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By: JoshH
Posted: 3/26/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/26/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Pretty much a repeat day of last Sunday, except it rained most of the morning today. After playing around with what was in last weeks fish's stomach, I went with an Olive Woolly Bugger instead today. ...
By: JoshH
Posted: 4/3/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/2/2017
Hot Spots: 1
On Saturday I went out to Roesiger, fished in the absolute poring down rain, and got my butt handed to me. So Sunday I decided I needed to feel a little better about myself and went back out to Goodwi...
By: JoshH
Posted: 3/19/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/19/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Got my lines in the water about 8am. First 30 minutes landed 2 11-12 inch rainbows. Released both and continued on my way. Both caught at 20 feet on the downrigger. Got a couple more on in the next fe...
By: JoshH
Posted: 11/6/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/6/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Woke up, hooked up the Hobie to the Jeep and headed down the road. Next stop, Lake Roesiger...... except as I started getting towards the turn I normally take to Goodwin, I noticed the time. I was a l...
By: JoshH
Posted: 10/23/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/23/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Arrived at the lake about 7:30 this morning. Started unloading the Jeep and noticed that I forgot to load the downrigger. Crap! Decided to head back home, pick up the downrigger, and head back. Ugg, g...
By: JoshH
Posted: 10/6/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2016
Hot Spots: 1
With the temps dropping, decided to see if the trout would bite on the troll yet. Arrived about 8am, only 1 other boat bass fishing on the lake. Started off with a size 6 green Doc Spratley on the dow...
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/4/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/4/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Got up and hit the lake before the 4th of July circus arrived at the lake. As it turns out, I didn't have much time. Once the wake-boarders with their electronica music cranked, the water skiers, and ...
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/10/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Probably my last trip to Goodwin until the fall. If today was any indication, things are starting to shut down. Fished from 7am until noon. 2 fish, 12 and 14 inches, and two others that I was unable t...
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/12/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I really should spread out to a different lake, but this lake just keeps producing nice meated (is that a word?) fish for the smoker. I was on the water again by 7, lines in by 7:15. Looked like there...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/15/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/15/2016
Hot Spots: 1
First one through the gate this morning, by the time I had lines in the water it was probably 7:30. Weather all morning would go from overcast, to a slight mist, to a light shower. Surface water temp ...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/28/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Back again to my favorite lake. Arrived as the Ranger was opening the gate at 7am. Lines in the water about 7:30ish. Terrible morning weather wise. Rain most of the time, and worse for me, wind. No fu...
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/29/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2016
Hot Spots: 1
2nd day in a row at Goodwin. Morning weather did not look promising. Rained the whole way from my house to the launch. Arrived at the launch right about 7, by the timer I unloaded, got underway and li...
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/5/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2016
Hot Spots: 1
At the launch again by 7am. Fishing by 7:30. Beautiful morning. Surface water temp was already near 70. Best spot today was the cove just south (left) of the launch. I think this was partially due the...
By: bgfish
Posted: 3/23/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got a late start....hit the water about noon. Nicest day we have had in awhile so getting out was more the objective than loading the stringer. Put a Doc Sprately on about 30" from a small orange/re...
By: JoshH
Posted: 4/2/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/2/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I was on the water around 7:45 ish. There were quite a few trailers in the lot when I arrived. I quickly found out there was some type of bass tournament being held. On top of that a group a rowers wh...
By: JoshH
Posted: 2/14/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/14/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Picked up my Hobie Pro Angler 14 Saturday and was itchin to get it out on the water. Luckily my wife ok'd me heading out today. Today was mainly a test run, seeing how I need to place everything, work...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/11/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at lake about 7:30am. Trolled with olive wolly bugger at 1.5mph. 2 limits before 10:00. Sizes between 12 and 16 inch. Great day for the two of us.
By: rainorshine
Posted: 5/11/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/10/2013
Hot Spots: 0
First time making an entry here and I hope to get better over time :)
Fished from my pontoon using sinking line. Tied on a variety of flies (Olive, black Woolly, Woolly worm, the usual suspects...
By: JoshH
Posted: 4/12/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/11/2021
Hot Spots: 1
Goodwin used to get planted with 5k rainbows in December/January, 20-30k each of cutthroat and rainbow fry June - October, and another plant of 18k rainbows in October. For some reason about 3 years a...
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/20/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2021
Hot Spots: 1
Met my brother at the launch at 7am and set out for a Father's Day outing. Goodwin can be fickle, but was hoping to get off the water before the fleet of water hooligans arrived and turned the lake in...
By: JoshH
Posted: 9/25/2021
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/25/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Decided my freezer has enough coho and pinks to last all winter, and wanted to see what one of my favorite fisheries was looking like, fall trout fishing. Something about the cool mornings and the rel...
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/20/2022
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2022
Hot Spots: 1
Decided I just couldn't do a 3am wake up to chase kokanee, so instead decided to meet my brother at Lake Goodwin and do a little trout fishing. The fish in Goodwin are usually fat, healthy, and fun. T...
By: JoshH
Posted: 3/19/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/15/2020
Hot Spots: 0
First time on Goodwin for 2020. The lake has always been tough, but even more so since the stocking in the fall was cut off 2 years ago. 18,000 fish that used to get put in are now not.
While it wa...
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/2/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/2/2017
Hot Spots: 3
I've had some great days fishing on Lake Goodwin, but this might have been my best morning there as far as action and fish quality. I was at the gate right as the ranger opened it up to the launch. By...
By: JoshH
Posted: 10/10/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/10/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Report covers 2 morning of fishing on Lake Goodwin, 10/9 and 10/10. Report is both good and bad. Good is that there is a massive chironomid hatch going on right now, and the fish are completely stuffe...
