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By: rseas
Posted: 8/16/2010
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Another afternoon enjoying the Baker Lake sockeye fishery, OK it had been scheduled to be an early morning fishing trip and in fact my alarm went off at 3:30 early but things happen (who’s idea was it...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/15/2010
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I spent some time on the Skagit Saturday morning. I launched at Gardener and fished a variety of spots more as an exploratory trip than anything. Exploratory yes, but I did have a plan, my plan was to...
By: rseas
Posted: 8/8/2010
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After a couple week break we were able to get back on the water today. We launched at the Kulshan ramp by the dam around 11:00-11:30 this morning (the boat was clean and launching at Kulshan meant les...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/25/2010
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Wow what a day! We were at the Skagit Speedway until 11:30 last night and then when we got home I had to fix the trailer lights. Bed at 1:00 but I was up at 3:30 and I couldn’t pry anybody else out of...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/22/2010
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
MotorBoat (of washingtonlakes.com), my son and I fished the sockeye opener on Baker Lake today. The day started slow but we finished with a bang and limited the boat. Our day started with a sizable do...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/19/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
This report represents 2 days of exploring Baker Lake. We did not camp but hauled the boat up there both Saturday and Sunday. Although we fished both days, our efforts were more aligned with explorati...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/15/2010
Species: Crab
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We decided to do the crab opener in marine area 7 East. We arrived at the ramp in Larrabee State Park around 2:30 pm and found the ramp high and dry. We ended waiting a couple hours for the tide to ge...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/12/2010
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After the Arlington EAA Fly-in air show we fished the Lower Stilly for sturgeon. We were in the river and checking out the various holes by 5:30. We looked for fish in the shallower holes down in the ...
By: rseas
Posted: 7/3/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
A late start and a few hours to kill, so why not head to Lake Cavanaugh for a few hours of fishing? We arrived at the lake somewhere around 10:00 am and were second guessing the plan because the wind ...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/12/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We gathered up the usual kokanee gear and hit Lake Samish for a few hours this morning. There were 7 or 8 rigs in the parking lot when we arrived and two boats ahead of us in the launch line. Once lau...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/10/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I fished the Cascade for a few hours this afternoon/evening. I parked at the boat ramp and hiked in. I will admit that I spent most of the time exploring. This was my first time on the river since the...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/5/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I had an interesting day on Shannon today. I started out in my favorite big fish spot about midway up the lake past the bottleneck by the stumps. I had decided to target big fish for a few hours and t...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/31/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We had a few unaccounted for hours today so what better to do with them than go fishing. We packed some lunch and an extra kid and headed for Heart Lake. After finding a spot to back the truck up to ...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/31/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 0
Fished: 5/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
OK, first of all I apologize for the “Secret Lake” report. I know that by reputation I don’t believe in fishing secrets but out of respect for a friend I promised not to reveal where these fish were c...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/23/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What a day! Got up at 12:30 am (after a very long day at work and a trip to the casino for an awards thing) were launched and in the water at about 2:30. Chatted it up at the dock for a couple hours s...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/17/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
On Sunday afternoon and as the result of a last minute thought we decided to fish Lake Shannon for a few hours. So boat in tow we headed up to the lake. There were 11 rigs in the parking area when we ...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/8/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What a day! A little fishing, got the lawn mowed, hamdogs and some tunes by Fanny Alger at the Rex, a trip to the beach with the dogs and all in the sunshine! A perfect day indeed…but back to the fish...
By: rseas
Posted: 5/1/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Did Lake Stevens this morning, hmmm…that doesn’t sound quite right. I fished in Lake Stevens this morning. I was on the water about 6:00 and had the first fish on immediately. I’m thinking this is pre...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/24/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/24/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Opener? We figured that it would be a good day to fish Lake Stevens and pulled into the launch area about 6:15 this morning. When we arrived there were only 3 other trailers in the parking lot and nob...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/18/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We hit Lake Stevens again today. The first few hours were slow but we were still able to pick away at the kokes. Then about 11:00 all heck broke loose and the kokanee were suicidal. A number of times ...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/17/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Lake Stevens for a few hours this morning. The weather was less than perfect but at least it was warm…come on summer! The action was consistent on a mix of kokanee and cutthroat. All fish wer...
By: rseas
Posted: 4/8/2010
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I headed for Cathlamet late Tuesday morning. We arrived at Elochman Slough Marina around 4:00 and the boat was wet by 4:30 (actually it was already wet but now with river water in addition ...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/27/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After upending a piggy bank and counting the pennies decided not to head for Cathlamet to fish springers Fishing would have to be on one of the local lakes. Lake Samish, Lake Stevens and Lake Cavanaug...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/6/2010
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
In the interest of saving gas (household still short 1 income) I fished Big Lake today. Launched the boat around 9:00 AM and headed the NE shore. Over the side went a dark green woolly bugger at 30 pu...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/1/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Completed the electrical system rewire on my boat early Sunday morning so with a few hours to kill, headed for Lake Stevens. Usually I would gear up for kokanee and trout but I figured that I would sw...
