limiting out. Sometimes the bite would di...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/1/2003
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Rating: 2
Fished: 7/1/2003
Hot Spots: 0
I took the short walk over to Burke Lake from Quincy Lake. The weather was sunny and calm. Lots of little trout of about 3-4 inches jumping. I fished for about 2 hours with several tiny perch and...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Brought 10 baby perch to hand, then when the bondo boys hit the water with jet skis, everything shut down.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/27/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/27/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Spent couple days at Burke after an uneventful windy day on O'Sullivan. Buddy and I caught and released about 40 10-12" trout on small lures trolling. The fish tended to be in the warmer shallower wa...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/1/2003
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Rating: 2
Fished: 3/1/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Humbled by no success at Lake Lenore, my friend Russell Johnston and I made our way to Burke Lake for some afternoon catch and eat trout fishing.
The lake was very crowded. There were probably a c...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/26/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Took the kids to the lake this weekend. We all caught fish in the 12" range. They were hitting on my fly rod with sinking tip and pheasant tail nymphs. The kids used power bait. We all had a great tim...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/3/2002
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/3/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at about 6:30 am. The lake was fairly busy. Fished straight out in front of the fishing dock. Both me and my Wife limited in about an hour using powerbait with a three foot leader. All the fis...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/24/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 3/24/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My family tried Burke Lake again this afternoon with minimal success. The breezy weather and overcast conditions kept the crowds down and may have affected the fishing. None of the dozen bank angler...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/10/2001
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Rating: 2
Fished: 3/10/2001
Hot Spots: 0
The Dept. of Fish and Wildlife has high hopes for the trout fishing at Burke and Quincy Lakes this year in the Quincy Wildlife Area. Unfortunately, fisherman present for the March 1st Opener found ic...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/5/1999
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/5/1999
Hot Spots: 0
If I told you Burke Lake had great fishing the one day I was there I'd be lying to you, but the fish that were caught by other people were good size; 4 pound largemouths were caught and were constantl...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/8/1999
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/8/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Drove over to meet my Dad at Burke Lake (near Quincy) for the early season opener. It is kind old a family tradition. Go over every March for bad weather and marginal fishing. My Dad was there all ...
