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Posted: 6/28/2015
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well finally got back down for some Sturgeon fun. The water is very warm and the flow is starting to slow down. Fishing is good one day and so so the next. We ended up catching a white albino sturgeon...
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Posted: 2/5/2013
Species: Burbot
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Burbot and Walleye out of Porcupine Bay this past weekend. Weather was cold and cloudy. Water temp was 36 degrees. We fished burbot in the deepest water we could find in the area we fish. Wa...
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Posted: 2/10/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Headed back out onto Lake Roosevelt with clients again for a two day Rainbow and Walleye trip. The Walleye fishing was slow to say the least but the Rainbow fishing was hot. We fished flies, spinners,...
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Posted: 4/9/2018
Species: Catfish
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well another good weekend and a bunch of happy customers. The weather was windy, rainy, sunny, cloudy and everything in between over the 3 days i was there. We ended the weekend with over 69 fish cau...
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Posted: 2/7/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Had another satisfied customer today. Bill and I put 32 walleye in the boat in less than 3 hrs., not bad fishing. We were fishing the Columbia again today. Worm harnesses and blade baits worked the be...
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Posted: 7/2/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well we fished the last 5 days up by kettle falls and had days that were well above average and days that were slow. We had several days with catch rates in the teens with 19 fish caught and 30 fish o...
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Posted: 4/3/2014
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to run out past Lincoln with my mom and dad in their new boat. We fished Rainbows for about an hour with only one fish for our efforts. We did however find a big herd of Bighorn Sheep. Fi...
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Posted: 11/19/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well for all the fair weather fisherman out there, you guys missed out today. I took my client Greg and we headed out of Ft Spokane for some Rainbow fishing. Water temp was 51 degrees and the wind was...
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Posted: 9/18/2012
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my mom and step dad along with the my wife melodie and best friends Scotty and Colton down to Wells Dam for a few days of Salmon fishing. We fished superbaits with flashers and Herring. The weath...
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Posted: 2/4/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/4/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to fish some burbot and walleye on Roosevelt today with scotty and Josh from Martin Archery,since Rob Holmon wasn't able to go. Fishing was fantastic for walleye and slow for Burbot. We ...
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Posted: 2/25/2013
Species: Burbot
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well the weather was cold windy and not very good for Burbot fishing on Sunday. Water temp was 40.9 We fished hard and were able to get a couple of limits between the three of us. The wind is the enem...
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Posted: 3/17/2013
Species: Catfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
We had our first trip of the year with clients on the Palouse River for Channel Cats. The weather was windy and cold. Water temps were in the low 50's. We fished up the river in many spots where we fo...
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Posted: 4/15/2013
Species: Catfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Made another trip down to the Palouse where we found the channel cat fishing to be not to bad for this time of year. We picked up 32 cats in two days with the biggest being 12lbs. We returned all the ...
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Posted: 2/26/2013
Species: Burbot
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well the weather finally calmed down a little and we were able to head back out of Porky for another day of burbot fishing. Fishing was better than it had been in a while. Water temp was 40.9, winds ...
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Posted: 12/20/2013
Species: Burbot
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Took out Dan and Tim a first time Burbot fisherman for a little morning action. We fished Porcupine Bay for three limits in a little over two hours. Weather was snowing and cold...We are booking trips...
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Posted: 6/29/2015
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well had a chance to do get a bunch of our sturgeon trips for the year done last week. Fishing was great one day and slow the next for us. We did catch a 6'-3" Albino white Sturgeon (Mel did lol). We ...
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Posted: 7/11/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well had a chance to fish for Kokanee this morning. The weather was windy and rainy and cooler than it has been. I would say we went fishing but it was more like catching fish in a barrel. We had our ...
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Posted: 1/10/2016
Species: Burbot
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/9/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I want to thank everyone who participated in the first annual YJ Guide Service Burbot Tournament. We had a great time and met some really great people. Now for the results. We had 11 boats and 26 fish...
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Posted: 2/11/2013
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had a chance to fish with Mel today so we headed to our Burbot spot where we limited on Burbot in about 2 hours. Biggest one was the one in the picture at about 5 lbs. On the way back to the launch we...
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Posted: 1/25/2014
Species: Burbot
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Well fishing today for burbot was the worst I have seen in the last few years. They are dumping water from Long Lake it appears cause the water looks blown out and muddy up in the arm. We fished three...
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Posted: 2/6/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We fished the main Columbia today in water ranging from 20 to 70ft. We fished jigs and bottom bouncers. Four guys and 64 walleye later we ended the day about 3pm. Water in the arm is dirty as ever and...
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Posted: 4/3/2013
Species: Catfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Took out Curt and Joann for 2 half day trips for channel cats. We ended up catching 20 fish total with the biggest being a little over 8lbs. Here is a pic of the morning trip. The water is very low in...
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Posted: 9/18/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Here is a pic of Mels biggest Walleye of the weekend from the Wells Dam area. We fished jigs and bottom bouncer. YJ Guide Service - 509-999-0717 We fish for Pike, Tiger Muskie, Walleye and Bass ...
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Posted: 7/12/2015
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Made a trip for Tiger Muskie fishing on Newman Lake. Water temp was 80 degrees and way to warm for this time of year. We fished deep water and the shore lines like normal. We ended up catching a 34" f...
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