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Hot Reports
Check out these most viewed reports from the last two weeks to discover new fishing destinations!
By: Walleyemark1
Posted: 5/29/2023
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Took my daughter for another catch and release trip to Rufus. It took awhile but we caught 10 eyes and 2 trout. 6 of the eyes were over 6 lbs including a 7.5 and a 7. Half of the eyes were males this ...
By: cwbraue
Posted: 5/29/2023
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2023
Hot Spots: 0
I have been trying to catch of fish out of this lake for a while. Last year I found a few rainbows but couldn't get them to bite. Today I finally landed a fish there and it was a hog. Right at 7:20 I ...
By: Toni
Posted: 5/27/2023
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2023
Hot Spots: 2
We fished from 8am to 1pm. The pool level had gone up a few feet to 1,203.49 from last week and the temperature was down to 63. The air temp was about 55 when we got there but 70 or above when we le...
By: cwbraue
Posted: 5/31/2023
Species: Carp
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2023
Hot Spots: 0
I stopped by this lake around 10 or 11 on my way home Memorial day weekend. I never fished here before, it is a beautiful little lake. The water is pretty clear and clean looking, I wouldn't mind snor...
By: igotfishon
Posted: 6/3/2023
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/31/2023
Hot Spots: 0
I've been foraging for morel mushrooms lately and finally had a chance to go back to the Snake River for another round of crappie fishing. I want to taste both crappies and morels together it's the be...
By: Algoma Dave
Posted: 5/27/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Pend Oreille bass fishing has been good. Seven smallies in 2,5 hours for me yesterday. 6 of the 7 were gravid females over 2 pounds. All released to finish their spawn. Most of the fish have bee...
Recent Articles
The latest and greatest articles from our Northwest Fishing Reports staff writers!
Outdoors Roundup Feb 18-24
Outdoors Roundup Feb 18-24
Author: John Kruse
Posted: 2/18/2022
THE WASHINGTON OUTDOORS REPORT February 18 – February 24, 2022
OUTDOORS ROUND UP
STATE PARKS HIRING: It’s already time to think about a summer job if you are a college student or graduating high school and one great place to work if you enjoy the outdoors is with Washington State Parks. Some 350 park aides and an additional 40 senior park aides are hired to work at our parks from April t...
Visit Ocean Shores This Winter!
Visit Ocean Shores This Winter!
Author: John Kruse
Posted: 1/3/2022
Most people don’t consider a trip to Ocean Shores and the beach during the winter months but there are actually all sorts of good reasons to do so!
BEACH TIME: Any day at the beach is a good day! There is something about the rhythmic crashing of waves, beachcombing, flying a kite, or just watching the sunset over a bonfire that will draw you to the beach no matter the time of year.
RAZOR C...
A Bass Boat for Christmas
A Bass Boat for Christmas
Author: John Kruse
Posted: 12/2/2021
Call it an early Christmas or a mid-life crisis dream come true. Rusty Johnston is my best friend and fishing partner of 45 years. The two of us have dreamed of fishing out of a tournament ready bass or walleye boat for much of that time. We have fished several bass tournaments and we know how to catch fish but the small size of his 1994 aluminum Starcraft with a top speed of 29 MPH has limited ...
Razors and Rainbows
Razors and Rainbows
Author: John Kruse
Posted: 11/16/2021
RAZOR CLAMS:
Last year, between Covid-19 and unhealthy levels of a marine toxin called domoic acid, there was very little opportunity to harvest razor clams on the Southwest Washington coast. Last season’s loss is this year’s gain though in what is shaping up to be a banner year for razor clam diggers.
Dan Ayres is the Coastal Shellfish Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildl...
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